2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–9 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach	Steve Forbes (4th season);
Assistant coaches	BJ McKie; Matt Woodley; Jason Shay;
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represents Wake Forest University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons are led by fourth-year head coach Steve Forbes and play their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 North Carolina	17	–	3	.850	29	–	8	.784
No. 9 Duke	15	–	5	.750	27	–	9	.750
Virginia	13	–	7	.650	23	–	11	.676
Pittsburgh	12	–	8	.600	22	–	11	.667
Wake Forest	11	–	9	.550	21	–	14	.600
No. 14 Clemson	11	–	9	.550	24	–	12	.667
Syracuse	11	–	9	.550	20	–	12	.625
Virginia Tech	10	–	10	.500	19	–	15	.559
Florida State	10	–	10	.500	17	–	16	.515
No. 10 NC State †	9	–	11	.450	26	–	15	.634
Boston College	8	–	12	.400	20	–	16	.556
Notre Dame	7	–	13	.350	13	–	20	.394
Georgia Tech	7	–	13	.350	14	–	18	.438
Miami (FL)	6	–	14	.300	15	–	17	.469
Louisville	3	–	17	.150	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished 2022–23 season finished the season 19–14, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament they defeated Syracuse before losing to Miami in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Lucas Taylor	0	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Wake Forest, NC	Transferred to Georgia State^[1]
Tyree Appleby	1	G	6'1"	165	GS Senior	Jacksonville, AR	Graduated/signed to play professionally in France with Limoges CSP^[2]
Daivien Williamson	4	G	6'1"	180	GS Senior	Winston-Salem, NC	Graduated
Robert McCray	13	G	6'4"	185	Sophomore	Columbia, SC	Transferred to Jacksonville^[3]
Davion Bradford	20	F	7'0"	270	Junior	St. Louis, MO	Transferred to New Mexico State^[4]
Bobi Klintman	34	F	6'10"	225	Freshman	Malmö, Sweden	Signed to play professionally in Australia with Cairns Taipans^[5]
Xiaolong Xu	45	G	6'1"	180	Junior	Beijing, China	Walk-on; not on team roster
Grant van Beveren	52	F	6'6"	215	Senior	Alpharetta, GA	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kevin Miller	0	G	6'0"	165	Junior	Chicago, IL	Central Michigan^[6]
Efton Reid	4	C	7'0"	240	Junior	Richmond, VA	Gonzaga^[7]
Abramo Canka	10	G/F	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Genoa, Italy	UCLA^[8]
Hunter Sallis	23	G	6'5"	180	Junior	Omaha, NE	Gonzaga^[9]

