Virginia Tech's James Johnson seeks upper hand on friend Jim Larranaga

Though Wednesday night's meeting in Blacksburg could be a triumphant reunion of coaching buddies, it won't be — not with Virginia Tech's James Johnson trying to get his team back on track and Miami's Jim Larranaga getting some of the best basketball in the nation out of his players.

By Norm Wood, nwood@dailypress.com | 757-247-4642

January 29, 2013