# 2009–10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University. The team's head coach was Dino Gaudio. The team played its home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 9–7 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the 2010 ACC men's basketball tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 9 seed in the East Region. They defeated 8 seed Texas in overtime in the first round before losing to 1 seed and AP #2 Kentucky in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13* 7:30 p.m. | | Oral Roberts | W 76–56 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 15* 2:00 p.m., MASN | | vs. East Carolina | W 89–58 | 2–0 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| November 18* 7:30 p.m. | | High Point | W 83–60 | 3–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 24* 7:30 p.m. | | Winston-Salem State | W 76–52 | 4–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 28* 2:00 p.m. | | William & Mary | L 68–78 | 4–1 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 4 Purdue 2009 ACC – Big Ten Challenge | L 58–69 | 4–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 5* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 17 Gonzaga | W 77–75 | 5–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
| December 13* 2:00 p.m. | | Elon | W 90–50 | 6–2 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 16* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at UNC Wilmington | W 80–69 | 7–2 | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| December 20 7:45 p.m., FSN | | North Carolina State | W 67–59 | 8–2 (1–0) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 28* 7:00 p.m. | | at UNC Greensboro | W 75–60 | 9–2 (1–0) | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| December 31* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU | | Richmond | W 74–68 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 (1–0) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 3* 5:30 p.m., FSN | | Xavier | W 96–92 $^{2OT}$ | 11–2 (1–0) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 9 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Miami | L 66–67 | 11–3 (1–1) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| January 12 9:00 p.m., Raycom | | Maryland | W 85–83 $^{OT}$ | 12–3 (2–1) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 17 8:00 p.m., FSN | | at No. 7 Duke | L 70–90 | 12–4 (2–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 20 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at North Carolina | W 82-69 | 13–4 (3–2) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 23 4:00 p.m., Raycom | | Virginia | W 69–57 | 14–4 (4–2) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 28 7:00 p.m., RSN | | at No. 22 Georgia Tech | L 58–79 | 14–5 (4–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| February 2 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Miami | W 62–53 | 15–5 (5–3) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 6 12:00 p.m., Raycom | | at Virginia | W 64–61 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (6–3) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| February 9 7:00 p.m., RSN | | Boston College | W 92–85 | 17–5 (7–3) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 13 8:00 p.m., Raycom | | No. 20 Georgia Tech | W 75–64 | 18–5 (8–3) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 16 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 25 | at Virginia Tech | L 83–87 | 18–6 (8–4) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 20 2:00 p.m., Raycom | No. 25 | at North Carolina State | L 54–68 | 18–7 (8–5) | RBC Center Raleigh, NC |
| February 27 2:00 p.m., CBS | | North Carolina | L 68–77 | 18–8 (8–6) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 3 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Florida State | L 47–51 | 18–9 (8–7) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| March 7 6:00 p.m., FSN | | Clemson | W 70–65 | 19–9 (9–7) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 11 2:00 p.m., Raycom | | vs. Miami First Round | L 62–83 | 19–10 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18* 9:35 p.m., CBS | | vs. Texas First Round | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 20–10 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA |
| March 20* 8:15 p.m., CBS | | vs. No. 2 Kentucky Second Round | L 60–90 | 20–11 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Leading scorer by game

| Game | Player |
| Oral Roberts | Aminu (25) |
| East Carolina | Aminu (23) |
| High Point | Aminu (22) |
| Winston-Salem State | Harris/Smith (16) |
| William & Mary | Harris (17) |
| Purdue | Harris/Smith (14) |
| Gonzaga | Harris (19) |
| Elon | Stewart (16) |
| UNC-Wilmington | Williams (23) |
| NC State | Aminu (18) |
| UNC-Greensboro | Aminu (23) |
| Richmond | Aminu (16) |
| Xavier | Smith (26) |
| Miami | Williams (17) |
| Maryland | Aminu (24) |
| Duke | Aminu (22) |
| North Carolina | Harris/Smith (20) |
| Virginia | Smith (21) |
| Georgia Tech | Aminu (15) |
| Miami | Harris (12) |
| Virginia | Smith (15) |
| Boston College | Aminu (22) |
| Georgia Tech | Aminu (19) |
| Virginia Tech | Aminu (25) |
| NC State | Aminu (15) |
| North Carolina | Stewart (16) |
| Florida State | Smith (14) |
| Clemson | Aminu (18) |
| Miami | Smith (14) |
| Texas | Aminu (20) |
| Kentucky | Aminu (16) |

## Rankings

| Poll | Preseason | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Final |
| AP | RV (35) | RV (31) | RV (36) | -- | -- | RV (50) | RV (47) | RV (40) | RV (36) | RV (37) | RV (36) | RV (29) | RV (29) | RV (28) | 23 | RV (37) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Coaches | RV (43) | RV (39) | RV (27) | -- | RV (38) | RV (36) | RV (34) | RV (41) | RV (30) | RV (35) | -- | RV (30) | -- | RV (36) | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |