Wednesday, February 19
Winston-Salem, NC
7:00 PM
Wake Forest University
vs
Georgia Tech
Ceremonies Highlight Wednesday's Basketball Game vs. Georgia Tech
2/18/2020 1:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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| Date | Time | February 19, 2020 | 7:00 pm |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. | LJVM Coliseum |
| Television | RSN | Affiliates | WatchESPN | FoxSportsGo |
| Radio | Wake Forest Sports Network | Listen |
| Stats | StatBroadcast |
| Tickets | $20-35 | Buy Online |
| Information | @WakeMBB  | Game Notes |
FAN INFORMATION
• Fans are encouraged to arrive EARLY, and be in their seats by 6:30 pm
• The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative T-shirt
• The pregame ceremony will honor Dave Odom as his banner will be unveiled in the rafters
• At halftime, the 1994-95 ACC Championship team will be honored as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of their title
DEACS HONOR ODOM AND '95 ACC CHAMPS DURING GEORGIA TECH GAME
• Wake Forest opens a three-game homestand on Wednesday as it hosts Georgia Tech
• Prior to the game, former coach Dave Odom will be honored with a banner in the rafters of the LJVM Coliseum and the 1995 ACC Champions will be honored at halftime
• Georgia Tech is the last ACC team the Deacs will face for the first time this season (last four ACC games are all rematches from earlier games this season)
ODOM & '95 ACC CHAMPS TO BE HONORED
• Coach Dave Odom and the 1995 ACC Championship team will be honored during tonight's game
• Prior to the game, a banner of Coach Odom will be raised at the LJVM Coliseum, becoming the second coach to receive the honor, joining the late Skip Prosser
• At halftime, the 1995 ACC Championship team, which featured All-Americans Randolph Childress and Tim Duncan, will be honored as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of their championship
SERIES HISTORY
• Georgia Tech leads 43-40 (Wake Forest leads 27-12 at home, 20-8 at LJVM)
• The home team has won the last seven meetings in the series
• The Yellow Jackets won last year's matchup in Atlanta, 92-79, as Brandon Childress had 28 points
• Wake won the last meeting at LJVM, 79-62, on Valentine's Day in 2018
LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest suffered a 71-54 loss at Miami on Saturday
• Brandon Childress led the Deacs with 15 points
• Freshmen gave the Deacs production off the bench as Ismael Massoud scored 13 points and Jahcobi Neath had a career-high six assists
IMPROVED D
• Wake Forest has posted its best defensive numbers of the Manning era this season
• The Deacs have a KenPom adjusted defensive rating of 98.7 their best since 2013
• Wake has forced opponents to shoot under 40% from the floor in nine games this season while only allowing three opponents to shoot at least 50%, its best ratio of the last six seasons
CHILDRESS WITH 30/10 VISION
• Brandon Childress has joined elite company by recording a 30-point game and a 10-assist game in ACC play this season
• He is the only player in the conference to reach both marks in ACC games this season
• Childress is the third Deacon since 2000 to have a 30-point game and a 10-assist game against ACC opponents in the same year, joining Justin Gray (2005-06) and Chris Paul (2003-04)
• Childress had a career-high 30 points on Dec. 7 against NC State, the most points by a Deacon since John Collins had 31 points at Duke in 2016-17
• Childress had a career-high 10 assists on Feb. 11 vs. North Carolina
UP NEXT
• The Demon Deacons continue their three-game homestand next Tuesday by hosting Duke
• It is a rematch of a Jan. 11 game in Durham, won by the Blue Devils 90-59
• Game time on ACC Network is 7 p.m.
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