Wake Forest Demon Deacons Basketball

Setting: It’s ACC openers for a pair of unranked squads as Sidney Lowe’s North Carolina State Wolfpack travels to the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem for a showdown with Gino Gaudio’s Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Plot: Coaches Lowe and Gaudio are looking for consistency from their teams. NC State went to Marquette and won. The Pack also dropped Auburn. At the same time Lowe’s club fell to Northwestern. Wake won at Gonzaga, but lost to William and...  

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...  

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 ...  

It’s no wonder Wake Forest coach Dino Gaudio likes the contributions from the bench. The team’s top player, Al-Farouq Aminu, qualified under that category in the most-recent game. That fact aside, the Demon Deacons are digger deeper and deeper...  

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...  

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...  

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.  

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...  

COLUMBIA -- Wake Forest's Bess Harrington scored on a header in the final second as the Demon Deacons (16-5-2) pulled out a 1-0 win over South Carolina (19-4-2) at Stone Stadium on Friday night in the NCAA women's soccer tournament third round. Wake Forest forward Jill Hutchinson floated ...  

COLUMBIA -- Wake Forest's Bess Harrington scored on a header in the final second as the Demon Deacons (16-5-2) pulled out a 1-0 win over South Carolina (19-4-2) at Stone Stadium on Friday night in the NCAA women's soccer touranment third round. Wake Forest forward Jill Hutchinson soared a...  

Winston-Salem's Wake Forest University took top honors for graduation rates among men's basketball players in the Atlantic Coast Conference, but Duke University football players lead the conference on graduation, according to the latest figures from the NCAA.  

Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM — Even though he's not starting for Wake Forest, freshman Ari Stewart has become a key player in the Demon Deacons' re ...  

WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS n Coach: Dino Gaudio (109-144 in nine seasons overall, 41-20 in two seasons at Wake Forest) n Home court: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem (14,665) n 2008-09: 24-7 overall, 11-5 ACC (T-2nd)read more  

Wake Forest, coming off a home loss to William & Mary on Saturday night, faces a double dose of road games against nationally ranked opponents this week. It begins Tuesday night at fourth-ranked Purdue as part of the ACC / Big Ten Challenge. Yet...  

(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.  

WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest’s big advantage against undersized Winston-Salem State wasn’t its height. It was just about everything else. The Demon Deacons outraced the Rams in a 76-52 non-league victory Tuesday night at Joel Coliseum in what...  

Wake Forest and North Carolina gave all 1250 fans in Reynolds Gymnasium a show Friday night, as the Tar Heels fell to the Demon Deacons 3-2 with set scores 25-22, 18-25, 19-25, 25-23 and 14-16. Carolina's Emily McGee led the way uncorking a career-best 21 kills in the match. Four Tar Heels were in double-digit digs led by libero Kaylie Gibson's 18. Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland also registered nine blocks, including four solos, and 12 kills. The Tar...  

WINSTON-SALEM -- Ish Smith, Wake Forest's sprightly 6-foot point guard, finished a fast break with a thundering one-handed dunk. David Weaver, the Demon Deacons' beefy 6-foot-11 backup center, spotted up and swished a 3-pointer from the top of the key.read more  

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.  

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

DURHAM - Wake Forest managed its tenth consecutive win over Duke on Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium.  The Demon Deacons (5-7,3-5 ACC), behind a school record five touchdown passes from senior Riley Skinner in the last game of his career, pulled out a 45-34 victory, once again finding the offensive punch to outscore the Blue Devils (5-7, 3-5) and hand them their fourth consecutive loss. Skinner completed 28 of 38 pass attempts for 372 yards...  

Pep talks from his coach and his team’s star played a part in pumping more assertiveness into Wake Forest big man Tony Woods. What resulted from there was a timely response that allowed the Demon Deacons to recoil from anything approaching a panic...  

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...  

WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest has plenty to play for this afternoon against Florida State. Whatever happens, it will be the final home game for 22 seniors who’ve helped redefine the program. “I played here when the field was grass (rather that...  

WINSTON-SALEM – Wake Forest went to a smaller lineup to come up with a bigger result. That eventually worked out as the Demon Deacons wore out High Point 83-60 in Wednesday night’s non-league men’s basketball game at Joel Coliseum. “That...  

