# 2011–12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2011–2012 NCAA college basketball season. The head coach was Jeff Bzdelik, who was coaching in his second season at Wake Forest. The team played its home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. After another below .500 season, Athletic Director Ron Wellman reaffirmed with an, "Oh, Heavens Yes" that his longtime close friend Head Coach Jeff Bzdelik would continue to be the coach of the Wake Forest men's basketball team for the foreseeable future. In Bzdelik's first 2 seasons, 7 players transferred from the program, while Bzdelik managed to win only 5 ACC games.

## Previous season

Wake finished the 2010–11 season 8–24, 1–15 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament.

## Recruiting

Wake Forest has a 3-man recruiting class for 2011.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Anthony Fields Guard | Detroit, Michigan | Quality Education Academy (NC) | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jan 5, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Chase Fischer Guard | Ripley, West Virginia | Ripley High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 5, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Daniel Green Forward | Colleyville, Texas | Grapevine High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| 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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4* 7:00 pm | Ferrum College | W 82–43 | | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola (MD) | W 75–63 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 16* 7:00 pm, RSN | Georgia Southern | W 81–72 | 2–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 20* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | NC Central | W 93–79 | 3–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 24* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Dayton Old Spice Classic | L 76–80 | 3–1 | HP Field House Orlando, FL |
| November 25* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Arizona State 2011 Old Spice Classic | L 56–84 | 3–2 | HP Field House Orlando, FL |
| November 27* 11:30 am, ESPN3 | vs. Texas Tech 2011 Old Spice Classic | W 70–61 | 4–2 | HP Field House Orlando, FL |
| November 30* 9:15 pm, ESPNU | at Nebraska ACC – Big Ten Challenge | W 55–53 | 5–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| December 3* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Richmond | L 62–70 | 5–3 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 7* 7:00 pm | at High Point | W 87–83 | 6–3 | Millis Athletic Convocation Center High Point, NC |
| December 10* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Seton Hall | L 54–68 | 6–4 | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| December 18* 1:00 pm, theACC.com | Gardner–Webb | W 67–59 | 7–4 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 21* 7:00 pm, theACC.com | UNC Wilmington | W 87–78 | 8–4 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 29* 7:00 pm, theACC.com | Yale | W 72–71 | 9–4 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 2* 7:00 pm, RSN | Wofford | L 52–56 | 9–5 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 7 12:00 pm, ACC Network | Virginia Tech | W 58–55 | 10–5 (1–0) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 11 7:00 pm, RSN | at Maryland | L 64–70 | 10–6 (1–1) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| January 14 1:00 pm, ACC Network | North Carolina State | L 40–76 | 10–7 (1–2) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 19 7:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 4 Duke | L 73–91 | 10–8 (1–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 21 12:00 pm, ACC Network | at Boston College | W 71–56 | 11–8 (2–3) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 25 7:00 pm, RSN | Florida State | L 52–75 | 11–9 (2–4) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 28 12:00 pm, ACC Network | at Clemson | L 60–71 | 11–10 (2–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| January 31 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 North Carolina | L 53–68 | 11–11 (2–6) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 4 1:00 pm, ACC Network | at North Carolina State | L 76–87 | 11–12 (2–7) | RBC Center Raleigh, NC |
| February 8 7:30 pm, RSN | at No. 20 Virginia | L 44–68 | 11–13 (2–8) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| February 11 4:00 pm, RSN | Clemson | L 58–78 | 11–14 (2–9) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 15 7:30 pm, RSN | Georgia Tech | W 59–50 | 12–14 (3–9) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 18 1:00 pm, RSN | at Miami | L 56–74 | 12–15 (3–10) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| February 25 1:00 pm, RSN | Boston College | W 85–56 | 13–15 (4–10) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 28 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 Duke | L 71–79 | 13–16 (4–11) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 3 1:00 pm, ACC Network | at Georgia Tech | L 62–69 | 13–17 (4–12) | Philips Arena Atlanta, GA |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 8 12:00 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network | vs. Maryland First Round | L 60–82 | 13–18 (4–12) | Philips Arena Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Leaders by Game

