#55 Virginia Tech Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Virginia Tech Hokies
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #55
 
Conference Rank: #7 ACC
 
 
2022-23 Record: 19-15, 8-12
2022-23 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Mike Young
Coach Record: 73-51 at Virginia Tech, 372-295 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Grant Basile, Forward, 16.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.7 apg
Justyn Mutts, Forward, 13.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 4.6 apg
Darius Maddox, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.1 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Sean Pedulla, Junior, Guard, 15.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.8 apg
Hunter Cattoor, Senior, Guard, 10.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.4 apg
Rodney Rice, Sophomore, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.9 apg
Lynn Kidd, Senior, Center, 5.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.6 apg
MJ Collins, Sophomore, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.4 apg
Mylyjael Poteat, Senior, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
John Camden, Sophomore, Forward, 1.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Robbie Beran, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Northwestern
Mekhi Long, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Old Dominion
Tyler Nickel, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from North Carolina
Brandon Rechsteiner, Freshman, Guard
Conner Venable, Freshman, Guard
Patrick Wessler, Freshman, Center
Jaydon Young, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.1 (115th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.1 (173, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.9 (43, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.6 (232, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.3 (75, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.8 (88, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.5 (107, 10)
Rebound Margin: -0.5 (223, 9)
Assists Per Game: 15.5 (29, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.9 (12, 4)