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2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Tech during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Hokies, led by sixth-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 three games of the season. They then went on a six game losing streak, which began in the Hall of Fame Series against Penn State. They then lost their campus game in the Fort Myers Tip-Off against Jacksonville 74–64. They lost both games in Jacksonville as part of the main tournament. Upon returning they also lost their ACC–SEC Challenge game against Vanderbilt and their ACC opener against eighteenth ranked Pittsburgh. They broke their losing streak with a 95–67 win over North Carolina A&T. They finished their non-conference season with a loss at Saint Joseph's in the Holiday Hoopfest. They lost to fourth-ranked Duke to wrap the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Young (basketball)
Michael Kent Young (born May 1, 1963) is an American college basketball coach and currently the head men's basketball coach at Virginia Tech. He was hired on April 7, 2019, after a 17-year stint where he went 299–244 () as the head coach at Wofford College. Career Born in Radford, Virginia, Young played collegiately at Emory & Henry College. After completing his career, which included serving as team captain during his junior and senior seasons, Young began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater. In 1988, he left Emory & Henry to serve one year as an assistant to Oliver Purnell at Radford University. In 1989, Young began his tenure as an assistant coach at Wofford. He would go on to spend the next 30 years at the school, helping to guide the Terriers in their transition from NCAA Division II, Division II to NCAA Division I, Division I independent status, and finally to a spot in the Southern Conference, where the Terriers compete today. In December 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
