Wake Forest Demon Deacons (CH2K8)

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YEA, Da U beat Wake!

Seriously man, you've got to up Teague's ratings and put him in the starting lineup. The game has him seriously underrated.

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Looks good, I've enjoyed reading about your legacy!

The team was every bit as fun and equally frustrating to watch this season. lol.

Thanks man. I've really taken a fondness to this team. The're so young but talented at every position

YEA, Da U beat Wake!

Seriously man, you've got to up Teague's ratings and put him in the starting lineup. The game has him seriously underrated.

I know man. I've gotten him up to a 75 now by training him and doing bonus drills every week. I put him into the starting lineup at FSU and he responded with 29 and the game-winner. He's deadly off the dribble and can hit the open 3 now. He pretty much plays all of crunch time at the PG cuz Ishmael is such a liability shooting ft's but together they are the quickest backcourt in the ACC and the keys to my full court press

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That MD @ Wake game should be Wake Forest @ Georgia Tech. I don't know whats up with photobucket. It must be reading my old files.

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Breaking down the 2008 ACC Tournament

#8 Georgia Tech vs # 9 Wake Forest
Regular Season Series: Tied at 1-1.

Both teams won on each others home floor so something has to give. Anthony Morrow who missed the last game will not play. He was huge in the first matchup. The Deacons will need to force turnovers ala Game 2.

Prediction: Wake Forest 92 - Georgia tech 78

#5 UVA vs # 12 Boston College
Regular Season Series: Tied at 1-1

One of BC's 2 ACC wins came in Charlottesville. The key matchup will be Tyrese Rice on Sean Singletary. Each will get their points but who will step up to provide support?

Prediction: UVA 72 - BC 63

#6 NC State vs #11 Va Tech
Regular Season Series: NC ST 1-0

NC State was solid all year and should be a tournament team. Playing a Va Tech team who was without D.Washington all year with a broken foot should help pad their resume. Look for the Wolfpack to advance.

Prediction: NC State 67 - Va Tech 52

#7 Duke vs #10 MD
Regular Season Series: 1-1

Duke handed MD a 15 point loss in College Park. The Terps responded with a 16 pt win in Cameron. Something has to give with these two. Duke plays a really small line-up which the Terps should be able to exploit.

Prediction: MD 87 - Duke 82

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Wake 2007-08 Wrap-Up

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule
DATE		OPPONENT	RESULT
11/09	vs	Fairfield	W	72-66
11/19	vs	No. Carolina A&T	L	86-82
11/26	at	Iowa	L	66-58
11/29	at	Charlotte	L	89-75
12/01	vs	Sacramento St.	W	90-57
12/05	at	Vanderbilt	L	104-67
12/08	at	Georgia	L	84-76
12/16	vs	Bucknell	W	86-67
12/19	vs	South Florida	W	96-81
12/23	vs	Virginia Tech	W	72-69
12/30	vs	Air Force	L	71-70
01/02	vs	Blank
01/08	vs	Brigham Young	W	92-67
01/12	at	Boston College	W	90-79
01/15	at	Maryland	L	80-74
01/20	vs	Florida St.	L	80-74
01/22	at	Clemson	W	83-80
01/29	vs	Miami (FL)	L	79-75
02/03	at	North Carolina St.	L	79-64
02/06	vs	Georgia Tech	L	87-83
02/09	vs	Virginia	L	100-88
02/14	at	Florida St.	W	92-90
02/17	vs	Duke	W	85-71
02/24	at	North Carolina	L	99-78
02/28	vs	Maryland	W	80-75
03/01	at	Georgia Tech	W	104-76
03/04	at	Virginia Tech	W	104-99
03/08	vs	North Carolina St.	L	88-65
03/11	at	Georgia Tech	W	89-82
03/12	at	Clemson	L	84-79

2007-2008 Final Stats
Wake
Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Bl	TO	FG	3PT	FT
Johnson	14.2	6.5	1.6	1.9	0.4		58.6	9	69.8
Hale	11	1.8	1.4	1.1			45.2	36.1	77.9
McFarland	9.7	5.4	0.9	1.1	0.3		70.4		63.8
Williams	9.9	3.7	1.2	0.7	0.1		51.5	27.4	66
Skeen	8.4	3.6	1.3	1.4	0.4		66.2	16.6	80
Clark	9.6	1.7	1.2	0.7			55.8	39.3	74.4
Teague	7.8	1.2	2.8	1.3	0.1		54.6	37.5	71.4
Smith	6.8	1.1	3.1	1.1	0.1		53.2	35.4	45.8
Weaver	2.8	1.9	0.4	0.3	0.3		51.6		65
Stanley	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.3			65	33.3
	81.8	27.7	13)"> 14.1	9.9	1.7		58.92	29.3	68.2
ACC Rank	2nd	12th	9th	1st	12th	1st	1st	9th	6th

Team	Wins	Losses	Overall
Miami	11	5	16-12
#8 Clemson	11	5	22-6
#7 UNC	10	6	21-10
NC ST	9	7	15-12
UVA	9	7	17-12
FSU	9	7	19-12
Wake	8	8	13-14
GT	8	8	14-15
#24 Duke	8	8	18-11
MD	6	9	15-12
Va Tech	5	11	14-16
BC	2	14	9-20

ACC- All-Conference
1st	2nd	Frosh
S.Singletary	T.Rice	Delaney-Va Tech
W.Ellington	D.Nelson	Jeff Jones-UVA
K.C. Rivers	A.Morrow	Corey Raji-BC
T.Hansbrough	J.Gist	James Johnson-Wake
JJ Hickson	T.Booker	JJ Hickson-NC ST

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2008 NCAA Wrap-Up

Final Four
S. Illinois	73
Louisville	64	S.Illinois	60
		Clemson	78
Clemson	102
Arizona	79
	Team	POY	FOY	ACC- All-Conference
NCAA Champs	Clemson	Shan Foster	Mayo	1st	2nd	Frosh
ACC Champs	Clemson	T. Hansbrough	James Johnson	S.Singletary	T.Rice	Delaney-Va Tech
Big 10 Champs	Mich St	D.Neitzel	E.Gordon	W.Ellington	D.Nelson	Jeff Jones-UVA
Big 12 Champs	Kansas	DJ Augustin	M.Beasley	K.C. Rivers	A.Morrow	Corey Raji-BC
Big East Champs	Gtown	T.Gransberry	D.Greene	T.Hansbrough	J.Gist	James Johnson-Wake
PAC-10 Champs	Wash St	OJ Mayo	OJ Mayo	JJ Hickson	T.Booker	JJ Hickson-NC ST
SEC Champs	Vandy	Shan Foster	AJ Ogilvy
Player of the Year
Shan Foster-Vanderbilt	24.7 pts	5.7reb	1.7asts	1.7stls
Mid-Major POY
Jason Thompson-Rider	21.9 pts	11.3 rebs	1.4 asts	2.7bl
Defensive POY
Jason Thompson-Rider	21.9 pts	11.3 rebs	1.4 asts	2.7bl
Big Man of Year
Tyler Hansbrough	22.7pts	9.0rebs	1.1stls
Freshman POY
OJ Mayo	22pts	5rebs	3.8asts	1.9stls
First Team AA
DJ Augustin	Texas
OJ Mayo	USC
Shan Foster	Vanderbilt
Tyler Hansbough	UNC
Trent Plaisted	BYU
2nd Team AA			Notable Departures
Jamont Gordon	Miss St		Dominic James	Marquette
AJ Abrams	Texas		Eric Gordon	Indiana
Chris Douglas-Roberts	Memphis		Mario Chalmers	Kansas
Jason Thompon	Rider		Brandon Rush	Kansas
Kentrell Gransberry	USF		Mike Beasley	Kansas State
			DJ Augustin	Texas
Freshman AA			Derrick Rose	Memphis
Jared Bayless	Arizona		Douglas-Roberts	Memphis
OJ Mayo	USC		Chase Budinger	Arizona
Donte Greene	Syracuse		Brook Lopez	Stanford
Mike Beasley	Kansas State		Darren Collison	UCLA
Kevin Love	UCLA		Kevin Love	UCLA
			OJ Mayo	USC
Graduations/Early Entries			Richard Hendrix	Alabama
BC	Tony Blair		Jamont Gordon	Miss St
	John Oates
Clemson	Cliff Hammonds
	James Mays
	Sam Perry
	M.Mooris
Duke	Demarcus Nelson
FSU	Isiah Swann
	J Rich
	Ralph Mims
Ga Tech	Matt Causey
	Anthony Morrow
	Jeremis Smith
MD	Boom Osby
	James Gist
Miami	Anthony King
	Raymond Hicks
	Fabio Nass
UNC	Ty Lawson
	Tyler Hansbrough
	Quentin Thomas
NC ST	Gavin Grant
UVA	Sean Singleterry
	Adrien Joseph
	Ryan Pettinella
	Tunji Soroye
Va Tech	Deron Washington
	Marcus Travis
Wake	None

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2008-2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Roster
Starters
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	CLASS	RTG
0	G	Teague, Jeff	6'2	175	Sophomore	76
23	PF	Johnson, James	6'8	235	Sophomore	78
10	PG	Smith, Ishmael	6'0	165	Junior	75
54	C	Tony Woods	6'10	235	Freshman	77
24	SF	Al-Farouq Aminu	6'8	195	Freshman	80
Bench
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	CLASS	RTG
2	PG	Clark, Gary	6'4	185	Sophomore	72
11	SF	Staley, Cameron	6'6	205	Junior	68
42	G	Williams, L.D.	6'4	205	Junior	75
31	PF	Skeen, Jamie	6'8	245	Junior	70
4	SG	Hale, Harvey	6'2	190	Senior	80
44	C	Weaver, David	6'10	240	Junior	66
33	C	Ty Walker	6'11	215	Freshman	72
13	C	McFarland, Chas	7'0	225	Junior	70

