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2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

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2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record16–16 (7–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Florida State 16 4   .800 26 5   .839
No. 16 Virginia 15 5   .750 23 7   .767
No. 14 Louisville 15 5   .750 24 7   .774
No. 11 Duke 15 5   .750 25 6   .806
Georgia Tech* 11 9   .550 17 14   .548
NC State 10 10   .500 20 12   .625
Syracuse 10 10   .500 18 14   .563
Notre Dame 10 10   .500 20 12   .625
Clemson 9 11   .450 16 15   .516
Miami (FL) 7 13   .350 15 16   .484
Boston College 7 13   .350 13 18   .419
Virginia Tech 7 13   .350 16 16   .500
Wake Forest 6 14   .300 13 18   .419
Pittsburgh 6 14   .300 16 17   .485
North Carolina 6 14   .300 14 19   .424
*Ineligible for postseason due to NCAA violations.
Note: The 2020 ACC tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by first-year head coach Mike Young and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

The Hokies finished the season 16–16, and 7–13 in ACC play. They lost to North Carolina in the first round of the ACC tournament. The tournament was cancelled before the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[3]

Previous season

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They finished the 2018–19 season 26–9, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Miami (FL) in the second round of the ACC tournament before losing to Florida State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Saint Louis and Liberty to advanced to the sweet sixteen for the first time since 1965 where they lost to fellow ACC member Duke.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Justin Robinson 5 G 6'1" 205 Senior Manassas, VA Graduated
Ahmed Hill 13 G 6'5" 205 RS Senior Augusta, GA Graduated
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 4 G 6'5" 220 Sophomore Toronto, ON Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 17th overall by the Brooklyn Nets.
Kerry Blackshear Jr. 24 F 6'10" 250 RS Junior Orlando, FL Graduate transferred to Florida
Ty Outlaw 42 G/F 6'6" 220 Graduate Student Roxboro, NC Graduated
Chris Clarke 15 G/F 6'6" 215 Senior Virginia Beach, VA Transferred to Texas Tech

Incoming Transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Grant Yates F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Gainesville, VA Transferred from Christopher Newport. Under NCAA transfer rules, Yates will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Keve Aluma F 6'9" 240 Junior Berlin, MD Transferred from Wofford. Under NCAA transfer rules, Aluma will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Branden Johnson F 6'8" 230 Graduate Student Garfield Heights, OH Transferred from Alabama State after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.

2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Cone
PG
Walkertown, NC Walkertown 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) May 9, 2019 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPNN/A
John Ojiako
PF
St. Petersburg, FL Admiral Farragut Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 18, 2019 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Nahiem Alleyne
SG
Lawrenceville, GA Mountain View 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 16, 2019 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Hunter Cattoor
PG
Orlando, FL Bishop Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 20, 2019 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 47
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

