The NCAA transfer portal officially opens on Tuesday, and the Virginia Tech Hokies could use some good news. Since the end of the season, four players have already announced their intentions to enter the portal: Izaiah Pasha, Neoklis Avdalas, Christian Gurdak and Jaden Schutt.
You could make the argument that Tech isn’t going to miss all of those players, but losing so much talent, due to a perceived lack of funding, is not ideal.
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So, on Monday night, junior forward Amani Hansberry took to social media to reveal he’d be back for his final season in 2026-27.
Hansberry, a native of Silver Spring, Maryland, began his career at Illinois, where he played one year. He then followed assistant coach Chester Frazier to West Virginia. Last season, Frazier returned to Virginia Tech, and Hansberry followed him yet again.
Hansberry started 30 games for the Hokies last season, averaged 14.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, and shot 49% from the field. Hansberry set new career-highs in virtually every category last season, earning Honorable Mention All-ACC honors. Unfortunately, Hansberry was injured in the regular-season finale at Virginia, forcing him to miss the ACC Tournament game against Wake Forest. The severity of the injury is unknown.
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Welcome back, Amani.
