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Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #58 · 19–13 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic Coast Conference · Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech finished 19–13 (ACC 10th, KenPom #58) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 10 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season10
Transfer additions8
Clearest projected openingGuards · 2028
Most common home stateNC (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards: open from 2028 — 6 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2026
Gblocked8 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
Ccrowded3 ahead · multi-yr
2027
Gcrowded8 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gopening6 ahead
Fbalanced2 ahead · multi-yr
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening2 ahead · multi-yr
Fopen2 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen0 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (9)
Isaiah Elohim6′5″Jr
James Caldarella6′3″Fr
Ethan Copeland6′2″Sr
Butta Johnson6′4″—
Ben Hammond5′11″Jr
Tyler Johnson6′5″Jr
Eltayeb Eltayeb6′8″Fr
Jaylen Curry6′1″Sr
Ned Hull6′3″RS-Jr
Forwards in that room (4)
Amani Hansberry6′8″Sr
Kuol Atak6′9″RS-So
Sin'Cere Jones6′7″So
Miles Heide6′10″Sr
Centers in that room (2)
Solomon Davis6′11″RS-Fr
Musa Sagnia6′10″So
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Virginia Tech

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F balanced (3 ahead), C crowded (3 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 11 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 8 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from NC, MD, NY.

9 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 9 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

40% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 9 of 15

Eltayeb Eltayeb6′8″Fr
Isaiah Elohim6′5″Jr
Tyler Johnson6′5″Jr8.0 PPG
Butta Johnson6′4″—
James Caldarella6′3″Fr
Ned Hull6′3″RS-Jr
Ethan Copeland6′2″Sr · final yr
Jaylen Curry6′1″Sr · final yr
Ben Hammond5′11″Jr13.2 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 15 · forwards + centers

Solomon Davis6′11″RS-Fr · C
Miles Heide6′10″Sr · F · final yr
Musa Sagnia6′10″So · C
Kuol Atak6′9″RS-So · F
Amani Hansberry6′8″Sr · F · final yr14.3 PPG
Sin'Cere Jones6′7″So · F0.6 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

40%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Amani Hansberry14.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Ben Hammond13.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Tyler Johnson8.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 14 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

3from high school8via the portal

7 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

9 of 15

9 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Isaiah Elohim #51.

Where from

NC 3 · MD 2 · NY 2 · TX 2 · VA 2 · WA 2

5 international: Hamburg; Bakau; Omdurman; Kalamata and 1 more

High schools: Mount Saint Joseph; Paul VI; Ardrey Kell and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Kuol Atak
→Miles Heide
→Isaiah Elohim
→Musa Sagnia
→Ethan Copeland
→Butta Johnson
→Jaylen Curry
→Ned Hull

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Antonio Dorn
←Brett Freeman
←Shamarius "Snook" Peterkin
←Izaiah Pasha
←Christian Gurdak
←Jaden Schutt
←Neoklis Avdalas

How this roster compares

Atlantic Coast Conference (18 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureVirginia TechConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1515
Freshman share20%33%−13pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#182021–22#752022–23#532023–24#1482024–25#582025–26
23–13 · ACC 3rd19–15 · ACC 8th19–15 · ACC 7th13–19 · ACC 16th19–13 · ACC 10th

Coaching staff

Mike YoungHead coach / twitter opens in a new window
Chester FrazierAssociate head coach
David MoatsAssistant coach
Hunter CattoorAssistant coach
Ace CustisSpecial assistant to the head coach
Staff changesNo on-court staff changes across the last 0 offseasons.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate55%
SAT midpoint1310
ACT midpoint29

How this page is made: Rosters: official Virginia Tech rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Virginia Tech's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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