Wake Forest Demon Deacons2008-2009

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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

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 Sophomores & 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 Coliseum. The Deacons finished the year with a .500 record in conference but were ousted in the 2nd round of the ACC Tourney

by #2 seed Clemson.

2007-2008 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

01/08 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

Who’s Out: NO ONEThe Deacons return all 10 players from last year. Who’s In:

                           

Al-Farouq AminuSF (6-8, 210)NorcrossNorcross, GAProfile | Video

Ty WalkerC (6-11, 215)New Hanover

Wilmington, NCProfile

Tony WoodsC (6-11, 230)

RomeRome, GA

Profile | Video

                                   

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:                                   

James Johnson won last year's ACC Freshman of the Year and surprisingly 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, Sophomore, Guard, 7.8pts - 2.8 asts - 1.3 stls Al-Farouq Aminu, Freshman, G/F, James Johnson, Sophomore, Forward 14.2pts - 6.5 rebs Jamie Skeen, Junior, Forward, 8.4 pts - 3.6 rebs - 1.4 stls

ACC Predictions

1-North CarolinaLost Hansbrough & Lawson but reloaded with Ed Davis, Tyler Zeller & Larry Drew.

2-DukeLost Demarcus Nelson but could be 8-10 deep for once. It still boils down to whether or not Singler,Zoubek,Thomas & King can become men down low.

3-NC StateGavin Grant gone is gone but everyone else is back. Should be another NCAA torney bid for the wolfpack.

4-Wake ForestYoungest team in the ACC got even younger. Kids from last year really grew up towards the end. They could go back to the NCAAs for the first time since CP3 was there.

5-Clemson (Defending NATL Champs too!!!)Defending Nat'l Champs lose Hammonds, Mays, & Sam Perry but Rivers & Booker are still there as well as Potter,Oglesby, & Stitt.

6-MarylandTerps lose both bigs in Osby & Gist. If they can find production down low they could be a sleeper pick to make the field of 64.

7-MiamiSurprise ACC Regular season champs last year lose their big (Anthony King) but should be in the contention for another ACC run.

8-FSUNoles lose 3 out of their 4 guards (Swann, Mims, Rich) but bring in 5 recruits who should all get PT. Rebuilding year for Coach Hamilton.

9-Virginia3 time All-ACC performer Sean Singletary is gone. Sylvan Landensberg should help with the scoring but who will handle the ball?

10-Va TechDeron Washington is gone but he missed all of last year with injuries. Vassalo & Jeff Allen should provide the Hokies with a 1/2 punch but it wont be enough.

11-Georgia TechAnthony Morrow, Matt Causey, and Jeremis Smith all depart. Time for Lawal & Peacock to step up. Iman Shumpert is a flat out stud who will continue the long line of stellar GT PG play.

12-Boston CollegeShot Blocker Tony Blair is gone as is garbage man John Oates. Rakim Sanders will have to step up. There is also this kid named Tyrese Rice. I heard he's pretty good.

Pre-season Conference POY- Wayne Ellington-UNCPre-season Conference Freshman of the Year- Al-Farouq Aminu-Wake ForestPre-season All-ACC 1st Team

G-Wayne Ellington-UNCWill be the man now that Lawson & Hansbrough moved on.

G-Tyrese Rice-BCOn a team with no one else he should get his 20+

G-Jack Mclinton-MiamiBest shooter in the conference will look to lead Miami back to the NCAAs

F-Gerald Henderson-DukeDuke's most consistent player will only get better as he develops a J

F-JJ Hickson-NC StateOnly real dominant big man left in the ACC. Will be a marked man

Wake 10-2 Youngstown State

Player Pts Reb Ast Stl Bl TO FG 3PT FT Player Pts Reb Ast Stl Bl TO FG 3PT FT

Smith 9 4 3 1   2 4-4 1-1   Cooksey 8 2 10     2 2-4 1-2 3-4

Teague 8 4 3 1   3 4-12 0-1 0-1 Sulskis 27 1 2 2     7-12 4-8 9-10

Aminu 17 6 1 1     8-13 1-2   Johnson 8 4 3 2   2 3-7 1-3 1-2

Johnson 17 6 1     1 6-10 0-1 5-6 Liles 15 6 3     1 7-11   1-1

Woods 7 6   1     3-4   1-1 Dawson 12 2 2 1     6-8   0-1

Williams 14   2     1 5-7 3-5 1-2 Draughon 4 1         2-3    

Hale 3   1       1-5 1-4   Rozenbald 2 1 1 1   1 1-4 0-2  

McFarland 6 4   1 1 1 3-5     Benzel 2 4   1     1-2    

Clark   2 2     1 0-3 0-1   Nieml 5 1 2 1   1 2-4 1-3  

Skeen 2 1 1 1     1-2 0-1   Jack 2 5   1     1-2    

Stanley                                      

Weaver                                      

Wake 12-2 Kent St

Player Pts Reb Ast Stl Bl TO FG 3PT FT Player Pts Reb Ast Stl Bl TO FG 3PT FT

Smith 5 2 4 3   2 2-4 1-1   Fisher 15 1 1 2 1 2 4-14 3-8 1-2

Teague 16 2 4 1   1 6-9   4-6 Singletary 8 3 3     2 4-8 0-2 0-1

Aminu 9 3         4-8 0-3 1-2 Woods 5 3 4 1     2-10 1-4  

Johnson 19 9 1 1   2 9-12 0-1 1-1 Sullinger 8 1   2   1 4-6    

Woods 8 5         3-4   2-2 Knight 14 12 2   1 1 6-10   2-3

Williams 8 1 1   1 2 4-6   3-4 Caton 6 1   1     2-5 2-3  

Hale 3 1 2 1     0-2 0-1 1-1 Mincy   1 4 1   1 0-2 0-1  

McFarland 3 6 1     1 1-2     Dimaria 4 1         1-8 1-5  

Clark 5   2       2-2 1-1                      

Skeen 5 6         2-8 1-2                      

Stanley   2     2   0-2 0-1                      

Weaver                                      

Wake 13-2 Liberty

Player Pts Reb Ast Stl Bl TO FG 3PT FT Player Pts Reb Ast Stl Bl TO FG 3PT FT

Smith 7 1 1 1 1 3-6 0-1 1-2 Holland 11 3 11 7 4-11 2-5 1-1

Teague 16 2 1 2 6-11 2-4 2-2 Smith 12 1 5-12 2-6

Aminu 20 8 4 2 1 9-15 1-4 1-2 Baker 12 1 1 4-5 4-5

Johnson 13 3 3 1 3 3-3 7-7 Campbell 16 2 3 1 1 3 7-9 2-2

Woods 7 5 1 1 1 2-6 1-2 Bjelogrlic 8 7 5 1 1 4-6

Williams 8 2 1 1 3-7 0-1 2-2 Anderson 14 1 1 6-10 2-6 0-1

Hale 8 1 1 2 1 2-2 2-2 2-2 Stephene 7 1 3 2 1 2-5 3-4

McFarland 10 5 3 2 1 1 4-8 0-1 2-2 Jones 2 1 2 1 1-5

Clark 8 2 1 3-3 2-2 Horton 4 2 3 1 1 2-3

Skeen 9 4 1 1 4-4 1-1 Randolph 4 1 1 1 2-4

  Team Player of the Year Freshman of the Year

NCAA Champs Louisville    

ACC Champs Wake Tyrese Rice Iman Shumpert

Big 10 Champs Wisconsin Trevon Hughes Devoe Joseph

Big 12 Champs Baylor AJ Abrams Travis Releford

Big East Champs Louisville Luke Harangody Samardo Samuels

PAC-10 Champs UCLA Ryan Anderson Brandon Jennings

SEC Champs LSU AJ Ogilivy Deandre Liggins

ACC- All-Conference

1st 2nd Frosh

Tyrese Rice – Boston College Iman Shumpert – Georgia Tech Iman Shumpert – Georgia Tech

Wayne Ellington - UNC Josh McClinton – Miami FL Sean Mosely – Maryland

Keith Rivers - Clemson Danny Green - UNC Al-Farouq Aminu – Wake Forest

Kyle Singler - Duke James Johnson – Wake Forest John Bradenburg - UVA

JJ Hickson – NC State Deon Thompson - UNC Tony Woods - Wake

Player of the Year

AJ Abrams-Texas 26.3pts 2.1rebs 3.8asts 1.9stls  

Mid-Major POY

Carlos Monroe-FAU 24.6pts 9.5rebs 1.1stls .2blks  

Defensive POY

Luc Mbah A Moute-UCLA 10.2pts 8rebs 1.9asts 1.8stls .8blks

Big Man of Year

Luke Harangody-ND 25.5pts 7.5rebs 1.1blks    

Freshman POY

Iman Shumpert-GT 17.3pts .3rebs 6.7asts 1.5stls  

First Team AA

Tyrese Rice BC

AJ Abrams Texas

Keith Rivers Clemson

Ryan Anderson Cal

Luke Harangody ND

2nd Team AA

Devan Downey South Carolina

Stefon Jackson UTEP

Donte Green Cuse

Kevin Rogers Baylor

Luke Nevill Utah

Freshman AA

Iman Shumpert GT

Brandon Jennings Arizona

Al-Farouq Aminu Wake

John Bradenburg UVA

Angel Garcia Memphis

Notable Departures

Hassem Thabeet UCONN

Donte Green Cuse

Scottie Reynolds Nova

Kosta Koufas OSU

Sherron Collins Kansas

Darrell Arthur Kansas

Deandre Jordan Texas A&M

Jerryd Bayless Arizona

Devan Downey South Carolina

Coaching Changes

Team Who's Out Reason Who's In

Texas Tech Bob Knight retired Mark Few

Va Tech Seth Greenberg fired B.Thomason (Pacific)

Auburn Jeff Lebo fired D. Wolff (BU)

St Johns Nolan Roberts fired R.Hunter(IUPUI)

Gonzaga mark Few New job R.McKay (LIB)

ACC Graduations/Early Entries

BC Tyrese Rice

  James Southern

  Biko Paris

Clemson Keith Rivers

  Raymond Sykes

  Julian Powell

Duke Gerald Henderson

  Kyle Singler

  Greg Paulus

  David McClure

  Lance Thomas

FSU Toney Douglas

  Uche Echefu

  Casaan Breeden

  Julian Vaighn

Ga Tech Lewis Clinch

  Rasaan Dickey

  Al Aminu

  Dandre Bell

ACC Graduations/Early Entries

MD Graevis Vasquez

  Dave Neal

Miami Josh McClinton

  Brian Asbuty

  Lance Hurdle

  Jimmy Graham

UNC Wayne Ellington

  Danny Green

  Marcus Ginyard

  Bobby Frasor

NC ST Courtney Fells

  Ben McCauley

  Tracy Smith

UVA Mamadi Diane

  Mike Scott

  Mikalauskas

Va Tech AD Vassalo

  Cheick Diakite

  Hank Thorns

Wake Cameron Stanley

  David Weaver

  Harvey Hale