2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2019 ACC Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Buzz Williams (5th season)
Assistant coach	Jamie McNeilly
Assistant coach	Christian Webster
Assistant coach	Devin Johnson
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum

The 2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies are led by fifth-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Hokies finished the 2017–18 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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Alabama.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tyrie Jackson	1	G	6'1"	205	Sophomore	Tifton, GA	Transferred to NW Florida State College
Khadim Sy	2	F/C	6'10"	240	Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Daytona State College
Justin Bibbs	10	G	6'5"	220	Senior	Dayton, OH	Graduated
Devin Wilson	11	G	6'4"	195	RS Senior	McKees Rocks, PA	Graduated
Nick Fullard	21	F	6'10"	235	Senior	La Plata, MD	Graduated
Justin Ammerman	22	G	6'3"	185	Junior	West Chester, PA	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Wilkins SF	Wake Forest, NC	Mount Tabor High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 30, 2016
Isaiah Wilkins SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Landers Nolley #23 SF	Fairburn, GA	Langston Hughes High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 15, 2017
Landers Nolley #23 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jon Kabongo #28 PG	Toronto, ON	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 22, 2017
Jon Kabongo #28 PG	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 2018". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.

Roster

2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Isaiah Wilikins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Mount Tabor	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G	3	Wabissa Bede	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Cushing Academy	North Andover, Massachusetts
G	4	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Hamilton Heights Christian Academy	Toronto, Ontario
G	5	Justin Robinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	St. James School (MD)	Manassas, Virginia
G	10	Jonathan Kabongo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Thornlea Secondary	Toronto, Ontario
G	11	Brendan Palmer (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Forsyth Country Day	Lewisville, North Carolina
G	13	Ahmed Hill	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Aquinas	Augusta, Georgia
G	14	P.J. Horne	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Tift County	Tifton, Georgia
G/F	15	Chris Clarke	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Cape Henry	Virginia Beach, Virginia
G/F	21	Landers Nolley II	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Langston Hughes	Fairburn, Georgia
G	23	Tyrece Radford (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	McKinley	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	24	Kerry Blackshear, Jr.	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Maynard Evans	Orlando, Florida
G/F	42	Ty Outlaw	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Person/Lee College	Roxboro, North Carolina

Head coach

Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City)

Assistant coach(es)

Jamie McNeilly (New Orleans)
Christian Webster (Harvard)
Devin Johnson (New Orleans)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Gardner–Webb	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Nov 15, 2018* 11:30 am, ESPN2	vs. Ball State Charleston Classic Quarterfinals	–	–	–	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Nov 16, 2018* 11:00 am/1:30 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2	vs. Alabama or Northeastern Charleston Classic	–	–	–	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Nov 18, 2018*	vs. Charleston Classic	–	–	–	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Nov 24, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Saint Francis (PA)	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2	at Penn State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Central Connecticut	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	VMI	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Dec 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra	South Carolina State	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Washington Basketball Hall of Fame Boardwalk Classic	–	–	–	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	North Carolina A&T	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Dec 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Maryland Eastern Shore	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
ACC regular season
Jan 1, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU	Notre Dame	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 5, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN	Boston College	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN	at Georgia Tech	–	–	–	McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
Jan 15, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom	at Virginia Rivalry	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm, ACCRSN	Wake Forest	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN	at North Carolina	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 26, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2	Syracuse	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Miami (FL)	–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, Raycom	at NC State	–	–	–	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN	Louisville	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Feb 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Clemson	–	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Feb 13, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom	Georgia Tech	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Feb 16, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN	at Pittsburgh	–	–	–	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 18, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN	Virginia Rivalry	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Feb 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Notre Dame	–	–	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
Feb 26, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN/Raycom	Duke	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Florida State	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Mar 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2	Miami (FL)	–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
Mar 12–16, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

References

↑ "hokiesports.com :: Men's Basketball Schedule". www.hokiesports.com.

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Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
Venues	War Memorial Gymnasium (1926–1961) Cassell Coliseum (1962–present)
Rivalries	Radford Virginia
Culture & lore	History HokieBird "Tech Triumph"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 ACC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll