2011–12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2011–12
|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons
|image=Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
|image_size=125
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=13–18
|conf_record=4–12
|head_coach= Jeff Bzdelik (2nd season)
|asst_coach1= Jeff Battle
|asst_coach2= Rusty LaRue
|asst_coach3= Walt Corbean
|stadium= LJVM Coliseum
|champion=
|bowl =
|bowl_result =
}}
{{2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings}}
The 2011–12 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2011–2012 NCAA college basketball season. The head coach was Jeff Bzdelik, who was coaching in his second season at Wake Forest. The team played its home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. After another below .500 season, Athletic Director Ron Wellman reaffirmed with an, "Oh, Heavens Yes" that his longtime close friend Head Coach Jeff Bzdelik would continue to be the coach of the Wake Forest men's basketball team for the foreseeable future. In Bzdelik's first 2 seasons, 7 players transferred from the program, while Bzdelik managed to win only 5 ACC games.
Previous season
Wake finished the 2010–11 season 8–24, 1–15 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament.
Recruiting
Wake Forest has a 3-man recruiting class for 2011.
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2011}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Anthony Fields
| position = Guard
| hometown = Detroit, Michigan
| highschool = Quality Education Academy (NC)
| feet = 6
| inches = 0
| weight = 170
| 40 =
| commitdate = January 5, 2011
| scout stars = 2
| rivals stars = 3
| espn grade = 88
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Chase Fischer
| position = Guard
| hometown = Ripley, West Virginia
| highschool = Ripley High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| weight = 175
| 40 =
| commitdate = May 5, 2010
| scout stars = 3
| rivals stars = 3
| espn grade = 90
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Daniel Green
| position = Forward
| hometown = Colleyville, Texas
| highschool = Grapevine High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 9
| weight = 210
| 40 =
| commitdate = November 2, 2010
| scout stars = 2
| rivals stars = 3
| espn grade = 89
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2011
| rivals ref title = 2011 Wake Forest Basketball Commitment List
| scout ref title = 2011 Deacon College Basketball Recruiting Commits
| espn ref title = 2011 Player Commits
| rivals school =
| scout s =
| espn schoolid =
| scout overall =
| rivals overall =
| espn overall =
| accessdate = July 8, 2011
| bball = yes
}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tony|last=Chennault|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=195|class=SO|home=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|high_school=Neumann-Goretti High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Carson|last=Desrosiers|num=33|pos=C|ft=7|in=0|lbs=235|class=SO|home=Windham, New Hampshire|high_school=Central Catholic High School (MA)}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Anthony|last=Fields|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=170|class=FR|home=Detroit, Michigan|high_school=Quality Education Academy (NC)}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chase|last=Fischer|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=175|class=FR|home=Ripley, West Virginia|high_school=Ripley High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ryan|last=Glass|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=170|class=FR|home=Cincinnati, Ohio|high_school=Summit Country Day School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brooks|last=Godwin|num=41|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=210|class=SR|home=Winston-Salem, North Carolina|high_school=Mount Tabor High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Daniel|last=Green|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=210|class=FR|home=Colleyville, Texas|high_school=Grapevine High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=C. J.|last=Harris|dab=basketball|link=y|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=JR|home=Winston-Salem, North Carolina|high_school=Mount Tabor High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Aaron|last=Ingle|num=43|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=175|class=SR|home=Weaverville, North Carolina|high_school=Christ School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Spencer|last=Jennings|num=42|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=170|class=JR|home=Midland, Michigan|high_school=Herbert Henry Dow High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ryan|last=Keenan|num=45|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=195|class=SR|home=Bellaire, Texas|high_school=Westbury Christian School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Travis|last=McKie|num=30|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=205|class=SO|home=Richmond, Virginia|high_school=John Marshall High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nikita|last=Mescheriakov|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=215|class=SR|rs=y|home=Minsk, Belarus|high_school=St. John's Prospect Hall}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Doug|last=Niedrich|num=52|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=190|class=FR|home=Kildeer, Illinois|high_school=Adlai E. Stevenson HS}}
{{CBB roster/Footer|roster_url=http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wake-m-baskbl-mtt.html|accessdate=2012-03-08
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Jeff Battle ({{college|Marshall}})
- Rusty LaRue ({{college|Wake Forest}})
- Walt Corbean ({{college|Xavier}})
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start}}
|-
!colspan=9| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ferrum College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 82–43
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 75–63
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
|-
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 81–72
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = NC Central
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 93–79
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = HP Field House
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = Old Spice Classic
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 76–80
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = HP Field House
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = 2011 Old Spice Classic
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 56–84
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| time = 11:30 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = HP Field House
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = 2011 Old Spice Classic
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–61
| overtime =
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| time = 9:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bob Devaney Sports Center
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename = ACC – Big Ten Challenge
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 55–53
| overtime =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 62–70
| overtime =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 7
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = High Point
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Millis Athletic Convocation Center
| site_cityst = High Point, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 87–83
| overtime =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Prudential Center
| site_cityst = Newark, NJ
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 54–68
| overtime =
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 18
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Gardner–Webb
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = theACC.com
| score = 67–59
| overtime =
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = theACC.com
| score = 87–78
| overtime =
| record = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = theACC.com
| score = 72–71
| overtime =
| record = 9–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wofford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 52–56
| overtime =
| record = 9–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ACC Network
| score = 58–55
| overtime =
| record = 10–5 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Comcast Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 64–70
| overtime =
| record = 10–6 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = North Carolina State
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| tv = ACC Network
| score = 40–76
| record = 10–7 (1–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| tv = ESPN
| score = 73–91
| record = 10–8 (1–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Conte Forum
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| tv = ACC Network
| score = 71–56
| record = 11–8 (2–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 52–75
| record = 11–9 (2–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| gamename =
| tv = ACC Network
| score = 60–71
| record = 11–10 (2–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 31
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 53–68
| overtime =
| record = 11–11 (2–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = RBC Center
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ACC Network
| score = 76–87
| overtime =
| record = 11–12 (2–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 44–68
| overtime =
| record = 11–13 (2–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 58–78
| overtime =
| record = 11–14 (2–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 59–50
| overtime =
| record = 12–14 (3–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Miami
| opprank =
| site_stadium = BankUnited Center
| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 56–74
| overtime =
| record = 12–15 (3–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 85–56
| overtime =
| record = 13–15 (4–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 28
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 71–79
| overtime =
| record = 13–16 (4–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 3
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Philips Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| tv = ACC Network
| score = 62–69
| overtime =
| record = 13–17 (4–12)
}}
|-
!colspan=9| ACC tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Philips Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = First Round
| tv = ESPNU/ACC Network
| score = 60–82
| overtime =
| record = 13–18 (4–12)
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll=Coaches' Poll
| timezone = Eastern Time"[http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wake-m-baskbl-sched.html 2011–12 Schedule]." wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved on August 24, 2011.
