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2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–19 (8–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • J. D. Byers
  • Kevin Giltner
  • Christian Webster
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke † 19 – 1   .950 35 – 4   .897
No. 21 Louisville 18 – 2   .900 27 – 8   .771
No. 22 Clemson 18 – 2   .900 27 – 7   .794
Wake Forest 13 – 7   .650 21 – 11   .656
North Carolina 13 – 7   .650 23 – 14   .622
SMU 13 – 7   .650 24 – 11   .686
Stanford 11 – 9   .550 21 – 14   .600
Georgia Tech 10 – 10   .500 17 – 17   .500
Virginia 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469
Virginia Tech 8 – 12   .400 13 – 19   .406
Florida State 8 – 12   .400 17 – 15   .531
Notre Dame 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
Pittsburgh 8 – 12   .400 17 – 15   .531
Syracuse 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
California 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424
NC State 5 – 15   .250 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 4 – 16   .200 12 – 19   .387
Miami (FL) 3 – 17   .150 7 – 24   .226
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

The Hokies won their first three games of the season. They then went on a six game losing streak, which began in the Hall of Fame Series against Penn State. They then lost their campus game in the Fort Myers Tip-Off against Jacksonville 74–64. They lost both games in Jacksonville as part of the main tournament. Upon returning they also lost their ACC–SEC Challenge game against Vanderbilt and their ACC opener against eighteenth ranked Pittsburgh. They broke their losing streak with a 95–67 win over North Carolina A&T. They finished their non-conference season with a loss at Saint Joseph's in the Holiday Hoopfest. They lost to fourth-ranked Duke to wrap the 2024 portion of the season. Over their next four ACC games, they went 3–1, with their only loss coming in California to Stanford. They defated Miami, California, and NC State. However, they couldn't continue their success as they went on a three-game losing streak where they lost to Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, and Clemson. The Hokies went 3–3 over their next six games, which included a two point win over Notre Dame, and a rivalry victory over Virginia by one point. However, the stretch included a home loss to Virginia and a loss to Boston College where the Hokies only scored 36 points. In their final five games they went 2–3, defeating Miami again and Syracuse in overtime. They lost to nineteenth ranked Louisville, North Carolina, and eleventh ranked Clemson in the final game of the regular season.

The Hokies finished the season 13–18 and 8–12 in ACC play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the 2025 ACC tournament they faced fifteenth seed California in the First Round. Virginia Tech couldn't repeat their regular season win and were defeated 82–73 in double-overtime. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Previous season

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Main article: 2023–24 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

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

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Departures

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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 Redshirt 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

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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 Redshirt 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

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Peter Carr
G 		West Chester, Pennsylvania West Chester East 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Ben Hammond
G 		Fairfax, Virginia Paul VI 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) May 17, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    (NR)
Tyler Johnson
G 		Orlando, Florida Oak Ridge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 31, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Ryan Jones Jr.
F 		Gainesville, Florida The Rock School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 2, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (85)
Brandon Rechsteiner
G 		Acworth, Georgia Etowah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
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:

  • "2024 Virginia Tech Basketball Commitment List". Rivals. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  • "Virginia Tech". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 13, 2024