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2008-2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule
DATE		OPPONENT	RESULT
12-Nov	at	Elon
16-Nov	vs	Marist
18-Nov	vs	South Carolina St
21-Nov	vs	Blackjack Shootout
26-Nov	at	Indiana
29-Nov	at	Alabama
2-Dec	at	Penn
14-Dec	at	West Virginia
17-Dec	vs	UTSA
20-Dec	vs	Long Beach St
21-Dec	vs	Idaho
28-Dec	vs	Youngstown St
31-Dec	vs	Kent St
4-Jan	at	Miami
7-Jan	vs	Liberty
10-Jan	at	Georgia Tech
14-Jan	at	Virginia
17-Jan	vs	North Carolina St
21-Jan	at	Duke
29-Jan	vs	Clemson
1-Feb	at	Florida State
4-Feb	vs	North Carolina
8-Feb	vs	Miami
10-Feb	at	Maryland
14-Feb	vs	Virginia Tech
18-Feb	at	Georgia Tech
22-Feb	vs	Boston College
28-Feb	at	Clemson
3-Mar	vs	Florida State
7-Mar	at	North Carolina

Examining the Schedule

OOC- Games @ Indiana, Alabama, Penn, @ West Va all in a row could be a real test for this young team. The Penn game is a must win and going 2-2 should be a realistic goal. Outside of that the Deacons should rack up some W's heading into conference play. Their RPI will most likely be pretty low with teams like that on the schedule but a good W-L% would help their chances in March. (Yeah I know it's early but still =.)

ACC Play- Wake gets Miami, Clemson, Georgia Tech & FSU twice this year. All those teams lost key players to graduation so I like my teams chances at winning at least 5 out of 8. Trips to Duke & UNC the last day highlight the ACC schedule.

Prediction:

20-10 Overall
10-6 ACC Play, 4th place
NCAA Tournament Bound
7th seed

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You're giving yourself some tough goals this season.

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2008-2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Basketball Preview

Wake Forest Demon Deacons - ACC
2007-08: 13-14, 8-8, 8th (t)
2007-08 postseason: none

Wake Forest really struggled early on in the season due to their youth. They started 4 Sophmores & 1 Freshman and took their lumps early. A mid-season lineup change added another freshman to the lineup, Jeff Teague. Jeff brought more speed and relieved some of the pressure on Ishmael Smith. The highlight of the year came when the Dec's defeated #2 Clemson in Littlejohn Collesium. The Deacons finished the year with a .500 record in conference but were ousted in the 2nd round of the ACC Torney by #2 seed Clemson.

Who’s Out:
NO ONE

The Deacons return all 10 players from last year.

Who’s In:

Al-Farouq Aminu SF (6-8, 210) Norcross Norcross, GA Profile | Video

Ty Walker C (6-11, 215) New Hanover Wilmington, NC Profile

Tony Woods C (6-11, 230) Rome Rome, GA Profile | Video

Wake Forest.

Wake Forest enjoyed the best recruiting class of any team in the ACC. They brought in the nation's #1 SF in Al-Farouq Aminu and a pair of 5* Centers in Ty Walker & Tony Woods. Al-Farouq has already been declared a starter from Day 1. He has the unique blend of athleticism and skills to make Wake a dangerous team. Ty Walker will most likely redshirt due to the fact that he is only 215lbs. Tony Woods will provide the Deacons with a shot-blocker down low and a young mobile body that can get up and down the court. There is a lot to be excited for this year.


Who to Watch:
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James Johnson won last year's ACC Freshman of the Year and suprisingly no one is talking about him. He led Wake in pts & rebs and started every game as a true freshman, something the great Tim Duncan didn't even accomplish. With more talent around him his #'s might dip (14pts 6rebs) but he should be every bit as successful. After being inserted in the starting line-up Jeff teague the Deac's were 6-3 and Teague averaged 14.1 pts per game. His pts might dip but his assists should go up as he is Wake's best guard off the bounce. Yes, he's a freshman but Aminu has the town in a buzz. He might be Wake's biggest recruit since Rodney Rogers. Life in the ACC is always tough for freshman but this kid should be able to really give the Deacons that 3rd scoring option.

Projected Starting Five:

• Ishmael Smith, Junior, Guard, 6.8pts - 3.1 asts
• Jeff Teague, Sophmore, Guard, 7.8pts - 2.8 asts - 1.3 stls
• Al-Farouq Aminu, Freshman, G/F,
• James Johnson, Sophmore, Forward 14.2pts - 6.5 rebs
• Jamie Skeen, Junior, Forward, 8.4 pts - 3.6 rebs - 1.4 stls