The 2019–20 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by first-year head coach Mike Young and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Hokies finished the season 16–16, and 7–13 in ACC play. They lost to North Carolina in the first round of the ACC tournament. The tournament was cancelled before the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.

Previous season They finished the 2018–19 season 26–9, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Miami (FL) in the second round of the ACC tournament before losing to Florida State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Saint Louis and Liberty to advanced to the sweet sixteen for the first time since 1965 where they lost to fellow ACC member Duke.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Justin Robinson 5 G 6'1" 205 Manassas, VA Graduated Ahmed Hill 13 G 6'5" 205 Augusta, GA Graduated Nickeil Alexander-Walker 4 G 6'5" 220 Toronto, ON Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 17th overall by the Brooklyn Nets. Kerry Blackshear Jr. 24 F 6'10" 250 Orlando, FL Graduate transferred to Florida Ty Outlaw 42 G/F 6'6" 220 Roxboro, NC Graduated Chris Clarke 15 G/F 6'6" 215 Virginia Beach, VA Transferred to Texas Tech

Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Grant Yates F 210 Gainesville, VA Transferred from Christopher Newport. Under NCAA transfer rules, Yates will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Keve Aluma F 240 Berlin, MD Transferred from Wofford. Under NCAA transfer rules, Aluma will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Branden Johnson F 230 Garfield Heights, OH Transferred from Alabama State after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References