Schedule and results

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Source:[12]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Delaware State W 83–60  1–0
  23 – Lawal   8 – Lawal   5 – Poteat  Cassell Coliseum (4,453)
Blacksburg, VA
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 93–74  2–0
  19 – Tied   8 – Lawal   4 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (6,327)
Blacksburg, VA
November 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Winthrop W 58–52  3–0
  17 – Schutt   10 – Tied   3 – Young  Cassell Coliseum (4,157)
Blacksburg, VA
November 15, 2024*
7:30 p.m., Peacock 		vs. Penn State
Hall of Fame Series 		L 64–86  3–1
  15 – Poteat   9 – Lawal   5 – Rechsteiner  CFG Bank Arena (4,868)
Baltimore, MD
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Jacksonville
Fort Myers Tip-Off campus game 		L 64–74  3–2
  15 – Poteat   8 – Poteat   3 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (4,441)
Blacksburg, VA
November 25, 2024*
6:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. Michigan
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division semifinals 		L 63–75  3–3
  14 – Lawal   7 – Poteat   3 – Hammond  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2024*
6:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. South Carolina
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division consolation game 		L 60–70  3–4
  12 – Young   7 – Poteat   4 – Rechsteiner  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2024*
9:15 p.m., ACCN 		Vanderbilt
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 64–80  3–5
  15 – Schutt   7 – Poteat   4 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (4,973)
Blacksburg, VA
December 7, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 18 Pittsburgh L 59–64  3–6
(0–1) 		 16 – Lawal   6 – Johnson   4 – Rechsteiner  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
December 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		North Carolina A&T W 95–67  4–6
  17 – Hammond   9 – Burnham   5 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (4,856)
Blacksburg, VA
December 15, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Navy W 80–72  5–6
  17 – Burnham   4 – Brown Jr.   4 – Rechsteiner  Cassell Coliseum (4,385)
Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Saint Joseph's
Holiday Hoopfest 		L 62–82  5–7
  11 – Tied   5 – Schutt   5 – Rechsteiner  Palestra (2,346)
Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2024
4:30 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 4 Duke L 65–88  5–8
(0–2) 		 19 – Lawal   5 – Lawal   4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Miami W 86–85  6–8
(1–2) 		 25 – Poteat   6 – Lawal   8 – Hammond  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
January 8, 2025
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Stanford L 59–70  6–9
(1–3) 		 18 – Burnham   5 – Lawal   3 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,262)
Stanford, CA
January 11, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at California W 71–68  7–9
(2–3) 		 14 – Young   12 – Johnson   5 – Brown Jr.  Haas Pavilion (4,003)
Berkeley, CA
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		NC State W 79–76  8–9
(3–3) 		 22 – Lawal   11 – Lawal   4 – Young  Cassell Coliseum (5,634)
Blacksburg, VA
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Wake Forest L 63–72  8–10
(3–4) 		 12 – Schutt   12 – Lawal   3 – Johnson  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Georgia Tech L 64–71  8–11
(3–5) 		 14 – Johnson   6 – Lawal   6 – Rechsteiner  McCamish Pavilion (3,668)
Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2025
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		Clemson L 57–72  8–12
(3–6) 		 14 – Lawal   6 – Lawal   2 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Florida State W 76–66  9–12
(4–6) 		 17 – Lawal   13 – Lawal   3 – Brown Jr.  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,448)
Tallahassee, FL
February 1, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia
Commonwealth Clash rivalry 		W 75–74  10–12
(5–6) 		 18 – Schutt   6 – Burnham   3 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,637)
Charlottesville, VA
February 5, 2025
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		SMU L 75–81  10–13
(5–7) 		 15 – Tied   10 – Poteat   5 – Poteat  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., The CW 		at Notre Dame W 65–63  11–13
(6–7) 		 15 – Lawal   10 – Lawal   4 – Hammond  Purcell Pavilion (6,959)
South Bend, IN
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW 		Virginia
Commonwealth Clash rivalry 		L 70–73  11–14
(6–8) 		 23 – Lawal   7 – Lawal   3 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 18, 2025
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College L 36–54  11–15
(6–9) 		 10 – Poteat   10 – Lawal   2 – Tied  Conte Forum (2,567)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Miami W 81–68  12–15
(7–9) 		 27 – Young   9 – Lawal   5 – Rechsteiner  Watsco Center (5,290)
Coral Gables, FL
February 25, 2025
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 19 Louisville L 67–71  12–16
(7–10) 		 18 – Rechsteiner   6 – Wessler   4 – Rechsteiner  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
March 1, 2025
12:00 p.m., The CW 		Syracuse W 101–95 OT 13–16
(8–10) 		 26 – Young   7 – Hammond   7 – Hammond  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		North Carolina L 59–91  13–17
(8–11) 		 12 – Tied   9 – Burnham   3 – Hammond  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
March 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 11 Clemson L 47–65  13–18
(8–12) 		 11 – Rechsteiner   7 – Burnham   2 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
March 11, 2025
4:30 p.m., ACCN 		(10) vs. (15) California
First round 		L 73–82 2OT 13–19
  19 – Rechsteiner   12 – Lawal   1 – Tied  Spectrum Center (5,136)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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