# 2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by third-year head coach Danny Manning. The team played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Boston College in the first round of the ACC tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the South region. There they lost in the First Four to Kansas State.

## Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished 2015–16 season 11–20, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost to NC State in the first round of the ACC tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason left |
| Codi Miller-McIntyre | 0 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Concord, NC | Graduated |
| Madison Jones | 1 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | Raleigh, NC | Suspended; transferred to Seton Hall |
| Devin Thomas | 2 | F | 6'9" | 255 | Senior | Harrisburg, PA | Graduated |
| Rondale Watson | 23 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Lewisburg, WV | Transferred to Marshall |
| Cornelius Hudson | 25 | F | 6'6" | 180 | Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Dismissed from the team due to team violations |
| Andre Washington | 31 | C | 7'0" | 240 | Senior | Roanoke, VA | Graduate transferred to East Carolina |
| Stephen Prendergast | 35 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Mahwah, NJ | Walk-on; graduated |
| Gilbert McGregor | 42 | F | 6'4" | 195 | RS Junior | New Orleans, LA | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Britton ANderson | 52 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Great Falls, VA | Walk-on; didn't return |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Austin Arians | 34 | F | 6'6" | 200 | RS Senior | Stoughton, WI | Transferred from Milwaukee. Will be eligible to play immediately since Arians graduated from UW–Milwaukee. |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Brandon Childress #27 PG | Winston-Salem, NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 25, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Richard Washington Jr. #28 SF | Newport News, VA | Walsingham Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 1, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Samuel Japhet-Mathias C | London, England | City of London Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| D. J. Mitchell #77 PF | Fresno, CA | Buchanan High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 12, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Melo Eggleston SF | Washington, D.C. | Clinton Christian School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Apr 25, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Chaundee Brown SG | Orlando, FL | The First Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 2, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Olivier Sarr C | Paris, FR | INSEP Paris | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Radford | W 80–59 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum (7,233) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Bucknell | W 94–74 | 2–0 | LJVM Coliseum (6,541) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/17/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. UTEP Charleston Classic quarterfinals | W 103–81 | 3–0 | TD Arena (4,125) Charleston, SC |
| 11/18/2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 3 Villanova Charleston Classic semifinals | L 77–96 | 3–1 | TD Arena (4,020) Charleston, SC |
| 11/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. College of Charleston Charleston Classic 3rd place game | W 78–61 | 4–1 | TD Arena (4,325) Charleston, SC |
| 11/23/2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Coastal Carolina | W 86–74 | 5–1 | LJVM Coliseum (6,867) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/28/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 58–65 | 5–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,386) Evansville, IN |
| 12/03/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Richmond | W 75–67 | 6–2 | Robins Center (6,705) Richmond, VA |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Charlotte | W 91–74 | 7–2 | LJVM Coliseum (6,791) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/09/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UNC Greensboro | W 78–75 | 8–2 | Greensboro Coliseum Complex (3,607) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/17/2016* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 17 Xavier Skip Prosser Classic | L 65–69 | 8–3 | Cintas Center (10,407) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/22/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | LSU | W 110–76 | 9–3 | LJVM Coliseum (9,643) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 20 Florida State | L 72–88 | 9–4 (0–1) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,873) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/31/2016 12:00 pm, RSN | | Clemson | L 68–73 | 9–5 (0–2) | LJVM Coliseum (10,034) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/03/2017 12:00 pm, RSN | | Boston College | W 79–66 | 10–5 (1–2) | LJVM Coliseum (7,708) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/08/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 11 Virginia | L 62–79 | 10–6 (1–3) | John Paul Jones Arena (13,717) Charlottesville, VA |
| 01/11/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 11 North Carolina | L 87–93 | 10–7 (1–4) | LJVM Coliseum (13,159) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/18/2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | | Miami (FL) | W 96–79 | 11–7 (2–4) | LJVM Coliseum (9,691) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN | | at NC State | W 93–88 | 12–7 (3–4) | PNC Arena (18,823) Raleigh, NC |
| 01/24/2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 76-81 | 12–8 (3–5) | Carrier Dome (22,262) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/28/2017 3:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 17 Duke | L 83–85 | 12–9 (3–6) | LJVM Coliseum (14,681) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/31/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Boston College | W 85–80 | 13–9 (4–6) | Conte Forum (3,751) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/04/2017 3:00 pm, RSN | | Georgia Tech | W 81–69 | 14–9 (5–6) | LJVM Coliseum (10,962) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 02/07/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Notre Dame | L 81–88 | 14–10 (5–7) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,851) South Bend, IN |
| 02/11/2017 12:00 pm, RSN | | NC State | W 88–58 | 15–10 (6–7) | LJVM Coliseum (12,935) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 02/14/2016 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Clemson | L 83–95 | 15–11 (6–8) | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,929) Clemson, SC |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 12 Duke | L 94–99 | 15–12 (6–9) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm, RSN | | Pittsburgh | W 63–59 | 16–12 (7–9) | LJVM Coliseum (9,827) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 03/01/2017 9:00 pm, RSN | | No. 8 Louisville | W 88–81 | 17–12 (8–9) | LJVM Coliseum (11,488) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 03/04/2017 4:30 pm, RSN | | at Virginia Tech | W 89–84 | 18–12 (9–9) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | (10) | vs. (15) Boston College First Round | W 92–78 | 19–12 | Barclays Center (8,656) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 8, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (10) | vs. (7) Virginia Tech Second Round | L 90–99 | 19–13 | Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2017* 9:10 pm, truTV | (11 S) | vs. (11 S) Kansas State First Four | L 88–95 | 19–14 | UD Arena (11,855) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time.. ||||||