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Brandon Facyson made a big splash as a freshman at Virginia Tech, intercepting four passes before September was finished and winding up with five for the year. It earned his some freshman All-American accolades.But the redshirt junior hasnt had an interception since in a career that had been marked by injuries until last season, when he largely was out of the limelight despite a season in which he led the Hokies with 10 pass breakups.This season, Facyson is healthy and hoping to get back to drawing attention with his play.Everybody tries to bring me back to that freshman year when I had my five interceptions, but just because I had five interceptions and I didnt have any interceptions last year, that doesnt mean I didnt play well, he said.I feel like I played very well. I feel like I did what I needed to do to help my team.Facyson started 10 games last season, then had surgery to clean up some issues in his knee after the season. He was limited in spring practice for the third year in a row while recuperating, but will have a big role this season.I really like where Brandon is, defensive coordinator Bud Foster said. He is competing. ... We want him to be around the ball and be at the line of scrimmage a little bit more. We want him to be more pressed and different things like that. Im pleased at where he is and his mindset right now.It helps to be going into a season without feeling the effects of prior injuries, Facyson said. Since arriving in Blacksburg, hes also had a slow-to-heal stress fracture in his foot, a broken leg and a concussion.They were a little bit of a struggle, but youve just got to take each day one day at a time and just kind of watch what you eat and how you recover and do things to make that better for yourself, he said. Ive learned a couple of things along the way, and Im very excited to be out there 100 percent and with no injuries.Hes also poised to graduate in the fall, and still intends to pursue medical school at some point with the goal of becoming a heart surgeon. Dealing with all his injuries, he said, has highlighted the value of education.In my mind, Ive always said that school was the most important thing regardless of football or anything else, he said. I need my education and my grinding on the academic part hasnt changed whether Ive been injured or not.While Ive been injured, its definitely highlighted because football doesnt last forever and youve got to have something to fall back on. But in this case, its not something to fall back on. Its always been my Plan A.That, and getting the Hokies defense back to the level of stinginess that Foster has come to expect. The Hokies were unusually porous last season, especially against the run, and are working to remedy that this season.Coach Foster holds us to very high expectations and we hold ourselves to very high expectations, and when we dont reach those expectations, we dont feel down on ourselves, Facyson said. We know the areas we need to improve and we feel like were hitting those areas right now. Were going to try to do everything in our power to improve those areas this year.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org---Follow Hank on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankkurzjr Stitched Rockies Jerseys . Andrew Luck lost his favourite target and the Indianapolis locker room lost one of its most revered leaders when Reggie Wayne was diagnosed Monday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee that will cost him the rest of the season. 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Charlotte is in the midst of a stretch in which it plays five of six games at home -- and seemed to have found some flash from 7-2 center Roy Hibbert in a 97-87 victory over Dallas on Thursday.Hibbert hit 5-of-7 attempts for 11 points against the Mavericks with four rebounds and two blocks in 17 minutes. He missed five games at the start of the season for right knee soreness, but Hornets coach Steve Clifford called his performance against Dallas one of his top two outings of the season.Im not 100 percent yet, but Im getting there, Hibbert told reporters after the Dallas victory. Its come slower than I would have liked, but its a long season.While Hibbert continues to work out kinks, the Hornets have continued to rely most upon Kemba Walker. The point guard hit two 3-pointers in the final four minutes to help seal the triumph over the Mavericks.Walker leads Charlotte with 23.9 points per game, and his average of 24.4 points per game in November set a franchise record for that month.Forward Marvin Williams has missed the last four games with a hyperextended left knee, and is expected to be out until next week, Clifford said.The Tiimberwolves, meanwhile, are hoping to bounce back from back-to-back losses to the New York Knicks.dddddddddddd In all, Minnesota has lost its last four games, and seven of the last eight games. They dropped to 5-14 with Fridays loss.Zach LaVine led the Wolves with 23 points in their 118-114 loss to the Knicks. Karl-Anthony Towns added 20 points while Andrew Wiggins chipped in 19.The thing about them is they have so many talented scorers who can have big nights, Hornets center Cody Zeller said. We have to come out and play defense right from the start and not really let them get into a flow.Minnesota will be trying to snap its losing streak on the second night of a back-to-back. The Timberwolves are 2-1 in such games this season.A hopeful spot of late was Towns performance Wednesday in a 106-104 loss to the Knicks. The 7-foot center had 47 points and 18 rebounds in the loss, numbers that set historic marks.Since 1963-64, only three players have scored 47 points or more at a younger age than the 21-year-old Towns -- Brandon Jennings, LeBron James and Kevin Durant. He also joined Kevin Garnett and Kevin Love as the only other Wolves to have a game with at last 45 points and 15 rebounds.It was a monster game, Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau told reporters. Its unfortunate that we couldnt pull out the win. ' ' '