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2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball

Atlantic Coast Conference
No. 25
15–7 (9–4 ACC)
Mike Young (2nd season)
Chester Frazier
Christian Webster
Kevin Giltner
Cassell Coliseum

The 2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by second-year head coach Mike Young and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Hokies finished the season 15–7, 9–4 in ACC play, to finish in third place. They lost to North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament after earning a double-bye into the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South Region where they lost to Florida in the first round.

The Hokies finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 7–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They lost to North Carolina in the first round of the ACC tournament. The tournament was thereafter canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament and all other postseason tournaments were also cancelled due to the pandemic.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	G	6'4"	225	Sophomore	Winston-Salem, NC	Transferred to Wake Forest
2	G/F	6'7"	225	Freshman	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to Memphis
10	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Toronto, Canada	Retired due to injury
11	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Winston-Salem, NC	Entered Transfer Portal
14	F	6'6"	225	Junior	Tifton, GA	Transferred to Georgia
24	G	6'8"	230	Graduate student	Garfield Heights, OH	Graduated
25	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Mechanicsville, VA	—

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
2	G	6'4"	185	Graduate student	Florence, SC	Kansas State
25	F	6'7"	230	Junior	Millville, NJ	Delaware
35	F	6'9"	250	Graduate student	Dubuque, IA	Iowa

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joe Bamisile PG / SG	Richmond, Virginia	Monacan High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jul 25, 2019
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ESPN: (83)
Darius Maddox SG	Bowie, Maryland	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 16, 2019
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
David N'Guessan PF	Baltimore, Maryland	Mt. Zion Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 19, 2020
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Source:

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
November 25, 2020*12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Radford	W 77–62	1–0	19 – Aluma	7 – Bamisile	5 – Radford	Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
November 28, 2020*8:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. No. 3 Villanova Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 81–73 OT	2–0	23 – Aluma	13 – Radford	5 – Radford	Mohegan Sun Arena (0)Uncasville, CT
November 29, 2020*8:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. South Florida Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 76–58	3–0	21 – Radford	9 – Mutts	3 – Tied	Mohegan Sun Arena (0)Uncasville, CT
December 3, 2020*8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 16	VMI	W 64–57	4–0	17 – Aluma	12 – Aluma	6 – Mutts	Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
December 8, 2020*9:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 15	Penn State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 55–75	4–1	11 – Cone	12 – Aluma	3 – Radford	Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
December 15, 20206:30 p.m., ACCN		No. 24 Clemson	W 66–60	5–1(1–0)	15 – Radford	6 – Cattoor	3 – Mutts	Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
December 19, 2020*5:30 p.m., ACCRSN		Coppin State	W 97–57	6–1	18 – Tied	7 – Aluma	5 – Tied	Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2020*8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 24	Longwood	W 84–58	7–1	14 – Aluma	8 – Radford	8 – Bede	Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
December 29, 20206:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 24	Miami (FL)	W 80–78	8–1(2–0)	26 – Aluma	9 – Mutts	4 – Aluma	Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
January 2, 20214:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 24	at No. 23 Virginia Commonwealth Classic	Postponed	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
January 6, 20216:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 19	at Louisville	L 71–73	8–2(2–1)	23 – Cone	8 – Mutts	3 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (2,966)Louisville, KY
January 10, 20216:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 19	Notre Dame	W 77–63	9–2(3–1)	18 – Cone	12 – Aluma	2 – Tied	Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
January 12, 20217:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 20	No. 19 Duke	W 74–67	10–2(4–1)	18 – Radford	12 – Radford	5 – Radford	Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
January 17, 20216:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 20	at Wake Forest	W 64–60	11–2(5–1)	20 – Radford	11 – Aluma	2 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (89)Winston-Salem, NC
January 20, 20217:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 16	Boston College	Postponed	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 23, 202112:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 16	at Syracuse	L 60–78	11–3(5–2)	20 – Alleyne	8 – Mutts	4 – Aluma	Carrier Dome (0)Syracuse, NY
January 27, 20217:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 20	at Notre Dame	W 62–51	12–3(6–2)	15 – Alleyne	12 – Aluma	5 – Alleyne	Purcell Pavilion (103)Notre Dame, IN
January 30, 20216:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 20	No. 8 Virginia Commonwealth Classic	W 65–51	13–3(7–2)	29 – Aluma	10 – Aluma	5 – Bede	Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
February 3, 20217:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 16	at Pittsburgh	L 72–83	13–4(7–3)	30 – Aluma	10 – Aluma	5 – Tied	Peterson Events Center (500)Pittsburgh, PA
February 6, 202112:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 16	at Miami (FL)	W 80–76 OT	14–4(8–3)	22 – Mutts	9 – Mutts	7 – Mutts	Watsco Center (0)Coral Gables, FL
February 9, 20218:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 18	No. 17 Florida State	Postponed	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 16, 20217:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 18	at North Carolina	Postponed	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 20, 202112:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 18	at No. 16 Florida State	Postponed	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 23, 20217:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 16	Georgia Tech	L 53–69	14–5(8–4)	12 – Tied	14 – Aluma	5 – Aluma	Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 202112:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 16	Wake Forest	W 84–46	15–5(9–4)	23 – Aluma	8 – Aluma	5 – Tied	Cassell Coliseum (250)Blacksburg, VA
March 3, 20217:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 22	Louisville	Canceled	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
March 6, 20212:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 22	at NC State	Canceled	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
March 11, 20219:00 p.m., ESPN	(3) No. 22	vs. (6) North Carolina Quarterfinals	L 73–81	15–6	24 – Mutts	8 – Tied	7 – Bede	Greensboro Coliseum (2,820)Greensboro, NC
March 19, 2021*12:15 p.m., CBS	(10 S) No. 25	vs. (7 S) Florida First Round	L 70–75 OT	15–7	28 – Alleyne	7 – Aluma	4 – Mutts	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

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