1996–97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

Previous season

Wake Forest finished second in the ACC regular season standings, then defeated Virginia, Clemson, and Georgia Tech to capture the ACC tournament crown for the second straight season. Wake Forest was assigned the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament. After defeating No. 15 seed Louisiana–Monroe, No. 10 seed Texas, and No. 6 seed Louisville to reach the Elite Eight, the team was blown out by No. 1 seed and eventual National champion Kentucky in the regional final. Wake Forest finished the season with a 26–6 and a No. 9 ranking in both major polls.

Junior forward/center Tim Duncan was named ACC Player of the Year and a Consensus First-team All-American.

Roster

• Dave Odom
• Ricky Stokes

Schedule and results

|- !colspan=9 style=| Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style=| ACC Tournament |- !colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament

Rankings

Main article: 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Tim Duncan, ACC Player of the Year
• Tim Duncan, Naismith College Player of the Year
• Tim Duncan, USBWA College Player of the Year
• Tim Duncan, John R. Wooden Award

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1997 NBA draft

References

References

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2. (March 15, 1997). "Duncan, W. Forest stand tall in win Deacons center out-duels St. Mary's". [[The Baltimore Sun]].
3. "1996-97 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". [[Sports Reference]].
4. (2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". [[Random House]].
5. "The Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T History". Naismith Awards.
6. "Oscar Robertson Trophy". United States Basketball Writers Association.
7. "Michigan's Trey Burke wins 2012-13 John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's". Wooden Award.
8. "1997 NBA Draft". Database Sports.