# 2013–14 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jeff Bzdelik, who was in his fourth season at Wake Forest. The team played its home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in three-way tie for 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC tournament where they lost to Pittsburgh.

## Previous season

Wake finished the 2012–13 season 13–18, 6–12 in ACC play tied for 9th place and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament.

## Recruiting

Wake Forest has a 2-man recruiting class for 2013.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Greg McClinton Forward | Chatham, Virginia | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 18, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Miles Overton Guard | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | St. Joseph's Prep School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 23, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| 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: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 25, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| November 1* 7:00 p.m., WFsports.com | Brevard | W 93–66 | | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Regular season |||||
| November 8* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Colgate | W 89–78 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| November 12* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | VMI | W 98–71 | 2–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| November 15* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Presbyterian | W 69–48 | 3–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| November 18* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Jacksonville | W 90–83 | 4–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| November 21* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | The Citadel Battle 4 Atlantis | W 82–54 | 5–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| November 28* 3:30 p.m., AXS TV | vs. No. 2 Kansas Battle 4 Atlantis first round | L 78–87 | 5–1 | Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 29* 3:30 p.m., AXS TV | vs. USC Battle 4 Atlantis consolation | W 77–63 | 6–1 | Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 30* 3:30 p.m., AXS TV | vs. Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game | L 63–82 | 6–2 | Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| December 4* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Tulane | W 72–57 | 7–2 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| December 7* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Richmond | W 76–66 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| December 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | St. Bonaventure | W 77–62 | 9–2 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| December 21* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | UNC Greensboro | W 59–51 | 10–2 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| December 28* 5:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1 | at Xavier | L 53–68 | 10–3 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| January 5 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 19 North Carolina | W 73–67 | 11–3 (1–0) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 8 7:00 p.m., RSN | at Virginia | L 54–71 | 11–4 (1–1) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia |
| January 11 12:00 p.m., ACC Network | at Pittsburgh | L 65–80 | 11–5 (1–2) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| January 15 9:00 p.m., ACC Network | NC State | W 70–69 | 12–5 (2–2) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 18 4:00 p.m., ACC Network | at Clemson | L 53–61 | 12–6 (2–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| January 22 4:00 p.m., RSN | at Virginia Tech | W 83–77 | 13–6 (3–3) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| January 25 3:00 p.m., ACC Network | Notre Dame | W 65–58 | 14–6 (4–3) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 29 9:00 p.m., RSN | No. 2 Syracuse | L 57–67 | 14–7 (4–4) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 1 12:00 p.m., RSN | Georgia Tech | L 70–79 | 14–8 (4–5) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 4 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | at No. 11 Duke | L 63–83 | 14–9 (4–6) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 11 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at NC State | L 67–82 | 14–10 (4–7) | PNC Arena Raleigh, North Carolina |
