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2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

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The 2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by second-year head coach Mike Young and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1] In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Hokies finished the season 15–7, 9–4 in ACC play, to finish in third place. They lost to North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament after earning a double-bye into the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South Region where they lost to Florida in the first round.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
APNo. 25
Record15–7 (9–4 ACC)
Headcoach
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2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record15–7 (9–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
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2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Virginia13–4 .76518–7  .720
No. 14 Florida State11–4 .73318–7  .720
No. 25 Virginia Tech9–4 .69215–7  .682
Georgia Tech †11–6 .64717–9  .654
Clemson10–6 .62516–8  .667
North Carolina10–6 .62518–11  .621
Louisville8–5 .61513–7  .650
Syracuse9–7 .56318–10  .643
NC State9–8 .52914–11  .560
Duke9–9 .50013–11  .542
Notre Dame7–11 .38911–15  .423
Pittsburgh6–10 .37510–12  .455
Miami (FL)4–15 .21110–17  .370
Wake Forest3–15 .1676–16  .273
Boston College2–11 .1544–16  .200
† 2021 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Hokies finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 7–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They lost to North Carolina in the first round of the ACC tournament. The tournament was thereafter canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The NCAA tournament and all other postseason tournaments were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[3]

Offseason

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Isaiah Wilkins 1G6'4"225SophomoreWinston-Salem, NCTransferred to Wake Forest
Landers Nolley II 2G/F6'7"225Redshirt FreshmanAtlanta, GATransferred to Memphis
Jonathan Kabongo 10G6'4"195SophomoreToronto, CanadaRetired due to injury
Brendan Palmer 11G6'4"195SophomoreWinston-Salem, NCEntered Transfer Portal
P. J. Horne 14F6'6"225JuniorTifton, GATransferred to Georgia
Branden Johnson 24G6'8"230Graduate studentGarfield Heights, OHGraduated
Ryan Payne 25F6'8"220JuniorMechanicsville, VA—
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Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Cartier Diarra 2G6'4"185Graduate studentFlorence, SCKansas State
Justyn Mutts 25F6'7"230Redshirt JuniorMillville, NJDelaware
Cordell Pemsl 35F6'9"250Graduate studentDubuque, IAIowa
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2020 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Joe Bamisile
PG / SG		 Richmond, Virginia Monacan High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 25, 2019 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (83)
Darius Maddox
SG		 Bowie, Maryland Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 16, 2019 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (81)
David N'Guessan
PF		 Baltimore, Maryland Mt. Zion Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Mar 19, 2020 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 3/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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Roster

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2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Hunter Cattoor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoBishop Moore Orlando, FL
G 1 Joe Bamisile 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrMonacan Chesterfield, VA
G 2 Cartier Diarra 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSKansas State Florence, SC
G 3 Wabissa Bede 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) GSCushing Academy North Andover, MA
G 4 Nahiem Alleyne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMountain View Buford, GA
F 5 David N'Guessan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrMt. Zion Prep De Lier, Netherlands
F 10 Grant Yates (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoChristopher Newport Gainesville, VA
F 11 Gill Williamson (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSt. Christopher's Richmond, VA
G 13 Dairus Maddox 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrOak Hill Academy Bowie, MD
G 15 Jalen Cone 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoWalkertown Walkertown, NC
F 21 John Ojiako 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoAdmiral Farragut Lagos, Nigeria
F 22 Keve Aluma 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrWofford Berlin, MD
G 23 Tyrece Radford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoMcKinley Baton Rouge, LA
F 25 Justyn Mutts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrDelaware Millville, NJ
F 35 Cordell Pemsl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) GSIowa Dubuque, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2020

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Schedule and results

Source:[4]

