The 2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the
2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2017. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season ended with the Final Four in San Antonio on April 2, 2018. Practices officially began on September 2 ...
. The Hokies were led by fourth-year head coach
Buzz Williams and played their home games at
Cassell Coliseum
Cassell Coliseum is a 10,052-seat multi-purpose arena in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States, that opened in 1962. It is home to the Virginia Tech Hokies men's and women's basketball teams, wrestling team, and volleyball team.
History
Built as a ...
in
Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...
. They finished the 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
Notre Dame, French for "Our Lady", a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, most commonly refers to:
* Notre-Dame de Paris, a cathedral in Paris, France
* University of Notre Dame, a university in Indiana, United States
** Notre Dame Fighting Irish, th ...
. They received an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to
Alabama.
Previous season
The
Hokies
The Virginia Tech Hokies are the athletic teams representing the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in intercollegiate athletics. The Hokies participate in the NCAA's Division I Atlantic Coast Conference in 22 va ...
finished the
2016–17 season 22–11, 10–8 in
ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated
Wake Forest in the second round of the
ACC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to
Florida State. They received an invitation to the
NCAA tournament as the #9 seed in the East region. There they lost to #8
Wisconsin in the first round.
Offseason
Departures
2017 recruiting class
Future recruits
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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ACC regular season
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ACC tournament
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NCAA tournament
Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
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