2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by fifth-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the 2018–19 season 26–9, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Miami (FL) in the second round of the ACC tournament before losing to Florida State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Saint Louis and Liberty to advance to the sweet sixteen for the first time since 1965 where they lost to ACC member Duke.

2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 16
Record26–9 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jamie McNeilly
  • Christian Webster
  • Devin Johnson
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Virginia162 .889353  .921
No. 3 North Carolina162 .889297  .806
No. 1 Duke144 .778326  .842
No. 10 Florida State135 .722298  .784
No. 16 Virginia Tech126 .667269  .743
Syracuse108 .5562014  .588
Louisville108 .5562014  .588
NC State99 .5002412  .667
Clemson99 .5002014  .588
Georgia Tech612 .3331418  .438
Boston College513 .2781417  .452
Miami (FL)513 .2781418  .438
Wake Forest414 .2221120  .355
Pittsburgh315 .1671419  .424
Notre Dame315 .1671419  .424
2019 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On April 3, Williams left Virginia Tech to take the Texas A&M head coaching job. The Hokies hired Wofford head coach Mike Young as his replacement on April 7.

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