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Revision as of 19:32, 1 March 2011
| Virginia Tech Hokies | ||||
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| University | Virginia Tech | |||
| Head coach | Seth Greenberg (8th season) | |||
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | |||
| Arena | Cassell Coliseum (capacity: 10,052) | |||
| Nickname | Hokies | |||
| Colors | Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1967 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1967 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 1967, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2007
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| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1979 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1960, 1996 | ||||
The Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home games are played at Cassell Coliseum, located on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg.
History
Virginia Tech has seen a resurgence of its basketball program under coach Seth Greenberg. During the 2006-2007 regular season, Virginia Tech beat Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium and also beat top-ranked North Carolina in Blacksburg. The Hokies went on to beat fourth-ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill that same season. In January of 2009, Virginia Tech beat No. 1 ranked Wake Forest, the last unbeaten team in Division I in the 2008-2009 season, marking the Hokies fourth defeat of a top-ranked team.[1]
The Hokies lost to Southern Illinois in the second round of the 2007 NCAA tournament. The Hokies' previous appearance in the NCAA tournament was following the 1995-1996 season. They won the National Invitation Tournament following the 1994-1995 and 1972-1973 seasons.[2]
Retired Jerseys
The following players have had their jerseys retired by Virginia Tech.
| Name | Number | Position | Career after Virginia Tech |
| Bimbo Coles | 12 | G | Made United States Olympic team in 1988. Selected in the second round of the 1990 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings. Played 14 NBA seasons. |
| Ace Custis | 20 | F | Currently plays professional basketball in Japan. |
| Dell Curry | 30 | G | Selected in the first round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. Played 16 NBA seasons with five different teams. |
| Allan Bristow | 44 | F | Played in the NBA for ten years, was the third-ever head coach of the Charlotte Hornets franchise. |
See also
- 2006-07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
- 2007-08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
- 2008-09 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
- 2009-10 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
- 2010–11 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
Notes
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