* Team Season Highs in Bold.
| Game | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
| Loyola (MD.) | Harris (20) | Desrosiers (10) | Fields (3) | McKie (3) | Desrosiers (8) |
| Georgia Southern | McKie (23) | McKie (7) | Chennault/Fields (4) | Chennault/Harris (4) | Desrosiers (3) |
| NC Central | McKie (25) | McKie (7) | Chennault (6) | Chennault/Fischer (2) | Desrosiers/Mescheriakov (1) |
| Dayton | McKie (20) | 3 Tied (6) | Fields/Harris (4) | McKie (2) | Desrosiers/McKie (2) |
| Arizona State | Harris (17) | Harris (5) | Harris (2) | 5 Tied (1) | Desrosiers (2) |
| Texas Tech | Harris/McKie (20) | McKie (9) | Harris (5) | Chennault (3) | Desrosiers/Green (2) |
| Nebraska | Desrosiers/Fischer (13) | Desrosiers (12) | Harris (5) | 3 Tied (1) | Desrosiers (2) |
| Richmond | McKie (25) | McKie (7) | 4 Tied (2) | Fischer (2) | Desrosiers (4) |
| High Point | Chennault/Harris (20) | Mescheriakov (7) | Chennault (6) | Fields/Harris (2) | Desrosiers (3) |
| Seton Hall | McKie (17) | McKie (7) | Chennault (2) | Desrosiers/Harris (1) | Desrosiers/Walker (1) |
| Gardner-Webb | Harris (18) | Walker (9) | Chennault/Mescheriakov (3) | Chennault/Fischer (2) | Desrosiers/Walker (1) |
| UNC-Wilmington | Harris (23) | Desrosiers (11) | Harris (4) | Harris/McKie (2) | 3 tied (1) |
| Yale | Harris (23) | Desrosiers (10) | Chennault (6) | Harris (3) | Desrosiers (3) |
| Wofford | McKie (25) | Walker (12) | Mescheriakov/Walker (3) | McKie (2) | Desrosiers/Walker (3) |
| Virginia Tech | Harris (13) | McKie (15) | Harris (4) | 3 tied (1) | Desrosiers (4) |
| Maryland | McKie (25) | Walker (9) | Chennault (4) | Chennault (1) | Walker (8) |
| NC State | Harris (10) | Walker (7) | Chennault (3) | Harris/Walker (1) | Walker (3) |
| Duke | Harris (20) | McKie (10) | Harris (3) | Chennault (3) | Walker (4) |
| Boston College | McKie (20) | Walker (11) | Chennault (6) | Harris (3) | Walker (6) |
| Florida State | Harris (16) | McKie (9) | Chennault (3) | 4 tied (1) | Walker (4) |
| Clemson | Harris (19) | McKie (12) | 3 tied (3) | McKie (2) | Walker (3) |
| North Carolina | Harris (19) | McKie (13) | Chennault/Mescheriakov (3) | Chennault/Harris (1) | Walker (3) |
| NC State | Harris (21) | Chennault (7) | Chennault (6) | Fischer (2) | Walker (2) |
| Virginia | McKie (16) | Desrosiers/McKie (6) | Chennault/Mescheriakov (3) | Desrosiers (2) | Desrosiers/McKie (1) |
| Clemson | Harris (18) | Chennault/McKie (4) | McKie (3) | 3 tied (2) | Desrosiers (2) |
| Georgia Tech | McKie (23) | McKie (11) | Harris (6) | Chennault (3) | Walker (4) |
| Miami | Harris (14) | McKie (6) | Harris (5) | Fischer/Harris (2) | Walker (2) |
| Boston College | Harris (23) | Desrosiers (7) | 3 tied (4) | Harris/McKie (2) | Walker (2) |
| Duke | Chennault/Mescheriakov (18) | Desrosiers/Mescheriakov (5) | Mescheriakov (4) | Harris (2) | Walker (2) |
| Georgia Tech | Harris (17) | Mescheriakov (5) | Mescheriakov (7) | Mescheriakov (1) | Desrosiers (4) |
| Maryland | McKie (22) | McKie (8) | Mescheriakov (4) | Harris (3) | Desrosiers (2) |