Wake Forest Basketball

College Basketball Roundup: UNC Greensboro pulls off upset at No. 14 Arkansas

November 18, 2023 Cory Lavalette

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Keyshaun Langley scored 23 points, Mikeal Brown-Jones added 17 and UNC Greensboro stunned No. 14 Arkansas 78-72 on Friday night. The Spartans (2-1), who came in as 15½-point underdogs according to FanDuel […]

Armstrong returns as starter, leads NC State to win at Wake Forest

November 11, 2023 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Brennan Armstrong threw for one touchdown and ran for another as NC State beat Wake Forest 26-6 on Saturday afternoon. The Wolfpack (7-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its third game in a […]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 14 Arkansas beats Gardner-Webb

November 10, 2023 The Associated Press

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Khalif Battle had 21 points off the bench and No. 14 Arkansas used a pair of big runs in the middle of the game to beat Gardner-Webb 86-68 on Friday night. Tramon […]

College Basketball Roundup: Bacot’s big game leads No. 19 UNC past Radford

November 7, 2023 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot has turned in plenty of big games for UNC, but nothing quite like this in a season opener. Bacot scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the best opener […]

Highs, lows of ACC basketball schedule

October 4, 2023 Shawn Krest

The ACC held its annual basketball schedule release, and once again the league will play a 20-game unbalanced schedule, leading to every coach and fanbase being convinced their team got the raw deal when it […]

One and dunno: When it comes to NBA Draft, nobody knows anything

April 12, 2023 Shawn Krest

As the final ACC underclassmen finish up their announcements on whether they’re returning to school next season or heading to the pros, it’s worth remembering one key truth about the NBA Draft: Nobody knows anything. […]

Wake beaten by buzzer twice in loss to Miami

March 9, 2023 Shawn Krest

GREENSBORO — A day after Wake Forest beat the buzzer to advance in the ACC Tournament, the buzzer had its revenge, going 2-0 to send the Demon Deacons home. Wake Forest’s Davien Williamson’s 3-point attempt […]

Davien Williamson beats buzzer, Syracuse as Wake advances

March 8, 2023 Shawn Krest

GREENSBORO — Wake Forest’s Davien Williamson hit a 3-pointer with half a second remaining to break a tie and give the Demon Deacons a 77-74 win over Syracuse on Wednesday in the ACC Tournament. The […]

ACC Tournament starts early for NC teams

March 8, 2023 Shawn Krest

GREENSBORO — As the ACC regular season wound down, it appeared we might see a first in the upcoming conference tournament: All four North Carolina teams were on pace to play back-to-back-to-back-to-back in Wednesday’s second […]

College Basketball Roundup: Queens’ upset bid falls short in ASUN Tournament

February 28, 2023 The Associated Press

KENNESAW, Ga. — Demond Robinson scored 24 points and top-seeded Kennesaw State beat Queens 67-66 on Tuesday night in an ASUN quarterfinal matchup. Chris Youngblood’s jump shot with 2:21 left gave the Owls (24-8) a […]