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NBA Summer League: Former Virginia Tech star Keve Aluma making a strong case with the 76ers
Keve Aluma will always be remembered fondly at Virginia Tech. The former Wofford transfer followed head coach Mike Young to Blacksburg in 2019 and helped lead the Hokies to their first and only ACC championship in program history.
Before coming to Blacksburg, Aluma spent two years at Wofford, averaging around five points and five rebounds per game. After sitting out the 2019-20 season due to the NCAA transfer rules at the time, Aluma became an All-ACC presence on the inside for the Hokies over the next two years, averaging 15.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
The 6-foot-9 Aluma went undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft and began his professional basketball career in Japan. In 2023, Aluma played in the Korean Basketball League. However, his sights remain firmly on making it in the NBA.
This summer, Aluma is playing for the Philadelphia 76ers’ summer league squad in Las Vegas. He’s making his case to earn an invitation to training camp this fall and a spot on the regular-season roster.
Rookie first-round pick Jared McCain (Duke) is the headliner for Philadelphia this summer, but Aluma is arguably the Sixers’ top player in the summer league team.
In one game recently, Aluma made eight of his 10 shots from the field, scoring 19 points and pulling down nine rebounds, leading Philly to a win.
Here’s the Keve Aluma sequence that basically won the game for the Sixers.
1) Hits a pick and pop three, 2) Rotates over and blocks Bobi Klintman at the rim, 3) Pump fakes the three this time and drives for an and-one layup. pic.twitter.com/E75KzLRaNy
— Dan Olinger (@dan_olinger) July 14, 2024
Aluma had another big game on Friday night for the 76ers. Here, he is showing off his passing ability, something Hokie fans know all too well.
Another former Hokie, Hunter Cattoor, is also playing this summer for the Cleveland Cavaliers. We’ll continue to monitor Aluma and Cattoor’s progress throughout the summer in their quest to make the NBA.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) – First responders never stop training, and this week almost 500 from across Virginia are honing their skills in Blacksburg.
The Virginia Association of First Responders now includes EMTs, firefighters, police officers and many others who answer the call in an emergency.
Thursday, a farm accident and a collision involving a car and school bus were just two of the scenarios they encountered.
“It’s a week-long opportunity, not only for technical stuff like this, but for medical classes,” said Covington Volunteer Rescue Squad member Greg Burton. “People call 911 every day for something. And we’re just here to help ease the problem a little bit.”
The annual conference also includes a Rescue Camp for young people with an interest in emergency services.
43 campers are taking part in a variety of activities, including a session on scuba diving Thursday afternoon.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A brush fire in a wooded area on Criollo Drive Wednesday afternoon was set by children playing with fire, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department.
Units with Virginia Beach Fire and Virginia Beach Police were dispatched to the 3700 block of Criollo Drive in reference to a report of a possible fire in a wooded area at approximately 5 p.m.
Upon arrival, crews saw light smoke coming from a wooded area. They quickly had the brush fire under control at 6:05 p.m. and marked out at 6:37 p.m.
There were no injuries reported to civilians, firefighters or pets.
A VBFD Fire Investigator determined that the fire was set by kids playing with fire.
There are no charges being filed currently.
For Navy Vice-Admiral Douglas Perry, you could say all roads, or waterways, lead to Hampton Roads.
“It is more than full circle,” said Perry, who noted he went to the first Harborfest downtown in 1976.
And when he saw those tall ships led by Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle, “I was sold. I wanted to go to sea. I wanted to be a naval officer.”
Link: https://www.wavy.com/living-local/50th-harborfest-weekend-more-than-full-circle-for-navy-vice-admiral/
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