# 2015–16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by second-year head coach Danny Manning. The team played home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Demon Deacons finished 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.

## Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished the season 13–19, 5–11 in ACC play to finish twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Virginia Tech.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Daniel Green | 4 | F | 6'10" | 230 | RS Junior | Colleyville, TX | Graduate transferred to Arkansas–Little Rock |
| Darius Leonard | 13 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Raleigh, NC | Graduated |
| Aaron Rountree III | 33 | F | 6'8" | 195 | Junior | Wilson, NC | Graduate transferred to Iona |
| Doug Niedrich | 52 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Kildeer, IL | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Keyshawn Woods | 30 | G | 6'3" | 182 | Sophomore | Gastonia, NC | Transferred from Charlotte. Under NCAA transfer rules, Woods will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Doral Moore C | Locust Grove, GA | Montverde Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Oct 8, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Bryant Crawford PG | Kensington, MD | Gonzaga College High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | Sep 21, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| John Collins PF | West Palm Beach, FL | Cardinal Newman High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | Sep 21, 2014 |
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Brandon Childress 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: |||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Nov 6, 2015* 7:00 pm | UNC Pembroke | W 86–64 | | LJVM Coliseum (5,412) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 13, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | UMBC | W 78–73 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum (6,904) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Nov 15, 2015* 1:00 pm, CBSSN | at Bucknell | W 90–82 | 2–0 | Sojka Pavilion (3,247) Lewisburg, PA |
| Nov 18, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Richmond | L 82–91 | 2–1 | LJVM Coliseum (7,021) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Nov 23, 2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 13 Indiana Maui Invitational quarterfinals | W 82–78 | 3–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Nov 24, 2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 19 Vanderbilt Maui Invitational semifinals | L 64–86 | 3–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Nov 25, 2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. UCLA Maui Invitational 3rd place game | W 80–77 | 4–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Nov 30, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 69–68 | 5–2 | The RAC (3,817) Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 4, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Arkansas | W 88–85 | 6–2 | LJVM Coliseum (9,488) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Dec 15, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNC Greensboro | W 81–71 | 7–2 | LJVM Coliseum (7,249) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Dec 18, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Coastal Carolina | W 83–77 | 8–2 | LJVM Coliseum (8,107) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Dec 22, 2015* 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 6 Xavier Skip Prosser Classic | L 70–78 | 8–3 | LJVM Coliseum (12,938) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Dec 29, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at LSU | W 77–71 | 9–3 | Maravich Center (12,104) Baton Rouge, LA |
| ACC regular season |||||
| Jan 3, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 18 Louisville | L 57–65 | 9–4 (0–1) | KFC Yum! Center (21,302) Louisville, KY |
| Jan 6, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 14 Duke | L 75–91 | 9–5 (0–2) | LJVM Coliseum (13,466) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 10, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | NC State | W 77–74 | 10–5 (1–2) | LJVM Coliseum (11,865) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 13, 2016 9:00 pm, RSN | at Virginia Tech | L 91–93 | 10–6 (1–3) | Cassell Coliseum (4,985) Blacksburg, VA |
| Jan 16, 2016 12:00 pm, ACCN | Syracuse | L 55–83 | 10–7 (1–4) | LJVM Coliseum (11,592) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 20, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 2 North Carolina | L 68–83 | 10–8 (1–5) | Dean Smith Center (19,053) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 23, 2016 12:00 pm, ACCN | No. 15 Miami (FL) | L 63–77 | 10–9 (1–6) | LJVM Coliseum (6,928) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 26, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 11 Virginia | L 71–72 | 10–10 (1–7) | LJVM Coliseum (9,221) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 31, 2016 1:00 pm, ACCN | at No. 25 Notre Dame | L 62–85 | 10–11 (1–8) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| Feb 2, 2016 8:00 pm, ACCN | Clemson | L 62–76 | 10–12 (1–9) | LJVM Coliseum (8,716) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 6, 2016 12:00 pm, RSN | Florida State | L 71–91 | 10–13 (1–10) | LJVM Coliseum (9,796) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 10, 2016 7:00 pm, RSN | at Georgia Tech | L 66–71 | 10–14 (1–11) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,089) Atlanta, GA |
| Feb 13, 2016 12:00 pm, RSN | at NC State | L 88–99 | 10–15 (1–12) | PNC Arena (17,074) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 16, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Pittsburgh | L 96–101 $^{2OT}$ | 10–16 (1–13) | Peterson Events Center (8,825) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Feb 21, 2016 6:30 pm, ESPNU | Boston College | W 74–48 | 11–16 (2–13) | LJVM Coliseum (8,542) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 24, 2016 9:00 pm, RSN | No. 23 Notre Dame | L 58–69 | 11–17 (2–14) | LJVM Coliseum (8,498) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 28, 2016 6:30 pm, ESPNU | Virginia Tech | L 74–81 | 11–18 (2–15) | LJVM Coliseum (9,404) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Mar 1, 2016 8:00 pm, ACCN | at Duke | L 71–79 | 11–19 (2–16) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| ACC tournament |||||
| Mar 8, 2016 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. NC State First round | L 72–75 | 11–20 | Verizon Center (7,302) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |||||