Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball

Wake Forest Demon Deacons
University	Wake Forest University
Conference	ACC
Location	Winston-Salem, NC
Head coach	Jeff Bzdelik (2nd year)
Arena	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 14,665)
Nickname	Demon Deacons
Colors	Black and Old Gold
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1962
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1939, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1984, 1996
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1953, 1962, 1977, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2004
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1953, 1961, 1962, 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
Conference tournament champions
ACC: 1953,1961, 1962, 1996, 1997
Conference regular season champions
SoCon: 1939 ACC: 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. Their only Final Four appearance was in 1962 and through the years they have produced several 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 current coach is Jeff Bzdelik, who was hired on April 13, 2010.

Contents 1 Notable players 2 Coaches 2.1 Current coaching staff 2.2 Former head coaches 3 Seasons 4 Awards and honors 4.1 Retired numbers 4.2 Awards 4.3 All-Americans 4.4 All-ACC players 5 Players in the NBA Draft 6 References 7 External links

Notable players

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

Coaches

Current coaching staff

• Jeff Bzdelik - Head Coach
• Jeff Battle - Associate Head Coach
• Rusty Larue - Assistant Coach
• Walt Corbean - Assistant Coach
• Jeff Nix - Director of Basketball Operations

Former head coaches

• Dino Gaudio (2007–10)
• Skip Prosser (2001–07)
• Dave Odom (1989–2001)
• Bob Staak (1985–89)
• Carl Tacy (1972–85)
• Jack McCloskey (1966–72)
• Jack Murdock (1965–66)
• Bones McKinney (1957–65)
• Murray Greason (1933–43, 1945–57; no team in 1944) [1]
• Fred Emmerson (1931–33)
• Pat Miller (1928–30)
• James Baldwin (1926–28)
• R. S. Hayes (1925–26, 1930–31)
• Hank Garrity (1923–25, simultaneously football coach)
• Phil Utley (1922–23)
• James L. White, Jr. (1920–21)
• Bill Holding (1919–20, 1921–22)
• Irving Carlyle (1918–19)
• E. T. MacDonnell (1917–18)
• J. R. Crozier (1906–17)

