Post Game Notes
3/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 21, 2003
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vs. East Tennessee State / NCAA Tournament 1st Round
Wake Forest's win today gives the Deacons...
... a record of 25-5 -- one win shy of tying for the most single-season wins in school history and the most wins since going 26-6 in 1995-96.
... a 24-17 all-time record in 18 NCAA Tournament appearances
... a 13-5 record in NCAA Tournament first-round games
... a 10-5 record in NCAA East Regional games
... a record of 6-2 in NCAA Tournament play when seeded second or higher
... a 2-1 record in NCAA Tournament play under coach Skip Prosser
... a 7-1 record all-time versus East Tennessee State
... an all-time record of 147-38 against teams currently in the Southern Conference
... a 5-1 record in March and a 2-1 record in neutral site games
... a record of 46-18 in two seasons under Skip Prosser
... an all-time record of 1,283-990
Miscellaneous notes
-- The Deacons out-rebounded their opponent for the 28th time in 30 games this season.
-- Wake Forest held its opponent to less than 50 percent shooting for the 24th time in 30 games this season
-- Prior to today, no current Deacon had scored more than 11 points in an NCAA Tournament game
-- Freshmen Eric Williams, Trent Strickland and Chris Ellis all played in their 30th games today, tying them for the 10th-most games started by a Deacon freshman
-- Wake Forest finally hit a three-point field goal with 49 seconds left in the first half, giving the Deacons at least one three-point field goal in 360 consecutive games
-- Zakee Wadood had the most steals by a Wake Forest opponent this season
Senior All-American Josh Howard
-- Had his second straight double-double, his 10th double-double overall this season and the 22nd double-double of his career
-- Scored in double figures for the 25th consecutive game
-- Scored in double figures for the 28th time this season and the 88th time in his career
-- Grabbed double-digit rebounds for the 10th time this season, the 24th time in his career
-- His 10th point moved him into a tie for 10th place on Wake Forest's all-time career scoring chart. He ties Frank Johnson with 1,749 career points.
-- Played in his 126th career game, tying Josh Shoemaker for the seventh-most games played in school history
-- Started for the 118th time -- the third-most games started in Wake Forest history
Sophomore Vytas Danelius
-- Had his lowest scoring total of the season (previously 4 points vs. NC State on Feb. 6, 2003)
Sophomore Taron Downey
-- Made a career-high five three-point field goals (also 4 at Clemson and at Florida State)
-- Has made three or more three-point field goals in a game seven times this season
-- Scored in double figures for the second straight game, the 17th time overall this season, and the 22nd time in his career
-- Has scored in double figures in two straight NCAA Tournament games dating back to last year's game vs. Oregon
-- Had a season-high number of steals
Sophomore Jamaal Levy
-- Scored in double figures for the 10th time this season and the 13th time in his career
-- Has scored in double figures in two straight NCAA Tournament games dating back to last year's game vs. Oregon
-- Left the game in the first half with a twisted ankle
Freshman Justin Gray
-- Finished with eight assists, a new career-high which ties for fourth in the freshman single-game assists list
-- Scored in double figures for the seventh consecutive game and for the 14th time overall this season
-- Attempted a career-high nine three-pointers, which ranks tied for sixth on the freshman single-game chart
Freshman Eric Williams
-- Scored a career-high today. His previous career-high was 19 points vs. Temple back on Dec. 1 (Williams' second career game)
-- Started for the 30th time this season, meaning only Josh Howard (34 starts) and Tim Duncan (32) started more games as a freshman in Wake Forest history
-- Scored in double figures for the second straight game after going 10 straight games of scoring in single digits
-- Scored in double figures for the 13th time this season
-- Had a career-high number of blocked shots (previously 2)
-- Had a career-high number of field goal attempts (previously 11)
Steve Lepore
-- Saw action in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in his career. He played at Northwestern in 1999 and 2000, sat out 2001 as a transfer year, and was injured when Wake played in the 2002 NCAA Tournament.