# 2010–11 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Jeff Bzdelik, who was hired after the firing of Dino Gaudio. The team played its home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 1–15 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Boston College.

## Previous season

They finished the 2009–10 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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 9 seed in the East Region. They defeated No. 8 seed Texas in overtime in the first round before losing to No. 1 seed and AP No. 2 Kentucky in the second round.

## Recruiting

Wake Forest has a 5-man recruiting class for 2010.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tony Chennault Guard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Neumann-Goretti High School (PA) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 8, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Carson Desrosiers Center | Windham, New Hampshire | Central Catholic High School (MA) | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 23, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Travis McKie Forward | Richmond, Virginia | John Marshall High School (VA) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 22, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Melvin Tabb Forward | Raleigh, North Carolina | Enloe High School (NC) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jul 2, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| J.T. Terrell Guard | Charlotte, North Carolina | West Charlotte High School (NC) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 16, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 13 Rivals: 12 ESPN: 12 ||||||
| 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: "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 22, 2010. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5* 7:00 pm | | Guilford | W 84–44 | — | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12* 7:00 pm | | Stetson | L 79–89 | 0–1 | LJVM Coliseum (8,323) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 15* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Hampton 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off | W 63–56 | 1–1 | LJVM Coliseum (7,570) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 16* 7:00 pm | | VCU 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off | L 69–90 | 1–2 | LJVM Coliseum (8,119) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 20* 8:00 pm | | vs. Elon | W 89–70 | 2–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,380) Greensboro, NC |
| November 24* 7:00 pm | | Winthrop 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off | L 74–83 | 2–3 | LJVM Coliseum (3,014) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 26* 7:00 pm | | Marist 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off | W 81–59 | 3–3 | LJVM Coliseum (3,418) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 30* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 76–73 | 4–3 | LJVM Coliseum (9,086) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 4* 1:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 75–64 | 5–3 | LJVM Coliseum (9,043) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 12* 2:00 pm, MASN | | vs. UNC Wilmington | L 69–81 | 5–4 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,586) Greensboro, NC |
| December 15* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | UNC Greensboro | W 69–67 | 6–4 | LJVM Coliseum (8,340) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 18* 8:00 pm, CBS College Sports | | at Xavier | L 75–83 | 6–5 | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 21* 7:00 pm | | Presbyterian | L 64–66 | 6–6 | LJVM Coliseum (9,682) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 29* 7:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 74–90 | 6–7 | Robins Center (8,113) Richmond, VA |
| January 2* 1:00 pm, FSN | | Gonzaga | L 63–73 | 6–8 | LJVM Coliseum (11,003) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 5* 7:00 pm | | High Point | W 79–63 | 7–8 | LJVM Coliseum (9,108) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 8 2:30 pm, ACC Network | | at North Carolina State | L 69–90 | 7–9 (0–1) | RBC Center (16,591) Raleigh, NC |
| January 12 8:00 pm, ACC Network | | Maryland | L 55–74 | 7–10 (0–2) | LJVM Coliseum (10,307) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 15 8:00 pm, ACC Network | | at Virginia Tech | L 65–94 | 7–11 (0–3) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 19 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Georgia Tech | L 39–74 | 7–12 (0–4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,062) Atlanta, GA |
| January 22 4:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 5 Duke | L 59–83 | 7–13 (0–5) | LJVM Coliseum (14,107) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 29 4:00 pm, ACC Network | | Virginia | W 76–71 | 8–13 (1–5) | LJVM Coliseum (11,783) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 1 7:00 pm | | at Florida State | L 61–85 | 8–14 (1–6) | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,729) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 5 1:00 pm, ACC Network | | at Maryland | L 70–91 | 8–15 (1–7) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| February 9 7:00 pm, RSN | | Miami | L 73–74 | 8–16 (1–8) | LJVM Coliseum (9,249) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 13 1:00 pm, ACC Network | | North Carolina State | L 55–80 | 8–17 (1–9) | LJVM Coliseum (12,576) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 15 8:00 pm, ACC Network | | at No. 19 North Carolina | L 64–78 | 8–18 (1–10) | Dean Smith Center (20,229) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 19 1:00 pm, ACC Network | | Florida State | L 66–84 | 8–19 (1–11) | LJVM Coliseum (10,932) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 22 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Virginia Tech | L 62–76 | 8–20 (1–12) | LJVM Coliseum (9,482) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 26 4:00 pm, RSN | | at Clemson | L 49–63 | 8–21 (1–13) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| March 3 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Georgia Tech | L 54–80 | 8–22 (1–14) | LJVM Coliseum (9,639) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 6 12:00 pm, ACC Network | | at Boston College | L 68–84 | 8–23 (1–15) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 10 2:00 pm, ACC Network | (5) | vs. (12) Boston College ACC First Round | L 67–81 | 8–24 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Leaders by game

