2008–09 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Dino Gaudio. The team played its home games in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
2008–09 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball | |
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2008 Anaheim Classic Champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
AP | No. 12 |
Record | 24–7 (11–5 ACC) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | LJVM Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 North Carolina | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 34 | – | 4 | .895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Duke† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Wake Forest | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Florida State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Clemson | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2009 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
On January 19, the Deacons took the top spot in both the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll and the Associated Press poll, making it the second time in program history a Wake Forest team was number one in the country.
Wake Forest finished the regular season with a record of 24–5, and 11–5 in the ACC, which tied them with Duke. The Demon Deacons received the number two seed in the 2009 ACC men's basketball tournament in a tiebreaker over Duke because of their victory against number one seed North Carolina.
Preseason
editIn the preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll the Demon Deacons were ranked #24.[1]
Roster
editSchedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 14* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 21 | North Carolina Central | W 94–48 | 1–0 |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
November 19* 7:00 p.m., ACC Select |
No. 20 | UNC Wilmington | W 120–88 | 2–0 |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
November 24* 8:00 p.m., ACC Select |
No. 19 | Winston-Salem State | W 62–31 | 3–0 |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
November 27* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 19 | vs. Cal State Fullerton 2008 Anaheim Classic |
W 75–69 | 4–0 |
Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA | ||||||
November 28* 3:45 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 19 | vs. UTEP 2008 Anaheim Classic |
W 82–79 | 5–0 |
Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA | ||||||
November 30* 10:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 19 | vs. Baylor 2008 Anaheim Classic |
W 87–74 | 6–0 |
Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA | ||||||
December 3* 7:15 p.m., ESPN |
No. 15 | Indiana ACC/Big Ten Challenge |
W 83–58 | 7–0 |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
December 6* 7:30 p.m. |
No. 15 | Bucknell | W 81–52 | 8–0 |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
December 14* 4:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 11 | Wright State | W 66–53 | 9–0 |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
December 19* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 10 | at Richmond | W 86–79 | 10–0 |
Robins Center Richmond, VA | ||||||
December 22* 7:00 p.m., MASN |
No. 6 | at East Carolina | W 95–54 | 11–0 |
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC | ||||||
December 30* 7:00 p.m., ACC Select |
No. 6 | Radford | W 83–61 | 12–0 |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
January 3* 8:00 p.m., The Mountain |
No. 6 | at Brigham Young | W 94–87 | 13–0 |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | ||||||
January 11 8:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 4 | No. 3 North Carolina | W 92–89 | 14–0 (1–0) |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
January 14 9:00 p.m., Raycom |
No. 2 | at Boston College | W 83–63 | 15–0 (2–0) |
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
January 17 9:00 p.m., ABC |
No. 2 | at No. 10 Clemson | W 78–68 | 16–0 (3–0) |
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | ||||||
January 21 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 1 | Virginia Tech | L 71–78 | 16–1 (3–1) |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
January 28 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 6 | No. 1 Duke | W 70–68 | 17–1 (4–1) |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
January 31 12:00 p.m., Raycom |
No. 6 | at Georgia Tech | L 74–76 | 17–2 (4–2) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
February 4 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 7 | at Miami | L 52–79 | 17–3 (4–3) |
BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
February 8 4:00 p.m., Raycom |
No. 7 | Boston College | W 93–76 | 18–3 (5–3) |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
February 11 7:00 p.m., ACC Select |
No. 7 | at North Carolina State | L 76–82 | 18–4 (5–4) |
RBC Center Raleigh, NC | ||||||
February 14 4:00 p.m., Raycom |
No. 7 | No. 25 Florida State | W 86–63 | 19–4 (6–4) |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
February 18 7:30 p.m., ACC Select |
No. 8 | Georgia Tech | W 87–69 | 20–4 (7–4) |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
February 22 7:45 p.m., FSN |
No. 8 | at No. 9 Duke | L 91–101 | 20–5 (7–5) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
February 26 7:45 p.m., Raycom |
No. 13 | North Carolina State | W 85–78 | 21–5 (8–5) |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
February 28 8:00 p.m., Raycom |
No. 13 | at Virginia | W 70–60 | 22–5 (9–5) |
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
March 3 9:00 p.m., FSN Regional |
No. 10 | at Maryland | W 65–63 | 23–5 (10–5) |
Comcast Center College Park, MD | ||||||
March 8 6:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 10 | No. 18 Clemson | W 96–88 | 24–5 (11–5) |
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 13 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/Raycom |
(2) No. 8 | vs. (7) Maryland Quarterfinals |
L 64–75 | 24–6 (11–5) |
Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 20* 9:40 p.m., CBS |
(4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (13 MW) Cleveland State First Round |
L 69–84 | 24–7 (11–5) |
American Airlines Arena Miami, FL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[2]. |
Rankings
editWeek | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 (2) | 1 (68) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | Not released |
Coaches | 24 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 (2) | 1 (25) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
Leading scorer by game
editGame | Player |
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North Carolina Central | Aminu (21) |
UNC Wilmington | Teague (31) |
Winston-Salem State | Teague (14) |
Cal State Fullerton | Teague (24) |
UTEP | Teague (29) |
Baylor | Williams (15) |
Indiana | Johnson (21) |
Bucknell | Teague (26) |
Wright State | Hale (17) |
Richmond | Teague (21) |
East Carolina | Aminu (21) |
Radford | Teague (19) |
Brigham Young | Teague (30) |
North Carolina | Teague (34) |
Boston College | Teague (29) |
Clemson | Teague (24) |
Virginia Tech | Teague (23) |
Duke | Aminu (15) |
Georgia Tech | Aminu (17) |
Miami | Teague (19) |
Boston College | Teague (27) |
North Carolina State | Johnson (21) |
Florida State | Aminu (17) |
Georgia Tech | Johnson (24) |
Duke | Teague (28) |
NC State | Johnson (28) |
Virginia | Aminu, McFarland, and Teague (12) |
Maryland | Teague (17) |
Clemson | Aminu and Johnson (21) |
Maryland | Johnson (20) |
Cleveland St. | Johnson (22) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wake Forest Ranked No. 24 in Preseason Coaches Poll". Wakeforestsports.com. October 30, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
- ^ "2008–09 Schedule." wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved on October 31, 2008.