2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Demon Deacons were led by sixth-year head coach Danny Manning and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
The Demon Deacons finished the season 13–17, and 6–14 in ACC play . 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]
Previous season
The Demon Deacons finished 2018–19 season 11–20, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Miami .
Offseason
Departures
2019 recruiting class
On September 24, 2018, four-star forward Ismael Massoud committed to Wake Forest.[ 5] On October 29, 2018, 3-star center Ody Oguama committed to the Demon Deacons.[ 6] On November 15, 2018, three-star guard Jacobi Neath committed to WFU.[ 7] On April 13, 2019, three-star power forward Tariq Ingraham committed to Wake Forest.
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Ismael Massoud SF
Bronx, NY
The MacDuffie School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sep 24, 2018
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Ody Oguama C
Raleigh, NC
Woodstock Academy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Oct 29, 2018
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Jahcobi Neath SG
Toronto, ON
Crestwood Secondary
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Nov 15, 2018
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Tariq Ingraham SF
Upper Darby, PA
Monsignor Bonner High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Apr 13, 2019
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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:
2020 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2020)
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
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Jaylon Gibson PF
Raleigh, NC
Grace Academy
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Aug 2, 2019
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Djimon Bailey SG
Raleigh, NC
Grace Academy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
May 6, 2019
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/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:
Roster
2019–20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Brandon Childress
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Wesleyan Christian Academy
Winston-Salem, NC
F
1
Isaiah Mucius
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Brewster Academy
East Patchogue, NY
G
2
Sharone Wright Jr.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Legacy Early College
Florence, SC
G
4
Jahcobi Neath
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Crestwood Prep
Toronto, ON
F
10
Tariq Ingraham
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
Fr
Bonner-Prendergast
Philadelphia, PA
G
11
Torry Johnson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
GS
Morgan Park Northern Arizona
Chicago, IL
G
13
Andrien White
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Sr
Quality Education AcademyCharlotte
Richmond, Virginia
G
20
Michael Wynn
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Liberty Heights Athletic Institute
Albany, NY
G
23
Chaundee Brown
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
First Academy
Orlando, FL
F
25
Ismael Massoud
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
MacDuffie School
East Harlem, NY
C
30
Olivier Sarr
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Jr
INSEP
Toulouse, France
F
31
Blake Buchanan
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Voyager Academy
Durham, NC
F
33
Ody Oguama
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Woodstock Academy
Raleigh, NC
F
34
Sunday Okeke (W)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Jr
Greens Farms Academy
Lagos, Nigeria
F
52
Grant van Beveren (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Chattahoochee
Alpharetta, GA
G
55
Miles Lester (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS So
Wilbraham & Monson Academy Rice
Wichita, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Source:[ 8]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Boston College
L 70–77
0–1 (0–1)
24 – Childress
12 – Brown
7 – Childress
Conte Forum (4,815)Chestnut Hill, MA
November 10, 2019 *2:00 pm, ACCNX
Columbia
W 65–63
1–1
20 – Brown
9 – Brown
3 – Neath
LJVM Coliseum (4,451)Winston-Salem, NC
November 13, 2019 *7:00 pm, ACCNX
UNC Asheville
W 98–79
2–1
23 – Brown
11 – Brown
9 – Childress
LJVM Coliseum (4,187)Winston-Salem, NC
November 17, 2019 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Charlotte
L 65–67
2–2
19 – Childress
13 – Sarr
4 – Childress
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,819)Charlotte, NC
November 22, 2019 *7:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Davidson
W 82–70
3–2
18 – Childress
12 – Sarr
7 – Childress
Spectrum Center (4,200)Charlotte, NC
November 28, 2019 *4:30 pm, ESPNews
vs. Charleston Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
W 65–56
4–2
14 – Sarr
14 – Sarr
6 – Childress
Anaheim Arena Anaheim, CA
November 29, 2019 *2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Long Beach State Wooden Legacy semifinals
