Post Game Notes
11/12/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 12, 2001
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Wake Forest vs. UNC-Wilmington Nov. 12, 2001 - Postgame Notes
Wake Forest's win tonight... ... gives the Deacons a 1-0 record and UNC-Wilmington an 0-1 start. ... gives Skip Prosser an 1-0 record at Wake Forest and a 166-78 mark in nine seasons as a head coach. ... gives Wake Forest eight consecutive season-opening victories. ... gives Wake Forest a 10-0 record all-time against UNC-Wilmington. ... advances the Deacons to the second round of the Preseason NIT Friday against either Arkansas or Maine at a site and time to be determined. ... gives Wake 11 consecutive victories in the month of November. The Deacs have won 24 of their last 25 games played in November. ... gives Wake Forest 17 consecutive non-conference home victories. The Deacs haven't lost at home to a nonn-ACC opponent since falling to No. 19 Arkansas on Dec. 23, 1998.
Veteran Group: Wake Forest's five seniors, following tonight's game, have combined to play in 480 career games. Broderick Hicks played in his 98th career game, followed by Darius Songaila (97), Craig Dawson (95), Antwan Scott (96) and Ervin Murray (94).
Deacon Debuts: Tonight marked the first game at Wake Forest for coach Skip Prosser, junior Steve Lepore and freshmen Taron Downey, Vytas Danelius and Jamaal Levy. Lepore was playing his first college basketball game since March of 2000 when he was a sophomore starter at Northwestern.
Double Digits: Craig Dawson scored in double figures for the 46th time in his career. Antwan Scott reached double figures for the 20th time. Speaking of Scott, while he played in his 96th career game, he started for just the fourth time and for the first time since his freshman season of 1998-99. Broderick Hicks scored in double figures for the 17th time. Hicks scored his 500th career point tonight.
Trifectas: Craig Dawson has now made three or more three-point field goals in a game 21 times in his career. He entered the game with 155 career three-pointers and is well on his way to becoming just the fourth player in Wake history to make 200 career treys.
Career-Highs: Craig Dawson's five three-point field goals were a career high. Previously, his career best was four three-point field goals, which he had achieved nine different times before tonight.