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2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 5 WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS VIRGINIA CAVALIERS VS NOVEMBER 3-1 | 0-1 ACC 5-2 | 1-0 ACC 25 Delaware State ACCNX W, 111-51 Head Coach: Steve Forbes Head Coach: Tony Bennet 27 Longwood ACCN W, 71-60 Record at Wake Forest: 3-1; First Season Record at Virginia: 277-96, 12th Season Career Record: 299-107 Career Record: 346-129 Last Game: L, 70-54 at Georgia Tech Last Game: W, 66-57 at Notre Dame DECEMBER JANUARY 6, 2021 - 9 P.M. - REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORK - JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA 2 Troy Postponed 13 Presbyterian Cancelled TV - FOX SPORTS SOUTH - TOM WERME AND MIKE GMINSKI 16 Virginia Postponed 21 VMI Cancelled RADIO - WAKE FOREST LEARFIELD IMG SPORTS NETWORK - STAN COTTEN AND MARK 'DINGER’ FREIDINGER 30 Syracuse Postponed 31 Catawba ACCN W, 70-62 Quick Comparison JANUARY 76.3 PPG 73.3 3 at Georgia Tech ACCN L, 70-54 .475 FG% .491 6 at Virginia RSN 9 P.M. .309 3FG% .361 9 at Duke 34.5 33.6 13 Louisville RPG 17 Virginia Tech 20 at UNC KEY STORYLINES 27 at NC State 30 Miami LOOKING AT 300 WHITT MAKES IMMEDIATE IMPACT • The Deacs’ win over Catawba was career win No. 299 for • The Deacs welcome mid-year freshman Carter Whitt to the FEBRUARY head coach Steve Forbes. He will have a chance to get his team. Whitt graduated high school on Dec. 18 and played his 2 at Notre Dame 300th career win and first ACC conference win at Virginia on first college basktball game Dec. 31. 7 Pitt Wednesday. • Whitt tallied 11 points, four assists in 25 minutes in his • The Deacs last road win against the Cavaliers was Demon Deacons debut. 10 at Boston Coll. Feb. 6 2010. Wake took the W 64-61 in overtime. • He nearly became the first Wake Forest player 13 at Florida State since Ish Smith to record 10-plus points and 5-plus assists in 17 Duke a freshman debut vs James Madison on November 11, 2006. 20 NC State RECRUIT OFFENSE, COACH DEFENSE • Recorded a team high-tying five rebounds, four points and • Wake Forest boasted the No. 8 scoring defense in the country two assists in his league-play debut. at Georgia Tech. 24 Clemson heading into Sunday, allowing just an average of 57.7 points • Whitt was the top-ranked point guard in the state of North per game. 27 at Virginia Tech • Wake also holds the second spot in the ACC for opponent Carolina according to 247Sports. scoring average • Ranked the No. 10 point guard nationally. MARCH • The 70 points scored for Georgia Tech were the • Ranked the No. 64 player nationally. second lowest it scored this season. Wake Forest limited the • Ranked No. 86 in ESPN’s Top 100 recruits. 2 at Pitt Yellow Jackets to just 2-of-11 shooting from behind the arc • Ranked No. 63 in Rivals Top150 nationally. in the second half. 5 Georgia Tech • Wake continues to be one of the toughest teams defensively, • Whitt is the highest rated recruit in the Steve Forbes Era. ranking sixth in the country in steals per game (11.5) and second in defensive turnover percentage (28.8). • The Deacs lead the ACC in steals per game. ACROSS THE NATION • With the return of sophomore Ody Oguama, the Deacs • Wake Forest is ranked inside the top 20 in multiple statistical have jumped to 10th in the nation in defensive rebounding catoegories, accoridng to KenPom - percentage (19.1). • Wake Forest is ranked 4th in the ACC in rebounding defense • 1st in Def. Steal % (17.8) (30.8) • 2nd in Def. Turnover % (28.8) • 9th in 2pt FG % (60.8) • 10th in Def. Rebounding % (19.1) WAKE FOREST TOP PERFORMERS # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min./G Pts./G Notes 0 Jahcobi Neath G 6-3 200 So. 21.3 9.3 Leads the team with a perfect 1.000 from the FT line (12-12) 1 Isaiah Mucius F 6-8 195 Jr. 22.8 11.3 Led the Deacs in scoring (21) and rebounding (5) against Georgia Tech 4 Daivien Williamson G 6-2 170 Jr. 30.3 9.0 Led the Deacs in assists (4) against Georgia Tech 35 Carter Whitt G 6-4 180 Fr. 24.3 8.5 Recorded team high-tying 5 rebounds in his ACC debut 2020-21 WAKE FOREST MEN’S BASKETBALL / GODEACS.COM / @WAKEMBB 1 WAKE FOREST MEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS RETURNERS ON THE RISE •Sophomore guard Jahcobi Neath has found himself in the starting lineup after leading UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Wake Forest in minutes off the bench over the first two contests. Location .........Winston-Salem, NC 27109 • He is averaging eight points in 22.5 minutes per game. Founded ...........1834 in Wake Forest, NC • Leads the team at the FT line, going 12-12 through three games. Enrollment .............5,033 undergraduate • One of only seven players in the country with a perfect free throw percentage Affiliation ................... NCAA Division I Conference ....................Atlantic Coast (with a minimum of eight attempts) Colors .....................Old Gold & Black • As a team, Wake Forest is fifth in the ACC in free throw percentage (76.7) President ...............Dr. Nathan O. Hatch Faculty Athletic Rep. ......Dr. Peter Brubaker • Sophomore forward Isaiah Mucius leads the team in points scored this season, with 45 Athletic Director ..................John Currie across four games and recorded a career-high 21 against Georgia Tech. Athletic Department Phone . (336) 758-4620 • Sunday marked the 20th time in his career he has scored double-digit points. Ticket Office Phone ......... (888) 758-DEAC • His previous career-high was 19 points against Pittsburgh in the opening round of the 2020 ACC Tournament (March 10. 