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For current information on this topic, see 2009-10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team. |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | |||
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| University | Wake Forest University | ||
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| Conference | ACC | ||
| Location | Winston-Salem, NC | ||
| Head coach | Dino Gaudio (2nd year) | ||
| Arena | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 14,665) |
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| Nickname | Demon Deacons | ||
| Colors | Black and Old Gold
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| NCAA Tournament Final Four | |||
| 1962 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1939, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1984, 1996 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1939, 1953, 1962, 1977, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2004 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1939, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1961, 1962, 1996, 1997 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 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 thay 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.
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Notable players
- Tim Duncan
- Josh Howard
- Chris Paul
- Randolph Childress
- Rodney Rogers
- Justin Gray
- Darius Songaila
- Loren Woods
- Eric Williams
- Billy Packer
- Marc Blucas
- Danny Young
- Delaney Rudd
- Rusty Larue
- Kenny Green
- Dave Budd
- Gil McGregor
- Dickie Hemric
- Jack Murdock
- Len Chappell
- Skip Wise
- Charlie Davis
- Jeff Teague
- James Johnson
- Tyrone Bogues
Current coaching staff
- Dino Gaudio - Head Coach, 2nd year
- Jeff Battle - Associate Head Coach, 7th Year
- Mike Muse - Assistant Coach
- Walt Corbean - Director of Basketball Operations
Former head coaches
- 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)
- J. 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)
Overall record
562-380(not all games included)
- Source: Sports Network
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