| February 15 8:00 p.m., RSN | Florida State | L 60–67 | 14–11 (4–8) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 18 7:00 p.m., RSN | at Maryland | L 60–70 | 14–12 (4–9) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| February 22 12:00 p.m., ACC Network | at North Carolina | L 72–105 | 14–13 (4–10) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 25 7:00 p.m., RSN | Clemson | W 62–57 | 15–13 (5–10) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| March 1 4:00 p.m., RSN | Boston College | L 72–80 | 15–14 (5–11) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| March 5 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 4 Duke | W 82–72 | 16–14 (6–11) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| March 8 2:00 p.m., RSN | at Miami (FL) | L 56–69 | 16–15 (6–12) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, Florida |
| ACC tournament |||||
| March 12 1:00 p.m., ESPNU/ACC Network | vs. Notre Dame First round | W 81–69 | 17–15 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 13 2:00 p.m., ESPNU/ACC Network | vs. Pittsburgh Second round | L 55–84 | 17–16 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *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 |
| Colgate | Thomas (23) | McKie/Miller-McIntyre (7) | Miller-McIntyre (4) | Jones (2) | Rountree III/Thomas (1) |
| VMI | Miller-McIntyre (23) | Thomas (17) | Jones (9) | Jones (1) | Thomas (2) |
| Presbyterian | Miller-McIntyre (20) | Thomas (11) | Overton (5) | Williams (2) | Washington (3) |
| Jacksonville | McKie (22) | Thomas (16) | Thomas (5) | McKie/Miller-McIntyre (2) | McKie (2) |
| The Citadel | Williams (12) | Thomas (8) | Miller-McIntyre (8) | McKie (4) | McKie (5) |
| Kansas | Miller-McIntyre (26) | Cavanaugh (8) | Jones/Miller-McIntyre (4) | 5 tied (1) | Washington (2) |
| USC | Williams (15) | Thomas (8) | Miller-McIntyre/Thomas (4) | Jones (3) | 3 tied (1) |
| Tennessee | Miller-McIntyre (17) | Adala Moto (5) | Jones/Miller-McIntyre (4) | 3 tied (1) | 3 tied (1) |
| Tulane | Williams (18) | Miller-McIntyre/Thomas (6) | Miller-McIntyre/Williams (4) | Rountree/Washington (1) | Washington (4) |
| Richmond | Miller-McIntyre (26) | Thomas (19) | Miller-McIntyre (4) | Thomas (2) | Washington (2) |
| St. Bonaventure | Miller-McIntyre (20) | Cavanaugh (8) | Jones (6) | McKie (2) | Thomas/Washington (3) |
| UNC Greensboro | Cavanaugh/Thomas (12) | Thomas (13) | Jones (2) | 3 tied (2) | Washington (4) |
| Xavier | Miller-McIntyre (11) | Adala Moto (6) | Miller-McIntyre (4) | Williams (4) | Washington (5) |
| North Carolina | McKie (16) | Adala Moto/Thomas (9) | Miller-McIntyre/Thomas (4) | Rountree III (3) | Rountree III (4) |
| Virginia | Williams (11) | McKie (4) | Jones/Miller-McIntyre (3) | Cavanaugh/Miller-McIntyre (2) | Washington (2) |
| Pittsburgh | Thomas (17) | Thomas (9) | Miller-McIntyre (4) | Adala Moto (2) | Jones (2) |
| NC State | Miller-McIntyre (20) | Adala Moto (11) | Jones (7) | 6 tied (1) | Cavanaugh (2) |
| Clemson | Williams (13) | Adala Moto/Thomas (6) | Miller-McIntyre (3) | 3 tied (1) | Rountree III/Thomas (1) |
| Virginia Tech | McKie (24) | Thomas (9) | Miller-McIntyre (10) | Thomas (2) | Washington (3) |
| Notre Dame | Thomas (21) | Cavanaugh (7) | Jones (3) | McKie (1) | Thomas (2) |
| Syracuse | McKie/Thomas (12) | McKie/Williams (6) | Jones/Thomas (3) | Jones (2) | Adala Moto/Thomas (1) |
| Georgia Tech | McKie (26) | Thomas (9) | Thomas (4) | Jones/McKie (4) | McKie (2) |
| Duke | Thomas (14) | Adala Moto (10) | Jones/Thomas (3) | Jones (3) | |
| NC State | Miller-McIntyre (15) | Thomas (6) | Miller-McIntyre (7) | Adala Moto/Rountree III (2) | Washington (1) |
| Florida State | Williams (18) | Cavanaugh/McKie (7) | McKie (3) | 3 tied (2) | 4 tied (1) |
| Maryland | McKie (16) | Thomas (15) | Miller-McIntyre (6) | McKie/Miller-McIntyre (2) | Thomas (3) |
| North Carolina | Williams (19) | Thomas (5) | Miller-McIntyre/Rountree III (4) | 4 tied (1) | Thomas (1) |
| Clemson | Cavanaugh/Thomas (12) | 3 tied (5) | Miller-McIntyre (6) | Overton (2) | Cavanaugh/Rountree III (1) |
| Boston College | McKie/Thomas (18) | Cavanaugh (5) | Jones/Williams (3) | McKie (4) | Thomas (1) |
| Duke | Cavanaugh (20) | Thomas (8) | Miller-McIntyre (8) | Williams (3) | Thomas (2) |
| Miami | Williams (17) | Adala Moto/Williams (4) | Miller-McIntyre (6) | 3 tied (2) | 3 tied (1) |
| Notre Dame | Williams (25) | Thomas (10) | Miller-McIntyre (6) | 3 tied (1) | Thomas (1) |
| Pittsburgh | Williams (16) | Thomas (6) | Miller-McIntyre (4) | 3 tied (1) | Thomas/Washington (1) |