* Team Season Highs in Bold.
| Game | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
| Stetson | Terrell (26) | Stewart (10) | Harris (5) | McKie (2) | Walker (7) |
| Hampton | McKie (21) | Stewart (10) | Stewart/Terrell (5) | 3 Tied (2) | Walker (6) |
| VCU | Stewart (18) | Harris (9) | Harris (4) | 3 Tied (1) | Desrosiers (5) |
| Elon | McKie (22) | McKie (15) | Harris (8) | Harris/McKie (2) | McKie (2) |
| Winthrop | Clark (23) | Stewart (7) | Harris (7) | Harris (2) | Desrosiers/Walker (2) |
| Marist | McKie/Terrell (16) | McKie (11) | Harris (5) | Terrell (3) | Walker (11) |
| Iowa | Terrell (32) | Walker (8) | Clark/McKie (4) | Walker (3) | Walker (5) |
| Holy Cross | McKie (18) | McKie (11) | Harris (3) | Clark/McKie (2) | Walker (3) |
| UNC Wilmington | Clark (20) | Stewart (8) | Harris (6) | Clark (1) | Clark/Walker (1) |
| UNC Greensboro | McKie (16) | McKie (14) | Harris (4) | 6 Tied (1) | Walker (4) |
| Xavier | Terrell (27) | McKie (11) | Stewart (4) | Walker (2) | Walker (8) |
| Presbyterian | Clark (14) | McKie (9) | Harris (4) | Clark (3) | McKie (2) |
| Richmond | McKie (19) | McKie (7) | Stewart (5) | Harris/Stewart (2) | Tabb/Walker (1) |
| Gonzaga | McKie (16) | Stewart/Walker (5) | Clark (4) | Stewart/Walker (2) | Walker (2) |
| High Point | Terrell (18) | McKie (6) | Clark/Harris (4) | Harris (3) | Walker (5) |
| NC State | Harris/Stewart (12) | Desrosiers (8) | Harris (4) | Clark (3) | Desrosiers/Walker (1) |
| Maryland | McKie (13) | McKie (10) | Clark (4) | Clark/Terrell (2) | Desrosiers (7) |
| Virginia Tech | Clark (16) | McKie (4) | Harris/Terrell (3) | Harris (2) | McKie (2) |
| Georgia Tech | Stewart (9) | Walker (8) | Terrell (2) | Harris (2) | Desrosiers (3) |
| Duke | McKie (12) | McKie (9) | Harris/Stewart (3) | McKie (2) | Walker (2) |
| Virginia | Harris (15) | McKie (9) | Harris (7) | McKie (2) | McKie (3) |
| Florida State | Clark (16) | McKie (6) | Chennault/Harris (3) | Walker (2) | Walker (6) |
| Maryland | Harris (17) | McKie (7) | 3 tied (3) | McKie (1) | Desrosiers (4) |
| Miami | Harris (24) | McKie (7) | Harris/Terrell (4) | McKie (2) | Walker (4) |
| NC State | McKie (15) | McKie (7) | Harris (6) | 4 tied (1) | Desrosiers (2) |
| North Carolina | Terrell (18) | McKie (9) | Harris (3) | 5 tied (1) | Walker (4) |
| Florida State | McKie (20) | McKie (8) | Harris/Terrell (3) | Harris/McKie (2) | Desrosiers (3) |
| Virginia Tech | McKie (22) | McKie (9) | Harris (4) | Mescheriakov/Terrell (2) | 3 tied (1) |
| Clemson | Mescheriakov (11) | McKie (12) | Clark (4) | Clark (3) | Desrosiers (2) |
| Georgia Tech | Clark (15) | McKie (5) | Chennault (4) | 3 tied (2) | |
| Boston College | McKie (21) | McKie (6) | Chennault (4) | 5 tied (1) | Desrosiers (3) |
| Boston College | McKie (16) | McKie (12) | Chennault (3) | Clark (2) | 3 tied (1) |