Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball

Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
University Wake Forest University
Head coach Danny Manning (4th season)
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Location Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Arena Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
(Capacity: 14,665)
Nickname Demon Deacons
Colors Old Gold and Black[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1962
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1939, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1984, 1996
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1953, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2004
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
NCAA Tournament appearances
1939, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017
Conference tournament champions
1953, 1961, 1962, 1995, 1996
Conference regular season champions
1939, 1960, 1962, 1995, 2003

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference and their homecourt is the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Wake Forest made the Final Four in 1962 and through the years, the program has produced many NBA players. The Demon Deacons have won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament four times, in 1961, 1962, 1995, and 1996. Wake Forest's biggest rivalries are with the North Carolina Tar Heels, the Duke Blue Devils and the NC State Wolfpack. The most recent coach is Danny Manning, who was hired on April 4, 2014.[2]

Notable players

  • See Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball players

Current NBA Players

Demon Deacons in the Olympics


Year Demon Deacons As a Country
2000Darius SongailaPlayer Lithuania
2004Tim DuncanPlayer United States
2008Chris PaulPlayer United States
2012Chris PaulPlayer United States

Coaches

Current coaching staff

Former head coaches

Facilities

Game day

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum

The Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum[5] (also known as The Joel) is a 14,407-seat multi-purpose arena in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was named after Lawrence Joel, an Army medic from Winston-Salem who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1967 for action in Vietnam on November 8, 1965. The memorial was designed by James Ford in New York, and includes the poem "The Fallen" engraved on an interior wall. It is home to Wake Forest's men's and women's basketball teams, and is adjacent to the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds. The arena replaced the old Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum, which was torn down for the LJVM Coliseum's construction.

Banners hang in the rafters commemorating past players' retired numbers (including Chris Paul, Tim Duncan, and Randolph Childress) and the late Skip Prosser. There are also banners recognizing the Demon Deacons' past NCAA and ACC successes. The arena is home to the Screamin' Demon student section. Wake Forest's black and gold tie-dyed apparel and "Zombie Nation" were both implemented upon Prosser's arrival at Wake Forest.

Practice

Miller Center

The Miller Center[6] is the basketball team's on-campus home. It houses the players' locker rooms, team meeting rooms, coaches' offices, and the Dave Budd Practice Gym. The players utilize the Miller Center for practice, meetings, academic work, and relaxing with their teammates.

The Dave Budd Practice Gym has a full-length court, six stand alone baskets, bleacher seating and banners honoring some of the best players to ever don the black and gold. The locker room includes a separate player lounge which features multiple large flat screen TVs, multiple entertainment systems (Blu-ray, streaming software, and gaming systems) plus the latest video software, as well as dedicated equipment and training rooms.

Sports Performance Center

On March 5, 2014, Wake Forest announced a $7.5 million donation from WFU alum Bob McCreary ('61) towards a 95,000 square foot sports performance center. [7]

The Sports Performance Center is designed to meet the training needs of more than 350 student-athletes who compete in 18 sports. The building will be located on Wake Forest's main campus near the Miller Center. The building will house the football program's headquarters and will provide invaluable resources to the basketball program as well. The sports performance center will feature a very robust strength and conditioning facility that will provide all athletes ample room and equipment to maximize their training. Additionally, the new building will house a state of the art athlete nutrition program, which will provide all Wake Forest student-athletes with convenient access to nutritional resources and grab-and-go food options.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Demon Deacons have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 23 times. Their combined record is 28–23.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1939Elite EightOhio StateL 52–64
1953Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place		Holy Cross
Lebanon Valley		L 71–79
W 91–71
1961First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		St. John's
St. Bonaventure
Saint Joseph's		W 97–74
W 78–73
L 86–96
1962First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place		Yale
Saint Joseph's
Villanova
Ohio State
UCLA		W 92–82OT
W 96–85OT
W 79–69
L 68–84
W 82–80
1977First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Arkansas
Southern Illinois
Marquette		W 86–80
W 86–81
L 68–82
1981#4Second Round#5 Boston CollegeL 64–67
1982#7First Round
Second Round		#10 Old Dominion
#2 Memphis State		W 74–57
L 55–56
1984#4Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#5 Kansas
# 1 DePaul
#2 Houston		W 69–59
W 73–71OT
L 63–68
1991#5First Round
Second Round		#12 Louisiana Tech
#4 Alabama		W 71–65
L 88–96
1992#9First Round#8 LouisvilleL 58–81
1993#5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Chattanooga
#4 Iowa
#1 Kentucky		W 81–58
W 84–78
L 69–103
1994#5First Round
Second Round		#12 College of Charleston
#4 Kansas		W 68–58
L 58–69
1995#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#16 North Carolina A&T
#9 Saint Louis
#4 Oklahoma State		W 79–47
W 64–59
L 71–66
1996#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#15 Northeast Louisiana
#10 Texas
#6 Louisville
#1 Kentucky		W 64–50
W 65–62
W 60–59
L 63–83
1997#3First Round
Second Round		#14 Saint Mary's
#6 Stanford		W 68–46
L 66–72
2001#7First Round#10 ButlerL 63–79
2002#7First Round
Second Round		#10 Pepperdine
#2 Oregon		W 83–74
L 87–92
2003#2First Round
Second Round		#15 East Tennessee State
#10 Auburn		W 76–73
L 68–62
2004#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 VCU
#12 Manhattan
#1 Saint Joseph's		W 79–78
W 84–80
L 80–84
2005#2First Round
Second Round		#15 Chattanooga
#7 West Virginia		W 70–54
L 105–1112OT
2009#4First Round#13 Cleveland StateL 69–84
2010#9First Round
Second Round		#8 Texas
#1 Kentucky		W 81–80OT
L 69–90
2017#11First Four#11 Kansas StateL 95–88

