# 1961–62 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 2, 1961* | No. 3 | Davidson | W 96–62 | 1–0 | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 5, 1961 | No. 3 | NC State | W 77–65 | 2–0 (1–0) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 9, 1961* | No. 3 | No. 1 Ohio State | L 62–84 | 2–1 | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 12, 1961* | No. 3 | at Florida | L 65–71 | 2–2 | Florida Gymnasium Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 15, 1961 | No. 3 | at Virginia | W 84–65 | 3–2 (2–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec 16, 1961 | No. 3 | at Maryland | L 62–79 | 3–3 (2–1) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 30, 1961 | | vs. No. 10 Duke | L 73–75 | 3–4 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Jan 2, 1962* | | Minnesota | W 79–70 | 4–4 | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 6, 1962 | | Clemson | W 81–54 | 5–4 (3–1) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 10, 1962* | | North Carolina | W 91–72 | 6–4 (4–1) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 12, 1962* | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 71–66 | 7–4 | Doyle Hall Loretto, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 13, 1962* | | at Saint Joseph's | L 63–65 | 7–5 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 27, 1962 | | at No. 7 Duke | L 68–82 | 7–6 (4–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 31, 1962* | | at West Virginia | L 99–101 | 7–7 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia |
| Feb 2, 1962 | | at South Carolina | W 78–74 | 8–7 (5–2) | Carolina Fieldhouse Columbia, South Carolina |
| Feb 3, 1962 | | at Clemson | W 83–82 | 9–7 (6–2) | Clemson Field House Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 8, 1962* | | at Virginia Tech | L 81–87 | 9–8 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 10, 1962 | | at North Carolina | W 87–80 | 10–8 (7–2) | Woollen Gymnasium Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb 12, 1962 | | Virginia | W 116–67 | 11–8 (8–2) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 15, 1962 | | No. 7 Duke | W 97–79 | 12–8 (9–2) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 17, 1962 | | Maryland | W 81–78 | 13–8 (10–2) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 21, 1962 | | at NC State | W 69–62 | 14–8 (11–2) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 24, 1962 | | South Carolina | W 97–85 | 15–8 (12–2) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 1962* | | vs. Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 81–58 | 16–8 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 2, 1962* | | vs. South Carolina ACC Tournament Semifinal | W 88–75 | 17–8 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 3, 1962* | | vs. Clemson ACC tournament championship | W 77–66 | 18–8 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1962* | | vs. Yale First round | W 92–82 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 16, 1962* | | vs. Saint Joseph's East regional semifinal | W 96–85 $^{OT}$ | 20–8 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Mar 17, 1962* | | vs. Villanova East Regional Final | W 79–69 | 21–8 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Mar 23, 1962* | | vs. No. 1 Ohio State National semifinal | L 68–84 | 21–9 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mar 24, 1962* | | vs. UCLA National consolation Game – Third Place | W 82–80 | 22–9 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

### NCAA basketball tournament

* East
** Wake Forest 92, Yale 82
** Wake Forest 96, St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania 85
** Wake Forest 79, Villanova 69
* Final Four
** Ohio State 84, Wake Forest 68
* Third-place game
** Wake Forest 82, UCLA 80

## Awards and honors

* Len Chappell – ACC Player of the Year (2x)

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 5 | Len Chappell | Syracuse Nationals |

## Other notable players

* Billy Packer, who would become famous as a college basketball broadcaster.