2008–09 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

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2008–09 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
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NIT, 2nd Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal
2008–09 record 19–15 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach Seth Greenberg
Assistant coach James Johnson
Assistant coach Ryan Odom
Assistant coach Stacey Palmore
Home arena Cassell Coliseum
Seasons
« 2007–08 2009–10 »
2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 North Carolina 13 3   .813     34 4   .895
#6 Duke 11 5   .688     30 7   .811
#12 Wake Forest 11 5   .688     24 7   .774
#16 Florida State 10 6   .625     25 10   .714
#24 Clemson 9 7   .563     23 9   .719
Boston College 9 7   .563     22 12   .647
Maryland 7 9   .438     21 14   .600
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438     19 15   .559
Miami (FL) 7 9   .438     19 13   .594
North Carolina State 6 10   .375     16 14   .533
Virginia 4 12   .250     10 18   .357
Georgia Tech 2 14   .125     12 19   .387
† ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
0 United States F Jeff Allen
1 United States G/F Terrell Bell
4 United States G Evan Synstad
5 United States G Dorenzo Hudson
10 United States G Hank Thorns
11 United States F Chris Panneton
14 Puerto Rico F Victor Davila
15 United States F Terrance Vinson
No. Position Player
21 United States F Lewis Witcher
23 United States G Malcolm Delaney
32 United States G Paul Debnam
33 United States F J. T. Thompson
34 Mali C Cheick Diakite
40 Puerto Rico G/F A. D. Vassallo
42 United States C Gene Swindle
Starters are indicated in bold

Schedule and results

Date Opponent Location Result Overall Conf.
Regular Season
November 14, 2008 Gardner-Webb Blacksburg, VA W 65–62 1–0 0–0
November 17, 2008 Mount St. Mary's Blacksburg, VA W 62–57 2–0 0–0
November 20, 2008 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 Seton Hall San Juan, PR
(O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off)
L 73–77 3–2 0–0
November 26, 2008 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 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 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 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

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