2011–12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2011–2012 NCAA college basketball season. The head coach was Jeff Bzdelik, who was coaching in his second season at Wake Forest. The team played its home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. After another below .500 season, Athletic Director Ron Wellman reaffirmed with an, "Oh, Heavens Yes" that his longtime close friend Head Coach Jeff Bzdelik would continue to be the coach of the Wake Forest men's basketball team for the foreseeable future. In Bzdelik's first 2 seasons, 7 players transferred from the program, while Bzdelik managed to win only 5 ACC games.

2011–12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	13–18 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Bzdelik (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Battle Rusty LaRue Walt Corbean
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum

2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 North Carolina	14	–	2		.875			32	–	6		.842
No. 14 Duke	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
No. 15 Florida State†	12	–	4		.750			25	–	10		.714
Virginia	9	–	7		.563			22	–	10		.688
No. 20 NC State	9	–	7		.563			24	–	13		.649
Miami (FL)	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
Clemson	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Maryland	6	–	10		.375			17	–	15		.531
Virginia Tech	4	–	12		.250			16	–	17		.485
Wake Forest	4	–	12		.250			13	–	18		.419
Georgia Tech	4	–	12		.250			11	–	20		.355
Boston College	4	–	12		.250			9	–	22		.290
† 2012 ACC tournament winner As of April 3, 2012 Rankings from Coaches Poll

Previous season

Wake finished the 2010–11 season 8–24, 1–15 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament.

Recruiting

Wake Forest has a 3-man recruiting class for 2011.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anthony Fields Guard	Detroit, Michigan	Quality Education Academy (NC)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 5, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Chase Fischer Guard	Ripley, West Virginia	Ripley High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 5, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Daniel Green Forward	Colleyville, Texas	Grapevine High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 2, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2011.

Roster

2011–12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Tony Chennault 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Neumann-Goretti High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania C 33 Carson Desrosiers 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Central Catholic High School (MA) Windham, New Hampshire G 2 Anthony Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Quality Education Academy (NC) Detroit, Michigan G 10 Chase Fischer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Ripley High School Ripley, West Virginia F 35 Ryan Glass 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Summit Country Day School Cincinnati, Ohio F 41 Brooks Godwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Mount Tabor High School Winston-Salem, North Carolina F 4 Daniel Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Grapevine High School Colleyville, Texas G 11 C. J. Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mount Tabor High School Winston-Salem, North Carolina G 43 Aaron Ingle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Christ School Weaverville, North Carolina G 42 Spencer Jennings 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Herbert Henry Dow High School Midland, Michigan F 45 Ryan Keenan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Westbury Christian School Bellaire, Texas F 30 Travis McKie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So John Marshall High School Richmond, Virginia F 25 Nikita Mescheriakov 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr St. John's Prospect Hall Minsk, Belarus F 52 Doug Niedrich 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Adlai E. Stevenson HS Kildeer, Illinois	Head coach Jeff Bzdelik (Illinois-Chicago) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Battle (Marshall) Rusty LaRue (Wake Forest) Walt Corbean (Xavier) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2012-03-08

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 4* 7:00 pm		Ferrum College	W 82–43		LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
Regular season
November 13* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Loyola (MD)	W 75–63	1–0	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
November 16* 7:00 pm, RSN		Georgia Southern	W 81–72	2–0	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
November 20* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		NC Central	W 93–79	3–0	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
November 24* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Dayton Old Spice Classic	L 76–80	3–1	HP Field House  Orlando, FL
November 25* 7:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Arizona State 2011 Old Spice Classic	L 56–84	3–2	HP Field House  Orlando, FL
November 27* 11:30 am, ESPN3		vs. Texas Tech 2011 Old Spice Classic	W 70–61	4–2	HP Field House  Orlando, FL
November 30* 9:15 pm, ESPNU		at Nebraska ACC – Big Ten Challenge	W 55–53	5–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, NE
December 3* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Richmond	L 62–70	5–3	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
December 7* 7:00 pm		at High Point	W 87–83	6–3	Millis Athletic Convocation Center  High Point, NC
December 10* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Seton Hall	L 54–68	6–4	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
December 18* 1:00 pm, theACC.com		Gardner–Webb	W 67–59	7–4	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
December 21* 7:00 pm, theACC.com		UNC Wilmington	W 87–78	8–4	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
December 29* 7:00 pm, theACC.com		Yale	W 72–71	9–4	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 2* 7:00 pm, RSN		Wofford	L 52–56	9–5	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 7 12:00 pm, ACC Network		Virginia Tech	W 58–55	10–5 (1–0)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 11 7:00 pm, RSN		at Maryland	L 64–70	10–6 (1–1)	Comcast Center  College Park, MD
January 14 1:00 pm, ACC Network		North Carolina State	L 40–76	10–7 (1–2)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 19 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 4 Duke	L 73–91	10–8 (1–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 21 12:00 pm, ACC Network		at Boston College	W 71–56	11–8 (2–3)	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
January 25 7:00 pm, RSN		Florida State	L 52–75	11–9 (2–4)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 28 12:00 pm, ACC Network		at Clemson	L 60–71	11–10 (2–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
January 31 9:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 6 North Carolina	L 53–68	11–11 (2–6)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 4 1:00 pm, ACC Network		at North Carolina State	L 76–87	11–12 (2–7)	RBC Center  Raleigh, NC
February 8 7:30 pm, RSN		at No. 20 Virginia	L 44–68	11–13 (2–8)	John Paul Jones Arena  Charlottesville, VA
February 11 4:00 pm, RSN		Clemson	L 58–78	11–14 (2–9)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 15 7:30 pm, RSN		Georgia Tech	W 59–50	12–14 (3–9)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 18 1:00 pm, RSN		at Miami	L 56–74	12–15 (3–10)	BankUnited Center  Coral Gables, FL
February 25 1:00 pm, RSN		Boston College	W 85–56	13–15 (4–10)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 28 9:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 3 Duke	L 71–79	13–16 (4–11)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
March 3 1:00 pm, ACC Network		at Georgia Tech	L 62–69	13–17 (4–12)	Philips Arena  Atlanta, GA
ACC tournament
March 8 12:00 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network		vs. Maryland First Round	L 60–82	13–18 (4–12)	Philips Arena  Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Leaders by Game

