2014–15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

2014–15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record	13–19 (5–11 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Manning (1st season)
Assistant coach	Steve Woodberry
Assistant coach	Randolph Childress
Assistant coach	Brett Ballard
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Virginia	16	–	2	.889	30	–	4	.882
#4 Duke	15	–	3	.833	35	–	4	.897
#8 Notre Dame †	14	–	4	.778	32	–	6	.842
#17 Louisville	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
#15 North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	26	–	12	.684
Miami (FL)	10	–	8	.556	25	–	12	.676
NC State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Clemson	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Pittsburgh	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Boston College	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Georgia Tech	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
Virginia Tech	2	–	16	.111	11	–	22	.333


† 2015 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by first-year head coach Danny Manning. The team played home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in three way tie for 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Pittsburgh.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Coron Williams	13	G	6'1"	175	GS Senior	Midlothian, VA	Graduated
Miles Overton	20	G	6'4"	210	Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Drexel
Travis McKie	30	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Richmond, VA	Graduated
Tyler Cavanaugh	34	F	6'9"	230	Sophomore	Dewitt, NY	Transferred to George Washington
Arnaud William Adala Moto	45	F	6'6"	225	Sophomore	Yaoundé, Cameroon	Transferred to Towson

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mitch Wilbekin Guard	Gainesville, Florida	The Rock School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	May 5, 2014
Mitch Wilbekin Guard	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Rondale Watson Guard	Lewisburg, West Virginia	Greenbrier East High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 18, 2013
Rondale Watson Guard	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

Roster

2014–15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Miller-McIntyre, CodiCodi Miller-McIntyre	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hargrave Military Acad.	Concord, NC
1.5 !G	1	Jones, MadisonMadison Jones	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Ravencroft School	Raleigh, NC
3.5 !F	2	Thomas, DevinDevin Thomas	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Central Dauphin HS	Harrisburg, PA
3.5 !F	4	Green, DanielDaniel Green	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Grapevine HS	Colleyville, TX
1.5 !G	10	Wilbekin, MitchellMitchell Wilbekin	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	The Rock School	Gainesville, FL
1.5 !G	11	McClinton, GregGreg McClinton	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Hargrave Military Acad.	Winston-Salem, NC
3.5 !F	13	Leonard, DariusDarius Leonard	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	5.0 !GS	Kestrel Heights HS	Raleigh, NC
1.5 !G	23	Watson, RondaleRondale Watson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Greenbrier East HS	Lewisburg, WV
3.5 !F	25	Hudson, CorneliusCornelius Hudson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mansfield Timberview HS	Dallas, TX
5.0 !C	31	Washington, AndreAndre Washington	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hargrave Military Acad.	Roanoke, VA
3.5 !F	33	Rountree III, AaronAaron Rountree III	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Greenfield School	Wilson, NC
1.5 !G	35	Prendergast, StephenStephen Prendergast	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Don Bosco Prep	Mahwah, NJ
3.5 !F	42	McGregor, GilbertGilbert McGregor	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Brewster Academy	New Orleans, LA
1.5 !G	43	VanHorn, TrentTrent VanHorn	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Canterbury School	Fort Wayne, IN
3.5 !F	44	Mitoglou, KonstantinosKonstantinos Mitoglou	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Aristoteleio College of Thessaloniki	Thessaloniki, Greece
3.5 !F	45	Rike, TroyTroy Rike	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Ignatius College Preparatory	San Francisco, CA
3.5 !F	51	O'Brien, GrantGrant O'Brien	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	The Governor's Academy	North Andover, MA
3.5 !F	52	Niedrich, DougDoug Niedrich	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Adlai E. Stevenson HS	Kildeer, IL

