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Wake Forest Earns Double Bye in ACC Tournament, Opens Postseason Play Thursday
3/8/2025 10:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
With the No. 4 seed, Wake Forest earned its highest ACC regular season finish since the 2008-09 season.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Following a program-tying 13 conference regular season victories, the Wake Forest men's basketball team has secured a double-bye in the 2025 T. Rowe Price ACC Men's Basketball Tournament and the No. 4 seed. The Demon Deacon will await either No. 5 North Carolina, No. 12 Notre Dame or No. 13 Pitt on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
This marks the program's first-ever double bye in the ACC Tournament under the current format and the highest regular season finish since the 2008-09 season.
In January, the Demon Deacons and Tar Heels met at LJVM Coliseum with Wake Forest scoring a 67-66 victory. Wake Forest also faced Pitt and Notre Dame in Winston-Salem, with the Deacs defeating the Panthers 76-74 on Feb. 1 before downing the Fighting Irish 74-71 on March 1.
DEACTOWN Charlotte
Full tournament ticket books and single session tickets are on sale for all of the action at the Spectrum Center! Options are available in both the upper and lower levels. Get your tickets now to join us for all of Wake Forest's games during the 2025 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament.
Join Our Welcome Event
The Demon Deacons will kick off the festivities on Wednesday, March 12 with a Welcome Event at Ink N Ivy. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students, and $10 for children ages 12 and under and include hors d'oeuvres and two drink tickets.
Plus, don't miss out on your chance to meet new Wake Forest head football coach Jake Dickert at the event! Register now to join your fellow members of Deacon Nation!
ACC Tournament By The Numbers
For the 16th time and first since 2019, the ACC Tournament will be held in Charlotte. In addition to this year, the ACC Tournament will be held in Charlotte during the 2026 and 2028 editions.
In 2027, the tournament will return to Greensboro.
Regular Season Recap
The Demon Deacons finished the regular season portion of the 2024-25 schedule with a 21-10 overall record as Wake Forest matched the program record with 13 ACC victories en route to the team's highest finish since the 2008-09 season.
With six victories on the road in conference play, Wake Forest also tied the program record for ACC road wins in a single season. In February, the Deacs became the only ACC program to sweep the West Coast swing with victories over Stanford and Cal.
Overall, the Deacs have won 47 ACC games since 2021-22 – most in a four-year span in program history – and the team's 61 home wins during that span is tied for the fourth-most nationally.
This marks the program's first-ever double bye in the ACC Tournament under the current format and the highest regular season finish since the 2008-09 season.
In January, the Demon Deacons and Tar Heels met at LJVM Coliseum with Wake Forest scoring a 67-66 victory. Wake Forest also faced Pitt and Notre Dame in Winston-Salem, with the Deacs defeating the Panthers 76-74 on Feb. 1 before downing the Fighting Irish 74-71 on March 1.
DEACTOWN Charlotte
Full tournament ticket books and single session tickets are on sale for all of the action at the Spectrum Center! Options are available in both the upper and lower levels. Get your tickets now to join us for all of Wake Forest's games during the 2025 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament.
Join Our Welcome Event
The Demon Deacons will kick off the festivities on Wednesday, March 12 with a Welcome Event at Ink N Ivy. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students, and $10 for children ages 12 and under and include hors d'oeuvres and two drink tickets.
Plus, don't miss out on your chance to meet new Wake Forest head football coach Jake Dickert at the event! Register now to join your fellow members of Deacon Nation!
ACC Tournament By The Numbers
- 4 Championships
- 1996, 1995, 1962, 1961
- 10 Final Appearances
- 1996, 1995, 1978, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1956, 1954
For the 16th time and first since 2019, the ACC Tournament will be held in Charlotte. In addition to this year, the ACC Tournament will be held in Charlotte during the 2026 and 2028 editions.
In 2027, the tournament will return to Greensboro.
Regular Season Recap
The Demon Deacons finished the regular season portion of the 2024-25 schedule with a 21-10 overall record as Wake Forest matched the program record with 13 ACC victories en route to the team's highest finish since the 2008-09 season.
With six victories on the road in conference play, Wake Forest also tied the program record for ACC road wins in a single season. In February, the Deacs became the only ACC program to sweep the West Coast swing with victories over Stanford and Cal.
Overall, the Deacs have won 47 ACC games since 2021-22 – most in a four-year span in program history – and the team's 61 home wins during that span is tied for the fourth-most nationally.
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