#8 Wake Forest (24-5) 2003 NCAA Tournament Quick Facts

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1 Schedule N27 YALE W, D1 TEMPLE W, D4 (23) at Wisconsin W, D15 SMU W, D18 SC STATE W, D21 ST. JOHN S W, D28 NC A&T W, D30 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, J4 at Richmond W, J7 ELON W, J12 (1) at Duke L, J15 (17) MARYLAND W, J19 GEORGIA TECH W, J23 at Virginia L, J26 FLORIDA STATE W, J28 at Clemson W, F2 at N. Carolina W, F6 NC STATE W, F9 (15) at Marquette L, F13 (8) DUKE W, (2ot) F17 (13) at Maryland L, F20 at Georgia Tech W, F23 VIRGINIA W, F26 at Florida State W, M1 CLEMSON W, M5 NORTH CAROLINA W, M8 at NC State W, M14 # Florida State W, M15 # NC State L, M 21 % E. Tennessee St. 2:55 # ACC Tournament % NCAA Tournament Demon Deacon Notes 2003 NCAA Tournament #8 Wake Forest (24-5) 2003 NCAA Tournament Quick Facts East Region / March 21-23, 2003 Tampa, FL / St. Pete Times Forum (21,817) NCAA Tournament Appearances Consecutive Appearances Sweet 16 Appearances Regional Final Appearances Final Four Appearances (1962) NCAA Tournament Record (.545) In First Round Last Year s Results: Playing as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Regional in Sacramento, Wake Forest beat No. 10 seed Pepperdine, 83-74, then lost to No. 2 seed Oregon, Thursday s Practice/Interviews: Wake Forest will practice (open to the public) Thursday from 3:10-4 p.m. in the St. Pete Times Forum. The Deacon press conference will be from 2:30-3 p.m. in the interview room. The lockerroom will be open at this time. Friday s game: Wake Forest will play Friday at approximately 2:55 p.m. against No. 15 seed East Tennessee State. Possible Saturday Practice/Interviews: Should Wake Forest win Friday, the Deacons would hold a closed practice Saturday at 3:10 p.m. Deacon players and coaches would participate in press conferences from 2:15-2:55 p.m. Possible Second-Round Game: Should Wake Forest win on Friday, the Deacons would play either No. 7 seed St. Joseph s or No. 10 seed Auburn Sunday at 2:15 p.m. TV: Every NCAA Tournament game will be televised by CBS Sports. Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and former Duke standout Jim Spanarkel (color analysis) call the action. Jim Rychoff produces. Radio: The Deacon Radio Network, produced and distributed by ISP. Stan Cotten (play-by-play) and Mark Freidinger (color analysis) call the action. Website: wakeforestsports.com, ncaasports.com. The Records: is 24-5 overall (13-3 in the ACC) after beating Florida State (69-61) Friday and losing to NC State (87-83) Saturday in the ACC Tournament. EAST TENNESSEE STATE is overall (11-5 in Southern Conference play) after sweeping Wofford, College of Charleston and Chattanooga March 6-8 to win the Southern Conference Tournament. The Seeds: is seeded No its highest NCAA Tournament seed since earning the No. 2 seed in EAST TENNESSEE STATE is the No. 15 seed in the East Region. The Rankings: is ranked eight in the Associated Press poll and ninth in the ESPN/USA Today poll. EAST TENNESSEE STATE is not ranked. WFU Coach Skip Prosser: Prosser (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 72) is in his second season at Wake Forest, (.686) in 10 years overall. Prosser coached one season at Loyola (MD) and seven seasons at Xavier before coming to Wake Forest Prosser s career NCAA Tournament record is 2-5, including a 1-1 record while at Wake Forest. East Tennessee State Coach Ed DeChellis: DeChellis (Penn State 82) is in seven seasons with the Buccaneers, in seven seasons overall. Series History: Wake Forest leads the all-time series, 6-1. The Deacons and Buccaneers have never previously met in the NCAA Tournament. Media Headquarters: Tampa Marriott Waterside South Florida Avenue; Tampa, FL (813) /fax (813) Team Headquarters: Hyatt Regency Tampa -- Two Tampa City Center; Tampa, FL (813) Media Relations Contacts: -- Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations Dean Buchan and Assistant Media relations Director Bill Newton will be traveling with the Deacons and residing at the team hotel. Media can contact Buchan on his cell phone at (336) EAST TENNESSEE STATE -- Director of Media Relations Michael White will be travelling with the Buccaneers. A Quick Look At The Demon Deacons # Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Ppg Rpg Note 0 Chris Ellis F Fr Freshman gives Deacons muscle off the bench 1 Justin Gray G Fr Gutsy rookie named to ACC All-Freshmen Team 2 Scott Benken F So Extremely hard-working walk-on from Cincinnati 4 Taron Downey* G So Southpaw had 26 points in 2 ACC Tourney games 5 Josh Howard* F Sr WFU s first All-American since Tim Duncan 10 Jamaal Levy* F So Howard calls him ACC s most underrated player 13 Vytas Danelius* F So nd team All-ACC selection had solid ACC Tourney 20 Alan Williams G Jr Walk-on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting this season 23 Richard Joyce G-F Fr Has been outside shooting threat off the bench 25 T.J. Little G Jr Earned roster spot through try-outs 31 Eric Williams* C Fr Big E has missed just three shots in March 33 Steve Lepore G Sr Plagued with sore knee since early February 34 Trent Strickland G Fr Good defender; potential future star for WFU 44 John Buck F Fr Earned roster spot through campus try-outs 53 Dshamal Schoetz C Jr Seven-footer recovering from knee injury probable starter BASKETBALL

