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2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

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2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record9–4 (1–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Duke 2 0   1.000 10 2   .833
SMU 2 0   1.000 10 2   .833
No. 25 Clemson 2 0   1.000 10 3   .769
Pittsburgh 1 0   1.000 10 2   .833
Stanford 1 0   1.000 9 3   .750
NC State 1 0   1.000 7 4   .636
North Carolina 1 0   1.000 7 5   .583
Notre Dame 1 0   1.000 6 5   .545
Wake Forest 1 1   .500 9 4   .692
Louisville 1 1   .500 7 5   .583
California 0 1   .000 7 5   .583
Virginia 0 1   .000 6 5   .545
Syracuse 0 1   .000 5 6   .455
Virginia Tech 0 1   .000 5 7   .417
Miami (FL) 0 1   .000 4 8   .333
Florida State 0 2   .000 9 4   .692
Boston College 0 2   .000 7 5   .583
Georgia Tech 0 2   .000 5 7   .417
2025 ACC tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represents Wake Forest University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by fifth-year head coach Steve Forbes, play their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

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The Demon Deacons finished the season 21–14 overall and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. After winning both tiebreakers, they were awarded the fifth seed in the ACC tournament. They received a bye into the Second Round where they defeated twelfth seed Notre Dame, avenging a loss from the regular season. They lost to fourth seed Pittsburgh in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament and were a first seed. They defeated Appalachian State in the First Round before losing to fourth-seed Georgia in the Second Round to end their season.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kevin Miller 0 G 6'0" 175 Redshirt Sophomore Chicago, Illinois Transferred to SMU[1]
Abramo Canka 10 G 6'6" 200 Sophomore Genoa, Italy Transferred to Stetson[2]
Andrew Carr 11 F 6'11" 230 Senior West Chester, Pennsylvania Transferred to Kentucky[3]
Aaron Clark 13 G 6'6" 195 Freshman Easton, Pennsylvania Transferred to Pepperdine[4]
Zach Keller 25 F 6'10" 228 Sophomore Highlands Ranch, Colorado Transferred to Utah[5]
Damari Monsanto 30 G 6'6" 225 Redshirt Senior Pembroke Pines, Florida Graduated
Jao Ituka 31 G 6'1" 196 Junior Gaithersburg, Maryland Transferred to Jacksonville State[6]
Matthew Marsh 33 C 7'1" 240 Junior Cornwall, England Transferred to Oregon State[7]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Omaha Biliew 0 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Denison, Iowa Iowa State[8]
Davin Cosby 1 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore Richmond, Virginia Alabama[9]
Ty-Laur Johnson 8 G 6'0" 160 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York Louisville[10]
Tre'Von Spillers 25 F 6'7" 205 Senior Charleston, South Carolina Appalachian State[11]
Churchill Abass 55 C/F 6'9" 250 Sophomore Edo State, Nigeria DePaul[12]

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Juke Harris
#23 SG
Salisbury, NC Salisbury High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 24, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Mason Hagedorn
PF
Huntington, WV Huntington Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Omaha Biliew 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Waukee
Iowa State
Waukee, IA
G 1 Davin Cosby Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Word of God Christian Academy
Alabama
Richmond, VA
G 2 Juke Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Salisbury Salisbury, NC
F/C 4 Efton Reid 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr IMG Academy
Gonzaga
Richmond, VA
G 6 Cameron Hildreth 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Surrey Scorchers Worthing, England
G 7 Parker Friedrichsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bixby Bixby, OK
G 8 Ty-Laur Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Our Saviour Lutheran
Louisville
Brooklyn, NY
F 1 Marqus Marion 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So BMS Herlev Skovlunde, Denmark
F 20 Mason Hagedorn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Fr Huntington Prep Charlotte, NC
G 23 Hunter Sallis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Millard North
Gonzaga
Omaha, NE
F 25 Tre'Von Spillers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Military Magnet Academy
Appalachian State
Charleston, SC
G 40 RJ Kennah (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Kent Denver Parker, CO
F 55 Owen Kmety (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr La Lumiere School Chicago, IL
F 45 Vincent Ricchiuti (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So St. Augustine San Diego, CA
G 51 Kevin Dunn (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Choate Rosemary Hall Winston-Salem, NC
G 52 Will Underwood (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mahtomedi Mahtomedi, MN
C 55 Churchill Abass 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So NBA Academy Africa
DePaul
Edo State, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 13, 2024

