2010–11 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

2010–11 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–24 (1–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2010–11 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 14 – 2   .875 29 – 8   .784
No. 3 Duke † 13 – 3   .813 32 – 5   .865
Florida State 11 – 5   .688 23 – 11   .676
Clemson 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647
Boston College 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618
Virginia Tech 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647
Maryland 7 – 9   .438 19 – 14   .576
Virginia 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Miami (FL) 6 – 10   .375 21 – 15   .583
NC State 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
Georgia Tech 5 – 11   .313 13 – 18   .419
Wake Forest 1 – 15   .063 8 – 24   .250
† 2011 ACC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP poll[2]

The 2010–11 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Jeff Bzdelik, who was hired after the firing of Dino Gaudio. The team played its home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 1–15 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Boston College.

Previous season

They finished the 2009–10 season 20–11, 9–7 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the 2010 ACC men's basketball tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 9 seed in the East Region. They defeated No. 8 seed Texas in overtime in the first round before losing to No. 1 seed and AP No. 2 Kentucky in the second round.

Recruiting

Wake Forest has a 5-man recruiting class for 2010.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tony Chennault
Guard 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Neumann-Goretti High School (PA) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 8, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Carson Desrosiers
Center 		Windham, New Hampshire Central Catholic High School (MA) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 23, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Travis McKie
Forward 		Richmond, Virginia John Marshall High School (VA) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 22, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Melvin Tabb
Forward 		Raleigh, North Carolina Enloe High School (NC) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 2, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
J.T. Terrell
Guard 		Charlotte, North Carolina West Charlotte High School (NC) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13   Rivals: 12  ESPN: 12
  • 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:

  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2010.

Roster

2010–11 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Tony Chennault 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Neumann-Goretti High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 2 Gary Clark (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Montverde Academy Sarasota, Florida
C 33 Carson Desrosiers 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Central Catholic High School (MA) Windham, New Hampshire
F 41 Brooks Godwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mount Tabor High School Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 11 C. J. Harris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Mount Tabor High School Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 43 Aaron Ingle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Christ School Weaverville, North Carolina
G 42 Spencer Jennings (I) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Herbert Henry Dow High School Midland, Michigan
F 45 Ryan Keenan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Westbury Christian School Bellaire, Texas
F 52 Denmore McDermott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr St. Paul's School for Boys Baltimore, Maryland
F 30 Travis McKie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr John Marshall High School Richmond, Virginia
F 25 Nikita Mescheriakov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr St. John's Prospect Hall Minsk, Belarus
F 20 Ari Stewart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Joseph Wheeler High School Marietta, Georgia
G 0 J. T. Terrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr West Charlotte High School Charlotte, North Carolina
C 40 Ty Walker 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr New Hanover High School Wilmington, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2011-02-08

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5*
7:00 pm 		Guilford W 84–44  —
 LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
Regular season
November 12*
7:00 pm 		Stetson L 79–89  0–1
 LJVM Coliseum (8,323[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
November 15*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Hampton
2010 NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 63–56  1–1
 LJVM Coliseum (7,570[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
November 16*
7:00 pm 		VCU
2010 NIT Season Tip-Off 		L 69–90  1–2
 LJVM Coliseum (8,119[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
November 20*
8:00 pm 		vs. Elon W 89–70  2–2
 Greensboro Coliseum (2,380[3])
Greensboro, NC
November 24*
7:00 pm 		Winthrop
2010 NIT Season Tip-Off 		L 74–83  2–3
 LJVM Coliseum (3,014[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
November 26*
7:00 pm 		Marist
2010 NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 81–59  3–3
 LJVM Coliseum (3,418[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
November 30*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 76–73  4–3
 LJVM Coliseum (9,086[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
December 4*
1:00 pm 		Holy Cross W 75–64  5–3
 LJVM Coliseum (9,043[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
December 12*
2:00 pm, MASN 		vs. UNC Wilmington L 69–81  5–4
 Greensboro Coliseum (2,586[3])
Greensboro, NC
December 15*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		UNC Greensboro W 69–67  6–4
 LJVM Coliseum (8,340[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
December 18*
8:00 pm, CBS College Sports 		at Xavier L 75–83  6–5
 Cintas Center (10,250[3])
Cincinnati, OH
December 21*
7:00 pm 		Presbyterian L 64–66  6–6
 LJVM Coliseum (9,682[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
December 29*
7:00 pm 		at Richmond L 74–90  6–7
 Robins Center (8,113[3])
Richmond, VA
January 2*
1:00 pm, FSN 		Gonzaga L 63–73  6–8
 LJVM Coliseum (11,003[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
January 5*
7:00 pm 		High Point W 79–63  7–8
 LJVM Coliseum (9,108[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
January 8
2:30 pm, ACC Network 		at North Carolina State L 69–90  7–9 (0–1)
 RBC Center (16,591[3])
Raleigh, NC
January 12
8:00 pm, ACC Network 		Maryland L 55–74  7–10 (0–2)
 LJVM Coliseum (10,307[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
January 15
8:00 pm, ACC Network 		at Virginia Tech L 65–94  7–11 (0–3)
 Cassell Coliseum (9,847[3])
Blacksburg, VA
January 19
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Georgia Tech L 39–74  7–12 (0–4)
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,062[3])
Atlanta, GA
January 22
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 Duke L 59–83  7–13 (0–5)
 LJVM Coliseum (14,107[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
January 29
4:00 pm, ACC Network 		Virginia W 76–71  8–13 (1–5)
 LJVM Coliseum (11,783[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
February 1
7:00 pm 		at Florida State L 61–85  8–14 (1–6)
 Donald L. Tucker Center (9,729[3])
Tallahassee, FL
February 5
1:00 pm, ACC Network 		at Maryland L 70–91  8–15 (1–7)
 Comcast Center (17,950[3])
College Park, MD
February 9
7:00 pm, RSN 		Miami L 73–74  8–16 (1–8)
 LJVM Coliseum (9,249[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
February 13
1:00 pm, ACC Network 		North Carolina State L 55–80  8–17 (1–9)
 LJVM Coliseum (12,576[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
February 15
8:00 pm, ACC Network 		at No. 19 North Carolina L 64–78  8–18 (1–10)
 Dean Smith Center (20,229[3])
Chapel Hill, NC
February 19
1:00 pm, ACC Network 		Florida State L 66–84  8–19 (1–11)
 LJVM Coliseum (10,932[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
February 22
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Virginia Tech L 62–76  8–20 (1–12)
 LJVM Coliseum (9,482[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
February 26
4:00 pm, RSN 		at Clemson L 49–63  8–21 (1–13)
 Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000[3])
Clemson, SC
March 3
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Georgia Tech L 54–80  8–22 (1–14)
 LJVM Coliseum (9,639[3])
Winston-Salem, NC
March 6
12:00 pm, ACC Network 		at Boston College L 68–84  8–23 (1–15)
 Conte Forum (8,606[3])
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC tournament
March 10
2:00 pm, ACC Network 		(5) vs. (12) Boston College
ACC First Round 		L 67–81  8–24
 Greensboro Coliseum (23,381[3])
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[4].

Leaders by game

  • Team Season Highs in Bold.
Game Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
Stetson Terrell (26) Stewart (10) Harris (5) McKie (2) Walker (7)
Hampton McKie (21) Stewart (10) Stewart/Terrell (5) 3 Tied (2) Walker (6)
VCU Stewart (18) Harris (9) Harris (4) 3 Tied (1) Desrosiers (5)
Elon McKie (22) McKie (15) Harris (8) Harris/McKie (2) McKie (2)
Winthrop Clark (23) Stewart (7) Harris (7) Harris (2) Desrosiers/Walker (2)
Marist McKie/Terrell (16) McKie (11) Harris (5) Terrell (3) Walker (11)
Iowa Terrell (32) Walker (8) Clark/McKie (4) Walker (3) Walker (5)
Holy Cross McKie (18) McKie (11) Harris (3) Clark/McKie (2) Walker (3)
UNC Wilmington Clark (20) Stewart (8) Harris (6) Clark (1) Clark/Walker (1)
UNC Greensboro McKie (16) McKie (14) Harris (4) 6 Tied (1) Walker (4)
Xavier Terrell (27) McKie (11) Stewart (4) Walker (2) Walker (8)
Presbyterian Clark (14) McKie (9) Harris (4) Clark (3) McKie (2)
Richmond McKie (19) McKie (7) Stewart (5) Harris/Stewart (2) Tabb/Walker (1)
Gonzaga McKie (16) Stewart/Walker (5) Clark (4) Stewart/Walker (2) Walker (2)
High Point Terrell (18) McKie (6) Clark/Harris (4) Harris (3) Walker (5)
NC State Harris/Stewart (12) Desrosiers (8) Harris (4) Clark (3) Desrosiers/Walker (1)
Maryland McKie (13) McKie (10) Clark (4) Clark/Terrell (2) Desrosiers (7)
Virginia Tech Clark (16) McKie (4) Harris/Terrell (3) Harris (2) McKie (2)
Georgia Tech Stewart (9) Walker (8) Terrell (2) Harris (2) Desrosiers (3)
Duke McKie (12) McKie (9) Harris/Stewart (3) McKie (2) Walker (2)
Virginia Harris (15) McKie (9) Harris (7) McKie (2) McKie (3)
Florida State Clark (16) McKie (6) Chennault/Harris (3) Walker (2) Walker (6)
Maryland Harris (17) McKie (7) 3 tied (3) McKie (1) Desrosiers (4)
Miami Harris (24) McKie (7) Harris/Terrell (4) McKie (2) Walker (4)
NC State McKie (15) McKie (7) Harris (6) 4 tied (1) Desrosiers (2)
North Carolina Terrell (18) McKie (9) Harris (3) 5 tied (1) Walker (4)
Florida State McKie (20) McKie (8) Harris/Terrell (3) Harris/McKie (2) Desrosiers (3)
Virginia Tech McKie (22) McKie (9) Harris (4) Mescheriakov/Terrell (2) 3 tied (1)
Clemson Mescheriakov (11) McKie (12) Clark (4) Clark (3) Desrosiers (2)
Georgia Tech Clark (15) McKie (5) Chennault (4) 3 tied (2)
Boston College McKie (21) McKie (6) Chennault (4) 5 tied (1) Desrosiers (3)
Boston College McKie (16) McKie (12) Chennault (3) Clark (2) 3 tied (1)

References

  1. ^ "ACC Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "2010–11 Wake Forest Basketball" (PDF). Wake Forest University. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  4. ^ "2010–11 Schedule." wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.