2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	11–20 (4–14 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Manning (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Woodberry; Randolph Childress; Jamil Jones;
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Virginia	16	–	2	.889	35	–	3	.921
No. 3 North Carolina	16	–	2	.889	29	–	7	.806
No. 1 Duke †	14	–	4	.778	32	–	6	.842
No. 10 Florida State	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 16 Virginia Tech	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
Syracuse	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Louisville	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
NC State	9	–	9	.500	24	–	12	.667
Clemson	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Georgia Tech	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Boston College	5	–	13	.278	14	–	17	.452
Miami (FL)	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
Wake Forest	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Pittsburgh	3	–	15	.167	14	–	19	.424
Notre Dame	3	–	15	.167	14	–	19	.424

† 2019 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by fifth-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.

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Keyshawn Woods	1	G	6'3"	205	RS Junior	Gastonia, NC	Transferred to Ohio State
D. J. Mitchell	2	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Clovis, CA	Transferred to Santa Clara
Doral Moore	4	C	7'1"	280	Junior	Locust Grove, GA	Declared for 2018 NBA draft
Mitchell Wilbekin	10	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Gainesville, FL	Graduated
Bryant Crawford	13	G	6'3"	200	Junior	Kensington, MD	Declared for 2018 NBA draft
Terrence Thompson	20	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Durham, NC	Graduated
Sam Japhet-Mathias	25	C	6'11"	280	Sophomore	London, England	Dismissed from team^[1]
Troy Rike	45	F	6'7"	225	Senior	San Francisco, CA	Graduated
Britton Anderson	52	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Great Falls, VA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Andrien White	2	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Richmond, VA	Charlotte
Torry Johnson	4	G	6'3"	165	RS Senior	Chicago, IL	Northern Arizona
Ikenna Smart	35	F	6'10"	241	RS Senior	Greensboro, NC	Buffalo
Miles Lester	55	G	6'0"	170	Sophomore	Wichita, KS	Rice

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaylen Hoard #6 SF	Carnon, France	Wesleyan Christian Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 26, 2017
Jaylen Hoard #6 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Isaiah Mucius #20 SF	Saint James, MD	Brewster Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 18, 2017
Isaiah Mucius #20 SF	Recruiting 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
Sharone Wright #50 SG	Recruiting 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
Jamie Lewis #39 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Michael Wynn SG	Allen, KY	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 11, 2018
Michael Wynn SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 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)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Winston-Salem, NC
F	1	Isaiah Mucius	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	East Patchogue, NY
G	2	Sharone Wright Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Legacy Early College	Florence, SC
G	4	Torry Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	Morgan Park Northern Arizona	Chicago, IL
F	10	Jaylen Hoard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Carnon, France
G/F	11	Melo Eggleston	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Notre Dame Prep	Suitland, MD
G	13	Andrien White	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Quality Education Academy Charlotte	Richmond, Virginia
G	20	Michael Wynn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Liberty Heights Athletic Institute	Albany, NY
G	23	Chaundee Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	First Academy	Orlando, FL
G	25	Jamie Lewis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Westlake	Atlanta, GA
C	30	Olivier Sarr	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	INSEP	Toulouse, France
F	31	Blake Buchanan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Voyager Academy	Durham, NC
F	34	Sunday Okeke (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Greens Farms Academy	Lagos, Nigera
F	35	Ikenna Smart	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	New Garden Friends School Buffalo	Greensboro, NC
G	40	Anthony Bilas (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Charlotte Latin School	Charlotte, NC
G	41	Aaron Spivey (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Nash Central	Rocky Mount, NC
G	55	Miles Lester (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Wilbraham & Monson Academy Rice	Wichita, KS

Head coach

Danny Manning (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2018* 7:30 pm		Belmont Abbey	W 106–74^[3]		19 – Hoard	13 – Sarr	7 – Halloran	LJVM Coliseum (3,802) Winston-Salem, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		North Carolina A&T	W 90–78	1–0	19 – Hoard	13 – Hoard	6 – Childress	LJVM Coliseum (5,572) Winston-Salem, NC
November 15, 2018* 11:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Saint Joseph's Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals	L 69–89	1–1	14 – Tied	5 – Childress	4 – Childress	HTC Center (3,132) Conway, SC
November 16, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPNU		vs. Cal State Fullerton Myrtle Beach Invitational	W 66–59	2–1	15 – Tied	7 – Hoard	5 – Childress	HTC Center (3,132) Conway, SC
November 18, 2018* 10:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Valparaiso Myrtle Beach Invitational	W 69–63	3–1	14 – Hoard	9 – Hoard	5 – Childress	HTC Center (639) Conway, SC
November 23, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Houston Baptist	L 91–93 ^OT	3–2	27 – Childress	15 – Hoard	5 – Childress	LJVM Coliseum (5,109) Winston-Salem, NC
November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Western Carolina	W 71–64	4–2	20 – Childress	7 – Sarr	3 – Childress	LJVM Coliseum (4,741) Winston-Salem, NC
December 1, 2018* 7:30 pm, NBCSN		at Richmond	L 74–84	4–3	17 – Tied	7 – Mucius	3 – Childress	Robins Center (6,076) Richmond, VA
December 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Charlotte	W 80–56	5–3	16 – Mucius	9 – Sarr	4 – Childress	LJVM Coliseum (5,248) Winston-Salem, NC
December 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Davidson	W 67–63	6–3	16 – Tied	8 – Brown	4 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (6,149) Winston-Salem, NC
December 22, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 3 Tennessee	L 64–83	6–4	19 – Brown	6 – Brown	5 – Childress	Thompson–Boling Arena (19,846) Knoxville, TN
December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Gardner–Webb	L 69–73	6–5	18 – Childress	9 – Sarr	3 – Childress	LJVM Coliseum (5,975) Winston-Salem, NC
January 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Cornell	W 83–61	7–5	23 – Hoard	15 – Hoard	5 – Childress	LJVM Coliseum (4,878) Winston-Salem, NC
ACC regular season
January 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Georgia Tech	L 79–92	7–6 (0–1)	28 – Childress	8 – Hoard	3 – Childress	McCamish Pavilion (6,397) Atlanta, GA
January 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 1 Duke	L 65–87	7–7 (0–2)	13 – Hoard	9 – Tied	3 – Childress	LJVM Coliseum (14,268) Winston-Salem, NC
January 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Miami (FL)	L 65–76	7–8 (0–3)	22 – Brown	11 – Hoard	7 – Childress	Watsco Center (7,197) Coral Gables, FL
January 15, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		No. 17 NC State Rivalry	W 71–67	8–8 (1–3)	16 – Hoard	10 – Hoard	4 – Childress	LJVM Coliseum (10,157) Winston-Salem, NC
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm, ACCRSN		at No. 9 Virginia Tech	L 71–87	8–9 (1–4)	28 – Childress	7 – Hoard	3 – Brown	Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA
January 22, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN		at No. 3 Virginia	L 45–68	8–10 (1–5)	12 – Childress	8 – Sarr	4 – Johnson	John Paul Jones Arena (14,273) Charlottesville, VA
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm, ACCRSN		Boston College	L 61–65	8–11 (1–6)	22 – Hoard	11 – Sarr	7 – Childress	LJVM Coliseum (9,487) Winston-Salem, NC
January 30, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		No. 15 Louisville	L 54–82	8–12 (1–7)	13 – Childress	8 – Hoard	2 – Childress	LJVM Coliseum (7,031) Winston-Salem, NC
February 3, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU		at Clemson	L 37–64	8–13 (1–8)	12 – Brown	7 – Hoard	3 – Wright	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,655) Clemson, SC
February 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Pittsburgh	W 78–76 ^OT	9–13 (2–8)	19 – Hoard	17 – Hoard	6 – Childress	LJVM Coliseum (5,170) Winston-Salem, NC
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		at No. 17 Florida State	L 66–88	9–14 (2–9)	20 – Brown	6 – Hoard	4 – Childress	Donald L. Tucker Center (7,806) Tallahassee, FL
February 16, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom		No. 8 North Carolina	L 57–95	9–15 (2–10)	17 – Hoard	6 – Tied	2 – Brown	LJVM Coliseum (14,352) Winston-Salem, NC
February 19, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Notre Dame	W 75–68	10–15 (3–10)	20 – Childress	7 – Childress	8 – Childress	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,286) South Bend, IN
February 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at NC State Rivalry	L 74–94	10–16 (3–11)	17 – Hoard	8 – Okeke	4 – Childress	PNC Arena (16,053) Raleigh, NC
February 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		Miami (FL)	W 76–75	11–16 (4–11)	21 – Tied	14 – Brown	5 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (5,283) Winston-Salem, NC
March 2, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom		Syracuse	L 54–79	11–17 (4–12)	14 – Brown	6 – Brown	3 – Wright Jr.	LJVM Coliseum (9,721) Winston-Salem, NC
March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 4 Duke	L 70–71	11–18 (4–13)	21 – Brown	10 – Tied	3 – Childress	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom		No. 14 Florida State	L 57–65	11–19 (4–14)	13 – Childress	9 – Brown	2 – Wright Jr.	LJVM Coliseum (8,873) Winston-Salem, NC
ACC tournament
March 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN	(13)	vs. (12) Miami (FL) First Round	L 71–79	11–20	16 – Tied	7 – Tied	5 – Childress	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Wake Forest dismisses Japhet-Mathias". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
↑ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
↑ "Wake Forest Basketball Downs Belmont Abbey,106-74 in Exhibition - Wake Forest University". Wake Forest University.

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[1] "Wake Forest dismisses Japhet-Mathias". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved February 17, 2018.

[2] "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

[3] "Wake Forest Basketball Downs Belmont Abbey,106-74 in Exhibition - Wake Forest University". Wake Forest University.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Venues	Gore Gymnasium (1935–1956) Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum (1956–1989) Greensboro Coliseum (alternate; 1959–1989) Reynolds Gymnasium (alternate; 1956–1989) LJVM Coliseum (1989–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina NC State
Culture & lore	Demon Deacon "O Here's to Wake Forest" Spirit of the Old Gold and Black Tobacco Road Dixie Classic/Big Four
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics