Virginia Tech Hokies

The Virginia Tech Hokies play at Cassell Coliseum in the mountainous town of Blacksburg, bringing ACC basketball to Southwest Virginia. Under Mike Young, the Hokies have established themselves as a competitive program in one of college basketball's toughest conferences. Virginia Tech's maroon and orange colors and the HokieStone campus create a distinctive identity. The program emphasizes fundamental basketball and has produced NBA talent in recent years. The Hokies' rivalry with Virginia for Commonwealth supremacy adds stakes to every matchup between the in-state foes.

Virginia Tech basketball rose to prominence under Seth Greenberg, reaching the 2007 NCAA Tournament and establishing the Hokies as an ACC factor. Dell Curry, father of Stephen Curry, starred for Virginia Tech in the 1980s before his NBA career. Buzz Williams guided the Hokies to the 2019 Sweet 16, the program's deepest NCAA run. The Hokies joined the ACC in 2004 after decades in the Big East and Metro Conference. Virginia Tech's rivalry with Virginia, the Commonwealth Clash, extends across all sports with basketball providing some of the most heated contests.