Buzz Williams has done one of the finest coaching jobs of his career in 2018-19, leading the Virginia Tech Hokies to a fifth-place finish in the ACC despite losing senior forward Chris Clarke (suspension) and freshman forward Landers Nolley (NCAA Clearinghouse issue). Virginia Tech then lost starting senior point guard Justin Robinson in late January to a foot injury, but got some good news on Selection Sunday: he will be ready for the Big Dance.
With Robinson on the shelf, Williams handed over the reins of the offense to 6-5 sophomore Nickeil Alexander-Walker, a natural wing with an NBA future, and the Hokies kept rolling to their third straight 20-plus win season. Alexander-Walker teamed with junior low-post operator Kerry Blackshear to give the Hokies one of the ACC's most feared duos. Now that they're in the field of 68, and with Robinson unlikely to return, can the sweet-shooting Hokies still enjoy a longer-than-expected stay in the Big Dance?
ESPN+ has your answers, as Joe Lunardi has enlisted a team of bracketologists to compile advanced metrics, key scouting intel and best- and worst-case tournament scenarios for all 68 teams to help you make smart picks in your bracket.
