2008-2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Basketball Preview:
Head Coach Dino Gaudio must be smiling somewhere, because he's got one heck of a basketball team returning for 2008. The top nine scorers are all back, including the starting lineup, and the three-man recruiting class is among the best in the nation. Raw talent flows thorugh this Wake Forest program this season, and there's a chance Wake Forest could make a run for the ACC title. Keep your eyes open for an NCAA Tournament berth, and a fast-paced season headed right on track.
WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS TEAM FACTS:
Location: Winston Salem, North Carolina
Stadium: Lawrence Joel Coliseum
Conference: ACC Conference
Rivals: Duke Blue Devils, North Carolina Tarheels, NC State Wolfpack
Mascot: The Deacon
Wake Forest annually produces a solid postseason basketball program, or at least it did for 16 seasons up until the 2006 NIT tournament. The men's basketball team is highly comepetitive, and the school has qualified for the NCAA Tournament 20 times since the founding of the program. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons - as the mascot name so accurately describes - are always a fantastic and unorthodox team to watch play hoops every season. Some great players to have emerged from the program include "Muggsy" Bogues, Chris Paul, Tim Duncan, and Josh Howard.
The Demon Deacons play their games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Coliseum has a capacity of 14,665 for home basketball games. Demon Deacon basketball is a always exciting to watch at the The Joel, so make sure to get your Wake Forest tickets while the season is hot!
See Also:
Wake Forest Demon Deacons ACC Tournament tickets
Wake Forest Demon Deacons NCAA Tournament tickets
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Final Four tickets
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Football tickets