Wake Forest Athletics
Men's Basketball Hosts Florida State
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 20, 1998
WAKE FOREST (13-11 / 5-8 in ACC) vs FLORIDA STATE (16-11 / 5-9) February 21, 1998 - 12:00 - Lawrence Joel Coliseum
Less than 48 hours after an upset of 25th-ranked Maryland in College Park, Wake Forest is back on the court this afternoon in another important ACC contest against the Seminoles. Florida State defeated the Demon Deacons earlier this season (January 22) in Tallahassee, 83-59. Adding to today's activities here in Joel Coliseum is a postgame ceremony honoring former WFU star Skip Brown, whose jersey (#15) is being retired by the school.
PROBABLE DEMON DEACON LINEUP
Career
No. Name Pos. Ht. Class 97-98 Key Statistics (*leads team) Starts
20 Niki Arinze F 6'5 Fr. 7.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 20 stls*, 66 off.rebs* 19
44 Josh Shoemaker F/C 6'9 Fr. 2.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg 11
41 Rafael Vidaurreta F/C 6'8 Fr. 4.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg 15
30 Tony Rutland G 6'2 Sr. 11.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 62 asts*, 78.6 FT% 76
4 Robert O'Kelley G 6'1 Fr. 16.2 ppg*, 2.1 rpg, 83.8 FT%*. 41.2 3pt%* 14
TOP RESERVES
11 Joseph Amonett G/F 6'5 Jr. 2.6 ppg, 0.9 rpg 10
25 Jerry Braswell G 6'1 Sr. 3.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg 71
5 Steven Goolsby F 6'4 Sr. 8.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 40.4 3pt% 12
33 James Griffin G 6'2 Fr. 2.6 ppg, 1.3 rpg 2
13 Loren Woods C 7'1 So. 10.9 ppg, 8.3 rpg*, 47 blocks* 25
HEAD COACH - Dave Odom (9th year at Wake Forest) / Won 179, Lost 90 (12th year overall) / Won 217, Lost 132 *****************************************
THE HEAD COACH - The ACC Coach of the Year in three of the last seven seasons (1991, 1994, 1995), DAVE ODOM is in his ninth season at Wake Forest. During the past eight years, Odom has built the Demon Deacon program into one of the most highly regarded in the country. The Deacs have won 20-or-more games five straight seasons under Odom and appeared in seven consecutive NCAA Tournaments. Only six other schools have longer active streaks of NCAA postseason participation. Odom's winning percentage at Wake Forest is an impressive 67%. The last five years, the Deacons have averaged 23 victories per season under Odom's guidance, finished no lower than third in the ACC regular season race, and reached the NCAA
