# 2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by first-year head coach Dino Gaudio, played their games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In first season under their new head coach (who replaced former coach Skip Prosser, who died in the off-season), the Deacons lost leading scorer from 2006 to 2007, Kyle Visser, but brought in a good recruiting class (ranked 28th nationally by Scout.com), including guards Jeff Teague and Gary Clark, and forward James Johnson.

## Roster

| # | Name | Position | Height | Class | Hometown |
| 2 | Gary Clark | G | 6'4" | Freshman | Sarasota, Florida |
| 35 | Kyle Fowler | G | 6'2" | Freshman | Wheaton, Illinois |
| 4 | Harvey Hale | G | 6'2" | Junior | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 52 | Bobby Hoekstra | F | 6'7" | Junior | Lewisville, North Carolina |
| 23 | James Johnson | F | 6'8" | Freshman | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| 20 | Mike Lepore | G | 6'1" | Junior | Flemington, New Jersey |
| 13 | Chas McFarland | C | 6'11" | Sophomore | Lovington, Illinois |
| 30 | Matt Smith | G | 6'2" | Junior | Advance, North Carolina |
| 45 | Jason Philippe | G | 6'3" | Freshman | South Ozone Park, New York |
| 31 | Jamie Skeen | F | 6'8" | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 10 | Ishmael Smith | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Concord, North Carolina |
| 11 | Cameron Stanley | F | 6'6" | (RS) Junior | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 0 | Jeff Teague | G | 6'2" | Freshman | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 44 | David Weaver | F/C | 6'10" | (RS) Sophomore | Black Mountain, North Carolina |
| 42 | L. D. Williams | G | 6'4" | Sophomore | Yadkinville, North Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2007* | | Fairfield | W 85–60 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Nov 19, 2007* | | NC Central | W 75–58 | 2–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Nov 23, 2007* | | Winston-Salem | W 73–53 | 3–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Nov 26, 2007* | | at Iowa | W 56–47 | 4–0 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 29, 2007* | | at Charlotte | L 59–63 | 4–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 1, 2007* | | USC Upstate | W 72–48 | 5–1 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Dec 5, 2007* | | at No. 23 Vanderbilt | L 80–83 | 5–2 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| Dec 8, 2007* | | at Georgia | L 50–72 | 5–3 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| Dec 16, 2007 | | Bucknell | W 72–56 | 6–3 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Dec 19, 2007* | | South Florida | W 74–61 | 7–3 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Dec 23, 2007 | | Virginia Tech | W 77–75 | 8–3 (1–0) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Dec 30, 2007* | | Air Force | W 78–67 | 9–3 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 2, 2008* | | Presbyterian | W 70–58 | 10–3 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 8, 2008* | | BYU | W 79–62 | 11–3 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 12, 2008 | | at Boston College | L 73–112 | 11–4 (1–1) | Conte Forum Boston, MA |
| Jan 15, 2008 | | at Maryland | L 64–71 | 11–5 (1–2) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| Jan 20, 2008 | | Florida State | W 74–57 | 12–5 (2–2) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 22, 2008* | | Clemson | L 75–80 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (2–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| Jan 29, 2008 | | Miami (FL) | W 70–68 | 13–6 (3–3) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 3, 2008 | | at NC State Rivalry | L 65–67 | 13–7 (3–4) | RBC Center Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 6, 2008 | | Georgia Tech | L 83–89 | 13–8 (3–5) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 9, 2008 | | Virginia | W 80–64 | 14–8 (4–5) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 14, 2008 | | at Florida State | W 78–70 | 15–8 (5–5) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Feb 17, 2008 | | No. 2 Duke | W 86–73 | 16–8 (6–5) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 24, 2008 | | at No. 3 North Carolina Rivalry | L 73–89 | 16–9 (6–6) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 28, 2008 | | Maryland | L 70–74 | 16–10 (6–7) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Mar 1, 2008 | | at Georgia Tech | L 79–87 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (6–8) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| Mar 4, 2008 | | at Virginia Tech | L 58–80 | 16–12 (6–9) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Mar 8, 2008 | | NC State Rivalry | W 78–67 | 17–12 (7–9) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2008 | (8) | vs. (9) Florida State First Round | L 60–70 | 17–13 | Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||