After five seasons under Dennis Wolff, Kenny Brooks stepped in as Head Coach for the 2016-17 season. Immediately Brooks led the Hokies to its first 20 win season in over a decade. Tech continued to produce 20-win seasons while improving their ACC record but failing to make the NCAA Tournament. Last year VT went 21-9 and 11-7 in the ACC and looked likely to finally reach the tournament before it was called off due to COVID-19.
This season the Hokies went 14-9 overall and 8-8 in the ACC, finishing 7th, but were one of the few programs not to have a halt in operations due to COVID.