Wake Forest is chasing the program's first NCAA Tournament bid since 2017. The Demon Deacons have made clear progress under fourth-year coach Steve Forbes. That includes winning 25 games in 2022 and 19 more last season. But they've come up short on earning that NCAA bid.
FILE - Wake Forest’s Andrew Carr lines up a shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame, Feb. 4, 2023 in South Bend, Ind. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are trying to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017. FILE - Wake Forest’s Cameron Hildreth handles the ball during an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Jan. 31, 2023. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are trying to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017.
Wake Forest has done it with impressive use of the transfer portal, notably in bringing in back-to-back picks as Associated Press league player of the year in guards. The formula is familiar this year, as the Demon Deacons chase the program’s first NCAA bid since a First Four appearance under Danny Manning in 2017.
“The way coaches, it gives us a lot of freedom to be able to go out there and be comfortable and confident, and play the way that we practice,” said Carr, himself a transfer from Delaware before last season. “I’m excited for this season and for a bunch of the new guys to come in here and have big roles.”Hildreth, a 6-4 guard, has proven capable of contributing in multiple areas. He was also the team’s No. 2 rebounder last year and was second in assists behind Appleby.
“We get to that point where it’s selection day and we don’t get picked,” Hildreth said. “I feel like we’re in position where we’re definitely good enough to make it and we’ve just come up shsort.”Wake Forest opens the season Nov. 6 against Elon, then has immediate power-conference matchups against Georgia on Nov. 10 and Utah in the first round of the Charleston Classic.
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