2013–14 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second year head coach James Johnson and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum. They were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Miami (FL).

2013–14 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	9–22 (2–16 ACC)
Head coach	James Johnson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kurt Kanaskie Andrew Moore Ramon Williams
Home arena	Cassell Coliseum

2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Virginia †	16	–	2		.889			30	–	7		.811
No. 14 Syracuse	14	–	4		.778			28	–	6		.824
No. 8 Duke	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
No. 19 North Carolina	13	–	5		.722			24	–	10		.706
Pittsburgh	11	–	7		.611			26	–	10		.722
Clemson	10	–	8		.556			23	–	13		.639
NC State	9	–	9		.500			22	–	14		.611
Maryland	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Florida State	9	–	9		.500			22	–	14		.611
Miami (FL)	7	–	11		.389			17	–	16		.515
Wake Forest	6	–	12		.333			17	–	16		.515
Georgia Tech	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Notre Dame	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Boston College	4	–	14		.222			8	–	24		.250
Virginia Tech	2	–	16		.111			9	–	22		.290
† 2014 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

On March 17, head coach James Johnson was fired. He compiled a record of 22–41 in two seasons. On March 21, he was replaced by Buzz Williams, most recently the head coach at Marquette.

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ben Emelogu SG	Grand Prairie, TX	South Grand Prairie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 13, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Maurice Kirby C	Chandler, AZ	Basha	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 11, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Malik Müller PG	Germany	Urspring	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Feb 14, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NA
Trevor Thompson C	Indianapolis, IN	St. Johns NW Military Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 4, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NA
Devin Wilson SG	McKees Rocks, PA	Montour	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 15, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NA   Rivals: NA  ESPN: NA
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Virginia Tech Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 18, 2013.

Roster

2013–14 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Malik Müller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Urspring Ehingen, Germany F 2 Joey van Zegeren 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Canarias Basketball Academy Hoogeveen, Netherlands G 3 Adam Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Fayette County / UNC Wilmington Jonesboro, Georgia F 4 Cadarian Raines 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS Sr Petersburg Petersburg, Virginia G 10 Marquis Rankin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Charlotte, North Carolina G 11 Devin Wilson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Montour McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania F 14 Greg Donlon (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Cosby Midlothian, Virginia G 15 Ben Emelogu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr South Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, Texas F 21 Maurice Kirby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Basha Chandler, Arizona F 22 Christian Beyer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr New Bern New Bern, North Carolina G 25 Will Johnston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Midlothian Midlothian, Virginia F 31 Jarell Eddie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cannon School Charlotte, North Carolina F 32 Trevor Thompson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. John's Northwestern Military Academy Indianapolis, Indiana F 33 Marshall Wood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Rustburg Rustburg, Virginia F 42 C. J. Barksdale 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Danville, Virginia	Head coach James Johnson Assistant coach(es) Kurt Kanaskie Ramon Williams Andrew Moore Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 18, 2013

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/09/2013* 12:00 pm, ESPN3	USC Upstate Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	L 63–64	0–1	Cassell Coliseum (5,321) Blacksburg, VA
11/12/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPN	West Virginia	W 87–82	1–1	Cassell Coliseum (5,049) Blacksburg, VA
11/17/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Western Carolina Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 79–61	2–1	Cassell Coliseum (5,617) Blacksburg, VA
11/18/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	VMI	W 105–92	3–1	Cassel Coliseum (4,162) Blacksburg, VA
11/22/2013* 9:30 pm, truTV	vs. No. 1 Michigan State Coaches vs. Cancer semifinals	L 77–96	3–2	Barclays Center (6,115) Brooklyn, NY
11/23/2013* 7:10 pm, truTV	vs. Seton Hall Coaches vs. Cancer, 3rd place game	L 67–68	3–3	Barclays Center (6,098) Brooklyn, NY
11/26/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Furman	W 75–54	4–3	Cassell Coliseum (3,470) Blacksburg, VA
11/29/2013* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Radford New River Valley rivalry	W 81–56	5–3	Cassell Coliseum (5,217) Blacksburg, VA
12/03/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Winthrop	W 81–63	6–3	Cassell Coliseum (3,888) Blacksburg, VA
12/08/2013 12:30 pm, ESPNU	at Miami (FL)	W 61–60 OT	7–3 (1–0)	BankUnited Center (6,270) Coral Gables, FL
12/21/2013* 5:30 pm, NBCSN	vs. VCU Governor’s Holiday Hoops Classic	L 52–82	7–4	Richmond Coliseum (10,605) Richmond, VA
12/28/2013* 12:00 pm, ESPN3	UNC Greensboro	L 52–55	7–5	Cassell Coliseum (4,847) Blacksburg, VA
12/31/2013* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	UMES	W 82–66	8–5	Cassell Coliseum (4,179) Blacksburg, VA
01/07/2014 9:00 pm, ACCN	No. 2 Syracuse	L 52–72	8–6 (1–1)	Cassell Coliseum (4,367) Blacksburg, VA
01/11/2014 12:00 pm, RSN	Boston College	L 59–62	8–7 (1–2)	Cassell Coliseum (3,972) Blacksburg, VA
01/15/2014 7:00 pm, RSN	Clemson	L 49–56	8–8 (1–3)	Cassell Coliseum (4,022) Blacksburg, VA
01/19/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at Notre Dame	L 63–70	8–9 (1–4)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,849) South Bend, IN
01/22/2014 7:00 pm, RSN	Wake Forest	L 77–83	8–10 (1–5)	Cassell Coliseum (51,56) Blacksburg, VA
01/25/2014 3:00 pm, ACCN	at Virginia	L 45–65	8–11 (1–6)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,215) Charlottesville, VA
01/29/2014 7:00 pm, RSN	at Boston College	L 52–76	8–12 (1–7)	Conte Forum (2,964) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/01/2014 12:00 pm, ACCN	Maryland	L 60–80	8–13 (1–8)	Cassell Coliseum (5,110) Blacksburg, VA
02/05/2014 9:00 pm, RSN	at Florida State	L 50–70	8–14 (1–9)	Donald L. Tucker Center (5,759) Tallahassee, FL
02/08/2014 12:00 pm, RSN	at No. 25 Pittsburgh	L 57–62 2OT	8–15 (1–10)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
02/15/2014 6:00 pm, RSN	Miami (FL)	W 53–45	9–15 (2–10)	Cassell Coliseum (5,105) Blacksburg, VA
02/18/2014 9:00 pm, ACCN	No. #14 Virginia	L 53–57	9–16 (2–11)	Cassell Coliseum (5,316) Blacksburgh, VA
02/22/2014 2:00 pm, RSN	NC State	L 64–71	9–17 (2–12)	Cassell Coliseum (5,268) Blacksburg, VA
02/25/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 6 Duke	L 48–66	9–18 (2–13)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
03/01/2014 2:30 pm, ACCN	No. 19 North Carolina	L 56–60	9–19 (2–14)	Cassell Coliseum (6,546) Blacksburg, VA
03/04/2014 8:00 pm, ACCN	at Maryland	L 47–64	9–20 (2–15)	Comcast Center (10,517) College Park, MD
03/08/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN2	at Georgia Tech	L 51–62	9–21 (2–16)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,155) Atlanta, GA
ACC tournament
03/12/2014 3:30 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network	vs. Miami (FL) First round	L 53–57	9–22	Greensboro Coliseum (10,945) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.