A.D. Vassallo Season 2008-09

40 - A.D. VassalloPosition: Guard/Forward
Class: Senior
Height: 6' 6"

Weight: 216 lbs.

High School: Hargrave Military Academy
Hometown: Toa Baja, P.R.

Returning two-year starter for the Hokies ... One of the top seniors in the nation ... Strong candidate for pre-season honors, both in the ACC and nationally ... World-class shooter ... Improved steadily during each season and has become the prime offensive option for the Hokies ... Rebounds his position extremely well ... Excellent outside scorer with terrific range ... Tough, confident player who knows how to compete ... Originally from Puerto Rico, but played high school and prep basketball in Virginia ... Played for the Puerto Rico National Team at the Under-21 World Championships in Argentina prior to his freshman season, averaging 8.6 points per game and shooting .412 from three-point range.

2007-08: Earned All-ACC, NABC all-district and ACC Tournament second-team honors ... Started all 35 games for the Hokies ... Enters the 2008-09 season with 1,174 career points, good for 29th on the school's all-time scoring list ... Led the team in scoring (16.9 ppg) and minutes played (34.3 mpg) ... Recorded more assists this year (77) than in the two previous years combined (57) ... Scored in double figures in 33 of the 35 games and in all 17 home games ... Scored double figures in each of the team's last 10 games, when he averaged 18.4 points per game over that stretch ... Scored in double figures in 15 of the team's 16 conference games, including all eight home ACC games ... Third in rebounding (4.6 rpg) ... Tied a career-high in assists with seven against Ole Miss ... Also had career-high marks in field goals and three-point field goal attempts ... Tied a career high in made field goals with 11 vs. Morgan State ... Scored at least 20 points a the game 10 times as a junior ... Led Tech in points with 32 total at the ACC Tournament ... Scored his 1,000th career point in the home win over Georgia Tech, when he scored 27 points ... Led team with a season-high 27 points, including a career-high 10 free-throws made in the contest ... Recorded double-doubles at Boston College and Wake Forest ... The 11 rebounds in both games are a career high ... Tied a career-high with five made three-pointers at Virginia, when he scored 22 points to lead the Hokies to a dramatic come-from-behind overtime victory at JPJ Arena (Tech's first win at UVa in nearly 40 years) ... Named Aeropostale Holiday Festival Most Valuable Player as the Hokies won the title over St. John's ... Posted a career-high three blocks in the home win over Liberty ... Scored 20 points in the final home regular season game, a win over Wake Forest, and followed that with 23 points in the regular season finale at Clemson ... Recorded two double-doubles on the season, with 19 points and 11 rebounds in the loss at Wake Forest and 14 points and 11 rebounds in the overtime win at Boston College ... Recorded 21 assists and just five turnovers in Tech's five post-season games, while averaging 33.0 minutes per game ... Averaged 16.7 points per game in the Great Alaska Shootout over Thanksgiving ... Recorded his fist 20 point game of the season in the loss to #14/14 Gonzaga in the third game in Alaska ... Scored 22 points in the home win over Florida State and had 24 points in the home loss to Miami.

2006-07: Appeared in all 34 games, starting 11 times ... Fourth on the team in scoring with 11.1 points per game and rebounding at 4.0 rebounds per game ... Played 12 minutes in the home opener against Coppin State ... Scored 15 points on 5-of-8 from the field ... Had two defensive rebounds and one assist ... Logged 22 minutes against West Florida ... Recorded a game-high 26 points from 8-of-14 shooting, including a career-high 5-of-7 from beyond the arc and a perfect 5-of-5 at the line ... Matched his career-high in blocks with one ... Grabbed six rebounds ... Played 18 minutes against Western Michigan ... Grabbed three boards and dished out one assist ... Against Montana, he played 16 minutes ... Was perfect from the line, hitting 2-of-2 ... Earned the start and played 30 minutes against Southern Illinois ... Grabbed five rebounds ... Notched 13 minutes against Iowa ... Shot a career-high 6-of-9 from the foul line ... Had one steal and four rebounds ... Recorded 21 minutes against George Washington ... Tied the game high in points with 16 from 6-of-11 shooting, including two three-pointers, and two from the foul line ... Played 21 minutes against Old Dominion ... Recorded seven points, including a perfect 4-of-4 at the foul line ... Grabbed eight boards ... Scored 13 points in 22 minutes against Appalachian State ... Was over .667 in all three shooting categories, going 4-of-6 from the field, with 3-of-4 from the three-point range, and 2-of-2 at the line ... Nabbed eight rebounds and handed out two assists ... Played 24 minutes against Wake Forest ... Went 4-of-8 from the field, including 1-of-3 from beyond the arc ... Also went 5-of-8 at the charity stripe for 14 total points and had a career-high two blocks ... Played 16 minutes against Seton Hall ... Put in eight points and grabbed four boards ... Dished out two assists ... Logged 19 minutes against Campbell ... Earned 10 points from 4-of-8 shooting, including two beyond the arc ... Grabbed seven boards ... Played 23 minutes against Marshall ... Put in five baskets for 10 points ... Earned the start against Richmond and played 30 minutes ... Put 11 points on the board, including two treys ... Went 3-of-4 from the line ... Nabbed six rebounds ... Played 19 minutes against Duke, scoring six points ... Put in 24 minutes at UNC Greensboro ... Shot 6-of-10, including 4-of-6 beyond the arc, for 16 points ... Played 28 minutes against North Carolina, scoring 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting and 5-of-6 at the line ... Logged 15 minutes against Florida State ... Logged 28 minutes against Maryland ... Put in two from the field, including a trey, for five points ... Played 22 minutes against Miami ... Put in 16 points from 5-of-8 shooting, including four treys, and two from the foul line ... Started and played 34 minutes against Georgia Tech ... Went 7-of-9 from the floor, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc ... Added two at the line for 19 points ... Tied his career-high in rebounds with 10 ... Played 25 minutes against NC State ... Put in two treys for six points and made two steals ... Played 33 minutes against Boston College ... Put in eight points while tying his career-high in blocks with one ... Played 39 minutes in the start against Virginia ... Scored 22 points from 7-of-9 shooting, including four treys and four from the line ... Grabbed eight rebounds ... Played 36 minutes against UNC ... Put in five points ... Played 26 minutes against NC State ... Shot 3-of-9, including 2-of-5 treys, for eight points ... Started and played 30 minutes against BC ... Put up 18 points, including four treys ... Started and played 38 minutes against Miami ... Shot 5-of-8, including one trey, for 11 points ... Started and played 30 minutes at Virginia ... Put in 10 points against Clemson ... Shot 3-of-4, including 2-of-3 treys ... Also went 2-of-2 at the line ... Started and played 33 minutes against Wake Forest in the opening round of the ACC tournament ... Put in a game-high 22 points ... Attempted a career-high 11 three-pointers ... Grabbed five boards ... Started and played 36 minutes against NC State ... Chipped in 12 points ... Grabbed five rebounds and dished out one assist ... Made one steal ... Started and played 37 minutes against Illinois in the first round of the NCAA tournament ... Chipped in nine points, dished out three assists and grabbed nine boards ... Started and played 29 minutes against Southern Illinois in the second round of the NCAA tournament ... Put in two points and grabbed three rebounds.

