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2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

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2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
Record26–9 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jamie McNeilly
  • Christian Webster
  • Devin Johnson
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Virginia 16 2   .889 35 3   .921
No. 3 North Carolina 16 2   .889 29 7   .806
No. 1 Duke 14 4   .778 32 6   .842
No. 10 Florida State 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 16 Virginia Tech 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
Syracuse 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Louisville 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
NC State 9 9   .500 24 12   .667
Clemson 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Georgia Tech 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Boston College 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
Miami (FL) 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
Wake Forest 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Pittsburgh 3 15   .167 14 19   .424
Notre Dame 3 15   .167 14 19   .424
2019 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by fifth-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. 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 advance to the sweet sixteen for the first time since 1965 where they lost to ACC member Duke.

On April 3, Williams left Virginia Tech to take the Texas A&M head coaching job.[1] The Hokies hired Wofford head coach Mike Young as his replacement on April 7.[2]

Previous season

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The Hokies finished the 2017–18 season 21–12, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Alabama.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tyrie Jackson 1 G 6'1" 205 Sophomore Tifton, GA Transferred to NW Florida State College
Khadim Sy 2 F/C 6'10" 240 Sophomore Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Daytona State College
Justin Bibbs 10 G 6'5" 220 Senior Dayton, OH Graduated
Devin Wilson 11 G 6'4" 195 RS Senior McKees Rocks, PA Graduated
Nick Fullard 21 F 6'10" 235 Senior La Plata, MD Graduated
Justin Ammerman 22 G 6'3" 185 Junior West Chester, PA Left team

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Wilkins
SF
Wake Forest, NC Mount Tabor High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Landers Nolley II
#23 SF
Fairburn, GA Langston Hughes High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 15, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jon Kabongo
#28 PG
Toronto, ON Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tyrece Radford
PG
Baton Rouge, LA McKinley High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NA   Rivals: NA  247Sports: 23  ESPN: 19
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

  • "Virginia Tech Commit List for 2018". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.

