# 1994–95 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1994–95 men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Dave Odom, the Demon Deacons played their home games at LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
After entering the season with a No. 24 preseason ranking in both major polls, Wake Forest finished in a four-way tie for the ACC regular season title with a 12–4 conference record. The team defeated Duke, Virginia, and North Carolina (in OT) to win the ACC tournament and receive the No. 1 seed in the East region of the NCAA tournament. After defeating No. 16 seed North Carolina A&T and No. 9 seed Saint Louis to reach the Sweet Sixteen, Wake Forest was knocked off by No. 4 seed and eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma State, 71–66, to finish the season with a 26–6 record. The Demon Deacons were No. 3 in the final AP poll and No. 9 in the final Coaches poll.
Senior guard Randolph Childress was named a consensus second-team All-American and ACC Athlete of the Year. Coach Odom was named ACC Coach of the Year for the second season in a row and third time overall.

## Previous season

Wake Forest finished third in the ACC regular season standings and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. Head coach Dave Odom was named ACC Coach of the Year for the second time.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 26* | No. 24 | UNC Greensboro | W 75–55 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 29* | No. 21 | at Davidson | W 74–62 | 2–0 | Belk Arena Davidson, NC |
| December 3* | No. 21 | No. 6 Florida | L 70–81 | 2–1 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| December 5* | No. 25 | at Canisius | W 74–60 | 3–1 | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY |
| December 8* | No. 25 | at Richmond | W 53–49 | 4–1 | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| December 17* | No. 21 | Charleston | W 74–64 | 5–1 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 20* | No. 19 | The Citadel | W 81–58 | 6–1 | LVJM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 30* | No. 18 | Marshall | W 95–59 | 7–1 | LVJM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 7 | No. 18 | Florida State | W 72–64 | 8–1 (1-0) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 11 | No. 14 | No. 11 Duke | W 74–64 | 9–1 (2-0) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 14 | No. 14 | at No. 9 Maryland | L 66–76 | 9–2 (2-1) | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| January 17 | No. 15 | at No. 22 Georgia Tech | L 65–67 | 9—3 (2-2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| January 21 | No. 15 | Clemson | W 69–60 | 10–3 (3-2) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 25 | No. 16 | at No. 15 Virginia | W 71–70 | 11–3 (4-2) | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| January 28 | No. 16 | No. 3 North Carolina | L 61–62 | 11–4 (4-3) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 29* | No. 16 | Vanderbilt | W 63–51 | 12–4 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 1 | No. 14 | at NC State | W 69–61 | 13-4 (5-3) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| February 4* | No. 14 | at Winthrop | W 68–54 | 14-4 | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC |
| February 8 | No. 11 | at Florida State | L 67–69 | 14-5 (5-4) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 11 | No. 11 | at Duke | W 62–61 | 15-5 (6-4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 15 | No. 14 | No. 7 Maryland | W 63–54 | 16-5 (7-4) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 18 | No. 14 | No. 20 Georgia Tech | W 73–62 | 17-5 (8-4) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 22 | No. 10 | at Clemson | W 64–52 | 18-5 (9-4) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| February 26 | No. 10 | No. 11 Virginia | W 66–63 | 19-5 (10-4) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 28 | No. 9 | at No. 2 North Carolina | W 79–70 | 20-5 (11-4) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| March 4 | No. 9 | NC State | W 83–68 | 21-5 (12-4) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 10* JP | No. 7 | vs. Duke ACC tournament Quarterfinal | W 87–70 | 22-5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 11* | No. 7 | vs. No. 11 Virginia ACC Tournament semifinals | W 77–68 | 23-5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 12* | No. 7 | vs. No. 4 North Carolina ACC tournament championship | W 82–80 $^{OT}$ | 24-5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 16* | (1 E) No. 3 | vs. (16 E) North Carolina A&T NCAA tournament first round | W 79–47 | 25-5 | Baltimore Arena Baltimore, MD |
| March 18* | (1 E) No. 3 | vs. Saint Louis NCAA tournament second round | W 64–59 | 26-5 | Baltimore Arena Baltimore, MD |
| March 24* | No. 3 | vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State NCAA Tournament Regional semifinal | L 66–71 | 26-6 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Randolph Childress – consensus second-team All-American, ACC Athlete of the Year
* Dave Odom – ACC Coach of the Year