2 ACC Standings ACC Overall Wake Forest Duke Maryland NC State Georgia Tech Virginia North Carolina Clemson Florida State Thru March 16 Preseason ACC Predicted Finish Rk. Team 1. Duke 2. Maryland 3. NC State 4. Georgia Tech 5. Virginia 6. Wake Forest 7. North Carolina 8. Clemson 9. Florida State ACC Teams In The Postseason March 20 NCAA FIRST ROUND (3) Duke vs. (14) Colorado State in Salt Lake City (9) NC State vs. (8) California in Oklahoma City Tuesday NIT FIRST ROUND DePaul at North Carolina, 9:00 Wednesday NIT FIRST ROUND Ohio State at Georgia Tech, 7:00 Brown at Virginia, 7:30 Thursday NCAA FIRST ROUND (9) NC State vs. (9) California in Oklahoma City, 12:25 (CBS) (3) Duke vs. (14) Colorado State in Salt Lake City, 9:50 (CBS) Friday NCAA FIRST ROUND (2) Wake Forest vs. (15) East Tennessee State in Tampa, 2:55 (CBS) (6) Maryland vs. (11) UNC Wilmington in Nashville, 9:55 (CBS) 2003 NCAA East Regional Pairings March (1) Oklahoma at Oklahoma City (16) SC State (8) California at Oklahoma City (9) NC State (5) Mississippi State at Birmingham (12) Butler (4) Louisville at Birmingham (13) Austin Peay (6) Oklahoma State at Boston (11) Penn (3) Syracuse at Boston (14) Manhattan (7) St. Joseph s at Tampa (10) Auburn (15) East Tennessee St. at Tampa (2) Wake Forest March at Oklahoma City at Birmingham at Boston at Tampa Wake Forest earns 18th NCAA Tournament appearance Wake Forest will appear in the NCAA Tournament for the 18th time in school history and for the third consecutive season. The Deacons own a solid NCAA Tournament history: The Deacons are all-time in NCAA Tournament play. Wake Forest will play in the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season. WFU is making its 13th consecutive postseason appearance -- the longest current streak among all ACC teams. The Deacons have appeared in the Final Four one time -- in That Deacon team is the last Wake Forest club prior to this year s squad to capture the ACC regular season title outright. The 62 Deacons were led by All-American Len Chappell and current CBS analyst Billy Packer. The Deacons lost in the national semifinals in Louisville to Ohio State, then beat UCLA in the consolation game. Wake Forest has advanced to the regional championship game five times, most recently in 1996 (a loss to Kentucky). The Deacons are 12-5 in NCAA Tournament firstround games, including an win over Pepperdine last year. WFU has won six of its last seven first-round games. Wake Forest appeared in the very first NCAA Tournament in The Deacons, one of eight teams in that inaugural tournament, lost to Ohio State in the opening round. In 1984, Wake Forest stunned No. 1 seed DePaul in the Midwest Regional semifinals in Ray Meyers last game as the Blue Demon head coach. Wake went on to lose to Houston for the right to go to the Final Four. Coach Skip Prosser is the fifth Deacon coach to lead Wake Forest to the NCAA Tournament. March 28 at Albany at Albany By The Numbers coach -- Bill Guthridge -- won more league games 1 in his first two years in the ACC than Skip Prosser. games decided by four points or less this season 4 and the Deacons are 3-1 in those games. times, including this season, Wake Forest has won 4 at least a share of the ACC regular season title. times, including Skip Prosser this season, has a 7 Deacon coach been named ACC Coach of the Year. active Division I coaches, including Prosser, won career games in less than 300 games coached. th is Wake Forest s ranking in the Associated Press poll -- its highest AP ranking since Jan. 8, roster ,739 March 30 at Albany Final Four freshmen and sophomores are on the Wake Forest times, including Josh Howard this season, has a Wake player been named ACC Player of the Year. consecutive seasons Wake Forest has earned a postseason berth -- the longest streak in the ACC. consecutive homecourt victories for the Deacons, who last lost at home on Feb. 21, NCAA Tournament appearances by WFU, including an appearance in the inaugural 1939 event. career double-doubles by senior Josh Howard, the sixth-most in Wake Forest history. games started by Eric Williams -- the third-most starts ever by a Wake Forest freshman. percent of all Wake Forest student-athletes do volunteer work in the community. times in his career Josh Howard has scored in double figures. consecutive games Wake Forest has made at least one three-point field goal. points have been scored by senior Josh Howard, ranking him 11th in WFU history. BASKETBALL

