In three weeks, we will have our first Virginia Tech men's basketball game of the 2025-26 season. The Hokies will kick things off on Nov. 3 when they host Charleston Southern at Cassell Coliseum.
Expectations are high early in the season with the job that head coach Mike Young did in the offseason by making additions to his roster. The additions were not only from the Transfer Portal, but also with some incoming freshmen, including NBA prospect Neoklis Avdalas.
The first KenPom rankings were released ahead of the upcoming season. If you need a refresher as to what they are, here you go,
KenPom rankings are calculated using a proprietary algorithm that determines a team's Adjusted Efficiency Margin (AdjEM), which is the difference between its Adjusted Offensive Efficiency (AdjO) and Adjusted Defensive Efficiency (AdjD).