Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball

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|current = 2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

|university = Wake Forest University

|conference = Atlantic Coast Conference

|location = Winston-Salem, North Carolina

|coach = Megan Gebbia

|tenure = 3rd

|arena = Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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|nickname = Demon Deacons

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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represents Wake Forest in women's basketball. The school competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Demon Deacons play home basketball games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.{{cite web|url=http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/wake-w-baskbl-body.html |title=Wake Forest Demon Deacons Official Athletic Site – Women's Basketball |website=wakeforestsports.Com |access-date=2017-01-28}}

Season-by-season record

The Demon Deacons have a 704–912 all-time record through the 2024–25 season.{{cite web |url=https://godeacs.com/documents/2020/11/17//Section_1_Team_Information.pdf?id=10380 |title=Demon Deacons Quick Facts |publisher=Wake Forest University |year=2020 |accessdate=May 2, 2022}} They have two appearances in the NCAA Tournament (1988 & 2021), and an overall record of 1–2.{{cite web |url=https://godeacs.com/documents/2021/8/6//Section_4_History_Records.pdf?id=10978 |title=Postseason History |publisher=Wake Forest University |date=2021 |accessdate=May 2, 2022}}

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| Season

CoachRecordConference record
style="text-align:left"|1971–72Nora Lynn Finch5–6n/a
style="text-align:left"|1972–73Nora Lynn Finch12–4n/a
style="text-align:left"|1973–74Gail Klock5–5n/a
style="text-align:left"|1974–75Sharron Perkins9–11n/a
style="text-align:left"|1975–76Sharron Perkins4–10n/a
style="text-align:left"|1976–77Barbara Warren6–14n/a
style="text-align:left"|1977–78Barbara Warren4–192–4
style="text-align:left"|1978–79Barbara Warren2–190–7
style="text-align:left"|1979–80Wanda Briley7–201–8
style="text-align:left"|1980–81Wanda Briley10–180–8
style="text-align:left"|1981–82Wanda Briley13–171–9
style="text-align:left"|1982–83Wanda Briley14–140–7
style="text-align:left"|1983–84Wanda Briley13–142–12
style="text-align:left"|1984–85Wanda Briley14–134–10
style="text-align:left"|1985–86Joe Sanchez16–134–10
style="text-align:left"|1986–87Joe Sanchez13–153–11
style="text-align:left"|1987–88Joe Sanchez23–89–5
style="text-align:left"|1988–89Joe Sanchez16–126–8
style="text-align:left"|1989–90Joe Sanchez16–145–9
style="text-align:left"|1990–91Joe Sanchez15–135–9
style="text-align:left"|1991–92Joe Sanchez10–181–15
style="text-align:left"|1992–93Karen Freeman14–144–12
style="text-align:left"|1993–94Karen Freeman8–193–13
style="text-align:left"|1994–95Karen Freeman11–164–12
style="text-align:left"|1995–96Karen Freeman13–146–10
style="text-align:left"|1996–97Karen Freeman12–163–13
style="text-align:left"|1997–98Charlene Curtis4–230–16
style="text-align:left"|1998–99Charlene Curtis8–203–13
style="text-align:left"|1999-00Charlene Curtis7–213–13
style="text-align:left"|2000–01Charlene Curtis11–173–13
style="text-align:left"|2001–02Charlene Curtis12–165–11
style="text-align:left"|2002–03Charlene Curtis13–153–13
style="text-align:left"|2003–04Charlene Curtis12–174–12
style="text-align:left"|2004–05Mike Petersen17–153–11
style="text-align:left"|2005–06Mike Petersen12–163–11
style="text-align:left"|2006–07Mike Petersen9–200–14
style="text-align:left"|2007–08Mike Petersen15–152–12
style="text-align:left"|2008–09Mike Petersen19–125–9
style="text-align:left"|2009–10Mike Petersen18–147–7
style="text-align:left"|2010–11Mike Petersen15–175–9
style="text-align:left"|2011–12Mike Petersen20–147–9
style="text-align:left"|2012–13Jen Hoover13–195–13
style="text-align:left"|2013–14Jen Hoover15–165–11
style="text-align:left"|2014–15Jen Hoover13–202–14
style="text-align:left"|2015–16Jen Hoover17–166–10
style="text-align:left"|2016–17Jen Hoover16–166–10
style="text-align:left"|2017–18Jen Hoover14–175–11
style="text-align:left"|2018–19Jen Hoover10–201–15
style="text-align:left"|2019–20Jen Hoover16–167–11
style="text-align:left"|2020–21Jen Hoover12–138–10
style="text-align:left"|2021–22Jen Hoover16–174–14
style="text-align:left"|2022–23Megan Gebbia17–175–13
style="text-align:left"|2023–24Megan Gebbia7–252–16
style="text-align:left"|2024–25Megan Gebbia9–202–16

=NCAA tournament results=

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rowspan=1 | 1988#9First Round
Second Round
#8 Villanova
#1 Tennessee
W 53–51
L 94–66
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rowspan=1 | 2021#9First Round#8 Oklahoma StateL 84–61
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=WNIT results=

The Demon Deacons have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) seven times. They have a combined record of 6–7.

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| 2005

First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Charlotte
South Florida
West Virginia
W 100–75
W 78–63
L 52–65
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| 2009

First RoundGeorgetownL 61–72
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| 2010

First RoundNorth Carolina A&TL 49–79
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| 2012

First Round
Second Round
Charlotte
James Madison
W 72–61
L 76–84^OT
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| 2016

First Round
Second Round
Charleston
Florida Gulf Coast
W 72–69
L 58–67
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| 2017

First Round
Second Round
Bethune Cookman
Middle Tennessee
W 71–41
L 66–73
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| 2022

First Round
Second Round
Akron
Middle Tennessee
W 71–59
L 55–67
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| 2023

First Round
Second Round
Morgan State
Florida
W 75–49
L 63–80

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