2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record	5–2 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Manning (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Steve Woodberry
Assistant coach	Randolph Childress
Assistant coach	Brett Ballard
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 23 Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 14 Virginia	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 7 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 5 Duke	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Florida State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 11 Louisville	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
NC State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Clemson	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Boston College	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500


† 2017 ACC Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team will represent Wake Forest University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons are led by third-year head coach Danny Manning. The team will play their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished 2015–16 season 11–20, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost to NC State in the first round of the ACC Tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Codi Miller-McIntyre	0	G	6'3"	205	Senior	Concord, NC	Graduated
Madison Jones	1	G	6'1"	165	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Suspended; transferred to Seton Hall^[1]
Devin Thomas	2	F	6'9"	255	Senior	Harrisburg, PA	Graduated
Rondale Watson	23	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Lewisburg, WV	Transferred to Marshall
Cornelius Hudson	25	F	6'6"	180	Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Dismissed from the team due to team violations^[2]
Andre Washington	31	C	7'0"	240	Senior	Roanoke, VA	Graduate transferred to East Carolina
Stephen Prendergast	35	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Mahwah, NJ	Walk-on; graduated
Gilbert McGregor	42	F	6'4"	195	RS Junior	New Orleans, LA	Walk-on; didn't return
Britton ANderson	52	G	6'4"	190	Freshman	Great Falls, VA	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Austin Arians	34	F	6'6"	200	RS Senior	Stoughton, WI	Transferred from Milwaukee. Will be eligible to play immediately since Arians graduated from UW–Milwaukee.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brandon Childress #27 PG	Winston-Salem, NC	Wesleyan Christian Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 25, 2014
Brandon Childress #27 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Richard Washington Jr. #28 SF	Newport News, VA	Walsingham Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 1, 2015
Richard Washington Jr. #28 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Samuel Japhet-Mathias C	London, England	City of London Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Sep 29, 2015
Samuel Japhet-Mathias C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Donovan Mitchell #77 PF	Fresno, CA	Buchanan High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 12, 2015
Donovan Mitchell #77 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

Recruiting class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Melo Eggleston SF	Washington, D.C.	Clinton Christian School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Apr 25, 2016
Melo Eggleston SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chaundee Brown SG	Orlando, FL	The First Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 2, 2016
Chaundee Brown SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

Roster

2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Childress, BrandonBrandon Childress	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Winston-Salem, NC
1.5 !G	1	Woods, KeyshawnKeyshawn Woods	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Northside Christian Academy Charlotte	Gastonia, NC
3.5 !F	2	Mitchell, DonovanDonovan Mitchell	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Buchanan	Clovis, CA
5.0 !C	4	Moore, DoralDoral Moore	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	2.0 !So	Montverde Academy	Locust Grove, GA
1.5 !G	10	Wilbekin, MitchellMitchell Wilbekin	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	The Rock School	Gainesville, FL
1.5 !G	11	McClinton, GregGreg McClinton	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Hargrave Military Academy	Winston-Salem, NC
1.5 !G	13	Crawford, BryantBryant Crawford	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Gonzaga College HS	Kensington, MD
3.5 !F	20	Collins, JohnJohn Collins	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Cardinal Newman HS	West Palm Beach, FL
5.0 !C	25	Japhet-Mathias, SamSam Japhet-Mathias	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1.0 !Fr	City of London Academy	London, England
3.5 !F	33	Washington, RichRich Washington	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Walsingham Academy	Williamsburg, VA
3.5 !F	34	Arians, AustinAustin Arians	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Edgewood	Stoughton, WI
1.5 !G	40	Bilas, AnthonyAnthony Bilas (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Charlotte Latin School	Charlotte, NC
1.5 !G	43	VanHorn, TrentTrent VanHorn	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Canterbury School	Fort Wayne, IN
3.5 !F	44	Mitoglou, KonstantinosKonstantinos Mitoglou	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Aristoteleio College of Thessaloniki	Thessaloniki, Greece
3.5 !F	45	Rike, TroyTroy Rike (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Ignatius College Preparatory	San Francisco, CA
1.5 !G	52	Anderson, BrittonBritton Anderson (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Flint Hill School	Great Falls, VA

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 Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:00 PM	Piedmont International	W 118–48		LJVM Coliseum (4,683) Winston-Salem, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:30 PM, ACCN Extra	Radford	W 80–59	1–0	LJVM Coliseum (7,233) Winston-Salem, NC
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM, ACCN Extra	Bucknell	W 94–74	2–0	LJVM Coliseum (6,541) Winston-Salem, NC
11/17/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. UTEP Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 103–81	3–0	TD Arena (4,125) Charleston, SC
11/18/2016* 1:30 PM, ESPN2	vs. No. 3 Villanova Charleston Classic semifinals	L 77–96	3–1	TD Arena (4,020) Charleston, SC
11/20/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. College of Charleston Charleston Classic 3rd place game	W 78–61	4–1	TD Arena (4,325) Charleston, SC
11/23/2016* 7:30 PM, ACCN Extra	Coastal Carolina	W 86–74	5–1	LJVM Coliseum (6,867) Winston-Salem, NC
11/28/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 58–65	5–2	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,386) Evansville, IN
12/03/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPNU	at Richmond	W 75–67	6–2	Robins Center (6,705) Richmond, VA
12/06/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	Charlotte			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
12/09/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at UNC Greensboro			Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, NC
12/17/2016* 8:00 PM, FS1	at Xavier			Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
12/22/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPNU	LSU			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
ACC regular season
12/28/2016 ESPN2	at Florida State			Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
12/31/2016 12:00 PM, RSN	Clemson			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
01/03/2017 12:00 PM, RSN	Boston College			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
01/08/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Virginia			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
01/11/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN2	North Carolina			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
01/18/2017 8:00 PM, ACCN	Miami (FL)			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
01/21/2017 2:00 PM, ACCN	at NC State			PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
01/24/2017 8:00 PM, ACCN	at Syracuse			Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
01/28/2017 3:00 PM, ACCN	Duke			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
01/31/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Boston College			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
02/04/2017 3:00 PM, RSN	Georgia Tech			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
02/07/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNews	at Notre Dame			Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
02/11/2017 12:00 PM, RSN	NC State			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
02/14/2016 7:00 PM, RSN	at Clemson			Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
02/18/2017 1:00 PM, ACCN	at Duke			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
02/22/2017 7:00 PM, RSN	Pittsburgh			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
03/01/2017 9:00 PM, RSN	Louisville			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
03/04/2017 4:30 PM, RSN	at Virginia Tech			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
03/07–11/2017	vs.			Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.^[3].

References

↑ "Devin Thomas suspended, Cornelius Hudson dismissed from Wake Forest basketball team". Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
↑ "Devin Thomas suspended, Cornelius Hudson dismissed from Wake Forest basketball team". Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
↑ "2016–17 Schedule". wakeforestsports.com.

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 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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