WINSTON-SALEM -- Twenty-two seniors, including four-year starting quarterback Riley Skinner, played their final home game at Wake Forest on Saturday. Now, they have an off week to wait — and wonder "what if?" — before playing their final college contest, period. Florida State's 41-28 victory at BB&T Field officially eliminated the Demon Deacons (4-7, 2-5 ACC) from bowl contention. Wake, which has now lost five games in a row, won't play...  

(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...  

Virginia was unbeaten in 12 previous Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Championship matches against Wake Forest entering Friday's contest at WakeMed Soccer Park. The top-seeded Demon Deacons did all they could to end that streak in the night's first semifinal game, but the fifth-seeded Cavaliers prevailed, advancing to Sunday's championship game with a 5-4 edge on penalty kicks.  

After an historic season in which Wake Forest returned to national prominence, the undisputed silliest member of the Demon Deacons claims he has taken a vow of seriousness.     IshmaelSmith,thejetquick senior guard who might even sleep with a...  

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).  

Wake Forest senior forward Kim Romansky and senior midfielder/forward Raisa Schiller each scored a goal and notched an assist as the Demon Deacons defeated Boston College, 4-3, in the first game of the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship in Charlottesville, Va. today. The fourth-seeded Demon Deacons advance to the semifinal round and will play top-seeded Maryland on Friday.  

COLUMBIA – A header by Wake Forest midfielder Bess Harrington in the final second of regulation found the back of the net for a goal as the Demon Deacons defeated South Carolina 1-0 as time expired in the NCAA Third Round at Stone Stadium on the campus of the University of South Carolina.  

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — This has been an atypical year for Jim Grobe and Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons are on the cusp of their first losing season in four years. They teeter at 4-6 overall and 2-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference with Saturday’s...  

Rusty LaRue owes his new job as an assistant coach at Wake Forest to Lute Olsen's decision to retire at Arizona. No, there isn't a direct link between the Demon Deacons and Wildcats. But when the Hall of Fame coach abruptly departed the desert last fall, he... Coach - Hall of Fame - Wake Forest University - Rusty LaRue - Health  

The Terps held on to beat the Demon Deacons despite a late charge, earning a spot in the championship game on Sunday. The Terps controlled most of the first half and took a 2-0 lead into halftime. But after scoring their first second half goal 17 minu...  

Follow Carolina Volleyball on TwitterUNC-Wake Forest Photo GalleryACC Inside Access w/Suzanne HaydelJoin Friends of Carolina VolleyballThe University of North Carolina volleyball team extended their winning streak to three games Sunday defeating Wake Forest with set scores 25-21, 25-16, 21-25 and 25-20. Carolina improves to 10-9 overall and 6-2 in league play, while Wake Forest falls to 7-13 overall and 5-4 in the ACC. The Tar Heels post an...  

WINSTON-SALEM — Soon after the Wake Forest mascot motored in amid the dimmed house lights atop his customary Harley Davidson, the Demon Deacons’ season-opening intentions were on full display. Attack. And keep attacking. It was a ferocious...  

WINSTON-SALEM — The natural topic bannered around the Wake Forest football team is the idea of playing Saturday at Georgia Tech without senior quarterback Riley Skinner.     That’s a possibility because Skinner suffered a mild concussion last...  

CLEMSON, S.C. -- If offensive guards and centers coach Brad Scott can get the production out of Clemson's offensive front he received on Saturday in the Tigers' dominating 38-3 win over Wake Forest, Clemson may find itself going toe to toe with top 10-ranked Miami. The Tigers' front five produced their best effort of the season against the Demon Deacons, and on Monday Scott broke down reasons why, as well as pointed to what still needs work  

CLEMSON, S.C. -- In this installment of Talking football with Woody McCorvey, the former Clemson assistant coach takes a look back at Wake Forest's football program under Bill Dooley, and the Demon Deacons' competitive ways today under Jim Grobe. McCorvey also talks about why Clemson is set to stay the course...  

One thing Wake Forest quarterback Ryan McManus has going for him is that he has come a long way. All the way from the off the depth chart to potentially a starter for the Demon Deacons Saturday at Georgia Tech. “I’ve seen my progression as a...  

