Males's basketball assistant coach Christian Webster has been named amongst ESPN's “40 Beneath 40” Faculty Basketball Coaches of the Yr.
Webster — the one holdover from Buzz Williams' workers — moved in at No. 29 as he continues to be a useful asset to this system below Mike Younger.
247Sports lists Webster as the first recruiter for 4-star prospects Jalen Cone, Darius Maddox and Joe Bamisile.
Cone was a mainstay of Tech's 2019 class, whereas Maddox and Bamisile are two-thirds of a robust 2020 class that’s at the moment ranked twenty sixth within the nation by 247Sports.
Webster isn’t any stranger to reward at a younger age.
In 2017, he was named one of many high “30 below 30” coaches by the Nationwide Basketball Coaches Affiliation.
Webster additionally helped finish quite a lot of streaks as each a participant and a coach.
In highschool, he helped lead the Landon Faculty in Bethesda, Maryland to its first IAC title in 41 years. At Harvard, he was a key a part of the primary group to qualify for the NCAA Match in 66 years. In fact, he was additionally a member of the workers that helped the Hokies carry again the Massive Dance after a protracted absence.
The 29-year-old shouldn’t be the one one making a reputation for himself.
Affiliate head coach Chester Frazier made the “Simply missed” part of ESPN's record.
Frazier, 32, got here to Blacksburg after a profitable run at Kansas State below his former head coach Bruce Weber.
Apparently, Frazier was a member of Weber's 2006-07 Illinois group that misplaced to Virginia Tech within the opening spherical of that 12 months's NCAA Match.
When Mike Younger was employed at Virginia Tech, many believed that the success of his tenure would rely closely on touchdown a robust group of assistant coaches.
It's secure to say he's achieved it with a robust group of promising younger coaches.