Article: Va. Tech's Master Builder; Foster Coaches Another Winner

What Bill Foster remembers most from his introductory press conference at Virginia Tech nearly five years ago was the recurring question: "How full is your tank?" That was a polite way to ask if a man who already had spent so much energy building two college basketball programs almost from scratch and who had been out of coaching for a year would be passionate enough -- at age 55 -- to lift the Hokies to glory.

Well, Foster admits, the tank isn't full. He hints that retirement might be closer than anyone imagines -- and Athletic Director Dave Braine doubts Foster will fulfill the five-year

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