2008–09 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023June 2025 Basketball 2008–09 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 19–15 7–9 Seth Greenberg James Johnson Ryan Odom Stacey Palmore Cassell Coliseum NIT 2nd Round The 2008–09 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies lost Deron Washington off of their 2007–08 team, which finished as the fourth place team in the conference and lost to Ole Miss in the NIT quarterfinals. Coaching staff 160px|thumb|right|Seth Greenberg, head coach Position Name First year at VT Head coach Seth Greenberg 2003 Assistant coach James Johnson 2007 Assistant coach Ryan Odom 2003 Assistant coach Stacey Palmore 2004 Source: http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/players/ Roster 0 United States F So Jeff Allen 1 United States G F So Terrell Bell 4 United States G So Evan Synstad 5 United States G So Dorenzo Hudson 10 United States G So Hank Thorns 11 United States F Fr Chris Panneton 14 Puerto Rico F Fr Victor Davila 15 United States F rs-Jr Terrance Vinson 21 United States F Jr Lewis Witcher 23 United States G So Malcolm Delaney 32 United States G Jr Paul Debnam 33 United States F So J. T. Thompson 34 Mali C Sr Cheick Diakite 40 Puerto Rico G F Sr A. D. Vassallo 42 United States C Fr Gene Swindle Starters are indicated in bold https://hokiesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/season/2008-09 Men's Basketball 2008-09 Virginia Tech Hokies June 30, 2025 Schedule and results Date Opponent Location Result Overall Conf. Regular Season November 14, 2008 2008–09 men Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Gardner-Webb University Gardner-Webb Blacksburg, VA W 65–62 1–0 0–0 November 17, 2008 2008–09 men Mount St. Mary's Mount Mount St. Mary's University Mount St. Mary's Blacksburg, VA W 62–57 2–0 0–0 November 20, 2008 2008–09 men Fairfield Stags Fairfield University Fairfield1 San Juan, PR(O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off) W 74–57 3–0 0–0 November 21, 2008 Xavier San Juan, PR(O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off) L 62–63 (OT) 3–1 0–0 November 23, 2008 2008–09 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Seton Hall San Juan, PR(O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off) L 73–77 3–2 0–0 November 26, 2008 2008–09 men Elon Phoenix Elon University Elon Blacksburg, VA W 76–67 4–2 0–0 December 1, 2008 Wisconsin Blacksburg, VA(ACC–Big Ten Challenge) L 72–74 4–3 0–0 December 7, 2008 2008–09 men Navy Midshipmen United States Naval Academy Navy Washington, DC(BB&T Classic) W 79–70 5–3 0–0 December 9, 2008 Georgia Athens, GA L 66–67 5–4 0–0 December 14, 2008 Longwood Blacksburg, VA W 79–57 6–4 0–0 December 20, 2008 2008–09 men Columbia Tigers Columbia University Columbia Madison Square Garden, NY(ECAC Holiday Festival) W 64–52 7–4 0–0 December 21, 2008 St. John's Madison Square Garden, NY(ECAC Holiday Festival) W 81–67 8–4 0–0 December 29, 2008 2008–09 men Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern University Charleston Southern Charleston, SC W 75–66 9–4 0–0 January 4, 2009 #5 Duke Durham, NC L 44–69 9–5 0–1 January 10, 2009 Virginia Blacksburg, VA(Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry) W 78–75 10–5 1–1 January 14, 2009 Richmond Blacksburg, VA W 62–48 11–5 1–1 January 17, 2009 Boston College Blacksburg, VA W 79–71 12–5 2–1 January 21, 2009 #1 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC W 78–71 13–5 3–1 January 25, 2009 Miami Miami, FL W 88–83 (OT) 14–5 4–1 January 29, 2009 #12 Clemson Blacksburg, VA L 82–86 14–6 4–2 January 31, 2009 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA L 66–67 14–7 4–3 February 8, 2009 NC State Blacksburg, VA W 91–87 (OT) 15–7 5–3 February 11, 2009 Georgia Tech Blacksburg, VA W 76–71 16–7 6–3 February 14, 2009 Maryland College Park, MD L 73–83 16–8 6–4 February 18, 2009 Virginia Charlottesville, VA (Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry) L 61–75 16–9 6–5 February 21, 2009 Florida State Blacksburg, VA L 65–67 16–10 6–6 February 25, 2009 #12 Clemson Clemson, SC W 80–77 17–10 7–6 February 28, 2009 #7 Duke Blacksburg, VA L 65–72 17–11 7–7 March 4, 2009 #2 North Carolina Blacksburg, VA L 78–86 17–12 7–8 March 8, 2009 #24 Florida State Tallahassee, FL L 53–63 17–13 7–9 *Conference games in bold, rankings from the AP Poll at the time of the game References Category:Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball seasons Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech