2017–18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

2017–18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record11–20 (4–14 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Virginia † 17 – 1   .944 31 – 3   .912
No. 9 Duke 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
No. 22 Miami (FL) 11 – 7   .611 22 – 10   .688
No. 20 Clemson 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714
NC State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
No. 10 North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 26 – 11   .703
Virginia Tech 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Florida State 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
Louisville 9 – 9   .500 22 – 14   .611
Notre Dame 8 – 10   .444 21 – 15   .583
Syracuse 8 – 10   .444 23 – 14   .622
Boston College 7 – 11   .389 19 – 16   .543
Georgia Tech 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Pittsburgh 0 – 18   .000 8 – 24   .250
† 2018 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by fourth-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. They finished the 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.

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished 2016–17 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Grey McClinton 11 G 6'7" 200 RS Junior Winston-Salem, NC Graduate transferred to Old Dominion
John Collins 20 F 6'10" 225 Sophomore West Palm Beach, FL Declare for 2017 NBA draft
Austin Arians 34 F 6'6" 200 RS Senior Stoughton, WI Graduated
Trent VanHorn 43 G 6'3" 215 Senior Fort Wayne, IN Graduated
Konstantinos Mitoglou 44 F 6'10" 245 Junior Thessaloniki, Greece Signed to play professionally in Greece with Panathinaikos B.C.

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Terrence Thompson 20 F 6'7" 217 Senior Durham, NC Transferred from Marshall. Will be eligible to play immediately since Thompson graduated from Marshall.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chaundee Brown
#7 SG 		Orlando, FL The First Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 2, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Melo Eggleston
#70 SF 		Washington, D.C. Clinton Christian School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Apr 25, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Olivier Sarr
C 		Paris, FR INSEP Paris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Apr 12, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018)
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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Isaiah Mucius
#20 SF 		Saint James, MD Brewster Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 18, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Sharone Wright
#50 SG 		Florence, SC West Florence High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 12, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jamie Lewis
#39 SG 		Atlanta, GA Findlay Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 8, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Christian Lorng
#69 PF 		Allen, KY Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Mar 22, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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

2017–18 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) So Wesleyan Christian Academy Winston-Salem, NC
G 1 Keyshawn Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Northside Christian Academy
Charlotte 		Gastonia, NC
F 2 D. J. Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Buchanan Clovis, CA
C 4 Doral Moore 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Montverde Academy Locust Grove, GA
G 10 Mitchell Wilbekin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr The Rock School Gainesville, FL
G/F 11 Melo Eggleston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Suitland, MD
G 13 Bryant Crawford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Gonzaga College HS Kensington, MD
F 20 Terrence Thompson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Riverside
Marshall 		Durham, NC
G 23 Chaundee Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr First Academy Orlando, FL
C 25 Sam Japhet-Mathias 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) So City of London Academy London, England
C 30 Olivier Sarr 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr INSEP Toulouse, France
F 33 Rich Washington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Walsingham Academy Williamsburg, VA
F 34 Sunday Okeke (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Greens Farms Academy Lagos, Nigera
G 40 Anthony Bilas (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Charlotte Latin School Charlotte, NC
G 41 Aaron Spivey (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Nash Central Rocky Mount, NC
F 45 Troy Rike (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr St. Ignatius College Preparatory San Francisco, CA
G 52 Britton Anderson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr 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

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017*
7:30 pm 		Queens (NC) W 76–74 
 21 – Woods   11 – Thompson   4 – Crawford  LJVM Coliseum (4,238)
Winston-Salem, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:30 pm, ACCN Extra 		Georgia Southern L 83–85  0–1
  25 – Woods   11 – Thompson   9 – Childress  LJVM Coliseum (7,802)
Winston-Salem, NC
Nov 14, 2017*
7:30 pm, ACCN Extra 		Liberty L 66–79  0–2
  21 – Crawford   9 – Moore   3 – Brown  LJVM Coliseum (5,213)
Winston-Salem, NC
Nov 17, 2017*
8:30 pm, FloHoops.com 		vs. Drake
Paradise Jam quarterfinals 		L 74–77  0–3
  17 – Moore   17 – Moore   9 – Crawford  Vines Center (586)
Lynchburg, VA
Nov 18, 2017*
2:30 pm, FloHoops.com 		vs. Quinnipiac
Paradise Jam 2nd round consolation 		W 72–55  1–3
  17 – Crawford   7 – Brown   4 – Childress  Vines Center (743)
Lynchburg, VA
Nov 19, 2017*
2:30 p.m., FloHoops.com 		vs. Houston
Paradise Jam 		L 73–78  1–4
  17 – Crawford   9 – Moore   4 – Childress  Vines Center (655)
Lynchburg, VA
Nov 24, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		UNC Greensboro W 81–75  2–4
  20 – Woods   7 – Moore   5 – Crawford  LJVM Coliseum (6,810)
Winston-Salem, NC
Nov 28, 2017*
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		Illinois
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 80–73  3–4
  20 – Crawford   6 – Moore   4 – Crawford  LJVM Coliseum (5,782)
Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 2, 2017*
4:00 pm, RSN 		Richmond W 82–53  4–4
  17 – Woods   8 – Moore   7 – Crawford  LJVM Coliseum (6,591)
Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm, Stadium 		at Charlotte W 80–57  5–4
  17 – Crawford   7 – Sarr   4 – Crawford  Dale F. Halton Arena (5,512)
Charlotte, NC
Dec 8, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Army W 100–80  6–4
  22 – Woods   11 – Moore   9 – Crawford  LJVM Coliseum (2,978)
Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina W 84–80  7–4
  22 – Crawford   10 – Moore   6 – Crawford  HTC Center (1,744)
Conway, NC
Dec 23, 2017*
12:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 21 Tennessee L 60–79  7–5
  18 – Woods   8 – Sarr   2 – Crawford  LJVM Coliseum (11,362)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC regular season
Dec 30, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 13 North Carolina L 69–73  7–6
(0–1) 		 17 – Crawford   8 – Moore   7 – Childress  Dean Smith Center (19,578)
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Syracuse W 73–67  8–6
(1–1) 		 19 – Crawford   9 – Moore   8 – Wilbekin  LJVM Coliseum (8,109)
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 6, 2018
4:00 pm, RSN 		at Boston College L 71–77  8–7
(1–2) 		 24 – Crawford   9 – Moore   5 – Childress  Conte Forum (5,247)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, RSN 		Virginia Tech L 75–83  8–8
(1–3) 		 17 – Childress   13 – Moore   4 – Tied  LJVM Coliseum (8,260)
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 13, 2018
12:00 pm, ACCN 		at No. 7 Duke L 71–89  8–9
(1–4) 		 21 – Crawford   6 – 4 Tied   6 – Crawford  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan 18, 2018
8:00 pm, ACCN 		at NC State L 63–72  8–10
(1–5) 		 18 – Crawford   10 – Moore   5 – Crawford  PNC Arena (15,815)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 21, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 2 Virginia L 49–59  8–11
(1–6) 		 11 – Crawford   13 – Moore   4 – Crawford  LJVM Coliseum (10,014)
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 23, 2018
9:00 pm, RSN 		No. 4 Duke L 70–84  8–12
(1–7) 		 18 – Tied   12 – Moore   5 – Brown  LJVM Coliseum (13,209)
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 27, 2018
8:00 pm, ACCN 		at Louisville L 77–96  8–13
(1–8) 		 20 – Brown   13 – Moore   6 – Crawford  KFC Yum! Center (17,215)
Louisville, KY
Jan 31, 2018
8:00 pm, ACCN 		Florida State W 76–72  9–13
(2–8) 		 19 – Crawford   12 – Moore   7 – Crawford  LJVM Coliseum (7,809)
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 3, 2018
2:00 pm, RSN 		No. 20 Clemson L 67–75  9–14
(2–9) 		 16 – Crawford   13 – Moore   6 – Crawford  LJVM Coliseum (10,468)
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 7, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 25 Miami (FL) L 81–87  9–15
(2–10) 		 23 – Crawford   10 – Moore   7 – Crawford  Watsco Center (6,774)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 11, 2018
1:00 pm, ACCN 		at Syracuse L 70–78  9–16
(2–11) 		 24 – Crawford   16 – Moore   7 – Crawford  Carrier Dome (24,018)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 14, 2018
9:00 pm, RSN 		Georgia Tech W 79–62  10–16
(3–11) 		 17 – Moore   12 – Moore   9 – Crawford  LJVM Coliseum (6,133)
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 17, 2018
4:00 pm, ACCN 		NC State L 84–90  10–17
(3–12) 		 29 – Crawford   12 – Moore   3 – Tied  LJVM Coliseum (13,641)
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 21, 2018
9:00 pm, RSN 		at Pittsburgh W 63–57  11–17
(4–12) 		 14 – Crawford   9 – Moore   3 – Tied  Peterson Events Center (2,420)
Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 24, 2018
3:00 pm, ACCN 		Notre Dame L 71–76  11–18
(4–13) 		 14 – Wilbekin   6 – Moore   6 – Wilbekin  LJVM Coliseum (10,626)
Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 3, 2018
12:00 pm, ACCN 		at Georgia Tech L 56–64  11–19
(4–14) 		 22 – Crawford   13 – Moore   4 – Childress  McCamish Pavilion (7,422)
Atlanta, GA
ACC tournament
Mar 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		(14) vs. (11) Syracuse
First Round 		L 64–73  11–20
  22 – Crawford   6 – Okeke   6 – Crawford  Barclays Center (10,612)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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