Austin da Luz and Anthony Arena staked No. 2 Wake Forest to a 2-0 lead and the Demon Deacons held off a late rally by No. 18 UNC-Wilmington to claim a 2-1 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday evening at Spry Stadium.  

Top-seeded Maryland withstood two second-half goals by Wake Forest to defeat the fourth-seeded Demon Deacons, 3-2, in the semifinals of the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship at the University of Virginia Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va.  

Top-seeded Maryland withstood two second-half goals by Wake Forest to defeat the fourth-seeded Demon Deacons, 3-2, in the semifinals of the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship at the University of Virginia Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va.  

WINSTON-SALEM – The loss to Clemson was such a disaster for Wake Forest that it should be easy for the Demon Deacons to look ahead. That means putting their full attention on Saturday’s game at Navy. The season has reached a critical stage for...  

Riley Skinner passed for a career-high 372 yards and a school-record five touchdowns to help Wake Forest defeat Duke 45-34 on Saturday. Skinner completed 28 of 38 passes and did not throw an interception for the Demon Deacons.  

Wake Forest senior forward Raisa Schiller was selected as the 10th and final Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Player of the Week of the 2009 season, announced today. Schiller scored two goals in the Demon Deacons' 5-2 victory over ninth-ranked Boston College (Oct. 31), a win that clinched the fourth seed for Wake Forest in the upcoming ACC Field Hockey Championship.  

2009-10 Team Previews: Wake Forest Demon DeaconsThe Slipper Still Fits (blog)"Lose" is also a very nice way of putting what happened to Wake Forest in March Madness. After losing to Maryland in the opening round of the ACC Tournament ...and more »  

GAME NOTES: The 10th-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will attempt to maintain their stranglehold on first place in the ACC's Coastal Division, as they welcome the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to town this weekend.  

Three different Wake Forest players scored goals as the fourth-ranked Demon Deacons clinched a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title with a 3-0 win against No. 11 Duke on Friday night in front of 3,109 fans at Spry Stadium.  

WAKE FOREST 88, IUP 57: Al-Farouq Aminu scored 24 points, pulled in 11 rebounds, and had seven assists as Wake Forest cruised to an 88-57 victory against Indiana (Pa.) at Joel Coliseum in the Deacons' only exhibition game of the year.read more  

WINSTON-SALEM — This wasn’t the dialogue that Wake Forest football players anticipated heading into the final home game of their season.     “We’ve had our backs against the wall the past few years,” quarterback Riley Skinner said...  

Junior Brittney Grove led the University of Maryland volleyball team with a season-high 13 kills Friday evening at Wake Forest in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup won by the host Demon Deacons in four sets, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20 and 25-22.  

Wake Forest senior Bess Harrington scored off a corner kick with one second remaining to give the 14th-ranked Demon Deacons a dramatic 1-0 win against No. 8 South Carolina on Friday night in front of 4,347 fans at Stone Stadium.  

Jermaine Thomas rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown, E.J. Manuel was effective in his first career start, and Florida State kept its bowl hopes alive with a 41-28 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.This Week in ACC Football  

The 10th-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will attempt to maintain their stranglehold on first place in the ACC's Coastal Division, as they welcome the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to town this weekend. Wake Forest has suffered three consecutive ...  

Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder will miss Saturday's game against Wake Forest with a separated right, throwing shoulder suffered in Saturday's loss to Clemson, the Seminoles said.  

Washington PostPurdue bests Wake ForestAlbany Times Union4 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 ...Win shows Purdue's improvementGary Post TribuneBoilers rebuff Demon Deacons in 69-58 victoryThe ExponentNot pretty, but effective for No. 4 BoilermakersIndianapolis StarWCPO -News Chief -Winston-Salem Journalall 182 news articles »  

WINSTON-SALEM – Wake Forest went on a two-game road swing and the Demon Deacons certainly have been considerate of their fans back home.     Those fans missed seeing only touchdown from their team.    “It’s a slump and it’s about to...  

Wake Forest's Zack Schilawski earns this week's Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week honor after leading his second-ranked Demon Deacons to a pair of wins, including a 1-0 victory over fifth-ranked Maryland.  

