# 2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies lost five seniors off of their 2006–07 season team, which finished as the third place team in the conference.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name | First year at VT |
| Head coach | Seth Greenberg | 2003 |
| Assistant coach | James Johnson | 2007 |
| Assistant coach | Ryan Odom | 2003 |
| Assistant coach | Stacey Palmore | 2004 |
| Source: http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/players/ |||

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| No. | Position | Player |
| 0 | F | Jeff Allen |
| 1 | F | Terrell Bell |
| 3 | G | Tom Amalfe |
| 5 | G | Marcus Travis |
| 10 | G | Hank Thorns |
| 13 | F/G | Deron Washington |
| 15 | F | Terrance Vinson |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 21 | F | Lewis Witcher |
| 23 | G | Malcolm Delaney |
| 32 | G | Paul Debnam |
| 33 | F | J. T. Thompson |
| 34 | F | Cheick Diakite |
| 40 | F/G | A. D. Vassallo |
    Starters are indicated in bold

## Schedule and results

| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Overall | Conf. |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 9, 2007 | Elon | Blacksburg, VA | W 69–64 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| November 22, 2007 | Eastern Washington$^1$ | Anchorage, AK | W 69–52 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| November 23, 2007 | #22 Butler$^1$ | Anchorage, AK | L 78–84 (OT) | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| November 24, 2007 | #14 Gonzaga$^1$ | Anchorage, AK | L 64–82 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| November 28, 2007 | Penn State$^2$ | University Park, PA | L 61–66 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| December 1, 2007 | UNC Asheville | Blacksburg, VA | W 65–51 | 3–3 | 0–0 |
| December 4, 2007 | UNC Greensboro | Blacksburg, VA | W 67–39 | 4–3 | 0–0 |
| December 9, 2007 | George Washington | Blacksburg, VA | W 68–36 | 5–3 | 0–0 |
| December 16, 2007 | Old Dominion | Norfolk, VA | L 69–72 | 5–4 | 0–0 |
| December 19, 2007 | Liberty | Blacksburg, VA | W 58–46 | 6–4 | 0–0 |
| December 23, 2007 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | L 75–77 | 6–5 | 0–1 |
| December 28, 2007 | Hofstra$^3$ | Madison Square Garden, NY | W 84–59 | 7–5 | 0–1 |
| December 29, 2007 | St. John's$^3$ | Madison Square Garden, NY | W 54–48 | 8–5 | 0–1 |
| January 3, 2008 | Richmond | Richmond, VA | L 49–52 | 8–6 | 0–1 |
| January 7, 2008 | Charleston Southern | Blacksburg, VA | W 79–49 | 9–6 | 0–1 |
| January 12, 2008 | Maryland | Blacksburg, VA | W 67–66 | 10–6 | 1–1 |
| January 16, 2008 | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | W 70–69 OT | 11–6 | 2–1 |
| January 19, 2008 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | L 70–81 | 11–7 | 2–2 |
| January 24, 2008 | #4 Duke | Blacksburg, VA | L 64–81 | 11–8 | 2–3 |
| January 26, 2008 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | W 81–73 OT | 12–8 | 3–3 |
| January 29, 2008 | Florida State | Blacksburg, VA | W 89–80 | 13–8 | 4–3 |
| February 2, 2008 | Virginia | Blacksburg, VA | W 72–65 OT | 14–8 | 5–3 |
| February 5, 2008 | NC State | Raleigh, NC | L 63–73 | 14–9 | 5–4 |
| February 9, 2008 | Miami | Blacksburg, VA | L 71–74 | 14–10 | 5–5 |
| February 16, 2008 | #5 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | L 53–92 | 14–11 | 5–6 |
| February 20, 2008 | Maryland | College Park, MD | W 69–65 | 15–11 | 6–6 |
| February 23, 2008 | Georgia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | W 92–84 | 16–11 | 7–6 |
| February 26, 2008 | Boston College | Blacksburg, VA | W 67–48 | 17–11 | 8–6 |
| March 4, 2008 | Wake Forest | Blacksburg, VA | W 80–58 | 18–11 | 9–6 |
| March 9, 2007 | #24 Clemson | Clemson, SC | L 69–70 | 18–12 | 9–7 |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2008 | Miami | Charlotte, NC | W 63–49 | 19–12 | |
| March 15, 2008 | #1 North Carolina | Charlotte, NC | L 66–68 | 19–13 | |
| NIT tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2008 | Morgan State | Blacksburg, VA | W 94–62 | 20–13 | |
| March 24, 2008 | UAB | Blacksburg, VA | W 75–49 | 21–13 | |
| March 26, 2008 | Ole Miss | Blacksburg, VA | L 72–81 | 21–14 | |
| *Conference games in bold. $^1$Great Alaska Shootout, $^2$ACC–Big Ten Challenge, $^3$ECAC Holiday Festival, rankings from the AP Poll at the time of the game ||||||
NIT, Quarterfinals