# 2013–14 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second year head coach James Johnson and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum. They were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Miami (FL).
On March 17, head coach James Johnson was fired. He compiled a record of 22–41 in two seasons. On March 21, he was replaced by Buzz Williams, most recently the head coach at Marquette.

## Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ben Emelogu SG | Grand Prairie, TX | South Grand Prairie | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 13, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Maurice Kirby C | Chandler, AZ | Basha | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 11, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Malik Müller PG | Germany | Urspring | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | Feb 14, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NA ||||||
| Trevor Thompson C | Indianapolis, IN | St. Johns NW Military Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NA ||||||
| Devin Wilson SG | McKees Rocks, PA | Montour | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NA Rivals: NA ESPN: NA ||||||
| 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 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2013* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | USC Upstate Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 63–64 | 0–1 | Cassell Coliseum (5,321) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/12/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPN | West Virginia | W 87–82 | 1–1 | Cassell Coliseum (5,049) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/17/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Carolina Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 79–61 | 2–1 | Cassell Coliseum (5,617) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/18/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | VMI | W 105–92 | 3–1 | Cassel Coliseum (4,162) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/22/2013* 9:30 pm, truTV | vs. No. 1 Michigan State Coaches vs. Cancer semifinals | L 77–96 | 3–2 | Barclays Center (6,115) Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/23/2013* 7:10 pm, truTV | vs. Seton Hall Coaches vs. Cancer, 3rd place game | L 67–68 | 3–3 | Barclays Center (6,098) Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Furman | W 75–54 | 4–3 | Cassell Coliseum (3,470) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/29/2013* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Radford New River Valley rivalry | W 81–56 | 5–3 | Cassell Coliseum (5,217) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Winthrop | W 81–63 | 6–3 | Cassell Coliseum (3,888) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/08/2013 12:30 pm, ESPNU | at Miami (FL) | W 61–60 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 (1–0) | BankUnited Center (6,270) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/21/2013* 5:30 pm, NBCSN | vs. VCU Governor’s Holiday Hoops Classic | L 52–82 | 7–4 | Richmond Coliseum (10,605) Richmond, VA |
| 12/28/2013* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNC Greensboro | L 52–55 | 7–5 | Cassell Coliseum (4,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/31/2013* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | UMES | W 82–66 | 8–5 | Cassell Coliseum (4,179) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/07/2014 9:00 pm, ACCN | No. 2 Syracuse | L 52–72 | 8–6 (1–1) | Cassell Coliseum (4,367) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/11/2014 12:00 pm, RSN | Boston College | L 59–62 | 8–7 (1–2) | Cassell Coliseum (3,972) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm, RSN | Clemson | L 49–56 | 8–8 (1–3) | Cassell Coliseum (4,022) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/19/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Notre Dame | L 63–70 | 8–9 (1–4) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,849) South Bend, IN |
| 01/22/2014 7:00 pm, RSN | Wake Forest | L 77–83 | 8–10 (1–5) | Cassell Coliseum (51,56) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/25/2014 3:00 pm, ACCN | at Virginia | L 45–65 | 8–11 (1–6) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,215) Charlottesville, VA |
| 01/29/2014 7:00 pm, RSN | at Boston College | L 52–76 | 8–12 (1–7) | Conte Forum (2,964) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/01/2014 12:00 pm, ACCN | Maryland | L 60–80 | 8–13 (1–8) | Cassell Coliseum (5,110) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/05/2014 9:00 pm, RSN | at Florida State | L 50–70 | 8–14 (1–9) | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,759) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/08/2014 12:00 pm, RSN | at No. 25 Pittsburgh | L 57–62 $^{2OT}$ | 8–15 (1–10) | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/15/2014 6:00 pm, RSN | Miami (FL) | W 53–45 | 9–15 (2–10) | Cassell Coliseum (5,105) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/18/2014 9:00 pm, ACCN | No. #14 Virginia | L 53–57 | 9–16 (2–11) | Cassell Coliseum (5,316) Blacksburgh, VA |
| 02/22/2014 2:00 pm, RSN | NC State | L 64–71 | 9–17 (2–12) | Cassell Coliseum (5,268) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/25/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 6 Duke | L 48–66 | 9–18 (2–13) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 03/01/2014 2:30 pm, ACCN | No. 19 North Carolina | L 56–60 | 9–19 (2–14) | Cassell Coliseum (6,546) Blacksburg, VA |
| 03/04/2014 8:00 pm, ACCN | at Maryland | L 47–64 | 9–20 (2–15) | Comcast Center (10,517) College Park, MD |
| 03/08/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Georgia Tech | L 51–62 | 9–21 (2–16) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,155) Atlanta, GA |
| ACC tournament |||||
| 03/12/2014 3:30 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network | vs. Miami (FL) First round | L 53–57 | 9–22 | Greensboro Coliseum (10,945) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||