2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies are led by third-year head coach Mike Young and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 11–9 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed, they defeated Clemson, Notre Dame, North Carolina, and Duke to win the ACC tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the East Region, where they lost in the first round to Texas.

2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
ACC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record23–13 (11–9 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMike Jones
Assistant coaches
  • Christian Webster
  • Kevin Giltner
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
Seasons
2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Duke 16 4   .800 32 7   .821
North Carolina 15 5   .750 29 10   .744
Notre Dame 15 5   .750 24 11   .686
Miami (FL) 14 6   .700 26 11   .703
Wake Forest 13 7   .650 25 10   .714
Virginia 12 8   .600 21 14   .600
Virginia Tech 11 9   .550 23 13   .639
Florida State 10 10   .500 17 14   .548
Syracuse 9 11   .450 16 17   .485
Clemson 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
Louisville 6 14   .300 13 19   .406
Boston College 6 14   .300 13 20   .394
Pittsburgh 6 14   .300 11 21   .344
Georgia Tech 5 15   .250 12 20   .375
NC State 4 16   .200 11 21   .344
2022 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Hokies finished the 2020–21 season 15–7, 9–4 in ACC play, to finish in third place. They lost to North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament after earning a double-bye into the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South Region where they lost to Florida in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Joe Bamisile 1 G 6'4" 195 Freshman Chesterfield, VA Transferred to George Washington
Cartier Diarra 2 G 6'4" 185 Graduate Student Florence, SC Graduated
Wabissa Bede 3 G 6'1" 195 Graduate Student North Andover, MA Graduated
Grant Yates 10 F 6'8" 205 RS Sophomore Gainesville, VA Walk-on; didn't return
Gill Williamson 11 F 6'8" 195 Freshman Richmond, VA Walk-on; didn't return
Jalen Cone 15 G 5'10" 165 Sophomore Walkertown, NC Transferred to Northern Arizona
Tyrece Radford 23 G 6'2" 200 RS Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA Transferred to Texas A&M
Cordell Pemsl 35 F 6'9" 250 Graduate Student Dubuque, IA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Storm Murphy 5 G 6'0" 185 Graduate Student Middleton, WI Wofford
Lynn Kidd 15 C 6'10" 240 Sophomore Gainesville, FL Clemson

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Sean Pedulla
#38 PG
Edmond, OK Edmond Memorial High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 19, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Jalen Haynes
#28 C
Fort Lauderdale, FL Monteverde Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Apr 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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 Hokies". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

2022 Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
M. J. Collins
#20 SG
Clover, SC Westminster Catawba Christian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 4, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Pat Wessler
#45 C
Charlotte, NC Combine Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 19, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Roster

