The former Princess Anne High star scored 16 points for the top-seeded Wolfpack (25-5), who had a tough grind to advance to Saturday’s semifinal against fifth-seeded North Carolina.
Virginia Tech played without forward Tobi Lawal (team-high 12.5 ppg, team-best 6.9 rpg), who missed his second straight game. He missed last weekend's win over Syracuse because of an illness but missed Tuesday's game because of a nagging lower-body injury. He is expected to play Saturday.
Hammond will try to build on his breakout performance when Virginia Tech (13-16, 8-10 ACC) hosts North Carolina (19-11, 12-6) on Tuesday night in Blacksburg, Va. When Virginia Tech coach Mike Young was asked about Hammond and another freshman, Tyler ...
UNC basketball's 3-point shooting has been great of late, but the Tar Heels' defense needs to improve at Virginia Tech. Here's our score prediction.