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The miracle run is still alive. Wake Forest survived a late push from the Hokies and held on to move onto the next round of the ACC Tournament, 95-89. The Deacs will face Clemson tomorrow night at 9:30 for a chance to win 2 ACC Tournament games in the same season for the first time […]
about 13 hours ago | 0 reads
Time: 7 PM Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 Location: Charlotte, NC | Spectrum Center, 19,444 capacity TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake +2.5 Over/Under: 151.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 75 | NET: 64 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 56 | NET: 53 […]
about 19 hours ago | 0 reads
Wake Forest sophomore guard Juke Harris has been named the ACC’s Most Improved Player as well as 2nd Team All-ACC. In his second season at Wake Forest, Harris improved his scoring output from 6.1 points per game in 2025 to 21.7 points per game—the 3rd highest average in the conference. On top of improving his […]
1 day ago | 2 reads
St. Louis, Missouri guard Quentin Coleman, who committed and signed with Wake Forest last year, has been granted his release from Wake Forest. The 6-4 guard is a 4-star prospect and was originally rated as the 92nd best player in the 2026 when he committed to Wake Forest. In his senior season, Coleman averaged 22.6 […]
4 days ago | 2 reads
The 2025-26 regular season has officially come to an end, and the Deacs are heading to the ACC Tournament with a win. After overcoming a terrible start to the game, Wake got hot in the 2nd half and dropped 51 points on the Golden Bears to win the game 80-73. I’m not sure the start […]
4 days ago | 0 reads
Time: 4:00 PM, Saturday, March 7th, 2026 Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,799 capacity TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -6.5 Over/Under: 150.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 76 | NET: 67 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 70 | NET: 64 […]
4 days ago | 2 reads
The Deacs had a shot at this one. Despite being on the road against the #13 team in the country, Wake never let this one get away and had their chances down the stretch to tie the game. It was a valiant effort, but, in the end, the Deacs just never could get a stop […]
8 days ago | 2 reads
Time: 7:00 PM, Tuesday March 3rd, 2026 Location: Charlottesville, VA | John Paul Jones, 14,623 capacity TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake +14.5 Over/Under: 148.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 78 | NET: 69 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 17 | NET: […]
8 days ago | 1 read
After losing to Boston College in of the worst losses of the Forbes era, there was really only 2 ways things were going to go: the team was either going to fold and fall apart, or use that game as motivation and bounce back. Thankfully, we got the latter—the Deacs put together one of their […]
10 days ago | 1 read
Time: 5:45 PM Saturday, February 28th, 2026 Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum TV: CW Streaming: Broadcast only Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -4.5 Over/Under: 151.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 79 | NET: 68 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 76 | NET: 78 Quad: 3 Kenpom […]
11 days ago | 1 read
There is no way to sugar coat this one—that was a very bad loss to a very bad Boston College team. On a night where Juke Harris goes off for 38 points, the Deacs got nothing from basically everyone else and lost on a last second tip in to the second worst (by NET) major […]
14 days ago | 1 read
Time: 6 PM Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 (Weather Permitting) Location: Chestnut Hill, MA | Conte Forum, 8,606 capacity TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -3.5 Over/Under: 140.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 76 | NET: 65 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 160 […]
14 days ago | 1 read
Per Jeff Goodman of Field of 68, Steve Forbes has the support of AD John Currie, and is fully expected to return next season to coach at Wake Forest. Forbes is 106-78 (0.576) in his 6 years as the head coach at Wake Forest and has won over 20 games in 3 of his 5 […]
15 days ago | 3 reads
That was certainly not what we wanted to see. On the back of one of the worst shooting games of the season, the Deacs were blown out on the road by the Virginia Tech Hokies for their first loss in 2 weeks. Wake simply could not buy a 3-pointer in this one, and the result […]
18 days ago | 1 read
Time: 12:00 PM Saturday, February 21st, 2026 Location: Blacksburg, VA | Cassell Coliseum, 9,275 capacity TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake +4.5 Over/Under: 151.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 69 | NET: 64 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 59 | NET: 56 […]
18 days ago | 229 reads
The streak continues! With a nearly wire-to-wire win over a very good Clemson Tiger team, the Deacs have now won 3 straight games in ACC play. After starting the season just 2-8 in the conference, Wake is now 5-8 and is potentially 1 win away from jumping all the way up to 9th place in […]
20 days ago | 2 reads
Time: 7 PM Wednesday February 18th, 2026 Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,799 capacity TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake +3.5 Over/Under: 139.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 71 | NET: 65 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 33 | NET: 31 […]
21 days ago | 1 read
The 2026 Wake Forest Baseball season officially got underway last weekend, with Wake Forest going 2-1 in the 2026 Puerto Rico Challenge. The Deacs dropped their opening game against Houston, but bounced back to beat both Washington and Indiana State. The season got off to a tough start on Friday morning with an 8-2 loss […]
23 days ago | 1 read
The Deacs are on a winning streak! After falling behind by as much as 9 in the 2nd half, Wake Forest battled back to take down the Cardinal and pickup their first home win since January 3rd. The win gives Wake their 2nd straight and moves them to 4-8 in the ACC, well within striking […]
25 days ago | 1 read
Time: 4 PM Saturday, February 14th, 2026 Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,799 capacity TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -4.5 Over/Under: 150.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 72 | NET: 66 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 74 | NET: 69 […]
25 days ago | 1 read
The Deacs are finally off the schneid. After losing their last 5 games and going nearly an entire month without a win, Wake Forest got back in the win column tonight after taking care of a pretty bad Georgia Tech team 83-67. The game ended pretty late, so this recap is going to be pretty […]
27 days ago | 1 read
Time: 9 PM Saturday, February 11th, 2026 Location: Atlanta, Georgia | McCamish Pavilion, 8,600 capacity TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -2.5 Over/Under: 158.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 77 | NET: 66 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 145 | NET: 151 […]
28 days ago | 1 read
Another game in the Joel, another loss for the Demon Deacons. It wasn’t that long ago that Wake Forest had one of the best home records in the country—now, the Deacs have fallen to 1-4 in the ACC at home and have lost 4 straight in the Joel. With the loss, the Deacs are now […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Time: 12 PM Saturday, February 7th, 2026 Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12, 799 capacity TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake +7.5 Over/Under: 158.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 78 | NET: 70 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 19 | NET: […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
In a battle of two teams trending in opposite directions, the Deacs were blown out on their home court yet again, this time by the NC State Wolfpack by a score of 96-78. This one was a wire-to-wire beatdown, as Wake only managed to lead the game for a whopping 32 seconds after making the […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads