Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 6, 2021 · CSM Staff
 

Virginia Tech Hokies

ACC (15-6, 9-4)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/28 vs Villanova (81-73), 12/15 Clemson (66-60), 1/30 Virginia (65-51)
Bad Losses: 12/8 Penn State (55-75), 1/6 at Louisville (71-73), 2/23 Georgia Tech (53-69)
Coach:  Mike Young
 
Probable Starters:
Wabissa Bede, Senior, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 3.2 apg
Tyrece Radford, Sophomore, Guard, 11.9 ppg, 2.1 apg, 6.1 rpg
Nahiem Alleyne, Sophomore, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 1.7 apg
Justyn Mutts, Junior, Forward, 9.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.1 apg
Keve Aluma, Junior, Forward, 15.6 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.3 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Hunter Cattoor, Sophomore, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 1.4 apg
David N’Guessan, Freshman, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.1 (155th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.8 (44, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.1 (121, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.7 (88, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (82, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (100, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.3 (193, 10)
Rebound Margin: 3.9 (64, 5)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (98, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.7 (62, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 NCAA Round of 64 win over Saint Louis
2019 NCAA Round of 32 win over Liberty
2019 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Duke
2018 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Alabama
2017 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Wisconsin
2016 NIT First Round win over Princeton
2016 NIT Second Round loss to BYU
2011 NIT First Round win over Bethune-Cookman
2011 NIT Second Round loss to Wichita State
2010 NIT First Round win over Quinnipiac
2010 NIT Second Round win over Connecticut
2010 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Rhode Island
2009 NIT First Round win over Duquesne
2009 NIT Second Round loss to Baylor
2008 NIT First Round win over Morgan State
2008 NIT Second Round win over UAB
2008 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Mississippi
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Illinois
2007 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Southern Illinois
 
*all team stats through 3/7