The Virginia Tech Hokies opened the 2025-26 college basketball season on Monday night with a 98-67 win over the Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Cassell Coliseum.

Virginia Tech women's basketball kicks off its season against Towson tonight. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order. Freelon, who's now at a double-double in her debut, exited the contest after taking a hard spill. She got up with assistance.

College basketball has become an under-23 professional league, and it happens to be the second-best paying league in the world,” UVA assistant coach Matt Henry said.

Virginia Tech is picked to finish 12th in the 18-team Atlantic Coast Conference race. The Hokies are coming off a 13-19 season that marked their first losing record under Mike Young.

Catamounts start slow before TJ Long and TJ Hurley combine for 32 points in opening-night victory over Western New England at Patrick Gym on Nov. 3.

After a long, grueling offseason, Virginia Tech men's basketball will finally be back on the court on Monday against Charleston Southern.