2020). ARENA INFORMATION Arena....Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum • Sophomore Ody Oguama has returned to the court against Catawba after missing the Capacity .............................14,665 first two games of the season and found himself in the starting lineup against Georgia Opened............................ 1989-90 Tech. Record in Facility................... 360-127 • Recorded seven points and five rebounds in 19 minutes against Catawba • Posted his third double-digit scoring game of his collegiate career. PROGRAM HISTORY • His 12 points are the second most in his career, four shy of his career-high 16 Years of Basketball....................114th against Boston College (Jan. 19, 2020). First Season of Basketball . 1906 All-Time Head Coaches....................23 All-Time Record.................1,553-1,258 Winning Seasons .........................66 LIMITED ROSTER 20+ Win Seasons .........................21 All-Time ACC Record ............... 444-552 ACC Championships ....4 (1961, 1962, 1995, 1996) • Wake Forest lost redshirt freshman Tariq Ingraham for the season prior to the Catawba Winning ACC Seasons .....................24 game. NCAA Tournament Appearances(Last) .......23 (2017) NCAA Tournament Record.............28-23 • Grad transfer and starter Ian DuBose was ruled out indefinitely prior to the Catawba NCAA Sweet 16’s .........................10 game. NCAA Elite Eight ...........................7 NCAA Final Four ....................1 (1962) NIT Appearances (Last) ..............6 (2006) NIT Record ............................10-5 NIT Championships .................1 (2000) COACHING STAFF Head Coach.....................Steve Forbes Alma Mater, Year ....Southern Arkansas ‘88 DEACS IN THE NBA 2020-21 SEASON Record at Wake Forest..................2-0 Record Overall ................... 298-106 Assistant Coach...........Randolph Childress Chris Paul | Suns | Year 16 Averaging 11.6 points and 9.7 assists in 28.2 minutes Years at WFU/Alma Mater ....9th / WFU ‘95 a game Assistant Coach ...................B.J. McKie Shooting 91.7 from the FT line Years at WFU/Alma Mater .. .1st/South Carolina ‘99 Assistant Coach...............Brooks Savage Ish Smith | Wizards | Year 11 Averaging 4.6 points and 2.8 assists in 18 minutes a Years at WFU/Alma Mater...1st/Tennessee ‘08 game Dir. of Basketball Operations......Frank Davis Years at WFU/Alma Mater .1st/Tennessee Tech ‘10 Director of Athletic Performance ..Mike Starke Director of Player Development...Antanas Kavaliauskas John Collins | Hawks | Year 4 Averaging 18 points and 7.3 rebounds in 25.5 minutes Director of Player Relations........Joe Hugley a game Video Coordinator.................Chris Forbes Shooting 56.5 from the field and 94.4 from the FT line Special Assistant.............. Matt Woodely Sports Medicine..................Greg Collins James Johnson | Mavs | Year 12 Averaging four points, 4.5 rebounds, and three assists Equipment Manager ..........Roxann Moody in 16.3 minutes a game Basketball Office Phone . .(336) 758-5622 TEAM INFORMATION 2019-20 Overall Record . 13-18 Jeff Teague | Celtics | Year 12 Averaging 7.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.0 Home / Away / Neutral........9-5/2-11/2-2 steals in 21.7 minutes a game 2019-20 ACC Record / Finish . .6-14/13th Shooting 60.0 from 3-pt range and 83.3 from the FT line Overall Letterwinners Returning/Lost .....4/6 Starters Returning/Lost ..................2/5 Al-Farouq Aminu | Magic | Year 11 Knee surgery Dec. 2020 - out indefinitely Newcomers ...............................8 2 2020-21 WAKE FOREST MEN’S BASKETBALL/ GODEACS.COM / @WAKEMBB WAKE FOREST MEN’S BASKETBALL SERIES HISTORY RECORD WHEN... SERIES RECORD • Wake Forest narrowly leads Virginia 70-68 all-time. The Deacs are 2-6 at John Paul Jones Arena and 22-41 in Charlottesville. The Deacs last road win against the Cavaliers was Feb. Home ..................................................................3-0 6 2010. Wake took the W 64-61 in overtime. Road ...................................................................0-1 Neutral ...............................................................0-0 LAST MEETING Ranked Opponent (either AP or Coaches) ........0-0 • L, 65-63 Jan. 26, 2020 at LJVM Coliseum. Unranked Opponent ......................................3-1 Leads at halftime ............................................2-0 SCOUT REPORT Trails at halftime .............................................0-1 • The Cavaliers are led by 5th year seniors Sam Hauser and Jay Huff, averaging 12.9 and 11.7 Tied at halftime ...............................................1-0 points per game, respectively.