2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2017–18
Team:	Virginia Tech Hokies
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	21–12
Conf Record:	10–8
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	Jamie McNeilly
Asst Coach3:	Christian Webster
Bowl Result:	First Round

The 2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by fourth-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Alabama.

Previous season

The Hokies finished the 2016–17 season 22–11, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Wake Forest in the second round of the ACC tournament^[1] before losing in the quarterfinals to Florida State.^[2] They received an invitation to the NCAA tournament as the #9 seed in the East region. There they lost to #8 Wisconsin in the first round.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Khadim Sy	2	F/C	6'10"	240	Freshman		Transferred (later re-enrolled)^[4]
Seth LeDay	3	F	6'7"	200	Junior		Transferred to East Carolina
Seth Allen	4	G	6'1"	190	RS Senior		Graduated
Greg Donlon	14	F	6'8"	230	RS Senior		Walk-on; graduated
	22	C	7'0"	230	Senior		Graduate transfer to UT Arlington
	32	F	6'7"	235	RS Senior		Graduated
Matt Galloway	33	G	6'3"	205	RS Senior		Graduated

Future recruits

2018 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech – Game Recap – March 8, 2017 – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-10-23.
2. News: Virginia Tech basketball exits ACC tournament vs. FSU, but next stop is March Madness. Svrluga. Barry. 2017-03-09. Washington Post. 2017-10-23. en-US. 0190-8286.
3. Web site: Virginia Tech vs. Wisconsin – Game Recap – March 16, 2017 – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-10-23.
4. News: Khadim Sy rejoins Virginia Tech basketball team. Berman. Mark. Roanoke Times. 2018-02-27. en.
5. Web site: Virginia Tech Hokies Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Hokies Home and Away – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-10-23.
6. Web site: hokiesports.com :: Men's Basketball Schedule. www.hokiesports.com. en. 2017-10-23.