Hokies suspend Washington for one game (another Va Tech Kicker/stomper)

Fox Sports ^ | 27 Jan 2005 | AP

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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Virginia Tech suspended forward Deron Washington for one game Friday, one day after he appeared to drive his foot into the face of a Duke player when both were laying on the floor.

Washington, a starting forward and the Hokies' third-leading scorer with an 11-point average, will miss Saturday's game at Wake Forest.

He was ejected from Thursday night's 80-67 loss to No. 2 Duke for a flagrant foul, which came with 1:30 left after he was fouled by Lee Melchionni.

Washington said afterward that he kicked Melchionni unintentionally as he was trying to hurry to get back on his feet. He and coach Seth Greenberg went to Duke's locker room shortly after the game and apologized to Melchionni and coach Mike Krzyzewski.

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[commish]

What is happening at Va Tech? Their sports programs have become a joke on the level of Miami, FSU, Tennessee, etc etc

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NCAA ping

[MikefromOhio]

well I don't have an NCAA basketball ping...

but it IS very interesting that the school has had two incidents of similar nature on the court/football field in less than a month's time....

[Zuriel]

**but it IS very interesting that the school has had two incidents of similar nature on the court/football field in less than a month's time....**

Well, they're the 'Hokies':

Ya put yer left foot in,
ya put yer left foot out,
ya put yer left foot in,
and ya shake it all about,

Ya do the hokie pokie,
and you turn yerself around,
that's what it's all about!