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
Record19–15 (7–9 ACC)
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Assistant coaches
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
Seasons
2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina 13 3   .813 34 4   .895
No. 6 Duke 11 5   .688 30 7   .811
No. 12 Wake Forest 11 5   .688 24 7   .774
No. 16 Florida State 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
No. 24 Clemson 9 7   .563 23 9   .719
Boston College 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Maryland 7 9   .438 21 14   .600
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Miami (FL) 7 9   .438 19 13   .594
NC State 6 10   .375 16 14   .533
Virginia 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Georgia Tech 2 14   .125 12 19   .387
2009 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   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

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Date Opponent Location Result Overall Conf.
Regular Season
November 14, 2008 Gardner-Webb Blacksburg, VA W 65–62 1–0 0–0
November 17, 2008 Mount St. Mary's Blacksburg, VA W 62–57 2–0 0–0
November 20, 2008 Fairfield1 San Juan, PR
(O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off)
W 74–57 3–0 0–0
November 21, 2008 Xavier San Juan, PR
(O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off)
L 62–63 (OT) 3–1 0–0
November 23, 2008 Seton Hall San Juan, PR
(O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off)
L 73–77 3–2 0–0
November 26, 2008 Elon Blacksburg, VA W 76–67 4–2 0–0
December 1, 2008 Wisconsin Blacksburg, VA
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge)
L 72–74 4–3 0–0
December 7, 2008 Navy Washington, DC
(BB&T Classic)
W 79–70 5–3 0–0
December 9, 2008 Georgia Athens, GA L 66–67 5–4 0–0
December 14, 2008 Longwood Blacksburg, VA W 79–57 6–4 0–0
December 20, 2008 Columbia Madison Square Garden, NY
(ECAC Holiday Festival)
W 64–52 7–4 0–0
December 21, 2008 St. John's Madison Square Garden, NY
(ECAC Holiday Festival)
W 81–67 8–4 0–0
December 29, 2008 Charleston Southern Charleston, SC W 75–66 9–4 0–0
January 4, 2009 #5 Duke Durham, NC L 44–69 9–5 0–1
January 10, 2009 Virginia Blacksburg, VA
(Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry)
W 78–75 10–5 1–1
January 14, 2009 Richmond Blacksburg, VA W 62–48 11–5 1–1
January 17, 2009 Boston College Blacksburg, VA W 79–71 12–5 2–1
January 21, 2009 #1 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC W 78–71 13–5 3–1
January 25, 2009 Miami Miami, FL W 88–83 (OT) 14–5 4–1
January 29, 2009 #12 Clemson Blacksburg, VA L 82–86 14–6 4–2
January 31, 2009 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA L 66–67 14–7 4–3
February 8, 2009 NC State Blacksburg, VA W 91–87 (OT) 15–7 5–3
February 11, 2009 Georgia Tech Blacksburg, VA W 76–71 16–7 6–3
February 14, 2009 Maryland College Park, MD L 73–83 16–8 6–4
February 18, 2009 Virginia Charlottesville, VA
(Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry)
L 61–75 16–9 6–5
February 21, 2009 Florida State Blacksburg, VA L 65–67 16–10 6–6
February 25, 2009 #12 Clemson Clemson, SC W 80–77 17–10 7–6
February 28, 2009 #7 Duke Blacksburg, VA L 65–72 17–11 7–7
March 4, 2009 #2 North Carolina Blacksburg, VA L 78–86 17–12 7–8
March 8, 2009 #24 Florida State Tallahassee, FL L 53–63 17–13 7–9
*Conference games in bold, rankings from the AP Poll at the time of the game

References

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