1961–62 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

1961–62 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ACC regular season champion ACC Tournament champion
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
Record	22–9 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Bones McKinney (5th season)
Home arena	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum

1961–62 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wake Forest †	12	–	2		.857			22	–	9		.710
No. 10 Duke	11	–	3		.786			20	–	5		.800
NC State	10	–	4		.714			11	–	6		.647
North Carolina	7	–	7		.500			8	–	9		.471
South Carolina	7	–	7		.500			15	–	12		.556
Clemson	4	–	10		.286			12	–	15		.444
Maryland	3	–	11		.214			8	–	17		.320
Virginia	2	–	12		.143			5	–	18		.217
† 1962 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1961–62 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University.

Roster

1961–62 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Billy Packer — — Sr Bethlehem, Pennsylvania F/C 50 Len Chappell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Portage, Pennsylvania	Head coach Bones McKinney Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 2, 1961*	No. 3	Davidson	W 96–62	1–0	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1961	No. 3	NC State	W 77–65	2–0 (1–0)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 9, 1961*	No. 3	No. 1 Ohio State	L 62–84	2–1	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 12, 1961*	No. 3	at Florida	L 65–71	2–2	Florida Gymnasium  Gainesville, Florida
Dec 15, 1961	No. 3	at Virginia	W 84–65	3–2 (2–0)	Memorial Gymnasium  Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 16, 1961	No. 3	at Maryland	L 62–79	3–3 (2–1)	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, Maryland
Dec 30, 1961		vs. No. 10 Duke	L 73–75	3–4	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1962*		Minnesota	W 79–70	4–4	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 6, 1962		Clemson	W 81–54	5–4 (3–1)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 10, 1962*		North Carolina	W 91–72	6–4 (4–1)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 12, 1962*		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 71–66	7–4	Doyle Hall  Loretto, Pennsylvania
Jan 13, 1962*		at Saint Joseph's	L 63–65	7–5	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1962		at No. 7 Duke	L 68–82	7–6 (4–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
Jan 31, 1962*		at West Virginia	L 99–101	7–7	Charleston Civic Center  Charleston, West Virginia
Feb 2, 1962		at South Carolina	W 78–74	8–7 (5–2)	Carolina Fieldhouse  Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 3, 1962		at Clemson	W 83–82	9–7 (6–2)	Clemson Field House  Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 8, 1962*		at Virginia Tech	L 81–87	9–8	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 10, 1962		at North Carolina	W 87–80	10–8 (7–2)	Woollen Gymnasium  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 12, 1962		Virginia	W 116–67	11–8 (8–2)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 15, 1962		No. 7 Duke	W 97–79	12–8 (9–2)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 17, 1962		Maryland	W 81–78	13–8 (10–2)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 21, 1962		at NC State	W 69–62	14–8 (11–2)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 24, 1962		South Carolina	W 97–85	15–8 (12–2)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 1, 1962*		vs. Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 81–58	16–8	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 2, 1962*		vs. South Carolina ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 88–75	17–8	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1962*		vs. Clemson ACC tournament championship	W 77–66	18–8	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1962*		vs. Yale First round	W 92–82 ^OT	19–8	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 16, 1962*		vs. Saint Joseph's East regional semifinal	W 96–85 ^OT	20–8	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, Maryland
Mar 17, 1962*		vs. Villanova East Regional Final	W 79–69	21–8	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, Maryland
Mar 23, 1962*		vs. No. 1 Ohio State National semifinal	L 68–84	21–9	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 24, 1962*		vs. UCLA National consolation Game – Third Place	W 82–80	22–9	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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NCAA basketball tournament

• East
  • Wake Forest 92, Yale 82
  • Wake Forest 96, St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania 85
  • Wake Forest 79, Villanova 69
• Final Four
  • Ohio State 84, Wake Forest 68[4]
• Third-place game
  • Wake Forest 82, UCLA 80

Rankings

Main article: 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Len Chappell – ACC Player of the Year (2x)

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1962 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	5	Len Chappell	Syracuse Nationals

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Other notable players

• Billy Packer, who would become famous as a college basketball broadcaster.

References

1. sports-reference.com 1961-62 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
2. "1961–62 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
3. 2019-20 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball media guide. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
4. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
5. "1962 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.