NIT results

The Demon Deacons have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 10–5. They were NIT champions in 2000.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1983First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		Murray State
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
Fresno State		W 87–70
W 75–68
W 78–61
L 62–86
1985First RoundSouth FloridaL 66–77
1998First Round
Second Round		UNC Wilmington
Vanderbilt		W 56–52
L 72–68
1999First Round
Second Round		Alabama
Xavier		W 73–57
L 87–76
2000First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals		Vanderbilt
New Mexico
California
NC State
Notre Dame		W 83–68
W 72–65
W 76–59
W 62–59
W 71–61
2006First RoundMinnesotaL 58–73

Seasons

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1905–1936)
1905–06 J.R. Crozier 3–3
1906–07 J.R. Crozier 4–0
1907–08 J.R. Crozier 8–3
1908–09 J.R. Crozier 6–1
1909–10 J.R. Crozier 1–0
1910–11 J.R. Crozier 8–7
1911–12 J.R. Crozier 9–6
1912–13 J.R. Crozier 9–7
1913–14 J.R. Crozier 10–7
1914–15 J.R. Crozier 12–4
1915–16 J.R. Crozier 16–2
1916–17 J.R. Crozier 9–6
1917–18 E. T. MacDonnell 4–12
1918–19 Irving Carlyle 6–10
1919–20 Bill Holding 9–4
1920–21 J.L. White Jr. 7–10
1921–22 Bill Holding 11–6
1922–23 Phil Utley 12–5
1923–24 Hank Garrity 18–7
1924–25 Hank Garrity 15–7
1925–26 R.S. Hayes 13–6
1926–27 James Baldwin 22–3
1927–28 James Baldwin 6–14
1928–29 Pat Miller 5–9
1929–30 Pat Miller 2–11
1930–31 R.S. Hayes 8–10
1931–32 Fred Emmerson 4–8
1932–33 Fred Emmerson 5–8
1933–34 Murray Greason 5–9
1934–35 Murray Greason 6–10
1935–36 Murray Greason 9–12
Southern Conference (1936–1953)
1936–37 Murray Greason 15–69–43rd
1937–38 Murray Greason 7–127–89th
1938–39 Murray Greason 18–615–31stNCAA Regional Finals
1939–40 Murray Greason 13–910–54th
1940–41 Murray Greason 9–97–68th
1941–42 Murray Greason 16–813–53rd
1942–43 Murray Greason 1–101–1014th
1943–44 no team
1944–45 Murray Greason 3–140–613th
1945–46 Murray Greason 12–68–54th
1946–47 Murray Greason 11–138–911th
1947–48 Murray Greason 18–118–7T-8th
1948–49 Murray Greason 11–137–7T-7th
1949–50 Murray Greason 14–1611–87th
1950–51 Murray Greason 16–148–9T-10th
1951–52 Murray Greason 10–197–910th
1952–53 Murray Greason 22–712–3T-2ndNCAA Regional Semifinals
Atlantic Coast Conference (1953–present)
1953–54 Murray Greason 17–128–43rd
1954–55 Murray Greason 17–108–6T-4th
1955–56 Murray Greason 19–910–43rd
1956–57 Murray Greason 19–97–7T-4th
1957–58 Bones McKinney 6–173–11T-7th
1958–59 Bones McKinney 10–145–9T-6th
1959–60 Bones McKinney 21–712–2T-1st
1960–61 Bones McKinney 19–1111–32ndNCAA Regional Finals
1961–62 Bones McKinney 22–912–21stNCAA National Semifinals
1962–63 Bones McKinney 16–1011–32nd
1963–64 Bones McKinney 16–119–52nd
1964–65 Bones McKinney 12–156–85th
1965–66 Jack Murdock 8–184–10T-6th
1966–67 Jack McCloskey 9–185–9T-5th
1967–68 Jack McCloskey 5–213–11T-7th
1968–69 Jack McCloskey 18–98–6T-3rd
