Demon Deacon Basketball Timeline
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DEMON DEACON BASKETBALL TIMELINE 1906 Wake Forest participated in the first college 1916 Ten years after 1919 (Jan. 20) The 100th 1927 Under first-year 1936 (Feb. 7) Wake basketball game played in North Carolina. Some historical starting basketball at win in the history of the Deacon head coach Forest becomes a accounts have Wake Forest College losing to Guilford, Wake Forest, J.R. Crozier program was a 25-19 James Baldwin, Wake member of the Southern 26-19, on Feb. 6, 1906. However, the coach of that team, coached one of Wake’s victory over the Durham Forest put together a Conference. Richard Crozier, remembers the first game coming against first truly successful YMCA. remarkable 22-3 record -- Trinity College (now Duke). In that case, Wake won the teams, posting a sparkling the most wins ever by a first game, 15-5 at Angier Duke Gymnasium. 16-2 record. first-year WFU coach. The first Wake Forest 1939 Wake Forest is one 1944 The only year 1953 (Feb. 12) Wake basketball of eight teams to play since 1906 that Wake Forest’s Dickie Hemric team in 1906. in the very first NCAA Forest has not fielded a (44 points) and Duke’s Basketball Tournament, team came due to World Bill Reigel (38 points) put losing to Ohio State in the War II. on a scoring shootout at first round. Gore Gymnasium. 1953 (March 7) Wake 1953 (May 8) Wake 1955 All-American Dickie Forest won the last Forest becomes a charter Hemric was named the Southern Conference member of the ACC. ACC Player of the Year Tournament before joining Deacon Athletic Director for the second straight the ACC, snapping Jim Weaver is selected year. He also earned NC State’s run of six as the league’s first ACC Athlete of the Year consecutive league titles. commissioner. honors. 1955 Marvin “Skeeter” 1955 (Feb. 4) Dickie 1955 (Feb. 19) Dickie 1956 (Jan. 7) The 1956-57 Wake began 1958 Bones McKinney Francis embarked on a Hemric grabbed 36 Hemric sank 20 free Deacons beat North playing home games in began the first of eight 37-year career publicizing rebounds (still a school throws -- easily a school Carolina, 76-71, for the Winston-Salem after colorful years as head ACC sports, including 15 record) and the Demon record -- at Duke. 500th win in school the campus moved from coach, leading the years at Wake and 22 Deacons pummeled history. The win marked Wake Forest, NC. Also, Deacons to two ACC years as media relations Clemson by 55 points, one of Wake’s final games Murray Greason stepped titles and a Final Four director at the ACC. 120-65. in Gore Gymnasium. down as head coach. appearance in 1962. 1959 (Dec. 30) Wake 1961 (Jan. 7) Wake 1961 (March 3) 1962 (Feb. 12) Len 1962 (March 17) Wake 1965 (Dec. 1) The duo of Forest beat North Forest grabbed a school Unranked Wake Forest Chappell erupted for 50 Forest defeated Villanova Paul Long (34 points) and Carolina 53-50 in the record 73 rebounds and beat 10th-ranked Duke points against Virginia 79-69 to advance to the Bob Leonard (33 points) finals of the Dixie Classic out-rebounded Virginia by 96-81 in the finals of at the Winston-Salem Final Four for the first combined for 67 points at and the Deacons went 37 boards, 73-36. the ACC Tournament Coliseum. and only time in Demon Davidson. on to capture the ACC to capture its first-ever Deacon history. regular season title. league championship. 1965 (Dec. 11) With 10:02 left in the first half of a WFU- 1966 Norwood Todmann, 1969 (Feb. 15) Charlie 1970 (Dec. 29) Gil 1975 (Jan. 3) Wake NC State game, the Coliseum lights went out due to a a high school teammate Davis established a McGregor (31 points) and Forest sends shock transformer fire. The two teams resumed the game on of Lew Alcindor, became school record that has Charlie Davis (30 points) waves around the Feb. 23 with NC State taking a 101-75 win in what was the first African-American stood for more than 35 both eclipse 30 points in country with an upset the longest game (74 days) in ACC history. to play varsity basketball years with a 51-point a win over Georgetown in of No. 1 and defending at Wake Forest. scoring outburst against West Palm Beach, FL. NCAA champion NC American. State. 1975 (Jan. 22) The 1976 (Jan. 10) Jerry 1977 (Jan. 26) Rod 1977 (Dec. 10) Wake 1978 (Feb. 15) The 1979 (Dec. 8) Wake Deacons established a Schellenberg, Skip Brown, Griffin’s double-double Forest established a Deacons hit the Forest makes 36 of 49 record that remains today Daryl Peterson and Rod (21 points, 12 rebounds) school record with 25 30-assists mark for the field goal attempts for by scoring 122 points in a Griffin each scored 20- led Wake to a win at steals against visiting one and only time in a school record 73.5 122-109 win over visiting plus points in a 96-93 No. 4 UNC’s Carmichael Richmond. school history, against percentage in a win over Duke. win over 2nd-ranked Auditorium -- the 800th Davidson. Fairleigh Dickinson. Maryland. win in WFU history. 