From Hokie Haven (VT Rivals):
After a banner year in Hokie hoops, Virginia Tech will try to take the next step without one of last year's emerging stars. As first reported by David Teel of the Daily Press, power forward Ty Outlaw has suffered a torn ACL, and will likely have to sit out next season after having his knee surgically repaired.
The direction of Outlaw's season changed as the calendar flipped from 2016 to 2017. In the Hokies' first 13 games, he averaged 11.4 minutes and 3.9 points per contest. After that point - and especially after he had to step into the starting lineup on a permanent basis following Chris Clarke's early February injury - he took off, increasing to 22.9 minutes and 8.2 points in the final 19 games, with 32.2 minutes and 12.7 points on average in the games following Clarke's injury.
Outlaw was one of the Hokies' impressive battery of long-range snipers, hitting 48.7% of his three-point attempts on the season.
Outlaw started his career at UNC Greensboro, then transferred to Lee College before joining the Hokies. He redshirted the 2015-16 season due to recovery from a heart condition, so if he's to return for one last season in Blacksburg, he will have to request (and will almost certainly received) a medical hardship waiver from the ACC and NCAA, allowing him a sixth year of college eligibility.
With Outlaw unavailable for the upcoming season, the Hokies will have to adjust their offense to compensate for less shooting ability out of the power forward position.
After a banner year in Hokie hoops, Virginia Tech will try to take the next step without one of last year's emerging stars. As first reported by David Teel of the Daily Press, power forward Ty Outlaw has suffered a torn ACL, and will likely have to sit out next season after having his knee surgically repaired.
The direction of Outlaw's season changed as the calendar flipped from 2016 to 2017. In the Hokies' first 13 games, he averaged 11.4 minutes and 3.9 points per contest. After that point - and especially after he had to step into the starting lineup on a permanent basis following Chris Clarke's early February injury - he took off, increasing to 22.9 minutes and 8.2 points in the final 19 games, with 32.2 minutes and 12.7 points on average in the games following Clarke's injury.
Outlaw was one of the Hokies' impressive battery of long-range snipers, hitting 48.7% of his three-point attempts on the season.
Outlaw started his career at UNC Greensboro, then transferred to Lee College before joining the Hokies. He redshirted the 2015-16 season due to recovery from a heart condition, so if he's to return for one last season in Blacksburg, he will have to request (and will almost certainly received) a medical hardship waiver from the ACC and NCAA, allowing him a sixth year of college eligibility.
With Outlaw unavailable for the upcoming season, the Hokies will have to adjust their offense to compensate for less shooting ability out of the power forward position.
