Wake Forest Athletics
Forbes Named Semifinalist for Naismith Coach of the Year
3/9/2022 7:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest men's basketball head coach Steve Forbes has been named a semifinalist for the Werner Ladder Naismith Trophy Men's Coach of the Year award.
Earlier this week, Coach Forbes was named the ACC Coach of the Year and the AP ACC Coach of the Year. Wake Forest is coming off their first second-round appearance in the ACC Tournament since 2017 after earning the fifth seed for the event, the highest seed for the Deacs since 2009.
History Made in Winston-Salem
With a regular-season conference record of 13-7, Wake Forest tied the single-season program record for ACC wins with 13 (2004-05, 2002-03). With just six league wins last season, the Deacs had the largest year-to-year improvement ever in ACC win totals with 10. The Deacs surpassed the 2009-10 UNC team who had 9. Additionally, Wake Forest's nine conference victories by 15 or more points this season lead the conference and are the most by an ACC team since Virginia also won nine ACC contests by at least 15 points in 2018-19.
With a 17-win differential from last year to this year, Wake Forest is on pace to have one of the largest improvements from year to year in NCAA history this season, which is currently officially held by Towson. Iowa State closed in on the record with their win against Kansas State last week for an 18-game improvement (2-22 to 20-9). Towson broke their own record this season with a 20-game improvement (4-14 to 24-7). The Deacs 17-game improvement from last season (6-16 to 23-8) ties Towson's 17-game improvement from 2012 to 2013 (1-31 to 18-13). Additionally, Wake Forest earned its 16th win of the season inside LJVM Coliseum last week, which is tied for the highest total in program history.
Earlier this week, Coach Forbes was named the ACC Coach of the Year and the AP ACC Coach of the Year. Wake Forest is coming off their first second-round appearance in the ACC Tournament since 2017 after earning the fifth seed for the event, the highest seed for the Deacs since 2009.
History Made in Winston-Salem
With a regular-season conference record of 13-7, Wake Forest tied the single-season program record for ACC wins with 13 (2004-05, 2002-03). With just six league wins last season, the Deacs had the largest year-to-year improvement ever in ACC win totals with 10. The Deacs surpassed the 2009-10 UNC team who had 9. Additionally, Wake Forest's nine conference victories by 15 or more points this season lead the conference and are the most by an ACC team since Virginia also won nine ACC contests by at least 15 points in 2018-19.
With a 17-win differential from last year to this year, Wake Forest is on pace to have one of the largest improvements from year to year in NCAA history this season, which is currently officially held by Towson. Iowa State closed in on the record with their win against Kansas State last week for an 18-game improvement (2-22 to 20-9). Towson broke their own record this season with a 20-game improvement (4-14 to 24-7). The Deacs 17-game improvement from last season (6-16 to 23-8) ties Towson's 17-game improvement from 2012 to 2013 (1-31 to 18-13). Additionally, Wake Forest earned its 16th win of the season inside LJVM Coliseum last week, which is tied for the highest total in program history.
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