WINSTON-SALEM — With one of his forwards out of the lineup Sunday, Wake Forest coach Danny Manning doubled down on his big men, and it paid off in the Demon Deacons’ 80-62 victory over Boston […]
DURHAM — Duke started fast and picked up the pace. There would be no need to survive a last-second shot this time. Tre Jones scored 23 points and the second-ranked Blue Devils handled Wake Forest […]
The NSJ sports staff is again taking a stab at what will happen in 2020 — and some of the predictions aren’t for the weak-hearted. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff writers Brett Friedlander and […]
WINSTON-SALEM — NC State shared the ball and spread out the scoring production. The formula secured an Atlantic Coast Conference road win in a building that had been the site of plenty of frustration over […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Myreon Jones lived up to his nickname on Wednesday night. The Penn State sophomore, dubbed “Buckets” by his teammates, drained a career-best 22 points to lead Penn State over Wake Forest […]
WINSTON-SALEM — Olivier Sarr’s Wake Forest teammates did most of the work against UNC Asheville’s trapping defense Wednesday night. But the 7-footer was perfect when finishing the job in the Demon Deacons’ 98-79 victory over […]
WINSTON-SALEM — For Brandon Childress, the past couple of years at Wake Forest have been marked by a parade of mid-majors that have come in and beat his Demon Deacons. During the first home game […]
BOSTON — Boston College turned up the speed and handled the pressure of their season-opening conference test with some tough defense. Derryck Thornton scored a career-high 23 points and Nik Popovic had 19 to lead […]
CHARLOTTE — One of the last things Ron Wellman did before retiring as Wake Forest’s athletic director last spring was announce the return of basketball coach Danny Manning for the 2019-20 season. It was a […]
The names just keep coming, a who’s who of point guard legends. The four ACC schools in North Carolina have produced some of the greatest floor generals in college basketball history. Just looking at the […]
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