2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team explained

Year:2016–17
Team:Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:19–14
Conf Record:9–9
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach3:Brett Ballard
Tourney Result:First Four

The 2016–17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by third-year head coach Danny Manning. The team played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Boston College in the first round of the ACC tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the South region. There they lost in the First Four to Kansas State.

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished 2015–16 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason left
0 G 6'3" 205 Senior Graduated
Madison Jones 1 G 6'1" 165 Senior Suspended; transferred to Seton Hall[1]
2 F 6'9" 255 Senior Graduated
Rondale Watson 23 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Transferred to Marshall
Cornelius Hudson 25 F 6'6" 180 Sophomore Dismissed from the team due to team violations[2]
Andre Washington 31 C 7'0" 240 Senior Graduate transferred to East Carolina
Stephen Prendergast 35 G 6'1" 175 Senior Walk-on; graduated
Gilbert McGregor 42 F 6'4" 195 RS Junior Walk-on; didn't return
Britton ANderson 52 G 6'4" 190 Freshman Walk-on; didn't return

2017 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Devin Thomas suspended, Cornelius Hudson dismissed from Wake Forest basketball team. Wake Forest Athletics. 2016-02-19.
  2. Web site: Devin Thomas suspended, Cornelius Hudson dismissed from Wake Forest basketball team. Wake Forest Athletics. 2016-02-19.