The 2025–26 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Tech during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies, led by seventh-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 four games, including an overtime victory over Providence in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off. They then traveled to The Bahamas to participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Hokies won their first game of the tournament by two-points over Colorado State. However they lost in the semifinal game 66–77 against Saint Mary's. The finished in fourth place after losing the third place game against VCU. They returned to the US mainland and defeated South Carolina in overtime in their ACC–SEC Challenge game. The team won their last four non-conference games, including an overtime victory against Elon to close out their non-conference schedule. They began ACC play with a triple-overtime thriller against rivals and twenty-first ranked Virginia 95–85. The team experienced a slight hang over after that game, losing their next two. The Hokies then went 3–2 in their next five games, where they only played one ranked team, twenty-third ranked Louisville, who they lost to by fourteen-points. The team could not build momentum as they went 2–3 over their next fine games. They played two ranked games over the stretch, winning against twentieth-ranked Clemson by ten-points and losing to fourth-ranked Duke by fourteen-points. The Hokies finished the season on a 2–4 run, where they defeated Wake Forest and Boston College. They lost to eighteenth-ranked North Carolina and they closed the season with a loss in their rivalry re-match against thirteenth-ranked Virginia.

The Hokies finished the season 19–13 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twevlfth-seed in the 2026 ACC tournament they faced thirteenth-seed Wake Forest for the third time in the season. After splitting the regular season series, the Hokies lost in the tournament, 89–95, in overtime. Following the loss, the team announced that they preemptively declined a bid to participate in the NIT, citing team injuries, but declared they would accept a bid to the NCAA tournament. Days later, they were not invited to the NCAA tournament, bringing their season to a close.

Previous 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.

Offseason

Departures Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure 0 G 6'1" 190 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Graduated 3 G 6'4" 205 Goldsboro, North Carolina Transferred to North Carolina 4 G 6'6" 185 Perris, California Transferred to Loyola Marymount 5 C 7'0" 250 Matthews, North Carolina Transferred to UNC Wilmington 7 G 6'1" 190 Acworth, Georgia Transferred to Colorado State 8 G 6'5" 205 West Chester, Pennsylvania Transferred to Boston University 9 G 6'3" 195 Washington, D.C. Entered transfer portal 13 F 6'7" 220 Fort Mill, South Carolina Graduated, Entered transfer portal 21 F 6'8" 240 Gainesville, Florida Transferred to Liberty 22 F 6'8" 225 Prairie City, Illinois Graduated 34 F 6'9" 260 Reidsville, North Carolina Graduated

Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school 0 G 6'4" 190 Austin, Texas UNLV 4 G 6'5" 205 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Delaware 13 F 6'8" 240 Silver Spring, Maryland West Virginia

2025 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results Source:

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