WAKE FOREST AT NCAA TOURNAMENT MARCH 18-20, 2010 NEW ORLEANS, LA. 2009-10 SCHEDULE/RESULTS WAKE FOREST TO FACE TEXAS IN 2010 NCAA TOURNAMENT Wake Forest is set to make its second straight NCAA Tournament NOVEMBER appearance when the ninth-seeded Demon Deacons take on the eighth- 5 IUP (Exhibition) W, 88-57 seeded Texas Longhorns on Thursday evening in New Orleans. The game 13 ORAL ROBERTS W, 76-56 will be televised by CBS and is also available on the Wake Forest ISP Sports Radio Network. 2010 NCAA TOURNAMENT 15 at East Carolina^ (MASN) W, 89-58 Wake Forest enters the NCAA Tournament with a 19-10 overall record. WAKE FOREST 18 HIGH POINT W, 83-60 The Deacons, who boast six wins against RPI Top 50 teams, went 9-7 in (19-10, 9-7 ACC) 24 WINSTON-SALEM ST. W, 76-52 the ACC to fi nish fi fth in the fi nal conference standings. Dates: March 18 & 20, 2010 28 WILLIAM & MARY L, 68-78 The Deacons are making their 22nd all-time NCAA Tournament appear- Site: New Orleans, La. ance and their second straight under third-year head coach Dino Gaudio. Arena: New Orleans Arena DECEMBER Wake Forest is led by All-American Al-Farouq Aminu. The 6-9 forward is TV: CBS. Dick Enberg (play-by-play) and 1 at Purdue (ESPN) L, 58-69 the only player in the ACC averaging a double-double with 15.7 points and Jay Bilas (color) have the call. 5 at Gonzaga (ESPN2) W, 77-75 10.7 rebounds per game. All-ACC point guard Ishmael Smith ranks in the Radio: Wake Forest ISP Radio Network. top 10 nationally in assists and is the only player in the ACC in the top fi ve 13 ELON W, 90-50 Stan Cotten (play-by-play) and Mark in the league in both assists and steals. 16 at UNC Wilmington (ESPNU) W, 80-69 Freidinger (color) call the action. Texas enters the NCAA Tournament with a record of 24-9 overall. The Record: Wake Forest enters the NCAA 20 NC STATE* (FSN) W, 67-59 Longhorns went 9-7 in the Big 12 to fi nish sixth in the conference standings. 28 at UNC Greensboro^ W, 75-60 Tournament at 19-10 overall. The Deacs Texas was ranked in the top 10 in the country for the majority of the season, went 9-7 in the ACC regular season to 31 RICHMOND (ESPNU) W, 74-68 (OT) including two weeks at No. 1 in mid-January. fi nish fi fth in the league standings. Wake Forest and Texas have met once previously in the NCAA Tourna- Seed: Wake Forest is the No. 9 seed in ment. The teams squared off in the second round of the 1996 Tournament JANUARY the East Region. It is the fi rst time since in Milwaukee. The second-seeded Deacons upended the 10th-seeded 3 XAVIER (FSN) W, 96-92 (2OT) the 1992 NCAA Tournament that the Longhorns, 65-62, behind Tim Duncan and current Wake Forest assistant 9 at Miami* (ESPNU) L, 66-67 Deacons have been a No. 9 seed. This is Rusty LaRue. 12 MARYLAND* (Raycom) W, 85-83 (OT) the lowest the Deacons have ever been Wake Forest leads the all-time series with Texas, 3-1. The Deacons and seeded in the NCAA Tournament. 17 at Duke* (FSN) L, 70-90 Longhorns played a home-and-home series in 2004 and 2005. Texas won 20 at North Carolina* (ESPN) W, 82-69 in Austin in 2004, while Wake pickepicked up a win in Winston-Salem in 2005. Wake Forest Coach Dino Gaudio: 23 VIRGINIA* (Raycom) W, 69-57 The Deacs won their fi rst-ever meeting Gaudio (Ohio University ‘81) is in his third WHAT’S INSIDE season at the helm of the Deacons and 28 at Georgia Tech* (RSN) L, 58-79 Schedule/Results Notes . .2 with the Longhorns at the Birmingham Deacon Notes . 2-8 (Ala.) Classic in 1954. has a record of 60-30 (.667). Gaudio is in his 10th season overall as a head coach. FEBRUARY Series History . 9-10 NCAA Tourney Records. 11-15 NCAA Tournament History: Wake is 2 MIAMI* (ESPN2) W, 62-53 NEXT UP... ACC Stat Leaders . .16 The winner of the Wake Forest-Texas 27-21 all-time in NCAA Tournament play. 6 at Virginia* (Raycom) W, 64-61 (OT) The Last Time . .17 contest will face the winner of the The Deacs are making their 22nd all-time 9 BOSTON COLLEGE* (RSN) W, 92-85 Head Coach Dino Gaudio. .18 appearance and their second straight Wake Forest Roster. .19 matchup between No. 1 seed Kentucky 13 GEORGIA TECH* (Raycom) W, 75-64 Pronunciation Guide. .19 and No. 16 seed East Tennessee State under Dino Gaudio. 