3 The National Polls AP Rk. Coaches Kentucky 1 Kentucky Arizona 2 Arizona Oklahoma 3 Oklahoma Pittsburgh 4 Pittsburgh Texas 5 Texas Kansas 6 Kansas Duke 7 Duke Wake Forest 8 Florida Marquette 9 Wake Forest Florida 10 Illinois Illinois 11 Marquette Xavier 12 Syracuse Syracuse 13 Louisville Louisville 14 Xavier Creighton 15 Creighton Dayton 16 Stanford Maryland 17 Maryland Stanford 18 Dayton Memphis 19 Wisconsin Mississippi St. 20 Notre Dame Wisconsin 21 Mississippi St. Notre Dame 22 Memphis Connecticut 23 Oklahoma St. Oklahoma St. California 24 Connecticut Missouri Georgia 25 Missouri St. Joseph s Opponents Receiving Votes: NC State NC State Wake In The Polls Date AP Coaches Preseason nr rv Nov. 25 nr rv Dec. 2 rv rv Dec. 9 rv rv Dec. 16 rv rv Dec rv Dec Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb Feb Feb Feb March March March Poll Notes All-time weeks in AP poll 205 All-time weeks in top Opponents in the AP poll 4 in the coaches poll 4 Opponents receiving votes 1 Wake Forest vs. Ranked Teams In Home Away Neutral In Skip Prosser Era Home Away Neutral All-time Home Away Neutral vs. Top 10 (all-time) Home Away Neutral Wake Forest highlights, milestones from a record-setting year Wake Forest, picked sixth in the ACC preseason poll, exceeded all expectations in , finishing on top of the ACC standings for the first time since 1995 and winning the regular season title outright for the first time since More on Wake s season: Wake Forest broke a school record for the most conference wins in a season (13). The Deacons 24 wins tie for the third-most in school history. WFU is now two victories away from tying the record of 26 wins held by the 1995 (26-6) and 1996 (26-6) teams. WFU s winning percentage (.828) is the second-highest in school history, trailing only the team that finished 22-3 (.880). The Deacons closed the regular season by winning 11 out of 12 ACC games -- its best run in more than 40 years. Wake Forest didn t crack the Associated Press top 25 until sneaking in at No. 25 on Dec. 23. The Deacons enter NCAA Tournament play ranked in the top 10 for the third straight week. This is the 12th year that the ACC played a 16-game conference schedule. Wake Forest is the 13th team during that span to win at least 13 games. Wake Forest reached the 20-win plateau for the 17th time in school history. The Deacons have won 20-plus games in each of the last two seasons and in eight of the last 11 seasons. For coach Skip Prosser, winning 20 games has become commonplace. Prosser s teams have won 20 games or more in seven consecutive seasons. Prosser is one win shy of tying his personal single-season high of 25 wins posted by his 1999 Xavier team (25-11). WFU s ACC Regular Season Crowns Year W-L Tied With UNC none UNC, MD, VA none Most Wins In WFU History Most ACC Wins In WFU History Prosser was named ACC Coach of the Year -- the first Deacon coach to win that honor since Dave Odom in Prosser won 22 ACC games in his first two seasons in the league. Only one other coach -- UNC s Bill Guthridge -- won more games in his first two seasons in the league. Senior Josh Howard was named ACC Player of the Year and first team All-America. He is the first Deacon to win either honor since Tim Duncan claimed both in The Deacs enjoyed their best record ever (16-0) in the 14-year history of Lawrence Joel Coliseum and stretched their homecourt winning streak to 17 games. Wake Forest went 7-4 on the road, including a 5-3 mark on the ACC road. The last time the Deacons were above.500 on the road came in The Deacons lead the nation in rebound margin (+9.9) and are vying to be the first ACC team ever to finish the year ranked first nationally in rebounding. Deacons earn highest tournament seed since 1997 Wake Forest will carry a No. 2 seed into the NCAA Tournament -- its highest seed since earning the No. 2 seed in WFU s NCAA Seed, Result More on the Deacons as a No. 2 seed: Since the seeding process began in 1979, Wake Forest has Year Seed W-L? been the No. 2 seed two times this year and in As the No. 2 seed in 1996, Wake Forest advanced all the way to the Midwest Regional championship game, where it lost to No. 1 seed Kentucky, The Deacons have been seeded No. 1 once -- in Wake Forest will face the No. 15 seed for just the second time. In 1996, the Deacs beat WFU s W-L At Different Seeds No. 15 seed Northeast Seed Last W-L Louisiana in the opening round of the Midwest Regional in Milwaukee Wake Forest has never lost to a team seeded 11th or lower. The lowest-seeded team to beat the Deacons was No seed Butler in Should Wake Forest win on Friday, it will face either the No. 7 seed (St. Joseph s) or the No. 10 seed (Auburn) in the second round. The Deacons have never played a No. 7 seed and are 3-1 all-time against No. 10 seeds. The last time Wake played a No. 10 seed came last year -- a win over Pepperdine Wake Forest heads to East Region for first time since 1995 Wake Forest will play in the East Region for the first time since More on the Deacons and the East Region: Wake Forest has made six appearances in the East Region, compiling a 9-5 record. WFU s W-L Vs. Different Seeds Seed Last W-L In WFU s last East Region appearance -- the Deacons advanced to the Sweet 16, where it lost to Oklahoma State. Six Deacon opponents make NCAA field Six Wake Forest regular season opponents -- Duke, Marquette, Maryland, NC State, SC State and Wisconsin -- will Opponents In play in the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA The Deacons went 6-4 Tournament against teams in the NCAA Duke Tournament. Marquette Three WFU opponents won Maryland NC State their regular season conference title -- Marquette (C-USA), SC State Wisconsin SC State (MEAC) and Wisconsin (Big Ten). Two Deacon opponents won their conference postseason tournament -- Duke (ACC) and SC State (MEAC). BASKETBALL

