2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Virginia Tech Hokies
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:20–15
Conf Record:10–8
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Isaac Chew
Asst Coach3:Jamie McNeilly
Bowl Result:Second Round

The 2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by second year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum. They were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Florida State in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Miami (FL). They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to BYU.

Last season

The Hokies finished the 2014–15 season 11–21, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in last place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC tournament where they lost to Miami (FL).

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
1 G 6'3" 220 RS Freshman Play professionally overseas
2 F 6'10" 235 RS Junior Transferred to Northwestern[1]
3 G 6'1" 170 RS Junior Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech
Christian Beyer 22 F 6'7" 220 Senior Graduated
Will Johnston 25 G 6'4" 205 Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
22 C 6'11" 215 Sophomore Junior college transferred from Jacksonville College.
42 F 6'6" 215 Junior Junior college transferred from Lee College.

Schedule

|-!colspan=12 style="background:#660000; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#660000; color:white;"| ACC regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:white;"| ACC tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:white;"| National Invitation tournament

Notes and References

  1. News: Northwestern lands Virginia Tech transfer Joey van Zegeren. Fred. Mitchell. Chicago Tribune. June 1, 2015. March 1, 2024.