| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2009–10 |
| Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 20 - 11 |
| Conf Record: | 9 - 7 |
| Asst Coach1: | Jeff Battle |
| Asst Coach2: | Dave Wojcik |
| Bowl Result: | Round of 32 |
The 2009–10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University. The team's head coach was Dino Gaudio. The team played its home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the 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 Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 9 seed in the East Region. They defeated 8 seed Texas in overtime in the first round before losing to 1 seed and AP #2 Kentucky in the second round.
|-!colspan=9| Regular season
|-!colspan=9| ACC tournament|-!colspan=9| NCAA tournament|-
| Game | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Roberts | Aminu (25) | |
| East Carolina | Aminu (23) | |
| High Point | Aminu (22) | |
| Winston-Salem State | Harris/Smith (16) | |
| William & Mary | Harris (17) | |
| Purdue | Harris/Smith (14) | |
| Gonzaga | Harris (19) | |
| Elon | Stewart (16) | |
| UNC-Wilmington | Williams (23) | |
| NC State | Aminu (18) | |
| UNC-Greensboro | Aminu (23) | |
| Richmond | Aminu (16) | |
| Xavier | Smith (26) | |
| Miami | Williams (17) | |
| Maryland | Aminu (24) | |
| Duke | Aminu (22) | |
| North Carolina | Harris/Smith (20) | |
| Virginia | Smith (21) | |
| Georgia Tech | Aminu (15) | |
| Miami | Harris (12) | |
| Virginia | Smith (15) | |
| Boston College | Aminu (22) | |
| Georgia Tech | Aminu (19) | |
| Virginia Tech | Aminu (25) | |
| NC State | Aminu (15) | |
| North Carolina | Stewart (16) | |
| Florida State | Smith (14) | |
| Clemson | Aminu (18) | |
| Miami | Smith (14) | |
| Texas | Aminu (20) | |
| Kentucky | Aminu (16) |
See also: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
| Poll | Preseason | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Final | |
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| Coaches | RV (43) | RV (39) | RV (27) | -- | RV (38) | RV (36) | RV (34) | RV (41) | RV (30) | RV (35) | -- | RV (30) | -- | RV (36) | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |