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SOLD OUT: The Best Fan Experience in North Carolina Awaits a Capacity Crowd of 14,744 strong for ESPN’s National Audience on Saturday Afternoon Inside Joel Coliseum
2/22/2024 5:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
As a part of the resurgence of Demon Deacons basketball since head coach Steve Forbes took over the program four seasons ago, Saturday’s Wake Forest - Duke men’s hoops game is the first Lawrence Joel Coliseum sell-out crowd since Jan. 28, 2017.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – As two of the top men's basketball teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference tip-off on Saturday at 2 p.m. inside Lawrence Joel Coliseum when the Demon Deacons hosts No. 8 Duke, Wake Forest Athletics announced today that the contest is sold out! Additionally, the first 10,000 fans in attendance on Saturday will receive a Tie-Dye t-shirt thanks to the generosity of Mit Shah ('91) and the Shah Family Foundation.
Demon Deacon fans are encouraged to check their email prior to arrival for specific t-shirt distribution information, which will include a shirt for each Demon Deacon fan seated in the lower bowl and until supplies last in upper bowl sections.
Fans are also encouraged to arrive early. With that, ticket holders can park in their assigned lots if they have already received them from the Wake Forest Ticket Office, or, general admission parking is available in Starry, Diet Pepsi, & Allegacy Stadium lots on a first-come, first-serve basis for $20.
Seat Geek information
Interested fans can still purchase tickets for Saturday's seismic Big Four clash inside Joel Coliseum through Wake Forest Athletics trusted secondary marketplace for buying and reselling Demon Deacons tickets, Seat Geek.
Saturday's sellout marks Wake Forest's first sellout of the year and first since Jan. 28, 2017. Joel Coliseum's 14,744 capacity is the fourth largest in the ACC, trailing only Syracuse, North Carolina and NC State.
For those unable to attend, the game will be nationally televised on ESPN.
The Deacs (17-9, 9-6) are coming off a 91-58 home win over Pitt that occurred earlier this week (Feb. 20), extending their untouched home record to 14-0 this season, the best home record since a 16-game streak from 2007-2008.
With the 33-point win margin against the Panthers, the Demon Deacons had one of the largest margins of victory over an ACC team in LJVM Coliseum history:
Rank Margin (Score) Opponent Date
Wake Forest now holds an impressive 45-5 record at home since the start of the 2021-22 season including a perfect 14-0 mark at home this year.. The Demon Deacons overall wins since the start of the 2021-22 season rank second in the country and leads the ACC during that time frame:
Rank Team Home Wins Winning Percentage
During the 2023-24 season, Wake Forest has now defeated four different ACC teams by 25 points or more, the first team in program history to do so.
Margin Opponent Date
The Demon Deacons have been dominant in a number of home categories among ACC teams over the last three seasons including scoring:
Rank Team Home Scoring
The Deacs have also been elite from three at home in the last three years:
Rank Team Home Threes Made Three Att. Pct.
Largest Crowds in LJVM Coliseum History
Largest Crowds in the Steve Forbes Era
Ticket Information
Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Wake Forest is 45-5 inside LJVM Coliseum. During that time, Wake Forest won 15-straight games on its floor, which was the longest home-win streak since the Deacs went 16-0 from 2007-2008. With the Jan. 17, 2023, win over Clemson, head coach Steve Forbes has defeated every ACC team at least once in less than three seasons.
In an effort to create the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina, Wake Forest has two package options for fans.
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Demon Deacon fans are encouraged to check their email prior to arrival for specific t-shirt distribution information, which will include a shirt for each Demon Deacon fan seated in the lower bowl and until supplies last in upper bowl sections.
Fans are also encouraged to arrive early. With that, ticket holders can park in their assigned lots if they have already received them from the Wake Forest Ticket Office, or, general admission parking is available in Starry, Diet Pepsi, & Allegacy Stadium lots on a first-come, first-serve basis for $20.
Seat Geek information
Interested fans can still purchase tickets for Saturday's seismic Big Four clash inside Joel Coliseum through Wake Forest Athletics trusted secondary marketplace for buying and reselling Demon Deacons tickets, Seat Geek.
Saturday's sellout marks Wake Forest's first sellout of the year and first since Jan. 28, 2017. Joel Coliseum's 14,744 capacity is the fourth largest in the ACC, trailing only Syracuse, North Carolina and NC State.
For those unable to attend, the game will be nationally televised on ESPN.
The Deacs (17-9, 9-6) are coming off a 91-58 home win over Pitt that occurred earlier this week (Feb. 20), extending their untouched home record to 14-0 this season, the best home record since a 16-game streak from 2007-2008.
