Virginia Tech Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:10:24 PDT

In the good-news-bad-news department, there is this from Virginia Tech:

Guard Hank Thorns, who had 15 starts in 65 games in the past two years, announced in May he was transferring, which means that one of the incoming freshmen, Erick Green or Ben Boggs, will pretty much have to contribute immediately.

Thorns was being counted on to take some of the pressure off star Malcolm Delaney in the backcourt.

That's the bad news.

On the good news side, Thorns' departure opens up a scholarship for Allan Chaney, who has transferred from Florida after playing sparingly as a freshman for the Gators.

Chaney, a 6-8 forward, will have to sit out a year but will have three seasons of eligibility remaining beginning in the 2010-11 season.