16 at Virginia Tech* (ESPN2) L, 83-87 Season Statistics . 20-31 on Sunday, March 20. The semifi nals Series History: Wake is 3-1 vs. Texas, 20 at NC State* (Raycom) L, 54-68 Game Box Scores . 32-36 and fi nals of the East Region will be 0-4 vs. Kentucky and 7-1 vs. ETSU. The Player Pages . 37-47 27 NORTH CAROLINA* (CBS) L, 68-77 held at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, Deacons have met all three teams in pre- Opponents’ Schedules. 48-49 vious NCAA Tournament action. Wake Forest Quick Facts. .50 N.Y., on March 25 and 27. MARCH 3 at Florida State* (ESPN2) L, 47-51 2009-10 WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS (19-10, 9-7 ACC) 7 CLEMSON* (FSN) W, 70-65 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Ppg Rpg Note 11-14 ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.) 1 Al-Farouq Aminu F 6-9 215 So. 15.7 10.7 Named All-American & 2nd team All-ACC 11 vs. Miami (Raycom) L, 62-83 2 Gary Clark G 6-4 195 Jr. 3.3 0.7 Sharp shooter can score off the bench 18-20 NCAA Tournament (New Orleans, La.) 10 Ishmael Smith G 6-0 175 Sr. 13.3 6.0# Lightning quick PG was 2nd team All-ACC 18 vs. Texas (CBS) 9:35 EDT 11 C.J. Harris G 6-2 175 Fr. 10.0 1.8 Named to ACC All-Freshman Team 20 vs. Kentucky or East Tenn. St. (CBS) TBA 13 Chas McFarland C 7-0 245 Sr. 7.3 7.1 18-1 when scores in doubles over last 2 years 20 Ari Stewart F 6-7 205 Fr. 7.3 3.3 Athletic rookie is Deacons’ top 3-point threat Home games in BOLD CAPS. 40 Ty Walker C 7-0 220 So. 2.0 1.7 Promising big man is terrifi c shot blocker ^ - at Greensboro Coliseum 41 Brooks Godwin F 6-5 200 So. 0.0 0.3 High school teammate of C.J. Harris * - ACC game 42 L.D. Williams G 6-4 210 Sr. 8.8 5.6 Two-time ACC All-Defensive Team honoree --------------------------------------------------------------- 44 David Weaver C 6-11 250 R-Sr. 2.7 2.1 Veteran big man is excellent post defender WAKE FOREST MEDIA RELATIONS 55 Tony Woods C 6-11 245 So. 4.4 3.0 Played well in ACC Tournament with 11 points PO Box 7426, Winston-Salem, NC Phone: (336) 758-5640 / Fax: (336) 758-5140 Head Coach Dino Gaudio (Ohio ‘81)/3rd season as Head Coach/9th season at Wake Forest Scott Wortman, Assistant Director (MBK Contact) Associate Head Coach Jeff Battle (Marshall ‘85)/9th season at Wake Forest Email: [email protected] Assistant Coach Dave Wojcik (Loyola ‘91)/1st season at Wake Forest Offi ce: (336) 758-6099 Assistant Coach Rusty LaRue (Wake Forest ‘96)/1st season at Wake Forest www.WakeForestSports.com Director of BKB Operations Walt Corbean (Xavier ‘91)/3rd season at Wake Forest WAKE FOREST AT NCAA TOURNAMENT MARCH 18-20, 2010 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Al-Farouq Aminu (24p, 11r) and Chas McFarland (17p, 10r) posted N5 IUP (Exhibition) W, 88-57 double-doubles to give the Deacons the exhibition win over D-II IUP. Al-Farouq Aminu’s double-double of 25 points, 13 rebounds leads Dea- N13 ORAL ROBERTS W, 76-56 cons to 16th straight season-opening win in fi rst-ever meeting with ORU. The Deacs got their fi rst look of the year at the G’boro Coliseum in a rout N15 at East Carolina W, 89-58 of ECU in a true road game. Aminu (23p) and Smith (14p) led Wake. Wake fell behind by nine early but used an 18-0 run in the second half to N18 HIGH POINT W, 83-60 take charge. Aminu and McFarland posted double-doubles for the Deacs. DEMON DEACON Behind 16 points apiece from C.J. Harris and Ishmael Smith, the Deacons BASKETBALL HISTORY N24 WINSTON-SALEM ST. W, 76-53 rolled in the fi nal game of the annual Twin City Shootout. Years of Basketball 103 William & Mary handed Wake Forest its fi rst-ever November loss at the 1st Season of Basketball 1906 N28 WILLIAM & MARY L, 68-78 Joel. Aminu pulled down 20 rebounds, and Smith dished out 11 assists. All-Time Head Coaches 20 ACC Head Coaches 8 No. 4 Purdue erased a 36-30 Wake lead with a 12-0 run in the second D1 at #4 Purdue L, 58-69 All-Time Record 1,423-1,070 (.571) half. Harris and Smith led the Deacs with 14 points apiece. Winning Seasons 64 Led by C.J. Harris’ 19 points, the Deacs rallied back from a 13-point defi cit .500 Seasons 5 D5 at #17 Gonzaga W, 77-75 in the fi rst half to hand Gonzaga just its fourth-ever loss in The Kennel.