2008–09 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Dino Gaudio. The team played its home games in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2008–09 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
2008 Anaheim Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 12
Record24–7 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina 13 3   .813 34 4   .895
No. 6 Duke 11 5   .688 30 7   .811
No. 12 Wake Forest 11 5   .688 24 7   .774
No. 16 Florida State 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
No. 24 Clemson 9 7   .563 23 9   .719
Boston College 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Maryland 7 9   .438 21 14   .600
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Miami (FL) 7 9   .438 19 13   .594
NC State 6 10   .375 16 14   .533
Virginia 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Georgia Tech 2 14   .125 12 19   .387
2009 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On January 19, the Deacons took the top spot in both the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll and the Associated Press poll, making it the second time in program history a Wake Forest team was number one in the country.

Wake Forest finished the regular season with a record of 24–5, and 11–5 in the ACC, which tied them with Duke. The Demon Deacons received the number two seed in the 2009 ACC men's basketball tournament in a tiebreaker over Duke because of their victory against number one seed North Carolina.

Preseason

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In the preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll the Demon Deacons were ranked #24.[1]

Roster

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# Name Position Height Class Hometown Last School
1 Al-Farouq Aminu Forward 6'9" Freshman Norcross, Georgia Norcross
30 Brett Bitove Guard 6'3" Freshman Toronto, Ontario Benjamin School (FL)
2 Gary Clark Guard 6'4" Sophomore Sarasota, Florida Montverde Academy
35 Ben Davis Guard 6'3" Sophomore St. Louis, Missouri Westminster Christian Academy
41 Brooks Godwin Forward 6'5" Freshman Winston-Salem, North Carolina Mount Tabor
4 Harvey Hale Guard 6'3" Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico Rio Grande
52 Bobby Hoekstra Forward 6'7" Senior Lewisville, North Carolina Forsyth Country Day School
23 James Johnson Forward 6'9" Sophomore Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne East
20 Mike Lepore Guard 6'1" Senior Flemington, New Jersey Lawrenceville Prep
13 Chas McFarland Center 7'0" Junior Lovington, Illinois Worcester Academy
25 Jimmy McQuilkin Guard 5'10" Senior Columbia, Maryland Atholton
10 Ish Smith Guard 6'0" Junior Concord, North Carolina Central Cabarrus
0 Jeff Teague Guard 6'2" Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana Pike
40 Ty Walker Center 7'0" Freshman Wilmington, North Carolina New Hanover
44 David Weaver Forward/Center 6'11"   Junior Black Mountain, North Carolina Owen
42 L. D. Williams Guard 6'4" Junior Yadkinville, North Carolina Montverde Academy
55 Tony Woods Center 6'11" Freshman Rome, Georgia Rome

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 14*
7:00 p.m.
No. 21 North Carolina Central W 94–48  1–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
November 19*
7:00 p.m., ACC Select
No. 20 UNC Wilmington W 120–88  2–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
November 24*
8:00 p.m., ACC Select
No. 19 Winston-Salem State W 62–31  3–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
November 27*
4:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 19 vs. Cal State Fullerton
2008 Anaheim Classic
W 75–69  4–0
Anaheim Convention Center 
Anaheim, CA
November 28*
3:45 p.m., ESPNU
No. 19 vs. UTEP
2008 Anaheim Classic
W 82–79  5–0
Anaheim Convention Center 
Anaheim, CA
November 30*
10:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 19 vs. Baylor
2008 Anaheim Classic
W 87–74  6–0
Anaheim Convention Center 
Anaheim, CA
December 3*
7:15 p.m., ESPN
No. 15 Indiana
ACC/Big Ten Challenge
W 83–58  7–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 6*
7:30 p.m.
No. 15 Bucknell W 81–52  8–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 14*
4:00 p.m., FSN
No. 11 Wright State W 66–53  9–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 19*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 10 at Richmond W 86–79  10–0
Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
December 22*
7:00 p.m., MASN
No. 6 at East Carolina W 95–54  11–0
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
December 30*
7:00 p.m., ACC Select
No. 6 Radford W 83–61  12–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 3*
8:00 p.m., The Mountain
No. 6 at Brigham Young W 94–87  13–0
Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
January 11
8:00 p.m., FSN
No. 4 No. 3 North Carolina W 92–89  14–0
(1–0)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 14
9:00 p.m., Raycom
No. 2 at Boston College W 83–63  15–0
(2–0)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 17
9:00 p.m., ABC
No. 2 at No. 10 Clemson W 78–68  16–0
(3–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 21
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 Virginia Tech L 71–78  16–1
(3–1)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 28
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 6 No. 1 Duke W 70–68  17–1
(4–1)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 31
12:00 p.m., Raycom
No. 6 at Georgia Tech L 74–76  17–2
(4–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
February 4
7:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 7 at Miami L 52–79  17–3
(4–3)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 8
4:00 p.m., Raycom
No. 7 Boston College W 93–76  18–3
(5–3)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 11
7:00 p.m., ACC Select
No. 7 at North Carolina State L 76–82  18–4
(5–4)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, NC
February 14
4:00 p.m., Raycom
No. 7 No. 25 Florida State W 86–63  19–4
(6–4)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 18
7:30 p.m., ACC Select
No. 8 Georgia Tech W 87–69  20–4
(7–4)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 22
7:45 p.m., FSN
No. 8 at No. 9 Duke L 91–101  20–5
(7–5)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 26
7:45 p.m., Raycom
No. 13 North Carolina State W 85–78  21–5
(8–5)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 28
8:00 p.m., Raycom
No. 13 at Virginia W 70–60  22–5
(9–5)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
March 3
9:00 p.m., FSN Regional
No. 10 at Maryland W 65–63  23–5
(10–5)
Comcast Center 
College Park, MD
March 8
6:00 p.m., FSN
No. 10 No. 18 Clemson W 96–88  24–5
(11–5)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
March 13
7:00 p.m., ESPN2/Raycom
(2) No. 8 vs. (7) Maryland
Quarterfinals
L 64–75  24–6
(11–5)
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
March 20*
9:40 p.m., CBS
(4 MW) No. 12 vs. (13 MW) Cleveland State
First Round
L 69–84  24–7
(11–5)
American Airlines Arena 
Miami, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[2].

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP2120191511106642 (2)1 (68)67781310812Not released
Coaches2425241711106643 (2)1 (25)4688141091120

Leading scorer by game

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Game Player
North Carolina Central Aminu (21)
UNC Wilmington Teague (31)
Winston-Salem State Teague (14)
Cal State Fullerton Teague (24)
UTEP Teague (29)
Baylor Williams (15)
Indiana Johnson (21)
Bucknell Teague (26)
Wright State Hale (17)
Richmond Teague (21)
East Carolina Aminu (21)
Radford Teague (19)
Brigham Young Teague (30)
North Carolina Teague (34)
Boston College Teague (29)
Clemson Teague (24)
Virginia Tech Teague (23)
Duke Aminu (15)
Georgia Tech Aminu (17)
Miami Teague (19)
Boston College Teague (27)
North Carolina State Johnson (21)
Florida State Aminu (17)
Georgia Tech Johnson (24)
Duke Teague (28)
NC State Johnson (28)
Virginia Aminu, McFarland, and Teague (12)
Maryland Teague (17)
Clemson Aminu and Johnson (21)
Maryland Johnson (20)
Cleveland St. Johnson (22)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wake Forest Ranked No. 24 in Preseason Coaches Poll". Wakeforestsports.com. October 30, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  2. ^ "2008–09 Schedule." wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved on October 31, 2008.