2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Steve Forbes (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	BJ McKie; Brooks Savage; Matt Woodley;
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Miami (FL)	15	–	5	.750	29	–	8	.784
No. 14 Virginia	15	–	5	.750	25	–	8	.758
Clemson	14	–	6	.700	23	–	11	.676
No. 12 Duke †	14	–	6	.700	27	–	9	.750
Pittsburgh	14	–	6	.700	24	–	12	.667
NC State	12	–	8	.600	23	–	11	.676
North Carolina	11	–	9	.550	20	–	13	.606
Wake Forest	10	–	10	.500	19	–	14	.576
Syracuse	10	–	10	.500	17	–	15	.531
Boston College	9	–	11	.450	16	–	17	.485
Virginia Tech	8	–	12	.400	19	–	15	.559
Florida State	7	–	13	.350	9	–	23	.281
Georgia Tech	6	–	14	.300	15	–	18	.455
Notre Dame	3	–	17	.150	11	–	21	.344
Louisville	2	–	18	.100	4	–	28	.125

† 2023 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons are led by third-year head coach Steve Forbes and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished 2021–22 season 25–10, 13–7 in ACC play, to finish in fifth place. They lost to Boston College in the Second Round of the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated Towson and VCU in the first two rounds. Their season then ended in a quarterfinal loss to Texas A&M.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jake LaRavia	0	F	6'8"	235	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Isaiah Mucius	1	F	6'8"	205	Senior	East Patchogue, NY	Graduated
Carter Whitt	11	G	6'3"	180	RS Freshman	Raleigh, NC	Transferred to Furman
Dallas Walton	13	F/C	7'0"	230	GS Senior	Arvada, CO	Graduated
Khadim Sy	20	F	6'10"	240	GS Senior	Dakra, Senegal	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School

2022 Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zach Keller #24 C	Highlands Ranch, CO	ThunderRidge High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 11, 2021
Zach Keller #24 C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Bobi Klintman #34 PF	Bel Aire, KS	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 13, 2022
Bobi Klintman #34 PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
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. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Lucas Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Heritage	Wake Forest, NC
G	2	Cameron Hildreth	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Surrey Scorchers	Worthing, England
G	4	Daivien Williamson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Winston-Salem Prep ETSU	Winston-Salem, NC
G	13	Robert McCray	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	AC Flora	Columbia, SC
G	30	Damari Monsanto	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Western East Tennessee State	Pembroke Pines, FL
G	31	Alondes Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Riverside Oklahoma	Milwaukee, WI
F/C	33	Matthew Marsh	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne	Cornwall, England
G	40	RJ Kennah (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Kent Denver	Parker, CO
G	45	Anthony Mathis Jr. (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Kentucky Country Day	Louisville, KY
G	51	Kevin Dunn (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Choate Rosemary Hall	Winston-Salem, NC
F	52	Grant van Beveren (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Chattahoochee	Alpharetta, GA
G	55	Miles Lester (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Wilbraham & Monson Academy Rice	Wichita, KS

Head coach

Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas University)

Assistant coach(es)

BJ McKie (South Carolina)
Brooks Savage (Tennessee)
Matt Woodley (Drake)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBA* TBA	TBA	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Regular season
TBA* TBA	TBA	TBA TBA
ACC Tournament
March 7–11, 2023	vs.	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

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

References

^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

[1] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

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v t e Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Venues	Gore Gymnasium (1935–1956) Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum (1956–1989) Greensboro Coliseum (alternate; 1959–1989) Reynolds Gymnasium (alternate; 1956–1989) LJVM Coliseum (1989–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina NC State
Culture & lore	Demon Deacon "O Here's to Wake Forest" Spirit of the Old Gold and Black Tobacco Road Dixie Classic/Big Four
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics