VT is in the process of handing #1 Wake Forest their first loss of the season, on their home floor nonetheless. 

But the real intrigue for me is with Delaney (21 pts, 7 rebs, 3 assts and a game-changing charge taken late), who many don't know was ever so close to committing to Iowa State.  Williams would have more insight on this than I do, but I remember back in our CN.com days (it seems long ago for various reasons) covering Delaney's recruitment. It came down to Virginia Tech and Iowa State and ultimately Delaney decided on VT due to the proximity from his Maryland home back in September of '06. He said at the time, "Iowa State has done a great job recruiting me." You wonder if Diante Garrett's verbal a week prior had any influence, but no doubt, ISU would have loved both guards, as the Cyclones signed the forgettable Marcus Brister weeks later. 

This got me thinking about the amount of talent this staff has been able to spot in their three plus years. Think about the potential lineup from the solid guys they have been able to commit, and the close seconds. 

PG-Malcolm Delaney (Virginia Tech)

SG-Garrett   

SF- Wesley Johnson (Syracuse...that just looks odd still)

PF- Brackins 

C- Jon Leuer (Wisconsin...ISU was first BCS school to offer, Leuer is averaging 10 and 5)

Bench

Post-Tyler Zeller (McDonald's All-American that blew up nationally after ISU one of first to offer...injured wrist this year at North Carolina)

Post- Justin Hamilton

Post- Emmanuel Negedu (Tennessee commit...ISU first BCS offer.) 

Guard-Dodie Dunson (Bradley, avg. 11 points this year as junior)

Guard- Lucca Staiger 

Combo- Harrison Barnes (ISU offered as freshman has since elelvated to icon status...at least in Story County.)

Not to mention several other near-misses that are currently young guys not yet contributing at other programs. Point being, McDermott and the rest of his staff have had a great eye for talent. Even Mike Taylor was a phenomenal find that late in the recruiting game. They may not have been able to close the deal on all of the guys, but it's comforting to know this staff knows how to find a prospect. And perhaps most impressively.... they find them before anybody else, which only helps your cause. For what it's worth, the ISU basketball historians can compile a much longer list of near-misses and what-could-have-beens for Iowa State, headlined by Mr. Glen Rice, but that's a subject for another day. For now, congrats to Malcolm Delaney and the Hokies.