L.D. Williams News

There was apparently nothing wrong with Wake Forest that a transfusion of new blood couldn't cure.

The ACC meets the West Coast Conference this evening, as the Wake Forest Demon Deacons make their way to the Pacific Northwest to tangle with the 17th-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs in Spokane.

Typically, the only thing tougher than Gonzaga's non-conference basketball schedule in November is December.

E'Twaun Moore admitted he would have been shocked if, before Purdue's ACC/Big Ten Challenge game against Wake Forest on Tuesday night, someone would have told him the Boilermakers would shoot as poorly as they did against the Demon Deacons and still win.

In the first 10 seasons in the existence of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the Big Ten hasn't won the event a single time.

Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 10:40 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 10:40 p.m. WINSTON-SALEM Ishmael Smith and C.J. Harris scored 16 points apiece to help Wake Forest cruised to 76-52 win over Winston-Salem State on Tuesday night.

There was reason to believe that Wake Forest would take charge in the second half last night against High Point of the Big South Conference, so the most pressing questions for the crowd of 9,344 at Joel Coliseum were when and how.

Al-Farouq Aminu had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help Wake Forest pull away early in the second half and beat High Point 83-60 on Wednesday night.

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.

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.

To have any outside shot at contending for an ACC title, Wake Forest will have to make outside shots.

Virginia guard Sylven Landesberg voted for Wake Forest's Ish Smith as the ACC's fastest player.

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.

Ishmael Smith always seems to have a smile on his face. Except when he talks about how Wake Forest's historic season ended.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Ari Stewart, a 6-7 freshman forward, isn't likely to have the numbers of the departed James Johnson, but he can score inside and out and is an excellent offensive rebounder.

Wake Forest's latest stint at No. 1 didn't last long. Neither did its stay in the NCAA tournament.

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.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Location: Winston-Salem, NC Why they'll make it Al-Farouq Aminu is back to lead a talented Demon Deacon bunch.