2014–15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by first-year head coach Danny Manning. The team played home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 5–11 in ACC play to finish twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament to Virginia Tech.

2014–15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record13–19 (5–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Virginia162 .889  304  .882
No. 4 Duke153 .833  354  .897
No. 8 Notre Dame144 .778  326  .842
No. 15 North Carolina117 .611  2612  .684
Miami (FL)108 .556  2513  .658
NC State108 .556  2214  .611
Syracuse99 .500  1813  .581
Clemson810 .444  1615  .516
Florida State810 .444  1716  .515
Pittsburgh810 .444  1915  .559
Wake Forest513 .278  1319  .406
Boston College414 .222  1319  .406
Georgia Tech315 .167  1219  .387
Virginia Tech216 .111  1122  .333
No. 17 Louisville*06 .000  08  .000
ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished the season 13–19, 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Pittsburgh.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Coron Williams13G6'1"175GS SeniorMidlothian, VAGraduated
Miles Overton20G6'4"210SophomorePhiladelphia, PATransferred to Drexel
Travis McKie30F6'7"220SeniorRichmond, VAGraduated
Tyler Cavanaugh34F6'9"230SophomoreDewitt, NYTransferred to George Washington
Arnaud William Adala Moto45F6'6"225SophomoreYaoundé, CameroonTransferred to Towson

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mitch Wilbekin
Guard
Gainesville, Florida The Rock School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Rondale Watson
Guard
Lewisburg, West Virginia Greenbrier East High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 18, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