• Team Season Highs in Bold.

Game	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Loyola (MD.)	Harris (20)	Desrosiers (10)	Fields (3)	McKie (3)	Desrosiers (8)
Georgia Southern	McKie (23)	McKie (7)	Chennault/Fields (4)	Chennault/Harris (4)	Desrosiers (3)
NC Central	McKie (25)	McKie (7)	Chennault (6)	Chennault/Fischer (2)	Desrosiers/Mescheriakov (1)
Dayton	McKie (20)	3 Tied (6)	Fields/Harris (4)	McKie (2)	Desrosiers/McKie (2)
Arizona State	Harris (17)	Harris (5)	Harris (2)	5 Tied (1)	Desrosiers (2)
Texas Tech	Harris/McKie (20)	McKie (9)	Harris (5)	Chennault (3)	Desrosiers/Green (2)
Nebraska	Desrosiers/Fischer (13)	Desrosiers (12)	Harris (5)	3 Tied (1)	Desrosiers (2)
Richmond	McKie (25)	McKie (7)	4 Tied (2)	Fischer (2)	Desrosiers (4)
High Point	Chennault/Harris (20)	Mescheriakov (7)	Chennault (6)	Fields/Harris (2)	Desrosiers (3)
Seton Hall	McKie (17)	McKie (7)	Chennault (2)	Desrosiers/Harris (1)	Desrosiers/Walker (1)
Gardner-Webb	Harris (18)	Walker (9)	Chennault/Mescheriakov (3)	Chennault/Fischer (2)	Desrosiers/Walker (1)
UNC-Wilmington	Harris (23)	Desrosiers (11)	Harris (4)	Harris/McKie (2)	3 tied (1)
Yale	Harris (23)	Desrosiers (10)	Chennault (6)	Harris (3)	Desrosiers (3)
Wofford	McKie (25)	Walker (12)	Mescheriakov/Walker (3)	McKie (2)	Desrosiers/Walker (3)
Virginia Tech	Harris (13)	McKie (15)	Harris (4)	3 tied (1)	Desrosiers (4)
Maryland	McKie (25)	Walker (9)	Chennault (4)	Chennault (1)	Walker (8)
NC State	Harris (10)	Walker (7)	Chennault (3)	Harris/Walker (1)	Walker (3)
Duke	Harris (20)	McKie (10)	Harris (3)	Chennault (3)	Walker (4)
Boston College	McKie (20)	Walker (11)	Chennault (6)	Harris (3)	Walker (6)
Florida State	Harris (16)	McKie (9)	Chennault (3)	4 tied (1)	Walker (4)
Clemson	Harris (19)	McKie (12)	3 tied (3)	McKie (2)	Walker (3)
North Carolina	Harris (19)	McKie (13)	Chennault/Mescheriakov (3)	Chennault/Harris (1)	Walker (3)
NC State	Harris (21)	Chennault (7)	Chennault (6)	Fischer (2)	Walker (2)
Virginia	McKie (16)	Desrosiers/McKie (6)	Chennault/Mescheriakov (3)	Desrosiers (2)	Desrosiers/McKie (1)
Clemson	Harris (18)	Chennault/McKie (4)	McKie (3)	3 tied (2)	Desrosiers (2)
Georgia Tech	McKie (23)	McKie (11)	Harris (6)	Chennault (3)	Walker (4)
Miami	Harris (14)	McKie (6)	Harris (5)	Fischer/Harris (2)	Walker (2)
Boston College	Harris (23)	Desrosiers (7)	3 tied (4)	Harris/McKie (2)	Walker (2)
Duke	Chennault/Mescheriakov (18)	Desrosiers/Mescheriakov (5)	Mescheriakov (4)	Harris (2)	Walker (2)
Georgia Tech	Harris (17)	Mescheriakov (5)	Mescheriakov (7)	Mescheriakov (1)	Desrosiers (4)
Maryland	McKie (22)	McKie (8)	Mescheriakov (4)	Harris (3)	Desrosiers (2)