Gameday Central: North Carolina A&T

Gameday Central \| North Carolina A&T
Date \| Time	November 10, 2018 \| 2:00 pm
Television	ACC Network Extra \| WatchESPN
Radio	Wake Forest IMG Network \| Listen Online
Stats	StatBroadcast
Tickets	$10-15 \| Buy Online
Information	@WakeMBB \| Game Notes

PROMOTIONS | More Info
• LJVM Classic (Free tickets for active duty military, veterans, first responders (fire, police and EMS) and their families). Visit the table at the East Lobby of the Coliseum beginning one hour prior to tipoff to claim tickets.
• Farewell to 40 Day
• Salute to Service Week

DEACS HOST NORTH CAROLINA A&T IN 2018-19 SEASON OPENER
• Wake Forest begins the 2018-19 regular season with a matchup against North Carolina A&T in the Deacs' annual LJVM Classic game
• The game is the first of seven home non-conference games for the Demon Deacons
• Wake Forest is the last ACC team to tipoff the 2018-19 season (only 20 of 353 Division I teams will start the season later)
• The Deacs have won 14 straight games against in-state non-conference foes
• Since Wake Forest moved to Winston-Salem in the 1950s, the Deacs are undefeated (32-0) against their Piedmont Triad neighbors
(11-0 vs. UNCG, 8-0 vs. Elon, 5-0 vs. High Point, 4-0 vs. North Carolina A&T and 4-0 vs. Winston-Salem State)

SERIES HISTORY
• Wake Forest leads the all-time series 4-0, including a 3-0 mark at the LJVM Coliseum
• The teams have not played since the 2004-05 season when Justin Gray scored 23 points in a 98-76 Deacon victory
• The Deacs also won home games in 2002-03 and 2003-04 against the Aggies
• The teams first met in the first round of the 1995 NCAA Tournament in Baltimore when Tim Duncan has 21 points and 12 rebounds in a 79-47 Wake Forest win

LJVM CLASSIC
• Today's game is the sixth annual LJVM Classic game, as Wake Forest honors active military and veterans on Veterans Day weekend
• The Deacs have won four of the five previous games, defeating VMI in 2013-14, UNC Asheville in 2014-15, UMBC in 2015-16 and Radford in 2016-17 before falling to Georgia Southern last year
• The game honors Winston-Salem's first and only Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Army Sargeant First Class Lawrence Joel, who has long been recognized as a symbol of valor
• Active military, veterans and their families will receive free admission to the game

SEASON OPENERS
• The Demon Deacons begin their 112th season tonight
• Wake Forest is 80-31 in season openers, having won the last six of the last seven
• Since 1951-52, Wake Forest is 56-11 in home openers, including a 27-2 mark at the LJVM Coliseum
• The Deacons are opening the season at home for the 15th straight year

LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest concluded the preseason with a 106-74 victory over Division II Belmont Abbey on Nov. 2
• Six Demon Deacons scored in double figures, led by Jaylen Hoard's 19 points
• Olivier Sarr posted a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds
• Wake Forest's newcomers scored 61 of the 106 points against the Crusaders

UP NEXT
• The Demon Deacons will compete next week in the inaugural Myrtle Beach Invitational
• Wake Forest opens the tournament on Thursday against Saint Joseph's, a team it hasn't played since the Hawks defeated the Deacs in the Sweet 16 of the 2004 NCAA Tournament
• The Deacs will play either UCF or Cal State Fullerton in their second game of the tournament on Friday
• All games of the tournament will air on the ESPN family of networks
• The tournament will be held at the HTC Center on the campus of Coastal Carolina, a venue where the Deacs are 1-0 all-time having posted an 84-80 road win at Coastal last season

Gameday Central \| North Carolina A&T
Date \| Time	November 10, 2018 \| 2:00 pm
Television	ACC Network Extra \| WatchESPN
Radio	Wake Forest IMG Network \| Listen Online
Stats	StatBroadcast
Tickets	$10-15 \| Buy Online
Information	@WakeMBB \| Game Notes

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Players Mentioned

Jaylen Hoard

Olivier Sarr

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