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2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Hunter Cattoor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bishop Moore Orlando, FL
F 1 David N'Guessan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mt. Zion Prep De Lier, Netherlands
G 3 Sean Pedulla 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Edmond Memorial Edmond, OK
G 4 Nahiem Alleyne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mountain View Buford, GA
G 5 Storm Murphy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Wofford Middleton, WI
G 10 Camden Johnson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Metrolina Christian Academy Waxhaw, NC
F 11 Jalen Haynes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 13 Dairus Maddox 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Bowie, MD
G 14 Ben Varga (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Xavier Louisville, KY
C 15 Lynn Kidd 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Clemson Gainesvlle, FL
C 21 John Ojiako 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Admiral Farragut Lagos, Nigeria
F 22 Keve Aluma 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Wofford Berlin, MD
F 25 Justyn Mutts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Delaware Millville, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ACCNX
Maine W 82–47  1–0
 15  Tied   7  Tied   6  Mutts  Cassell Coliseum (6,473)
Blacksburg, VA
November 12, 2021*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
at Navy
Veterans Classic
W 77–57  2–0
 20  Aluma   7  Mutts   4  Cattoor  Alumni Hall (4,787)
Annapolis, MD
November 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Radford
New River Valley rivalry
W 65–39  3–0
 17  Murphy   9  Cattoor   3  Tied  Cassell Coliseum (6,835)
Blacksburg, VA
November 18, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Saint Francis (PA) W 85–55  4–0
 18  Tied   8  N'Guessan   3  Murphy  Cassell Coliseum (6,437)
Blacksburg, VA
November 21, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Merrimack W 72–43  5–0
 14  Murphy   7  Mutts   5  Mutts  Cassell Coliseum (4,730)
Blacksburg, VA
November 24, 2021*
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 9 Memphis
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
L 61–69  5–1
 21  Alleyne   12  Mutts   4  Alleyne  Barclays Center (2,804)
Brooklyn, NY
November 26, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 25 Xavier
NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game
L 58–59  5–2
 18  Alleyne   11  Mutts   4  Cattoor  Barclays Center (0)
Brooklyn, NY
December 1, 2021*
7:15 p.m., ESPN2
at Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 62–58  6–2
 17  Aluma   12  Aluma   4  Tied  Xfinity Center (15,988)
College Park, MD
December 4, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest L 61–80  6–3
(0–1)
 23  Aluma   9  Aluma   5  Aluma  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
December 8, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ACCN
Cornell W 93–60  7–3
 16  Aluma   9  N'Guessan   4  Tied  Cassell Coliseum (6,403)
Blacksburg, VA
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Dayton L 57–62  7–4
 14  Tied   10  Mutts   5  Murphy  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
December 17, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. St. Bonaventure
Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout
W 86–49  8–4
 21  Cattoor   7  Mutts   4  Aluma  Spertrum Center (0)
Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 2 Duke L 65–76  8–5
(0–2)
 25  Aluma   10  Aluma   4  Murphy  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN
NC State L 63–68  8–6
(0–3)
 18  Aluma   7  Mutts   5  Murphy  Cassell Coliseum (5,148)
Blacksburg, VA
January 12, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Virginia
Rivalry
L 52–54  8–7
(0–4)
 22  Aluma   6  Tied   5  Cattoor  John Paul Jones Arena (13,573)
Charlottesville, VA
January 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Notre Dame W 79–73  9–7
(1–4)
 24  Mutts   8  Aluma   3  Mutts  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at NC State W 62–59  10–7
(2–4)
 13  Mutts   11  Aluma   4  Tied  PNC Arena (13,286)
Raleigh, NC
January 22, 2022
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Boston College L 63–68  10–8
(2–5)
 21  Aluma   8  Aluma   3  Tied  Conte Forum (4,714)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 24, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at North Carolina
Rescheduled from December 29
L 68–78  10–9
(2–6)
 19  Aluma   10  Mutts   4  Pedulla  Dean Smith Center (19,357)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Miami (FL) L 75–78  10–10
(2–7)
 14  Aluma   10  Mutts   8  Mutts  Cassell Coliseum (7,086)
Blacksburg, VA
January 29, 2022
3:00 p.m., ABC
at Florida State W 85–72  11–10
(3–7)
 27  Cattoor   5  Mutts   5  Murphy  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,500)
Tallahassee, Florida
February 2, 2022
9:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech W 81–66  12–10
(4–7)
 24  Aluma   8  Mutts   4  Mutts  Cassell Coliseum (6,887)
Blacksburg, VA
February 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh W 76–71  13–10
(5–7)
 20  Murphy   5  Mutts   4  Murphy  Petersen Events Center (8,533)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh
Rescheduled from January 1
W 74–47  14–10
(6–7)
 18  Aluma   9  Mutts   7  Pedulla  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 12, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Syracuse W 71–59  15–10
(7–7)
 20  Aluma   14  Mutts   11  Mutts  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 14, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN
Virginia
Rivalry
W 62–53  16–10
(8–7)
 24  Aluma   8  Aluma   5  Mutts  Cassell Coliseum (9,825)
Blacksburg, VA
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
North Carolina L 57–65  16–11
(8–8)
 16  Aluma   9  Aluma   4  Murphy  Cassell Coliseum (9,825)
Blacksburg, VA
February 23, 2022
9:00 p.m., ACCN
at Georgia Tech W 62–58  17–11
(9–8)
 12  3 tied   10  Aluma   3  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (4,150)
Atlanta, GA
February 26, 2022
3:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Miami (FL) W 71–70  18–11
(10–8)
 18  Aluma   10  Aluma   6  Tied  Watsco Center (5,979)
Coral Gables, FL
March 1, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
Louisville W 75–43  19–11
(11–8)
 14  Mutts   10  Mutts   6  Mutts  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Clemson L 59–63  19–12
(11–9)
 17  Alleyne   9  Mutts   3  Aluma  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,295)
Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
March 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(7) vs. (10) Clemson
Second round
W 76–75 OT 20–12
 19  Aluma   10  Aluma   4  Murphy  Barclays Center (8,174)
Brooklyn, NY
March 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(7) vs. (2) Notre Dame
Quarterfinals
W 87–80  21–12
 20  Aluma   10  Mutts   5  Mutts  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
March 11, 2022
9:30 p.m., ESPN
(7) vs. (3) No. 25 North Carolina
Semifinals
W 72–59  22–12
 20  Maddox   6  Maddox   7  Murphy  Barclays Center (15,994)
Brooklyn, NY
March 12, 2022
8:30 p.m., ESPN
(7) vs. (1) No. 7 Duke
Championship
W 82–67  23–12
 31  Cattoor   10  Aluma   7  Aluma  Barclays Center (17,764)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
4:30 p.m., TBS
(11 E) vs. (6 E) No. 25 Texas
First Round
L 73–81  23–13
 19  Pedulla   6  Aluma   5  Mutts  Fiserv Forum (17,500)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRV^RV24RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2020.