The 2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by third-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 10–8 in ACC play to finish a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the ACC tournament, they beat Wake Forest before losing to Florida State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 9 seed in the East region, they lost in the first round to Wisconsin.
Previous season The Hokies finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Florida State in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Miami (FL). They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Princeton in the first round to advance to the second round, where they lost to BYU.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Shane Henry 0 F 6'8" 190 Senior Newton, GA Graduated Satchel Pierce 21 F 7'0" 255 Sophomore Barberton, OH Transferred to Penn State Jalen Hudson 23 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Akron, OH Transferred to Florida
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Seth LeDay 3 F 6'7" 200 Junior Houston, TX Junior college transferred from Northwest Mississippi Community College
Recruiting class
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
References