Senior midfielder Austin da Luz contributed on all four Wake Forest goals, scoring one and assisting on the other three, as the fifth-ranked Demon Deacons defeated No. 14 NC State 4-1 on Saturday night at Dail Soccer Stadium.  

Coming off an impressive opening weekend, Dino Gaudio's Wake Forest Demon Deacons are back in action Wednesday at the Joel Coliseum taking on the High Point Panthers.  

This season has certainly been a disappointment for the Demon Deacons, but at least Riley Skinner and the Deacs won their final game of the season to end a season, career, and era on a positive note. Faced with tough losses all season, Wake Forest could not catch a break anywhere.  Five of their seven losses were by three points or less.  They proved they could compete with anyone (except in a rough 38-3 loss to Clemson), they just couldn't...  

Caitlyn Farrell's four-year career on the Wake Forest University women's soccer team ended Friday when the Demon Deacons fell to the fourth-ranked University of North Carolina, 5-2, in a NCAA Tournament quarterfinal match at Chapel Hill, N.C. Farrell ...Read Full Article  

Jermaine Thomas rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown, E.J. Manuel was effective in his first career start, and Florida State kept its bowl hopes alive with a 41-28 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.  

WINSTON-SALEM — The natural topic bannered around the Wake Forest football team is the idea of playing Saturday at Georgia Tech without senior quarterback Riley Skinner. That’s a possibility because Skinner suffered a mild concussion last weekend ...  

Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner has been cleared to play in Saturday's game at No. 10 Georgia Tech after sustaining a concussion last week.  

Riley Skinner threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns for ... The four-year starter sat out the rest of the game, watching backup, and former DH Conley standout Ryan McManus direct Wake Forest's desperate final drive. McManus got the Demon Deacons ...  

(WEST LAFAYETTE, IN) - The Purdue Boilermakers ran their record to 6-0 with a 69-58 win over Wake Forest in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge game at Mackey Arena.  

Yet none of that mattered, thanks to Jacory Harris and his opportunistic Hurricanes teammates. Harris threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Travis Benjamin with 1:08 left and No. 18 Miami rallied past the Demon Deacons 28-27 on Saturday. Harris threw for ...  

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Wake Forest senior forward Raisa Schiller was selected as the 10th and final Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Player of the Week of the 2009 season, announced today. Schiller scored two goals in the Demon Deacons’ 5-2 ...  

GAME NOTES: The 18th-ranked Miami-Florida Hurricanes are set to take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in what figures to be a highly competitive ACC battle in Winston-Salem.  

No way Georgia Tech should stumble Saturday to Wake Forest.Sure, it's a league game against a team that heisted the ACC title in 2006 (beating Tech, by the way). But Wake is back to normal now at 4-5, with no wins on the...  

Kansas and Texas start their third straight week as the top two teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. Kansas State and New Mexico move into the rankings for the first time this season.  

The freshman John Wall got the Kentucky offense going, setting up a decisive 18-0 second-half run that gave the Wildcats their first win in Bloomington since 1981.  

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky coach John Calipari doesn't agree with Bobby Knight that college basketball lacks integrity or that he is proof there is a problem.  

Prized recruit Royce White says he's leaving the Minnesota basketball team because of his legal troubles and the stress they are causing his family and the program.  

Kentucky coach John Calipari says he disagrees with Bobby Knight's assessment that college basketball lacks integrity and that he is proof the game has a problem.  

Kentucky climbed a spot to No. 3 and picked up a first-place vote in the latest ESPN/USA Today men's college basketball rankings, which were released on Monday.  

After loading up on lopsided wins against mostly unimpressive foes, No. 2 Texas showed its can be just as tough on the big boys of college basketball.  

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Bob Knight said integrity is lacking in college basketball and cited Kentucky coach John Calipari as an example.  

Kentucky’s John Calipari said he did not agree that college basketball lacked integrity or that he was proof there was a problem.  

The Owls pull away from the Wildcats for their first win over a top-five team since beating No. 1 Cincinnati on Feb. 20, 2000.  

The Arkansas basketball program has reported an NCAA secondary violation concerning images of its athletes in a magazine.  

Penn fired its coach, Glen Miller, after the Quakers started the season 0-7 and some alumni started to complain.  

Mike Gerrity has been granted a wavier by the NCAA and is eligible to play basketball for Southern California.