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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 ACC) |
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Home arena | LJVM Coliseum |
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Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team will represent Wake Forest University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons will be led by fifth-year head coach Steve Forbes and will play their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Demon Deacons finished the season 21–14 overall and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. After winning both tiebreakers, they were awarded the fifth seed in the ACC tournament. They received a bye into the Second Round where they defeated twelfth seed Notre Dame, avenging a loss from the regular season. They lost to fourth seed Pittsburgh in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament and were a first seed. They defeated Appalachian State in the First Round before losing to fourth-seed Georgia in the Second Round to end their season.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Kevin Miller | 0 | G | 6'0" | 175 | ![]() |
Chicago, Illinois | Transferred to SMU[1] |
Abramo Canka | 10 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Genoa, Italy | Transferred to Stetson[2] |
Andrew Carr | 11 | F | 6'11" | 230 | Senior | West Chester, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Kentucky[3] |
Aaron Clark | 13 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Freshman | Easton, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Pepperdine[4] |
Zach Keller | 25 | F | 6'10" | 228 | Sophomore | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | Transferred to Utah[5] |
Damari Monsanto | 30 | G | 6'6" | 225 | ![]() |
Pembroke Pines, Florida | Graduated |
Jao Ituka | 31 | G | 6'1" | 196 | Junior | Gaithersburg, Maryland | Transferred to Jacksonville State[6] |
Matthew Marsh | 33 | C | 7'1" | 240 | Junior | Cornwall, England | Transferred to Oregon State[7] |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Omaha Biliew | 0 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Denison, Iowa | Iowa State[8] |
Davin Cosby | 1 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Sophomore | Richmond, Virginia | Alabama[9] |
Ty-Laur Johnson | 8 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, New York | Louisville[10] |
Tre'Von Spillers | 25 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Charleston, South Carolina | Appalachian State[11] |
Churchill Abass | 55 | C/F | 6'9" | 250 | Sophomore | Edo State, Nigeria | DePaul[12] |
2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Juke Harris #23 SG |
Salisbury, NC | Salisbury High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 24, 2023 | |
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Mason Hagedorn PF |
Huntington, WV | Huntington Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:![]() | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 4* TBA |
Coppin State | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
November 7* TBA |
North Carolina A&T | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
November 10* TBA |
vs. Michigan | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||||||||
November 13* TBA |
USC Upstate | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
November 16* TBA |
at Xavier | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
November 19* TBA |
Western Carolina | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
November 23* TBA |
Detroit | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
November 28* TBA |
vs. TBD ESPN Events Invitational |
State Farm Field House Kissimmee, FL | |||||||||
November 29* TBA |
vs. TBD ESPN Events Invitational |
State Farm Field House Kissimmee, FL | |||||||||
December 3* TBA |
at Texas A&M ACC–SEC Challenge |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | |||||||||
December 17* TBA |
James Madison | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
ACC tournament | |||||||||||
vs. | Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC | ||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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References
[edit]- ^ Richie, Sasha (April 28, 2024). "Former Wake Forest guard Kevin "Boopie" Miller transferring to SMU". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Hatters Boost Recruiting Class With Projected Second Round Pick". gohatters.com. Stetson University Athletics. June 19, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 29, 2024). "Kentucky lands Wake Forest transfer, power forward Andrew Carr". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ London, Dushawn (April 17, 2024). "Wake Forest transfer Aaron Clark commits to Pepperdine". 247Sports. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Judd, Brandon (April 26, 2024). "Utah adds third transfer commit of offseason". Deseret News. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ @jao_ituka10 (May 13, 2024). "Committed". Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Daschel, Nick (April 30, 2024). "Oregon State adds Wake Forest center Matthew Marsh to men's basketball roster". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Ex-ballyhooed recruit Omaha Biliew transfers to Wake Forest". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Field Level Media. April 24, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Lemons Debro, Cameron (April 25, 2024). "Wake Forest lands Alabama transfer wing Davin Cosby". 247Sports. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ McGavic, Matthew. "Former Louisville Guard Ty-Laur Johnson Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Lemons Debro, Cameron (April 5, 2024). "App State forward Tre'Von Spillers commits to Wake Forest". 247Sports. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Lemons Debro, Cameron (May 11, 2024). "Depaul center Churchill Abass commits to Wake Forest". 247Sports. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2024.