2008–09 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies lost Deron Washington off of their 2007–08 team, which finished as the fourth place team in the conference and lost to Ole Miss in the NIT quarterfinals.

2008–09 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
NIT, 2nd Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2008–09 record19–15 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 North Carolina133 .813  344  .895
No. 6 Duke115 .688  307  .811
No. 12 Wake Forest115 .688  247  .774
No. 16 Florida State106 .625  2510  .714
No. 24 Clemson97 .563  239  .719
Boston College97 .563  2212  .647
Maryland79 .438  2114  .600
Virginia Tech79 .438  1915  .559
Miami (FL)79 .438  1913  .594
NC State610 .375  1614  .533
Virginia412 .250  1018  .357
Georgia Tech214 .125  1219  .387
2009 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

Seth Greenberg, head coach
Position Name First year at VT
Head Coach Seth Greenberg 2003
Assistant Coach James Johnson 2007
Assistant Coach Ryan Odom 2003
Assistant Coach Stacey Palmore 2004
Source: http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/players/

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
0 F Jeff Allen
1 G/F Terrell Bell
4 G Evan Synstad
5 G Dorenzo Hudson
10 G Hank Thorns
11 F Chris Panneton
14 F Victor Davila
15 F Terrance Vinson
No. Position Player
21 F Lewis Witcher
23 G Malcolm Delaney
32 G Paul Debnam
33 F J. T. Thompson
34 C Cheick Diakite
40 G/F A. D. Vassallo
42 C Gene Swindle
Starters are indicated in bold

Schedule and results

DateOpponentLocationResultOverallConf.
Regular Season
November 14, 2008Gardner-WebbBlacksburg, VAW 65–621–00–0
November 17, 2008Mount St. Mary'sBlacksburg, VAW 62–572–00–0
November 20, 2008Fairfield1San Juan, PR
(O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off)
W 74–573–00–0
November 21, 2008XavierSan Juan, PR
(O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off)
L 62–63 (OT)3–10–0
November 23, 2008Seton HallSan Juan, PR
(O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off)
L 73–773–20–0
November 26, 2008ElonBlacksburg, VAW 76–674–20–0
December 1, 2008WisconsinBlacksburg, VA
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge)
L 72–744–30–0
December 7, 2008NavyWashington, DC
(BB&T Classic)
W 79–705–30–0
December 9, 2008GeorgiaAthens, GAL 66–675–40–0
December 14, 2008LongwoodBlacksburg, VAW 79–576–40–0
December 20, 2008ColumbiaMadison Square Garden, NY
(ECAC Holiday Festival)
W 64–527–40–0
December 21, 2008St. John'sMadison Square Garden, NY
(ECAC Holiday Festival)
W 81–678–40–0
December 29, 2008Charleston SouthernCharleston, SCW 75–669–40–0
January 4, 2009#5 DukeDurham, NCL 44–699–50–1
January 10, 2009VirginiaBlacksburg, VA
(Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry)
W 78–7510–51–1
January 14, 2009RichmondBlacksburg, VAW 62–4811–51–1
January 17, 2009Boston CollegeBlacksburg, VAW 79–7112–52–1
January 21, 2009#1 Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NCW 78–7113–53–1
January 25, 2009MiamiMiami, FLW 88–83 (OT)14–54–1
January 29, 2009#12 ClemsonBlacksburg, VAL 82–8614–64–2
January 31, 2009Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MAL 66–6714–74–3
February 8, 2009NC StateBlacksburg, VAW 91–87 (OT)15–75–3
February 11, 2009Georgia TechBlacksburg, VAW 76–7116–76–3
February 14, 2009MarylandCollege Park, MDL 73–8316–86–4
February 18, 2009VirginiaCharlottesville, VA
(Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry)
L 61–7516–96–5
February 21, 2009Florida StateBlacksburg, VAL 65–6716–106–6
February 25, 2009#12 ClemsonClemson, SCW 80–7717–107–6
February 28, 2009#7 DukeBlacksburg, VAL 65–7217–117–7
March 4, 2009#2 North CarolinaBlacksburg, VAL 78–8617–127–8
March 8, 2009#24 Florida StateTallahassee, FLL 53–6317–137–9
*Conference games in bold, rankings from the AP Poll at the time of the game

References

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