The 2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies are led by third-year head coach Mike Young and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 11–9 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed, they defeated Clemson, Notre Dame, North Carolina, and Duke to win the ACC tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the East Region, where they lost in the first round to Texas.

Previous season The Hokies finished the 2020–21 season 15–7, 9–4 in ACC play, to finish in third place. They lost to North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament after earning a double-bye into the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South Region where they lost to Florida in the first round.

Offseason

Departures Departures Joe Bamisile 1 G 6'4" 195 Freshman Chesterfield, VA Transferred to George Washington Cartier Diarra 2 G 6'4" 185 Graduate Student Florence, SC Graduated Wabissa Bede 3 G 6'1" 195 Graduate Student North Andover, MA Graduated Grant Yates 10 F 6'8" 205 RS Sophomore Gainesville, VA Walk-on; didn't return Gill Williamson 11 F 6'8" 195 Freshman Richmond, VA Walk-on; didn't return Jalen Cone 15 G 5'10" 165 Sophomore Walkertown, NC Transferred to Northern Arizona Tyrece Radford 23 G 6'2" 200 RS Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA Transferred to Texas A&M Cordell Pemsl 35 F 6'9" 250 Graduate Student Dubuque, IA Graduated

Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Storm Murphy 5 G 6'0" 185 Graduate Student Middleton, WI Wofford Lynn Kidd 15 C 6'10" 240 Sophomore Gainesville, FL Clemson

2021 recruiting class

2022 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

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