ACC Basketball: Ranking all head coaches heading into 2023-24 season

By Caleb Hall | Sep 16, 2023

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 11: head coach Mike Young of the Virginia Tech Hokies talks with head coach Hubert Davis of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the second half in the 2022 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament - Semifinals at Barclays Center on March 11, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Hokies won 72-59. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /

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ACC Basketball Virginia Tech Hokies head coach Mike Young John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 10: Mike Young, Virginia Tech

Mike Young will be going into his 5th season coaching the Virginia Tech Hokies. Young has been a proven head coach with his time at Virginia Tech and also his 17 years of being the head coach of Wofford. Young had the Hokies playing good basketball in 2021 and 2022 and making the NCAA Tourney both years. However they had a bit of a dip in 2023 with a 19-15 record and a 7 game conference losing streak. The Hokies were talked about a team that was atop of the ACC before they went on this losing streak, but they regained their momentum and even defeated their arch rival Virginia who was ranked 6th at the time.

Young looks to get his team back on track for 2023-24 and to avoid what plagued them in 2022-23. Young needs to prove last year wasn’t a fluke and he also needs to break past a barrier that Virginia tech hasn’t been able to get past in recent years. Even in the 4 years Young has been there they haven’t made it past the round of 64, which is an issue.

Young not only needs to get Tech back to winning ways, but to winning consistently, and much better play in the postseason. Young never took Wofford past the round of 32 but the assets he has available at Virginia Tech should be more than enough to propel him past the first weekend. Young needs to win more consistently and prove that last season wasn’t a sign of what Virginia Tech will be in the future.