2008–09 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 20 12 24–7 11–5 Dino Gaudio Jeff Battle Pat Kelsey Mike Muse LJVM Coliseum 2008 Anaheim Classic Champions NCAA tournament first round The 2008–09 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Dino Gaudio. The team played its home games in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). On January 19, the Deacons took the top spot in both the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll and the Associated Press poll, making it the second time in program history a Wake Forest team was number one in the country. Wake Forest finished the regular season with a record of 24–5, and 11–5 in the ACC, which tied them with Duke. The Demon Deacons received the number two seed in the 2009 ACC men's basketball tournament in a tiebreaker over Duke because of their victory against number one seed North Carolina. Preseason In the preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll the Demon Deacons were ranked #24.Wake Forest Ranked No. 24 in Preseason Coaches Poll http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/103008aaa.html October 30, 2008 Wakeforestsports.com 2008-10-30 Roster #NamePositionHeightClassHometownLast School1Al-Farouq AminuForward6'9"FreshmanNorcross, GeorgiaNorcross30Brett BitoveGuard6'3"FreshmanToronto, OntarioBenjamin School (FL)2Gary ClarkGuard6'4"SophomoreSarasota, FloridaMontverde Academy35Ben DavisGuard6'3"SophomoreSt. Louis, MissouriWestminster Christian Academy41Brooks GodwinForward6'5"FreshmanWinston-Salem, North CarolinaMount Tabor4Harvey HaleGuard6'3"SeniorAlbuquerque, New MexicoRio Grande52Bobby HoekstraForward6'7"SeniorLewisville, North CarolinaForsyth Country Day School23James JohnsonForward6'9"SophomoreCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne East20Mike LeporeGuard6'1"SeniorFlemington, New JerseyLawrenceville Prep13Chas McFarlandCenter7'0"JuniorLovington, IllinoisWorcester Academy25Jimmy McQuilkinGuard5'10"SeniorColumbia, MarylandAtholton10Ish SmithGuard6'0"JuniorConcord, North CarolinaCentral Cabarrus0Jeff TeagueGuard6'2"SophomoreIndianapolis, IndianaPike40Ty WalkerCenter7'0"FreshmanWilmington, North CarolinaNew Hanover44David WeaverForward/Center6'11"10px|Redshirt JuniorBlack Mountain, North CarolinaOwen42L. 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WilliamsGuard6'4"JuniorYadkinville, North CarolinaMontverde Academy55Tony WoodsCenter6'11"FreshmanRome, GeorgiaRome Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=Wake Forest Demon Deacons| Regular season November 14 7:00 p.m. yes 21 2008–09 North Carolina Central Eagles North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 94–48 1–0 November 19 7:00 p.m. yes 20 2008–09 UNC Wilmington Seahawks University of North Carolina Wilmington UNC Wilmington LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ACC Select 120–88 2–0 November 24 8:00 p.m. yes 19 2008–09 Winston-Salem State Rams Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ACC Select 62–31 3–0 November 27 4:30 p.m. yes yes 19 2008–09 Cal State Fullerton Titans California State University Fullerton Cal State Fullerton Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 2008 Anaheim Classic ESPN2 75–69 4–0 November 28 3:45 p.m. yes yes 19 2008–09 UTEP Miners University of Texas El Paso UTEP Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 2008 Anaheim Classic ESPNU 82–79 5–0 November 30 10:30 p.m. yes yes 19 Baylor Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 2008 Anaheim Classic ESPN2 87–74 6–0 December 3 7:15 p.m. yes 15 Indiana LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ACC/Big Ten Challenge ESPN 83–58 7–0 December 6 7:30 p.m. yes 15 2008–09 Bucknell Bison Bucknell University Bucknell LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC 81–52 8–0 December 14 4:00 p.m. yes 11 Wright State LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC FSN 66–53 9–0 December 19 7:00 p.m. yes yes 10 Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA ESPNU 86–79 10–0 December 22 7:00 p.m. yes yes 6 2008–09 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina University East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC MASN 95–54 11–0 December 30 7:00 p.m. yes 6 Radford LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ACC Select 83–61 12–0 January 3 8:00 p.m. yes yes 6 Brigham Young Marriott Center Provo, UT The Mountain 94–87 13–0 January 11 8:00 p.m. 4 North Carolina 3 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC FSN 92–89 14–0 1–0 January 14 9:00 p.m. yes 2 Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA Raycom 83–63 15–0 2–0 January 17 9:00 p.m. yes 2 Clemson 10 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ABC 78–68 16–0 3–0 January 21 7:00 p.m. 1 Virginia Tech LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ESPN2 71–78 16–1 3–1 January 28 7:00 p.m. 6 Duke 1 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ESPN 70–68 17–1 4–1 January 31 12:00 p.m. yes 6 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA Raycom 74–76 17–2 4–2 February 4 7:30 p.m. yes 7 Miami BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN2 52–79 17–3 4–3 February 8 4:00 p.m. 7 Boston College LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC Raycom 93–76 18–3 5–3 February 11 7:00 p.m. yes 7 2008–09 North Carolina State Wolfpack North Carolina State University North Carolina State RBC Center Raleigh, NC ACC Select 76–82 18–4 5–4 February 14 4:00 p.m. 7 Florida State 25 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC Raycom 86–63 19–4 6–4 February 18 7:30 p.m. 8 Georgia Tech LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ACC Select 87–69 20–4 7–4 February 22 7:45 p.m. yes 8 Duke 9 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC FSN 91–101 20–5 7–5 February 26 7:45 p.m. 13 North Carolina State LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC Raycom 85–78 21–5 8–5 February 28 8:00 p.m. yes 13 Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA Raycom 70–60 22–5 9–5 March 3 9:00 p.m. yes 10 Maryland Comcast Center College Park, MD FSN Regional 65–63 23–5 10–5 March 8 6:00 p.m. 10 Clemson 18 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC FSN 96–88 24–5 11–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|ACC Tournament March 13 7:00 p.m. yes 2 8 Maryland 7 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Quarterfinals ESPN2/Raycom 64–75 24–6 11–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|NCAA Tournament March 20 9:40 p.m. yes yes 12 4 MW Cleveland State 13 MW American Airlines Arena Miami, FL First Round CBS 69–84 24–7 11–5 AP Poll Eastern Time"2008–09 Schedule." wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved on October 31, 2008. Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 21 20 19 15 11 10 6 6 4 2 (2) 1 (68) 6 7 7 8 13 10 8 12 Coaches 0 19 24 25 24 17 11 10 6 6 4 3 (2) 1 (25) 4 6 8 8 14 10 9 11 20 Leading scorer by game GamePlayerNorth Carolina CentralAminu (21)UNC WilmingtonTeague (31)Winston-Salem StateTeague (14)Cal State FullertonTeague (24)UTEPTeague (29)BaylorWilliams (15)IndianaJohnson (21)BucknellTeague (26)Wright StateHale (17)RichmondTeague (21)East CarolinaAminu (21)RadfordTeague (19)Brigham YoungTeague (30)North CarolinaTeague (34)Boston CollegeTeague (29)ClemsonTeague (24)Virginia TechTeague (23)DukeAminu (15)Georgia TechAminu (17)MiamiTeague (19)Boston CollegeTeague (27)North Carolina StateJohnson (21)Florida StateAminu (17)Georgia TechJohnson (24)DukeTeague (28)NC StateJohnson (28)VirginiaAminu, McFarland, and Teague (12)MarylandTeague (17)ClemsonAminu and Johnson (21)MarylandJohnson (20)Cleveland St.Johnson (22) See also 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Wake Forest Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball seasons Wake Forest