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

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

2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record19–14 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 North Carolina 14 4   .778 33 7   .825
No. 16 Florida State 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
No. 14 Notre Dame 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
No. 10 Louisville 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
No. 7 Duke 11 7   .611 28 9   .757
No. 24 Virginia 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Virginia Tech 10 8   .556 22 11   .667
Miami (FL) 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Syracuse 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Wake Forest 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Georgia Tech 8 10   .444 21 16   .568
Clemson 6 12   .333 17 16   .515
NC State 0 14   .000 0 17   .000[3]
Pittsburgh 4 14   .222 16 17   .485
Boston College 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
2017 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason left
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

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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.

2016 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
D. J. Mitchell
#77 PF
Fresno, CA Buchanan High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 12, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 July 31, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/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:

Roster

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2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brandon Childress 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Wesleyan Christian Academy Winston-Salem, NC
G 1 Keyshawn Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS So Northside Christian Academy
Charlotte
Gastonia, NC
F 2 D. J. Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Buchanan Clovis, CA
C 4 Doral Moore 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Montverde Academy Locust Grove, GA
G 10 Mitchell Wilbekin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr The Rock School Gainesville, FL
G 11 Greg McClinton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Hargrave Military Academy Winston-Salem, NC
G 13 Bryant Crawford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Gonzaga College HS Kensington, MD
F 20 John Collins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Cardinal Newman HS West Palm Beach, FL
C 25 Sam Japhet-Mathias 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr City of London Academy London, England
F 33 Rich Washington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Walsingham Academy Williamsburg, VA
F 34 Austin Arians 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Edgewood Stoughton, WI
G 40 Anthony Bilas (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Charlotte Latin School Charlotte, NC
G 43 Trent VanHorn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Canterbury School Fort Wayne, IN
F 44 Konstantinos Mitoglou 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Greece
F 45 Troy Rike (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr St. Ignatius College Preparatory San Francisco, CA
G 52 Britton Anderson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Flint Hill School Great Falls, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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 W 91–74  7–2
LJVM Coliseum (6,791)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/09/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNC Greensboro W 78–75  8–2
Greensboro Coliseum Complex (3,607)
Greensboro, NC
12/17/2016*
8:00 pm, FS1
at No. 17 Xavier
Skip Prosser Classic
L 65–69  8–3
Cintas Center (10,407)
Cincinnati, OH
12/22/2016*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
LSU W 110–76  9–3
LJVM Coliseum (9,643)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC regular season
12/28/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 20 Florida State L 72–88  9–4
(0–1)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,873)
Tallahassee, FL
12/31/2016
12:00 pm, RSN
Clemson L 68–73  9–5
(0–2)
LJVM Coliseum (10,034)
Winston-Salem, NC
01/03/2017
12:00 pm, RSN
Boston College W 79–66  10–5
(1–2)
LJVM Coliseum (7,708)
Winston-Salem, NC
01/08/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 11 Virginia L 62–79  10–6
(1–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (13,717)
Charlottesville, VA
01/11/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 North Carolina L 87–93  10–7
(1–4)
LJVM Coliseum (13,159)
Winston-Salem, NC
01/18/2017
8:00 pm, ACCN
Miami (FL) W 96–79  11–7
(2–4)
LJVM Coliseum (9,691)
Winston-Salem, NC
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN
at NC State W 93–88  12–7
(3–4)
PNC Arena (18,823)
Raleigh, NC
01/24/2017
8:00 pm, ACCN
at Syracuse L 76-81  12–8
(3–5)
Carrier Dome (22,262)
Syracuse, NY
01/28/2017
3:00 pm, ACCN
No. 17 Duke L 83–85  12–9
(3–6)
LJVM Coliseum (14,681)
Winston-Salem, NC
01/31/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Boston College W 85–80  13–9
(4–6)
Conte Forum (3,751)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/04/2017
3:00 pm, RSN
Georgia Tech W 81–69  14–9
(5–6)
LJVM Coliseum (10,962)
Winston-Salem, NC
02/07/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at Notre Dame L 81–88  14–10
(5–7)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,851)
South Bend, IN
02/11/2017
12:00 pm, RSN
NC State W 88–58  15–10
(6–7)
LJVM Coliseum (12,935)
Winston-Salem, NC
02/14/2016
7:00 pm, RSN
at Clemson L 83–95  15–11
(6–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,929)
Clemson, SC
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 12 Duke L 94–99  15–12
(6–9)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, RSN
Pittsburgh W 63–59  16–12
(7–9)
LJVM Coliseum (9,827)
Winston-Salem, NC
03/01/2017
9:00 pm, RSN
No. 8 Louisville W 88–81  17–12
(8–9)
LJVM Coliseum (11,488)
Winston-Salem, NC
03/04/2017
4:30 pm, RSN
at Virginia Tech W 89–84  18–12
(9–9)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
ACC tournament
March 7, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2
(10) vs. (15) Boston College
First Round
W 92–78  19–12
Barclays Center (8,656)
Brooklyn, NY
March 8, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(10) vs. (7) Virginia Tech
Second Round
L 90–99  19–13
Barclays Center (17,732)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 14, 2017*
9:10 pm, truTV
(11 S) vs. (11 S) Kansas State
First Four
L 88–95  19–14
UD Arena (11,855)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.[3].

References

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  1. ^ "Devin Thomas suspended, Cornelius Hudson dismissed from Wake Forest basketball team". Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Devin Thomas suspended, Cornelius Hudson dismissed from Wake Forest basketball team". Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016–17 Schedule". wakeforestsports.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011.