Wake Forest Athletics
Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Pittsburgh
2/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Gameday Central >> Wake Forest vs. Pittsburgh | |
| Game 29 | Sunday, March 1, 6:30 p.m. (Doors open at 5:00 p.m.) |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (LJVM Coliseum) - Facility Information | Tickets |
| Watch | ESPNU | WatchESPN |
| Listen | Wake Forest Radio  | Affiliates | Gameday App (Free Audio) | Sirius: 84 XM: 84 |
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| Game Notes | Wake Forest Game Notes  | Pittsburgh Game Notes | ACC Notes |
| Twitter Updates | @TieDyeNation  | @DemonDeacons |
| Special Events | Senior Night (pre-game ceremony) Greek Night (special on gyros; learn Greek with Dinos) |
Wake Forest Hosts Pittsburgh on Senior Night >>
• Wake Forest will host Pittsburgh on Sunday evening for Senior Night as the Demon Deacons play their home finale.
• Wake Forest will honor senior forwards Daniel Green and Doug Niedrich, graduate forward Darius Leonard, senior student managers Michael Magueri and Kevin Piotrowicz and senior assistant video coordinator Luke Williams in a pre-game ceremony.
• Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the LJVM Coliseum. The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU and can also be heard on the Wake Forest IMG Sports Network.
Last Time Out >>
• Wake Forest is coming off a 70-34 loss to No. 2-ranked Virginia on Wednesday in Winston-Salem.
• After the Deacons' upset bid came up one point short in Charlottesville two weeks ago, the Cavaliers built an early double digit lead before taking a 36-15 advantage into halftime.
• Konstantinos Mitoglou led the Deacons with 10 points and six rebounds, while also adding three assists.
Wake Forest Notables >>
• Devin Thomas is just two points away from becoming the 51st Wake Forest player to reach 1,000 career points. Codi Miller-McIntyre reached the milestone on Feb. 11 vs. Miami. The last two Wake Forest classmates to both reach 1,000 points by their junior seasons were Justin Gray and Eric Williams (2003-06).
• Konstantinos Mitoglou ranks fifth in the ACC in 3-point percentage (41.3 percent) and ninth in 3-point field goals made (2.2) during conference play.
• Mitoglou was named ACC Rookie of the Week on Feb. 16, becoming the first Greek-born player, and just the seventh all-time European-born player, to earn a weekly award from the ACC.
• Madison Jones ranks second in the ACC in conference play with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.11 (56 assists/18 turnovers).
• Mitchell Wilbekin has just 12 turnovers in 15 ACC games, despite averaging over 30 minutes per contest.
• Codi Miller-McIntyre ranks 12th in scoring (14.9 ppg) and ninth assists (4.3 apg) during conference play.
Series History >>
• Wake Forest and Pittsburgh met for the first time last season with the Panthers winning both meetings, including an ACC Tournament matchup.
• Sunday's meeting will be the first between the two teams in Winston-Salem.
Next Up... >>
• Wake Forest will be on the road for the last two games of the year, playing at No. 4-ranked Duke on March 4 and at Boston College on March 7.
• The Deacons nearly upset the Blue Devils on Jan. 7, falling at home to Duke 73-65.
• Wake Forest and Boston College will meet for the first time this year in the regular season finale. The Eagles upended the Deacons 80-72 at home last season.