4 WFU s ACC Players Of The Year 2003 Josh Howard 1997 Tim Duncan 1996 Tim Duncan 1993 Rodney Rogers 1977 Rod Griffin 1971 Charlie Davis 1962 Len Chappell 1961 Len Chappell 1955 Dickie Hemric 1954 Dickie Hemric WFU s ACC Coaches Of The Year 2003 Skip Prosser 1995 Dave Odom 1994 Dave Odom 1991 Dave Odom 1961 Bones McKinney 1960 Bones McKinney 1956 Murray Greason WFU s All-Americans 2003 Josh Howard 1997 Tim Duncan 1996 Tim Duncan 1995 Randolph Childress 1993 Rodney Rogers 1981 Frank Johnson 1978 Rod Griffin 1977 Rod Griffin 1977 Skip Brown 1975 Skip Brown 1971 Charlie Davis 1962 Len Chappell 1957 Jackie Murdock 1955 Dickie Hemric 1954 Dickie Hemric WFU s First Team All-ACC Selections 2003 Josh Howard 1997 Tim Duncan 1996 Tim Duncan 1995 Randolph Childress 1995 Tim Duncan 1994 Randolph Childress 1993 Rodney Rogers 1992 Rodney Rogers 1987 Tyrone Bogues 1981 Frank Johnson 1978 Rod Griffin 1977 Rod Griffin 1975 Skip Brown 1971 Charlie Davis 1970 Charlie Davis 1969 Charlie Davis 1967 Paul Long 1966 Bob Leonard 1965 Bob Leonard 1964 Frank Christie 1963 Dave Wiedeman 1962 Len Chappell 1961 Len Chappell 1961 Billy Packer 1960 Len Chappell 1957 Jackie Murdock 1957 Jack Williams 1956 Lowell Davis 1955 Dickie Hemric 1954 Dickie Hemric NABC First Team Josh Howard T.J. Ford Nick Collison David West Hollis Price Wake Forest Texas Kansas Xavier Oklahoma Second Team Jason Gardner Arizona Carmelo Anthony Syracuse Keith Bogans Kentucky Dwayne Wade Marquette Mike Sweetney Georgetown Senior Josh Howard is the ACC Player of the Year Wake Forest senior Josh Howard was the unanimous selection for ACC Player of the Year, which was announced March 18. Howard is the first Deacon to receive the honor since Tim Duncan won back-to-back awards in 1996 and The Winston-Salem native, earlier in March, was a unanimous first team All-ACC selection. Howard was the first Deacon to be named first team All-ACC since Duncan. Duncan was also the last Deac to be chosen unanimously, in 1996 and Howard was second team All-ACC in 2001 and third team in Nineteen Wake Forest players, including Howard, have been named first team All-ACC a total of 31 times. ALL-AMERICA TEAMS Fox Sports First Team Josh Howard Wake Forest T.J. Ford Texas Nick Collison Kansas David West Xavier Dwayne Wade Marquette Second Team Brian Cook Illinois Carmelo Anthony Syracuse Mike Sweetney Georgetown Hollis Price Oklahoma Troy Bell Boston Coll. National Player of the Year All-ACC First Team Josh Howard Julius Hodge Steve Blake Dahntay Jones Edward Scott Howard is first team NABC All-America Josh Howard, who helped lead the Demon Deacons to a first-place finish in the ACC, was named first team All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches March 10. Howard, 6-6, is joined on the first team by T.J. Ford (Texas), David West (Xavier), Nick Collison (Kansas) and Hollis Price (Oklahoma). "It's an honor to be selected as an All- American," Howard said. "It's nice to be recognized in the same group with some outstanding players and I give all the credit to my coaches and my teammates. Howard is the 11th All-American in WFU history and the first since Tim Duncan in 1996 and Other former Deacon All-Americans are in column at left. He is hopeful of winning other All- American honors by Associated Press. Other recent awards won by Howard: ACC All-Defense Team -- one of the ACC leaders in steals and blocked shots, Howard was the leading vote-getter for this team. Wooden Award Finalist -- Howard is one of 22 finalists for the nation s most outstanding player. Naismith Award Finalist -- Howard WF NCS MD DU CU Second Team Drew Nicholas MD Travis Watson VA Chris Bosh GT Tim Pickett FS Vytas Danelius WF Third Team J.J. Redick DU Chris Duhon DU Ryan Randle MD Raymond Felton NC B.J. Elder GT USBWA First Team T.J. Ford Nick Collison David West Hollis Price Texas Kansas Xavier Oklahoma is one of 20 finalists for this prestigious honor. USBWA District 3 Player of the Year -- The basketball writers chose Howard as the best in the region. Dwayne Wade Marquette Howard is national Second Team Josh Howard Wake Forest Player of the Year by three sources Jason Gardner Arizona Carmelo Anthony Syracuse Entering the NCAA Troy Bell Boston Coll. Tournament, Josh Howard Kyle Korver Creighton has been named National Player of the Year by three different sources -- Fox Sports, Basketball Digest and College Insider. Howard edged former prep school teammate David West for the honor for all three awards. Danelius, Gray earn ACC honors, too Sophomore Vytas Danelius, one of the ACC s most improved and consistent players, was named second team All-ACC. Danelius is averaging 13.