Mike Young named head coach
Mike Young has been named to the men's basketball head coaching position at Virginia Tech … The Radford, Virginia native returns to the New River Valley following 17 highly-successful seasons as the head coach at Wofford … Young compiled a 299-244 (.551) overall record at Wofford and earned Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors four times (2010, 2014, 2015 and 2019) … Under his guidance, the Terriers registered an impressive list of non-conference wins over the likes of Auburn, Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, Purdue, Seton Hall, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Xavier and Wake Forest … Arguably the most compelling non-conference victory of his tenure at Wofford came on Dec. 20, 2017 when the Terriers faced No. 5 North Carolina at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. and registered a 79-75 victory over head coach Roy Williams and the Tar Heels … Prior to assuming the head coaching reins for the Terriers in 2002-03, Young was an assistant coach to current Wofford athletics director Richard Johnson … Young came to Wofford after serving as a graduate assistant for one year under Oliver Purnell at Radford University … A 1986 graduate of Emory & Henry College, he was a four-year letterman in basketball for coach Bob Johnson and the team captain his junior and senior seasons. He credits Johnson for having a major influence on his playing and coaching careers … Upon his graduation, Young became a full-time assistant coach for two years at Emory & Henry before moving on to Radford … Another mentor in his coaching philosophies is Fletcher Arritt, longtime coach of Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy … Young played one season for him before attending Emory and Henry … In the summer of 2015, Young was inducted into the Emory & Henry College Sports Hall of Fame, as well as the Radford High School Hall of Fame.
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About the 2018-19 Season
The Hokies finished the 2018-19 season 26-9 overall and 12-6 in ACC action … The Hokies were 16th in the AP poll and 14th in the final USA Today Coaches poll.
The Big 26
The Hokies won their 26th game of the season on March 24, in the NCAA Tournament against Liberty … This is the most wins in school history.
Virginia Tech Wins in a Season
26 2018-19
25 1994-95
25 2009-10
NAW Declares
Virginia Tech's Nickeil Alexander-Walker, a sophomore from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has declared himself eligible for the 2019 NBA Draft … Most draft experts and mock drafts list Alexander-Walker as a first-round selection.
Being Ranked
The Hokies ended the season ranked 16th in the AP poll, the 20th consecutive week (including the preseason poll), the longest streak in preseason and the regular season in school history … Tech was ranked for 17 consecutive weeks in the 1995-96 season, plus the Final AP Poll of that season.
It's Been a Long Time
The Hokies defeated Saint Louis, 66-52, in the first round of the NCAA East Regional in San Jose, California on March 22 … The win marked the Hokies' first NCAA Tournament victory since defeating Illinois, 54-52, on March 16, 2007.
It's Been an Even Longer Time
The Hokies defeated Liberty, 67-58, in the second round of the NCAA East Regional in San Jose, California on March 24 … The win earned the Hokies' first trip to the Sweet 16 since the tournament format expanded.
This is New
Two years ago, the Hokies made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 10 years … Last year made it two in a row … With this season's bid, Tech makes an NCAA appearance in three consecutive seasons for the first time in school history.
A New Mark
Ty Outlaw finished his Virginia Tech career 136-of-291 from three-point range, for 46.7 percent … He became the Virginia Tech career leader in three-point percentage, surpassing former teammate Justin Bibbs' record of 42.4 percent.
ACC Honors KJ & NAW
Kerry Blackshear Jr.and Nickeil Alexander-Walker were named to All-ACC teams, in voting by a panel of coaches, media and broadcasters … Blackshear was named to the second team All-ACC, while Alexander-Walker was named to the third team … This is the first time either player has been named to an All-ACC team.
