The 2017–18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by fourth-year head coach Danny Manning and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Syracuse.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 11–20 (4–14 ACC) |
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Home arena | LJVM Coliseum |
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No. 1 Virginia † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 31 | – | 3 | .912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Duke | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Miami (FL) | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Clemson | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 North Carolina | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
editThe Demon Deacons finished 2016–17 season 19–14, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Boston College in the first round of the ACC tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the South region. There they lost in the First Four to Kansas State.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Grey McClinton | 11 | G | 6'7" | 200 | RS Junior | Winston-Salem, NC | Graduate transferred to Old Dominion |
John Collins | 20 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Sophomore | West Palm Beach, FL | Declare for 2017 NBA draft |
Austin Arians | 34 | F | 6'6" | 200 | RS Senior | Stoughton, WI | Graduated |
Trent VanHorn | 43 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Senior | Fort Wayne, IN | Graduated |
Konstantinos Mitoglou | 44 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Junior | Thessaloniki, Greece | Signed to play professionally in Greece with Panathinaikos B.C. |
Incoming Transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Terrence Thompson | 20 | F | 6'7" | 217 | Senior | Durham, NC | Transferred from Marshall. Will be eligible to play immediately since Thompson graduated from Marshall. |
2017 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Chaundee Brown #7 SG |
Orlando, FL | The First Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 2, 2016 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Melo Eggleston #70 SF |
Washington, D.C. | Clinton Christian School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Apr 25, 2016 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Olivier Sarr C |
Paris, FR | INSEP Paris | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 12, 2017 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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2018 recruiting class
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Jaylen Hoard #6 SF |
Carnon, France | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 26, 2017 | |
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Isaiah Mucius #20 SF |
Saint James, MD | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 18, 2017 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Sharone Wright #50 SG |
Florence, SC | West Florence High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 12, 2017 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Jamie Lewis #39 SG |
Atlanta, GA | Findlay Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 8, 2017 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Christian Lorng #69 PF |
Allen, KY | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Mar 22, 2018 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 3, 2017* 7:30 pm |
Queens (NC) | W 76–74 | 21 – Woods | 11 – Thompson | 4 – Crawford | LJVM Coliseum (4,238) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||
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Nov 10, 2017* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra |
Georgia Southern | L 83–85 | 0–1 |
25 – Woods | 11 – Thompson | 9 – Childress | LJVM Coliseum (7,802) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Nov 14, 2017* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra |
Liberty | L 66–79 | 0–2 |
21 – Crawford | 9 – Moore | 3 – Brown | LJVM Coliseum (5,213) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Nov 17, 2017* 8:30 pm, FloHoops.com |
vs. Drake Paradise Jam quarterfinals |
L 74–77 | 0–3 |
17 – Moore | 17 – Moore | 9 – Crawford | Vines Center (586) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Nov 18, 2017* 2:30 pm, FloHoops.com |
vs. Quinnipiac Paradise Jam 2nd round consolation |
W 72–55 | 1–3 |
17 – Crawford | 7 – Brown | 4 – Childress | Vines Center (743) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Nov 19, 2017* 2:30 p.m., FloHoops.com |
vs. Houston Paradise Jam |
L 73–78 | 1–4 |
17 – Crawford | 9 – Moore | 4 – Childress | Vines Center (655) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
Nov 24, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
UNC Greensboro | W 81–75 | 2–4 |