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game while shooting 52.8 percent from the field and 78.7 percent from the free throw line. Deacon guard Justin Gray, who overcame a broken jaw and emerged as a clutch performer, was named to the ACC All-Freshman team. Gray averages 12.1 points per game and has scored in double figures eight times in 10 games since returning from his one-month absence. He was joined on the All-Freshman ACC All- Freshman Chris Bosh GT Raymond Felton NC J.J. Redick DU Rashad McCants NC Justin Gray WF ACC All- Defensive Josh Howard WF Tim Pickett FS Chris Bosh GT Dahntay Jones DU Clifford Crawford NCS team by Chris Bosh (Georgia Tech), Raymond Felton (North Carolina), J.J. Redick (Duke) and Rashad McCants (North Carolina). National Player of the Year Candidates Finalists All-America--- Player School Wooden Naismith ^NABC %USBWA Carmelo Anthony Syracuse R R Mario Austin Mississippi St. R R Troy Bell Boston Coll. R R Steve Blake Maryland R Keith Bogans Kentucky R R Matt Bonner Florida R R Nick Collison Kansas R R R R Brian Cook Illinois R R Chris Duhon Duke R R TJ Ford Texas R R R R Reece Gaines Louisville R R Jason Gardner Arizona R R R R Jarvis Hayes Georgia R Kirk Hinrich Kansas R R Josh Howard Wake Forest R R R R Brandin Knight Pittsburgh R R Kyle Korver Creighton R R R Emeka Okafor Connecticut R Hollis Price Oklahoma R R R R Ron Slay Tennessee R Mike Sweetney Georgetown R R R Chris Thomas Notre Dame R R Dwayne Wade Marquette R R R R Luke Walton Arizona R R David West Xavier R R R R ^NABC 1st and 2nd team selections % USBWA 1st and 2nd team selections BASKETBALL

5 Fox Sports Wooden Award Standings 1 Josh Howard (WFU) 2 David West (Xavier) 3 Dwayne Wade (Marquette) 4 Troy Bell (Boston College) 5 Nick Collison (Kansas) 6 Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse) 7 T.J. Ford (Texas) 8 Mike Sweetney (Georgetown) 9 Hollis Price (Oklahoma) 10 Ron Slay (Tennessee) Other Wooden candidates: Mario Austin (Mississippi St.) Steve Blake (Maryland) Matt Bonner (Florida) Brian Cook (Illinois) Chris Duhon (Duke) Reece Gaines (Louisville) Jason Gardner (Arizona) Kirk Hinrich (Kansas) Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh) Kyle Korver (Creighton) Emeka Okafor (Connecticut) Chris Thomas (Notre Dame) Luke Walton (Arizona) Final / FoxSports.com Naismith Award Finalists Mario Austin (Mississippi State) Keith Bogans (Kentucky) Matt Bonner (Florida) Nick Collison (Kansas) Brian Cook (Illinois) Chris Duhon (Duke) T.J. Ford (Texas) Reese Gaines (Louisville) Jason Gardner (Arizona) Jarvis Hayes (Georgia) Kirk Hinrich (Kansas) Josh Howard (Wake Forest) Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh) Kyle Korver (Creighton) Hollis Price (Oklahoma) Mike Sweetney (Georgetown) Chris Thomas (Notre Dame) Dwayne Wade (Marquette) Luke Walton (Arizona) Naismith Coach Of The Year Finalists Dana Altman Mike Montgomery Rick Barnes Lute Olson Jim Boeheim Rick Pitino Ben Braun Skip Prosser Mike Brey Oliver Purnell Jim Calhoun Kelvin Sampson Tom Crean Bill Self Billy Donovan Tubby Smith Jim Harrick Rick Stansbury Ben Howland Eddie Sutton Mike Krzyzewski Gary Williams Rick Majerus Roy Williams Thad Matta Skip Prosser named ACC Coach of the Year Head coach Skip Prosser, who took a Wake Forest team picked to finish sixth in the ACC to the outright regular season title, was named ACC Coach of the Year. Prosser is the first Deacon coach to win the honor since Dave Odom in Prosser holds the distinction of winning Coach of the Year honors in two different leagues. While at Xavier, Prosser was the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year in He was a unanimous selection, winning the vote on all 92 ballots. Publication names Prosser National Coach of the Year Skip Prosser gained national recognition in March when he was named National Coach of the Year by Basketball Digest. Prosser helped lead Wake Forest to its first outright ACC regular season title in 41 years. Other awards Prosser has claimed in 2003: USBWA District 3 Coach of the Year -- The basketball writers named him best coach in the region. NABC District 5 Coach of the Year -- The coaches association awarded him with this honor. Outstanding Achievement Award -- A national honor from College Sports Insider. Naismith Award finalist -- Prosser is a finalist for National Coach of the Year. Demon Deacons earn highest ranking since Jan. 8, 2001 Wake Forest moved up to No. 8 in the Associated Press poll this week, earning the school s highest ranking since being ranked sixth on Jan. 8, The Demon Deacons, who were not ranked until Dec. 23, are in the AP top 10 for the fourth time in the last five weeks and in the top 25 for the 13th straight week. WFU is in the ESPN/USA Today Deacons in other polls Fox Sports Sporting News College RPI Sagarin CBS Sportsline top 10 for the third consecutive week. Wake Forest has been ranked in 27 of 36 weeks under second-year coach Skip Prosser. Wake is in the AP poll for the 205th time. Four Wake Forest opponents are in the AP poll -- No. 7 Duke, No. 9 Marquette, No. 17 Maryland and No. 21 Wisconsin. The Deacons went 3-3 against those four teams this season. NC State is receiving votes for both major polls. In other polls, Wake Forest is ranked in the top 10 by Fox Sports, Sagarin, The Sporting News, College RPI and CBS Sportsline. The Biggest Surprises Wake Forest In The NCAA Statistics Rebound Margin Wake Forest +9.9 Kansas +8.2 Vermont +7.9 Holy Cross +7.9 Texas +7.8 Utah State +7.2 Pittsburgh +7.0 Davidson +6.8 Mississippi St DePaul +6.7 Mercer +6.7 Arizona +6.6 Siena +6.5 Xavier +6.4 Tennessee Tech +6.2 Stats thru March 10 6th 6th 7th 9th 9th Wake Forest finished in first place in the ACC standings after being predicted to finish sixth, making the Deacons one of the biggest surprises in college basketball this year. Below is a look at the teams from major conferences who were