2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2007–08 record	17–13 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Dino Gaudio;
Assistant coaches	Jeff Battle; Pat Kelsey; Mike Muse;
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by first-year head coach Dino Gaudio, played their games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In first season under their new head coach (who replaced former coach Skip Prosser, who died in the off-season), the Deacons lost leading scorer from 2006–07, Kyle Visser, but brought in a good recruiting class (ranked 28th nationally by Scout.com),^[1] including guards Jeff Teague and Gary Clark, and forward James Johnson.

Roster[]

#	Name	Position	Height	Class	Hometown
2	Gary Clark	G	6'4"	Freshman	Sarasota, Florida
35	Kyle Fowler	G	6'2"	Freshman	Wheaton, Illinois
4	Harvey Hale	G	6'2"	Junior	Albuquerque, New Mexico
52	Bobby Hoekstra	F	6'7"	Junior	Lewisville, North Carolina
23	James Johnson	F	6'8"	Freshman	Cheyenne, Wyoming
20	Mike Lepore	G	6'1"	Junior	Flemington, New Jersey
13	Chas McFarland	C	6'11"	Sophomore	Lovington, Illinois
30	Jimmy McQuilkin	G	5'10"	Junior	Columbia, Maryland
45	Jason Philippe	G	6'3"	Freshman	South Ozone Park, New York
31	Jamie Skeen	F	6'8"	Sophomore	Charlotte, North Carolina
10	Ishmael Smith	G	6'0"	Sophomore	Concord, North Carolina
11	Cameron Stanley	F	6'6"	(RS) Junior	Raleigh, North Carolina
0	Jeff Teague	G	6'2"	Freshman	Indianapolis, Indiana
44	David Weaver	F/C	6'10"	(RS) Sophomore	Black Mountain, North Carolina
42	L. D. Williams	G	6'4"	Sophomore	Yadkinville, North Carolina

Schedule[]

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Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Record	Television
11/9	Fairfield	W	85–60	1–0	ACC Select
11/19	NC Central	W	75–58	2–0	ACC Select
11/23	Winston-Salem State	W	73–53	3–0	None
11/26	at Iowa	W	56–47	4–0	ESPN2
11/29	at Charlotte	L	59–63	4–1	Time Warner Cable (NC Only)
12/1	USC Upstate	W	72–48	5–1	None
12/5	at #23 Vanderbilt	L	80–83	5–2	Fox Sports Net
12/8	at Georgia	L	50–72	5–3	Fox Sports Net
12/16	Bucknell	W	72–56	6–3	ACC Select
12/19	South Florida	W	74–61	7–3	ACC Select
12/23	Virginia Tech	W	77–75	8–3	Fox Sports Net
12/30	Air Force	W	78–67	9–3	Fox Sports Net
1/2	Presbyterian	W	70–58	10–3	ACC Select
1/8	BYU	W	79–62	11–3	ACC Select
1/12	at Boston College	L	112–73	11–4	Raycom Sports
1/15	at Maryland	L	71–64	11–5	Raycom Sports
1/20	Florida State	W	74–57	12–5	Raycom Sports
1/22	at #25 Clemson	L	80–75 (OT)	12–6	Raycom Sports
1/29	Miami FL	W	70–68	13–6	Raycom Sports
2/3	at NC State	L	67–65	13–7	Raycom Sports
2/6	Georgia Tech	L	89–83	13–8	ACC Select
2/9	Virginia	W	80–64	14–8	ABC
2/14	at Florida State	W	78–70	15–8	Raycom Sports
2/17	#2 Duke	W	86–73	16–8	Fox Sports Net
2/24	at #3 UNC	L	89–73	16–9	Fox Sports Net
2/28	Maryland	L	74–70	16–10	Raycom Sports
3/1	at Georgia Tech	L	87–79 (OT)	16–11	Raycom Sports
3/4	at Virginia Tech	L	80–58	16–12	Raycom Sports
3/8	at NC State	W	78–67	17–12	Raycom Sports
3/13	vs. Florida State (ACC Tournament 1st Round)	L	70–60	17–13	Raycom Sports

Game summaries[]

Fairfield @ Wake Forest[]

November 9, 2007

LJVM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Fairfield	25	35	60
Wake Forest	45	40	85

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	17
Skeen, F	10
Hale, G	17
I. Smith, G	6
Williams, G	12

Bench[]

Name	Points
Teague	9
Clark	9
Stanley	0
McFarland	5
M. Smith	0
Weaver	0

NC Central @ Wake Forest[]

November 19, 2007

LJVM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, NC

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
NC Central	23	35	58
Wake Forest	46	29	75

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	12
Skeen, F	13
Williams, G	14
Hale, G	8
I. Smith, G	8

Bench[]

Name	Points
Teague	6
Clark	1
Stanley	0
McFarland	8
Weaver	5

Winston-Salem State @ Wake Forest[]

November 23, 2007

LVJM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, NC

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Winston-Salem State	20	33	53
Wake Forest	36	37	73

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	11
Williams, F	19
McFarland, C	9
Hale, G	8
I. Smith, G	6

Bench[]