Schedule and results

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Source:[13]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2024*
8:00 p.m., YouTube
vs. No. 2 Alabama L 77–98 
 16  Sallis   6  Spillers   4  Tied  Boutwell Memorial Auditorium (2,068)
Birmingham, AL
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Coppin State W 64–49  1–0
 15  Hildreth   9  Spillers   5  Sallis  LJVM Coliseum (8,956)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
North Carolina A&T W 80–64  2–0
 15  Spillers   16  Spillers   3  Tied  LJVM Coliseum (8,829)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 10, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Michigan
Deacon-Wolverine Challenge
W 72–70  3–0
 18  Sallis   10  Reid   7  Hildreth  Greensboro Coliseum (8,905)
Greensboro, NC
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
USC Upstate W 85–80  4–0
 23  Sallis   8  Reid   6  Sallis  LJVM Coliseum (8,482)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 16, 2024*
12:00 p.m., FS1
at Xavier
Skip Prosser Classic
L 60–75  4–1
 16  Sallis   9  Spillers   5  Sallis  Cintas Center (10,455)
Cincinnati, OH
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Western Carolina W 82–69  5–1
 20  Sallis   5  Spillers   6  Hildreth  LJVM Coliseum (8,468)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 23, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 67–57  6–1
 31  Sallis   9  Spillers   4  Sallis  LJVM Coliseum (8,705)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 28, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. No. 18 Florida
ESPN Events Invitational semifinals
L 58–75  6–2
 15  Tied   13  Spillers   3  Tied  State Farm Field House (3,191)
Kissimmee, FL
November 29, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Minnesota
ESPN Events Invitational consolation game
W 57–51  7–2
 18  Spillers   16  Spillers   4  Johnson  State Farm Field House 
Kissimmee, FL
December 3, 2024*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 22 Texas A&M
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 44–57  7–3
 19  Sallis   11  Reid III   6  Hildreth  Reed Arena (8,833)
College Station, TX
December 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN
Boston College W 72–66  8–3
(1–0)
 22  Hildreth   10  Hildreth   4  Johnson  LJVM Coliseum (10,254)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
James Madison W 75–58  9–3
 27  Sallis   12  Sallis   5  Sallis  LJVM Coliseum (7,463)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 21, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN
at No. 25 Clemson L 62–73  9–4
(1–1)
 26  Sallis   8  Reid   2  Sallis  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,889)
Clemson, SC
December 31, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Syracuse       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., The CW
NC State       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 11, 2025
5:15 p.m., The CW
at Miami (FL)       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
January 15, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPNews
Stanford       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Tech       Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
January 21, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN
North Carolina       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 25, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN
Duke       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Louisville       KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
February 1, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Pittsburgh       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 5, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
at Stanford       Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 8, 2025
5:00 p.m., ACCN
at California       Haas Pavilion 
Berkley, CA
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
Florida State       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 15, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at SMU       Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
at NC State       Lenovo Center 
Raleigh, NC
February 26, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
Virginia       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
March 1, 2025
5:30 p.m., The CW
Notre Dame       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
March 3, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at Duke       Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
March 8, 2025
12:00 p.m., The CW
Georgia Tech       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC tournament

vs.        Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, 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: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

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  1. ^ Richie, Sasha (April 28, 2024). "Former Wake Forest guard Kevin "Boopie" Miller transferring to SMU". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hatters Boost Recruiting Class With Projected Second Round Pick". gohatters.com. Stetson University Athletics. June 19, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 29, 2024). "Kentucky lands Wake Forest transfer, power forward Andrew Carr". ESPN. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  4. ^ London, Dushawn (April 17, 2024). "Wake Forest transfer Aaron Clark commits to Pepperdine". 247Sports. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Judd, Brandon (April 26, 2024). "Utah adds third transfer commit of offseason". Deseret News. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  6. ^ @jao_ituka10 (May 13, 2024). "Committed". Retrieved August 13, 2024 – via Instagram.
  7. ^ Daschel, Nick (April 30, 2024). "Oregon State adds Wake Forest center Matthew Marsh to men's basketball roster". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ex-ballyhooed recruit Omaha Biliew transfers to Wake Forest". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Field Level Media. April 24, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  9. ^ Lemons Debro, Cameron (April 25, 2024). "Wake Forest lands Alabama transfer wing Davin Cosby". 247Sports. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  10. ^ McGavic, Matthew. "Former Louisville Guard Ty-Laur Johnson Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated Louisville Cardinals News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  11. ^ Lemons Debro, Cameron (April 5, 2024). "App State forward Tre'Von Spillers commits to Wake Forest". 247Sports. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  12. ^ Lemons Debro, Cameron (May 11, 2024). "Depaul center Churchill Abass commits to Wake Forest". 247Sports. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2024.