picked fourth or lower, but finished second or higher in their respective conference standings: Predicted Final School Coach Conference Finish Standing Auburn Cliff Ellis SEC West 6th of 6 t-2nd St. Joseph s Phil Martelli A-10 East 4th of 6 1st Stanford Mike Montgomery Pac 10 7th of 10 2nd UAB Mike Anderson C-USA National 7th of 7th t-2nd Wake Forest Skip Prosser ACC 6th of 9 1st Wisconsin Bo Ryan Big Ten 6th of 11 1st Winning Percentage Kentucky 29-3 Arizona 25-3 Creighton 29-4 Holy Cross 26-4 Pittsburgh 26-4 Troy State 26-5 Weber State 26-5 Butler 25-5 Dayton 25-5 Xavier 25-5 Wake Forest 24-5 Syracuse 24-5 Marquette 23-5 Penn 22-5 Seven teams 24-6 Stats thru March 16 Deacs lead the nation in rebounding With two of its top rebounders off of last year s team gone via graduation, rebounding was a big concern for Skip Prosser heading into So, you might say it s been a pleasant surprise that Wake Forest leads the nation in rebound margin (+9.9). More on WFU s rebounding: The Deacons are attempting to be the first ACC team ever to lead the nation in rebounding. The Deacons have out-rebounded every opponent but two (Maryland on Feb. 17 and Virginia on Feb. 23) this season. Wake Forest has outrebounded its opponent by 10 boards or more 18 times this season. WFU s largest rebound margin in the last 10 seasons was +6.2 in Tim Duncan s senior year. The Deacs aren t exactly a group of giants with no starter taller than 6-9 and their leading FG Percentage Defense St. Joseph s 36.8 Maryland 37.4 Illinois 37.7 Connecticut 38.0 Sam Houston St.38.5 Pittsburgh 38.5 Syracuse 38.8 Oklahoma State 38.8 Florida State 39.0 Wake Forest 39.3 Lamar 39.4 Davidson 39.7 VCU 39.8 Colorado 39.8 Mississippi State 39.8 Stats thru March 10 Game-By-Game Rebounding Opponent WF OPP MAR Yale Temple Wisconsin SMU SC State St. John s NC A&T Beth.-Cook Richmond Elon Duke Maryland Ga. Tech Virginia Florida St Clemson N. Carolina NC State Marquette Duke Maryland Ga. Tech Virginia Florida St Clemson N. Carolina NC State Florida St NC State AVERAGE rebounder standing 6-6. It helps that bookend 6-2 guards Taron Downey and Justin Gray combine for 7.0 boards per game. WFU averages more rebounds per game (41.7) than any Deacon team since (46.7). Three of the ACC s top eight rebounders are Deacons -- Josh Howard (8.1/3rd), Vytas Danelius (7.6/4th) and Jamaal Levy (6.8/8th). Howard leads the ACC in offensive rebounds while Danelius and Jamaal Levy rank in the ACC s top nine. In ACC games only, three of the league s top six rebounders are Deacons -- Howard (3rd), Levy (4th) and Danelius (tied for 5th). Howard, Levy and Danelius are WFU s most productive rebounding trio since Tim Duncan, Loren Woods and Ricky Peral in BASKETBALL

6 What They re Saying About Josh Howard He s the best player in our league. He s a beautiful player to watch on both ends of the court. Everyone talks about his offense, but he ll guard whoever is hot on the other team. He s a great college basketball player and hopefully he will get the recognition nationally that he deserves. -- Mike Krzyzewski No doubt last week's thrilling Kansas-Texas and Nick Collison-T.J. Ford moments will stand up as twin-classics-in-one. But the player of the year so far -- and if his fledglings-dominated team finishes in the top three in the ACC, he should be a lock -- is the best all-round player hardly anybody ever mentions, Josh Howard of Wake Forest. -- Curry Kirkpatrick, ESPN He is simply the best athlete in the ACC. He does everything well -- rebound, defend, shoot and handle the ball... He drives the bus, he cleans the uniforms, he cooks the food. He does it all. -- Brad Daugherty, ESPN With five minutes left in the game, I can t think of anyone I d rather have on my team than Josh Howard. -- Mike Patrick, ESPN Josh Howard made two huge plays at the end. He's a 6-foot-6 All-American. He's the top player in the ACC and definitely in the top three or four in the nation. -- Virginia coach Pete Gillen I wouldn t trade (Josh Howard) for anyone in the country. He is having a spectacular season. -- Skip Prosser Howard is one of the best players in the country because of his versatility and overall athletic game. -- Jay Bilas, ESPN JoshHOWARDc Senior / 6-6 / Winston-Salem, NC All-American / ACC Player of the Year Versatile Josh Howard a national Player of the Year Candidate Senior Josh Howard, who missed much of preseason drills because of severe shin splints, is a candidate for national Player of the Year honors. Howard has already been named first team All-America by the NABC, becoming the 11th player in Wake Forest history to earn All-America honors and the first since Tim Duncan in He is a finalist Josh Howard for the Wooden and Naismith awards and the Robertson trophy, all of which go to the nation s top player. Consider what Howard has achieved in : Howard has been named National Player of the Year by Fox Sports, Basketball Digest and College Insider. In the month of March, Howard has averaged 23.