Mike Young bringing Virginia Tech to face Wofford in exhibition basketball
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Former Wofford basketball coach Mike Young will make his return to campus Oct. 16 to lead Virginia Tech in a preseason exhibition game against the Terriers at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.
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Young is beginning his eighth season at Virginia Tech. He coached Wofford for 17 years, from 2002-19 after 13 years as an assistant, and is the program's all-time coaching wins leader with 299. He joined the Wofford Hall of Fame with the Class of 2024.
In his fourth game as Wofford's head coach, Young led Wofford to an upset of Virginia Tech, 79-77, at Cassell Coliseum.
Young took the Terriers to five NCAA tournaments with five Southern Conference championships. They went 30-5 in 2018-19, including 18-0 in league play, and beat Seton Hall in the NCAA Tournament.
The game will also be a reunion for Young and Wofford coach Kevin Giltner, who played under and served on the coaching staff with Young until leaving Virginia Tech in 2025 to take over the Terriers.
Giltner played at Wofford from 2008-12. He scored 954 career points and helped the Terriers win back-to-back Southern Conference titles in 2009-10 and 2010-11. Giltner joined the Wofford coaching staff in 2014-15 and went with Young to Virginia Tech in 2019.
Wofford basketball season ticket holders will be able to purchase tickets on July 20 with general sales beginning Aug. 3.
Todd Shanesy covers high school athletics for the Greenville News, Spartanburg Herald-Journal and Anderson Independent Mail in the USA TODAY Network. Contact him by email at [email protected]. Follow him on X, formerly called Twitter, at @ToddShanesySHJ.
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