Roster

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2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Isaiah Wilikins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Mount Tabor Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 3 Wabissa Bede 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Cushing Academy North Andover, Massachusetts
G 4 Nickeil Alexander-Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Toronto, Ontario
G 5 Justin Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr St. James School (MD) Manassas, Virginia
G 10 Jonathan Kabongo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Thornlea Secondary Toronto, Ontario
G 11 Brendan Palmer (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Forsyth Country Day Lewisville, North Carolina
G 13 Ahmed Hill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Aquinas Augusta, Georgia
G 14 P. J. Horne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Tift County Tifton, Georgia
G/F 15 Chris Clarke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Cape Henry Virginia Beach, Virginia
G/F 21 Landers Nolley II Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Langston Hughes Fairburn, Georgia
G 23 Tyrece Radford Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr McKinley Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 24 Kerry Blackshear Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Maynard Evans Orlando, Florida
G/F 42 Ty Outlaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Person/Lee College Roxboro, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2018*
3:00 pm
No. 15 at Liberty
Hurricane Relief Exhibition
W 86–70[3] 
 20  Robinson   7  Tied   9  Robinson  Vines Center (4,210)
Lynchburg, VA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 Gardner–Webb W 87–59  1–0
 21  Tied   6  Tied   8  Robinson  Cassell Coliseum (7,736)
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 15, 2018*
11:30 am, ESPN2
No. 16 vs. Ball State
Charleston Classic Quarterfinals
W 73–64  2–0
 21  Alexander-Walker   7  Blackshear   6  Robinson  TD Arena (2,648)
Charleston, SC
Nov 16, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 16 vs. Northeastern
Charleston Classic Semifinals
W 88–60  3–0
 20  Alexander-Walker   7  Outlaw   7  Alexander-Walker  TD Arena (2,752)
Charleston, SC
Nov 18, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 vs. No. 23 Purdue
Charleston Classic championship
W 89–83  4–0
 25  Alexander-Walker   7  Alexander-Walker   6  Robinson  TD Arena (3,985)
Charleston, SC
Nov 24, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 13 Saint Francis (PA) W 75–37  5–0
 19  Hill   8  Wilkins   7  Robinson  Cassell Coliseum (7,474)
Blacksburg, VA
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 at Penn State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 62–63  5–1
 19  Robinson   9  Blackshear   3  Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (8,373)
University Park, PA
Dec 1, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 13 Central Connecticut W 94–40  6–1
 24  Hill   6  Outlaw   13  Robinson  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 VMI W 89–68  7–1
 18  Robinson   11  Outlaw   5  Robinson  Cassell Coliseum (7,748)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 9, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 15 South Carolina State W 81–44  8–1
 19  Alexander-Walker   13  Blackshear   6  Robinson  Cassell Coliseum (5,305)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 13 vs. Washington
Boardwalk Classic
W 73–61  9–1
 24  Alexander-Walker   6  Tied   3  Tied   Boardwalk Hall (5,456)
Atlantic City, NJ
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 13 North Carolina A&T W 82–60  10–1
 20  Alexander-Walker   9  Blackshear   6  Robinson  Cassell Coliseum (6,681)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 10 Maryland Eastern Shore W 85–40  11–1
 20  Hill   7  Bede   6  Tied  Cassell Coliseum (7,632)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC regular season
Jan 1, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 10 Notre Dame W 81–66  12–1
(1–0)
 21  Blackshear   7  Blackshear   8  Robinson  Cassell Coliseum (8,008)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 5, 2019
12:00 pm, ACCRSN
No. 10 Boston College W 77–66  13–1
(2–0)
 25  Alexander-Walker   8  Robinson   5  Robinson  Cassell Coliseum (7,009)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
No. 9 at Georgia Tech W 52–49  14–1
(3–0)
 15  Hill   10  Blackshear   6  Alexander-Walker  McCamish Pavilion (6,166)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 15, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom
No. 9 at No. 4 Virginia
Rivalry
L 59–81  14–2
(3–1)
 19  Alexander-Walker   4  Alexander-Walker   3  Alexander-Walker  John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 19, 2019
4:00 pm, ACCRSN
No. 9 Wake Forest W 87–71  15–2
(4–1)
 24  Alexander-Walker   7  Alexander-Walker   5  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10 at No. 11 North Carolina L 82–103  15–3
(4–2)
 20  Hill   17  Blackshear   6  Robinson  Dean Smith Center (21,148)
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 26, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10 Syracuse W 78–56  16–3
(5–2)
 35  Robinson   7  Outlaw   8  2 tied  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 at Miami (FL) W 82–70  17–3
(6–2)
 25  Alexander-Walker   9  Blackshear Jr.   5  Alexander-Walker  Watsco Center (6,860)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 2, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom
No. 12 at No. 23 NC State W 47–24  18–3
(7–2)
 13  Blackshear Jr.   13  Blackshear Jr.   3  2 tied  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
Feb 4, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 11 No. 16 Louisville L 64–72  18–4
(7–3)
 21  Blackshear Jr.   7  Outlaw   5  Bede  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 9, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 at Clemson L 51–59  18–5
(7–4)
 17  Blackshear Jr.   8  Outlaw   3  2 Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
Feb 13, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom
No. 22 Georgia Tech W 76–68  19–5
(8–4)
 20  Outlaw   6  Tied   8  Blackshear Jr.  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 16, 2019
12:00 pm, ACCRSN
No. 22 at Pittsburgh W 70–64  20–5
(9–4)
 29  Blackshear Jr.   9  2 Tied   7  Bede  Petersen Events Center (10,289)
Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 18, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 No. 3 Virginia
Rivalry
L 58–64  20–6
(9–5)
 23  Blackshear Jr.   13  Blackshear Jr.   4  Alexander-Walker  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 23, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 at Notre Dame W 67–59  21–6
(10–5)
 22  Blackshear Jr.   14  Blackshear Jr.   3  Tied  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,787)
South Bend, IN
Feb 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 No. 3 Duke W 77–72  22–6
(11–5)
 23  Blackshear Jr.   10  Blackshear Jr.   6  Alexander-Walker  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 15 at No. 14 Florida State L 64–73 OT 22–7
(11–6)
 19  Alexander-Walker   9  Hill   4  Blackshear Jr.  Donald L. Tucker Center (10,611)
Tallahassee, FL
Mar 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 Miami (FL) W 84–70  23–7
(12–6)
 21  Alexander-Walker   10  Alexander-Walker   8  Alexander-Walker  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
Mar 13, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN
(5) No. 16 vs. (12) Miami
Second Round
W 71–56  24–7
 19  Blackshear Jr.   10  Blackshear Jr.   6  Alexander-Walker  Spectrum Center (19,691)
Charlotte, NC
Mar 14, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN
(5) No. 16 vs. (4) No. 12 Florida State
Quarterfinals
L 63–65 OT 24–8
 21  Alexander-Walker   9  Blackshear Jr.   4  Alexander-Walker  Spectrum Center (19,691)
Charlotte, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
9:57 pm, truTV
(4 E) No. 16 vs. (13 E) Saint Louis
First Round
W 66–52  25–8
 20  Alexander-Walker   7  Outlaw   2  Tied  SAP Center (12,824)
San Jose, CA
Mar 24, 2019*
7:10 pm, TBS
(4 E) No. 16 vs. (12 E) Liberty
Second Round
W 67–58  26–8
 19  Blackshear Jr.   11  Outlaw   6  Alexander-Walker  SAP Center (14,802)
San Jose, CA
Mar 29, 2019*
9:45 pm, CBS
(4 E) No. 16 vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke
Sweet Sixteen
L 73–75  26–9
 18  Blackshear Jr.   16  Blackshear Jr.   5  Blackshear Jr.  Capital One Arena (20,006)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
No. Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1 Isaiah Wilkins 14 14.4 47.2 46.4 73.7 2.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 5.5
3 Wabissa Bede 15 19.7 44.7 43.3 0.0 2.1 2.1 0.8 0.0 3.7
4 Nickeil Alexander-Walker 14 32.5 54.6 42.4 79.1 4.1 3.6 2.2 0.6 17.8
5 Justin Robinson 15 32.4 44.7 36.7 80.0 3.8 5.8 1.7 0.1 13.1
10 Jonathan Kabongo 8 5.9 33.3 25.0 33.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 1.8
11 Brendan Palmer 3 0.7 N/A N/A N/A 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
13 Ahmed Hill 15 33.1 46.3 44.8 93.3 3.5 1.7 0.9 0.1 12.7
14 P.J. Horne 15 16.9 65.4 0.0 80.0 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.5 5.1
24 Kerry Blackshear Jr. 15 25.7 54.2 34.8 66.2 6.2 1.7 0.5 0.9 14.1
42 Ty Outlaw 15 25.1 46.7 49.3 33.3 5.1 1.1 0.4 0.5 7.9

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP151613131513131010991012112220201516Not released
Coaches1717^141214131310107781110161819161514

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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  1. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 3, 2019). "Texas A&M hires Va. Tech's Williams as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 7, 2019). "Va. Tech hires Wofford's Young as new coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Hokies defeat Liberty, 86-70, in exhibition game - Virginia Tech". Virginia Tech.
  4. ^ "hokiesports.com :: Men's Basketball Schedule". www.hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2019.