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Whatever happened between Sunday’s game against Queens and tonight’s game against Longwood, Wake Forest should make sure they never do it again. Tonight’s game was basically a completely 180 from the blowout win over Queens, and the Deacs were honestly lucky that they were able to come out of that game unscathed. On Sunday, the […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Time: 7:00 PM Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,977 capacity TV: ACC Network Extra Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -22.5 Over/Under: 161.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 42 | NET: 48 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 314 | NET: […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
Mississippi State has been through a lot in the past few years—the tragic passing of Mike Leach in 2022 had a huge impact on the trajectory of the program, and the Bulldogs have been trying to get things back on track ever since. With the basketball program still trying to recover fully from Skip Prosser’s […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Well, that was a quite a way to come out of the week off—the Deacs were on fire from deep from the opening tip and used 17 3-pointers to blow out Queens 111-73. This was game was pretty much over at halftime, so this is going to be a pretty quick recap. The story of […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
Time: 5:00 PM Sunday, December 13th, 2025 Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,977 capacity TV: ACC Network Extra Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -16.5 Over/Under: 161.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 45 | NET: 59 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 183 | NET: […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
Since the basketball team is off for the week and the football team doesn’t play until 2026, I figured we could fill the time by looking at the ACC bowl slate and just make a quick prediction on the outcome of each game. The conference bowl record has never really mattered to me that much […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
It looks like the Deacs will be finishing the season with a rematch of the 2011 Music City Bowl this year, taking on Mississippi State and their dreaded cowbells in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. The game will take place in Charlotte on January 2nd at 8 PM. Mississippi State finished the season at 5-7, but […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Deacs desperately needed to bounce back after losing to Oklahoma on their home court earlier this week, and bounce back they did. Behind 28 points from sophomore Juke Harris, Wake Forest defeated West Virginia by a score of 75-66 to pick up their 7th win of the season. After the loss on Tuesday, head […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Time: 7:00 PM Saturday, December 5th, 2025 Location: Charleston, WV| Charleston Coliseum, 13,295 capacity TV: ESPN2 Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake +1.5 Over/Under: 141.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 53 | NET: 79 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 68| NET: 95 Quad: 2 Kenpom […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Signing day is upon us once again, and Jake Dickert has done an absolutely incredible job on the recruiting trail in his first cycle as Wake Forest’s head coach. With 30 commits, the 2026 class currently ranks 42ndth overall, making it Wake’s highest ever ranked recruiting class by 247Sports. With 1 4-star and 29 3-star […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
That was a disaster. In Wake’s first meaningful game in front of the home fans, the Deacs were completely run out of the gym by the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 86-68. Wake was just bad at every level in this one, and they fall to 1-3 in non-buy games this season. I don’t […]
2 months ago | 9 reads
Time: 7:00 PM Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 Location: Winston Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,799 capacity TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -4.5 Over/Under: 159.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 40 | NET: 54 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 62| NET: 96 […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Everyone’s favorite basketball metric is back, as the NET rankings for the 2025-26 season have officially been released. The Deacs are currently ranked #56 and are likely being boosted by a 1-point overtime loss to the current #1 team in the NET, the Michigan Wolverines. Wake’s highest NET ranking in the 2024-25 season was #58, […]
2 months ago | 6 reads
That was not the ending to the regular season Wake Forest was hoping for. With a 10-win season still in the cards for the Deacs, Wake played maybe their worst game of the season, constantly shooting themselves in the foot to play themselves right out of what was a very winnable game. That simply did […]
2 months ago | 1 read
Game Info Time: 3:30 PM Saturday, November 29th, 2025 Location: Durham, NC | Wallace Wade Stadium (40,004 capacity, Bermuda Grass) TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Wake Forest Sports Twitter: @WakeFB | @BloggerSoDear | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeFootball Uniforms: Gold Helmets, White Jerseys, Gold Pants Spread: Wake +1.5 (FanDuel) Over/Under: 53.5 ESPN Matchup […]
2 months ago | 1 read
It wasn’t pretty, but the Deacs moved to 6-2 after taking down the Northeastern Huskies by a score of 86-73. The first half was definitely not the Wake Forest team we have come to expect this season. That is sort of expected since it is the day after Thanksgiving, but the Deacs just seemed kind […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Time: 12:00 PM Friday, November 28th, 2025 Location: Winston Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,799 capacity TV: ACC Network Extra Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -18.5 Over/Under: 152.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 36 | NET: N/A Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 200| NET: […]
2 months ago | 1 read
The Deacs have a pretty big game this weekend against in-state rival Duke with some pretty big implications for both teams—Duke can keep their ACC Championship Game hopes alive with a win (they will still need a lot of help to get there) and Wake can get to 9 wins for the 4th time in […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
The Deacs have a pretty big game this weekend against in-state rival Duke with some pretty big implications for both teams—Duke can keep their ACC Championship Game hopes alive with a win (they will still need a lot of help to get there) and Wake can get to 9 wins for the 4th time in […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
I don’t really have much to say about this one—that was an absolutely beat down. Wake Forest dominated the Camels the entire game, leading by as much as 51 points in the 2nd half, to grab their 5th win of the season in blowout fashion. This game was over as soon as it got going. […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
Time: 7:00 PM Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 Location: Winston Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,799 capacity TV: ACC Network Extra Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -17.5 Over/Under: 159.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 48 | NET: N/A Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 195| NET: […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-5-4) saw their season come to an end on Thursday at DeMartin Stadium in a 1-0 defeat to the Michigan State Spartans (15-3-6). With this result, the Spartans moved onto the Round of 16 for the third straight year, and, after defeating the Colorado Buffaloes 2-1 earlier today, they moved […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
Wake Forest picked up their 8th win of the season after destroying the Fightin’ Blue Hens 52-14. That marks just the 11th season in program history that Wake will finish with 8+ wins and just the 7th time Wake has won 8 or more games in the regular season. This game was not close at […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
Game Info Time: 12:00 PM Saturday, November 22nd, 2025 Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Allegacy Stadium (31,500 capacity, turf) TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Wake Forest Sports Twitter: @WakeFB | @BloggerSoDear | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeFootball Uniforms: Gold Helmets, Black Jerseys, Gold Pants Spread: Wake -17.5 (FanDuel) Over/Under: 50.5 ESPN Matchup Predictor: […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
What a finish! Wake managed to pull off the improbable buzzer beating 3-point shot with 1 second on the clock—for the second night in a row! The Deacs ran the exact same play they ran last night against Texas Tech and got the exact same result, only this time, the shot actually mattered. Down by […]
3 months ago | 6 reads