Ishmael Smith

Wake Forest guard Ishmael Smith assessed some of his few bumps and bruises the other day. Then came the realization that such ailments — in his case minor and the normal college basketball wear and tear — have developed prior to the first...  

WILMINGTON — L.D. Williams and Ishmael Smith are a couple of seniors who’ve done plenty together with the Wake Forest men’s basketball team. They picked a good time to forge another memory Wednesday night, both hitting for career-high point...  

WINSTON-SALEM – Grinning wide with his camera-ready smile and flapping his arms, Ishmael Smith continually exhorted the Lawrence Joel Coliseum crowd for more. The Wake Forest spark plug resoundingly stirred up some of the most picturesque moments...  

WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- Ishmael Smith was setting his teammates up for easy shots, then blocking North Carolina State's attempts. It all added up to a big night for Wake Forest's small point guard. Smith had 10 points, seven assists -- and two ...  

GREENSBORO — Ishmael Smith turned on the jets in the open court and took off for a one-handed dunk that tripped the switch on the red lights lining the circumference of the backboard. They stayed on and glowing for several minutes, leaving the...  

L.D. Williams scored a career-high 23 points, and Al-Farouq Aminu had 17 points, 13 rebounds and the highlight-reel play in Wake Forest's 80-69 victory over North Carolina-Wilmington on Wednesday night.Ishmael Smith matched a personal best with 19 points while answering several Seahawk rallies with slicing layups, and Williams was 8-for-8 from the free-throw line in the final 1 1/2 minutes for the Demon Deacons (7-2).They shook off a sloppy...  

Ishmael Smith tied a career-best with 19 points for the Demon Deacons (7-2), winners of three straight. Al-Farouq Aminu recorded a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds, while C.J. Harris scored 11 in the win. Chad Tomko paced UNCW (4-6) with ...  

Associated Press WILMINGTON — L.D. Williams scored a career-high 23 points, and Al-Farouq Aminu had 17 points, 13 rebounds and the highlight-reel play in Wake Forest's 80-69 victory over North Carolina-Wilmington on Wednesday night. Ishmael Smith m ...  

Even though he's not starting for Wake Forest, freshman Ari Stewart has become a key player in the Demon Deacons' recent success.Stewart scored 16 points in 19 minutes to lead five players in double figures as Wake Forest won its second straight game, rolling past Elon 90-50 on Sunday.Al-Farouq Aminu added 11 points and 10 rebounds, Ishmael Smith and Gary Clark each scored 12 points and L.D. Williams had 10 for the Demon Deacons (6-2). Wake...  

Freshman Ari Stewart scored 16 points off the bench and Al-Farouq Aminu added 11 points and 10 rebounds as Wake Forest rolled past Elon 90-50 on Sunday. Ishmael Smith and Gary Clark added 12 points each and L.D. Williams had 10 for the Demon Deacons (6-2). Wake Forest led by 13 points at the half and by as many as 44 in the second half en route to winning its second straight game. Chris Long scored 11 points and Drew Spradlin had 10 for the...  

(Associated Press) Ishmael Smith and C.J. Harris scored 16 points apiece to help Wake Forest cruised to 76-52 win over Winston-Salem State on Tuesday night.Al-Farouq Aminu and Ari Stewart added 13 points each for the Demon Deacons (4-0), who led by as many as 29 points in the second half in beating their smaller in-city rival for the fourth straight year.  

Al-Farouq Aminu scored 23 points, fellow sophomore Tony Woods matched a career high with 12 and Wake Forest defeated ECU 89-58 on Sunday. Ishmael Smith scored 14 points for the Demon Deacons (2-0). They never trailed, shot 54 percent, held ECU to 24.6 percent shooting and turned 22 turnovers into 25 points.  

Al-Farouq Aminu had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help Wake Forest pull away early in the second half and beat High Point 83-60 on Wednesday night. Ishmael Smith added 13 points for the Demon Deacons (3-0), who trailed almost the entire first half before finally pushing ahead by three at the break. But Wake Forest scored the first seven points after halftime to finally get some separation from the pesky Panthers (1-1), then steadily increased...  

MEN -- E'Twaun Moore scored 22 points to help host No. 4 Purdue beat Wake Forest, 69-58, on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. JaJuan Johnson had 21 points and nine rebounds and Robbie Hummel added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Boilermakers (6-0), who are at their highest AP ranking since 1996. C.J. Harris and Ishmael Smith each scored 14 points and freshman Al-Farouq Aminu added 12 points and 10 rebounds for Wake Forest (4-2).  

(By Robbi Pickeral, robbi.pickeral@newsobserver.com) With point guard Ishmael Smith capable of beating everyone in transition and five players 6-feet-9 or taller in the rotation, there was really no question that Wake Forest would be able to score around the rim this season.But even after beating Oral Roberts 76-56 in their season opener on Friday night, it's still unclear whether the Demon Deacons will be able to consistently make outside...