    Roster

    2014–15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Codi Miller-McIntyre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrHargrave Military Acad. Concord, NC
    G 1 Madison Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrRavencroft School Raleigh, NC
    F 2 Devin Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrCentral Dauphin HS Harrisburg, PA
    F 4 Daniel Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrGrapevine HS Colleyville, TX
    G 10 Mitchell Wilbekin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrThe Rock School Gainesville, FL
    G 11 Greg McClinton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrHargrave Military Acad. Winston-Salem, NC
    F 13 Darius Leonard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) GSKestrel Heights HS Raleigh, NC
    G 23 Rondale Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrGreenbrier East HS Lewisburg, WV
    F 25 Cornelius Hudson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMansfield Timberview HS Dallas, TX
    C 31 Andre Washington 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrHargrave Military Acad. Roanoke, VA
    F 33 Aaron Rountree III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrGreenfield School Wilson, NC
    G 35 Stephen Prendergast 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrDon Bosco Prep Mahwah, NJ
    F 42 Gilbert McGregor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoBrewster Academy New Orleans, LA
    G 43 Trent VanHorn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCanterbury School Fort Wayne, IN
    F 44 Konstantinos Mitoglou 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrAristoteleio College of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Greece
    F 45 Troy Rike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSt. Ignatius College Preparatory San Francisco, CA
    F 51 Grant O'Brien 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrThe Governor's Academy North Andover, MA
    F 52 Doug Niedrich 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrAdlai E. Stevenson HS Kildeer, IL
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/07/2014*
    7:00 pm
    Young Harris W 96–71 
    LJVM Coliseum (5,206)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Regular non-conference season
    11/14/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    UNC Asheville W 80–69  1–0
    LJVM Coliseum (9,834)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    11/17/2014*
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Tulane W 71–49  2–0
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,922)
    New Orleans, LA
    11/19/2014*
    9:00 pm, SECN
    at Arkansas L 53–83  2–1
    Bud Walton Arena (14,574)
    Fayetteville, AR
    11/21/2014*
    8:30 pm, ESPN3
    Iona L 81–85  2–2
    LJVM Coliseum (6,809)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    11/24/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Nicholls State W 75–48  3–2
    LJVM Coliseum (6,045)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    11/26/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Mount St. Mary's W 83–49  4–2
    LJVM Coliseum (7,166)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    11/28/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Delaware State L 65–72  4–3
    LJVM Coliseum (8,064)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    12/02/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    Minnesota
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    L 69–84  4–4
    LJVM Coliseum (8,112)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    12/06/2014
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    at NC State L 65–78  4–5 (0–1)
    PNC Arena (16,615)
    Raleigh, NC
    12/14/2014*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    Samford W 86–68  5–5
    LJVM Coliseum (6,973)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    12/20/2014*
    5:00 pm, FS1
    vs. Florida
    Orange Bowl Classic
    L 50–63  5–6
    BB&T Center (10,175)
    Sunrise, FL
    12/22/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Bucknell W 60–53  6–6
    LJVM Coliseum (9,739)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    12/28/2014*
    4:00 pm, NBCSN
    at Richmond W 65–63  7–6
    Robins Center (6,279)
    Richmond, VA
    12/31/2014*
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    Princeton W 80–66  8–6
    LJVM Coliseum (9,245)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    ACC Regular Season
    01/04/2015
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 5 Louisville L 76–85  8–7 (0–2)
    LJVM Coliseum (10,862)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    01/07/2015
    9:00 pm, ACCN
    No. 2 Duke L 65–73  8–8 (0–3)
    LJVM Coliseum (12,651)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    01/10/2015
    12:00 pm, ACCN
    Georgia Tech W 76–69  9–8 (1–3)
    LJVM Coliseum (11,514)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    01/13/2015
    8:00 pm, ACCN
    at Syracuse L 83–86 OT 9–9 (1–4)
    Carrier Dome (23,367)
    Syracuse, NY
    01/21/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 15 North Carolina L 71–87  9–10 (1–5)
    LJVM Coliseum (13,877)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    01/24/2015
    12:00 pm, ACCN
    at Clemson L 57–59  9–11 (1–6)
    Littlejohn Coliseum (8,056)
    Clemson, SC
    01/28/2015
    7:00 pm, RSN
    at Florida State L 76–82 2OT 9–12 (1–7)
    Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,195)
    Tallahassee, FL
    01/31/2015
    2:00 pm, RSN
    Virginia Tech W 73–70  10–12 (2–7)
    LJVM Coliseum (11,752)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    02/03/2015
    8:00 pm, ACCN
    NC State W 88–84  11–12 (3–7)
    LJVM Coliseum (10,904)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    02/07/2015
    12:00 pm, RSN
    at Georgia Tech L 59–73  11–13 (3–8)
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,580)
    Atlanta, GA
    02/11/2015
    7:00 pm, RSN
    Miami (FL) W 72–70  12–13 (4–8)
    LJVM Coliseum (9,918)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    02/14/2015
    2:30 pm, ACCN
    at No. 2 Virginia L 60–61  12–14 (4–9)
    John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
    Charlottesville, VA
    02/17/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at No. 10 Notre Dame L 75–88  12–15 (4–10)
    Purcell Pavilion (8,421)
    South Bend, IN
    02/25/2015
    7:00 pm, RSN
    No. 2 Virginia L 34–70  12–16 (4–11)
    LJVM Coliseum (10,772)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    03/01/2015
    6:30 pm, ESPNU
    Pittsburgh W 69–66  13–16 (5–11)
    LJVM Coliseum (10,109)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    03/04/2015
    8:00 pm, ACCN
    at Duke L 51–94  13–17 (5–12)
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    03/07/2015
    2:30 pm, RSN
    at Boston College L 61–79  13–18 (5–13)
    Conte Forum (4,838)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    ACC Tournament
    03/10/2015
    3:40 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Virginia Tech
    First Round
    L 80–81  13–19
    Greensboro Coliseum (9,003)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.[1].

    Season Highs

    Player Game
    Points 31 Devin Thomas vs. Louisville 1/4/15
    Rebounds 18 Devin Thomas vs. Iona 11/21/14
    Assists 7 Codi Miller-McIntyre vs. Mount St. Mary's 11/26/14
    Steals 4 Mitchell Wilbekin/Cornelius Hudson at Tulane 11/17/14 / vs. Delaware State 11/28/14
    Blocks 3 Dinos Mitoglou vs. Nicholls State 11/24/14

    References

    1. "2014–15 Schedule". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
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