| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 25–10 |
| Conf Record: | 13–7 |
| Head Coach: | Steve Forbes |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | BJ McKie |
| Asst Coach2: | Jason Shay |
| Asst Coach3: | Brooks Savage |
| Stadium: | LJVM Coliseum |
| Tourney: | NIT |
| Tourney Result: | Quarterfinals |
The 2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by second-year head coach Steve Forbes and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Demon Deacons finished the season 25–10 overall and 13–7 in ACC play, to finish in fifth place. They lost to Boston College in the Second Round of the ACC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated Towson and VCU in the first two rounds. Their season then ended in a quarterfinal loss to Texas A&M.
The Demon Deacons finished 2020–21 season 6–16, 3–15 in ACC play, to finish in fourteenth place. They lost to Notre Dame in the First Round of the ACC tournament. They were not invited to either the NCAA tournament or NIT.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahcobi Neath | 0 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Sophomore | Transferred to Wisconsin | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 2 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Graduate Student | Graduated transferred to Mercer | ||
| 11 | G | 6'4" | 225 | Graduate Student | Graduated | |||
| Quadry Adams | 13 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Freshman | Transferred to St. Bonaventure | ||
| Jonah Antonio | 20 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| Isaiah Wilikins | 23 | G | 6'4" | 220 | Junior | Transferred to Longwood | ||
| Ismael Massoud | 25 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sophomore | Transferred to Kansas State | ||
| Emmanuel Okpomoy | 30 | C | 6'10" | 225 | Freshman | Transferred to Temple | ||
| Blake Buchanan | 31 | F | 6'5" | 205 | Junior | Transferred | ||
| Ody Oguama | 33 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Sophomore | Transferred to Cincinnati | ||
| Sunday Okeke | 34 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Junior | Indiana State | |||
| Dallas Walton | 13 | F/C | 7'0" | 230 | Graduate Student | Colorado | ||
| Khadim Sy | 20 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Graduate Student | Ole Miss | ||
| Damari Monsanto | 30 | G | 6'6" | 225 | RS Sophomore | East Tennessee State | ||
| 31 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Graduate Student | Oklahoma |
Source:[1]
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See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.