{"id":213545,"date":"2025-09-09T19:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/213545\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T19:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:01:09","slug":"secure-your-spot-wake-forest-mens-basketball-2025-26-acc-schedule-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/213545\/","title":{"rendered":"Secure Your Spot! Wake Forest Men’s Basketball 2025-26 ACC Schedule Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – <\/strong>Following the announcement of a competitive non-conference slate<\/a>, Wake Forest men’s basketball’s 2025-26 ACC schedule has been unveiled beginning with a Big Four road contest against NC State on Tuesday Dec. 30\/Wednesday Dec. 31. The Demon Deacons’ first home ACC contests will take place on Saturday, Jan. 3 against Virginia Tech and Tuesday, Jan. 6\/Wednesday Jan. 7 against Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wake Forest’s home ACC slate also features contests against SMU (Tuesday Jan. 20\/Wednesday Jan. 21), NC State (Saturday, Jan. 31), Louisville (Saturday, Feb. 7), Stanford (Saturday, Feb. 14), Clemson (Tuesday Jan. 17\/Wednesday, Jan. 18), Syracuse (Saturday, Feb. 28) and Cal (Saturday, March 7).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following the conference opener at NC State, the Deacs’ travel in the ACC features trips to North Carolina (Saturday, Jan. 10), Florida State (Saturday, Jan. 17), Duke (Saturday, Jan. 24), Pitt (Tuesday, Jan. 27\/Wednesday, Jan. 28), Georgia Tech (Tuesday, Feb. 10\/Wednesday Feb. 11), Virginia Tech (Saturday, Feb. 21), Boston College (Tuesday\/Wednesday Feb. 25) and Virginia (Tuesday March 3\/Wednesday March 4).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a02025-26 ACC Schedule\u00a0<\/strong>
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t <\/p>\n <\/p>\nDate<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nOpponent<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nLocation<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nTuesday, Dec. 30\/Wednesday, Dec. 31<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNC State\u00a0<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nLenovo Center<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSaturday, Jan. 3<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nVirginia Tech<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nLJVM Coliseum<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nTuesday, Jan. 6 \/Wednesday, Jan. 7<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nMiami<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nLJVM Coliseum<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSaturday, Jan. 10<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nDean E. Smith Center<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSaturday, Jan. 17<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nFlorida State<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nDonald L. Tucker Civic Center<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nTuesday, Jan. 20\/Wednesday Jan. 21<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nSMU<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nLJVM Coliseum<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSaturday, Jan. 24<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nDuke<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nCameron Indoor Stadium<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nTuesday, Jan. 27\/Wednesday Jan. 28<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nPitt<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nPetersen Events Center<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSaturday, Jan. 31<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNC State<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nLJVM Coliseum<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSaturday Feb. 7<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nLouisville<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nLJVM Coliseum<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nTuesday, Feb. 10\/Wednesday, Feb. 11<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nGeorgia Tech<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nMcCamish Pavilion<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSaturday, Feb. 14<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nStanford<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nLJVM Coliseum\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nTuesday, Feb. 17\/Wednesday, Feb. 18<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nClemson<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nLJVM Coliseum\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSaturday, Feb. 21<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nVirginia Tech<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nCassell Coliseum<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nTuesday, Feb. 24\/Wednesday, Feb. 25<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nBoston College\u00a0<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nConte Forum<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSaturday, Feb. 28<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nSyracuse<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nLJVM Coliseum<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nTuesday, March 3\/Wednesday, March 4<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nVirginia<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nJohn Paul Jones Arena<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nSaturday, March 7<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nCal<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nLJVM Coliseum<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n


\n\t <\/p>\n

Home Games In Bold<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nCatch All Of The Home Action At LJVM Coliseum <\/strong>
\nAs Wake Forest Athletics continues to strive to provide a World Class Student-Athlete Experience, the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina and bringing Value to Wake Forest, Winston-Salem and the Triad Communities, 2025-26 men’s basketball season tickets are on sale now!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Season tickets for the 2025-26 season are on sale now<\/a> starting at just $195 (plus fees). Season tickets are the best way to ensure you get access to all the action at the LJVM Coliseum this season at the best price per-game. Purchase online here<\/a> or contact the Wake Forest ticket office at (336) 758-3322 from Monday-Friday at 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to secure your seats.<\/p>\n

Single game pricing and on sale dates will be announced at a later date.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wake Forest Men’s Basketball Overview<\/strong>

\nBehind the passion of Deacon Nation and the tutelage of head coach Steve Forbes<\/a>, Wake Forest men’s basketball has built one of college basketball’s premier home court advantages over the last four seasons, as the Demon Deacons have collected a 61-10 at LJVM Coliseum since 2021\u2014tied nationally for the fourth-most home wins over that period.\u00a0
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\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t <\/p>\n <\/p>\nRank<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nProgram<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nTotal Home Wins Since 2021-22<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n1.<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nHouston<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n65<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n2.\u00a0<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nDuke<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n63<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n3.<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nSaint Mary’s\u00a0<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n62<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nT4.\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nWake Forest<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\n61<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nT4.\u00a0<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nKentucky<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n61<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nT4.<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nGrand Canyon<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n61<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n