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. He has scored in double figures in 24 straight games and he has scored at least 20 points in 13 of the last 16 games. Where Howard Ranks In The ACC Category Stats Rank Scoring st Offensive Rebounds st Rebounding 8.1 3rd Steals rd Blocked Shots th Defensive Rebounds th FG Percentage.482 5th FT Percentage.823 6th 3-Point Field Goals th Assists 2.00 nr 3pt. Field Goal %.393 nr Howard is the only player in the country averaging at least 15 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and one blocked shot per game. The ACC posts 12 individual statistics. He ranks in the top five in seven of them. He was named ACC Player of the Week a league-high four times this season. He was named national player of the week by three different sources. Howard leads the ACC in scoring overall (20.0 ppg.) and in conference games (22.5 ppg.). His scoring average is WFU s highest since Tim Duncan averaged 20.8 points in Over the last five years, only North Carolina s Joseph Forte (23.7 ppg.) averaged more points in ACC games. Howard s Statistical Breakdown Category PPG RPG APG BSPG SPG Overall In ACC Games In ACC Tournament vs. Ranked Teams On The Road On The ACC Road Home Games Home ACC Games In November In December In January In February In March In Wins In Losses Howard s Honors ACC Player of the Year First Team All-America (NABC) *First Team All-ACC (AP) National Player of the Year (Fox Sports) National Player of the Year (Basketball Digest) National Player of the Year (College Insider) Wooden Award finalist Naismith Award finalist Robertson Trophy candidate CLASS Award finalist USBWA District 3 Player of the Year ACC Player of the Year (Dick Vitale) First Team All-America (College Insider) NABC All-District 5 ACC Player of the Week (March 10) **ACC All-Defensive Team Second Team All-ACC Tournament ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 3) ACC Player of the Week (Jan. 20) ACC Player of the Week (Dec. 9) Paine-Webber Senior of the Week (Feb. 9) ESPN National Player of the Week (Jan. 20) Fox Sports National Player of the Week (Jan. 20) Dick Vitale National Player of the Week (Feb. 3) *Unanimous selection **Leading vote-getter Howard scored 30-plus points three times this season including 32 at North Carolina, 31 at Wisconsin and 30 against Georgia Tech. He is 20 points shy of scoring his 600th point this season. He has single-game highs of 14 rebounds (at Duke), six steals (at Georgia Tech), five blocked shots (vs. Georgia Tech) and six three-point field goals (vs. Clemson). He has nine double-doubles on the season, ranking third in the ACC. At 6-6, he s one of the nation s best rebounders. He ranks third in the ACC in rebounding (8.1 rpg.). Howard has been especially impressive on the offensive boards, where he leads the ACC (3.34). A member of the ACC s All-Defensive Team, Howard ranks third in the ACC in steals (2.03), fourth in blocks (1.45) and he is often asked to defend the opponent s top scorer, ranging from point guards to power forwards. His 59 steals this season are the most by a Deacon in one season since Tyrone Muggsy Bogues had 70 pilfers in Howard s 42 blocked shots are the most by a Deacon since Loren Wood had 50 rejections in He has 53 three-pointers, compared to 56 threepoint field goals he made in his first three seasons combined. Howard shoots a solid 39.3 percent from behind the arc. He ranks fifth in the ACC in field goal percentage (.482), sixth in free throw percentage (.823). Howard s Biggest Games In Opponent (Date) PTS REB AST ST BS at North Carolina (Feb. 2) at #23 Wisconsin (Dec. 4) Georgia Tech (Jan. 20) Clemson (March 1) Virginia (Feb. 23) The Josh Howard All-America Website can be found at: BASKETBALL

7 What They re Saying About Josh Howard He s the Player of the Year in our league. Each night he goes out he just keeps reinforcing that thought. -- Georgia Tech Coach Paul Hewitt He s the definition of what a go-to player is. -- Richmond coach Jerry Wainwright Josh Howard scored 21 points (Jan. 4 at Richmond) and played with the serenity of a Buddhist monk, and Wake Forest won a game it might ve lost. -- Bob Lipper, Richmond Times-Dispatch He's so quick. He's skilled, he shoots it, he drives it, he passes it, he blocks shots, he steals the ball, he's maybe the best offensive rebounder I've coached against. And he's got that toughness about him. He's a tough, nasty competitor. That's what makes him. He could be all that great talent but it's his personality that ultimately, I think, comes through on the floor. -- UNC Coach Matt Doherty He s a complete all-around player, he s gifted on both ends of the court. He just resonates talent. He is one of the players in our league who can turn a game around with his defense. Everybody, rightfully, talks about Juan Dixon as one of those guys. Josh Howard is in that same category. -- NCSU Coach Herb Sendek He (Josh Howard) created a big problem for me. I threw him a head fake, and he didn t go for it. I tried to step through (the trap), and he s so long, he s like everywhere. -- UNC s Melvin Scott We tell him, 'Here's what you've got to do Josh. You've got to be our leader. And by the way, you've got to score a lot of baskets. Don't forget to horse the boards. And just as an afterthought, go guard the opponent's best guy.' -- Skip Prosser Howard In Very Select ACC Company Wake Forest senior forward Josh Howard recently joined a very select group of ACC players. Only four players in the history of