2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies lost five seniors off of their 2006–07 season team, which finished as the third place team in the conference.

2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–14 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
Seasons
2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina 14 2   .875 36 3   .923
No. 9 Duke 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
No. 22 Clemson 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Virginia Tech 9 7   .563 21 14   .600
Miami (FL) 8 8   .500 23 11   .676
Maryland 8 8   .500 19 15   .559
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Wake Forest 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Florida State 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Virginia 5 11   .313 17 16   .515
Boston College 4 12   .250 14 17   .452
NC State 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
2008 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

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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

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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   F Terrell Bell
3   G Tom Amalfe
5   G Marcus Travis
10   G Hank Thorns
13   F/G Deron Washington
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   F Cheick Diakite
40   F/G A. D. Vassallo
Starters are indicated in bold

Schedule and results

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Date Opponent Location Result Overall Conf.
Regular Season
November 9, 2007 Elon Blacksburg, VA W 69–64 1–0 0–0
November 22, 2007 Eastern Washington1 Anchorage, AK W 69–52 2–0 0–0
November 23, 2007 #22 Butler1 Anchorage, AK L 78–84 (OT) 2–1 0–0
November 24, 2007 #14 Gonzaga1 Anchorage, AK L 64–82 2–2 0–0
November 28, 2007 Penn State2 University Park, PA L 61–66 2–3 0–0
December 1, 2007 UNC Asheville Blacksburg, VA W 65–51 3–3 0–0
December 4, 2007 UNC Greensboro Blacksburg, VA W 67–39 4–3 0–0
December 9, 2007 George Washington Blacksburg, VA W 68–36 5–3 0–0
December 16, 2007 Old Dominion Norfolk, VA L 69–72 5–4 0–0
December 19, 2007 Liberty Blacksburg, VA W 58–46 6–4 0–0
December 23, 2007 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC L 75–77 6–5 0–1
December 28, 2007 Hofstra3 Madison Square Garden, NY W 84–59 7–5 0–1
December 29, 2007 St. John's3 Madison Square Garden, NY W 54–48 8–5 0–1
January 3, 2008 Richmond Richmond, VA L 49–52 8–6 0–1
January 7, 2008 Charleston Southern Blacksburg, VA W 79–49 9–6 0–1
January 12, 2008 Maryland Blacksburg, VA W 67–66 10–6 1–1
January 16, 2008 Virginia Charlottesville, VA W 70–69 OT 11–6 2–1
January 19, 2008 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA L 70–81 11–7 2–2
January 24, 2008 #4 Duke Blacksburg, VA L 64–81 11–8 2–3
January 26, 2008 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA W 81–73 OT 12–8 3–3
January 29, 2008 Florida State Blacksburg, VA W 89–80 13–8 4–3
February 2, 2008 Virginia Blacksburg, VA W 72–65 OT 14–8 5–3
February 5, 2008 NC State Raleigh, NC L 63–73 14–9 5–4
February 9, 2008 Miami Blacksburg, VA L 71–74 14–10 5–5
February 16, 2008 #5 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC L 53–92 14–11 5–6
February 20, 2008 Maryland College Park, MD W 69–65 15–11 6–6
February 23, 2008 Georgia Tech Blacksburg, VA W 92–84 16–11 7–6
February 26, 2008 Boston College Blacksburg, VA W 67–48 17–11 8–6
March 4, 2008 Wake Forest Blacksburg, VA W 80–58 18–11 9–6
March 9, 2007 #24 Clemson Clemson, SC L 69–70 18–12 9–7
March 14, 2008 Miami Charlotte, NC W 63–49 19–12
March 15, 2008 #1 North Carolina Charlotte, NC L 66–68 19–13
March 19, 2008 Morgan State Blacksburg, VA W 94–62 20–13
March 24, 2008 UAB Blacksburg, VA W 75–49 21–13
March 26, 2008 Ole Miss Blacksburg, VA L 72–81 21–14
*Conference games in bold. 1Great Alaska Shootout, 2ACC–Big Ten Challenge, 3ECAC Holiday Festival, rankings from the AP Poll at the time of the game

NIT, Quarterfinals