# 2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represents Wake Forest University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by fifth-year head coach Steve Forbes, play their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished the season 21–14 overall and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. After winning both tiebreakers, they were awarded the fifth seed in the ACC tournament. They received a bye into the Second Round where they defeated twelfth seed Notre Dame, avenging a loss from the regular season. They lost to fourth seed Pittsburgh in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament and were a first seed. They defeated Appalachian State in the First Round before losing to fourth-seed Georgia in the Second Round to end their season.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Kevin Miller | 0 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred to SMU |
| Abramo Canka | 10 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Genoa, Italy | Transferred to Stetson |
| Andrew Carr | 11 | F | 6'11" | 230 | Senior | West Chester, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Kentucky |
| Aaron Clark | 13 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Freshman | Easton, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Pepperdine |
| Zach Keller | 25 | F | 6'10" | 228 | Sophomore | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | Transferred to Utah |
| Damari Monsanto | 30 | G | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | Pembroke Pines, Florida | Graduated |
| Jao Ituka | 31 | G | 6'1" | 196 | Junior | Gaithersburg, Maryland | Transferred to Jacksonville State |
| Matthew Marsh | 33 | C | 7'1" | 240 | Junior | Cornwall, England | Transferred to Oregon State |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Omaha Biliew | 0 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Denison, Iowa | Iowa State |
| Davin Cosby | 1 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Sophomore | Richmond, Virginia | Alabama |
| Ty-Laur Johnson | 8 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, New York | Louisville |
| Tre'Von Spillers | 25 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Charleston, South Carolina | Appalachian State |
| Churchill Abass | 55 | C/F | 6'9" | 250 | Sophomore | Edo State, Nigeria | DePaul |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Juke Harris #23 SG | Salisbury, NC | Salisbury High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 24, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Mason Hagedorn PF | Huntington, WV | Huntington Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". ESPN.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 18, 2024* 8:00 p.m., YouTube | | vs. No. 2 Alabama | L 77–98 | — | 16 – Sallis | 6 – Spillers | 4 – Tied | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium (2,068) Birmingham, AL |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Coppin State | W 64–49 | 1–0 | 15 – Hildreth | 9 – Spillers | 5 – Sallis | LJVM Coliseum (8,956) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | North Carolina A&T | W 80–64 | 2–0 | 15 – Spillers | 16 – Spillers | 3 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (8,829) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Michigan Deacon-Wolverine Challenge | W 72–70 | 3–0 | 18 – Sallis | 10 – Reid | 7 – Hildreth | Greensboro Coliseum (8,905) Greensboro, NC |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 85–80 | 4–0 | 23 – Sallis | 8 – Reid | 6 – Sallis | LJVM Coliseum (8,482) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Xavier Skip Prosser Classic | L 60–75 | 4–1 | 16 – Sallis | 9 – Spillers | 5 – Sallis | Cintas Center (10,455) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Western Carolina | W 82–69 | 5–1 | 20 – Sallis | 5 – Spillers | 6 – Hildreth | LJVM Coliseum (8,468) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 23, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 67–57 | 6–1 | 31 – Sallis | 9 – Spillers | 4 – Sallis | LJVM Coliseum (8,705) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 28, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. No. 18 Florida ESPN Events Invitational semifinals | L 58–75 | 6–2 | 15 – Tied | 13 – Spillers | 3 – Tied | State Farm Field House (3,191) Kissimmee, FL |
| November 29, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Minnesota ESPN Events Invitational consolation game | W 57–51 | 7–2 | 18 – Spillers | 16 – Spillers | 4 – Johnson | State Farm Field House Kissimmee, FL |
| December 3, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 22 Texas A&M ACC–SEC Challenge | L 44–57 | 7–3 | 19 – Sallis | 11 – Reid III | 6 – Hildreth | Reed Arena (8,833) College Station, TX |
| December 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Boston College | W 72–66 | 8–3 (1–0) | 22 – Hildreth | 10 – Hildreth | 4 – Johnson | LJVM Coliseum (10,254) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | James Madison | W 75–58 | 9–3 | 27 – Sallis | 12 – Sallis | 5 – Sallis | LJVM Coliseum (7,463) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 21, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 25 Clemson | L 62–73 | 9–4 (1–1) | 26 – Sallis | 8 – Reid | 2 – Sallis | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,889) Clemson, SC |
| December 31, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Syracuse | W 81–71 | 10–4 (2–1) | 23 – Sallis | 10 – Spillers | 4 – Sallis | JMA Wireless Dome (14,437) Syracuse, NY |
| January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW | | NC State Rivalry | W 77–59 | 11–4 (3–1) | 20 – Sallis | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (9,633) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 11, 2025 5:15 p.m., The CW | | at Miami (FL) | W 88–78 | 12–4 (4–1) | 31 – Hildreth | 5 – Tied | 6 – Johnson | Watsco Center (6,420) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPNews | | Stanford | W 80–67 | 13–4 (5–1) | 30 – Sallis | 10 – Spillers | 3 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (9,685) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | W 72–63 | 14–4 (6–1) | 24 – Sallis | 7 – Tied | 3 – Johnson | Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 21, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | North Carolina Rivalry | W 67–66 | 15–4 (7–1) | 20 – Hildreth | 9 – Tied | 2 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (12,799) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN | | No. 2 Duke | L 56–63 | 15–5 (7–2) | 14 – Harris | 7 – Sallis | 8 – Johnson | LJVM Coliseum (13,169) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 21 Louisville | L 59–72 | 15–6 (7–3) | 13 – Sallis | 13 – Reid | 3 – Spillers | KFC Yum! Center (14,533) Louisville, KY |
| February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Pittsburgh | W 76–74 | 16–6 (8–3) | 24 – Hildreth | 6 – Reid | 5 – Johnson | LJVM Coliseum (10,787) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 5, 2025 11:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Stanford | W 79–73 | 17–6 (9–3) | 22 – Hildreth | 7 – Sallis | 5 – Sallis | Maples Pavilion (2,774) Stanford, CA |
| February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | at California | W 76–66 | 18–6 (10–3) | 23 – Hildreth | 8 – Sallis | 6 – Johnson | Haas Pavilion (4,562) Berkley, CA |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Florida State | L 70–72 | 18–7 (10–4) | 22 – Hildreth | 10 – Reid | 4 – Spillers | LJVM Coliseum (8,356) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at SMU | W 77–66 | 19–7 (11–4) | 20 – Sallis | 11 – Spillers | 6 – Sallis | Moody Coliseum (6,858) Dallas, TX |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at NC State Rivalry | L 73–85 | 19–8 (11–5) | 16 – Hildreth | 9 – Sallis | 4 – Sallis | Lenovo Center (15,118) Raleigh, NC |
| February 26, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Virginia | L 75–83 | 19–9 (11–6) | 25 – Sallis | 10 – Reid | 3 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (7,851) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 1, 2025 5:30 p.m., The CW | | Notre Dame | W 74–71 | 20–9 (12–6) | 28 – Hildreth | 7 – Reid | 4 – Johnson | LJVM Coliseum (10,298) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 2 Duke | L 60–93 | 20–10 (12–7) | 14 – Tied | 11 – Spillers | 2 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| March 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW | | Georgia Tech | W 69–43 | 21–10 (13–7) | 14 – Hildreth | 13 – Reid | 4 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (8,994) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN | (4) | vs. (5) North Carolina Quarterfinals / Rivalry | L 59–68 | 21–11 | 25 – Sallis | 10 – Reid | 2 – Tied | Spectrum Center (14,116) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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