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1960–61 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

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1960–61 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ACC Tournament champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
Record19–11 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaWinston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
1960–61 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 North Carolina 12 2   .857 19 4   .826
Wake Forest 11 3   .786 19 11   .633
No. 10 Duke 10 4   .714 22 6   .786
NC State 8 6   .571 16 9   .640
Maryland 6 8   .429 14 12   .538
Clemson 5 9   .357 10 16   .385
South Carolina 2 12   .143 9 17   .346
Virginia 2 12   .143 3 23   .115
1961 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1960–61 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University.

Roster

1960–61 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Billy Packer
Jr Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
F/C 50 Len Chappell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Portage, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

[3]

NCAA basketball tournament

  • East
    • Wake Forest 97, St. Johns 74
    • Wake Forest 78, St. Bonaventure 73
    • St. Joseph’s, Pennsylvania 96, Wake Forest 86

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the Demon Deacons was selected in the 1961 NBA Draft.[5]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1960-61 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1960–61 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. ^ 2019-20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball media guide. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1961
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2009-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)