Deacons Back In Action Friday Night At The Joel
12/26/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 26, 2005
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Game No. 12 / Lawrence Joel Coliseum
#22/24 Wake Forest (9-2) vs. Charleston Southern (5-4)
Tip-Off: 7:05 p.m.
TV: None.
Radio: Wake Forest ISP Sports Network. Stan Cotten (play-by-play) and Mark Freidinger (color analysis) call the action.
Records: Wake Forest is 9-2 after a methodical 47-40 win at Richmond Dec. 22. Charleston Southern is 5-4 following a 91-74 victory over visiting Newberry Dec. 22. The Buccaneers host Southern Wesleyan Dec. 28.
Rankings: Wake Forest is ranked 22nd in the Associated Press poll and 24th in the ESPN/USA Today poll. Charleston Southern is not ranked.
Coaches: Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy `72) is 103-37 (.736) in his fifth season with the Demon Deacons, 268-115 (.699) in his 13th season overall. Charleston Southern coach Barclay Radebaugh (East Tennessee State `87) is 5-4 in his first season with the Buccaneers, 26-12 in two seasons overall as a head coach.
Series: Wake Forest leads the all-time series, 1-0.
On Deck: Wake Forest hosts East Carolina Jan. 3 at 9 p.m. Charleston Southern plays at VMI Jan. 5.
Officials: Announced on game day.
Wake Forest Will Close Out 2005 Jan. 30th Against Charleston Southern
Wake Forest, coming off consecutive low-scoring victories against Princeton and Richmond, closes out the 2005 calendar year Jan. 30 against Charleston Southern at Lawrence Joel Coliseum (7:05 p.m./no TV).
The 22nd-ranked (24th in ESPN/USA Today) Demon Deacons, 9-2, began Christmas break after a less than perfect 47-40 win at Richmond Dec. 22. The Deacons shot just 30 percent, committed 15 turnovers to go with just six assists, but earned an important road victory over the Spiders.
The win over Richmond followed a 61-42 win over Princeton on Dec. 17.
Charleston Southern, 5-4 heading into a Dec. 28 home game against Southern Wesleyan, snapped a three-game losing streak Dec. 22 by beating visiting Newberry, 91-74. Trent Drafts scored 21 points and Vernon Huger had a double-double in the Buccaneers' victory.
The Dec. 30 game will be just the second meeting ever between Wake Forest and Charleston Southern. The Deacons won the only previous meeting, 70-65 in in Winston-Salem on Dec. 17, 1986.
Deacon Streaks And Trends
- In 11 games this season, Wake Forest has been out-rebounded just once and the Deacons have held their opponent to less than 50 percent shooting 10 times.
- Wake Forest saw its 21-game home court win streak end earlier this season, but the Demon Deacons have won 52 of their last 54 non-conference home games.
- Call it Swashbuckler Week. Wake hosts the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern Dec. 30, followed by the Pirates of East Carolina Jan. 3.
- The Deacons have been ranked in the Associated Press poll for a school record 59 straight weeks and are ranked 22nd this week (24th in the ESPN/USA Today poll).
- Senior guard Justin Gray has scored in double figures in all 11 games this season.
Win At Richmond Wasn't Pretty, But It Goes Down In The Record Books
Wake Forest, one of the nation's top-scoring teams over the last few seasons, scored just 47 points in a 47-40 win at Richmond Dec. 22.
Not since the dawn of the ACC in 1953-54 has Wake Forest won a game while scoring fewer points. The previous modern day record of 48 points came in a 48-42 win over Maryland on Feb. 20, 1982.
The combined 87 points in the Richmond game was the fewest since Feb. 23, 1980 when Wake Forest and NC State combined for 85 points.
More from the Richmond game:
- Wake's 12 field goals were its fewest in a game since 1968.
- Just five Deacon players scored -- the fewest in a game since Dec. 28, 1998 against Utah.
- Richmond's 40 points were the fewest by a Wake Forest opponent since High Point scored just 35 points (a modern day record) on Dec. 17, 1999.
- Richmond's 14 first-half points tied for the fourth-fewest single-half points by a Deacon opponent.
- The Spiders' 13 field goals tied for the second-fewest by a Wake Forest opponent.
- Richmond's field goal percentage (26.0 percent) was the lowest by a Wake opponent since High Point shot 22.2 percent on Dec. 17, 1999.
- The Spiders' first-half field goal percentage (18.2 percent) was the lowest in any half by a WFU opponent since Clemson shot 13.6 percent in the first half on Feb. 21, 2001.