}}
Leaders by Game
- Team Season Highs in Bold.
| class="wikitable"
!Game !Points !Rebounds !Assists !Steals !Blocks |
| Loyola (MD.)
|Harris (20) |Desrosiers (10) |Fields (3) |McKie (3) |Desrosiers (8) |
| Georgia Southern
|McKie (23) |McKie (7) |Chennault/Fields (4) |Chennault/Harris (4) |Desrosiers (3) |
| NC Central
|McKie (25) |McKie (7) |Chennault (6) |Chennault/Fischer (2) |Desrosiers/Mescheriakov (1) |
| Dayton
|McKie (20) |3 Tied (6) |Fields/Harris (4) |McKie (2) |Desrosiers/McKie (2) |
| Arizona State
|Harris (17) |Harris (5) |Harris (2) |5 Tied (1) |Desrosiers (2) |
| Texas Tech
|Harris/McKie (20) |McKie (9) |Harris (5) |Chennault (3) |Desrosiers/Green (2) |
| Nebraska
|Desrosiers/Fischer (13) |Desrosiers (12) |Harris (5) |3 Tied (1) |Desrosiers (2) |
| Richmond
|McKie (25) |McKie (7) |4 Tied (2) |Fischer (2) |Desrosiers (4) |
| High Point
|Chennault/Harris (20) |Mescheriakov (7) |Chennault (6) |Fields/Harris (2) |Desrosiers (3) |
| Seton Hall
|McKie (17) |McKie (7) |Chennault (2) |Desrosiers/Harris (1) |Desrosiers/Walker (1) |
| Gardner-Webb
|Harris (18) |Walker (9) |Chennault/Mescheriakov (3) |Chennault/Fischer (2) |Desrosiers/Walker (1) |
| UNC-Wilmington
|Harris (23) |Desrosiers (11) |Harris (4) |Harris/McKie (2) |3 tied (1) |
| Yale
|Harris (23) |Desrosiers (10) |Chennault (6) |Harris (3) |Desrosiers (3) |
| Wofford
|McKie (25) |Walker (12) |Mescheriakov/Walker (3) |McKie (2) |Desrosiers/Walker (3) |
| Virginia Tech
|Harris (13) |McKie (15) |Harris (4) |3 tied (1) |Desrosiers (4) |
| Maryland
|McKie (25) |Walker (9) |Chennault (4) |Chennault (1) |Walker (8) |
| NC State
|Harris (10) |Walker (7) |Chennault (3) |Harris/Walker (1) |Walker (3) |
| Duke
|Harris (20) |McKie (10) |Harris (3) |Chennault (3) |Walker (4) |
| Boston College
|McKie (20) |Walker (11) |Chennault (6) |Harris (3) |Walker (6) |
| Florida State
|Harris (16) |McKie (9) |Chennault (3) |4 tied (1) |Walker (4) |
| Clemson
|Harris (19) |McKie (12) |3 tied (3) |McKie (2) |Walker (3) |
| North Carolina
|Harris (19) |McKie (13) |Chennault/Mescheriakov (3) |Chennault/Harris (1) |Walker (3) |
| NC State
|Harris (21) |Chennault (7) |Chennault (6) |Fischer (2) |Walker (2) |
| Virginia
|McKie (16) |Desrosiers/McKie (6) |Chennault/Mescheriakov (3) |Desrosiers (2) |Desrosiers/McKie (1) |
| Clemson
|Harris (18) |Chennault/McKie (4) |McKie (3) |3 tied (2) |Desrosiers (2) |
| Georgia Tech
|McKie (23) |McKie (11) |Harris (6) |Chennault (3) |Walker (4) |
| Miami
|Harris (14) |McKie (6) |Harris (5) |Fischer/Harris (2) |Walker (2) |
| Boston College
|Harris (23) |Desrosiers (7) |3 tied (4) |Harris/McKie (2) |Walker (2) |
| Duke
|Chennault/Mescheriakov (18) |Desrosiers/Mescheriakov (5) |Mescheriakov (4) |Harris (2) |Walker (2) |
| Georgia Tech
|Harris (17) |Mescheriakov (5) |Mescheriakov (7) |Mescheriakov (1) |Desrosiers (4) |
| Maryland
|McKie (22) |McKie (8) |Mescheriakov (4) |Harris (3) |Desrosiers (2) |
References
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