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Aminu displays plenty of moves
Almost all the eyes in Joel Coliseum followed the ball. Late in the first half of Wake Forest's 83-60 win over High Point on Wednesday night, the Deacons' Ari Stewart fired a jumper from the left corner.
Superfreshman Derrick Favors could be the ACCs best big man; he and G DAndre Bell -- out last season with a back injury -- key a revival.
ACC preview: Harder to define 'big man' now
About 10 days into North Carolina's practices, coach Roy Williams said freshman John Henson, a 6-foot-9 small forward, had attempted more 3-pointers than 6-2 point guard Larry Drew II.
Friday's college basketball results
Oklahoma City native Xavier Henry hit five 3-pointers and had 27 points to set a freshman record for the Jayhawks.
Wake Forest needed far less than its Sunday best to blow East Carolina out 89-58 yesterday in front of 5,416 at Greensboro Coliseum.
Pirates look for upset of Wake Forest
East Carolina isn't jumping from frying pan to fire as much as it is going from hair dryer to welding torch.
UNC-Valpo, Wake-ECU hoops previews
North Carolina senior swingman Marcus Ginyard has had many labels during his college career.
They are teams on opposite ends of the college basketball spectrum, but similar in at least one respect.
Former Owen star David Weaver in last season at Wake Forest
David Weaver looks a little surprised when asked the question, and then smiles as he ponders the fact that he is a few months away from the end of his college basketball career.
Deacons look to build on 24-7 season
Dino Gaudio gets a little defensive when he talks about last season's Wake Forest basketball team.
Despite last season's success, Deacons have bigger goals Wanting More
Point guard Brooke Thomas was at her best at the end of last season. 2. Mike Petersen says that Wake Forest can be very good if some parts mesh.
Bitter Memories - Deacons seeking to bounce back from last season's dismal ending
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.
Watch Wake Forest Roll in Exhibition Game 88-57 Over IUP
The Demon Deacons unofficially opened their 2009-2010 season with a dominating win over the Indiana University of Pennsylvania 88-57. Al-Farouq Aminu led the Deacs with a total of 24 points on the game.
To have any outside shot at contending for an ACC title, Wake Forest will have to make outside shots.
Davis Named To Preseason Naismith Watch List
University of North Carolina sophomore forward Ed Davis , who helped guide the Tar Heels to the 2009 NCAA championship and was one of the top sixth men in the nation last season, has earned one of 50 spots on the 2009-10 Naismith preseason watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.
M. Basketball. 12 Days of ACC Basketball: Wake Forest
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.
ATLANTA -- There's no other team Jeff Teague wanted to start his NBA career against.
TU's Jordan, OSU's Anderson, OU's Warren named to Naismith watch list
Tulsa's Jerome Jordan is one of 50 players named to the Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List.
Aminu, Woods key Deacs in scrimmage
Al-Farouq Aminu scored 14 points and Tony Woods added 10 in Wake Forest's Black & Gold scrimmage yesterday at Reynolds Gymnasium.
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.
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