2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
The 2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies lost five seniors off of their 2006–07 season team, which finished as the third place team in the conference.
Roster
| No. |
|
Position |
Year |
Player |
| 0 |
|
F |
Fr |
Jeff Allen |
| 1 |
|
F |
Fr |
Terrell Bell |
| 3 |
|
G |
Fr |
Tom Amalfe |
| 5 |
|
G |
Sr |
Marcus Travis |
| 10 |
|
G |
Fr |
Hank Thorns |
| 13 |
|
F/G |
Sr |
Deron Washington |
| 15 |
|
F |
RS-So |
Terrance Vinson |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Year |
Player |
| 21 |
|
F |
So |
Lewis Witcher |
| 23 |
|
G |
Fr |
Malcolm Delaney |
| 32 |
|
G |
So |
Paul Debnam |
| 33 |
|
F |
Sr |
J.T. Thompson |
| 34 |
|
F |
Jr |
Cheick Diakite |
| 40 |
|
F/G |
Jr |
A.D. Vassallo |
|
- Starters are indicated in bold
Schedule and results
| Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Result |
Overall |
Conf. |
|
Regular Season
|
| November 9, 2007 |
Elon |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 69–64 |
1–0 |
0–0 |
| November 22, 2007 |
Eastern Washington1 |
Anchorage, AK |
W 69–52 |
2–0 |
0–0 |
| November 23, 2007 |
#22 Butler1 |
Anchorage, AK |
L 78–84 (OT) |
2–1 |
0–0 |
| November 24, 2007 |
#14 Gonzaga1 |
Anchorage, AK |
L 64–82 |
2–2 |
0–0 |
| November 28, 2007 |
Penn State2 |
University Park, PA |
L 61–66 |
2–3 |
0–0 |
| December 1, 2007 |
UNC Asheville |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 65–51 |
3–3 |
0–0 |
| December 4, 2007 |
UNC Greensboro |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 67–39 |
4–3 |
0–0 |
| December 9, 2007 |
George Washington |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 68–36 |
5–3 |
0–0 |
| December 16, 2007 |
Old Dominion |
Norfolk, VA |
L 69–72 |
5–4 |
0–0 |
| December 19, 2007 |
Liberty |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 58–46 |
6–4 |
0–0 |
| December 23, 2007 |
Wake Forest |
Winston-Salem, NC |
L 75–77 |
6–5 |
0–1 |
| December 28, 2007 |
Hofstra3 |
Madison Square Garden, NY |
W 84–59 |
7–5 |
0–1 |
| December 29, 2007 |
St. John's3 |
Madison Square Garden, NY |
W 54–48 |
8–5 |
0–1 |
| January 3, 2008 |
Richmond |
Richmond, VA |
L 49–52 |
8–6 |
0–1 |
| January 7, 2008 |
Charleston Southern |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 79–49 |
9–6 |
0–1 |
| January 12, 2008 |
Maryland |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 67–66 |
10–6 |
1–1 |
| January 16, 2008 |
Virginia |
Charlottesville, VA |
W 70–69 OT |
11–6 |
2–1 |
| January 19, 2008 |
Georgia Tech |
Atlanta, GA |
L 70–81 |
11–7 |
2–2 |
| January 24, 2008 |
#4 Duke |
Blacksburg, VA |
L 64–81 |
11–8 |
2–3 |
| January 26, 2008 |
Boston College |
Chestnut Hill, MA |
W 81–73 OT |
12–8 |
3–3 |
| January 29, 2008 |
Florida State |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 89–80 |
13–8 |
4–3 |
| February 2, 2008 |
Virginia |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 72–65 OT |
14–8 |
5–3 |
| February 5, 2008 |
NC State |
Raleigh, NC |
L 63–73 |
14–9 |
5–4 |
| February 9, 2008 |
Miami |
Blacksburg, VA |
L 71–74 |
14–10 |
5–5 |
| February 16, 2008 |
#5 North Carolina |
Chapel Hill, NC |
L 53–92 |
14–11 |
5–6 |
| February 20, 2008 |
Maryland |
College Park, MD |
W 69–65 |
15–11 |
6–6 |
| February 23, 2008 |
Georgia Tech |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 92–84 |
16–11 |
7–6 |
| February 26, 2008 |
Boston College |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 67–48 |
17–11 |
8–6 |
| March 4, 2008 |
Wake Forest |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 80–58 |
18–11 |
9–6 |
| March 9, 2007 |
#24 Clemson |
Clemson, SC |
L 69–70 |
18–12 |
9–7 |
|
ACC Tournament
|
| March 14, 2008 |
Miami |
Charlotte, NC |
W 63–49 |
19–12 |
|
| March 15, 2008 |
#1 North Carolina |
Charlotte, NC |
L 66–68 |
19–13 |
|
|
NIT Tournament
|
| March 19, 2008 |
Morgan State |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 94–62 |
20–13 |
|
| March 24, 2008 |
UAB |
Blacksburg, VA |
W 75–49 |
21–13 |
|
| March 26, 2008 |
Ole Miss |
Blacksburg, VA |
L 72–81 |
21–14 |
|
| *Conference games in bold. 1Great Alaska Shootout, 2ACC–Big Ten Challenge, 3ECAC Holiday Festival, rankings from the AP Poll at the time of the game |
Coaching staff