Seasons

Season	Conference	Head Coach	Total Wins	Total Losses	Conference Wins	Conference Losses	Conference Standing	Conference Tournament	Post Season	Final AP rank	Ref
1906	—	J.R. Crozier	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1906-07	—	J.R. Crozier	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1907-08	—	J.R. Crozier	8	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1908-09	—	J.R. Crozier	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1909-10	—	J.R. Crozier	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1910-11	—	J.R. Crozier	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1911-12	—	J.R. Crozier	9	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1912-13	—	J.R. Crozier	9	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1913-14	—	J.R. Crozier	10	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1914-15	—	J.R. Crozier	12	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1915-16	—	J.R. Crozier	16	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1916-17	—	J.R. Crozier	9	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1917-18	—	E. T. MacDonnell	4	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1918-19	—	Irving Carlyle	6	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1919-20	—	Bill Holding	9	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1920-21	—	J.L. White, Jr.	7	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1921-22	—	Bill Holding	11	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1922-23	—	Phil Utley	12	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1923-24	—	Hank Garrity	18	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1924-25	—	Hank Garrity	15	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1925-26	—	R.S. Hayes	13	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1926-27	—	James Baldwin	22	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1927-28	—	James Baldwin	6	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1928-29	—	Pat Miller	5	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1929-30	—	Pat Miller	2	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1930-31	—	R.S. Hayes	8	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1931-32	—	Fred Emmerson	4	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1932-33	—	Fred Emmerson	5	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1933-34	—	Murray Greason	5	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1934-35	—	Murray Greason	6	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1935-36	—	Murray Greason	9	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	[1]
1936-37	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	15	6	9	4	3rd	Semifinalist	—	—	[1]
1937-38	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	7	12	7	8	9th	Semifinalist	—	—	[1]
1938-39	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	18	6	15	3	1st	Quarterfinalist	NCAA Elite 8	—	[1]
1939-40	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	13	9	10	5	4th	Semifinalist	—	—	[1]
1940-41	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	9	9	7	6	8th	Quarterfinalist	—	—	[1]
1941-42	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	16	8	13	5	3rd	Semifinalist	—	—	[1]
1942-43	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	1	10	1	10	14th	—	—	—	[1]
1944-45	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	3	14	0	6	13th	—	—	—	[1]
1945-46	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	12	6	8	5	4th	Finalist	—	—	[1]
1946-47	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	11	13	8	9	11th	—	—	—	[1]
1947-48	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	18	11	8	7	t-8th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1948-49	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	11	13	7	7	t-7th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1949-50	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	14	16	11	8	7th	Semifinalist	—	—	[1]
1950-51	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	16	14	8	9	t-10th	—	—	—	[1]
1951-52	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	10	19	7	9	10th	—	—	—	[1]
1952-53	Southern Conference	Murray Greason	22	7	12	3	t-2nd	Champion	NCAA Sweet 16	—	[1]
1953-54	Atlantic Coast Conference	Murray Greason	17	12	8	4	3rd	Finalist	—	—	[1]
1954-55	Atlantic Coast Conference	Murray Greason	17	10	8	6	t-4th	Semifinalist	—	—	[1]
1955-56	Atlantic Coast Conference	Murray Greason	19	9	10	4	t-3rd	Finalist	—	18	[1]
1956-57	Atlantic Coast Conference	Murray Greason	19	9	7	7	t-4th	Semifinalist	—	18	[1]
1957-58	Atlantic Coast Conference	Bones McKinney	6	17	3	11	t-7th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1958-59	Atlantic Coast Conference	Bones McKinney	10	14	5	9	t-6th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1959-60	Atlantic Coast Conference	Bones McKinney	21	7	12	2	t-1st	Finalist	—	19	[1]
1960-61	Atlantic Coast Conference	Bones McKinney	19	11	11	3	2nd	Champion	NCAA Elite 8	—	[1]
1961-62	Atlantic Coast Conference	Bones McKinney	22	9	12	2	1st	Champion	NCAA Final 4	—	[1]
1962-63	Atlantic Coast Conference	Bones McKinney	16	10	11	3	2nd	Finalist	—	—	[1]
1963-64	Atlantic Coast Conference	Bones McKinney	16	11	9	5	2nd	Finalist	—	—	[1]
