Saturday, March 2
Blacksburg, VA
5:30 p.m.
Wake Forest University
at
Virginia Tech
Photo by: Seth Seebaugh
Deacons to Visit Virginia Tech in Final Regular-Season Road Showing
3/1/2024 3:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Saturday will feature a second meeting of the season between the two sides.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest men's basketball (18-10, 10-7) has one more road test in the regular season this weekend, as the team is set to travel to Blacksburg, Virginia, for a Saturday evening (March 2) matchup at Virginia Tech (15-13, 7-10).
Tip off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET and the evening contest will be shown on The CW.
The Demon Deacons and Hokies met in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 30, with the Deacs securing the 86-63 victory.
Wake Forest faced Notre Dame earlier this week in South Bend, Indiana (Feb. 27).
Last Time Out
Kicking off its final week of road action for 2023-24, Wake Forest visited Notre Dame on Tuesday night (Feb. 27). Scrappy defense from both sides took over the second half before the Demon Deacons fell short in a 70-65 finish.
Lead guard Kevin Miller paced the Deacs with team highs of 16 points and five assists in 39 minutes played. Cameron Hildreth got into a scoring flow early to finish with 15 points, shooting 50 percent from the floor. The junior guard had an impact on the rebounding end as well to snag eight rebounds.
Deacon big man Efton Reid III tallied his fifth double-double of the year, piecing together a line of 12 points and 10 rebounds in 30 minutes, making four of five field goal attempts.
Andrew Carr chipped in 12 points (5-of-9 shooting), four rebounds and two blocks.
The Deacs outrebounded Notre Dame 38-33 and shot 80 percent from the free-throw line.
Boards and Blocks
Wake Forest is one of three ACC schools (alongside North Carolina and Clemson) to have two players resting in the top 15 in rebounding:
Efton Reid III Standout ACC Rebounding Performances
Nearing 1K
Junior guard Cameron Hildreth is only 89 points away from reaching 1,000 for his collegiate career. Having started in each of the team's 28 games this season, he ranks fourth on the roster in scoring (13.5 ppg) second in assists (2.6/game) and third in rebounding (4.9/game).
Through his three years up to date with the Black and Old Gold, Hildreth has made 93 appearances and has started in 56 of 61 games since his sophomore campaign in 2022-23.
Playing as a heady, two-way piece for Wake Forest, the Worthing, England, native has additionally notched a few new career highs throughout this winter:
Series History
Versus Virginia Tech
Series: Virginia Tech leads 38-34
Last: Dec. 30, 2023
Result: W, 86-63
Wake Forest has won each of its last three meetings with Virginia Tech, dating back to December 2021.
The Scout
Virginia Tech dropped a pair of road games at Syracuse (Feb. 27) and Pitt (Feb. 24) over the past few days, now standing at 15-13 overall. The Hokies are 12-2 on their home floor.
A trio of players act as double-digit scorers on a nightly basis – Sean Pedulla (15.7 ppg), Hunter Cattoor (13.7 ppg) and Lynn Kidd (12.9 ppg). Kidd leads the conference in field goal percentage with a highly efficient 65.6 clip, while Cattoor is second in free throw percentage (.897) and third in three-point field goal percentage (.421). Pedulla has balanced his scoring to go along with playmaking skills and sits fourth in assists among the ACC (4.4/game).
As a team, Virginia Tech trails just behind the Deacs in the league in free throw percentage, shooting a collective 79.8 clip. The team is also second in assists (15.1/game) and defensive rebounding (31.9/game).
Up Next
Wake Forest will wrap the regular season at home next week with two appearances inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, beginning with a Tuesday night (March 5) tilt versus Georgia Tech. The game will tip off at 9 p.m. ET and be shown on ACC Network.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest men's basketball (18-10, 10-7) has one more road test in the regular season this weekend, as the team is set to travel to Blacksburg, Virginia, for a Saturday evening (March 2) matchup at Virginia Tech (15-13, 7-10).
Tip off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET and the evening contest will be shown on The CW.
The Demon Deacons and Hokies met in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 30, with the Deacs securing the 86-63 victory.
Wake Forest faced Notre Dame earlier this week in South Bend, Indiana (Feb. 27).
