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2009–10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

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2009–10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record20–11 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke 13 3   .813 35 5   .875
No. 20 Maryland 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
Florida State 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Virginia Tech 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
Wake Forest 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Clemson 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 23 13   .639
Boston College 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Virginia 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
North Carolina 5 11   .313 20 17   .541
NC State 5 11   .313 20 16   .556
Miami (FL) 4 12   .250 20 13   .606
2010 ACC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University. The team's head coach was Dino Gaudio. The team played its home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 9–7 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the 2010 ACC men's basketball tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 9 seed in the East Region. They defeated 8 seed Texas in overtime in the first round before losing to 1 seed and AP #2 Kentucky in the second round.

Roster

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2009–10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Al-Farouq Aminu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Norcross High School Norcross, Georgia
G 30 Phaethon Bolton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Brunswick School (Connecticut) Greenwich, Connecticut
G 2 Gary Clark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Montverde Academy Sarasota, Florida
G 35 Kyle Fowler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Wheaton North High School Wheaton, Illinois
F 41 Brooks Godwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Mount Tabor High School Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 11 C. J. Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mount Tabor High School Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 43 Aaron Ingle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Christ School Weaverville, North Carolina
F 45 Ryan Keenan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Westbury Christian School Bellaire, Texas
F 52 Denmore McDermott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr St. Paul's School for Boys Baltimore, Maryland
C 13 Chas McFarland 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Worcester Academy Lovington, Illinois
F 25 Nikita Mescheriakov (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So St. John's Prospect Hall Minsk, Belarus
G 10 Ish Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Central Cabarrus High School Concord, North Carolina
F 20 Ari Stewart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Joseph Wheeler High School Marietta, Georgia
C 40 Ty Walker 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So New Hanover High School Wilmington, North Carolina
F/C 44 David Weaver 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Charles D. Owen High School Black Mountain, North Carolina
G 42 L. D. Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Montverde Academy Yadkinville, North Carolina
C 55 Tony Woods 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Rome High School Rome, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-03-24

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 13*
7:30 p.m.
Oral Roberts W 76–56  1–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
November 15*
2:00 p.m., MASN
vs. East Carolina W 89–58  2–0
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
November 18*
7:30 p.m.
High Point W 83–60  3–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
November 24*
7:30 p.m.
Winston-Salem State W 76–52  4–0
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
November 28*
2:00 p.m.
William & Mary L 68–78  4–1
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 1*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 4 Purdue
2009 ACC – Big Ten Challenge
L 58–69  4–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 5*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 17 Gonzaga W 77–75  5–2
McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
December 13*
2:00 p.m.
Elon W 90–50  6–2
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 16*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at UNC Wilmington W 80–69  7–2
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
December 20
7:45 p.m., FSN
North Carolina State W 67–59  8–2 (1–0)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 28*
7:00 p.m.
at UNC Greensboro W 75–60  9–2 (1–0)
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
December 31*
7:30 p.m., ESPNU
Richmond W 74–68 OT 10–2 (1–0)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 3*
5:30 p.m., FSN
Xavier W 96–92 2OT 11–2 (1–0)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 9
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Miami L 66–67  11–3 (1–1)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, FL
January 12
9:00 p.m., Raycom
Maryland W 85–83 OT 12–3 (2–1)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 17
8:00 p.m., FSN
at No. 7 Duke L 70–90  12–4 (2–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
January 20
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at North Carolina W 82-69  13–4 (3–2)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 23
4:00 p.m., Raycom
Virginia W 69–57  14–4 (4–2)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 28
7:00 p.m., RSN
at No. 22 Georgia Tech L 58–79  14–5
(4–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
February 2
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Miami W 62–53  15–5
(5–3)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 6
12:00 p.m., Raycom
at Virginia W 64–61 OT 16–5
(6–3)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
February 9
7:00 p.m., RSN
Boston College W 92–85  17–5
(7–3)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 13
8:00 p.m., Raycom
No. 20 Georgia Tech W 75–64  18–5
(8–3)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 16
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 25 at Virginia Tech L 83–87  18–6
(8–4)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
February 20
2:00 p.m., Raycom
No. 25 at North Carolina State L 54–68  18–7
(8–5)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, NC
February 27
2:00 p.m., CBS
North Carolina L 68–77  18–8
(8–6)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
March 3
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Florida State L 47–51  18–9
(8–7)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
March 7
6:00 p.m., FSN
Clemson W 70–65  19–9
(9–7)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC tournament
March 11
2:00 p.m., Raycom
vs. Miami
First Round
L 62–83  19–10
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 18*
9:35 p.m., CBS
vs. Texas
First Round
W 81–80 OT 20–10
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, LA
March 20*
8:15 p.m., CBS
vs. No. 2 Kentucky
Second Round
L 60–90  20–11
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[1].

Leading scorer by game

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Game Player
Oral Roberts Aminu (25)
East Carolina Aminu (23)
High Point Aminu (22)
Winston-Salem State Harris/Smith (16)
William & Mary Harris (17)
Purdue Harris/Smith (14)
Gonzaga Harris (19)
Elon Stewart (16)
UNC-Wilmington Williams (23)
NC State Aminu (18)
UNC-Greensboro Aminu (23)
Richmond Aminu (16)
Xavier Smith (26)
Miami Williams (17)
Maryland Aminu (24)
Duke Aminu (22)
North Carolina Harris/Smith (20)
Virginia Smith (21)
Georgia Tech Aminu (15)
Miami Harris (12)
Virginia Smith (15)
Boston College Aminu (22)
Georgia Tech Aminu (19)
Virginia Tech Aminu (25)
NC State Aminu (15)
North Carolina Stewart (16)
Florida State Smith (14)
Clemson Aminu (18)
Miami Smith (14)
Texas Aminu (20)
Kentucky Aminu (16)

Rankings

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Poll Preseason
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Final
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References

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  1. ^ "2009-10 Schedule." wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved on August 25, 2009.