Fewest Points In A Win/Since 1953-54
Points (Score) Opponent Site Date
47 (47-40) Richmond A Dec. 22, 2005
48 (48-42) Maryland H (gr) Feb. 20, 1982
49 (49-48) (12) Arkansas A Jan. 31, 1982
49 (49-48) Georgia Tech H (ws) Feb. 16, 1980
50 (50-46) NC State A Feb. 27, 1982
Fewest Combined Points/Since 1953-54
Points (Score) Opponent Site Date
78 (34-44) (3) North Carolina A Jan. 8, 1959
85 (41-44) NC State H (ws) Feb. 23, 1980
87 (47-40) Richmond A Dec. 22, 2005
89 (43-46) Clemson H (ws) Jan. 25, 1986
Fewest Field Goals/Since 1953-54
FGs Opponent Site Date
10 Maryland H (ws) Feb. 7, 1959
12 Richmond A Dec. 22, 2005
12 (8) Duke H (ws) Feb. 22, 1968
12 NC State A Jan. 16, 1960
12 (3) North Carolina A Jan. 8, 1959
12 Brigham Young ral (dc) Dec. 30, 1952
Fewest Opponent Points/Since 1953-54
Points (Score) Opponent Site Date
35 (35-79) High Point H Dec. 17, 1999
37 (37-62) Appalachian State H (ws) Jan. 7, 1987
38 (38-53) Georgia Tech H (gr) Feb. 6, 1982
40 (40-47) Richmond A Dec. 22, 2005
41 (41-80) Maryland ral* Feb. 28, 1963
Fewest Opponent Points In A Half/Since 1953-54
Points (Half) Opponent Site Date
9 (1st) Clemson A Feb. 21, 2001
12 (1st) Appalachian State H (ws) Dec. 10, 1983
13 (2nd) Campbell H Dec. 9, 1989
14 (1st) Richmond A Dec. 22, 2005
14 (1st) Bethune-Cookman H Dec. 30, 2002
14 (1st) Wisconsin H Nov. 30, 1999
14 (2nd) VMI H Jan. 5, 1994
Fewest Opponent Field Goals/Since 1953-54
FGs Opponent Site Date
10 High Point H Dec. 17, 1999
13 Richmond A Dec. 22, 2005
13 Appalachian State H (ws) Jan. 7, 1987
13 (8) Duke H (ws) Feb. 22, 1968
13 Davidson H (ws) Dec. 10, 1959
13 Virginia H (ws) Jan. 31, 1957
Prosser: 102 Wake Wins & Counting
In just four-plus seasons at Wake Forest, head coach Skip Prosser's teams have accumulated 103 victories, meaning his Deacons have averaged 20.6 wins per season during his tenure.
Prosser's record at Wake Forest stands at 103-37 (.736). His career record is 268-115 (.699) in 13 seasons overall.
In each of Prosser's four previous seasons with the Deacons, Wake Forest has won at least 20 games, produced a winning record in the rugged ACC and earned an NCAA Tournament berth.
Prosser will coach his 141st Wake Forest game Friday. What his teams have accomplished statistically in his tenure is remarkable:
- Over the last four seasons combined (including this season), Wake Forest has won 35 ACC games. Only Duke, with 36 wins, has won more league games during that time.
- Wake Forest is 63-7 at home with just two losses coming to a non-conference opponent.
- Prosser's teams are 13-6 in games decided by three points or less.
- His teams are 97-5 when leading with 5:00 remaining.
- Wake Forest has out-rebounded its opponent in 105 of 140 games under Prosser.
- The Deacons have scored 100-plus points nine times under Prosser.
- Prosser is a combined 44-6 in games played in November and December.
On This Date In Deacon History
December 30th -- Wake Forest will play for the 31st time on this date and the Deacons are 17-13 all-time when playing on December 30th. Wake last played on this date in 2004, a 98-76 win over visiting North Carolina A&T.
On Dec. 30, 1983, the Deacons scored 112 points on the road against Rollins and shot 63.9 percent in the process.
Brigham Young, of all schools, figures prominently into Wake Forest history on this date. On Dec. 30, 1969, Wake Forest beat the Cougars, 108-93, in the Dixie Classic. The Deacons' 66 first-half points in that game remains tied for the second-most single-half points in school history. On Dec. 30, 1952, Wake shot the lowest field goal percentage in school history (18.8 percent), also against BYU.
On Dec. 30, 1994, Tim Duncan blocked eight shots against Marshall.
On Dec. 30, 1961, Len Chappell scored 37 points in a loss to 10th-ranked Duke.
Wake Forest vs. Charleston Southern: The Series History
-n Wake Forest leads the all-time series, 1-0.
- The Demon Deacons won the only previous meeting, 70-65, on Dec. 17, 1986 in Winston-Salem.
- Wake Forest is 49-6 all-time against teams currently in the Big South Conference.
- The Deacons are 1-0 against Big South teams this season with a win over UNC-Asheville.
- Deacon head coach Skip Prosser has never coached against Charleston Southern.
- Wake Forest is 188-83 all-time against Division I teams from the state of South Carolina.
Deacon-Buccaneer Connections
- Wake Forest's Justin Gray and Charleston Southern's Terrell Brown and V.J. Fails all hail from Charlotte.
- Deacon junior Michael Drum previously played college ball in South Carolina at Presbyterian College.
- Buccaneer coach Barclay Radebaugh was an assistant coach in the ACC last season at Miami.
- Radebaugh has previously coached in North Carolina as the head coach at Queens College in Charlotte.
- Charleston Southern assistant coach J.D. Powell played in the ACC at Clemson from 1998-2000.
- Wake Forest's Chris Ellis and Trent Strickland and Charleston Southern's Isaac Jones were all born in Atlanta.
Comparing The Campuses
Wake Forest Charleston Southern
Winston-Salem, NC Location Charleston, SC
1834 Founded 1964
4,037 Undergrad Enrollment 3,000
Private Private/Public Private
Reynolds estate It Used To Be Here Rice plantation
Ben Folds Local Music Hero Darius Rucker
Winston-Salem St. Crosstown Rival College of Charleston
Mr. Destiny Sports Movie Filmed Nearby Major League III