Head coach

Danny Manning (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2014*	Young Harris	W 96–71		LJVM Coliseum (5,206)
Regular non-conference season
11/14/2014*	UNC Asheville	W 80–69	1–0	LJVM Coliseum (9,834)
11/17/2014*	at Tulane	W 71–49	2–0	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,922)
11/19/2014*	at Arkansas	L 53–83	2–1	Bud Walton Arena (14,574)
11/21/2014*	Iona	L 81–85	2–2	LJVM Coliseum (6,809)
11/24/2014*	Nicholls State	W 75–48	3–2	LJVM Coliseum (6,045)
11/26/2014*	Mount St. Mary's	W 83–49	4–2	LJVM Coliseum (7,166)
11/28/2014*	Delaware State	L 65–72	4–3	LJVM Coliseum (8,064)
12/02/2014*	Minnesota (ACC–Big Ten Challenge)	L 69–84	4–4	LJVM Coliseum (8,112)
12/06/2014	at NC State	L 65–78	4–5 (0–1)	PNC Arena (16,615)
12/14/2014*	Samford	W 86–68	5–5	LJVM Coliseum (6,973)
12/20/2014*	vs. Florida (Orange Bowl Classic)	L 50–63	5–6	BB&T Center (10,175)
12/22/2014*	Bucknell	W 60–53	6–6	LJVM Coliseum (9,739)
12/28/2014*	at Richmond	W 65–63	7–6	Robins Center (6,279)
12/31/2014*	Princeton	W 80–66	8–6	LJVM Coliseum (9,245)
ACC Regular Season
01/04/2015	#5 Louisville	L 76–85	8–7 (0–2)	LJVM Coliseum (10,862)
01/07/2015	#2 Duke	L 65–73	8–8 (0–3)	LJVM Coliseum (12,651)
01/10/2015	Georgia Tech	W 76–69	9–8 (1–3)	LJVM Coliseum (11,514)
01/13/2015	at Syracuse	L 83–86 ^OT	9–9 (1–4)	Carrier Dome (23,367)
01/21/2015	#15 North Carolina	L 71–87	9–10 (1–5)	LJVM Coliseum (13,877)
01/24/2015	at Clemson	L 57–59	9–11 (1–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,056)
01/28/2015	at Florida State	L 76–82 ^2OT	9–12 (1–7)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,195)
01/31/2015	Virginia Tech	W 73–70	10–12 (2–7)	LJVM Coliseum (11,752)
02/03/2015	NC State	W 88–84	11–12 (3–7)	LJVM Coliseum (10,904)
02/07/2015	at Georgia Tech	L 59–73	11–13 (3–8)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,580)
02/11/2015	Miami (FL)	W 72–70	12–13 (4–8)	LJVM Coliseum (9,918)
02/14/2015	at #2 Virginia	L 60–61	12–14 (4–9)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
02/17/2015	at #10 Notre Dame	L 75–88	12–15 (4–10)	Purcell Pavilion (8,421)
02/25/2015	#2 Virginia	L 34–70	12–16 (4–11)	LJVM Coliseum (10,772)
03/01/2015	Pittsburgh	W 69–66	13–16 (5–11)	LJVM Coliseum (10,109)
03/04/2015	at Duke	L 51–94	13–17 (5–12)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
03/07/2015	at Boston College	L 61–79	13–18 (5–13)	Conte Forum (4,838)
ACC Tournament
03/10/2015	vs. Virginia Tech (First Round)	L 80–81	13–19	Greensboro Coliseum (9,003)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.^[1].

Season Highs

		Player	Game
Points	31	Devin Thomas	vs. Louisville 1/4/15
Rebounds	18	Devin Thomas	vs. Iona 11/21/14
Assists	7	Codi Miller-McIntyre	vs. Mount St. Mary's 11/26/14
Steals	4	Mitchell Wilbekin/Cornelius Hudson	at Tulane 11/17/14 / vs. Delaware State 11/28/14
Blocks	3	Dinos Mitroglou	vs. Nicholls State 11/24/14

References

↑ "2014–15 Schedule". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball

Venues	Gore Gymnasium (1935–1956) Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (1956–1989) Greensboro Coliseum (alternate; 1959–1989) Reynolds Gymnasium (alternate; 1956–1989) LJVM Coliseum (1989–present)

Culture & lore	Demon Deacon "O Here's to Wake Forest" Spirit of the Old Gold and Black Tobacco Road Dixie Classic

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics