2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–18 (6–14 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
2019–20 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Florida State164 .800265  .839
No. 16 Virginia155 .750237  .767
No. 14 Louisville155 .750247  .774
No. 11 Duke155 .750256  .806
Georgia Tech*119 .5501714  .548
NC State1010 .5002012  .625
Syracuse1010 .5001814  .563
Notre Dame1010 .5002012  .625
Clemson911 .4501615  .516
Miami (FL)713 .3501516  .484
Boston College713 .3501318  .419
Virginia Tech713 .3501616  .500
Wake Forest614 .3001318  .419
Pittsburgh614 .3001617  .485
North Carolina614 .3001419  .424
*Ineligible for postseason due to NCAA violations.
Note: The 2020 ACC tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by sixth-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.

The Demon Deacons finished the season 13–17, and 6–14 in ACC play. They lost to Pittsburgh in the first round of the ACC tournament. The tournament was cancelled before the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[2]

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished 2018–19 season 11–20, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Miami.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jaylen Hoard10F6'8"215FreshmanCarnon, FranceDeclared for 2019 NBA draft[3]
Melo Eggleston11G/F6'8"200SophomoreSuitland, MDTransferred to Arkansas State
Jamie Lewis25G6'3"190FreshmanAtlanta, GATransferred to Kennesaw State[4]
Ikenna Smart35F6'10"240RS SeniorGreensboro, NCGraduated
Anthony Bilas40G6'2'160SeniorCharlotte, NCWalk-on; graduated
Aaron Spivey41G6'2"175SeniorRocky Mount, NCWalk-on; graduated

2019 recruiting class

On September 24, 2018, four-star forward Ismael Massoud committed to Wake Forest.[5] On October 29, 2018, 3-star center Ody Oguama committed to the Demon Deacons.[6] On November 15, 2018, three-star guard Jacobi Neath committed to WFU.[7] On April 13, 2019, three-star power forward Tariq Ingraham committed to Wake Forest.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ismael Massoud
SF
Bronx, NY The MacDuffie School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 24, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Ody Oguama
C
Raleigh, NC Woodstock Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jahcobi Neath
SG
Toronto, ON Crestwood Secondary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 15, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Tariq Ingraham
SF
Upper Darby, PA Monsignor Bonner High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marcus Watson Jr.
PG
Chicago, IL Morgan Park High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Aug 20, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jaylon Gibson
PF
Raleigh, NC Grace Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 2, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Djimon Bailey
SG
Raleigh, NC Grace Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    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:

Roster

2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Brandon Childress 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrWesleyan Christian Academy Winston-Salem, NC
F 1 Isaiah Mucius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBrewster Academy East Patchogue, NY
G 2 Sharone Wright Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLegacy Early College Florence, SC
G 4 Jahcobi Neath 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCrestwood Prep Toronto, ON
F 10 Tariq Ingraham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)270 lb (122 kg) FrBonner-Prendergast Philadelphia, PA
G 11 Torry Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) GSMorgan Park
Northern Arizona
Chicago, IL
G 13 Andrien White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrQuality Education Academy
Charlotte
Richmond, Virginia
G 20 Michael Wynn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoLiberty Heights Athletic Institute Albany, NY
G 23 Chaundee Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrFirst Academy Orlando, FL
F 25 Ismael Massoud 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMacDuffie School East Harlem, NY
C 30 Olivier Sarr 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrINSEP Toulouse, France
F 31 Blake Buchanan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoVoyager Academy Durham, NC
F 33 Ody Oguama 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrWoodstock Academy Raleigh, NC
F 34 Sunday Okeke (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrGreens Farms Academy Lagos, Nigeria
F 52 Grant van Beveren (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrChattahoochee Alpharetta, GA
G 55 Miles Lester (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoWilbraham & Monson Academy
Rice
Wichita, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[8]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Boston College L 70–77  0–1
(0–1)
 24  Childress  12  Brown  7  Childress  Conte Forum (4,815)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 10, 2019*
2:00 pm, ACCNX
Columbia W 65–63  1–1
 20  Brown  9  Brown  3  Neath  LJVM Coliseum (4,451)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
UNC Asheville W 98–79  2–1
 23  Brown  11  Brown  9  Childress  LJVM Coliseum (4,187)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 17, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Charlotte L 65–67  2–2
 19  Childress  13  Sarr  4  Childress  Dale F. Halton Arena (4,819)
Charlotte, NC
November 22, 2019*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Davidson W 82–70  3–2
 18  Childress  12  Sarr  7  Childress  Spectrum Center (4,200)
Charlotte, NC
November 28, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPNews
vs. Charleston
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
W 65–56  4–2
 14  Sarr  14  Sarr  6  Childress  Anaheim Arena 
Anaheim, CA
November 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Long Beach State
Wooden Legacy semifinals
W 88–75  5–2
 17  Childress  8  Sarr  4  Tied  Anaheim Arena 
Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 14 Arizona
Wooden Legacy championship
L 66–73  5–3
 21  Sarr  13  Sarr  4  Tied  Anaheim Arena (2,185)
Anaheim, CA
December 4, 2019*
9:15 pm, ESPNU
at Penn State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 54–76  5–4
 14  Sarr  10  Sarr  2  2 tied  Bryce Jordan Center (6,476)
University Park, PA
December 7, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN
NC State
Rivalry
L 82–91  5–5
(0–2)
 30  Childress  9  Sarr  4  Childress  LJVM Coliseum (6,118)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 14, 2019*
4:00 pm, ACCN
No. 23 Xavier
Skip Prosser Classic
W 80–78  6–5
 26  Brown  6  3 tied  3  3 tied  LJVM Coliseum (5,847)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 21, 2019*
12:00 pm, ACCN
North Carolina A&T W 76–64  7–5
 25  Brown  10  Tied  4  Tied  LJVM Coliseum (5,156)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 4, 2020
12:00 pm, ACCNX
at Pittsburgh W 69–65  8–5
(1–2)
 14  Massoud  7  Tied  6  Childress  Peterson Events Center (10,155)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 8, 2020
7:30 pm, ACCRSN
No. 10 Florida State L 68–78  8–6
(1–3)
 20  Childress  7  Sarr  5  Johnson  LJVM Coliseum (5,277)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 11, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 2 Duke L 59–90  8–7
(1–4)
 13  Tied  9  Sarr  4  Childress  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 14, 2020
9:00 pm, ACCN
Virginia Tech L 70–80  8–8
(1–5)
 18  Sarr  9  Sarr  2  3 tied  LJVM Coliseum (4,873)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 19, 2020
6:00 pm, ACCN
Boston College W 80–62  9–8
(2–5)
 20  Childress  13  Sarr  7  Childress  LJVM Coliseum (6,872)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 21, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
at Clemson L 68–71  9–9
(2–6)
 22  White  12  Sarr  6  Childress  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,951)
Clemson, SC
January 26, 2020
12:00 pm, ACCN
Virginia L 63–65 OT 9–10
(2–7)
 21  White  10  Tied  3  Sarr  LJVM Coliseum (7,752)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCN
at Notre Dame L 80–90  9–11
(2–8)
 24  Childress  6  Tied  5  Childress  Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,402)
South Bend, IN
February 1, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
Clemson W 56–44  10–11
(3–8)
 17  White  13  Sarr  5  Childress  LJVM Coliseum (7,113)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 5, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 5 Louisville L 76–86  10–12
(3–9)
 17  White  7  Mucius  6  Johnson  KFC Yum! Center (15,270)
Louisville, KY
February 8, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
at Syracuse L 73–75  10–13
(3–10)
 15  Sarr  9  Sarr  5  Neath  Carrier Dome (21,824)
Syracuse, NY
February 11, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
North Carolina W 74–57  11–13
(4–10)
 15  White  8  Oguama  10  Childress  LJVM Coliseum (10,894)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Miami (FL) L 54–71  11–14
(4–11)
 15  Childress  6  Tied  6  Neath  Watsco Center (5,360)
Coral Gables, FL
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
Georgia Tech L 79–86  11–15
(4–12)
 16  Tied  7  Brown  3  Neath  LJVM Coliseum (7,562)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 7 Duke W 113–101 2OT 12–15
(5–12)
 25  Sarr  8  Brown  5  Childress  LJVM Coliseum (11,681)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 29, 2020
4:00 pm, ACCRSN
Notre Dame W 84–73  13–15
(6–12)
 30  Sarr  17  Sarr  6  Childress  LJVM Coliseum (8,870)
Winston-Salem, NC
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCN
at North Carolina L 83–93  13–16
(6–13)
 24  Childress  11  Sarr  9  Childress  Dean Smith Center (21,280)
Durham, NC
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCN
at NC State
Rivalry
L 64–84  13–17
(6–14)
 19  Childress  9  Brown  5  Neath  PNC Arena (15,824)
Raleigh, NC
ACC tournament
March 10, 2020
4:30 pm, ACCN
(12) vs. (13) Pittsburgh
First round
L 72–81  13–18
 20  Sarr  13  Sarr  6  Neath  Greensboro Coliseum (13,310)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
  3. "Jaylen Hoard to remain in NBA Draft". www.godeacs.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  4. "Jaime Lewis to transfer from Wake Forest". www.godeacs.com. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  5. O'Neill, Conor (September 24, 2018). "Ismael Massoud becomes first commit of Wake Forest's 2019 Basketball recruiting class". www.journalnow.com. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. O'Neill, Conor (October 29, 2018). "Wake Forest Basketball team picks up second verbal commitment of 2019 class". www.journalnow.com. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  7. Daniels, Evan (November 15, 2018). "Three-star guard Jacobi Neath commits to Wake Forest". www.247sports.com. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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