114 2011-12 WAKE FOREST BASKETBALL DEMON DEACON BASKETBALL TIMELINE 2011-12 DEACONS 1981 (Feb. 11) Mike 1982 (Jan. 21) Playing 1983 (Jan. 5) Wake 1984 (March 23) 1986 (Feb. 8) Tyrone 1989 (Jan. 21) Unranked Helms scored 20 points in Chapel Hill, unranked Forest waxes SUNY- Wake Forest beat the Bogues dished out a Wake Forest beat No. as Wake Forest won in Wake Forest shocked No. Buffalo 121-56 for its heavily-favored DePaul to school-record 17 assists 1 Duke 75-71 at the Chapel Hill by 16 points, 1-ranked and eventual largest margin of victory advance to the Elite Eight at No. 1 North Carolina. Greensboro Coliseum. 84-68. NCAA champion North against a Division I team. and beat Ray Meyers in Carolina and Michael his last game as coach. Jordan, 55-48. B ASKETBALL 1989 (Nov. 11) Lawrence 1989 (Dec. 2) In the 1991 Wake Forest 1992 (Feb. 23) Unranked 1993 (Feb. 13) Rodney 1994 Twice, unranked Joel Veterans Memorial second game in Joel made the first of Wake Forest surprised Rogers scored 35 points Wake Forest beat second- Coliseum is dedicated Coliseum, Wake Forest seven consecutive No. 1-ranked Duke 72- as Wake Forest beat ranked Duke -- in both with an 82-74 win over reaches 1,000 all-time NCAA Tournament 68 in front of a frenzied third-ranked Duke at Winston-Salem and in Statiba of the Soviet wins with a victory over appearances, paced by crowd at Lawrence Joel Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham. S Union in an exhibition Cornell. ACC Rookie of the Year Coliseum. 98-86. TAFF game. Rodney Rogers. 1995 (Feb. 28) Wake 1995 (March 12) Behind tournament MVP Randolph 1996 (Jan. 13) Tim 1996 (March 10) Tim 1996 (March 21) Wake Forest won in the Smith Childress’ 37 points, Wake Forest captured its first Duncan blocked a then Duncan had 27 points Forest defeats Louisville, 2010-11 IN Center for the first time Atlantic Coast Conference championship in 33 years. The school-record 10 shots and 22 rebounds as the 60-59, advancing to the as Randolph Childress and 7th-ranked Deacons beat 4th-ranked North Carolina in and recorded the only Deacons beat 18th- Elite Eight of the NCAA Tim Duncan combined overtime at the Greensboro Coliseum. official triple-double in ranked Georgia Tech in Tournament, where it for 51 points in a win vs. school history, against Greensboro to capture lost to Kentucky in the R 2nd-ranked UNC. Dave Odom, visiting Maryland. back-to-back ACC titles. regional finals. EVIEW Randolph Childress and Tim Duncan celebrate the 1995 ACC title. 1997 (Jan. 11) The 1997 Tim Duncan was 1998 (Feb. 20) Wake 2000 Coach Dave Odom’s Deacons won in Duke’s named consensus Forest overcame a team put together a late- Cameron Indoor Stadium National Player of the 19-point second-half season run to capture for the fifth consecutive Year for the second deficit to beat Florida the NIT title at Madison S year with an 81-69 victory straight year. He was also State at Joel Coliseum. Square Garden. ERIES HISTORY over the 10th-ranked Blue the first overall pick in the Devils. NBA Draft. 2000 Darius Songaila 2000 (Dec. 7) The 2001 (April 24) Skip 2002 (Feb. 13) In a 2003 (March 8) Wake 2003 (Dec. 20) In the helped the Lithuanian Deacons stunned third- Prosser is named the double-overtime thriller beats NC State, 78-72 conference opener, basketball team capture ranked Kansas by 31 19th head coach in Wake at Clemson, Wake Forest on the road, clinching the Wake Forest beat North a bronze medal at the points, 84-53, at Joel Forest history, replacing set a school record with ACC men’s basketball Carolina 119-114 in a Olympics in Sydney, Coliseum. Dave Odom. 19 three-point field goals, regular season title triple-overtime game Australia. including a Deacon-best outright for the first time considered one of the 11 by Craig Dawson. in more than 40 years. best in ACC history. R ECOR D B 2004 (Nov. 22) Wake 2005 (Jan. 8) Skip 2005 (Jan. 15) The 2007 (Mar. 8) In a game 2007 (July 26) Skip OOK Forest rose to No. 1 in Prosser’s team set a Deacons set a school and that ended at 12:53 a.m., Prosser passed away at the Associated Press poll school record for the ACC record by going 32- Wake Forest outlasted the age of 56, suffering for the first time in school largest margin of victory of-32 from the free throw Georgia Tech, 114-112, an apparent heart attack history.