DEACS TRAVEL TO BROOKLYN FOR ACC TOURNAMENT
• Wake Forest enters the ACC Tournament on a three-game win streak, its first in ACC play since a four-game ACC win streak in 2008-09
• The Deacs open the tournament against Boston College and look to record three wins in a season over an opponent for the first time since 2002-03 (Florida State)
ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• The Deacs have won the ACC Tournament four times (1961, 1962, 1995, 1996)
• Wake Forest has a 43-59 all-time record in the event
• The Deacs’ last win in the tournament was an 81-69 win over Notre Dame in 2014 1st Round
BIG APPLE HISTORY
• This year’s ACC Tournament marks the Demon Deacons’ first appearance at Barclays Center
• Wake Forest hasn’t played in New York City since appearing in the 2005-06 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden (lost to Florida, defeated Texas Tech)
• The Deacs are 12-8 all-time in New York, with all previous games at Madison Square Garden
• Wake’s postseason history in NYC includes winning the 2000 NIT and downing St. John’s in the 1961 NCAA Tournament
LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest ended the regular season with an 89-84 win at Virginia Tech
• The Deacs rallied from down 13 points for their third straight double-digit comeback
• Bryant Crawford led the Deacs with 26 points, tying his career high, highlighted by 13-14 FTs
REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• 18 regular season wins and nine ACC wins are the most for the Deacs since 2009-10
• The Deacs had three ACC road wins for the first time since 2008-09
• Seven regular season road/neutral wins are most for the Deacs since 10 in 2008-09
ACC-OLADES FOR John Collins
• John Collins was named the ACC’s Most Improved Player after leading the league with a +11.8 points per game scoring increase from last season
• Collins became the first Deac to earn first-team All-ACC honors since Chris Paul in 2004-05
• Collins was the runner-up in the ACC Player of the Year voting
COMEBACK KIDS
• The Deacs won each of the last three games of the regular season in comeback fashion, rallying from down 19 (Pitt), 14 (Louisville) and 13 (Virginia Tech)
• It is the first time in school history they have won three straight games when trailing by 10+
C+C SCORING FACTORY
• John Collins and Bryant Crawford combine to average 34.9 points per game, making them the highest scoring pair of Deacon teammates since 1994-95 (36.9 - Randolph Childress and Tim Duncan)
• The duo has combined for 24 20-point games this season, most by Deacon teammates since 1995 (26 - Childress and Duncan)
• Either Collins or Crawford has led the Deacs in scoring in 28 of 30 games this season
• Wake Forest enters the ACC Tournament on a three-game win streak, its first in ACC play since a four-game ACC win streak in 2008-09
• The Deacs open the tournament against Boston College and look to record three wins in a season over an opponent for the first time since 2002-03 (Florida State)
ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
• The Deacs have won the ACC Tournament four times (1961, 1962, 1995, 1996)
• Wake Forest has a 43-59 all-time record in the event
• The Deacs’ last win in the tournament was an 81-69 win over Notre Dame in 2014 1st Round
BIG APPLE HISTORY
• This year’s ACC Tournament marks the Demon Deacons’ first appearance at Barclays Center
• Wake Forest hasn’t played in New York City since appearing in the 2005-06 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden (lost to Florida, defeated Texas Tech)
• The Deacs are 12-8 all-time in New York, with all previous games at Madison Square Garden
• Wake’s postseason history in NYC includes winning the 2000 NIT and downing St. John’s in the 1961 NCAA Tournament
LAST TIME OUT
• Wake Forest ended the regular season with an 89-84 win at Virginia Tech
• The Deacs rallied from down 13 points for their third straight double-digit comeback
• Bryant Crawford led the Deacs with 26 points, tying his career high, highlighted by 13-14 FTs
REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
• 18 regular season wins and nine ACC wins are the most for the Deacs since 2009-10
• The Deacs had three ACC road wins for the first time since 2008-09
• Seven regular season road/neutral wins are most for the Deacs since 10 in 2008-09
ACC-OLADES FOR John Collins
• John Collins was named the ACC’s Most Improved Player after leading the league with a +11.8 points per game scoring increase from last season
• Collins became the first Deac to earn first-team All-ACC honors since Chris Paul in 2004-05
• Collins was the runner-up in the ACC Player of the Year voting
COMEBACK KIDS
• The Deacs won each of the last three games of the regular season in comeback fashion, rallying from down 19 (Pitt), 14 (Louisville) and 13 (Virginia Tech)
• It is the first time in school history they have won three straight games when trailing by 10+
C+C SCORING FACTORY
• John Collins and Bryant Crawford combine to average 34.9 points per game, making them the highest scoring pair of Deacon teammates since 1994-95 (36.9 - Randolph Childress and Tim Duncan)
• The duo has combined for 24 20-point games this season, most by Deacon teammates since 1995 (26 - Childress and Duncan)
• Either Collins or Crawford has led the Deacs in scoring in 28 of 30 games this season
