Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball | ||||
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University | Wake Forest University | |||
First season | 1906 | |||
All-time record | 1,558–1,274 (.550) | |||
Head coach | Steve Forbes (5th season) | |||
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | |||
Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||
Arena | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (capacity: 14,665) | |||
Nickname | Demon Deacons | |||
Student section | Screamin' Demons | |||
Colors | Old gold and black[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
1962 | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1939, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1984, 1996 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1953, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2004 | ||||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1939, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1953, 1961, 1962, 1995, 1996 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1939, 1960, 1962, 1995, 2003 |
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represents Wake Forest University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Through the years, the program has produced many NBA players, among them are Hall of Famer Tim Duncan, 12× All-Star Chris Paul, 1× All-Star Jeff Teague, Sixth Man of the Year Rodney Rogers, and 1× All-Star Josh Howard. The Demon Deacons have won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament four times, in 1961, 1962, 1995, and 1996. Wake Forest has appeared in 23 NCAA tournaments, most recently appearing in 2017. The current coach is Steve Forbes, who was hired on April 30, 2020.[2]