Wake Forest's basketball program dates to 1906, and the Demon Deacons have been an ACC member since the conference's founding in 1953. The program produced Tim Duncan, one of the greatest players in NBA history, and won the ACC Tournament four times.
Wake Forest was a Baptist school, and students were known as "Deacons." After a particularly feisty 1923 football game, a newspaper writer called them "Demon Deacons," and the name stuck.
Tim Duncan's four years at Wake Forest (1993-97), culminating in National Player of the Year honors and the No. 1 overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft.
Tim Duncan stayed all four years at Wake Forest despite being projected as a top pick after his sophomore season — he earned his degree and is still celebrated as the program's greatest player.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons compete in the ACC and hold an all-time record of 1660–1335 (.554 winning percentage) across 120 recorded seasons dating back to 1905-06. The program has reached 2 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 17-16 | 7-11 (ACC) | Steve Forbes | |
| 2024-25 | 21-11 | 13-7 (ACC) | Steve Forbes | |
| 2023-24 | 21-14 | 11-9 (ACC) | Steve Forbes | |
| 2022-23 | 19-14 | 10-10 (ACC) | Steve Forbes | |
| 2021-22 | 25-10 | 13-7 (ACC) | Steve Forbes | |
| 2020-21 | 6-16 | 3-15 (ACC) | Steve Forbes | |
| 2019-20 | 13-18 | 6-14 (ACC) | Danny Manning | |
| 2018-19 | 11-20 | 4-14 (ACC) | Danny Manning | |
| 2017-18 | 11-20 | 4-14 (ACC) | Danny Manning | |
| 2016-17 | 19-14 | 9-9 (ACC) | Danny Manning | |
| 2015-16 | 11-20 | 2-16 (ACC) | Danny Manning | |
| 2014-15 | 13-19 | 5-13 (ACC) | Danny Manning | |
| 2013-14 | 17-16 | 6-12 (ACC) | Jeff Bzdelik | |
| 2012-13 | 13-18 | 6-12 (ACC) | Jeff Bzdelik | |
| 2011-12 | 13-18 | 4-12 (ACC) | Jeff Bzdelik | |
| 2010-11 | 8-24 | 1-15 (ACC) | Jeff Bzdelik | |
| 2009-10 | 20-11 | 9-7 (ACC) | Dino Gaudio | AP #23 |
| 2008-09 | 24-7 | 11-5 (ACC) | Dino Gaudio | AP #1 |
| 2007-08 | 17-13 | 7-9 (ACC) | Dino Gaudio | |
| 2006-07 | 15-16 | 5-11 (ACC) | Skip Prosser | |
| 2005-06 | 17-17 | 3-13 (ACC) | Skip Prosser | AP #16 |
| 2004-05 | 27-6 | 13-3 (ACC) | Skip Prosser | AP #1 |
| 2003-04 | 21-10 | 9-7 (ACC) | Skip Prosser | AP #4 |
| 2002-03 | 25-6 | 13-3 (ACC) | Skip Prosser | AP #8 |
| 2001-02 | 21-13 | 9-7 (ACC) | Skip Prosser | AP #14 |
| 2000-01 | 19-11 | 8-8 (ACC) | Dave Odom | AP #4 |
| 1999-00 | 22-14 | 7-9 (ACC) | Dave Odom | AP #18 |
| 1998-99 | 17-14 | 7-9 (ACC) | Dave Odom | |
| 1997-98 | 16-14 | 7-9 (ACC) | Dave Odom | AP #23 |
| 1996-97 | 24-7 | 11-5 (ACC) | Dave Odom | AP #2 |
| 1995-96 | 26-6 | 12-4 (ACC) | Dave Odom | AP #6 |
| 1994-95 | 26-6 | 12-4 (ACC) | Dave Odom | AP #3 |
| 1993-94 | 21-12 | 9-7 (ACC) | Dave Odom | |
| 1992-93 | 21-9 | 10-6 (ACC) | Dave Odom | AP #9 |
| 1991-92 | 17-12 | 7-9 (ACC) | Dave Odom | AP #19 |
| 1990-91 | 19-11 | 8-6 (ACC) | Dave Odom | |
| 1989-90 | 12-16 | 3-11 (ACC) | Dave Odom | |
| 1988-89 | 13-15 | 3-11 (ACC) | Bob Staak | |
| 1987-88 | 10-18 | 3-11 (ACC) | Bob Staak | |
| 1986-87 | 14-15 | 2-12 (ACC) | Bob Staak | |
| 1985-86 | 8-21 | 0-14 (ACC) | Bob Staak | |
| 1984-85 | 15-14 | 5-9 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | |
| 1983-84 | 23-9 | 7-7 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | AP #8 |
| 1982-83 | 20-12 | 7-7 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | AP #19 |
| 1981-82 | 21-9 | 9-5 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | AP #13 |
| 1980-81 | 22-7 | 9-5 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | AP #3 |
| 1979-80 | 13-14 | 4-10 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | |
| 1978-79 | 12-15 | 3-9 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | |
| 1977-78 | 19-10 | 6-6 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | AP #14 |
| 1976-77 | 22-8 | 8-4 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | AP #4 |
| 1975-76 | 17-10 | 5-7 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | AP #5 |
