Wake Forest Athletics
Claim Your Spot! Season Tickets Now on Sale for Men’s and Women’s Basketball
7/10/2023 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
Exciting times await for both programs this year at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Claim your spot, Deacon Nation! The Wake Forest men's and women's basketball season tickets are now on sale.
Claim your season ticket today at GoDeacs.com/tickets or by calling the Wake Forest Ticket Office at 336-758-3322.
Women's basketball season tickets start at just $60 while men's basketball has a variable pricing model with season tickets as low as $150.
Along with your purchase of a women's basketball season ticket package this season there are many added benefits exclusive only to those who buy season tickets. Admission to all home games for this price Additional perks include:
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A lunch opportunity with the Wake Forest women's basketball team
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Access to The Blue Ridge Room for free light refreshments and snacks before and during each home game
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"Season Ticket Holder of the Game"
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A season ticket holder will be recognized at each game
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They will be brought onto the floor during a quarter break or timeout to be recognized
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They will be presented with a signed picture of the team
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They will also have videoboard graphics made for them as well
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New for this season, men's basketball will be offering a fan-friendly lower level season ticket option at just $325 per seat.
At the conclusion of the seat selection process for renewal and opt-in new accounts that ended last week, season ticket sales are pacing right under 100 seats shy of last year's final total. Fans are encouraged to buy their season tickets right away to ensure the best seat locations.
Season Openers Announced
Opening Night for both basketball seasons is almost 100 days away with the new season for both teams scheduled for Monday, Nov. 6 at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Entering his fourth season in DEACTOWN, Steve Forbes and an exciting new roster will start their season against in-state foe Elon. The second season of the Gebbia era with a top-25 recruiting class the Deacs will begin against Wofford. Game times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.
ACC/SEC Challenge
In a new exciting set of games, the ACC will match up against the SEC in the ACC/SEC Challenge in late November on both the men's and women's sides.
Men's basketball will face Florida in the first-ever ACC/SEC Challenge, announced by the conference offices on Wednesday, June 28.
The meeting between the two sides is set to take place on Nov. 29 at 7:15 p.m. ET inside of Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Broadcast information will be announced at a later date.
Women's basketball is set as the Deacs are scheduled to host Texas A&M on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 9 p.m. at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The television designations for the games will be announced at a later date.
Women's Basketball Preseason Overview
Megan Gebbia enters her second season as the head coach of the Wake Forest women's basketball program in 2023-24 after an impressive debut season at the helm.
In just her first season, Gebbia had a host of accomplishments:
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Winningest first-year head coach in program history
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17 wins tied the most since the 2011-12 season
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Tallied the most wins against ACC opponents by a first-year head coach
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Wins over four NCAA Tournament teams including wins over two Elite Eight teams
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In the final week of January, the Demon Deacons recorded a pair of wins over eventual Elite Eight teams, taking down Louisville, the first win over the Cardinals in program history, and Miami.
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Grabbed 12 wins at home, the fourth-highest total in program history
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Finished second in program history with 227 threes made
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Ended the season ranked fourth in program history with 123 blocks
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Held ACC opponents at home to just 19.2 percent shooting from three
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Limited five of nine ACC teams at home to one or less three-pointer made
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Increased the team's assist percentage by nearly 20 percent
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Signed a top-25 recruiting class according the ESPNW
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This marks the first time since the 2014 class that the Deacs have signed multiple top-100 players in the same class and just the second time in the ESPNW era.
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Led the Demon Deacons to a memorable three-day run at the ACC Tournament.
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During their three days in Greensboro, Wake Forest had the second-largest halftime comeback in ACC Tournament history, erasing an 18-point halftime deficit to defeat Florida State.
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It was one of a number of big wins during the first season of the Gebbia era. The Deacs claimed a key road win in the final year of the ACC/Big Ten, defeating Minnetsota in late November.
Men's Basketball Preseason Overview
Entering his fourth season at the helm of the Demon Deacons, head coach Steve Forbes is returning four starters from the 2022-23 squad, all who will be upperclassmen this season:
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Senior guard Damari Monsanto
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Junior guard Cameron Hildreth
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Senior forward Andrew Carr
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Junior center Matthew Marsh
Additionally, he has brought in three highly-regarded freshmen:
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Guard Aaron Clark
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Forward Marqus Marion
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Guard Parker Friedrichsen
The Demon Deacons also added one of the highest-ranked transfer classes in the country with the group comprised of:
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Gonzaga transfer guard Hunter Sallis
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Gonzaga transfer forward Efton Reid
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Central Michigan transfer guard Kevin Miller
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UCLA transfer guard Abramo Canka
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All four will have two or more years of eligibility remaining.
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Additionally, this group includes two former 5-star high school recruits in Reid and Sallis
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Wake Forest is coming off its first appearance in the Quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament since 2009. With an overall record of 19-14 in 2022-23 and 25-10 in 2021-22:
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Wake Forest has had back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2008-09 (24-7) and 2009-10 (20-11).
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Wake Forest has had back-to-back seasons with double-digit ACC wins for the first time since the 1995-96 (12-4) and 1996-97 (11-5) seasons.
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The Deacs also had back-to-back 10-0 starts at home for the first time in program history from November 2021 to January 2023.
Since the start of the 2021-22 season:
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Wake Forest is 31-5 inside LJVM.
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During that time, Wake Forest won 15-straight games inside Joel Coliseum, which was the longest home-win streak since the Deacs went 22-0 during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
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Wake Forest was the first ACC school to reach 31 home wins during the two seasons.
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Wake Forest has defeated North Carolina in three consecutive home games for the first time since the 1960s.
