Cassell Coliseum is a 10,052-seat multi-purpose arena in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States, that opened in 1962. It is home to the Virginia Tech Hokies men's and women's basketball teams, wrestling team, and volleyball team.
The 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. Tech finished the season with an 11-3 record and won its second ACC football championship in its first four years in the league. The team jumped to as high as number 5 in the BCS football rankings and lost 24-21 in the 2008 Orange Bowl.
The 2005 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.
The 2004 Virginia Tech Hokies football represented the Virginia Tech in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Virginia Tech won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship in its inaugural year in the conference, running off a streak of eight straight wins to end the regular season after a 2–2 start. Tech posted a 10-3 record and finished 10th in the final Associated Press after losing to undefeated Auburn in the Sugar Bowl. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer, who was named ACC Coach of the Year. Tech was led on the field by quarterback Bryan Randall, who was named ACC player of the year.
The 1995 Sugar Bowl was the 62nd edition of the post-season American college football Sugar Bowl bowl game. It featured the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Texas Longhorns and was held at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 31, 1995. The game was the final contest of the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 28–10 victory for Virginia Tech.
Zabian Dowdell is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Pahokee, Florida, he played basketball for his hometown's high school. He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies from 2003 to 2007. In his senior season he was named in the First-team All-ACC and the ACC All-Defensive team. Following his graduation from college, Dowdell played professionally mainly in Europe, also having brief stints in the NBA and the NBA D-League.
The 1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Virginia Tech competed as a member of the Big East Conference. The Hokies were led by Frank Beamer in his 13th year as head coach. Virginia Tech finished the season 11-1, the only blemish coming in a national championship game loss to the Florida State Seminoles. The team finished with a school-record 2nd-place ranking in the Associated Press poll.
The 2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. The Hokies finished the season 10–3 and won the Chick-fil-A Bowl, 37–14, over Tennessee.
Ángel Daniel Vassallo Colón is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He has been a member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team since his teenage years, representing Puerto Rico in the 2003 FIBA World Championship for Junior Men and the 2005 FIBA U-21 World Championship. In 2008, Vassallo joined the senior team, playing at the 2008 Centrobasket, FIBA Americas Championship 2009 and 2010 FIBA World Championship.
William B. Roth is an American television and radio sportscaster. Longtime play-by-play voice of Virginia Tech Hokies football and men's basketball from 1988 to 2015 and again starting in 2022 for Hokies Football, Roth also served as an announcer for the Richmond Braves from 1993–96, and spent 2015-16 with the UCLA Bruins before joining ESPN in 2016.
Edward Richard Nelson is an American professional basketball player and former ACC Rookie of the Year. A 2004 NCAA Champion with Connecticut, he retired from professional basketball in 2015.
Davon Morgan is an American college football coach and former safety. He is the head football coach for Bluefield State University, a position he has held since 2024. He played college football at Virginia Tech.
Justin Michael Bibbs is an American professional basketball player for the Panteras de Aguascalientes of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies.
Justin Robinson is an American professional basketball player for Trapani Shark of the Lega Basket Serie A. He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies.
Landers Nolley II is an American professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies, the Memphis Tigers and the Cincinnati Bearcats.
Tyrone Khalil Outlaw is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies, the Lee College Runnin' Rebels and the UNC Greensboro Spartans.
Grant Golden is an American professional basketball player for AEK of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He played college basketball for the Richmond Spiders.
Keve Aluma is an American professional basketball player for the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He previously played for the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Wofford Terriers.
Elizabeth Ann Kitley is an American professional basketball player who played college basketball at Virginia Tech. She was drafted in 2024 by the Las Vegas Aces.
The 2024–25 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team will represent Virginia Tech during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies will be led by sixth-year head coach Mike Young and will play their home games at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
