The 2022–23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by third-year head coach Steve Forbes and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament they defeated Syracuse before losing to Miami in the quarterfinals.

Previous season The Demon Deacons finished 2021–22 season 25–10, 13–7 in ACC play, to finish in fifth place. They lost to Boston College in the second round of the ACC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Towson and VCU in the first two rounds. Their season then ended in a quarterfinal loss to Texas A&M.

Offseason Departures Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jake LaRavia 0 F 6'8" 235 Junior Indianapolis, IN Declare for 2022 NBA draft Isaiah Mucius 1 F 6'8" 205 Senior East Patchogue, NY Graduated Carter Whitt 11 G 6'3" 180 RS Freshman Raleigh, NC Transferred to Furman Dallas Walton 13 F/C 7'0" 230 GS Senior Arvada, CO Graduated Khadim Sy 20 F 6'10" 240 GS Senior Dakra, Senegal Graduated Alondes Williams 31 G 6'5" 210 GS Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft Anthony Mathis Jr. 45 G 6'0" 185 RS Senior Louisville, KY Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Miles Lester 55 G 6'0" 180 RS Senior Wichita, KS Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Tyree Appleby 1 G 6'1" 163 GS Senior Jacksonville, AR Florida Jao Ituka 10 G 6'1" 196 Sophomore Gaithersburg, MD Marist Andrew Carr 11 F 6'9" 220 Junior West Chester, PA Delaware Davion Bradford 20 F 7'0" 270 Junior St. Louis, MO Kansas State

2022 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results Source:

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

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