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.
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" JuniorBlack Mountain, North CarolinaOwen42L. D. WilliamsGuard6'4"JuniorYadkinville, North CarolinaMontverde Academy55Tony WoodsCenter6'11"FreshmanRome, GeorgiaRome
Schedule
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Rankings
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