1969–70 Jack McCloskey 14–136–85th
1970–71 Jack McCloskey 16–107–74th
1971–72 Jack McCloskey 8–183–96th
1972–73 Carl Tacy 12–153–97th
1973–74 Carl Tacy 13–133–96th
1974–75 Carl Tacy 13–132–10T-6th
1975–76 Carl Tacy 17–105–7T-4th
1976–77 Carl Tacy 22–88–4T-2ndNCAA Regional Finals
1977–78 Carl Tacy 19–106–6T-4th
1978–79 Carl Tacy 12–153–9T-6th
1979–80 Carl Tacy 13–144–107th
1980–81 Carl Tacy 22–79–53rdNCAA Second Round
1981–82 Carl Tacy 21–99–53rdNCAA Second Round
1982–83 Carl Tacy 20–127–75thNIT Semifinals
1983–84 Carl Tacy 23–97–7T-3rdNCAA Regional Final
1984–85 Carl Tacy 15–145–9T-6thNIT First Round
1985–86 Bob Staak 8–210–148th
1986–87 Bob Staak 14–152–127th
1987–88 Bob Staak 10–183–118th
1988–89 Bob Staak 13–153–117th
1989–90 Dave Odom 12–163–118th
1990–91 Dave Odom 19–118–6T-3rdNCAA Second Round
1991–92 Dave Odom 17–127–96thNCAA First Round
1992–93 Dave Odom 21–910–6T-3rdNCAA Regional Semifinals
1993–94 Dave Odom 21–129–73rdNCAA Second Round
1994–95 Dave Odom 26–612–41stNCAA Regional Semifinals
1995–96 Dave Odom 26–612–42ndNCAA Regional Final
1996–97 Dave Odom 24–711–5T-2ndNCAA Second Round
1997–98 Dave Odom 16–147–9T-4thNIT Second Round
1998–99 Dave Odom 17–147–94thNIT Second Round
1999–00 Dave Odom 22–147–95thNIT Champions
2000–01 Dave Odom 19–118–8T-5thNCAA First Round
2001–02 Skip Prosser 21–139–7T-3rdNCAA Second Round
2002–03 Skip Prosser 25–613–31stNCAA Second Round
2003–04 Skip Prosser 21–109–7T-3rdNCAA Regional Semifinals
2004–05 Skip Prosser 27–613–32ndNCAA Second Round
2005–06 Skip Prosser 17–173–1312thNIT First Round
2006–07 Skip Prosser 15–165–11T-10th
2007–08 Dino Gaudio 17–137–9T-7th
2008–09 Dino Gaudio 24–711–5T-2ndNCAA First Round
2009–10 Dino Gaudio 20–119–7T-5thNCAA Second Round
2010–11 Jeff Bzdelik 8–241–1512th
2011–12 Jeff Bzdelik 13–184–12T-12th
2012–13 Jeff Bzdelik 13–186–12T-9th
2013–14 Jeff Bzdelik 17–166–12T-11th
2014–15 Danny Manning 13–195–1312th
2015–16 Danny Manning 11–202–1614th
2016–17 Danny Manning 19–149–910thNCAA First Four
2017–18 Danny Manning 11–204–1414th
Total:1529–1220

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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Awards and honors

Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues is one of a few Demon Deacons to have their number retired.

Retired numbers

Awards

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame:

John R. Wooden Award:

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award:

ACC Coach of the Year:

ACC Player of the Year:

ACC Rookie of the Year:

ACC Most Improved Player of the Year

All-Americans

Year Player(s)
1954Dickie Hemric
1955Dickie Hemric
1957Jackie Murdock
1961Len Chappell
1962Len Chappell
1971Charlie Davis
1977Skip Brown, Rod Griffin
1978Rod Griffin
1981Frank Johnson
1993Rodney Rogers
1995Randolph Childress, Tim Duncan
1996Tim Duncan
1997Tim Duncan
2003Josh Howard
2005Chris Paul
2009Jeff Teague
2010Al-Farouq Aminu

All-ACC players

  • The players are all first team All-ACC, unless otherwise noted
Year Player(s)
1954Dickie Hemric, Lowell Davis*
1955Dickie Hemric, Lowell Davis*
1956Lowell Davis, Jackie Murdock*
1957Jackie Murdock, Jack Williams, Ernie Wiggins*
1958Dave Budd*
1960Len Chappell, Dave Budd*, Billy Packer*
1961Len Chappell, Billy Packer
1962Len Chappell, Dave Wiedeman*,
1963Dave Wiedeman
1964Frank Christie, Butch Hassell*, Ronny Watts*
1965Bob Leonard, Ronny Watts*
1966Bob Leonard, Paul Long*
1967Paul Long
1969Charlie Davis
1970Charlie Davis
1971Charlie Davis
1973Tony Byers*
1974Tony Byers*
1975Skip Brown
1976Skip Brown*, Rod Griffin*
1977Skip Brown, Rod Griffin
1978Rod Griffin, Frank Johnson*
1979Frank Johnson*
1981Frank Johnson
1982Jim Johnstone*
1984Kenny Green*, Anthony Teachey*
1985Kenny Green*
1987Tyrone Bogues
1988Sam Ivy*
1991Rodney Rogers*
1992Rodney Rogers
1993Rodney Rogers, Randolph Childress*
1994Randolph Childress, Trelonnie Owens**
1995Randolph Childress, Tim Duncan
1996Tim Duncan
1997Tim Duncan, Tony Rutland**
1999Robert O'Kelley*
2000Darius Songaila**
2001Josh Howard*
2002Darius Songaila*, Josh Howard**
2003Josh Howard, Vytas Danelius*
2004Justin Gray, Chris Paul**
2005Chris Paul, Justin Gray*, Eric Williams*
2006Justin Gray*, Eric Williams**
2007Kyle Visser**
2008James Johnson**
2009Jeff Teague*, James Johnson**
2010Al-Farouq Aminu*, Ishmael Smith*
2012C. J. Harris**
2013C. J. Harris**
2017John Collins
  • (*) Denotes 2nd Team All-ACC
  • (**) Denotes 3rd Team All-ACC

Players in the NBA Draft

Year Player Round # Pick # Overall # Team
1955Dickie Hemric2nd410Boston Celtics
1960Dave Budd2nd210New York Knicks
1962Len Chappell1st44Syracuse Nationals
1963Bob Woollard7th154New York Knicks
1965Ron Watts2nd917Boston Celtics
1967Paul Long5th245Detroit Pistons
1970Dickie Walker11th7177Buffalo Braves
1971Gil McGregor6th489Cincinnati Royals
1971Charlie Davis8th1120Cleveland Cavaliers
1972Rich Habegger15th1188Portland Trail Blazers
1973Eddie Payne11th2167Portland Trail Blazers
1974Tony Byers5th981Buffalo Braves
1976Daryl Peterson6th1298Seattle SuperSonics
1977Skip Brown3rd1256Boston Celtics
1977Jerry Schellenberg3rd1761Washington Bullets
1978Rod Griffin1st1717Denver Nuggets
1978Leroy McDonald4th1076San Diego Clippers
1981Frank Johnson1st1111Washington Bullets
1982Guy Morgan2nd1740Indiana Pacers
1982Jim Johnstone3rd551Kansas City Kings
1982Mike Helms7th16154Houston Rockets
1983Alvis Rogers6th14130Kansas City Kings
1984Danny Young2nd1539Seattle SuperSonics
1984Anthony Teachey2nd1640Dallas Mavericks
1985Kenny Green1st1212Washington Bullets
1985Delaney Rudd4th1383Utah Jazz
1987Tyrone Bogues1st1212Washington Bullets
1992Chris King2nd1845Seattle SuperSonics
1993Rodney Rogers1st99Denver Nuggets
1995Randolph Childress1st1919Detroit Pistons
1997Tim Duncan1st11San Antonio Spurs
2002Darius Songaila2nd2149Boston Celtics
2003Josh Howard1st2929Dallas Mavericks
2005Chris Paul1st44New Orleans Hornets
2009James Johnson1st1616Chicago Bulls
2009Jeff Teague1st1919Atlanta Hawks
2010Al-Farouq Aminu1st88Los Angeles Clippers
2017John Collins (basketball)1st1919Atlanta Hawks

References

  1. ↑ "Wake Forest Athletic Department Brand Standards". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Wake Forest agrees with Tulsa's Danny Manning". ESPN.com.
  3. ↑ "Jeff Bzdelik Resigns as Wake Forest Basketball Coach". wakeforestsports.com.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacon Athletics – Facilities". wakeforestsports.com.
  6. ↑ "The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacon Athletics – Facilities". wakeforestsports.com.
  7. ↑ "Wake Forest". wakeforestsports.com.
  8. ↑ 2009–10 Wake Forest men's basketball media guide 2009, p. 110
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