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Radford W 77–62  1–0
  19 – Aluma  7 – Bamisile  5 – Radford  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
November 28, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 vs. No. 3 Villanova
Hall of Fame Tip Off		 W 81–73 OT 2–0
  23 – Aluma  13 – Radford  5 – Radford  Mohegan Sun Arena (0)
Uncasville, CT
November 29, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 vs. South Florida
Hall of Fame Tip Off		 W 76–58  3–0
  21 – Radford  9 – Mutts  3 – Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena (0)
Uncasville, CT
December 3, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 16 VMI W 64–57  4–0
  17 – Aluma  12 – Aluma  6 – Mutts  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
December 8, 2020*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU		 No. 15 Penn State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 L 55–75  4–1
  11 – Cone  12 – Aluma  3 – Radford  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
December 15, 2020
6:30 p.m., ACCN		 No. 24 Clemson W 66–60  5–1
(1–0)		  15 – Radford  6 – Cattoor  3 – Mutts  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
December 19, 2020*
5:30 p.m., ACCRSN		 Coppin State W 97–57  6–1
  18 – Tied  7 – Aluma  5 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 24 Longwood W 84–58  7–1
  14 – Aluma  8 – Radford  8 – Bede  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
December 29, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 24 Miami (FL) W 80–78  8–1
(2–0)		  26 – Aluma  9 – Mutts  4 – Aluma  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
January 2, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 24 at No. 23 Virginia
Commonwealth Classic		 Postponed[5] John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia
January 6, 2021
6:30 p.m., ACCN		 No. 19 at Louisville L 71–73  8–2
(2–1)		  23 – Cone  8 – Mutts  3 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (2,966)
Louisville, KY
January 10, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 19 Notre Dame W 77–63  9–2
(3–1)		  18 – Cone  12 – Aluma  2 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
January 12, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 20 No. 19 Duke W 74–67  10–2
(4–1)		  18 – Radford  12 – Radford  5 – Radford  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
January 17, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 20 at Wake Forest W 64–60  11–2
(5–1)		  20 – Radford  11 – Aluma  2 – Tied  LJVM Coliseum (89)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 16 Boston College Postponed[6] Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
January 23, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 16 at Syracuse L 60–78  11–3
(5–2)		  20 – Alleyne  8 – Mutts  4 – Aluma  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
January 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 20 at Notre Dame W 62–51  12–3
(6–2)		  15 – Alleyne  12 – Aluma  5 – Alleyne  Purcell Pavilion (103)
Notre Dame, IN
January 30, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 20 No. 8 Virginia
Commonwealth Classic		 W 65–51  13–3
(7–2)		  29 – Aluma  10 – Aluma  5 – Bede  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
February 3, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 16 at Pittsburgh L 72–83  13–4
(7–3)		  30 – Aluma  10 – Aluma  5 – Tied  Peterson Events Center (500)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 6, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 16 at Miami (FL) W 80–76 OT 14–4
(8–3)		  22 – Mutts  9 – Mutts  7 – Mutts  Watsco Center (0)
Coral Gables, FL
February 9, 2021
8:30 p.m., ACCN		 No. 18 No. 17 Florida State Postponed[7] Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
February 16, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 18 at North Carolina Postponed[8] Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 20, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 18 at No. 16 Florida State Postponed[9] Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 23, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 16 Georgia Tech L 53–69  14–5
(8–4)		  12 – Tied  14 – Aluma  5 – Aluma  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 16 Wake Forest W 84–46  15–5
(9–4)		  23 – Aluma  8 – Aluma  5 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
March 3, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 22 Louisville Canceled[10] Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
March 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 22 at NC State Canceled[11] PNC Arena 
Raleigh, NC
ACC tournament
March 11, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPN		 (3) No. 22 vs. (6) North Carolina
Quarterfinals		 L 73–81  15–6
  24 – Mutts  8 – Tied  7 – Bede  Greensboro Coliseum (2,820)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021*
12:15 p.m., CBS		 (10 S) No. 25 vs. (7 S) Florida
First Round		 L 70–75 OT 15–7
  28 – Alleyne  7 – Aluma  4 – Mutts  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
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PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
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Coaches——^15RVRVRV202014191617т1715192124RV
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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

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