Deacons Announce 2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule
Wake Forest opens with three straight at home

Aug. 23, 2007

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest's 29-game regular season schedule was announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference office Thursday. The schedule features eight home non-conference games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, a pair of road games at Southeastern Conference opponents and 19 contests vs. teams that reached postseason play last year.

Head coach Dino Gaudio will open his first season with the Deacons on Friday, Nov. 9 against Fairfield in Joel Coliseum. That marks the first of three straight home games to open the season. Wake Forest will also host North Carolina Central on Nov. 19. The Twin City Classic, which pits Wake Forest against cross-city rival Winston-Salem State, is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 23.

"For a young team, our schedule is very challenging," said Gaudio. "I like the opportunity to start out with a few home games so we can develop and garner some experience at the Joel."

Following the three-game homestand, the Deacons head to Iowa for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Nov. 26. That starts a run of five straight non-conference games that has Wake Forest playing on the road for four of those.

After meeting the Hawkeyes, Wake will travel to Charlotte to meet the 49ers in Bobcats Arena on Nov. 29. After a home game with South Carolina-Upstate, coached by former WFU captain Eddie Payne, on Dec. 1, Wake Forest will visit SEC foes Vanderbilt on Dec. 5 and Georgia on Dec. 8.

"The ACC schedule is incredibly challenging and our games at Iowa, Charlotte, Vanderbilt and Georgia will help us prepare for the rigors of the ACC season," said Gaudio.

The Deacons will host Bucknell on Dec. 16 and South Florida on Dec. 19 before opening ACC play at home against Virginia Tech on Dec. 23.

Wake Forest will play three more home non-league games before diving full-speed in to conference play. The Deacons host Air Force on Dec. 30, Presbyterian on Jan. 2 and Brigham Young on Jan. 8.

The ACC schedule picks up with road games at Boston College on Jan. 12 and at Maryland on Jan. 15. Following a home date with Florida State on Jan. 22, WFU will visit Clemson on Jan. 22 and close out the month with a home game against the Miami Hurricanes on Jan. 29.

Wake Forest will play four of its seven conference games in February at home. The Deacons visit North Carolina State on Feb. 3 before returning home to host Georgia Tech on Feb. 6 and Virginia on Feb. 9. A road date at Florida State on Feb. 14 leads into Wake Forest's home game with Duke on Feb. 17. WFU closes the month of February at North Carolina on the 24th and at home with Maryland on the 28th.

In March, WFU will visit Georgia Tech on Mar. 1 and Virginia Tech on Mar. 4. The regular season ends on Saturday, Mar. 8 with a home game against North Carolina State.

The 55th annual ACC Tournament begins in Charlotte on Thursday, March 13.

2007-08 Wake Forest Men's Basketball Schedule

Day Date Opponent Time TV Mon Nov. 5 MARS HILL (Exhibition) 7:00 Fri Nov. 9 FAIRFIELD 7:00 Mon Nov. 19 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 7:00 Fri Nov. 23 WINSTON-SALEM STATE 7:00 Mon Nov. 26 at Iowa (Big Ten/ACC Challenge) 7:00 ESPN2 Thu Nov. 29 at Charlotte (Bobcats Arena) 7:00 Sat Dec. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA-UPSTATE 1:00 Wed Dec. 5 at Vanderbilt 8:00 FSNS Sat Dec. 8 at Georgia 2:00 FSNS Sun Dec. 16 BUCKNELL 2:00 Wed Dec. 19 SOUTH FLORIDA 7:00 Sun Dec. 23 VIRGINIA TECH* 5:30 FSN Sun Dec. 30 AIR FORCE 2:00 FSNS Wed. Jan. 2 PRESBYTERIAN 7:00 Tues Jan. 8 BYU 7:00 Sat Jan. 12 at Boston College* 4:00 RSN Tue Jan. 15 at Maryland* 9:00 RLF Sun Jan. 20 FLORIDA STATE* 1:00 RLF Tues Jan. 22 at Clemson* 7:00 RSN Tues Jan. 29 MIAMI* 7:00 RSN Sun Feb. 3 at North Carolina State* 12:00 RLF Wed Feb. 6 GEORGIA TECH* 7:00 Sat Feb. 9 VIRGINIA* 3:30 ABC Thu Feb. 14 at Florida State* 9:00 RLF split Sun Feb. 17 DUKE* 7:30 FSN Sun Feb. 24 at North Carolina* 7:30 FSN Thu Feb. 28 MARYLAND* 8:00 RLF Sat Mar. 1 at Georgia Tech* 2:00 RLF split Tue Mar. 4 at Virginia Tech* 7:00 RSN Sat Mar. 8 NORTH CAROLINA STATE* 12:00 RLF split Thur-Sun Mar 13-16 55th Annual ACC Tournament (Charlotte, N.C.) TBA

All times Eastern * indicates Atlantic Coast Conference contest FSN-Fox Sports Net and Affiliates FSNS-Fox Sports Net South RLF-Raycom/Lincoln Financial Sports RSN-Regional Cable Partners