Good Morning, Hokies. No one’s better than Hokie Nation! The bar is being raised in Blacksburg!

What else are we covering into today’s edition, Hokies?

📈 Raising The Bar
🏀 Diaper Dandy
🦃 And much, much more!

🦃 STOCK UP

🔼 Raising The Bar. At a historic juncture for Virginia Tech Athletics, a donor has stepped forward to make the largest-ever gift to Hokie sports.

The anonymous gift commitment of $20 million follows the university’s announcement of an ambitious budget plan to better position teams to compete at the highest level. The gift will advance the university’s strategy — known as Invest to Win — to empower Virginia Tech Athletics to excel in the NCAA’s current Division I and Football Bowl Subdivision I landscapes.

The budget plan calls for a $229 million investment in athletics, coming from operational and philanthropic sources. The record gift is a major step in the fundraising effort.

This gift and others made in support of the university’s commitment to excellence in athletics will empower new Head Football Coach James Franklin and all other athletic programs to build top teams.

📈 More On The Historic Gift

🔼 Diaper Dandy. He’s only two months into his Virginia Tech basketball career and Neoklis Avdalas is already piling up the accolades.

For the second time this season, he earned weekly accolades from the ACC, being named the league’s Rookie of the Week on Monday afternoon.

The freshman standout helped lead the Hokies to a 2-0 week, averaging 23 points and shooting 54-percent from the field.

🏀 Recapping Avdalas’ Award-Winning Week
🎟️ Secure Your Tickets To Future Games

🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

Neoklis Avdalas is the third Hokie in the ACC era to win multiple Rookie of the Week accolades. Who does he join in that feat?

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📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, December 18
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Florida State @ 6pm l Live Stats l Watch
🎙️ Tech Talk Live @ 7pm (McClain's at First & Main)

Saturday, December 20
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Elon @ 2pm l Tickets l Live Stats l Watch

Sunday, December 21
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Radford @ 12pm l Tickets l Live Stats l Watch

Wednesday, December 31
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. #23 Virginia @ 2pm l Tickets l Live Stats l Watch
(Smithfield Commonwealth Clash)

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

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🦃 It’s a great day to be a Hokie!