The Wake Forest Demon Deacons is the men's basketball team representing Wake Forest University in the NCAA Division. They compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team has made 23 NCAA Tournament appearances and qualified for the Final Four in 1962. Their most recent appearance was in 2017. The Demon Deacons won the Conference tournament five times in 1953, 1961, 1962, 1995, and 1996, and also the Conference regular season championship five times in 1939, 1960, 1962, 1995, and 2003. Some of their notable players are Dickie Hemric, Chris Paul and Tim Duncan and some former players like John Collins, Ish Smith, and Jake LaRavia play in the NBA.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Basketball Head Coach 2024-2025
Steve Forbes is the head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons for the 2024–2025 season. Forbes coached East Tennessee State from 2015 to 2020 before joining Wake Forest in 2020. He gained experience as an assistant coach at Idaho, Louisiana Tech, Illinois State, Texas A&M, Tennessee, and Wichita State and became the head coach for Northwest Florida State in 2013. Throughout his career, he won two SoCon regular season Championships in 2017 and 2020 and two SoCon tournaments in 2017 and 2020. As an individual recognition, he won the Hugh Durham Award in 2020, the SoCon Coach of the Year in 2020, and the ACC Coach of the Year in 2022.
Steve Forbes Physical Attributes
| Age | 77 years old (July 18, 1947) |
Steve Forbes Age
As of January 2025, Steve Forbes is 77 years old and was born on July 18, 1947.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons basketball Head Coach year by year
Here is the list of Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team head coaches year by year:
| Tenure | Record | Coach |
| 1905-1917 | 95-46 | J. R. Crozier |
| 1917-1918 | 4-12 | E. T. MacDonnell |
| 1918-1919 | 6-9 | Irving Carlyle |
| 1920-1921 | 7-10 | J. L. White, Jr. |
| 1919-1920, 1921-1922 | 20-10 | Bill Holding |
| 1922-1923 | 12-5 | Phil Utley |
| 1923-1925 | 33-14 | Hank Garrity |
| 1926-1928 | 28-17 | James Baldwin |
| 1928-1930 | 7-19 | Patrick Miller |
| 1925-1926, 1930-1931 | 27-16 | R. S. Hayes |
| 1931-1933 | 9-16 | Fred Emmerson |
| 1933-1957 | 285-243 | Murray Greason |
| 1957-1965 | 122-94 | Bones McKinney |
| 1965-1966 | 8-18 | Jack Murdock |
| 1966-1972 | 70-89 | Jack McCloskey |
| 1972-1985 | 222-149 | Carl Tacy |
| 1985-1989 | 45-69 | Bob Staak |
| 1989-2001 | 240-132 | Dave Odom |
| 2001-2007 | 126-68 | Skip Prosser |
| 2007-2010 | 61-31 | Dino Gaudio |
| 2010-2014 | 51-76 | Jeff Bzdelik |
| 2014-2020 | 78-111 | Danny Manning |
| 2020-Present | 71-54 | Steve Forbes |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff 2024-2025
Here is the list of all the coaching staff of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team for the 2024-2025 season:
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Steve Forbes |
| Assistant Coach | BJ McKie |
| Assistant Coach | Matt Woodley |
| Assistant Coach | Jason Shay |
| Assistant Coach | Antanas Kavaliauskas |
| General Manager | Mike Muse |
| Video Coordinator | Christopher Forbes |
Assistant Coach
BJ McKie, Matt Woodley, Jason Shay, and Antanas Kavaliauskas are appointed as the assistant coaches of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team as of January 2025.
BJ McKie, Matt Woodley, and Antanas Kavaliauskas joined in 2020, whereas Jason Shay joined in 2021.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Men’s Basketball Support Staff 2024-2025
| Position | Name |
| Director of Basketball Operations | Frank Davis |
| Director of Player Relations | Darnell Harris |
| Director of Sports Performance - Men's Basketball | Mike Starke |
| Head Athletic Trainer for Men's Basketball | Mark Armour II |
FAQs on Wake Forest Demon Deacons
A. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons program was founded in 1905.
A. Wake Forest Demon Deacons have made 23 NCAA Tournament appearances.
A. Dickie Hemric is Wake Forest's all-time leading scorer for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
A. Wake Forest nickname is the Demon Deacons.
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