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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em &gt;Get breaking news and SI\u2019s biggest stories instantly. Download the new Sports Illustrated app (iOS&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;Android) and personalize your experience by following your favorite teams and SI writers.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Four-star shooting guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker has committed to Virginia Tech, he tweeted Thursday.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alexander-Walker is ranked as the No. 74 overall player and the 18th-best shooting guard in the class of 2017, according to Scout.com. Originally from Toronto, Alexander-Walker chose the Hokies over Maryland and USC, the two schools he had taken official visits to along with Virginia Tech.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He also holds offers from Auburn, Cincinnati and Baylor.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alexander-Walker spent this past season playing for Hamilton Heights Christian Academy, leading the Chattanooga-based high school to a 27\u20133 record.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022 Ellis: Stay or Go? North Carolina sophomore Justin Jackson&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He is the first commit in the 2017 class for coach Buzz Williams.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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