All-time starting five: Virginia Tech

The O List's all-time starting five for Virginia Tech basketball:

Bimbo Coles (1986-90): Probably the most prolific basketball player in
school history, the speedy Coles finished his career with a 21.6
scoring average and 4.8 assists in 115 games.

Dell Curry (1982-86): Later an NBA fixture in Charlotte, Curry (above) left Blacksburg
in 1986 as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,389 points. He
also averaged 3.2 assists and 1.9 steals.

Allan Bristow (1969-73): A star in the days before freshman eligibility, his
23.1 scoring average in 78 varsity games still is the best ever for a
Hokie. Bristow (above, as a coach with the Charlotte Hornets) was the key player on the 1973 NIT title team.

Bill Matthews (1952-56): In the mid 1950s, the versatile Matthews was one of
the nation’s best and most durable players, averaging 16.5 points and
13.8 rebounds.

Ace Custis (1993-97): It’s too bad that ACC fans never had the chance to see
much of Custis (above), who led Bill Foster’s 1996 team to a 23-6 record. Over 124 games, he averaged 13.7 points and 9.5 rebounds.

—Caulton Tudor

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