\n\t <\/p>\n

Additionally, Wake Forest’s 29 home ACC wins and 72.5 home winning percentage over the last four seasons is tied for the third-most in the league.\u00a0
\n\u00a0
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t <\/p>\n <\/p>\nRank<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nProgram<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nACC Home Wins Since 2021-22<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nACC Home Winning Percentage Since 2021-22<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n1.<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nDuke<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n35<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n87.5%<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n2.\u00a0<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n32<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n80%\u00a0<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nT3.\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nWake Forest<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\n29<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\n72.5%<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\nT3.\u00a0<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nClemson<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n29<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n72.5%<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n5.<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nVirginia<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n28<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n70%<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n


\n\t <\/p>\n

Wake Forest saw a resurgence in attendance numbers with 153,029 fans packing Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum during the 2024-25 season. This marked the highest total attendance since the 2014-15 season when Wake Forest hosted 174,336 fans. Average per-game attendance also grew to 9,564, the best average home attendance since 2010-2011.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Highest Attended Home Games In Steve Forbes<\/a> Era<\/strong>
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\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t <\/p>\n <\/p>\nAttendance<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nOpponent<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nDate<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n14,744<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNo. 8 Duke<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nFeb. 24, 2024<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n14,213<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNo. 8 Duke<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nJan. 12, 2022<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n13,169<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNo. 2 Duke<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nJan. 25, 2025<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n12,799<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nJan. 21, 2025<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n12,571<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNC State<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nFeb. 10, 2024<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n12,443<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNo. 10 Virginia<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nJan. 21, 2023<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n11,898<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nJan. 22, 2022<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n11,412<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nSyracuse<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nFeb. 3, 2024<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n11,318<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nFeb. 7, 2023<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n11,092<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNC State<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nJan. 28, 2023<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n10,812<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNo. 14 Duke<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nDec. 20, 2022<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n


\n\t <\/p>\n

In 2024-25, the Demon Deacons earned 21 victories and the program’s first-ever double bye in the ACC Tournament. With 13 ACC victories \u2013 tied for the most in a single season in school history and the second time in four seasons the Deacs have hit that mark \u2013 Wake Forest earned its highest regular-season finish since the 2008-09 campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wake Forest matched the school record for road ACC victories with six and became the only ACC program to sweep the West Coast swing with victories at Stanford and Cal. Additionally, the Deacs set a new program record for ACC victories over a four-year span with 47 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign.
\n \n<\/p>\n


\n\t
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\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t <\/p>\n <\/p>\nMost ACC Wins Over Four-Year Span\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nYears<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n47<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n2021-25<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n46<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n1959-63<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n44<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n1993-97<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n44<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n2001-05<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n


\n\t <\/p>\n


\n\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t
\n\t <\/p>\n <\/p>\nRank<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nProgram<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nTotal Wins Since 2021-22<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n1.<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nDuke<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n121<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n2.\u00a0<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nNorth Carolina<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n101<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n3.<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nClemson<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n91<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n4.\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\nWake Forest<\/strong><\/td>\n

<\/p>\n87<\/strong><\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n

<\/p>\n <\/p>\n5.<\/td>\n

<\/p>\nVirginia<\/td>\n

<\/p>\n84<\/td>\n


\n\t\t<\/tr>\n


\n\t <\/p>\n

During that four-year span, Wake Forest is also the only ACC program with a first-team All-ACC selection every year while Alondes Williams and Tyree Appleby each earned an ACC Player of the Year selection.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A Look At The Squad <\/strong>

\nThe Deacs’ 2025-26 roster features a mixture of strong veteran returners along with a talented incoming class of transfers and freshmen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following a season in which he started all 32 games and led the Demon Deacons in rebounding, graduate Tre’Von Spillers<\/a> returns for his second season while sophomore Juke Harris<\/a> and junior Omaha Biliew<\/a> will look to build on their debut seasons in Winston-Salem.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A strong group of incoming transfers include all-conference selections Cooper Schwieger<\/a> and Nate Calmese<\/a>, reigning Summit League Freshman of the Year Sebastian Akins<\/a>, 2023 Conference USA All-Freshman Team honoree Mekhi Mason<\/a> and Purdue standout Myles Colvin<\/a> along with rising freshmen Isaac Carr<\/a>, Jaylen Cross<\/a> and Dimitrije Kovacevic<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Following the announcement of a competitive non-conference slate, Wake Forest men’s basketball’s 2025-26 ACC schedule…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":213546,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[1339,1317,1337,1338,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-213545","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-basketball","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-basketball","11":"tag-ncaabasketball","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115175888166298740","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}