2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2019–20 record13–18 (6–14 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
2019–20 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Florida State16–4 .800  26–5  .839
No. 16 Virginia15–5 .750  23–7  .767
No. 14 Louisville15–5 .750  24–7  .774
No. 11 Duke15–5 .750  25–6  .806
Georgia Tech*11–9 .550  17–14  .548
NC State10–10 .500  20–12  .625
Syracuse10–10 .500  18–14  .563
Notre Dame10–10 .500  20–12  .625
Clemson9–11 .450  16–15  .516
Miami (FL)7–13 .350  15–16  .484
Boston College7–13 .350  13–18  .419
Virginia Tech7–13 .350  16–16  .500
Wake Forest6–14 .300  13–18  .419
Pittsburgh6–14 .300  16–17  .485
North Carolina6–14 .300  14–19  .424
*ineligible for postseason due to NCAA violations
As of March 18, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 ACC Tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    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:   Rivals:   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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2020 recruiting class

    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.

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    2. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
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