Tuesday, February 27
South Bend, Ind.
9:00 p.m.
Wake Forest University
at
Notre Dame
Photo by: Seth Seebaugh
Deacs Set to Face Notre Dame in Midweek Matchup
2/26/2024 3:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball
This is the first meeting of the season between Wake Forest and Notre Dame.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest men's basketball team gears up for a week of road competition, starting with a Tuesday night (Feb. 27) meeting with Notre Dame (10-17, 5-11) inside Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana.
The contest is set for a 9 p.m. ET start time and will be shown on ACC Network.
With two weeks left in its regular-season schedule, Wake Forest holds an 18-9 overall record and is 10-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Deacs are currently in fourth place in the ACC standings, behind North Carolina, Duke and Virginia.
Tuesday will mark the first matchup between the Demon Deacons and Fighting Irish since Feb. 25, 2023, when Wake Forest picked up a 66-58 home victory.
The Deacs are coming off their first ranked win of the season, having knocked off No. 8 Duke on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 24) at home on an 83-79 finish.
Last Time Out
Playing in front of an electric, sellout home crowd of 14,744 fans, Wake Forest finished victorious over No. 8 Duke this past weekend inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Tracing back to December 21, 2022, the Deacons have now won two consecutive home games versus Duke for the first time since 2008-09. The weekend win also marked the highest-ranked victory for Wake Forest since the 113-101 overtime win over the No. 7 Blue Devils on Feb. 25, 2020.
Saturday's home crowd of 14,744 marked the highest attendance at a Wake Forest home game throughout program history and the first sellout at LJVM Coliseum since Jan. 28, 2017.
Wake Forest now holds an impressive 46-5 record at home since the start of the 2021-22 season including a perfect 15-0 mark at home. The Deacons' overall wins since the start of the 2021-22 season rank tied for second in the country and leads the ACC during that time frame.
Hunter Sallis had a monster performance of 29 points, making all but two field goal attempts (11-of-13). The junior guard added six rebounds and tied his career high in threes made, ending with five.
Andrew Carr finished with 18 points, going 8-of-14 from the floor, and dished out four assists.
Kevin Miller chipped in 15 points and a game-high five assists. Cameron Hildreth made a handful of big plays in the second half to contribute 12 points and four rebounds. He again reached the charity stripe a number of times, going 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.
Conference Nod
Hunter Sallis earned his first conference recognition of the season on Monday (Feb. 26), being named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Week, announced by the league office.
Sallis is the second Demon Deacon to be named conference Player of the Week this season, as his backcourt mate Kevin Miller earned the nod on Jan. 8.
Competing in games versus Pitt (Feb. 20) and No. 8 Duke (Feb. 24), Sallis averaged 23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists while shooting 76.2 percent from the field and 88.9 from three-point range.
In his last five games, the Omaha, Nebraska, native is averaging 22.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and shooting 66.7% from three-point territory.
Among the Members
With the 2023-24 regular season having reached its final pair of weeks, Wake Forest continues to find itself hovering around the top of the conference in several categories within ACC play – having recently taken or regain the top spot in a couple:
Across the Categories
The Deacon backcourt of Kevin Miller and Hunter Sallis has turned heads all season long, resting in the top 15 of multiple ACC statistical columns:
Hunter Sallis
Kevin Miller
The two newcomers have combined for 925 points, 169 assists and 62 steals on the year.
Newest League Leader
Hunter Sallis has increased his efficiency from beyond the arc through the last several weeks and now stands as the ACC leader in three-point percentage in conference play. The poised scoring guard is shooting an exceptional 48.2 percentage from distance.
Hunter Sallis Standout ACC Three-Point Shooting Performances
Series History
Versus Notre Dame
Series: Tied at 8-8
Last: Feb. 25, 2023
Result: W, 66-58
The Scout
Notre Dame holds five wins versus conference opponents and recently visited Syracuse (Feb. 24), narrowly falling in an 88-85 decision. The Fighting Irish have won three of its last four showings.
Freshman guard Markus Burton has pieced together a standout, first collegiate campaign, averaging 16.7 points a night. His season average is good for ninth in the league. The Mishawaka, Indiana, native also has proven as a playmaker (4.3 assists per game – ranked fifth in the ACC) and active defender (1.96 steals per game – ranked fourth in the ACC). Fellow freshman Braeden Shrewsberry averages 10 points per game while three roster players snag in just over five rebounds per outing, led by J.R. Konieczny's 136 total.
Head coach Micah Shrewsberry is in his first season leading Notre Dame after being introduced into the program in March 2023.
Up Next
Wake Forest steps into its final road test of the regular season on Saturday (March 2), heading to Virginia Tech for a second matchup of the winter. Tip off is slated for 5:30 p.m. ET and the game can be found on The CW.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest men's basketball team gears up for a week of road competition, starting with a Tuesday night (Feb. 27) meeting with Notre Dame (10-17, 5-11) inside Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana.
The contest is set for a 9 p.m. ET start time and will be shown on ACC Network.
With two weeks left in its regular-season schedule, Wake Forest holds an 18-9 overall record and is 10-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Deacs are currently in fourth place in the ACC standings, behind North Carolina, Duke and Virginia.
