2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Young (6th season);
Assistant coaches	J. D. Byers; Kevin Giltner; Christian Webster;
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	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	–

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team will represent Virginia Tech during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Hokies will be led by sixth-year head coach Mike Young and will play their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Hokies finished the season 19–15, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to ninth seed Florida State in the Second Round. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament and were a third seed. They defeated Richmond in the First Round before losing to second-seed Ohio State in the Second Round to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Hunter Cattoor	0	G	6'3"	200	Graduate Student	Orlando, Florida	Graduated
Rodney Rice	1	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Clinton, South Carolina	Transferred to Maryland^[1]
MJ Collins	2	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Clover, South Carolina	Transferred to Vanderbilt^[2]
Sean Pedulla	3	G	6'1"	195	Junior	Edmond, Oklahoma	Transferred to Ole Miss^[3]
Mekhi Long	4	F	6'7"	200	Graduate Student	Bryans Road, Maryland	Graduated
John Camden	11	G	6'8"	220	Sophomore	Downingtown, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Delaware^[4]
Lynn Kidd	15	C	6'10"	235	Senior	Gainesville, Florida	Transferred to Miami (FL)^[5]
Tyler Nickel	23	G/F	6'7"	220	Sophomore	Harrisonburg, Virginia	Transferred to Vanderbilt^[6]
Robbie Beran	31	F	6'9"	215	Graduate Student	Richmond, Virginia	Graduated
Michael Ward	33	G	6'2"	175	Sophomore	Bethesda, Maryland	—

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Hysier Miller	0	G	6'1"	190	Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Temple^[7]
Tobi Lawal	1	F	6'8"	200	Junior	London, England	VCU^[8]
Jaden Schutt	2	G	6'5"	190	Sophomore	Yorkville, Illinois	Duke^[9]
Rodney Brown Jr.	4	G	6'6"	180	Sophomore	Perris, California	California^[10]
Ben Burnham	13	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Fort Mill, South Carolina	Charleston^[11]

2024 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Peter Carr G	West Chester, Pennsylvania	West Chester East	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
Peter Carr G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Ben Hammond G	Fairfax, Virginia	Paul VI	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 17, 2024
Ben Hammond G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Tyler Johnson G	Orlando, Florida	Oak Ridge	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 31, 2023
Tyler Johnson G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Ryan Jones Jr. F	Gainesville, Florida	The Rock School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 2, 2023
Ryan Jones Jr. F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Brandon Rechsteiner G	Acworth, Georgia	Etowah	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Brandon Rechsteiner G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2024 Virginia Tech Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024. "Virginia Tech". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Hysier Miller	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Neumann Goretti Temple	Philadelphia, PA
F	1	Tobi Lawal	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Lee Academy VCU	London, ENG
G	2	Jaden Schutt	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Yorkville Duke	Yorkville, IL
G	3	Jaydon Young	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Greensboro Day School	Goldsboro, NC
G	4	Rodney Brown Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Rancho Christian School California	Perris, CA
C	5	Patrick Wessler	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS So	Combine Academy	Matthews, NC
G	7	Brandon Rechsteiner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Etowah	Acworth, GA
G	8	Peter Carr	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	West Chester East	West Chester, PA
G	9	Conner Venable (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	The Heights School	Washington, D.C.
G	10	Tyler Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Oak Ridge	Orlando, FL
G	11	Ben Hammond	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Paul VI	Fairfax, VA
F	13	Ben Burnham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Carmel Christian School Charleston	Fort Mill, SC
F	21	Ryan Jones Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	The Rock School	Gainesville, FL
F	34	Mylyjael Poteat	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	GS	The Burlington School 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
Last update: August 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Source:^[12]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4* TBA	Delaware State	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
November 8* TBA	USC Upstate	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
November 11* TBA	Winthrop	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
November 15* TBA	vs. Penn State Hall of Fame Series	CFG Bank Arena Baltimore, MD
November 20* TBA	Jacksonville Fort Myers Tip-Off	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
November 25* 6:00 p.m., FOX/FS1	vs. Michigan Fort Myers Tip-Off	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 27* TBA, FOX/FS1	vs. TBD Fort Myers Tip-Off	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
December 4* TBA	Vanderbilt ACC–SEC Challenge	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 12* TBA	North Carolina A&T	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 15* TBA	Navy	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 21* TBA	vs. Saint Joseph's Holiday Hoopfest	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
ACC tournament
	vs.	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*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	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ Errigo, Michael (March 24, 2024). "Maryland men's basketball lands former Va. Tech, DeMatha guard Rodney Rice". Washington Post. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
^ Gerson, Aria (April 17, 2024). "Vanderbilt basketball lands transfer commitment from MJ Collins of Virginia Tech". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
^ Jenkins, Brandon (April 24, 2024). "Virginia Tech transfer Sean Pedulla commits to Ole Miss". 247Sports. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Welcomes Virginia Tech Transfer John Camden". bluehens.com. University of Delaware Athletics. May 10, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
^ "MBB Adds Transfer Lynn Kidd". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. March 28, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
^ Gerson, Aria (April 10, 2024). "Tyler Nickel, former Virginia Tech wing, commits to transfer to Vanderbilt basketball, Mark Byington". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
^ O'Neal, Sam (April 24, 2024). "Former Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller transfers to Virginia Tech". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
^ Joachim, Zach (April 26, 2024). "VCU forward Tobi Lawal transfers to Virginia Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
^ Manning, Bryan (May 11, 2024). "Virginia Tech basketball: Duke guard Jaden Schutt transfers to Hokies". gobblercountry.com. SB Nation. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ Berman, Mark (April 15, 2024). "Virginia Tech adds Cal transfer Rodney Brown Jr". roanoke.com. The Roanoke Times. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ Miller, Andrew (April 4, 2024). "Former CofC forward Ben Burnham commits to Virginia Tech". The Post and Courier. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

[1] Errigo, Michael (March 24, 2024). "Maryland men's basketball lands former Va. Tech, DeMatha guard Rodney Rice". Washington Post. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

[2] Gerson, Aria (April 17, 2024). "Vanderbilt basketball lands transfer commitment from MJ Collins of Virginia Tech". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

[3] Jenkins, Brandon (April 24, 2024). "Virginia Tech transfer Sean Pedulla commits to Ole Miss". 247Sports. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

[4] "Men's Basketball Welcomes Virginia Tech Transfer John Camden". bluehens.com. University of Delaware Athletics. May 10, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

[5] "MBB Adds Transfer Lynn Kidd". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. March 28, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

[6] Gerson, Aria (April 10, 2024). "Tyler Nickel, former Virginia Tech wing, commits to transfer to Vanderbilt basketball, Mark Byington". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

[7] O'Neal, Sam (April 24, 2024). "Former Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller transfers to Virginia Tech". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

[8] Joachim, Zach (April 26, 2024). "VCU forward Tobi Lawal transfers to Virginia Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

[9] Manning, Bryan (May 11, 2024). "Virginia Tech basketball: Duke guard Jaden Schutt transfers to Hokies". gobblercountry.com. SB Nation. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[10] Berman, Mark (April 15, 2024). "Virginia Tech adds Cal transfer Rodney Brown Jr". roanoke.com. The Roanoke Times. Retrieved August 3, 2024.

[11] Miller, Andrew (April 4, 2024). "Former CofC forward Ben Burnham commits to Virginia Tech". The Post and Courier. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

[12] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

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