# 2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by third-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 10–8 in ACC play to finish a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the ACC tournament, they beat Wake Forest before losing to Florida State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large big to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 9 seed in the East region, they lost in the first round to Wisconsin.

## Previous season

The Hokies finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Florida State in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Miami (FL). They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to BYU.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Shane Henry | 0 | F | 6'8" | 190 | Senior | Newton, GA | Graduated |
| Satchel Pierce | 21 | F | 7'0" | 255 | Sophomore | Barberton, OH | Transferred to Penn State |
| Jalen Hudson | 23 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Akron, OH | Transferred to Florida |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Seth LeDay | 3 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Houston, TX | Junior college transferred from Northwest Mississippi Community College. |

## Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Khadim Sy #26 C | Mouth of Wilson, VA | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Oct 26, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Tyrie Jackson PG | Tifton, GA | Tift County High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 29, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/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 2016". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker SG | Toronto, ON | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 5, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Wabissa Bede PG | Ashburnham, MA | Cushing Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 28, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| 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 2017". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 9:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Maine | W 80–67 | 1–0 | Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | High Point | W 99–73 | 2–0 | Cassell Coliseum (6,428) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/19/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | VMI | W 88–72 | 3–0 | Cassell Coliseum (7,714) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/24/2016* 4:30 pm, ESPN | | vs. New Mexico Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | W 92–72 | 4–0 | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| 11/25/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Texas A&M Wooden Legacy semifinals | L 65–68 | 4–1 | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| 11/27/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Nebraska Wooden Legacy third place game | W 66–53 | 5–1 | Honda Center Anaheim, CA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 73–70 | 6–1 | Crisler Arena (9,981) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 12/07/2016* 8:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 75–59 | 7–1 | Cassell Coliseum (7,068) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/11/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | Ole Miss | W 80–75 | 8–1 | Cassell Coliseum (7,522) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/17/2016* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | The Citadel | W 113–71 | 9–1 | Cassell Coliseum (5,664) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/20/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Charleston Southern | W 87–59 | 10–1 | Cassell Coliseum (5,249) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | UMBC | W 87–70 | 11–1 | Cassell Coliseum (5,458) Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 5 Duke | W 89–75 | 12–1 (1–0) | Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/04/2017 9:00 pm, ACCN | No. 21 | at NC State | L 78–104 | 12–2 (1–1) | PNC Arena (16,185) Raleigh, NC |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN | No. 21 | at No. 12 Florida State | L 78–93 | 12–3 (1–2) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,041) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Syracuse | W 83–73 | 13–3 (2–2) | Cassell Coliseum (6,047) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 20 Notre Dame | L 71–76 | 13–4 (2–3) | Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm, RSN | | Georgia Tech | W 62–61 | 14–4 (3–3) | Cassell Coliseum (6,598) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/22/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Clemson | W 82–81 | 15–4 (4–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,120) Clemson, SC |
| 01/26/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 9 North Carolina | L 72–91 | 15–5 (4–4) | Dean Smith Center (20,113) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 01/29/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | Boston College | W 85–79 | 16–5 (5–4) | Cassell Coliseum (7,372) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/01/2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 9 Virginia Commonwealth Clash | L 48–71 | 16–6 (5–5) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, VA |
| 02/08/2017 9:00 pm, RSN | | at Miami (FL) | L 68–74 | 16–7 (5–6) | BankUnited Center (6,620) Coral Gables, FL |
| 02/12/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth Clash | W 80–78 $^{2OT}$ | 17–7 (6–6) | Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/14/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Pittsburgh | W 66–63 | 18–7 (7–6) | Petersen Events Center (7,835) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 8 Louisville | L 90–94 | 18–8 (7–7) | KFC Yum! Center (21,524) Louisville, KY |
| 02/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Clemson | W 71–70 | 19–8 (8–7) | Cassell Coliseum (7,179) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm, RSN | | at Boston College | W 91–75 | 20–8 (9–7) | Conte Forum (6,311) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/27/2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 25 Miami (FL) | W 66–61 | 21–8 (10–7) | Cassell Coliseum (6,962) Blacksburg, VA |
| 03/04/2017 4:30 pm, RSN | | Wake Forest | L 84–89 | 21–9 (10–8) | Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (7) | vs. (10) Wake Forest Second Round | W 99–90 | 22–9 | Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN | (7) | vs. (2) Florida State Quarterfinals | L 68–74 | 22–10 | Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2017* 9:40 pm, CBS | (9 E) | vs. (8 E) No. 25 Wisconsin First Round | L 74–84 | 22–11 | KeyBank Center (17,619) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | RV | — | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | — | RV | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings