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Wilky Izzet Part 4

Posted on March 19, 2012 at 04:20 PM.

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3 games into the season, the Hokies held a 2-1 record with a loss to Penn State. Wilky Wizzet continued giving solid minutes and production from the bench. The next game was against a team he was so close to committing to: Villanova.

Nova controlled the first half, ending it with a 35-30 lead, which was only trimmed thanks to a buzzer beating three from Delaney. Izzet played limited minutes at the 3 and 4 spots, putting up 2 points, 1 assist, and a steal.

The Hokies came out hot and within minutes were out to a 39-37 lead. The Hokies held the lead for the majority of the 2nd half. With 2 minutes to go, Izzet checked back into the game. The Hokies were up 59-57. This was the first time Coach Greenburg had put Wilky in at a clutch situation. He wanted his length out on the floor, Izzet had already had a big block earlier this half.

With just over a minute to play, Izzet had the ball on the perimeter with a man in his face. He pulled up for the 3. Coach opened his mouth ready to shout in frustration. Wilky's shot hit the bottom of the net, giving VA Tech the 64-58 lead. In the final seconds, the Hokies held a 1 point lead. The Wildcats wanted to foul, but the Hokies worked the ball around. It wound up in Izzet's hands, who ran down court before being fouled with 2 seconds remaining. He sunk the shots, and the Hokies held on.

Virginia Tech Hokies at Villanova Wildcats
Nov 27,	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Virginia Tech (2-1)	30	40	70
Villanova (3-2)	35	32	67

Virginia Tech Hokies
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
W. Izzet	14	4-5	2-2	4-4	1	5	1	1		14

Villanova Wildcats

Wilky lead his team in assists, and tied for the leading scorer. He was making his name known. He still had a lot of work to do, though. He struggled finishing inside against stronger defenders.

Going into the first ACC conference game of the season, Virginia Tech (6-2) was battling the 8-1 Wake Forest Demon Deacons. This would be the game where Wilky really started to find his game. While it ended in a loss, the game possibly did wonders for the development of Wilky Izzet. With a career high 23 points, he wasn't afraid to shoot, and the shots he did take were good looks. He made use of his minutes, doing this in only 15 minutes.

It would be hard to crack the starting line-up this season, with the SF position being occupied by Terrell Bell, the senior and team's 2nd leading scorer. Wilky was making a case though, that he could be put in at the 4 over the junior Davila. That would require Wilky showing coach Greenburg that he had developed a better inside game. While he was a great rebounder, Izzet was still having troubling putting a body on heavier players and his 215 lb frame was being pushed around on the offensive side. For now he'd have to be content being the 6th man, providing a spark of energy off the bench.