2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
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.[1] 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.
2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball | |
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Hall of Fame Tip Off Champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 25 |
Record | 15–7 (9–4 ACC) |
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Home arena | Cassell Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Virginia | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Florida State | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Virginia Tech | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech † | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 15 | .211 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
editThe 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.[2] The NCAA tournament and all other postseason tournaments were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[3]
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Isaiah Wilkins | 1 | G | 6'4" | 225 | Sophomore | Winston-Salem, NC | Transferred to Wake Forest |
Landers Nolley II | 2 | G/F | 6'7" | 225 | Freshman | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to Memphis |
Jonathan Kabongo | 10 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Toronto, Canada | Retired due to injury |
Brendan Palmer | 11 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Winston-Salem, NC | Entered Transfer Portal |
P. J. Horne | 14 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Junior | Tifton, GA | Transferred to Georgia |
Branden Johnson | 24 | G | 6'8" | 230 | Graduate student | Garfield Heights, OH | Graduated |
Ryan Payne | 25 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Mechanicsville, VA | — |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Cartier Diarra | 2 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Graduate student | Florence, SC | Kansas State |
Justyn Mutts | 25 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Junior | Millville, NJ | Delaware |
Cordell Pemsl | 35 | F | 6'9" | 250 | Graduate student | Dubuque, IA | Iowa |
2020 recruiting class
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Joe Bamisile PG / SG |
Richmond, Virginia | Monacan High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 25, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
Darius Maddox SG |
Bowie, Maryland | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 16, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
David N'Guessan PF |
Baltimore, Maryland | Mt. Zion Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Mar 19, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editSource:[4]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
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, 2020 6:30 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, 2020 6:00 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, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 24 | at No. 23 Virginia Commonwealth Classic |
Postponed[5] | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia | |||||||
January 6, 2021 6:30 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, 2021 6:00 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, 2021 7:00 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, 2021 6:00 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, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 16 | Boston College | Postponed[6] | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
January 23, 2021 12:00 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, 2021 7:00 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, 2021 6:00 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, 2021 7:00 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, 2021 12:00 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, 2021 8:30 p.m., ACCN |
No. 18 | No. 17 Florida State | Postponed[7] | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
February 16, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 18 | at North Carolina | Postponed[8] | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
February 20, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 18 | at No. 16 Florida State | Postponed[9] | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
February 23, 2021 7:00 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, 2021 12:00 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, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 22 | Louisville | Canceled[10] | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
March 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
No. 22 | at NC State | Canceled[11] | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC | |||||||
ACC tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2021 9:00 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 | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
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. |
Rankings
editWeek | ||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | — | 16 | 15 | RV | 24 | 24 | 19т | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 25 | Not released |
Coaches | — | —^ | 15 | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 17т | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 24 | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
References
edit- ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 7, 2019). "Va. Tech hires Wofford's Young as new coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Virginia Tech at Virginia Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Boston College at Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "Basketball Games vs. BC, Pitt and Va. Tech Postponed". Seminoles.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Virginia Tech at North Carolina Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "ACC Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "Louisville at Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Game Canceled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Saturday's Game Against Virginia Tech Canceled". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.