2005-06: Played in all 30 games as a freshman and started 10 times ... Honorable mention ACC All-Freshman selection ... Twice named ACC Rookie of the Week ... Fifth on the team in scoring (6.9 ppg) and led the team in free throw percentage (78.1%) ... Started eight of the final 11 games ... Made his first career start against Radford ... Scored seven points on 3-of-6 from the field ... Grabbed three rebounds and added three assists ... Started and played 22 minutes against Bowling Green ... Played nine minutes against Western Carolina ... Hit his first career three-pointer and tallied an offensive rebound ... Came off the bench and scored 13 points in 22 minutes in the win over Mount St. Mary's ... Shot 4-for-9 from the field, including 3-of-6 from three-point range ... Added three rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot ... Came off the bench and played 20 minutes in the win over Marshall ... Scored seven points and grabbed a pair of rebounds ... Played 17 minutes against Morgan State, scoring 12 points ... Set a season-high with four three-pointers and matched a season-high with three rebounds ... Shot 4-for-7 from beyond the three-point line ... Played 13 minutes against North Carolina A&T ... Scored 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and 3-for-5 shooting from the foul line ... Scored three points in the win over Stanford ... Scored seven points against William & Mary ... Scored nine points at James Madison ... Shot 4-for-7 from the field with three rebounds ... Set career-highs in six categories at Wake Forest ... Tallied first double-double with 29 points and 10 rebounds ... Shot 11-for-19 from the field and chipped in four steals in 37 minutes of action ... Shot 4-of-5 from three-point range and 3-for-3 from the foul line ... The 29 points were the most by a Virginia Tech freshman since 1978 ... Scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds against Georgia Tech ... Shot 3-of-7 from three-point range ... Also chipped in two assists ... Scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds against Boston College ... Shot 5-of-7 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range ... Scored five points and grabbed three boards at Clemson ... Also chipped in two assists and two steals ... Scored 19 points in a career-high 39 minutes at Virginia ... Shot 8-for-15 from the field ... Dished out a career-high seven assists and grabbed five rebounds ... Played 30 minutes against NC State, scoring seven points while grabbing six rebounds ... Hit 6-of-11 from the field at Miami, scoring 15 points ... Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds against Florida State ... Hit 2-of-4 three-point attempts ... Scored nine points and grabbed four boards against Clemson ... Scored three points and grabbed a rebound at Boston College ... Scored six points and grabbed three rebounds against Virginia at the ACC Tournament.

Prep School: Played for Hargrave Military Academy during the 2004-05 season for coach Kevin Keatts ... Second-leading scorer for the Tigers, who went 28-1 overall and advanced to the prep school national championship game ... Had a 19-point, 14-rebound performance in the national championship game against Laurinburg ... A member of the Puerto Rico Junior National Team for coach Carlos Calcano.

High School: Lettered three years in basketball for Richard Lambert at Faith Christian Academy in Hurt, Va. ... Led the team in scoring each of his three years ... Also lettered in baseball at Faith Christian.

Personal: Angel D. Vassallo Colon ... Born April 2, 1986, in Arecibo, P.R. ... Son of Daniel Vassallo and Maria Colon ... Father played 17 seasons in the Puerto Rico Professional League, where he is one of the all-time leading scorers ... Has an older brother, Alexis ... Majoring in sociology.

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