Published Jan 18, 2021
THI Basketball Central: Wake Forest
John Gwaltney  •  TarHeelIllustrated
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Date: Wednesday, January 20 2021

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Arena: Dean E. Smith Center (21,750)

Time/TV: 7:00 pm/ACC Network

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (84), XM (84), SiriusXM Online (84)

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WAKE FOREST - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 162-67

Last Meeting: Carolina 93 Wake Forest 83 (3/3/20)

Streak: Carolina has won seven of the last eight meetings with Wake Forest.

WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS (3-5, 0-5)

Head Coach: Steve Forbes (3-4 at WFU, 299-109 overall)

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #117 ESPN BPI, #125 Sagarin

Strength of Schedule: #49

Strength of Record: #179

Offense (Per Game): 70.0 points, 44.8 FG%, 31.9 3-pt FG%, 75.5 FT%, 32.1 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 14.1 turnovers, 0.8 A/T ratio, 8.9 steals, 1.3 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 66.0 points, 45.7 FG%, 31.5 3-pt FG%, 70.3 FT%, 31.3 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 15.4 turnovers, 0.8 A/T ratio, 7.5 steals, 3.8 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#20 Jonah Antonio, G, 6-5, 195, Sr. (22.1 mpg, 7.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.9 apg)

#4 Daivien Williams, G, 6-2, 170, Jr. (33.6 mpg, 11.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.9 apg)

#0 Jahcobi Neath, G, 6-3, 200, S0. (19.3 mpg, 5.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.9 apg)

#1 Isaiah Mucius, F, 6-8, 200, Jr. (26.8 mpg, 10.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 0.1 apg)

#33 Ody Oguama F, 6-9, 225, So. (22.8 mpg, 9.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.7 apg)

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (8-5, 3-3)

Head Coach: Roy Williams (475-157 at UNC, 893-258 overall)

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #23 ESPN BPI, #33 Sagarin

Strength of Schedule: #18

Strength of Record: #42

Offense (Per Game): 73.2 points, 41.8 FG%, 30.6 3-pt FG%, 68.9 FT%, 43.8 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 15.3 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 6.5 steals, 4.5 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 69.5 points, 42.6 FG%, 35.5 3-pt FG%, 67.0 FT%, 31.9 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 13.8 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 9.0 steals, 4.6 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, Fr. (26.9 mpg, 9.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.0 apg)

#24 Kerwin Walton, G, 6-5, 205, Fr. (16.1 mpg, 6.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.8 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 195, Jr. (29.4 mpg, 6.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.4 apg)

#15 Garrison Brooks, F, 6-10, 240, Sr. (28.6 mpg, 10.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.5 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, So. (22.5 mpg, 11.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 0.5 blks)

*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 1/18/21*

NEXT FIVE FOR THE HEELS

January 23 vs N.C. State 2:00 pm ESPN/ESPN2

January 26 at Pittsburgh 7:00 pm ACC Network

February 2 at Clemson 7:00 pm ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU

February 6 at Duke 6:00 pm ESPN

February 8 vs. Miami 7:00 pm ESPN