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Dino Gaudio gets a little defensive when he talks about last season's Wake Forest basketball team.

Seven and a half months later, senior L.D. Williams can't get the aftertaste of the Deacons' 84-69 NCAA Tournament loss to 13th-seeded Cleveland State out of his mouth.

Entering his third season at the helm of the Wake Forest basketball program, Dino Gaudio has posted a 41-20 record... after a 17-13 mark in 2007-08, Gaudio's Deacons burst onto the national scene in 2008-09, finishing 24-7 overall and 11-5 in the ACC... Wake Forest spent the entire season ranked in the top 25, including a No.

There's no other team Jeff Teague wanted to start his NBA career against. The only thing better would have been to face his hometown team in his hometown, at Conseco Fieldhouse, with his close friends cheering him on.

Duke and North Carolina were picked in a dead heat to win this season's ACC regular-season basketball championship in media voting yesterday at the conference's annual Operation Basketball.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: DeShawn Painter and Richard Howell, freshman forwards who stand 6-9 and 6-8, respectively, will get the chance to contribute right away.

Wake Forest announced Wednesday that coach Dino Gaudio received a contract extension through the 2013-14 season.

Coach: Dino Gaudio . Last season's record: 24-7 overall, 11-5 in ACC . Postseason: Lost in first round of NCAA tournament to Cleveland State.

In 2000, John Calipari wanted Dajuan Wagner to attend the University of Memphis so badly that he made Milt Wagner, Dajuan's father, his coordinator of basketball operations.

About to head home to Wilmington, N.C., after playing just 11 games in his freshman season, Wake Forest's Ty Walker was finishing up the spring semester when a message appeared on his Facebook page to add a friend.

First impressions amongst your peers in the NBA can go a long way. For Hawks rookie point guard Jeff Teague , the buzz traveled from an impressive mini-camp in late July all the way through Labor Day and until now.

The University of Kansas' past two national championship teams had staff members who were the fathers of players Danny Manning and Mario Chalmers.

Wake Forest sophomore forward Al-Farouq Aminu has been named a preseason candidate for the 2009-10 John R. Wooden Award, which goes annually to college basketball's top player.

The pounding Cleveland State put on Wake Forest in March was hard to take for the Demon Deacons faithful.

Some 23 years later, Cleveland State still has a knack for first-round shockers in the NCAA tournament.

The pounding Cleveland State put on Wake Forest in March was hard to take for the Demon Deacons faithful.

UNCW's Johnny Wolf takes a shot against Wake Forest against the Deacons Wednesday Nov.

Wake Forest's Ish Smith looks to his left, and NBA draft pick James Johnson is gone.

The Atlanta Hawks agreed to terms with rookie guard Jeff Teague on Monday. Details of the contract were not disclosed.

The Atlanta Hawks have signed their first-round draft choice, guard Jeff Teague.