Virginia Tech hasn't reached the NCAA Tournament since 2022 and hasn't won an NCAA Tournament game since 2019.

The potential path back for the Hokies and seventh-year coach Mike Young starts Monday against Charleston Southern in Blacksburg, Va.

A season ago, Virginia Tech finished 13-19 and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament. The Hokies return four players from last year's team, including three starters. Most notable is 6-foot-8 forward Tobi Lawal, who led the Hokies with 12.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.

Along with Lawal, guards Jaden Schutt (7.7 ppg) and Ben Hammond (5.6 ppg, 50% 3-point shooting) also started for most of last season.

A promising collection of new talent includes 6-foot-9 Greek guard Neoklis Avdalas, who is one of the top incoming European talents thr

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