W 88–75
5–2
17 – Childress
8 – Sarr
4 – Tied
Anaheim Arena Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2019 *8:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 14 Arizona Wooden Legacy championship
L 66–73
5–3
21 – Sarr
13 – Sarr
4 – Tied
Anaheim Arena (2,185)Anaheim, CA
December 4, 2019 *9:15 pm, ESPNU
at Penn State ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 54–76
5–4
14 – Sarr
10 – Sarr
2 – 2 tied
Bryce Jordan Center (6,476)University Park, PA
December 7, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN
NC State Rivalry
L 82–91
5–5 (0–2)
30 – Childress
9 – Sarr
4 – Childress
LJVM Coliseum (6,118)Winston-Salem, NC
December 14, 2019 *4:00 pm, ACCN
No. 23 Xavier Skip Prosser Classic
W 80–78
6–5
26 – Brown
6 – 3 tied
3 – 3 tied
LJVM Coliseum (5,847)Winston-Salem, NC
December 21, 2019 *12:00 pm, ACCN
North Carolina A&T
W 76–64
7–5
25 – Brown
10 – Tied
4 – Tied
LJVM Coliseum (5,156)Winston-Salem, NC
January 4, 2020 12:00 pm, ACCNX
at Pittsburgh
W 69–65
8–5 (1–2)
14 – Massoud
7 – Tied
6 – Childress
Peterson Events Center (10,155)Pittsburgh, PA
January 8, 2020 7:30 pm, ACCRSN
No. 10 Florida State
L 68–78
8–6 (1–3)
20 – Childress
7 – Sarr
5 – Johnson
LJVM Coliseum (5,277)Winston-Salem, NC
January 11, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 2 Duke
L 59–90
8–7 (1–4)
13 – Tied
9 – Sarr
4 – Childress
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)Durham, NC
January 14, 2020 9:00 pm, ACCN
Virginia Tech
L 70–80
8–8 (1–5)
18 – Sarr
9 – Sarr
2 – 3 tied
LJVM Coliseum (4,873)Winston-Salem, NC
January 19, 2020 6:00 pm, ACCN
Boston College
W 80–62
9–8 (2–5)
20 – Childress
13 – Sarr
7 – Childress
LJVM Coliseum (6,872)Winston-Salem, NC
January 21, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN
at Clemson
L 68–71
9–9 (2–6)
22 – White
12 – Sarr
6 – Childress
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,951)Clemson, SC
January 26, 2020 12:00 pm, ACCN
Virginia
L 63–65 OT
9–10 (2–7)
21 – White
10 – Tied
3 – Sarr
LJVM Coliseum (7,752)Winston-Salem, NC
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCN
at Notre Dame
L 80–90
9–11 (2–8)
24 – Childress
6 – Tied
5 – Childress
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,402)South Bend, IN
February 1, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN
Clemson
W 56–44
10–11 (3–8)
17 – White
13 – Sarr
5 – Childress
LJVM Coliseum (7,113)Winston-Salem, NC
February 5, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 5 Louisville
L 76–86
10–12 (3–9)
17 – White
7 – Mucius
6 – Johnson
KFC Yum! Center (15,270)Louisville, KY
February 8, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN
at Syracuse
L 73–75
10–13 (3–10)
15 – Sarr
9 – Sarr
5 – Neath
Carrier Dome (21,824)Syracuse, NY
February 11, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN
North Carolina
W 74–57
11–13 (4–10)
15 – White
8 – Oguama
10 – Childress
LJVM Coliseum (10,894)Winston-Salem, NC
February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Miami (FL)
L 54–71
11–14 (4–11)
15 – Childress
6 – Tied
6 – Neath
Watsco Center (5,360)Coral Gables, FL
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCRSN
Georgia Tech
L 79–86
11–15 (4–12)
16 – Tied
7 – Brown
3 – Neath
LJVM Coliseum (7,562)Winston-Salem, NC
February 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 7 Duke
W 113–101 2OT
12–15 (5–12)
25 – Sarr
8 – Brown
5 – Childress
LJVM Coliseum (11,681)Winston-Salem, NC
February 29, 2020 4:00 pm, ACCRSN
Notre Dame
W 84–73
13–15 (6–12)
30 – Sarr
17 – Sarr
6 – Childress
LJVM Coliseum (8,870)Winston-Salem, NC
March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCN
at North Carolina
L 83–93
13–16 (6–13)
24 – Childress
11 – Sarr
9 – Childress
Dean Smith Center (21,280)Durham, NC
March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCN
at NC State Rivalry
L 64–84
13–17 (6–14)
19 – Childress
9 – Brown
5 – Neath
PNC Arena (15,824)Raleigh, NC
ACC tournament
March 10, 2020 4:30 pm, ACCN
(12)
vs. (13) Pittsburgh First round
L 72–81
13–18
20 – Sarr
13 – Sarr
6 – Neath
Greensboro Coliseum (13,310)Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References
^ "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships" .
^ "Jaylen Hoard to remain in NBA Draft" . www.godeacs.com . Retrieved September 9, 2019 .
^ "Jaime Lewis to transfer from Wake Forest" . www.godeacs.com . Retrieved September 9, 2019 .
^ O'Neill, Conor (September 24, 2018). "Ismael Massoud becomes first commit of Wake Forest's 2019 Basketball recruiting class" . www.journalnow.com . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
^ O'Neill, Conor (October 29, 2018). "Wake Forest Basketball team picks up second verbal commitment of 2019 class" . www.journalnow.com . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
^ Daniels, Evan (November 15, 2018). "Three-star guard Jacobi Neath commits to Wake Forest" . www.247sports.com . Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule" . godeacs.com . Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .
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