Name	Points
Teague	15
Clark	0
Stanley	2
Lepore	0
M. Smith	0
Skeen	3
Weaver	1
Hoekstra	0

Wake Forest @ Iowa[]

November 26, 2007

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Iowa City, IA

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Wake Forest	33	23	56
Iowa	17	30	47

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	7
McFarland, C	15
Hale, G	2
I. Smith, F	4
Williams, G	5

Bench[]

Name	Points
Teague	9
Clark	3
Skeen	11
Weaver	0

Wake Forest @ Charlotte[]

November 29, 2007

Bobcats Arena

Charlotte, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Wake Forest	29	30	59
Charlotte	24	39	63

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	14
McFarland, C	5
Hale, G	12
I. Smith, G	4
Williams, G	13

Bench[]

Name	Points
Teague	3
Clark	0
Skeen	71
Stanley	0

USC Upstate @ Wake Forest[]

December 1, 2007

LJVM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
USC Upstate	26	22	58
Wake Forest	38	34	72

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Hale, G	12
I. Smith, G	10
McFarland, C	12
Johnson, F	15
Williams, G	7

Bench[]

Name	Points
Weaver	5
Clark	2
Skeen	3
Stanley	0
Teague	6
Stanley	0
Hoekstra	0

Wake Forest @ #23 Vanderbilt[]

December 5, 2007

Memorial Gymnasium

Nashville, Tennessee

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Wake Forest	31	49	80
Vanderbilt	35	48	83

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	18
McFarland, C	2
Teague, G	10
I. Smith, G	12
Williams, G	11

Bench[]

Name	Points
Hale	18
Stanley	0
Skeen	9
Weaver	0

Wake Forest @ Georgia[]

December 8, 2007

Stegeman Coliseum

Athens, Georgia

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Wake Forest	29	21	50
Georgia	34	38	72

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	12
McFarland, C	0
Hale, G	2
I. Smith, G	14
Williams, G	5

Bench[]

Name	Points
Teague	2
Clark	4
Stanley	5
Skeen	6
Weaver	0

Bucknell @ Wake Forest[]

December 16, 2007

LVJM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Bucknell	28	28	56
Wake Forest	30	42	72

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	7
Skeen, F	3
McFarland, C	9
I. Smith, G	11
Williams, G	11

Bench[]

Name	Points
Teague	16
Clark	1
Hale	12
Stanley	0
Weaver	2

South Florida @ Wake Forest[]

December 19, 2007

LVJM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
South Florida	27	34	61
Wake Forest	37	37	74

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Teague, G	11
Johnson, F	10
McFarland, C	8
I. Smith, G	4
Williams, G	10

Bench[]

Name	Points
Hale	14
Skeen	17
Stanley	0
Weaver	0

Virginia Tech @ Wake Forest[]

December 23, 2007

LVJM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Virginia Tech	36	39	75
Wake Forest	45	32	77

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Teague, G	15
Johnson, F	13
McFarland, C	10
I. Smith, G	18
Williams, G	5

Bench[]

Name	Points
Clark	3
Hale	5
Stanley	0
Skeen	0
Weaver	2

Air Force @ Wake Forest[]

December 30, 2007

LVJM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Air Force	39	28	67
Wake Forest	41	37	78

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	22
Williams, F	16
McFarland, C	2
Teague, G	11
I. Smith, G	3

Bench[]

Name	Points
Clark	0
Hale	15
Stanley	7
Weaver	2

Presbyterian @ Wake Forest[]

January 2, 2008

LVJM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Presbyterian	29	29	58
Wake Forest	31	39	70

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	18
Weaver, C	4
Teague, G	14
Williams, G	14
I. Smith, G	0

Bench[]

Name	Points
Clark	1
Hale	9
Stanley	0
McFarland	7
Skeen	3

Brigham Young @ Wake Forest[]

January 8, 2008

LVJM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Brigham Young	32	30	62
Wake Forest	49	30	79

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	19
McFarland, C	11
Teague, G	26
Williams, G	2
I. Smith, G	10

Bench[]

Name	Points
Hale	9
Clark	0
Skeen	0
Stanley	0
Weaver	2

Wake Forest @ Boston College[]

January 12, 2008

Silvio O. Conte Forum

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Wake Forest	30	43	73
Boston College	45	67	112

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	22
McFarland, C	2
Teague, G	10
Williams, G	8
I. Smith, G	8

Bench[]

Name	Points
Lepore	0
Clark	0
Hale	2
Skeen	11
Stanley	2
Weaver	8
Hoekstra	0

Wake Forest @ Maryland[]

January 15, 2008

Comcast Center

College Park, Maryland

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Wake Forest	26	38	64
Maryland	31	40	71

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	14
McFarland, C	4
Teague, G	13
Williams, G	10
I. Smith, G	16

Bench[]

Name	Points
Hale	7
Skeen	0
Stanley	0
Weaver	0

Florida State @ Wake Forest[]

January 20, 2008

LJVM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Florida State	31	26	57
Wake Forest	28	46	74

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	26
McFarland, C	9
Teague, G	12
Williams, G	6
I. Smith, G	3

Bench[]

Name	Points
Clark	0
Hale	10
Skeen	8
Weaver	0

Wake Forest @ #25 Clemson[]

January 22, 2008

Littlejohn Coliseum

Clemson, South Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Overtime	Final
Wake Forest	32	33	10	75
Clemson	31	34	15	80

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	14
McFarland, C	9
Teague, G	6
Williams, G	14
I. Smith, G	19

Bench[]

Name	Points
Hale	7
Stanley	2
Skeen	2
Weaver	2

Miami @ Wake Forest[]

January 29, 2008

LJVM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Miami	34	34	68
Wake Forest	34	36	70

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	9
McFarland, C	10
Teague, G	27
Hale, G	8
I. Smith, G	6

Bench[]

Name	Points
Stanley	0
Skeen	8
Weaver	2

Wake Forest @ North Carolina State[]

February 3, 2008

RBC Center

Raleigh, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Wake Forest	31	34	65
NC State	24	43	67

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	10
Skeen, F	3
McFarland, C	9
Teague, G	17
I. Smith, G	15

Bench[]

Name	Points
Stanley	0
Hale	7
Weaver	4

Georgia Tech @ Wake Forest[]

February 6, 2008

LVJM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Georgia Tech	37	52	89
Wake Forest	45	38	83

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	13
McFarland, C	9
Hale, G	18
Teague, G	19
I. Smith, G	5

Bench[]

Name	Points
Clark	8
Skeen	9
Weaver	2
Stanley	0

Virginia @ Wake Forest[]

February 9, 2008

LVJM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Virginia	27	37	64
Wake Forest	36	44	80

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Johnson, F	21
McFarland, C	9
Hale, G	15
Teague, G	6
I. Smith, G	15

Bench[]

Name	Points
Clark	8
Skeen	1
Weaver	5

Wake Forest @ Florida State[]

February 14, 2008

Donald L. Tucker Center

Tallahassee, Florida

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Wake Forest	42	36	78
Florida State	26	44	70

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Skeen, F	6
McFarland, C	17
Hale, G	0
Teague, G	18
I. Smith, G	7

Bench[]

Name	Points
Johnson	7
Clark	13
Williams	10
Weaver	1

#2 Duke @ Wake Forest[]

February 17, 2008

LJVM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Duke	42	31	73
Wake Forest	47	39	86

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Williams, F	9
Johnson, F	24
McFarland, C	5
Teague, G	26
I. Smith, G	6

Bench[]

Name	Points
Hale	0
Clark	4
Skeen	10
Weaver	2
Stanley	0

Wake Forest @ #3 North Carolina[]

February 24, 2008

Dean Smith Center

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Wake Forest	41	32	73
North Carolina	50	39	89

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Williams, F	3
Johnson, F	22
McFarland, C	11
Teague, G	18
I. Smith, G	4

Bench[]

Name	Points
Hale	5
Clark	0
Skeen	8
Weaver	2

Maryland @ Wake Forest[]

February 28, 2008

LJVM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Maryland	40	34	74
Wake Forest	33	37	70

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Williams, F	7
Johnson, F	25
McFarland, C	11
Teague, G	6
I. Smith, G	6

Bench[]

Name	Points
Hale	8
Clark	0
Skeen	0
Weaver	5
Stanley	2

Wake Forest @ Georgia Tech[]

March 1, 2008

Alexander Memorial Coliseum

Atlanta, GA

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Overtime	Final
Wake Forest	37	35	7	79
Georgia Tech	44	28	15	87

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Williams, F	6
Johnson, F	4
McFarland, C	28
Hale, G	11
I. Smith, G	8

Bench[]

Name	Points
Teague	20
Clark	0
Skeen	0
Weaver	2
Stanley	0
Lepore	0
Hoekstra	0

Wake Forest @ Virginia Tech[]

March 4, 2008

Cassell Coliseum

Blacksburg, VA

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Wake Forest	26	32	58
Virginia Tech	47	33	80

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Williams, F	2
Johnson, F	3
McFarland, C	10
Teague, G	25
I. Smith, G	9

Bench[]

Name	Points
Hale	2
Clark	0
Skeen	3
Weaver	2
Stanley	2
Lepore	0
Hoekstra	0

NC State @ Wake Forest[]

March 8, 2008

LJVM Coliseum

Winston-Salem, NC

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
NC State	29	38	67
Wake Forest	35	43	78

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Williams, F	7
Skeen, F	2
McFarland, C	2
Teague, G	25
I. Smith, G	14

Bench[]

Name	Points
Hale	1
Clark	0
Johnson	19
Weaver	8

Florida State vs. Wake Forest[]

March 13, 2008

Bobcats Arena

Charlotte, NC

Teams	1st Half	2nd Half	Final
Florida State	31	39	70
Wake Forest	26	34	60

Points[]

Starters[]

Name	Points
Williams, F	6
Johnson, F	10
McFarland, C	4
Teague, G	15
I. Smith, G	8

Bench[]

Name	Points
Hale	0
Clark	5
Skeen	0
Weaver	12
Stanley	0

References[]

^ Scout.com's 2007 Team Rankings

[1] Scout.com's 2007 Team Rankings

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