1964-65	Atlantic Coast Conference	Bones McKinney	12	15	6	8	5th	Semifinalist	—	—	[1]
1965-66	Atlantic Coast Conference	Jack Murdock	8	18	4	10	t-6th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1966-67	Atlantic Coast Conference	Jack McCloskey	9	18	5	9	t-5th	Semifinalist	—	—	[1]
1967-68	Atlantic Coast Conference	Jack McCloskey	5	21	3	11	t-7th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1968-69	Atlantic Coast Conference	Jack McCloskey	18	9	8	6	t-3rd	Semifinalist	—	—	[1]
1969-70	Atlantic Coast Conference	Jack McCloskey	14	13	6	8	5th	Semifinalist	—	—	[1]
1970-71	Atlantic Coast Conference	Jack McCloskey	16	10	7	7	4th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1971-72	Atlantic Coast Conference	Jack McCloskey	8	18	3	9	6th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1972-73	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	12	15	3	9	7th	Semifinalist	—	—	[1]
1973-74	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	13	13	3	9	6th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1974-75	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	13	13	2	10	t-6th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1975-76	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	17	10	5	7	t-4th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1976-77	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	22	8	8	4	t-2nd	1st Round	NCAA Elite 8	9	[1]
1977-78	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	19	10	6	6	t-4th	Finalist	—	—	[1]
1978-79	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	12	15	3	9	t-6th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1979-80	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	13	14	4	10	7th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1980-81	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	22	7	9	5	3rd	Semifinalist	NCAA 2nd Round	11	[1]
1981-82	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	21	9	9	5	3rd	Semifinalist	NCAA 2nd Round	18	[1]
1982-83	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	20	12	7	7	5th	1st Round	NIT Semifinalist	—	[1]
1983-84	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	23	9	7	7	t-3rd	Semifinalist	NCAA Elite 8	19	[1]
1984-85	Atlantic Coast Conference	Carl Tacy	15	14	5	9	t-6th	1st Round	NIT 1st Round	—	[1]
1985-86	Atlantic Coast Conference	Bob Staak	8	21	0	14	8th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1986-87	Atlantic Coast Conference	Bob Staak	14	15	2	12	7th	Semifinalist	—	—	[1]
1987-88	Atlantic Coast Conference	Bob Staak	10	18	3	11	8th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1988-89	Atlantic Coast Conference	Bob Staak	13	15	3	11	7th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1989-90	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dave Odom	12	16	3	11	8th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
1990-91	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dave Odom	19	11	8	6	t-3rd	1st Round	NCAA 2nd Round	—	[1]
1991-92	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dave Odom	17	12	7	9	6th	Quarterfinalist	NCAA 1st Round	—	[1]
1992-93	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dave Odom	21	9	10	6	t-3rd	Quarterfinalist	NCAA Sweet 16	16	[1]
1993-94	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dave Odom	21	12	9	7	3rd	Semifinalist	NCAA 2nd Round	—	[1]
1994-95	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dave Odom	26	6	12	4	t-1st	Champion	NCAA Sweet 16	3	[1]
1995-96	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dave Odom	26	6	12	4	2nd	Champion	NCAA Elite 8	9	[1]
1996-97	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dave Odom	24	7	11	5	t-2nd	Semifinalist	NCAA 2nd Round	9	[1]
1997-98	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dave Odom	16	14	7	9	t-4th	Quarterfinalist	NIT 2nd Round	—	[1]
1998-99	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dave Odom	17	14	7	9	4th	Quarterfinalist	NIT 2nd Round	—	[1]
1999–2000	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dave Odom	22	14	7	9	5th	Semifinalist	NIT Champion	—	[1]
2000-01	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dave Odom	19	11	8	8	t-5th	Quarterfinalist	NCAA 1st Round	23	[1]
2001-02	Atlantic Coast Conference	Skip Prosser	21	13	9	7	t-3rd	Semifinalist	NCAA 2nd Round	—	[1]
2002-03	Atlantic Coast Conference	Skip Prosser	25	6	13	3	1st	Semifinalist	NCAA 2nd Round	8	[1]
2003-04	Atlantic Coast Conference	Skip Prosser	21	10	9	7	t-3rd	Quarterfinalist	NCAA Sweet 16	17	[1]
2004-05	Atlantic Coast Conference	Skip Prosser	27	6	13	3	2nd	Quarterfinalist	NCAA 2nd Round	5	[1]
2005-06	Atlantic Coast Conference	Skip Prosser	17	17	3	13	12th	Semifinalist	NIT 1st Round	—	[1]
2006-07	Atlantic Coast Conference	Skip Prosser	15	16	5	11	t-10th	Quarterfinalist	—	—	[1]
2007-08	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dino Gaudio	17	13	7	9	t-7th	1st Round	—	—	[1]
2008-09	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dino Gaudio	24	7	11	5	t-2nd	Quarterfinalist	NCAA 1st Round	12	[1]
2009-10	Atlantic Coast Conference	Dino Gaudio	20	11	9	7	t-5th	1st Round	NCAA 2nd Round	—
2010-11	Atlantic Coast Conference	Jeff Bzdelik	8	24	1	15	12th	1st Round	—	—
Totals: 105 Seasons	2 Conferences	21 Head Coaches	1,429	1,094	526	539