Roster

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2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Hunter Cattoor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bishop Moore Orlando, FL
G 1 Isaiah Wilikins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mount Tabor Winston-Salem, NC
G/F 2 Landers Nolley II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Langston Hughes Atlanta, GA
G 3 Wabissa Bede 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cushing Academy North Andover, MA
G 4 Nahiem Alleyne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mountain View Buford, Georgia
G 10 Jonathan Kabongo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Thornlea Secondary Toronto, Ontario
G 11 Brendan Palmer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Forsyth Country Day Lewisville, North Carolina
F 13 Grant Yates Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Christopher Newport Gainesville, Virginia
G 14 P. J. Horne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Tift County Tifton, Georgia
G 15 Jalen Cone 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Walkertown Walkertown, North Carolina
F 21 John Ojiako 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Admiral Farragut Lagos, Nigeria
F 22 Keve Aluma Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Wofford Berlin, Maryland
G 23 Tyrece Radford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr McKinley Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 24 Branden Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Alabama State Garfield Heights, Ohio
F 25 Ryan Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hanover Mechanicsville, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source:[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Clemson W 67–60  1–0
(1–0)
 30  Nolley   9  Bede   6  Bede  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,500)
Clemson, SC
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
Coppin State W 74–42  2–0
 18  Alleyne   9  Bede   10  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
USC Upstate W 80–57  3–0
 23  Nolley   6  Nolley   8  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (8,536)
Blacksburg, VA
November 16, 2019*
1:30 pm, ACCNX
Lehigh W 79–53  4–0
 27  Nolley   11  Radford   6  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (9,900)
Blacksburg, VA
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
Delaware State W 100–64  5–0
 20  Alleyne   8  Radford   10  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (8,421)
Blacksburg, VA
November 25, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 3 Michigan State
Maui Invitational quarterfinals
W 71–66  6–0
 22  Nolley   7  Horne   5  Nolley  Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Dayton
Maui Invitational semifinals
L 62–89  6–1
 15  Nolley II   6  Nolley II   6  Bede  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 27, 2019*
11:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. BYU
Maui Invitational 3rd place game
L 77–90  6–2
 22  Nolley II   7  Nolley II   7  Bede  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
December 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 10 Duke L 63–77  6–3
(1–1)
 15  Horne   8  Nolley II   5  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
December 11, 2019*
8:30 pm, ACCNX
Chattanooga W 63–58  7–3
 22  Alleyne   8  Bede   7  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (8,348)
Blacksburg, VA
December 15, 2019*
1:30 pm, ACCNX
Gardner–Webb W 73–46  8–3
 18  Nolley II   10  Radford   5  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2019*
4:00 pm, ACCNX
VMI W 64–55  9–3
 14  Cattoor   10  Radford   4  Radford  Cassell Coliseum (7,446)
Blacksburg, VA
December 29, 2019*
6:00 pm, ACCRSN
Maryland Eastern Shore W 92–37  10–3
 18  Nolley II   10  Nolley II   6  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (7,642)
Blacksburg, VA
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ACCRSN
at No. 19 Virginia
Commonwealth Classic
L 39–65  10–4
(1–2)
 18  Nolley II   5  Tied   2  Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
Charlottesville, VA
January 7, 2020
9:00 pm, ACCN
at Syracuse W 67–63  11–4
(2–2)
 19  Cone   9  Radford   8  Bede  Carrier Dome (16,504)
Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2020
2:00 pm, ACCRSN
NC State W 72–58  12–4
(3–2)
 29  Nolley II   9  Radford   7  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
January 14, 2020
9:00 pm, ACCN
at Wake Forest W 80–70  13–4
(4–2)
 21  Tied   13  Radford   9  Bede  LJVM Coliseum (4,873)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 18, 2020
12:00 pm, ACCRSN
Syracuse L 69–71  13–5
(4–3)
 17  Alleyne   6  Tied   7  Nolley II  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
January 22, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
North Carolina W 79–77 2OT 14–5
(5–3)
 22  Nolley II   7  Tied   8  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at Boston College L 56–61  14–6
(5–4)
 15  Nolley II   9  Radford   5  Bede  Conte Forum (6,981)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 28, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
at Miami (FL) L 61–71  14–7
(5–5)
 24  Radford   8  Radford   8  Bede  Watsco Center (5,197)
Coral Gables, FL
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ACCRSN
No. 5 Florida State L 63–74  14–8
(5–6)
 18  Radford   7  Nolley II   6  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCN
at Georgia Tech L 57–76  14–9
(5–7)
 12  Radford   7  Nolley II   3  Cattoor  McCamish Pavilion (4,727)
Atlanta, GA
February 8, 2020
12:00 pm, ACCRSN
Boston College L 73–77 OT 14–10
(5–8)
 29  Nolley II   11  Nolley II   4  Radford  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
February 15, 2020
6:00 pm, ACCN
Pittsburgh W 67–57  15–10
(6–8)
 18  Horne   12  Nolley II   6  Nolley II  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
February 19, 2020
9:00 pm, ACCRSN
Miami (FL) L 95–102 3OT 15–11
(6–9)
 26  Radford   11  Nolley II   6  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (8,428)
Blacksburg, VA
February 22, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 6 Duke L 64–88  15–12
(6–10)
 16  Radford   9  Radford   5  Wilkins  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Virginia
Commonwealth Classic
L 53–56  15–13
(6–11)
 13  Nolley II   5  Nolley II   3  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
March 1, 2020
6:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 11 Louisville L 52–68  15–14
(6–12)
 15  Cone   9  Radford   4  Bede  KFC Yum! Center (18,104)
Louisville, KY
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCN
Clemson W 70–58  16–14
(7–12)
 17  Horne   8  Nolley II   5  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (8,901)
Blacksburg, VA
March 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ACCN
Notre Dame L 56–64  16–15
(7–13)
 14  Horne   7  Horne   5  Bede  Purcell Pavilion (8,301)
South Bend, IN
ACC tournament
March 10, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCN
(11) vs. (14) North Carolina
First round
L 56–78  16–16
 14  Cattoor   7  Ojiako   5  Bede  Greensboro Coliseum (13,310)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 7, 2019). "Va. Tech hires Wofford's Young as new coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "hokiesports.com :: Men's Basketball Schedule". www.hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2019.