Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule
Wednesday
9/1/2010
TBA
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Season Tickets
Thursday
9/2/2010
TBA
Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Presbyterian Blue Horse
Saturday
9/11/2010
TBA
Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Duke Blue Devils
NEWS
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons have hired Colorado Buffaloes head coach Jeff Bzdelik for the same position with their school.
Wake Forest unexpectedly fired head coach Dino Gaudio after just a few years in the position.
Gaudio had reluctantly taken over as head coach after the sudden death of close friend Skip Prosser.
Bzdelik has made a number of coaching stops in his career, some in college and others in the NBA.
He helped to turn around Air Force and make them a potential NCAA tournament team before leaving for Colorado.
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 8:39 pm by steve
In a stunning announcement, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons have fired head coach Dino Gaudio.
Gaudio helped lead the team to two NCAA tournament appearances in his three years as head coach.
He was previously an assistant but took over under difficult circumstances following the sudden death of Skip Prosser.
The school said the team’s struggles late in the season and in the postseason was the basis for the firing.
Wake Forest has stumbled down the stretch in recent years after looking like a strong team early in the season.
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8:13 am by steve
Wake Forest Demon Deacons star Al Farouq Aminu has declared for the NBA Draft.
The sophomore has already announced he will hire an agent, which eliminates any chance of returning to school.
He is widely regarded as a first round pick, giving him the blessing of head coach Dino Gaudio.
There are questions about his outside jump shot and ability to handle the basketball, but he hopes to answer those in the coming months.
Wake Forest has been hit particularly hard over the past few years by underclassmen leaving early for the NBA.
Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 8:38 am by steve
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons were embarassed by the Kentucky Wildcats in a 90-60 loss.
It was a very bad matchup for Wake Forest, who thought they had the speed and athletes to keep pace with Kentucky.
They were very sadly mistaken, and their up-tempo game played right into Kentucky’s hands.
To be honest, Wake Forest hasn’t played well since the early part of the ACC schedule and was lucky to draw another sputtering team in the first round.
Had the Demon Deacons drawn any of the other No. 8 seeds, they probably wouldn’t have reached the second round of the tournament.
Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:53 am by steve
By Bud L. Ellis
If Thursday’s overtime victory over Texas to open the NCAA Tournament was the ultimate high for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, then Saturday’s second-round game was the equivalent of crashing back to Earth.
No. 1 seed Kentucky broke open a close game with a 25-9 run during the final 11 minutes of the first half, and the Demon Deacons were finished. Kentucky led by as many as 31 points in the second half in ending Wake’s season with a 90-60 blowout in the East Regional in New Orleans.
Wake (20-11) shot just 32 percent from the field and saw the Wildcats hit on 60 percent of their shots. Leading scorer Al-Farouq Aminu picked up his third foul with 11:39 left in the first half, the score tied at 19. By the time halftime arrived, Wake trailed 44-28 and this one was over.
Aminu finished with a team-high 16 points. C.J. Harris added 11 for Wake, which won a splendid game against Texas in its NCAA opener, 81-80 in overtime on Thursday. But there would be no such luck in this one, as Kentucky did everything it wanted to in the final 30 minutes.
Wake had dropped five of its past six before entering the NCAAs.
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Monday, March 22, 2010 at 9:23 pm by bud
Tags: Al-Farouq Aminu, C.J. Harris, Kentucky, NCAA Tournament, Texas, Wake Forest Demon Deacons
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons couldn’t take care of business in a 68-54 loss to the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
It’s a terribly disappointing effort and loss by Wake Forest, who was battling for a top spot in the ACC.
The Demon Deacons have now slipped down to fourth place and are two games behind the Terps and Hokies for second/third place.
A lot of the loss can be pinned on Wake’s outside shooting. The team was 0-12 from three-point range.
It’s not a secret that the Demon Deacons struggle from the outside, so expect a lot more zone from opponents in the coming weeks.
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 7:19 pm by steve
The No. 25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons came up just short in an 87-83 loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies.
It was a fantastic basketball game that was close right down to the wire, with the Hokies making a couple of plays down the stretch.
Trailing by a handful with under a minute left, Wake Forest continued to battle and eventually cut it to a one possession game.
Having Ishmael Smith’s blazing speed and quickness is a huge asset in late game situations because he can get from one end to the other and score with little time coming off the clock.
Still, it was too little, too late from Wake Forest, who now falls into fourth place in the conference.
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 4:48 pm by steve
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons kept pace in the ACC regular season race with a 75-64 victory over the No. 20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Al-Farouq Aminu had 19 points and 10 rebounds to pace Wake Forest, and Ishmael Smith reached 1,000 points for his career and hit the game-winner with over a minute to play.
Smith continued his do-it all ability, finishing with 10 points, eight assists and six rebounds in the winning effort.
Aminu said afterward that he thinks all of the pieces are starting to come together for the Demon Deacons and that things are flowing much better than earlier in the year.
The win keeps the Demon Deacons just one game behind the Duke Blue Devils and tied with a couple of others for second place in the ACC.
Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 7:04 pm by steve
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons kept pace in the ACC with a 62-53 victory over the Miami Hurricanes.
Wake Forest continues to play well at home, which is very important in the ultra-competitive conference.
They got off to a quick start, which enabled them to take a nine-point lead into halftime and never relinquish it.
It was not their sharpest performance of the season, however, as they allowed a 17-point first-half lead to dwindle to three.
Star point guard Ishmael Smith had 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists to lead the Demon Deacons.
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 10:05 am by steve
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons stormed into Chapel Hill and knocked off the North Carolina Tar Heels, 82-69.
Wake looks like a team that is growing up before our very eyes. They hung tough to beat Maryland in overtime last week and then lost a barn-burner to Duke Sunday night.
It’s pretty clear that they are starting to gain confidence and are more team oriented than last season.
Point guard Ishmael Smith is the catalyst. His ability to penetrate almost at will and shoot the mid-range jump shot, get to the rim, or set up a teammate is carrying the Deacons.
He and C.J. Harris led the Deacons with 20 points each, but it’s Smith’s leadership that is undervalued.
Friday, January 22, 2010 at 6:23 pm by steve
