2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 13 WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH VS NOVEMBER 5-7 | 2-7 ACC 6-9 | 3-6 ACC 25 Delaware State ACCNX W, 111-51 Head Coach: Head Coach: Steve Forbes Mike Brey 27 Longwood ACCN W, 71-60 Record at Wake Forest: 5-7; First Season Record at Notre Dame: 437-233; 20th Season Career Record: 301-112 Career Record: 536-285 Last Game: W, 66-54 vs Miami Last Game: W, 84-58 at Pitt DECEMBER FEBRUARY 2, 2021 - 5:00 P.M. - ACC NETWORK - PURCELL PAVILION 2 Troy Postponed 13 Presbyterian Cancelled TV - ACC NETWORK - DAVE O’BRIEN AND CORY ALEXANDER 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 70.2 PPG 70.8 3 at Georgia Tech ACCN L, 70-54 .438 FG% .455 6 at Virginia ACCNX L, 70-61 .355 3FG% .384 9 at Duke ACCN L, 79-68 13 Louisville ACCN L, 77-65 33.1 RPG 32.7 17 Virginia Tech ACCN L, 64-60 20 at UNC ACCN L, 80-73 KEY STORYLINES 23 Pitt ACCN W, 76-75 27 at NC State ACCN L, 67-72 ACROSS THE ACC HOMETOWN HERO 30 Miami ACCN W, 66-54 •The Deacs rank in the top 10 in multiple statistical • Junior guard Daivien Williamson currently leads the Deacs in categories in the ACC. minues per game, points per game, assists per game, and total FEBRUARY 5th - Scoring defense (67.8) assists. He is the only Demon Deacon averaging 32+ minutes 9th - 3-pt FG % defense (.352) a game 12+ points per game. 2 at Notre Dame ACCN 5 P.M. 4th - Free Throw % (75.2) • Recorded a career-high 27 points at North Carolina. 10 at Boston Coll. 5th - Steals per game (7.9) • He has 38 assists through 12 games (3.2/game) 13 at Florida State 3rd - 3-pt FG made (108, 9/game) and recorded a season-high eight assists against Pitt. 6th - 3-pt FG % (.355) • Williamson has led the Deacs in scoring in six games so far this 17 Duke 4th - Rebounding defense (31.75) season. He became the second Wake Forest player this season 20 NC State 4th - Defensive rebounding % (75.5) to record 20 in a single half. 24 Clemson •Wake Forest has several individuals inside the top 12 in • Williamson at NC State and Mucius at UNC multiple categories in the ACC during league play. • He is the first Demon Deacon to score 22 points, 27 at Virginia Tech •Daivien Williamson grab three steals, and make four triples against an ACC 8th - Free Throw % (80.0) opponent since Jeff Teague scored 27 points, grabbed three MARCH 9th - Assists/game (3.4) steals, and made four triples against Boston College on Feb. 2 at Pitt 12th - Steals/game (1.56) 8th, 2009. 12th - Points/game (15.0) • Williamson is 9th in the league in assists in conference play 5 Georgia Tech •Ish Masosud (3.44 apg) 1st - 3-pt FG made in an ACC game (8) • 8th in Free Throw percentage (80.0) 10th - 3-pt FG made/game (2.22) • 9th in Field Goal percentage (49.5) •Isaiah Mucius • 12th in Scoring (15 ppg) 2nd - 3-pt FG made in an ACC game (7) • 12th in Steals (1.56 spg) •Ody Oguama 7th -Offensive rebounds/game (2.56) WAKE FOREST TOP PERFORMERS # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min./G Pts./G Notes 1 Isaiah Mucius F 6-8 195 Jr. 26.3 10.5 Only player to start all 12 games, second in scoring and rebounding 4 Daivien Williamson G 6-2 170 Jr. 34.0 13.8 Leads team in scoring and assists, top scorer for past 2 games 25 Ismael Massoud F 6-8 220 So. 20.9 9.9 Leads the team from 3-pt range, shooting 40% from the arc 33 Ody Oguama F 6-9 205 So. 22.9 8.7 Leads team in rebounding, pulled down a career-high 12 against Miami 2020-21 WAKE FOREST MEN’S BASKETBALL / GODEACS.COM / @WAKEMBB 1 WAKE FOREST MEN’S BASKETBALL RETURNERS ON THE RISE • Junior forward Isaiah Mucius leads the team as the only Deac to have started QUICK FACTS every game for Wake Forest this season. • Has recorded five or more rebounds in eight of 12 games this UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS season. Location . Winston-Salem, NC 27109 • Second on the team in rebounding (5.4) and scoring (10.5). Founded . 1834 in Wake Forest, NC • Scored a career-high 27 points and seven 3-pointers at UNC. Enrollment . .5,033 undergraduate • Was one rebound shy of his second career double-double in ACC play against Affiliation . NCAA Division I Miami with 13 points and nine rebounds. Conference . .Atlantic Coast • Sophomore Ody Oguama has secured himself as the big man in the middle for the Colors . Old Gold & Black Deacs this season. President . Dr. Nathan O. Hatch • Posted his third double-digit scoring game of his collegiate career against Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Peter Brubaker Georgia Tech. Athletic Director . .John Currie • His 12 points against the Yellow Jackets are the second most in his Athletic Department Phone . .