The Hokies were led by fifth-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

They defeated Miami (FL) in the second round of the ACC tournament before losing to Florida State.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Saint Louis and Liberty to advance to the sweet sixteen for the first time since 1965 where they lost to ACC member Duke.

On April 3, Williams left Virginia Tech to take the Texas A&M head coaching job.

[1] The Hokies hired Wofford head coach Mike Young as his replacement on April 7.