2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by first-year head coach Steve Forbes and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–16 (3–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Virginia 13 4   .765 18 7   .720
No. 14 Florida State 11 4   .733 18 7   .720
No. 25 Virginia Tech 9 4   .692 15 7   .682
Georgia Tech 11 6   .647 17 9   .654
Clemson 10 6   .625 16 8   .667
North Carolina 10 6   .625 18 11   .621
Louisville 8 5   .615 13 7   .650
Syracuse 9 7   .563 18 10   .643
NC State 9 8   .529 14 11   .560
Duke 9 9   .500 13 11   .542
Notre Dame 7 11   .389 11 15   .423
Pittsburgh 6 10   .375 10 12   .455
Miami (FL) 4 15   .211 10 17   .370
Wake Forest 3 15   .167 6 16   .273
Boston College 2 11   .154 4 16   .200
2021 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Demon Deacons finished the season 6–16, 3–15 in ACC play, to finish in fourteenth place. They lost to Notre Dame in the first round of the ACC tournament. They were not invited to either the NCAA tournament or NIT.

Previous season

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The Demon Deacons finished 2019–20 season 13–17, 6–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They lost to Pittsburgh in the first round of the ACC tournament. The tournament was cancelled before the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[2]

After the season head coach Danny Manning was fired after six seasons, where he posted a 78–111 record.[3][4] On April 30, 2020, the Demon Deacons hired Steve Forbes as his replacement.[5]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Brandon Childress 0 G 6'0" 195 Senior Winston-Salem, NC Graduated
Sharone Wright Jr. 2 G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Florence, SC Transferred to Morgan State
Torry Johnson 11 G 6'3" 175 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Graduated
Andrien White 13 G 6'3" 200   Senior Richmond, VA Graduated
Michael Wynn 20 G 6'6" 210 Sophomore Albany, NY Entered transfer portal
Chaundee Brown 23 G 6'5" 220 Junior Orlando, FL Transferred to Michigan
Olivier Sarr 30 C 7'0" 255 Junior Toulouse, France Transferred to Kentucky

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jalen Johnson 2 G 6'6" 195 Graduate Student Durham, NC Tennessee
Daivien Williamson 4 G 6'2" 170 Junior Winston-Salem, NC ETSU
Ian DuBose 11 G 6'4" 225 Graduate Student Durham, NC Houston Baptist
Jonah Antonio 20 G 6'5" 195 Graduate Student Perth, Australia UNLV
Isaiah Wilkins 23 G 6'4" 220 Junior Winston-Salem, NC Virginia Tech

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marcus Watson Jr.
PG
Chicago, IL Morgan Park High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Aug 20, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Jaylon Gibson
PF
Raleigh, NC Grace Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 2, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Djimon Bailey
SG
Raleigh, NC Grace Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Quadry Adams
PG
Edison, NJ St. Thomas Aquinas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 8, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

  • "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". ESPN.com.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jahcobi Neath 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Crestwood Prep Toronto, ON
F 1 Isaiah Mucius 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brewster Academy East Patchogue, NY
G 2 Jalen Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Wesleyan Christian Academy
Tennessee
Durham, NC
G 4 Daivien Williamson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Winston-Salem Prep
ETSU
Winston-Salem, NC
F 10 Tariq Ingraham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Fr Bonner-Prendergast Philadelphia, PA
G 11 Ian DuBose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Ravenscroft School
Houston Baptist
Durham, NC
G 13 Quadry Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas Piscataway, NJ
G 20 Jonah Antonio 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS South Plains College
UNLV
Perth, Australia
G 23 Isaiah Wilikins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Mount Tabor
Virginia Tech
Winston-Salem, NC
F 25 Ismael Massoud 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So MacDuffie School East Harlem, NY
C 30 Emmanuel Okpomoy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Jackson, MS
F 31 Blake Buchanan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Voyager Academy Durham, NC
F 33 Ody Oguama 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Woodstock Academy Raleigh, NC
F 34 Sunday Okeke (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Greens Farms Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G 35 Carter Whitt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Leesville Road Raleigh, NC
G 45 Anthony Mathis Jr. (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kentucky Country Day Louisville, KY
F 52 Grant van Beveren (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Chattahoochee Alpharetta, GA
G 55 Miles Lester (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Rice
Wichita, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2020

