Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 9 No. 3

to get a shot at playing in the NBA. He also is willing to play in Europe.

Once the ball stops bouncing, he wants to get into coaching, preferably at the college level.

Williams told him that he wants to hire him when that day comes.

It would be an interesting end to Allen’s basketball story—a kid whose basketball career

began by tossing socks in a laundry basket, who had never been out of the city, leaving his

beloved family to transfer to Virginia Tech and the mountains of Southwest Virginia, and

returning to the school to coach.

Allen hopes that day is far away, though the thought carries with it a certain appeal.

“I’m going to miss that Hokie Stone and West End,” he said, with a smile.

Then he added, “I’ve had a wonderful experience here. Being able to be accepted as

an outsider, it’s like, ‘Welcome to Tech.’ People are just so nice. This town is full of

good people.

“I love Tech. I’m kind of sad I’m leaving.”

For sure, the feeling from Hokie Nation is mutual.

’ve never had a coach recruit me like he did. He recruited me really hard,

and in my heart, I really felt like he wanted me and believed in me. That’s all

you want in a coach. It doesn’t matter where you’re at or what you’re doing.

As long as a coach believes in you, that’s all you need.

Seth Allen

on Tech coach Buzz Williams

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