With the 33-point win margin against the Panthers, the Demon Deacons had one of the largest margins of victory over an ACC team in LJVM Coliseum history:
Rank Margin (Score) Opponent Date
- 1. 41 (96-55) Clemson Jan. 12, 2002
- 2. 39 (87-48) Florida State Feb. 12, 2005
- 3. 33 (91-58) Pitt Feb. 20, 2024
- T4. 30 (88-58) NC State Feb. 11, 2017
- T4. 30 (87-57) Boston College Jan. 24, 2022
- T6. 29 (99-70) Syracuse Feb. 3, 2024
- T6. 29 (85-56) Boston College Feb. 25, 2012
- T6. 29 (74-45) NC State Feb. 28, 1999
Wake Forest now holds an impressive 45-5 record at home since the start of the 2021-22 season including a perfect 14-0 mark at home this year.. The Demon Deacons overall wins since the start of the 2021-22 season rank second in the country and leads the ACC during that time frame:
Rank Team Home Wins Winning Percentage
- 1 Houston 47 .940
- T2 Wake Forest 45 .900
- T2 Arizona 45 .957
- T2 Providence 45 .900
- T2 Texas 45 .849
- T6 Saint Mary's 44 .898
- T6 Kansas 44 .957
- T6 UAB 44 .863
- T6 Duke 44 .898
- It marks the most home wins by an ACC team since 2021 and the best winning percentage (.898).
- Wake Forest - 45
- Duke - 44
- Virginia - 40
- North Carolina - 38
- Miami - 37
- The Deacs have won 14 consecutive home games for the first time since 2000-01. It is tied for the fifth-longest home winning streak in program history:
- Rank Games Dates
- 1. 25 Jan. 29, 1995 - Jan. 15, 1997
- 2. 24 March 2, 2002 - Jan. 20, 2004
- 3. 21 Nov. 15, 2004 - Dec. 13, 2005
- 4. 16 Feb. 6, 2007 - Jan. 29, 2008
- T5. 14 Nov. 6, 2023 - Present
- T5. 14 Feb. 27, 2000 - Jan. 31, 2001
During the 2023-24 season, Wake Forest has now defeated four different ACC teams by 25 points or more, the first team in program history to do so.
Margin Opponent Date
- 33 (91-58) Pitt Feb. 20, 2024
- 29 (80-51) at Georgia Tech Feb. 6, 2024
- 29 (99-70) Syracuse Feb. 3, 2024
- 25 (90-65) Louisville Jan. 20, 2024
The Demon Deacons have been dominant in a number of home categories among ACC teams over the last three seasons including scoring:
Rank Team Home Scoring
- 1 Wake Forest 82.6
- 2 Miami (FL) 82.3
- 3 North Carolina 81.3
- 4 Duke 80.9
- 5 Syracuse 79.5
The Deacs have also been elite from three at home in the last three years:
Rank Team Home Threes Made Three Att. Pct.
- 1 Wake Forest 454 1186 .383
- 2 Notre Dame 439 1225 .358
- 3 Virginia Tech 425 1101 .386
- 4 Duke 410 1097 .374
- 5 Miami (FL) 402 1049 .383
- Wake Forest's home threes made is tied for ninth nationally during that time period.
Largest Crowds in LJVM Coliseum History
| Attendance | Opponent | Date |
| 14,714 | No. 3 North Carolina | Jan. 11, 2009 |
| 14,681 | No. 17 Duke | Jan. 28, 2017 |
| 14,673 | No. 1 Duke | Feb. 23, 1992 |
| 14,671 | No. 14 Texas | Dec. 18, 2004 |
| 14,665 | 28 separate occasions |
Largest Crowds in the Steve Forbes Era
| Attendance | Opponent | Date |
| 14,213 | No. 8 Duke | Jan. 12, 2022 |
| 12,571 | NC State | Feb. 10, 2024 |
| 12,443 | No. 10 Virginia | Jan. 21, 2023 |
| 11,898 | North Carolina | Jan. 22, 2022 |
| 11,412 | Syracuse | Feb. 3, 2024 |
| 11,318 | North Carolina | Feb. 7, 2023 |
| 11,092 | NC State | Jan. 28, 2023 |
| 10,812 | No. 14 Duke | Dec. 20, 2022 |
Ticket Information
Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Wake Forest is 45-5 inside LJVM Coliseum. During that time, Wake Forest won 15-straight games on its floor, which was the longest home-win streak since the Deacs went 16-0 from 2007-2008. With the Jan. 17, 2023, win over Clemson, head coach Steve Forbes has defeated every ACC team at least once in less than three seasons.
In an effort to create the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina, Wake Forest has two package options for fans.
- Bojangles 4-Packs: A fan favorite from Wake Forest football is now available for all Wake Forest men's basketball games (with the exception of the Duke game on Feb. 24). Bojangles 4-Packs include four tickets and a parking pass to a game as well as a $20 Bojangles gift card and give you the greatest value starting at only $29.
- FLEX Plan: New this season, Wake Forest will offer a single FLEX plan for Wake Forest men's basketball games that includes 10 admissions to be used in any combination throughout the season (with the exception of the Duke game on Feb. 24). These FLEX plans start at just $199. Whether you use all 10 tickets at one game or one ticket across 10 games, the FLEX plan gives fans the ultimate flexibility to watch the Demon Deacons on the schedule that works best for them.
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