The Virginia Tech Hokies is the men's basketball team representing the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the NCAA Division. The Hokies won one Metro Conference Tournament in 1979 and the ACC Tournament Championship in 2022. The Hokies have appeared thirteen times in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Sweet Sixteen two times and in the Elite Eight once in 1967. They also won the regular season Southern Conference in 1960 and have appeared in 15 National Invitation Tournaments. The Hokies helped many athletes to the professional realm, including Zabian Dowdell, Malcolm Delaney, Erick Green, and many more.
Virginia Tech Hokies Basketball Head Coach 2024-2025
Mike Young is the head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies for the 2024–2025 season. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Emory & Henry College before working his way up through Radford University and Wofford College, where he became the head coach in 2002 and left in 2019. His Wofford team made five NCAA appearances, helping him win four Coach of the Year awards. In 2019, Young was named Virginia Tech's head coach. With Young at the helm, the Hokies won the ACC Tournament in 2022 and he was also named the ACC Coach of the Year in 2021.
Mike Young Physical Attributes
Age | 61 years old (May 1, 1963) |
Mike Young Age
As of January 2025, Mike Young is 61 years old and was born on May 1, 1963.
Virginia Tech Hokies basketball Head Coach year by year
Here is the list of Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team head coaches year by year:
Tenure | Record | Coach |
1909–1911 | 11–5 | Branch Bocock |
1917–1920 | 47–13 | Charles Bernier |
1920–1923 | 25–20 | Monk Younger |
1976–1987 | 213–119 | Charles Moir |
1987–1991 | 56–61 | Frankie Allen |
1991–1997 | 101–78 | Bill Foster |
1997–1999 | 23–32 | Bobby Hussey |
1999–2003 | 45–70 | Ricky Stokes |
2003–2012 | 170–123 | Seth Greenberg |
2012–2014 | 22–41 | James Johnson |
2014–2019 | 100–69 | Buzz Williams |
2019–Present | 95–71 | Mike Young |
Virginia Tech Hokies Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff 2024-2025
Here is the list of all the coaching staff of the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team for the 2024-2025 season:
Position | Name |
Head Coach | Mike Young |
Assistant Coach | J.D. Byers |
Assistant Coach | Kevin Giltner |
Assistant Coach | Christian Webster |
Special Assistant to the Head Coach | Ace Custis |
Assistant AD, Strength & Conditioning | David Jackson |
Assistant Coach
J.D. Byers, Kevin Giltner, Christian Webster, Ace Custis, and David Jackson are appointed as the assistant coaches of the Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team as of January 2025.
J.D. Byers joined in 2023, Kevin Giltner and Ace Custis joined in 2019, Christian Webster joined in 2016 and David Jackson joined the coaching staff in 2020.
Virginia Tech Hokies Men’s Basketball Support Staff 2024-2025
Position | Name |
Associate AD, Chief of Staff | Stephanie Ballein |
Director of Player Personnel | Eli Atzenhoffer |
Recruiting Coordinator | Blake Wetherington |
Assistant AD, Sports Medicine | Hisham Ziyout |
Assistant Director, Equipment Services | Bruce Garnes |
Assistant Director, Operations | Luke Johnson |
Graduate Assistant | Matt Smith |
Graduate Assistant | Austin Howard |
FAQs on Virginia Tech Hokies
A. The Virginia Tech Hokies program was established in 1909.
A. The Virginia Tech Hokies play at Cassell Coliseum.
A. Virginia Tech Hokies compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
A. Virginia Tech Hokies won the ACC Tournament in 2022.