Charlie Brown Jr. made four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points, Taylor Funk added six 3s and 20 points and Saint Joseph's beat Wake Forest 89-69 on Thursday in the opening game of the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
The ACC buzz is all about Duke and its loaded freshman class, but the Blue Devils will have some conference challengers.
The Tar Heels and Blue Devils are chock-full of NBA talent and Final Four contenders. But there's strength in numbers in the ACC.
Wake Forest has placed assistant men's basketball coach Jamill Jones on leave after he was charged with third-degree assault in connection with the death of a Florida resident in New York.
Wake Forest assistant coach Jamill Jones has been arrested and charged with third-degree assault in connection with the death of a 35-year-old Florida man who was in New York for a wedding.
Chris Paul is giving $2.5 million to Wake Forest basketball -- the school's largest donation by a former player. The new men's locker room will be named for him.
Len Chappell, who led Wake Forest to its only Final Four trip in 1962 and was an NBA All-Star with the Knicks, has died at 77.
Bryant Crawford is starting his professional basketball career and will not return to Wake Forest for his senior season.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons have landed Rice transfer Miles Lester.
The Wake Forest men's basketball team has added guard Torry Johnson as a graduate transfer from Northern Arizona, where he was the Lumberjacks' leading scorer last season.
Wake Forest has added forward Ikenna Smart as a graduate transfer from Buffalo to its men's basketball program.
Wake Forest center Doral Moore says he will skip his senior season and turn pro.
ESPN Sources: Wake Forest center Doral Moore will forgo senior season and enter NBA Draft. He plans to hire an agent soon. The 7-foot-1 prospect averaged 11.1 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks this past season.
Wake Forest says redshirt junior Keyshawn Woods, who's graduating in May, is leaving the program to either begin his professional career or play elsewhere as a graduate transfer.
Among the raucous UMBC fans sits decidedly non-raucous former Wake Forest head coach Dave Odom, watching son Ryan lead the Retrievers. Son credits his father for not hiring him as assistant, forcing him to forge his own path.
Freshman forward Marek Dolezaj scored a career-high 20 points and Syracuse won an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament game for the first time, beating Wake Forest 73-64 on Tuesday night.
Josh Okogie scored 22 points, including six free throws in the final 17 seconds, to lead Georgia Tech to a 64-56 win over Wake Forest on Saturday in a matchup of two of the ACC's bottom three teams.
Matt Farrell hit a deep 3-pointer as the shot clock expired in the waning moments of the second half, completing Notre Dame's late rally from a nine-point deficit to defeat Wake Forest 74-71 on Saturday.
Bryant Crawford scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half and Wake Forest battled to a 63-57 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.
Allerik Freeman scored 24 points to help North Carolina State beat Wake Forest 90-84 on Saturday.
Doral Moore scored 17 points, Bryant Crawford added 16 and Wake Forest beat Georgia Tech 79-62 on Wednesday night.
Tyus Battle scored 34 points, Oshae Brissett added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Syracuse held off Wake Forest 78-70 on Sunday.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ismael Massoud | SF | Committed | 81 |
| Ody Oguama | C | Committed | - |
| Final Fours | 1 |
| Tournament Record | 28-23 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 23 |