Tuesday will mark the first matchup between the Demon Deacons and Fighting Irish since Feb. 25, 2023, when Wake Forest picked up a 66-58 home victory.
The Deacs are coming off their first ranked win of the season, having knocked off No. 8 Duke on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 24) at home on an 83-79 finish.
Last Time Out
Playing in front of an electric, sellout home crowd of 14,744 fans, Wake Forest finished victorious over No. 8 Duke this past weekend inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Tracing back to December 21, 2022, the Deacons have now won two consecutive home games versus Duke for the first time since 2008-09. The weekend win also marked the highest-ranked victory for Wake Forest since the 113-101 overtime win over the No. 7 Blue Devils on Feb. 25, 2020.
Saturday's home crowd of 14,744 marked the highest attendance at a Wake Forest home game throughout program history and the first sellout at LJVM Coliseum since Jan. 28, 2017.
Wake Forest now holds an impressive 46-5 record at home since the start of the 2021-22 season including a perfect 15-0 mark at home. The Deacons' overall wins since the start of the 2021-22 season rank tied for second in the country and leads the ACC during that time frame.
Hunter Sallis had a monster performance of 29 points, making all but two field goal attempts (11-of-13). The junior guard added six rebounds and tied his career high in threes made, ending with five.
Andrew Carr finished with 18 points, going 8-of-14 from the floor, and dished out four assists.
Kevin Miller chipped in 15 points and a game-high five assists. Cameron Hildreth made a handful of big plays in the second half to contribute 12 points and four rebounds. He again reached the charity stripe a number of times, going 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.
Conference Nod
Hunter Sallis earned his first conference recognition of the season on Monday (Feb. 26), being named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Week, announced by the league office.
Sallis is the second Demon Deacon to be named conference Player of the Week this season, as his backcourt mate Kevin Miller earned the nod on Jan. 8.
Competing in games versus Pitt (Feb. 20) and No. 8 Duke (Feb. 24), Sallis averaged 23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists while shooting 76.2 percent from the field and 88.9 from three-point range.
In his last five games, the Omaha, Nebraska, native is averaging 22.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and shooting 66.7% from three-point territory.
Among the Members
With the 2023-24 regular season having reached its final pair of weeks, Wake Forest continues to find itself hovering around the top of the conference in several categories within ACC play – having recently taken or regain the top spot in a couple:
- 1st in Scoring Offense – 78.6 points per game
- 1st in Free Throw Percentage – .816
- 1st in Field Goal Percentage – .473
- 2nd in Three-Point Field Goal Percentage – .381
- 2nd in Defensive Rebounding – 32.1/game
- 3rd in Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense – .320
Across the Categories
The Deacon backcourt of Kevin Miller and Hunter Sallis has turned heads all season long, resting in the top 15 of multiple ACC statistical columns:
Hunter Sallis
- 3rd in Scoring – 18.7 points per game
- 4th in Field Goal Percentage – .514
- T-9th in Three-Point Field Goals Made – 2.37/game
- 2nd in Minutes Played – 35.1/game
Kevin Miller
- 6th in Free Throw Percentage – .839
- 10th in Assists – 3.78/game
- 10th in Field Goal Percentage – .466
- 13th in Scoring – 15.5 points per game
- T-15th in Steals – 1.33/game
The two newcomers have combined for 925 points, 169 assists and 62 steals on the year.
Newest League Leader
Hunter Sallis has increased his efficiency from beyond the arc through the last several weeks and now stands as the ACC leader in three-point percentage in conference play. The poised scoring guard is shooting an exceptional 48.2 percentage from distance.
Hunter Sallis Standout ACC Three-Point Shooting Performances
- Vs No. 8 Duke (2/24/24): 5-of-6 3FGs made
- Vs Pitt (2/20/24): 3-of-3 3FGs made
- Vs NC State (2/10/24): 4-of-6 3FGs made
- Vs Syracuse (2/3/24): 4-of-5 3FGs made
- Vs Louisville (1/20/24): 5-of-8 3FGs made
- Vs Virginia (1/13/24): 5-of-8 3FGs made
Series History
Versus Notre Dame
Series: Tied at 8-8
Last: Feb. 25, 2023
Result: W, 66-58
The Scout
Notre Dame holds five wins versus conference opponents and recently visited Syracuse (Feb. 24), narrowly falling in an 88-85 decision. The Fighting Irish have won three of its last four showings.
Freshman guard Markus Burton has pieced together a standout, first collegiate campaign, averaging 16.7 points a night. His season average is good for ninth in the league. The Mishawaka, Indiana, native also has proven as a playmaker (4.3 assists per game – ranked fifth in the ACC) and active defender (1.96 steals per game – ranked fourth in the ACC). Fellow freshman Braeden Shrewsberry averages 10 points per game while three roster players snag in just over five rebounds per outing, led by J.R. Konieczny's 136 total.
Head coach Micah Shrewsberry is in his first season leading Notre Dame after being introduced into the program in March 2023.
Up Next
Wake Forest steps into its final road test of the regular season on Saturday (March 2), heading to Virginia Tech for a second matchup of the winter. Tip off is slated for 5:30 p.m. ET and the game can be found on The CW.
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