Schedule and results

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Source:[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
Delaware State W 111–51  1–0
 19  Ingraham   7  Johnson   4  DuBose  LJVM Coliseum (0)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 27, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Longwood W 71–60  2–0
 14  Tied   4  DuBose   5  DuBose  LJVM Coliseum (0)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 2, 2020*
Troy Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[7] LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 13, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Presbyterian Canceled due to COVID-19 issues LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 16, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 17 Virginia Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[8] LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 21, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
VMI Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[9] LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 30, 2020
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
Syracuse Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[10] LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 31, 2020*
3:00 p.m., ACCN
Catawba W 70–62  3–0
 15  Williamson   7  Tied   4  Tied  LJVM Coliseum (77)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 3, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Georgia Tech L 54–70  3–1
(0–1)
 24  Mucius   5  Tied   4  Williamson  McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
Atlanta, GA
January 6, 2021
9:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at No. 22 Virginia L 61–70  3–2
(0–2)
 14  Tied   7  Mucius   4  Williamson  John Paul Jones Arena (250)
Charlottesville, VA
January 9, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 21 Duke L 68–79  3–3
(0–3)
 17  Tied   8  Massoud   3  Whitt  Cameron Indoor Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
January 13, 2021
8:30 p.m., ACCN
No. 16 Louisville L 65–77  3–4
(0–4)
 19  Williamson   8  Mucius   4  Williamson  LJVM Coliseum (71)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 17, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 20 Virginia Tech L 60–64  3–5
(0–5)
 12  Massoud   6  Mucius   2  Tied  LJVM Coliseum (89)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at North Carolina L 73–80  3–6
(0–6)
 27  Tied   7  Tied   5  Williamson  Dean Smith Center (0)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 23, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh W 76–75  4–6
(1–6)
 31  Massoud   10  Oguama   8  Williamson  LJVM Coliseum (79)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 27, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at NC State
Rivalry
L 67–72  4–7
(1–7)
 22  Williamson   7  Massoud   3  Neath  PNC Arena (25)
Raleigh, NC
January 30, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Miami (FL) W 66–54  5–7
(2–7)
 16  Williamson   12  Oguama   3  Neath  LJVM Coliseum (82)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 2, 2021
5:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame L 58–79  5–8
(2–8)
 14  Mucius   6  Oguama   4  Williamson  Purcell Pavilion (123)
Notre Dame, IN
February 10, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College W 69–65  6–8
(3–8)
 17  DuBose   10  Oguama   3  DuBose  Conte Forum (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 13, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at No. 17 Florida State L 85–92 OT 6–9
(3–9)
 23  Antonio   8  Antonio   5  DuBose  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,950)
Tallahassee, FL
February 17, 2021
8:30 p.m., ACCN
Duke L 60–84  6–10
(3–10)
 14  Oguama   8  DuBose   2  Tied  LJVM Coliseum (102)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 20, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
NC State L 62–80  6–11
(3–11)
 14  DuBose   5  Massoud   2  Tied  LJVM Coliseum (116)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 24, 2021
4:30 p.m., ACCN
Clemson L 39–60  6–12
(3–12)
 16  Williamson   4  Tied   2  Whitt  LJVM Coliseum (70)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 27, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 16 Virginia Tech L 46–84  6–13
(3–13)
 12  Antonio   7  Oguama   4  Williamson  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
March 2, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh L 57–70  6–14
(3–14)
 17  Williamson   7  DuBose   4  Williamson  Petersen Events Center (500)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 5, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech L 63–75  6–15
(3–15)
 18  DuBose   5  Massoud   4  Whitt  LJVM Coliseum (1,229)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC tournament
March 9, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN
(14) vs. (11) Notre Dame
First round
L 77–80  6–16
 21  Williamson   12  Mucius   7  Whitt  Greensboro Coliseum (2,820)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
APNot released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest Announces Head Men's Basketball Coach Transition". godeacs.com. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Tait, Matt (April 25, 2020). "Danny Manning dismissed by Wake Forest". KUsports.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Parrish, Gary (April 30, 2020). "Wake Forest hires East Tennessee State's Steve Forbes to replace Danny Manning as Demon Deacons coach". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Wake Forest Men's Basketball Update". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "Virginia at Wake Forest Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest-VMI off due to positive virus tests". thegamenashville.com. December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Wake Forest - Syracuse Men's Basketball Game Postponed". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.