20 – Woods | 7 – Moore | 5 – Crawford | LJVM Coliseum (6,810) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Nov 28, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
Illinois ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
W 80–73 | 3–4 |
20 – Crawford | 6 – Moore | 4 – Crawford | LJVM Coliseum (5,782) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 pm, RSN |
Richmond | W 82–53 | 4–4 |
17 – Woods | 8 – Moore | 7 – Crawford | LJVM Coliseum (6,591) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, Stadium |
at Charlotte | W 80–57 | 5–4 |
17 – Crawford | 7 – Sarr | 4 – Crawford | Dale F. Halton Arena (5,512) Charlotte, NC | ||||
Dec 8, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
Army | W 100–80 | 6–4 |
22 – Woods | 11 – Moore | 9 – Crawford | LJVM Coliseum (2,978) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at Coastal Carolina | W 84–80 | 7–4 |
22 – Crawford | 10 – Moore | 6 – Crawford | HTC Center (1,744) Conway, NC | ||||
Dec 23, 2017* 12:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 21 Tennessee | L 60–79 | 7–5 |
18 – Woods | 8 – Sarr | 2 – Crawford | LJVM Coliseum (11,362) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
ACC regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 30, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 13 North Carolina | L 69–73 | 7–6 (0–1) |
17 – Crawford | 8 – Moore | 7 – Childress | Dean Smith Center (19,578) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Syracuse | W 73–67 | 8–6 (1–1) |
19 – Crawford | 9 – Moore | 8 – Wilbekin | LJVM Coliseum (8,109) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm, RSN |
at Boston College | L 71–77 | 8–7 (1–2) |
24 – Crawford | 9 – Moore | 5 – Childress | Conte Forum (5,247) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN |
Virginia Tech | L 75–83 | 8–8 (1–3) |
17 – Childress | 13 – Moore | 4 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (8,260) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Jan 13, 2018 12:00 pm, ACCN |
at No. 7 Duke | L 71–89 | 8–9 (1–4) |
21 – Crawford | 6 – 4 Tied | 6 – Crawford | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||
Jan 18, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN |
at NC State | L 63–72 | 8–10 (1–5) |
18 – Crawford | 10 – Moore | 5 – Crawford | PNC Arena (15,815) Raleigh, NC | ||||
Jan 21, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 2 Virginia | L 49–59 | 8–11 (1–6) |
11 – Crawford | 13 – Moore | 4 – Crawford | LJVM Coliseum (10,014) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Jan 23, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN |
No. 4 Duke | L 70–84 | 8–12 (1–7) |
18 – Tied | 12 – Moore | 5 – Brown | LJVM Coliseum (13,209) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Jan 27, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN |
at Louisville | L 77–96 | 8–13 (1–8) |
20 – Brown | 13 – Moore | 6 – Crawford | KFC Yum! Center (17,215) Louisville, KY | ||||
Jan 31, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN |
Florida State | W 76–72 | 9–13 (2–8) |
19 – Crawford | 12 – Moore | 7 – Crawford | LJVM Coliseum (7,809) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, RSN |
No. 20 Clemson | L 67–75 | 9–14 (2–9) |
16 – Crawford | 13 – Moore | 6 – Crawford | LJVM Coliseum (10,468) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Feb 7, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 25 Miami (FL) | L 81–87 | 9–15 (2–10) |
23 – Crawford | 10 – Moore | 7 – Crawford | Watsco Center (6,774) Coral Gables, FL | ||||
Feb 11, 2018 1:00 pm, ACCN |
at Syracuse | L 70–78 | 9–16 (2–11) |
24 – Crawford | 16 – Moore | 7 – Crawford | Carrier Dome (24,018) Syracuse, NY | ||||
Feb 14, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN |
Georgia Tech | W 79–62 | 10–16 (3–11) |
17 – Moore | 12 – Moore | 9 – Crawford | LJVM Coliseum (6,133) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm, ACCN |
NC State | L 84–90 | 10–17 (3–12) |
29 – Crawford | 12 – Moore | 3 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (13,641) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Feb 21, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN |
at Pittsburgh | W 63–57 | 11–17 (4–12) |
14 – Crawford | 9 – Moore | 3 – Tied | Peterson Events Center (2,420) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
Feb 24, 2018 3:00 pm, ACCN |
Notre Dame | L 71–76 | 11–18 (4–13) |
14 – Wilbekin | 6 – Moore | 6 – Wilbekin | LJVM Coliseum (10,626) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
Mar 3, 2018 12:00 pm, ACCN |
at Georgia Tech | L 56–64 | 11–19 (4–14) |
22 – Crawford | 13 – Moore | 4 – Childress | McCamish Pavilion (7,422) Atlanta, GA | ||||
ACC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(14) | vs. (11) Syracuse First Round |
L 64–73 | 11–20 |
22 – Crawford | 6 – Okeke | 6 – Crawford | Barclays Center (10,612) Brooklyn, NY | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |