Here's the notebook from Wake media relations on tomorrow's game. I'll have a preview with comments from coach Manning later this evening. I asked him a couple questions about the psyche of the team in the wake of Tuesday's loss. Dan Collins asked a couple questions about playing on the road, and has a big piece running in the WSJ about the current 50-game stretch of Wake conference road futility.
DEACS PLAY ANOTHER RANKED FOE AT NOTRE DAME
• Wake Forest visits No. 25 Notre Dame for a fourth-consecutive game against a ranked opponent and the Demon Deacons’ sixth game against a ranked foe in the month of January (most in the nation)
• The Deacs are looking to snap a season-long five-game losing streak
SERIES HISTORY
• Wake Forest leads the all-time series 3-1, but the Fighting Irish won the only previous meeting in South Bend, 88-75, last season
• Since Notre Dame joined the ACC, the home team has won both regular season meetings in the series
NATION’S TOUGHEST SCHEDULE
• The Demon Deacons’ difficult schedule continues today at Notre Dame
• Wake Forest’s strength of schedule is ranked No. 1 nationally in the Sagarin Ratings, the ESPN BPI and by KenPom
• Tonight’s game is the ninth of the season against a ranked opponent, Wake’s most since 2005-06 (10) and most the Deacs have ever played before the end of January
• The Deacs are in the midst of playing four-straight ranked foes for just the second time in school history (end of 1972-73 season)
• 24 of Wake Forest’s 30 regular season games are against teams currently ranked in the RPI Top 120
AGAINST RANKED FOES
• The Deacons are 1-7 against ranked opponents this season
• Wake Forest’s three non-conference games against ranked foes were its most since 2004-05
• A win tonight would mark the first time Wake Forest defeated two ranked teams away from home in the same season since 2009-10 (Gonzaga, UNC)
SPREADING THE WEALTH
• Wake has had 11 different players record a double-figure scoring game this season, its most since 11 players accomplished the feat in 1982-83
• The Deacons lead the ACC in that category (Miami is second with 10)
• Of the 11 players, nine have had a double-figure game in ACC play (no other team in the league has more than seven)
UP NEXT
• Wake Forest returns home to host Clemson on Tuesday (8pm- ACCN)
• The Deacs have lost six of the last seven in the series with the Tigers
DEACS PLAY ANOTHER RANKED FOE AT NOTRE DAME
• Wake Forest visits No. 25 Notre Dame for a fourth-consecutive game against a ranked opponent and the Demon Deacons’ sixth game against a ranked foe in the month of January (most in the nation)
• The Deacs are looking to snap a season-long five-game losing streak
SERIES HISTORY
• Wake Forest leads the all-time series 3-1, but the Fighting Irish won the only previous meeting in South Bend, 88-75, last season
• Since Notre Dame joined the ACC, the home team has won both regular season meetings in the series
NATION’S TOUGHEST SCHEDULE
• The Demon Deacons’ difficult schedule continues today at Notre Dame
• Wake Forest’s strength of schedule is ranked No. 1 nationally in the Sagarin Ratings, the ESPN BPI and by KenPom
• Tonight’s game is the ninth of the season against a ranked opponent, Wake’s most since 2005-06 (10) and most the Deacs have ever played before the end of January
• The Deacs are in the midst of playing four-straight ranked foes for just the second time in school history (end of 1972-73 season)
• 24 of Wake Forest’s 30 regular season games are against teams currently ranked in the RPI Top 120
AGAINST RANKED FOES
• The Deacons are 1-7 against ranked opponents this season
• Wake Forest’s three non-conference games against ranked foes were its most since 2004-05
• A win tonight would mark the first time Wake Forest defeated two ranked teams away from home in the same season since 2009-10 (Gonzaga, UNC)
SPREADING THE WEALTH
• Wake has had 11 different players record a double-figure scoring game this season, its most since 11 players accomplished the feat in 1982-83
• The Deacons lead the ACC in that category (Miami is second with 10)
• Of the 11 players, nine have had a double-figure game in ACC play (no other team in the league has more than seven)
UP NEXT
• Wake Forest returns home to host Clemson on Tuesday (8pm- ACCN)
• The Deacs have lost six of the last seven in the series with the Tigers
