Wake Forest Athletics
Basketball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Miami
1/17/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Gameday Central - Wake Forest (10-7, 1-4) vs. Miami (14-3, 2-2) | |
| Game #18 | Wednesday, January 18, 8:00 p.m. |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (LJVM Coliseum) - Facility Information |
| Tickets | $25-$55 Buy Online |
| TV | ACC Network (Affiliates | TheACC.com | WatchESPN |
| Listen | Wake Forest Radio  | Affiliates | Gameday App (Free Audio) | Tune In App (Free Audio) |
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| Twitter Updates | @TieDyeNation  | @DemonDeacons |
| Information | Wake Forest Game Notes |
DEACS RETURN TO ACTION TO HOST MIAMI
• Wake Forest returns from an off weekend to host Miami
• With a win, the Deacs would match last year's win total of 11
• UM is the 16th opponent of the last 17 for the Deacs to enter the game with a winning record
SERIES HISTORY
• Wake Forest leads the series 10-8, including a 7-1 record in Winston-Salem
• Since the Hurricanes joined the ACC in 2004-05, the home team is 13-3 in the series
• Miami won last year's meeting 77-63 in Coral Gables
• The Deacs won the last meeting at the LJVM Coliseum, a 72-70 victory on Feb. 11, 2015 as Dinos Mitoglou scored 21 points on 6-7 shooting from behind the arc
LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest suffered a 93-87 loss to No. 11 North Carolina last Wednesday
• The Deacs trailed by 15 points at halftime and by 19 points early in the second half before going on a 27-9 run to get within one point midway through the second half
• Bryant Crawford tied a career high with 22 points
• Brandon Childress came off the bench to score a career-high 16 points, all in the second half
• Keyshawn Woods had a career-high seven assists
YOUTH WILL BE SERVED
• Of the 13 scholarship players on the 2016-17 roster, eight are either freshmen or sophomores
• Only two players on the roster have senior eligibility, Trent VanHorn and Austin Arians
• The Demon Deacons rank 268th nationally in experience (KenPom), which is 13th in the ACC (only Florida State and NC State are below)
• Wake Forest's top three scorers are all underclassmen (Fr. or So.), a feat the Deacs haven't accomplished since 2008-09 (Jeff Teague, Al-Farouq Aminu, James Johnson)
LONG-RANGE BOMBING
• Wake Forest ranks fourth in the ACC and in the top 40 nationally in 3-point percentage at 38.8 (143-367)
• Last season the Deacs were 301st nationally at 31.6 percent
• Wake has made double-digit 3-pointers six times this season, a feat it accomplished just six times the previous two seasons combined
• Wake Forest is the only ACC team to have five players with at least 20 made 3-pointers this season
• Five Deacs (Arians, Woods, Wilbekin, Mitoglou and Crawford) are shooting at or above 34.8 percent from behind the arc this season (the percentage Bryant Crawford shot last season to lead the team)
• The Deacs have two of the four highest 3FG percentage games in the ACC this season, 61.9 (13-21) vs. UTEP and 61.5 (16-26) vs. LSU
• At home, the Deacs are shooting 43.4 from deep this season, with six players shooting 40 percent or better
UP NEXT
• The Demon Deacons begin a two-game road trip Saturday with a visit to NC State
• Tipoff at PNC Arena is 2 p.m. and the game will air on the ACC Network
• Wake Forest is looking for its first win in Raleigh since 2004-05
