2016 – 17 Virginia Tech Hokies men 's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Hokies were led by third-year head coach Buzz Williams and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg , Virginia as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 22 – 11 , 10 – 8 in ACC play to finish a three-way tie for seventh place . As the No. 7 seed in the ACC Tournament , they beat Wake Forest before losing to Florida State in the quarterfinals . They received an at-large big to the NCAA Tournament . As a No. 9 seed in the East region , they lost in the First Round to Wisconsin
ACC Tournament
2017 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team