# 2014–15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by first-year head coach Danny Manning. The team played home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 5–11 in ACC play to finish twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Virginia Tech.

## Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished the season 13–19, 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC tournament where they lost to Pittsburgh.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Coron Williams | 13 | G | 6'1" | 175 | GS Senior | Midlothian, VA | Graduated |
| Miles Overton | 20 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to Drexel |
| Travis McKie | 30 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Richmond, VA | Graduated |
| Tyler Cavanaugh | 34 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Sophomore | Dewitt, NY | Transferred to George Washington |
| Arnaud William Adala Moto | 45 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Sophomore | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Transferred to Towson |

## Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mitch Wilbekin Guard | Gainesville, Florida | The Rock School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 5, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Rondale Watson Guard | Lewisburg, West Virginia | Greenbrier East High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 18, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2014* 7:00 pm | Young Harris | W 96–71 | | LJVM Coliseum (5,206) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Regular non-conference season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNC Asheville | W 80–69 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum (9,834) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/17/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Tulane | W 71–49 | 2–0 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,922) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/19/2014* 9:00 pm, SECN | at Arkansas | L 53–83 | 2–1 | Bud Walton Arena (14,574) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/21/2014* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | Iona | L 81–85 | 2–2 | LJVM Coliseum (6,809) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Nicholls State | W 75–48 | 3–2 | LJVM Coliseum (6,045) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Mount St. Mary's | W 83–49 | 4–2 | LJVM Coliseum (7,166) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/28/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Delaware State | L 65–72 | 4–3 | LJVM Coliseum (8,064) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 69–84 | 4–4 | LJVM Coliseum (8,112) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/06/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at NC State | L 65–78 | 4–5 (0–1) | PNC Arena (16,615) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/14/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Samford | W 86–68 | 5–5 | LJVM Coliseum (6,973) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/20/2014* 5:00 pm, FS1 | vs. Florida Orange Bowl Classic | L 50–63 | 5–6 | BB&T Center (10,175) Sunrise, FL |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bucknell | W 60–53 | 6–6 | LJVM Coliseum (9,739) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/28/2014* 4:00 pm, NBCSN | at Richmond | W 65–63 | 7–6 | Robins Center (6,279) Richmond, VA |
| 12/31/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Princeton | W 80–66 | 8–6 | LJVM Coliseum (9,245) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| 01/04/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 5 Louisville | L 76–85 | 8–7 (0–2) | LJVM Coliseum (10,862) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/07/2015 9:00 pm, ACCN | No. 2 Duke | L 65–73 | 8–8 (0–3) | LJVM Coliseum (12,651) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/10/2015 12:00 pm, ACCN | Georgia Tech | W 76–69 | 9–8 (1–3) | LJVM Coliseum (11,514) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/13/2015 8:00 pm, ACCN | at Syracuse | L 83–86 $^{OT}$ | 9–9 (1–4) | Carrier Dome (23,367) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 15 North Carolina | L 71–87 | 9–10 (1–5) | LJVM Coliseum (13,877) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/24/2015 12:00 pm, ACCN | at Clemson | L 57–59 | 9–11 (1–6) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,056) Clemson, SC |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm, RSN | at Florida State | L 76–82 $^{2OT}$ | 9–12 (1–7) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,195) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm, RSN | Virginia Tech | W 73–70 | 10–12 (2–7) | LJVM Coliseum (11,752) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 02/03/2015 8:00 pm, ACCN | NC State | W 88–84 | 11–12 (3–7) | LJVM Coliseum (10,904) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 02/07/2015 12:00 pm, RSN | at Georgia Tech | L 59–73 | 11–13 (3–8) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,580) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, RSN | Miami (FL) | W 72–70 | 12–13 (4–8) | LJVM Coliseum (9,918) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 02/14/2015 2:30 pm, ACCN | at No. 2 Virginia | L 60–61 | 12–14 (4–9) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) Charlottesville, VA |
| 02/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 10 Notre Dame | L 75–88 | 12–15 (4–10) | Purcell Pavilion (8,421) South Bend, IN |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 2 Virginia | L 34–70 | 12–16 (4–11) | LJVM Coliseum (10,772) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 03/01/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNU | Pittsburgh | W 69–66 | 13–16 (5–11) | LJVM Coliseum (10,109) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 03/04/2015 8:00 pm, ACCN | at Duke | L 51–94 | 13–17 (5–12) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 03/07/2015 2:30 pm, RSN | at Boston College | L 61–79 | 13–18 (5–13) | Conte Forum (4,838) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2015 3:40 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Virginia Tech First Round | L 80–81 | 13–19 | Greensboro Coliseum (9,003) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. ||||||

## Season Highs

| | | Player | Game |
| Points | 31 | Devin Thomas | vs. Louisville 1/4/15 |
| Rebounds | 18 | Devin Thomas | vs. Iona 11/21/14 |
| Assists | 7 | Codi Miller-McIntyre | vs. Mount St. Mary's 11/26/14 |
| Steals | 4 | Mitchell Wilbekin/Cornelius Hudson | at Tulane 11/17/14 / vs. Delaware State 11/28/14 |
| Blocks | 3 | Dinos Mitoglou | vs. Nicholls State 11/24/14 |