Awards and honors

Retired numbers

• #5 - Josh Howard
• #12 - Charlie Davis
• #14 - Tyrone Bogues
• #15 - Skip Brown
• #21 - Tim Duncan
• #22 - Randolph Childress
• #24 - Dickie Hemric
• #32 - Rod Griffin
• #50 - Len Chappell
• #54 - Rodney Rogers

Awards

ACC Coach of the Year:

• Murray Greason - 1956
• Bones McKinney - 1960, 1961
• Dave Odom - 1991, 1994, 1995
• Skip Prosser - 2003

ACC Player of the Year:

• Dickie Hemric - 1954, 1955
• Len Chappell - 1961, 1962
• Charlie Davis - 1971
• Rod Griffin - 1977
• Rodney Rogers - 1993
• Tim Duncan - 1996, 1997
• Josh Howard - 2003

ACC Rookie of the Year:

• Rodney Rogers - 1991
• Robert O'Kelley - 1998
• Chris Paul - 2004

All-Americans

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

All-ACC players

• The players are all first team All-ACC, unless otherwise noted

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

• (*) Denotes 2nd Team All-ACC
• (**) Denotes 3rd Team All-ACC

Players in the NBA Draft

Year	Player	Round #	Pick #	Overall #	Team
1955	Dickie Hemric	2nd	4	10	Boston Celtics
1960	Dave Budd	2nd	2	10	New York Knicks
1962	Len Chappell	1st	4	4	Syracuse Nationals
1963	Bob Woollard	7th	1	54	New York Knicks
1965	Ron Watts	2nd	9	17	Boston Celtics
1967	Paul Long	5th	2	45	Detroit Pistons
1970	Dickie Walker	11th	7	177	Buffalo Braves
1971	Gil McGregor	6th	4	89	Cincinnati Royals
1971	Charlie Davis	8th	1	120	Cleveland Cavaliers
1972	Rich Habegger	15th	1	188	Portland Trail Blazers
1973	Eddie Payne	11th	2	167	Portland Trail Blazers
1974	Tony Byers	5th	9	81	Buffalo Braves
1976	Daryl Peterson	6th	12	98	Seattle SuperSonics
1977	Skip Brown	3rd	12	56	Boston Celtics
1977	Jerry Schellenberg	3rd	17	61	Washington Bullets
1978	Rod Griffin	1st	17	17	Denver Nuggets
1978	Leroy McDonald	4th	10	76	San Diego Clippers
1981	Frank Johnson	1st	11	11	Washington Bullets
1982	Guy Morgan	2nd	17	40	Indiana Pacers
1982	Jim Johnstone	3rd	5	51	Kansas City Kings
1982	Mike Helms	7th	16	154	Houston Rockets
1983	Alvis Rogers	6th	14	130	Kansas City Kings
1984	Danny Young	2nd	15	39	Seattle SuperSonics
1984	Anthony Teachey	2nd	16	40	Dallas Mavericks
1985	Kenny Green	1st	12	12	Washington Bullets
1985	Delaney Rudd	4th	13	83	Utah Jazz
1987	Tyrone Bogues	1st	12	12	Washington Bullets
1992	Chris King	2nd	18	45	Seattle SuperSonics
1993	Rodney Rogers	1st	9	9	Denver Nuggets
1995	Randolph Childress	1st	19	19	Detroit Pistons
1997	Tim Duncan	1st	1	1	San Antonio Spurs
2002	Darius Songaila	2nd	21	49	Boston Celtics
2003	Josh Howard	1st	29	29	Dallas Mavericks
2005	Chris Paul	1st	4	4	New Orleans Hornets
2009	James Johnson	1st	16	16	Chicago Bulls
2009	Jeff Teague	1st	19	19	Atlanta Hawks
2010	Al-Farouq Aminu	1st	8	8	Los Angeles Clippers

References

External links

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