The 2024–25 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by fifth-year head coach Steve Forbes, played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Demon Deacons won their first four games of the season, the highlight of which, was a 72–70 victory over Michigan at a neutral site. Their first loss came in the Skip Prosser Classic against Xavier, 75–60. They won two games before traveling to Florida to participate in the ESPN Events Invitational. The team lost to eighteenth ranked Florida in the semifinals before defeating Minnesota to finish in third place. They then traveled to College Station to face twenty-second ranked Texas A&M in the ACC–SEC Challenge, where they lost 57–44. The Demon Deacons won eight of their next nine games, with the only loss coming at twenty-fifth ranked Clemson. The run also included seven ACC wins, with a rivalry victory over NC State and another rivalry defeat of North Carolina. The streak ended with back-to-back losses against ranked teams: second-ranked Duke and twenty-first ranked Louisville. They won their next three games, including a two-point victory over Pittsburgh and two victories on a trip to California. They lost 72–70 against Florida State on their return to the east coast. The Demon Deacons went 3–3 in their final six games with defeats of SMU, Notre Dame, and Georgia Tech. Their defeats over the stretch included a rivalry loss to NC State, a loss to Virginia, and another loss against second-ranked Duke.
The Demon Deacons finished the season 21–11 and 13–7 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. Wake Forest finished atop the tiebreaking procedure and was the fourth seed in the 2025 ACC tournament. As the fourth seed, they earned a bye into the quarterfinals where they lost to rivals North Carolina 68–59. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and declined an invitation to the NIT.
Previous season
The Demon Deacons finished the season 21–14 overall and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. After winning both tiebreakers, they were awarded the fifth seed in the ACC tournament. They received a bye into the second round where they defeated twelfth seed Notre Dame, avenging a loss from the regular season. They lost to fourth seed Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament and were a first seed. They defeated Appalachian State in the first round before losing to fourth-seed Georgia in the second round to end their season.
Offseason Departures Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Kevin Miller 0 G 6'0" 175 Chicago, Illinois Transferred to SMU Abramo Canka 10 G 6'6" 200 Genoa, Italy Transferred to Stetson Andrew Carr 11 F 6'11" 230 West Chester, Pennsylvania Transferred to Kentucky Aaron Clark 13 G 6'6" 195 Easton, Pennsylvania Transferred to Pepperdine Zach Keller 25 F 6'10" 228 Highlands Ranch, Colorado Transferred to Utah Damari Monsanto 30 G 6'6" 225 Pembroke Pines, Florida Graduated Jao Ituka 31 G 6'1" 196 Gaithersburg, Maryland Transferred to Jacksonville State Matthew Marsh 33 C 7'1" 240 Cornwall, England Transferred to Oregon State
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Omaha Biliew 0 F 6'8" 225 Denison, Iowa Iowa State Davin Cosby 1 G 6'5" 205 Richmond, Virginia Alabama Ty-Laur Johnson 8 G 6'0" 160 Brooklyn, New York Louisville Tre'Von Spillers 25 F 6'7" 205 Charleston, South Carolina Appalachian State Churchill Abass 55 C/F 6'9" 250 Edo State, Nigeria DePaul
2024 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results Source:
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Rankings
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