2014–15 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

2014–15 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
2014–15 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	11–22 (2–16 ACC)
Head coach	Buzz Williams (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Isaac Chew; Steve Roccaforte; Jamie McNeilly;
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Virginia	16	–	2	.889	30	–	4	.882
No. 4 Duke	15	–	3	.833	35	–	4	.897
No. 8 Notre Dame †	14	–	4	.778	32	–	6	.842
No. 15 North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	26	–	12	.684
Miami (FL)	10	–	8	.556	25	–	13	.658
NC State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Clemson	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Pittsburgh	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Boston College	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Georgia Tech	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
Virginia Tech	2	–	16	.111	11	–	22	.333
No. 17 Louisville*	0	–	6	.000	0	–	8	.000


† ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)

The 2014–15 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum. They were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in last place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC tournament where they lost to Miami (FL).

Last season

The Hokies finished the season 11–22, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in last place. After defeating Wake Forest in the first round, they lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Miami (FL).

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cadarian Raines	4	F	6'9"	238	RS Senior	Petersburg, VA	Graduated
Marquis Rankin	10	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Transferred
Ben Emelogu	15	G	6'5"	205	Freshman	Grand Prairie, TX	Transferred to SMU
Maurice Kirby	21	F	6'9"	235	Freshman	Chandler, AZ	Transferred to Coffeyville Community College
Jarell Eddie	31	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Trevor Thompson	32	F	6'11"	210	Freshman	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Ohio State
Marshall Wood	33	F	6'8"	230	Sophomore	Rustburg, VA	Transferred to Richmond
C. J. Barksdale	42	F	6'9"	235	Junior	Danville, VA	Quit

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Shane Henry	0	F	6'8"	180	Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Junior College transfer Georgia Perimeter College
Seth Allen	4	G	6'1"	190	Junior	Woodbridge, VA	Transferred from Maryland. Under NCAA transfer rules, Allen will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Zach LeDay	32	F	6'7"	245	Junior	The Colony, TX	Transferred from South Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, LeDay will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ahmed Hill SG	Augusta, GA	Aquinas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 19, 2014
Ahmed Hill SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Bibbs SG	Chandler, AZ	Montverde Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 10, 2013
Justin Bibbs SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jalen Hudson SG	Akron, OH	St. Vincent-St. Mary	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 4, 2013
Jalen Hudson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Satchel Pierce C	Indianapolis, IN	St. Johns NW Military Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Apr 19, 2014
Satchel Pierce C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-06-23. "2014 Virginia Tech Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2014-06-23. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-06-23. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2014-06-23. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-06-23.

Roster

2014–15 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Shane Henry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Newton/Georgia Perimeter College	Newton, Georgia
G	1	Malik Müller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Urspring	Ehingen, Germany
F	2	Joey van Zegeren	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Canarias Basketball Academy	Hoogeveen, Netherlands
G	3	Adam Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Fayette County/UNC Wilmington	Jonesboro, Georgia
G	4	Seth Allen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Fredericksburg Christian/Maryland	Woodbridge, Virginia
G	10	Justin Bibbs	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Dayton, Ohio
G	11	Devin Wilson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Montour	McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
G	13	Ahmed Hill	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Aquinas	Augusta, Georgia
F	14	Greg Donlon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Cosby	Midlothian, Virginia
F	21	Satchel Pierce	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	The Kiski School	Barberton, Ohio
F	22	Christian Beyer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	New Bern	New Bern, North Carolina
G	23	Jalen Hudson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Vincent–St. Mary	Akron, Ohio
G	25	Will Johnston	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Midlothian	Midlothian, Virginia
F	32	Zach LeDay	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	The Colony/South Florida	Dallas, Texas

Head coach

Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City)

Assistant coach(es)

Isaac Chew (Avila)
Steve Roccaforte (Lamar)
Jamie McNeilly (New Orleans)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-05

