The 2015–16 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by second-year head coach Danny Manning. The team played home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Demon Deacons finished season 11–20, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost to NC State in the first round of the ACC tournament.
Previous season The Demon Deacons finished the season 13–19, 5–11 in ACC play to finish twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Virginia Tech.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Daniel Green 4 F 6'10" 230 RS Junior Colleyville, TX Graduate transferred to Arkansas–Little Rock Darius Leonard 13 F 6'9" 225 Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated Aaron Rountree III 33 F 6'8" 195 Junior Wilson, NC Graduate transferred to Iona Doug Niedrich 52 F 6'6" 200 Senior Kildeer, IL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Keyshawn Woods 30 G 6'3" 182 Sophomore Gastonia, NC Transferred from Charlotte. Under NCAA transfer rules, Woods will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#cfb53b;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#cfb53b;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#cfb53b;"| ACC regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#cfb53b;"| ACC tournament
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