2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Young (5th season);
Assistant coaches	J. D. Byers; Kevin Giltner; Christian Webster;
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum

The 2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies are led by fifth-year head coach Mike Young and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 2 Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 13 Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 19 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Hokies finished the 2022–23 season 19–15, 8–12 in ACC play to finish in 11th place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Notre Dame before losing to NC State in the second round. They received an at-large bit do the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Cincinnati in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Darren Buchanan Jr.	4	F	6'7"	235	Freshman	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to George Washington[1]
Camden Johnson	10	G	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Waxhaw, NC	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Darius Maddox	13	G	6'5"	180	Junior	Bowie, MD	Transferred to George Mason[2]
Owyn Dawyot	14	G	6'2"	190	Freshman	Roanoke, VA	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Grant Basile	21	F	6'9"	225	RS Senior	Pewaukee, WI	Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft
Justyn Mutts	25	F	6'7"	220	GS Senior	Millville, NJ	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Mekhi Long	4	G	6'7"	200	Senior	Bryans Road, MD	Old Dominion[3]
Tyler Nickel	23	G/F	6'7"	220	Sophomore	Harrisonburg, VA	North Carolina[4]
Robbie Beran	31	F	6'9"	215	GS Senior	Richmond, VA	Northwestern[5]

2023 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brandon Rechsteiner #46 PG	Woodstock, GA	Etowah High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 15, 2022
Brandon Rechsteiner #46 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jaydon Young #50 SG	Clover, SC	Westminster Catawba Christian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 29, 2022
Jaydon Young #50 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "Virginia Tech Hokies". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 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)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Bishop Moore	Orlando, FL
G	1	Rodney Rice	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	DeMatha Catholic	Clinton, SC
G	2	Michael Collins Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Combine Academy	Clover, SC
G	3	Sean Pedulla	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Edmond Memorial	Edmond, OK
F	4	Mekhi Long	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Old Dominion	Bryans Road, MD
C	5	Patrick Wessler	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Fr	Combine Academy	Matthews, NC
G	10	Brandon Rechsteiner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Etowah	Acworth, GA
F	11	John Camden	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Memphis	Downingtown, PA
G	13	Jaydon Young	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Greensboro Day School	Goldsboro, NC
G	14	Conner Venable (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	The Heights School	Washington, D.C.
C	15	Lynn Kidd	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Clemson	Gainesvlle, FL
G/F	23	Tyler Nickel	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	North Carolina	Harrisonburg, VA
F	31	Robbie Beran	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Northwestern	Richmond, VA
G	33	Michael Ward (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Walt Whitman	Bethesda, MD
F	34	Mylyjael Poteat	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	Rice	Reidsville, NC

Head coach

Mike Young (Emory & Henry)

Assistant coach(es)

J. D. Byers (Lebanon Valley)
Kevin Giltner (Wofford)
Christian Webster (Harvard)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[6]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN+	Coppin State	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
November 10, 2023* 9:30 p.m., ACCN	vs. South Carolina He Gets Us Hall of Fame Series	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Campbell	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Wofford	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
November 23, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Boise State ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinals	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 24, 2023* 5:30 p.m./8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Iowa State/VCU ESPN Events Invitational	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 26, 2023* TBA	vs. TBA ESPN Events Invitational	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 19, 2023* 9:15 p.m., ESPN2	at Auburn ACC–SEC Challenge	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
December 3, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Louisville	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., The CW	Valparaiso	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Vermont	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	American	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Wake Forest	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 6, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Clemson	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Miami (FL)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Virginia Rivalry	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW	at NC State	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
January 23, 2024 9:00 p.m., ACCN	Boston College	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 27, 2023 5:00 p.m., ACCN	Georgia Tech	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	Duke	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Miami (FL)	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 10, 2024 5:30 p.m., The CW	at Notre Dame	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
February 13, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Florida State	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	Virginia Rivalry	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 24, 2024 5:30 p.m., The CW	at Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 27, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
March 2, 2023 5:30 p.m., The CW	Wake Forest	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Louisville	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPNews	Notre Dame	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
ACC tournament
March 12–16, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

"Men's Basketball Signs D.C. Native Darren Buchanan, Jr". gwsports.com. George Washington Athletics. May 1, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
Rudolph, Justin (April 19, 2023). "Former Virginia Tech wing Darius Maddox commits to George Mason". on3.com. On 3. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
Crawford, Kolby (March 28, 2023). "Reports: Old Dominion Forward Mekhi Long Transfers to Virginia Tech". 247Sports. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
Tipton, Joe (March 30, 2023). "North Carolina transfer Tyler Nickel commits to Virginia Tech". on3.com. On3 Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
Berman, Mark (April 25, 2023). "Northwestern's Robbie Beran transferring to Virginia Tech". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
"2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

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[1] "Men's Basketball Signs D.C. Native Darren Buchanan, Jr". gwsports.com. George Washington Athletics. May 1, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[2] Rudolph, Justin (April 19, 2023). "Former Virginia Tech wing Darius Maddox commits to George Mason". on3.com. On 3. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[3] Crawford, Kolby (March 28, 2023). "Reports: Old Dominion Forward Mekhi Long Transfers to Virginia Tech". 247Sports. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[4] Tipton, Joe (March 30, 2023). "North Carolina transfer Tyler Nickel commits to Virginia Tech". on3.com. On3 Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

[5] Berman, Mark (April 25, 2023). "Northwestern's Robbie Beran transferring to Virginia Tech". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[6] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

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