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 71–46	1–0	Cassell Coliseum (6,191) Blacksburg, VA
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Liberty Cancún Challenge	W 73–63	2–0	Cassell Coliseum (5,586) Blacksburg, VA
11/22/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Appalachian State	L 63–65	2–1	Cassell Coliseum (2,970) Blacksburg, VA
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Northern Iowa Cancún Challenge semifinals	L 54–73	2–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (650) Cancún, MX
11/26/2014* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Miami (OH) Cancún Challenge	W 78–63	3–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (650) Cancún, MX
11/30/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Morgan State Cancún Challenge	W 83–63	4–2	Cassell Coliseum (3996) Blacksburg, VA
12/03/2014* 7:15 pm, ESPNU	at Penn State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 58–61	4–3	Bryce Jordan Center (7,326) University Park, PA
12/07/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Radford Rivalry	L 66–68	4–4	Cassell Coliseum (5,394) Blacksburg, VA
12/14/2014* 3:00 pm	Alabama A&M	W 65–55	5–4	Cassell Coliseum (3,559) Blacksburg, VA
12/20/2014* 1:00 pm	The Citadel	W 64–61	6–4	Cassell Coliseum (3,454) Blacksburg, VA
12/22/2014* 7:00 pm	VMI	W 87–74	7–4	Cassell Coliseum (5,326) Blacksburg, VA
12/27/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Presbyterian	W 87–65	8–4	Cassell Coliseum (3,420) Blacksburg, VA
12/30/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 17 West Virginia	L 51–82	8–5	WVU Coliseum (13,330) Morgantown, WV
01/03/2015 12:00 pm, RSN	Syracuse	L 66–68	8–6 (0–1)	Cassell Coliseum (6,838) Blacksburg, VA
01/06/2015 7:00 pm, RSN	at Florida State	L 75–86	8–7 (0–2)	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,353) Tallahassee, FL
01/13/2015 7:00 pm, RSN	at No. 6 Louisville	L 63–78	8–8 (0–3)	KFC Yum! Center (21,684) Louisville, KY
01/18/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNU	at No. 15 North Carolina	L 53–68	8–9 (0–4)	Dean Smith Center (19,745) Chapel Hill, NC
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, RSN	No. 8 Notre Dame	L 60–85	8–10 (0–5)	Cassell Coliseum (7,451) Blacksburg, VA
01/25/2015 4:00 pm, ACCN	No. 2 Virginia Rivalry	L 47–50	8–11 (0–6)	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA
01/27/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Pittsburgh	W 70–67 ^OT	9–11 (1–6)	Cassell Coliseum (5,206) Blacksburg, VA
01/31/2015 2:00 pm, RSN	at Wake Forest	L 70–73	9–12 (1–7)	LJVM Coliseum (11,752) Winston-Salem, NC
02/03/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at Syracuse	L 70–72	9–13 (1–8)	Carrier Dome (22,928) Syracuse, NY
02/07/2015 3:00 pm, ACCN	Florida State	L 65–73	9–14 (1–9)	Cassell Coliseum (7,819) Blacksburg, VA
02/09/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU	Georgia Tech	W 65–63	10–14 (2–9)	Cassell Coliseum (5,346) Blacksburg, VA
02/14/2015 12:00 pm, RSN	at Clemson	L 54–75	10–15 (2–10)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,645) Clemson, SC
02/18/2015 7:00 pm, RSN	at Miami (FL)	L 52–76	10–16 (2–11)	BankUnited Center (5,007) Coral Gables, FL
02/21/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2	at NC State	L 53–69	10–17 (2–12)	PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC
02/25/2015 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 4 Duke	L 86–91 ^OT	10–18 (2–13)	Cassell Coliseum (5,346) Blacksburg, VA
02/28/2015 4:00 pm, ACCN	at No. 2 Virginia Rivalry	L 57–69	10–19 (2–14)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,245) Charlottesville, VA
03/02/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU	Boston College	L 59–66	10–20 (2–15)	Cassell Coliseum (5,730) Blacksburg, VA
03/07/2015 12:00 pm, RSN	Miami (FL)	L 61–82	10–21 (2–16)	Cassell Coliseum (5,421) Blacksburg, VA
ACC tournament
03/10/2015 3:40 pm, ESPN2	vs. Wake Forest First Round	W 81–80	11–21	Greensboro Coliseum (9,003) Greensboro, NC
03/11/2015 9:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Miami (FL) Second Round	L 49–59	11–22	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

v t e Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
Venues	War Memorial Gymnasium (1926–1961) Cassell Coliseum (1962–present)
Rivalries	Virginia
Culture & lore	HokieBird "Tech Triumph"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25