# 2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by fifth-year head coach Danny Manning and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished 2017–18 season 11–20, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Syracuse.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Keyshawn Woods | 1 | G | 6'3" | 205 | RS Junior | Gastonia, NC | Transferred to Ohio State |
| D. J. Mitchell | 2 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Sophomore | Clovis, CA | Transferred to Santa Clara |
| Doral Moore | 4 | C | 7'1" | 280 | Junior | Locust Grove, GA | Declared for 2018 NBA draft |
| Mitchell Wilbekin | 10 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Gainesville, FL | Graduated |
| Bryant Crawford | 13 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Kensington, MD | Declared for 2018 NBA draft |
| Terrence Thompson | 20 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Durham, NC | Graduated |
| Sam Japhet-Mathias | 25 | C | 6'11" | 280 | Sophomore | London, England | Dismissed from team |
| Troy Rike | 45 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | San Francisco, CA | Graduated |
| Britton Anderson | 52 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Great Falls, VA | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Andrien White | 2 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Richmond, VA | Charlotte |
| Torry Johnson | 4 | G | 6'3" | 165 | RS Senior | Chicago, IL | Northern Arizona |
| Ikenna Smart | 35 | F | 6'10" | 241 | RS Senior | Greensboro, NC | Buffalo |
| Miles Lester | 55 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Sophomore | Wichita, KS | Rice |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaylen Hoard #6 SF | Carnon, France | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 26, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Isaiah Mucius #20 SF | Saint James, MD | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 18, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Sharone Wright #50 SG | Florence, SC | West Florence High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 12, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jamie Lewis #39 SG | Atlanta, GA | Findlay Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 8, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Michael Wynn SG | Allen, KY | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 11, 2018 |
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2018* 7:30 pm | | Belmont Abbey | W 106–74 | | 19 – Hoard | 13 – Sarr | 7 – Halloran | LJVM Coliseum (3,802) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | North Carolina A&T | W 90–78 | 1–0 | 19 – Hoard | 13 – Hoard | 6 – Childress | LJVM Coliseum (5,572) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 15, 2018* 11:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Saint Joseph's Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals | L 69–89 | 1–1 | 14 – Tied | 5 – Childress | 4 – Childress | HTC Center (3,132) Conway, SC |
| November 16, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | vs. Cal State Fullerton Myrtle Beach Invitational | W 66–59 | 2–1 | 15 – Tied | 7 – Hoard | 5 – Childress | HTC Center (3,132) Conway, SC |
| November 18, 2018* 10:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Valparaiso Myrtle Beach Invitational | W 69–63 | 3–1 | 14 – Hoard | 9 – Hoard | 5 – Childress | HTC Center (639) Conway, SC |
| November 23, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Houston Baptist | L 91–93 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | 27 – Childress | 15 – Hoard | 5 – Childress | LJVM Coliseum (5,109) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Western Carolina | W 71–64 | 4–2 | 20 – Childress | 7 – Sarr | 3 – Childress | LJVM Coliseum (4,741) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 1, 2018* 7:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Richmond | L 74–84 | 4–3 | 17 – Tied | 7 – Mucius | 3 – Childress | Robins Center (6,076) Richmond, VA |
| December 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Charlotte | W 80–56 | 5–3 | 16 – Mucius | 9 – Sarr | 4 – Childress | LJVM Coliseum (5,248) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Davidson | W 67–63 | 6–3 | 16 – Tied | 8 – Brown | 4 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (6,149) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 22, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 3 Tennessee | L 64–83 | 6–4 | 19 – Brown | 6 – Brown | 5 – Childress | Thompson–Boling Arena (19,846) Knoxville, TN |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Gardner–Webb | L 69–73 | 6–5 | 18 – Childress | 9 – Sarr | 3 – Childress | LJVM Coliseum (5,975) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Cornell | W 83–61 | 7–5 | 23 – Hoard | 15 – Hoard | 5 – Childress | LJVM Coliseum (4,878) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC regular season |||||||||
| January 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at Georgia Tech | L 79–92 | 7–6 (0–1) | 28 – Childress | 8 – Hoard | 3 – Childress | McCamish Pavilion (6,397) Atlanta, GA |
| January 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 1 Duke | L 65–87 | 7–7 (0–2) | 13 – Hoard | 9 – Tied | 3 – Childress | LJVM Coliseum (14,268) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at Miami (FL) | L 65–76 | 7–8 (0–3) | 22 – Brown | 11 – Hoard | 7 – Childress | Watsco Center (7,197) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 15, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom | | No. 17 NC State Rivalry | W 71–67 | 8–8 (1–3) | 16 – Hoard | 10 – Hoard | 4 – Childress | LJVM Coliseum (10,157) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 19, 2019 4:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at No. 9 Virginia Tech | L 71–87 | 8–9 (1–4) | 28 – Childress | 7 – Hoard | 3 – Brown | Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 22, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at No. 3 Virginia | L 45–68 | 8–10 (1–5) | 12 – Childress | 8 – Sarr | 4 – Johnson | John Paul Jones Arena (14,273) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 26, 2019 4:00 pm, ACCRSN | | Boston College | L 61–65 | 8–11 (1–6) | 22 – Hoard | 11 – Sarr | 7 – Childress | LJVM Coliseum (9,487) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 30, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom | | No. 15 Louisville | L 54–82 | 8–12 (1–7) | 13 – Childress | 8 – Hoard | 2 – Childress | LJVM Coliseum (7,031) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 3, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Clemson | L 37–64 | 8–13 (1–8) | 12 – Brown | 7 – Hoard | 3 – Wright | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,655) Clemson, SC |
| February 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Pittsburgh | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 9–13 (2–8) | 19 – Hoard | 17 – Hoard | 6 – Childress | LJVM Coliseum (5,170) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at No. 17 Florida State | L 66–88 | 9–14 (2–9) | 20 – Brown | 6 – Hoard | 4 – Childress | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,806) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 16, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom | | No. 8 North Carolina | L 57–95 | 9–15 (2–10) | 17 – Hoard | 6 – Tied | 2 – Brown | LJVM Coliseum (14,352) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 19, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Notre Dame | W 75–68 | 10–15 (3–10) | 20 – Childress | 7 – Childress | 8 – Childress | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,286) South Bend, IN |
| February 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at NC State Rivalry | L 74–94 | 10–16 (3–11) | 17 – Hoard | 8 – Okeke | 4 – Childress | PNC Arena (16,053) Raleigh, NC |
| February 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | | Miami (FL) | W 76–75 | 11–16 (4–11) | 21 – Tied | 14 – Brown | 5 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (5,283) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 2, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom | | Syracuse | L 54–79 | 11–17 (4–12) | 14 – Brown | 6 – Brown | 3 – Wright Jr. | LJVM Coliseum (9,721) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 4 Duke | L 70–71 | 11–18 (4–13) | 21 – Brown | 10 – Tied | 3 – Childress | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom | | No. 14 Florida State | L 57–65 | 11–19 (4–14) | 13 – Childress | 9 – Brown | 2 – Wright Jr. | LJVM Coliseum (8,873) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN | (13) | vs. (12) Miami (FL) First Round | L 71–79 | 11–20 | 16 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 5 – Childress | Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||