When Storm Murphy was a seventh grader, his family traveled to Hilton Head, S.C., for spring break.
On the way, the Murphy’s stopped off at the University of North Carolina and later Duke. And young Storm — all 5-feet-nothing and 100 pounds of him — delivered this message.
“I told my Mom and Dad I was going to play here one day,” Murphy said.
That didn't happen.
But Murphy might have done something even more impressive last weekend.
Murphy, one of the finest basketball players in Middleton history and now a senior guard at Virginia Tech, helped lead the Hokies past both of those basketball powers in a 24-hour window.
During the ACC Tournament held in New York, Murphy and the Hokies defeated North Carolina, 72-59, in the semifinals last Friday. One night later, Virginia Tech hammered Duke, 82-67, to win the conference championship and deny Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski a league title in his final season.