By any measure, the 2016-17 season was a huge success for Tech. Nearly cracking .500 in ACC play and making a deep postseason run in the NIT were both significant accomplishments for the team and major steps forward in the program’s rebuilding effort. That last part is key, though. With the core of the previous year’s team completely gone and relatively little talent (on paper) left on the roster, Tech had virtually no expectations going into this season, and so even reaching the middle of the pack in the ACC qualified as a major success.
That will not be the case next season.