2015–16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:11–20
Conf Record:2–16
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Brett Ballard

The 2015–16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by second-year head coach Danny Manning. The team played home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Demon Deacons finished season 11–20, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost to NC State in the first round of the ACC tournament.

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished the season 13–19, 5–11 in ACC play to finish twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Virginia Tech.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Daniel Green 4 F 6'10" 230 RS Junior Graduate transferred to Arkansas–Little Rock
Darius Leonard 13 F 6'9" 225 Senior Graduated
Aaron Rountree III 33 F 6'8" 195 Junior Graduate transferred to Iona
Doug Niedrich 52 F 6'6" 200 Senior Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2016

Schedule

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