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Clark #28 SF	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 24, 2022
Aaron Clark #28 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Parker Friedrichsen #36 SG	Bixby, OK	Bixby High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Feb 21, 2023
Parker Friedrichsen #36 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Marqus Mitrovic Marion SF	Skovlunde, Denmark	N/A	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 7, 2023
Marqus Mitrovic Marion SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". ESPN.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Juke Harris #23 SG	Salisbury, NC	Salisbury High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 24, 2023
Juke Harris #23 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". ESPN.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kevin Miller	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Victory Rock Prep Central Michigan	Chicago, IL
F	1	Marqus Marion	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	BMS Herlev	Skovlunde, Denmark
G	2	Cameron Hildreth	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Surrey Scorchers	Worthing, England
F/C	4	Efton Reid	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy Gonzaga	Richmond, VA
G	10	Abramo Canka	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Lokomotiv Kuban UCLA	Genoa, Italy
F	11	Andrew Carr	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	West Chester East Delaware	West Chester, PA
G	13	Aaron Clark	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Easton, PA
G	20	Parker Friedrichsen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Bixby	Bixby, OK
G	23	Hunter Sallis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Millard North Gonzaga	Omaha, NE
F	25	Zach Keller	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	So	ThunderRidge	Highlands Ranch, CO
G	30	Damari Monsanto	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Western East Tennessee State	Pembroke Pines, FL
G	31	Jao Ituka	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Gaithersburg Marist	Gaithersburg, MD
C	33	Matthew Marsh	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne	Cornwall, England
G	40	RJ Kennah (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Kent Denver	Parker, CO
F	45	Vincent Ricchiuti (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	St. Augustine	San Diego, CA
G	51	Kevin Dunn (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Choate Rosemary Hall	Winston-Salem, NC
G	52	Will Underwood (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Mahtomedi	Mahtomedi, MN
F	55	Owen Kmety (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	La Lumiere School	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas University)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[10]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 1:00 p.m.	No. 24 Alabama	W 88–80	–	28 – Hildreth	10 – Carr	2 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (2,679) Winston-Salem, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Elon	W 101–78	1–0	33 – Hildreth	9 – Carr	5 – Hildreth	LJVM Coliseum (6,641) Winston-Salem, NC
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Georgia	L 77–80	1–1	22 – Miller	8 – Tied	7 – Miller	Stegeman Coliseum (8,176) Athens, GA
November 16, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Utah Charleston Classic quarterfinals	L 70–77	1–2	20 – Sallis	6 – Friedrichsen	3 – Miller	TD Arena (2,745) Charleston, SC
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Towson Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round	W 71–61	2–2	25 – Miller	8 – Carr	3 – Tied	TD Arena (3,029) Charleston, SC
November 19, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. LSU Charleston Classic 5th Place Game	L 80–86 ^OT	2–3	22 – Sallis	9 – Tied	8 – Miller	TD Arena (2,753) Charleston, SC
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Charleston Southern	W 71–56	3–3	21 – Hildreth	10 – Carr	3 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (6,702) Winston-Salem, NC
November 29, 2023* 7:15 p.m., ESPNU	Florida ACC–SEC Challenge	W 82–71	4–3	24 – Sallis	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (8,165) Winston-Salem, NC
December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Rutgers	W 76–57	5–3	23 – Miller	14 – Reid III	6 – Hildreth	LJVM Coliseum (7,692) Winston-Salem, NC
December 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	NJIT	W 83–59	6–3	19 – Friedrichsen	6 – Tied	6 – Miller	LJVM Coliseum (7,224) Winston-Salem, NC
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Delaware State	W 88–59	7–3	19 – Sallis	11 – Carr	5 – Miller	LJVM Coliseum (6,423) Winston-Salem, NC
December 21, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Presbyterian	W 91–68	8–3	21 – Carr	9 – Carr	7 – Miller	LJVM Coliseum (6,775) Winston-Salem, NC
ACC regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	Virginia Tech	W 86–63	9–3 (1–0)	20 – Sallis	9 – Sallis	2 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum (10,055) Winston-Salem, NC
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Boston College	W 84–78	10–3 (2–0)	21 – Sallis	14 – Reid III	7 – Miller	Conte Forum (4,265) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 6, 2024 2:15 p.m., The CW	Miami (FL)	W 86–82 ^OT	11–3 (3–0)	27 – Miller	11 – Reid III	5 – Carr	LJVM Coliseum (8,706) Winston-Salem, NC
January 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State	L 82–87	11–4 (3–1)	25 – Hildreth	9 – Reid III	5 – Miller	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,368) Tallahassee, FL
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	Virginia	W 66–47	12–4 (4–1)	21 – Sallis	12 – Carr	7 – Miller	LJVM Coliseum (9,855) Winston-Salem, NC
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at NC State Rivalry	L 76–83	12–5 (4–2)	28 – Carr	7 – Tied	4 – MIller	PNC Arena (13,836) Raleigh, NC
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	Louisville	W 90–65	13–5 (5–2)	19 – Sallis	11 – Hildreth	6 – Hildreth	LJVM Coliseum (9,261) Winston-Salem, NC
January 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at No. 3 North Carolina Rivalry	L 64–85	13–6 (5–3)	14 – Carr	7 – Tied	1 – Tied	Dean Smith Center (21,175) Chapel Hill, NC
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Pittsburgh	L 72–77	13–7 (5–4)	22 – Sallis	10 – Reid	3 – Sallis	Petersen Events Center (7,769) Pittsburgh, PA
February 3, 2023 7:45 p.m., The CW	Syracuse	W 99–70	14–7 (6–4)	24 – Sallis	12 – Hildreth	5 – Sallis	LJVM Coliseum (11,412) Winston-Salem, NC
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Georgia Tech	W 80–51	15–7 (7–4)	17 – Hildreth	10 – Carr	4 – Hildreth	McCamish Pavilion (4,239) Atlanta, GA
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN	NC State Rivalry	W 83–79	16–7 (8–4)	33 – Sallis	7 – Carr	6 – Miller	LJVM Coliseum (12,571) Winston-Salem, NC
February 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at No. 9 Duke	L 69–77	16–8 (8–5)	22 – Sallis	7 – Miller	4 – Sallis	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	at No. 21 Virginia	L 47–49	16–9 (8–6)	12 – Sallis	12 – Reid III	4 – Hildreth	John Paul Jones Arena (14,637) Charlottesville, VA
February 20, 2024 9:00 p.m., ACCN	Pittsburgh						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN	Duke						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 27, 2024 9:00 p.m., ACCN	at Notre Dame						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
March 2, 2023 5:30 p.m., The CW	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
March 5, 2024 9:00 p.m., ACCN	Georgia Tech						LVJM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
March 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Clemson						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
ACC tournament
March 12–16, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—					Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

^ Moore, Ben (May 9, 2023). "GSU Basketball Lands Wake Forest Transfer Guard Lucas Taylor". 247Sports. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "Le meneur Tyree Appleby a signé au Limoges CSP". limogescsp.com (in French). July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
^ Johns, Les (March 14, 2023). "Wake Forest redshirt freshman guard Robert McCray set to enter NCAA Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "Aggies Land Seven-Foot Power Five Transfer Davion Bradford". nmstatesports.com. New Mexico State Athletics. September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ Taylor, Cody (15 May 2023). "Report: Wake Forest's Bobi Klintman has withdrawn from the draft combine". Rookie Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
^ "Addition of Miller Boosts Demon Deacon Backcourt". godeacs.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "Gonzaga big man Efton Reid transfers to Wake Forest". si.com. FanSided. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "Demon Deacons Bring On Canka to 2023 Roster". godeacs.com. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ "Former Gonzaga guard Hunter Sallis transfers to Wake Forest: How he fits with the program". theathletic.com. The Athletic. April 26, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

[1] Moore, Ben (May 9, 2023). "GSU Basketball Lands Wake Forest Transfer Guard Lucas Taylor". 247Sports. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[2] "Le meneur Tyree Appleby a signé au Limoges CSP". limogescsp.com (in French). July 18, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

[3] Johns, Les (March 14, 2023). "Wake Forest redshirt freshman guard Robert McCray set to enter NCAA Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[4] "Aggies Land Seven-Foot Power Five Transfer Davion Bradford". nmstatesports.com. New Mexico State Athletics. September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[5] Taylor, Cody (15 May 2023). "Report: Wake Forest's Bobi Klintman has withdrawn from the draft combine". Rookie Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

[6] "Addition of Miller Boosts Demon Deacon Backcourt". godeacs.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[7] "Gonzaga big man Efton Reid transfers to Wake Forest". si.com. FanSided. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[8] "Demon Deacons Bring On Canka to 2023 Roster". godeacs.com. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[9] "Former Gonzaga guard Hunter Sallis transfers to Wake Forest: How he fits with the program". theathletic.com. The Athletic. April 26, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[10] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

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