2015–16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by second-year head coach Danny Manning. The team played home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Demon Deacons finished season 11–20, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost to NC State in the first round of the ACC Tournament.

2015–16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2015–16 record11–20 (2–16 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 North Carolina144 .778  337  .825
No. 4 Virginia135 .722  298  .784
No. 10 Miami (FL)135 .722  278  .771
No. 16 Louisville*126 .667  238  .742
Notre Dame117 .611  2412  .667
No. 19 Duke117 .611  2511  .694
Virginia Tech108 .556  2015  .571
Clemson108 .556  1714  .548
Pittsburgh99 .500  2112  .636
Syracuse99 .500  2314  .622
Georgia Tech810 .444  2115  .583
Florida State810 .444  2014  .588
NC State513 .278  1617  .485
Wake Forest216 .111  1120  .355
Boston College018 .000  725  .219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC Tournament and the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Demon Deacons 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.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Daniel Green4F6'10"230RS JuniorColleyville, TXGraduate transferred to Arkansas–Little Rock
Darius Leonard13F6'9"225SeniorRaleigh, NCGraduated
Aaron Rountree III33F6'8"195JuniorWilson, NCGraduate transferred to Iona
Doug Niedrich52F6'6"200SeniorKildeer, ILGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Keyshawn Woods30G6'3"182SophomoreGastonia, NCTransferred from Charlotte. Under NCAA transfer rules, Woods will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Doral Moore
C
Locust Grove, GA Montverde Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Oct 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Bryant Crawford
PG
Kensington, MD Gonzaga College High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sep 21, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
John Collins
PF
West Palm Beach, FL Cardinal Newman High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sep 21, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-07-22.

    Recruiting class of 2016

    Roster

    2015–16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Codi Miller-McIntyre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrHargrave Military Acad. Concord, NC
    G 1 Madison Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrRavenscroft School Raleigh, NC
    F 2 Devin Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrCentral Dauphin HS Harrisburg, PA
    C 4 Doral Moore 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrMontverde Academy Locust Grove, GA
    G 10 Mitchell Wilbekin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoThe Rock School Gainesville, FL
    G 11 Greg McClinton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoHargrave Military Acad. Winston-Salem, NC
    G 13 Bryant Crawford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrGonzaga College HS Kensington, MD
    F 20 John Collins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)218 lb (99 kg) FrCardinal Newman HS West Palm Beach, FL
    G 23 Rondale Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoGreenbrier East HS Lewisburg, WV
    F 25 Cornelius Hudson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoMansfield Timberview HS Dallas, TX
    G 30 Keyshawn Woods (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) SoNorthside Christian Academy
    Charlotte
    Gastonia, NC
    C 31 Andre Washington 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrHargrave Military Acad. Roanoke, VA
    G 35 Stephen Prendergast (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrDon Bosco Prep Mahwah, NJ
    G 40 Anthony Bilas (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrCharlotte Latin School Charlotte, NC
    F 42 Gilbert McGregor (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrBrewster Academy New Orleans, LA
    G 43 Trent VanHorn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCanterbury School Fort Wayne, IN
    F 44 Konstantinos Mitoglou 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoAristoteleio College of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Greece
    F 45 Troy Rike (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoSt. Ignatius College Preparatory San Francisco, CA
    F 51 Grant O'Brien (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrThe Governor's Academy North Andover, MA
    G 52 Britton Anderson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoFlint Hill School Great Falls, VA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 6, 2015*
    7:00 pm
    UNC Pembroke W 86–64 
    LJVM Coliseum (5,412)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 13, 2015*
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    UMBC W 78–73  1–0
    LJVM Coliseum (6,904)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Nov 15, 2015*
    1:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Bucknell W 90–82  2–0
    Sojka Pavilion (3,247)
    Lewisburg, PA
    Nov 18, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Richmond L 82–91  2–1
    LJVM Coliseum (7,021)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Nov 23, 2015*
    5:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. No. 13 Indiana
    Maui Invitational quarterfinals
    W 82–78  3–1
    Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Maui, HI
    Nov 24, 2015*
    7:30 pm, ESPN
    vs. No. 19 Vanderbilt
    Maui Invitational semifinals
    L 64–86  3–2
    Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Maui, HI
    Nov 25, 2015*
    7:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. UCLA
    Maui Invitational 3rd place game
    W 80–77  4–2
    Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Maui, HI
    Nov 30, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Rutgers
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    W 69–68  5–2
    The RAC (3,817)
    Piscataway, NJ
    Dec 4, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Arkansas W 88–85  6–2
    LJVM Coliseum (9,488)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Dec 15, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    UNC Greensboro W 81–71  7–2
    LJVM Coliseum (7,249)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Dec 18, 2015*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Coastal Carolina W 83–77  8–2
    LJVM Coliseum (8,107)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Dec 22, 2015*
    7:00 pm, RSN
    No. 6 Xavier
    Skip Prosser Classic
    L 70–78  8–3
    LJVM Coliseum (12,938)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Dec 29, 2015*
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    at LSU W 77–71  9–3
    Maravich Center (12,104)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    ACC regular season
    Jan 3, 2016
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at No. 18 Louisville L 57–65  9–4
    (0–1)
    KFC Yum! Center (21,302)
    Louisville, KY
    Jan 6, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 14 Duke L 75–91  9–5
    (0–2)
    LJVM Coliseum (13,466)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Jan 10, 2016
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    NC State W 77–74  10–5
    (1–2)
    LJVM Coliseum (11,865)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Jan 13, 2016
    9:00 pm, RSN
    at Virginia Tech L 91–93  10–6
    (1–3)
    Cassell Coliseum (4,985)
    Blacksburg, VA
    Jan 16, 2016
    12:00 pm, ACCN
    Syracuse L 55–83  10–7
    (1–4)
    LJVM Coliseum (11,592)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Jan 20, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at No. 2 North Carolina L 68–83  10–8
    (1–5)
    Dean Smith Center (19,053)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    Jan 23, 2016
    12:00 pm, ACCN
    No. 15 Miami (FL) L 63–77  10–9
    (1–6)
    LJVM Coliseum (6,928)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Jan 26, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    No. 11 Virginia L 71–72  10–10
    (1–7)
    LJVM Coliseum (9,221)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Jan 31, 2016
    1:00 pm, ACCN
    at No. 25 Notre Dame L 62–85  10–11
    (1–8)
    Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
    South Bend, IN
    Feb 2, 2016
    8:00 pm, ACCN
    Clemson L 62–76  10–12
    (1–9)
    LJVM Coliseum (8,716)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Feb 6, 2016
    12:00 pm, RSN
    Florida State L 71–91  10–13
    (1–10)
    LJVM Coliseum (9,796)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Feb 10, 2016
    7:00 pm, RSN
    at Georgia Tech L 66–71  10–14
    (1–11)
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,089)
    Atlanta, GA
    Feb 13, 2016
    12:00 pm, RSN
    at NC State L 88–99  10–15
    (1–12)
    PNC Arena (17,074)
    Raleigh, NC
    Feb 16, 2016
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Pittsburgh L 96–101 2 OT 10–16
    (1–13)
    Peterson Events Center (8,825)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Feb 21, 2016
    6:30 pm, ESPNU
    Boston College W 74–48  11–16
    (2–13)
    LJVM Coliseum (8,542)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Feb 24, 2016
    9:00 pm, RSN
    No. 23 Notre Dame L 58–69  11–17
    (2–14)
    LJVM Coliseum (8,498)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Feb 28, 2016
    6:30 pm, ESPNU
    Virginia Tech L 74–81  11–18
    (2–15)
    LJVM Coliseum (9,404)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Mar 1, 2016
    8:00 pm, ACCN
    at Duke L 71–79  11–19
    (2–16)
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    ACC Tournament
    Mar 8, 2016
    12:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. NC State
    First round
    L 72–75  11–20
    Verizon Center (7,302)
    Washington, D.C.
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.[1].

    References

    1. "2015–16 Schedule". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
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