Virginia Tech Hokies Basketball
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| University | Virginia Tech | |||
| Head coach | 4th season | |||
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | |||
| Location | Blacksburg, Virginia | |||
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Cassell Coliseum (Capacity: 10,052) |
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| Nickname | Hokies | |||
| Student section | Cassell Guard | |||
| Colors | Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange |
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| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
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| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1967 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1967, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2007, 2017 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1979 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1960, 1996 | ||||
The Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home games are played at Cassell Coliseum, located on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg. As of August 5, 2015 the floor is known as Virginia Tech Carilion Court.Buzz Williams has been the head coach since 2014.
The Hokies have made the NCAA Tournament nine times, the most recent appearance coming in 2017, their first appearance since 2007. They have reached the Elite Eight and Sweet Sixteen only one time, in 1967.
The Hokies' first intercollegiate basketball game was played January 22, 1909, resulting in a 33–26 win over Emory & Henry College. During the 1909–10 campaign, the Hokies completed the only undefeated season in school history by posting an 11–0 mark.
From 1921 to 1965, Virginia Tech was a member of the Southern Conference.
In 1973, under coach Don DeVoe, Virginia Tech defeated Notre Dame to win the NIT.
In the 1970s and 80s, Virginia Tech saw its most sustained period of success under head coach Charles Moir. The Hokies appeared in four NCAA Tournaments in Moir's tenure as coach from 1976 to 1987. In 1978, Virginia Tech joined the Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference after many years of being an independent school. Moir coached 11 seasons and holds the all-time wins record at Virginia Tech with 213.
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