2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies VirginiaTechWordmark.png 300 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 20–15 10–8 Buzz Williams 2nd Isaac Chew Steve Roccaforte Jamie McNeilly Cassell Coliseum NIT Second Round The 2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies were led by second 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 20–15, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Florida State in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Miami (FL). They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to BYU. Last season The Hokies finished the 2014–15 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). Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Malik Müller 1 G 6'3" 220 RS Freshman Ehingen, Germany Play professionally overseas Joey van Zegeren 2 F 6'10" 235 RS Junior Hoogeveen, Netherlands Transferred to Northwestern https://www.chicagotribune.com/2015/06/01/northwestern-lands-virginia-tech-transfer-joey-van-zegeren/ Northwestern lands Virginia Tech transfer Joey van Zegeren Fred Mitchell Chicago Tribune June 1, 2015 March 1, 2024 Adam Smith 3 G 6'1" 170 RS Junior Jonesboro, GA Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech Christian Beyer 22 F 6'7" 220 Senior New Bern, NC Graduated Will Johnston 25 G 6'4" 205 Senior Midlothian, VA Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Johnny Hamilton 22 C 6'11" 215 Sophomore Louisville, KY Junior college transferred from Jacksonville College. Ty Outlaw 42 F 6'6" 215 Junior Roxboro, NC Junior college transferred from Lee College. Recruiting class no no 2015 Chris Clarke SF Virginia Beach, VA Cape Henry Collegiate School 6 6 190 11/06/2014 4 4 4 4 Kerry Blackshear Jr. PF Orlando, FL Maynard Evans High School 6 9 220 10/04/2014 4 3 4 4 Justin Robinson PG Manassas, VA St. James School 6 1 178 10/12/2014 4 4 4 4 2015 Virginia Tech Commit List for 2015 2015 Virginia Tech Basketball Commits ESPN virginiatech http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=8&cfg=bb&toinid=386&yr=2014 http://espn.go.com/colleges/basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/259/class/2014 NA NA 23 19 2014-07-21 yes Roster 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies y yes Shane Henry 0 n F 6 8 190 SR Newton, Georgia Newton/Georgia Perimeter College USA Seth Allen 4 n G 6 1 195 JR y Woodbridge, Virginia Fredericksburg Christian/Maryland USA Justin Robinson 5 y Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1997) G 6 1 185 FR Manassas, Virginia St. James School (MD) USA Justin Bibbs 10 y G 6 5 220 SO Dayton, Ohio Montverde Academy USA Devin Wilson 11 n G 6 4 190 JR y McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania Montour USA Ahmed Hill 13 y G 6 5 195 SO Augusta, Georgia Aquinas USA Greg Donlon 14 n F 6 8 230 SR Midlothian, Virginia Cosby USA W Chris Clarke 15 n G/F 6 6 205 FR Virginia Beach, Virginia Cape Henry USA Satchel Pierce 21 n F 7 0 255 SO Barberton, Ohio The Kiski School USA Johnny Hamilton 22 y basketball C 7 0 230 JR Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago St. Augustine/Jacksonville College TAT Jalen Hudson 23 y G 6 5 195 SO Akron, Ohio St. Vincent–St. Mary USA Kerry Blackshear Jr. 24 y F 6 10 240 FR Orlando, Florida Maynard Evans USA Zach LeDay 32 y F 6 7 235 JR y Dallas, Texas The Colony/South Florida USA Matt Galloway 33 n G 6 3 195 JR y Sterling, VA Potomac Falls/Hood College USA Ty Outlaw 42 y G/F 6 6 215 JR Roxboro, NC Person/Lee College USA Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City) Isaac Chew (Avila) Steve Roccaforte (Lamar) Jamie McNeilly (New Orleans) http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/players/ Schedule no yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#660000; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 14 7:00 pm yes Alabama State Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA Emerald Coast Classic ESPN3 82–85 6,519 0–1 Nov 18 7:00 pm yes Jacksonville State Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA Emerald Coast Classic ESPN3 71–62 4,984 1–1 Nov 21 7:00 pm yes VMI Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 76–52 5,644 2–1 Nov 24 7:00 pm yes North Carolina A&T Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 90–60 4,464 3–1 Nov 27 7:00 pm yes yes Iowa State 4 The Arena Niceville, FL Emerald Coast Classic semifinals CBSSN 77–99 2,222 3–2 Nov 28 3:30 pm yes yes UAB The Arena Niceville, FL Emerald Coast Classic CBSSN 82–77 OT 2,222 4–2 Dec 1 7:00 pm yes Northwestern Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPNU 79–81 OT 4,879 4–3 Dec 5 3:00 pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 80–45 4,931 5–3 Dec 9 7:00 pm yes yes Radford Dedmon Center Radford, VA New River Valley rivalry 74–65 4,013 6–3 Dec 13 3:00 pm yes Lamar Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 88–53 4,870 7–3 Dec 19 6:00 pm yes Grambling State Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 87–52 4,649 8–3 Dec 22 1:00 pm yes yes Saint Joseph's Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Atlantic 10/ACC Showcase 62–79   8–4 Dec 30 12:00 pm yes West Virginia 19 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPNU 63–88 9,567 8–5 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#660000; color:white;"| ACC regular season Jan 2 2:00 pm no NC State Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA RSN 73–68 OT 4,971 9–5 1–0 Jan 4 9:00 pm no Virginia 4 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA Commonwealth Clash ESPN2 70–68 6,157 10–5 2–0 Jan 9 12:00 pm yes Duke 14 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ACCN 58–82 9,314 10–6 2–1 Jan 13 9:00 pm Wake Forest Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA RSN 93–91 4,985 11–6 3–1 Jan 16 12:00 pm yes Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA RSN 78–77 6,470 12–6 4–1 Jan 20 7:00 pm yes Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN RSN 81–83 7,888 12–7 4–2 Jan 24 3:00 pm North Carolina 2 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPNU 70–75 9,567 12–8 4–3 Jan 27 8:00 pm Louisville 16 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ACCN 83–91 7,084 12–9 4–4 Jan 31 6:30 pm yes Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 71–90 10,049 12–10 4–5 Feb 2 8:00 pm yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ACCN 60-68 OT 21,409 12–11 4–6 Feb 6 4:00 pm Clemson Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA RSN 60–57 9,567 13–11 5–6 Feb 9 8:00 pm yes Virginia 7 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA Commonwealth Clash ACCN 49–67 14,395 13–12 5–7 Feb 17 9:00 pm yes Miami (FL) 11 BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL RSN 49–65 6,614 13–13 5–8 Feb 20 3:00 pm Florida State Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ACCN 83–73 9,567 14–13 6–8 Feb 23 9:00 pm yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA ESPNU 71–56 1,018 15–13 7–8 Feb 28 6:30 pm yes Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ESPNU 81–74 9,404 16–13 8–8 Mar 2 7:00 pm Pittsburgh Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 65–61 6,949 17–13 9–8 Mar 5 4:00 pm Miami (FL) 7 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ACCN 77–62 8,911 18–13 10–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:white;"| ACC tournament Mar 9 9:00 pm yes 6 Florida State 11 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Second Round ESPN2 96–85 18,561 19–13 Mar 10 9:30 pm yes 6 Miami (FL) 3 11 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Quarterfinals ESPN 82–88 20,719 19–14 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:white;"| National Invitation tournament Mar 16 8:00 pm yes 3 Princeton 6 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA First Round – St. Bonaventure Bracket ESPNU 86–81 OT 8,241 20–14 Mar 18 9:30 pm yes yes 3 BYU 2 Marriott Center Provo, UT Second Round – St. Bonaventure Bracket ESPNU 77–80 12,379 20–15 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball seasons Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball Virginia Tech Virginia Tech