Last Time Out
Kicking off its final week of road action for 2023-24, Wake Forest visited Notre Dame on Tuesday night (Feb. 27). Scrappy defense from both sides took over the second half before the Demon Deacons fell short in a 70-65 finish.
Lead guard Kevin Miller paced the Deacs with team highs of 16 points and five assists in 39 minutes played. Cameron Hildreth got into a scoring flow early to finish with 15 points, shooting 50 percent from the floor. The junior guard had an impact on the rebounding end as well to snag eight rebounds.
Deacon big man Efton Reid III tallied his fifth double-double of the year, piecing together a line of 12 points and 10 rebounds in 30 minutes, making four of five field goal attempts.
Andrew Carr chipped in 12 points (5-of-9 shooting), four rebounds and two blocks.
The Deacs outrebounded Notre Dame 38-33 and shot 80 percent from the free-throw line.
Boards and Blocks
Wake Forest is one of three ACC schools (alongside North Carolina and Clemson) to have two players resting in the top 15 in rebounding:
- Efton Reid III – 8.0 rpg (7th in the conference)
- Andrew Carr – 6.6 rpg (13th in the conference)
Efton Reid III Standout ACC Rebounding Performances
- At Boston College (1/2/24) – 14 rebounds
- Versus Miami (1/6/24) – 11 rebounds
- At Florida State (1/9/24) – 9 rebounds
- At Pitt (1/31/24) – 10 rebounds
- At Virginia (2/17/24) – 12 rebounds
- At Notre Dame (2/27/24) – 10 rebounds
- Versus Virginia (1/13/24) – 12 rebounds
- At Georgia Tech (2/6/24) – 10 rebounds
- At Virginia (2/17/24) – 8 rebounds
- Versus Pitt (2/20/24) – 8 rebounds
- Andrew Carr – 1.2 bpg (T-6th in the conference)
- In a five-game stretch from Jan. 22 to Feb. 10, the senior forward totaled 11 blocks.
- Efton Reid III – 1.1 bpg (8th in the conference)
Nearing 1K
Junior guard Cameron Hildreth is only 89 points away from reaching 1,000 for his collegiate career. Having started in each of the team's 28 games this season, he ranks fourth on the roster in scoring (13.5 ppg) second in assists (2.6/game) and third in rebounding (4.9/game).
Through his three years up to date with the Black and Old Gold, Hildreth has made 93 appearances and has started in 56 of 61 games since his sophomore campaign in 2022-23.
Playing as a heady, two-way piece for Wake Forest, the Worthing, England, native has additionally notched a few new career highs throughout this winter:
- Points – 33 vs. Elon (11/6/23)
- Rebounds – 12 vs. Syracuse (2/3/24)
- Field Goals Made – 13 vs. Elon (11/6/23)
- Three-Point Field Goals Made – 5 vs. Miami (1/6/24)
Series History
Versus Virginia Tech
Series: Virginia Tech leads 38-34
Last: Dec. 30, 2023
Result: W, 86-63
Wake Forest has won each of its last three meetings with Virginia Tech, dating back to December 2021.
The Scout
Virginia Tech dropped a pair of road games at Syracuse (Feb. 27) and Pitt (Feb. 24) over the past few days, now standing at 15-13 overall. The Hokies are 12-2 on their home floor.
A trio of players act as double-digit scorers on a nightly basis – Sean Pedulla (15.7 ppg), Hunter Cattoor (13.7 ppg) and Lynn Kidd (12.9 ppg). Kidd leads the conference in field goal percentage with a highly efficient 65.6 clip, while Cattoor is second in free throw percentage (.897) and third in three-point field goal percentage (.421). Pedulla has balanced his scoring to go along with playmaking skills and sits fourth in assists among the ACC (4.4/game).
As a team, Virginia Tech trails just behind the Deacs in the league in free throw percentage, shooting a collective 79.8 clip. The team is also second in assists (15.1/game) and defensive rebounding (31.9/game).
Up Next
Wake Forest will wrap the regular season at home next week with two appearances inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, beginning with a Tuesday night (March 5) tilt versus Georgia Tech. The game will tip off at 9 p.m. ET and be shown on ACC Network.
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