2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by first-year head coach Dino Gaudio, played their games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–13 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina 14 2   .875 36 3   .923
No. 9 Duke 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
No. 22 Clemson 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Virginia Tech 9 7   .563 21 14   .600
Miami (FL) 8 8   .500 23 11   .676
Maryland 8 8   .500 19 15   .559
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Wake Forest 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Florida State 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Virginia 5 11   .313 17 16   .515
Boston College 4 12   .250 14 17   .452
NC State 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
2008 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

In first season under their new head coach (who replaced former coach Skip Prosser, who died in the off-season), the Deacons lost leading scorer from 2006 to 2007, Kyle Visser, but brought in a good recruiting class (ranked 28th nationally by Scout.com),[1] including guards Jeff Teague and Gary Clark, and forward James Johnson.

Roster

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# Name Position Height Class Hometown
2 Gary Clark G 6'4" Freshman Sarasota, Florida
35 Kyle Fowler G 6'2" Freshman Wheaton, Illinois
4 Harvey Hale G 6'2" Junior Albuquerque, New Mexico
52 Bobby Hoekstra F 6'7" Junior Lewisville, North Carolina
23 James Johnson F 6'8" Freshman Cheyenne, Wyoming
20 Mike Lepore G 6'1" Junior Flemington, New Jersey
13 Chas McFarland C 6'11" Sophomore Lovington, Illinois
30 Matt Smith G 6'2" Junior Advance, North Carolina
45 Jason Philippe G 6'3" Freshman South Ozone Park, New York
31 Jamie Skeen F 6'8" Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina
10 Ishmael Smith G 6'0" Sophomore Concord, North Carolina
11 Cameron Stanley F 6'6" (RS) Junior Raleigh, North Carolina
0 Jeff Teague G 6'2" Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana
44 David Weaver F/C 6'10" (RS) Sophomore Black Mountain, North Carolina
42 L. D. Williams G 6'4" Sophomore Yadkinville, North Carolina

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007*
Fairfield W 85–60  1–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Nov 19, 2007*
NC Central W 75–58  2–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Nov 23, 2007*
Winston-Salem W 73–53  3–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Nov 26, 2007*
at Iowa W 56–47  4–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Nov 29, 2007*
at Charlotte L 59–63  4–1
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Dec 1, 2007*
USC Upstate W 72–48  5–1
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 5, 2007*
at No. 23 Vanderbilt L 80–83  5–2
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Dec 8, 2007*
at Georgia L 50–72  5–3
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
Dec 16, 2007
Bucknell W 72–56  6–3
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 19, 2007*
South Florida W 74–61  7–3
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 23, 2007
Virginia Tech W 77–75  8–3
(1–0)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 30, 2007*
Air Force W 78–67  9–3
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 2, 2008*
Presbyterian W 70–58  10–3
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 8, 2008*
BYU W 79–62  11–3
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 12, 2008
at Boston College L 73–112  11–4
(1–1)
Conte Forum 
Boston, MA
Jan 15, 2008
at Maryland L 64–71  11–5
(1–2)
Comcast Center 
College Park, MD
Jan 20, 2008
Florida State W 74–57  12–5
(2–2)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 22, 2008*
Clemson L 75–80 OT 12–6
(2–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Jan 29, 2008
Miami (FL) W 70–68  13–6
(3–3)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 3, 2008
at NC State
Rivalry
L 65–67  13–7
(3–4)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, NC
Feb 6, 2008
Georgia Tech L 83–89  13–8
(3–5)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 9, 2008
Virginia W 80–64  14–8
(4–5)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 14, 2008
at Florida State W 78–70  15–8
(5–5)
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 17, 2008
No. 2 Duke W 86–73  16–8
(6–5)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 24, 2008
at No. 3 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 73–89  16–9
(6–6)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 28, 2008
Maryland L 70–74  16–10
(6–7)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 1, 2008
at Georgia Tech L 79–87 OT 16–11
(6–8)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 4, 2008
at Virginia Tech L 58–80  16–12
(6–9)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Mar 8, 2008
NC State
Rivalry
W 78–67  17–12
(7–9)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC tournament
Mar 13, 2008
(8) vs. (9) Florida State
First Round
L 60–70  17–13
Charlotte Bobcats Arena 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ Scout.com's 2007 Team Rankings
  2. ^ "2007-08 Wake Forest Deamon Deacons Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.