| 1974-75 | 13-13 | 2-10 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | AP #19 |
| 1973-74 | 13-13 | 3-9 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | |
| 1972-73 | 12-15 | 3-9 (ACC) | Carl Tacy | |
| 1971-72 | 8-18 | 3-9 (ACC) | Jack McCloskey | |
| 1970-71 | 16-10 | 7-7 (ACC) | Jack McCloskey | |
| 1969-70 | 14-13 | 6-8 (ACC) | Jack McCloskey | |
| 1968-69 | 18-9 | 8-6 (ACC) | Jack McCloskey | |
| 1967-68 | 5-21 | 3-11 (ACC) | Jack McCloskey | |
| 1966-67 | 9-18 | 5-9 (ACC) | Jack McCloskey | |
| 1965-66 | 8-18 | 4-10 (ACC) | Jack Murdock | |
| 1964-65 | 12-15 | 6-8 (ACC) | Bones McKinney | |
| 1963-64 | 16-11 | 9-5 (ACC) | Bones McKinney | |
| 1962-63 | 16-10 | 11-3 (ACC) | Bones McKinney | |
| 1961-62 | 22-9 | 12-2 (ACC) | Bones McKinney | AP #3 |
| 1960-61 | 19-11 | 11-3 (ACC) | Bones McKinney | AP #19 |
| 1959-60 | 21-7 | 12-2 (ACC) | Bones McKinney | AP #8 |
| 1958-59 | 10-14 | 5-9 (ACC) | Bones McKinney | |
| 1957-58 | 6-17 | 3-11 (ACC) | Bones McKinney | |
| 1956-57 | 19-9 | 7-7 (ACC) | Murray Greason | AP #10 |
| 1955-56 | 19-9 | 10-4 (ACC) | Murray Greason | AP #16 |
| 1954-55 | 17-10 | 8-6 (ACC) | Murray Greason | AP #17 |
| 1953-54 | 17-12 | 8-4 (ACC) | Murray Greason | |
| 1952-53 | 19-6 | 12-3 (Southern) | Murray Greason | AP #12 |
| 1951-52 | 10-19 | 7-9 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1950-51 | 16-14 | 8-9 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1949-50 | 14-16 | 11-8 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1948-49 | 11-13 | 7-7 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1947-48 | 18-11 | 8-7 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1946-47 | 11-13 | 8-9 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1945-46 | 12-6 | 8-5 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1944-45 | 3-14 | 0-6 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1942-43 | 1-10 | 1-10 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1941-42 | 16-8 | 13-5 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1940-41 | 9-9 | 7-6 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1939-40 | 13-9 | 10-5 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1938-39 | 18-6 | 15-3 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1937-38 | 7-12 | 7-8 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1936-37 | 15-6 | 9-4 (Southern) | Murray Greason | |
| 1935-36 | 9-12 | Ind | Murray Greason | |
| 1934-35 | 6-10 | Ind | Murray Greason | |
| 1933-34 | 5-9 | Ind | Murray Greason | |
| 1932-33 | 5-8 | Ind | Fred Emmerson | |
| 1931-32 | 4-8 | Ind | Fred Emmerson | |
| 1930-31 | 8-10 | Ind | R.S. Hayes | |
| 1929-30 | 2-11 | Ind | Patrick Miller | |
| 1928-29 | 5-8 | Ind | Patrick Miller | |
| 1927-28 | 6-14 | Ind | James Baldwin | |
| 1926-27 | 22-3 | Ind | James Baldwin | |
| 1925-26 | 13-6 | Ind | R.S. Hayes | |
| 1924-25 | 15-7 | Ind | Hank Garrity | |
| 1923-24 | 18-7 | Ind | Hank Garrity | |
| 1922-23 | 12-5 | Ind | Philip Utley | |
| 1921-22 | 11-6 | Ind | Bill Holding | |
| 1920-21 | 7-10 | Ind | J.L. White | |
| 1919-20 | 9-4 | Ind | Bill Holding | |
| 1918-19 | 6-9 | Ind | Irving Carlyle | |
| 1917-18 | 4-12 | Ind | E.T. MacDonnell | |
| 1916-17 | 9-6 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1915-16 | 16-2 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1914-15 | 12-4 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1913-14 | 10-7 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1912-13 | 9-7 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1911-12 | 9-6 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1910-11 | 8-7 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1909-10 | 1-0 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1908-09 | 6-1 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1907-08 | 8-3 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1906-07 | 4-0 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1905-06 | 3-3 | Ind | Richard Crozier |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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