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Wake Forest, West Virginia Announce Neutral Site Series Beginning in 2025-26 Season
7/16/2025 3:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Demon Deacons and Mountaineers will meet in a pair of neutral site matchups in Charleston and Greensboro over the next two seasons.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest men's basketball and the Big 12's West Virginia have announced a two-year neutral site series, beginning with the Holiday Hoopfest presented by the Charleston, West Virginia Convention & Visitors Bureau on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. During the 2026-27 season, the Demon Deacons and Mountaineers will meet at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Tip time and television for this year's matchup – along with a date for the 2026-27 matchup – will be announced at a later date.
A Look At The Matchup
The Demon Deacons earned 21 victories and the program's first-ever double bye in the ACC Tournament. With 13 ACC victories – tied for the most in a single season in school history and the second time in four seasons the Deacs have hit that mark – Wake Forest earned its highest regular season finish since the 2008-09 campaign.
Wake Forest matched the school record for road ACC victories with six and became the only ACC program to sweep the West Coast swing with victories at Stanford and Cal. Additionally, the Deacs set a new program record for ACC victories over a four-year span with 47 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign.
West Virginia, meanwhile, finished with a 19-13 record and is entering the first year of the Ross Hodge era after he was announced as the program's 24th head coach on March 24.
The 2025-26 Schedule
This two-year neutral site series announcement is the latest for the Deacs as they head into the 2025-26 season.
Wake Forest will complete a two-year series with Michigan in Detroit on Nov. 11, face a stacked field in the 2025 Baha Mar Championship Nov. 20-21 and host Oklahoma in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Dec. 2 at LJVM Coliseum. The Deacs' non-conference portion of the schedule concludes on Dec. 21 when Wake Forest begins a two-year home-and-home series with Vanderbilt.
Additionally, Wake Forest's ACC opponents for the upcoming year have been announced, including home matchups with Big Four foe NC State along with Louisville and Clemson, as both programs finished the 2024-25 campaign ranked in the AP Top 25.
Secure Your Spot In Charleston!
Presale for Holiday Hoopfest will begin on Tuesday, September 2 with public on-sale to follow on Friday, September 5. Follow the event on Twitter @holihoopfest to stay up to date on ticket details.
Catch All Of The Home Action At LJVM Coliseum
As Wake Forest Athletics continues to strive to provide a World Class Student-Athlete Experience, the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina and bringing Value to Wake Forest, Winston-Salem and the Triad Communities, 2025-26 men's basketball season tickets are on sale now!
Season tickets for the 2025-26 season are on sale now starting at just $195 (plus fees). Season tickets are the best way to ensure you get access to all the action at the LJVM Coliseum this season at the best price per-game. Purchase online here or contact the Wake Forest ticket office at (336) 758-3322 from Monday-Friday at 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to secure your seats.
Tip time and television for this year's matchup – along with a date for the 2026-27 matchup – will be announced at a later date.
A Look At The Matchup
The Demon Deacons earned 21 victories and the program's first-ever double bye in the ACC Tournament. With 13 ACC victories – tied for the most in a single season in school history and the second time in four seasons the Deacs have hit that mark – Wake Forest earned its highest regular season finish since the 2008-09 campaign.
Wake Forest matched the school record for road ACC victories with six and became the only ACC program to sweep the West Coast swing with victories at Stanford and Cal. Additionally, the Deacs set a new program record for ACC victories over a four-year span with 47 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign.
| Most ACC Wins Over Four-Year Span | Years |
| 47 | 2021-25 |
| 46 | 1959-63 |
| 44 | 1993-97 |
| 44 | 2001-05 |
The 2025-26 Schedule
This two-year neutral site series announcement is the latest for the Deacs as they head into the 2025-26 season.
Wake Forest will complete a two-year series with Michigan in Detroit on Nov. 11, face a stacked field in the 2025 Baha Mar Championship Nov. 20-21 and host Oklahoma in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Dec. 2 at LJVM Coliseum. The Deacs' non-conference portion of the schedule concludes on Dec. 21 when Wake Forest begins a two-year home-and-home series with Vanderbilt.
Additionally, Wake Forest's ACC opponents for the upcoming year have been announced, including home matchups with Big Four foe NC State along with Louisville and Clemson, as both programs finished the 2024-25 campaign ranked in the AP Top 25.
Secure Your Spot In Charleston!
Presale for Holiday Hoopfest will begin on Tuesday, September 2 with public on-sale to follow on Friday, September 5. Follow the event on Twitter @holihoopfest to stay up to date on ticket details.
Catch All Of The Home Action At LJVM Coliseum
As Wake Forest Athletics continues to strive to provide a World Class Student-Athlete Experience, the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina and bringing Value to Wake Forest, Winston-Salem and the Triad Communities, 2025-26 men's basketball season tickets are on sale now!
Season tickets for the 2025-26 season are on sale now starting at just $195 (plus fees). Season tickets are the best way to ensure you get access to all the action at the LJVM Coliseum this season at the best price per-game. Purchase online here or contact the Wake Forest ticket office at (336) 758-3322 from Monday-Friday at 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to secure your seats.
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