(336) 758-4620 career, four shy of his career-high 16 against Boston College (Jan. 19, Ticket Office Phone . (888) 758-DEAC 2020). • Recorded 11 points at home against Louisville and at NC State. ARENA INFORMATION • Recorded a career-high 12 rebounds at home against Miami. Arena. .Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum • Averaging 8.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in 22.9 minutes per game. Capacity . 14,665 • Sophomore Ismael Massoud is coming into his own and finding a scoring rhythm, Opened. 1989-90 hitting double-digits for the Deacs in six of 12 games so far this season, including three Record in Facility. 360-127 of the past five. •Leads the Deacs from beyond the arc, shooting 40.2% from 3-point range PROGRAM HISTORY •Had a career-high 31 against Pitt, making 8-of-10 three’s. Years of Basketball. 114th • Sophomore Jahcobi Neath had his best night for the Deacs so far this season at NC First Season of Basketball . 1906 All-Time Head Coaches. .23 State, playing 24 minutes and draining a career-high two 3-pointers. All-Time Record. .1,553-1,258 • Contributed eight points, three assists, and just one turnover in the loss. Winning Seasons . .66 • His eight points are the third-most this season and the most in conference 20+ Win Seasons . .21 play and his 24 minutes are the most since playing 26 at Georgia Tech. All-Time ACC Record . 444-552 ACC Championships . .4 (1961, 1962, 1995, 1996) LIMITED ROSTER Winning ACC Seasons . .24 NCAA Tournament Appearances(Last) . 23 (2017) • Grad transfer and starter Ian DuBose was ruled out indefinitely prior to the Catawba NCAA Tournament Record. 28-23 game but has been medically cleared to return to practice with the team, as of January NCAA Sweet 16’s . .10 28. NCAA Elite Eight . .7 NCAA Final Four . 1 (1962) • Wake Forest lost redshirt freshman Tariq Ingraham for the season prior to the Catawba NIT Appearances (Last) . 6 (2006) game. NIT Record . 10-5 NIT Championships . 1 (2000) DEACS IN THE NBA 2020-21 SEASON COACHING STAFF Head Coach. .Steve Forbes Chris Paul | Suns | Year 16 -Averaging 13.5 points and 8.2 assists in 30.5 minutes Alma Mater, Year . Southern Arkansas ‘88 a game, shooting 97.3 from the FT line. Record at Wake Forest. .2-0 -Became the 60th player in NBA history to record Record Overall . 298-106 19,000 career points. Assistant Coach. .Randolph Childress -One of only three NBA players in history to have 19K Years at WFU/Alma Mater . .9th / WFU ‘95 career points and 9,700 career assists Assistant Coach . .B.J. McKie Years at WFU/Alma Mater .. .1st/South Carolina ‘99 Assistant Coach. Brooks Savage Ish Smith | Wizards | Year 11 Averaging 5.9 points and 3.8 assists in 19.2 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 John Collins | Hawks | Year 4 -Averaging 16.7 points and 7.5 rebounds in 29.8 Director of Player Development. Antanas Kavaliauskas minutes a game Director of Player Relations. Joe Hugley Video Coordinator. Chris Forbes -Recorded a season-high 31 points Jan. 20 Special Assistant. Matt Woodely Sports Medicine. .Greg Collins James Johnson | Mavs | Year 12 -Averaging 6.9 points and 3.4 rebounds in 19.6 minutes Equipment Manager . .Roxann Moody a game Basketball Office Phone . .(336) 758-5622 -Scored 15 points Jan. 18 for the first time since March 2020 TEAM INFORMATION 2019-20 Overall Record . 13-18 Home / Away / Neutral. 9-5/2-11/2-2 Jeff Teague | Celtics | Year 12 -Averaging 7.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 2019-20 ACC Record / Finish . .6-14/13th 19.3 minutes a game Overall Letterwinners Returning/Lost . .4/6 -Shooting 47.4 from 3-pt range and 86.4 from the FT line Starters Returning/Lost . .2/5 Newcomers . 8 Al-Farouq Aminu | Magic | Year 11 Knee surgery Dec. 2020 - out indefinitely 2 2020-21 WAKE FOREST MEN’S BASKETBALL/ GODEACS.COM / @WAKEMBB WAKE FOREST MEN’S BASKETBALL SERIES HISTORY RECORD WHEN... SERIES RECORD • Notre Dame narrowly leads the series 6-5 since Notre Dame joined the ACC in 2012.