Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball | |||||||||
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| University | Wake Forest University | ||||||||
| First season | 1906–07; 120 years ago | ||||||||
| Athletic director | John Currie | ||||||||
| Head coach | Steve Forbes 6th season, 109–80 (.577) | ||||||||
| Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||||||||
| Arena | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (capacity: 14,665) | ||||||||
| NCAA division | Division I | ||||||||
| Conference | ACC | ||||||||
| Nickname | Demon Deacons | ||||||||
| Colors | Old gold and black | ||||||||
| Student section | Screamin' Demons | ||||||||
| All-time record | 1,659–1,334 (.554) | ||||||||
| NCAA tournament record | 28–23 (.549) | ||||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament Final Four | |||||||||
| 1962 | |||||||||
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| NIT champions | |||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||
| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||
| SoCon: 1953 ACC: 1961, 1962, 1995, 1996 | |||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||
| SoCon: 1939 ACC: 1960, 1962, 1995, 2003 | |||||||||
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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represents Wake Forest University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Through the years, the program has produced many NBA players, among them are Hall of Famer Tim Duncan, 12× All-Star Chris Paul, 1× All-Star Jeff Teague, Sixth Man of the Year Rodney Rogers, and 1× All-Star Josh Howard. The Demon Deacons have won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament four times, in 1961, 1962, 1995, and 1996. Wake Forest has appeared in 23 NCAA tournaments, most recently appearing in 2017. The current coach is Steve Forbes, who was hired on April 30, 2020.