the ACC -- Howard, Duke s Shane Battier, Christian Laettner and Grant Hill -- accumulated 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, 200 steals and 100 blocked shots. In addition, Howard and Battier are the only players in ACC history to record the statistics above, plus make 100 three-point field goals. Player (School) Years Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks 3-Pt. FGs Shane Battier (Duke) , Josh Howard (WFU) 2000-present 1, Christian Laettner (Duke) ,460 1, Grant Hill (Duke) , Howard will leave name throughout record books Senior Josh Howard will leave his name etched throughout the Wake Forest record books: Only four players in ACC history -- Howard, Duke s Shane Battier, Christian Laettner and Grant Hill -- accumulated 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, 200 steals and 100 blocks (see chart above). Howard joins Battier as the only players in ACC history to record the career statistics above, plus 100 three-point field goals. Howard (1,739 points) ranks 11th in Wake Forest Josh Howard In The Wake Forest Record Books Category Total Rank Needs......To Pass Steals/Career 210 2nd 66 Muggsy Bogues Games Started/Career 117 3rd 4 Darius Songaila Double-Doubles/Career 21 6th 3 Darius Songaila Blocked Shots/Career 137 6th 4 Antwan Scott Games Played/Career 125 8th 2 Josh Shoemaker Rebounds/Career 815 8th 19 Ronny Watts 3-point Attempts/Career 302 8th 25 Steven Goolsby 3-point Field Goals/Career th 2 Broderick Hicks Points Scored/Career 1,739 11th 11 Frank Johnson Assists/Career 234 nr 26 Jerry Schellenberg (for 11th) Field Goals/Career 640 nr 9 Randolph Childress (for 10th) Steals/ACC Career st 8 Travis Best Scoring/Season 580 nr 23 Paul Long (for 18th) Steals/Season 59 nr 11 Skip Brown (for 4th) The ACC s Most Versatile Players career scoring history. With just 11 more points, Howard will pass Frank Johnson and move into 10th place on the scoring list. Howard s 210 career steals ranks second in WFU history. Only Tyrone Muggsy Bogues (275 steals) has more career steals. He ranks 21st in ACC history for career steals and can move into the top 20 with eight more pilfers. Howard (815 rebounds) ranks eighth in WFU career rebounding history. Howard leads the team that leads the nation in rebounding. With 137 career blocked shots, he ranks sixth alltime in the WFU record books. He is four blocks away from taking over fifth place. He is the 10th player in school history to make 100 career three-point field goals. He has 109 career treys, which ranks 10th in WFU history. Howard (21 career double-doubles) ranks sixth in WFU history for career double-doubles. He has played in 125 career games -- the eighthmost games played in WFU history. With 117 games started, he is third in Wake history behind Tim Duncan and, Darius Songaila. Howard Year-By-Year Year Ppg Rpg 3fg 3pt% FT% ACC Career Steals Leaders 1. Johnny Rhodes (MD) Juan Dixon (MD) Chris Corchiani (NCS) Tyrone Bogues (WF) Shane Battier (DU) Tommy Amaker (DU) Jim Spanarkel (DU) Laron Profit (MD) Derrick Phelps (UNC) Christian Laettner (DU) George Lynch (UNC) Mark Price (GT) Anthony Grundy (NCS) Jason Williams (DU) Bruce Dalrymple (GT) Delvon Arrington (FS) Othell Wilson (VA) Sidney Lowe (NCS) Grant Hill (DU) Travis Best (GT) Josh Howard (WF) Bob Sura (FS) Chris Duhon (DU) 207 In the ACC overall statistics, Josh Howard ranks in the top five in seven (of 12) statistical categories. Below is a look at the ACC s most versatile players, based on overall statistics (through Mar. 20). Player (School) PPG RPG FG% APG FT% SPG 3PT% 3PTFG BS A/TO OREB DREB In the top 5 in 7 of 12 categories Josh Howard (WFU) In the top 5 in 5 of 12 categories Chris Bosh (GT) In the top 5 in 4 of 12 categories Drew Nicholas (MD) Tim Pickett (FSU) Travis Watson (UVA) BASKETBALL

8 Wake Forest In The ACC Statistics Category Rebound Margin 1st +9.9 In ACC Games 1st +6.8 Rebounding 1st 41.7 In ACC Games t-1st 39.7 Offensive Rebounds 1st In ACC Games t-4th Defensive Rebounds 1st In ACC Games 1st FT Percentage 2nd 75.3 In ACC Games 2nd 73.6 FG Percentage 2nd 45.7 In ACC Games 3rd 45.2 FG% Defense 3rd 39.6 In ACC Games 2nd 40.1 Scoring 3rd 78.4 In ACC Games 3rd 74.5 Scoring Margin 3rd In ACC Games 3rd PTFG% Defense 3rd 33.6 In ACC Games 4th 34.4 Scoring Defense 3rd 67.6 In ACC Games 3rd 69.6 Assists 4th In ACC Games 5th Blocked Shots 6th 4.38 In ACC Games 5th 4.44 Assist/TO Ratio 6th 0.97 In ACC Games 8th Point Field Goals 7th 6.10 In ACC Games 7th PTFG Percentage 8th 34.4 In ACC Games 8th 32.9 Steals 8th 6.41 In ACC Games 8th 5.75 Turnover Margin 8th In ACC Games 8th Entering NCAA Tournament Wake Forest In The NCAA Statistics WFU s ranking out of 325 Division I teams Rebound Margin 1st +9.9 W-L Percentage 7th.828 FG% Defense 10th.396 Scoring Margin 16th FT Percentage 22nd.753 Scoring Offense 25th 78.4 Blocked Shots 59th 4.38 FG Percentage 87th.457 Assists 98th Scoring Defense 105th 67.6 Personal Fouls 125th Point FG% 167th Point Field Goals 184th 6.10 Turnovers 194th Steals 211th 6.41 Through March 10 Demon Deacons In The ACC Statistics (Note: Justin Gray does not yet qualify) Category Josh Howard Vytas Danelius Taron Downey Eric Williams Jamaal Levy Scoring 1st th In ACC Games 1st th Rebounding 3rd 8.1 4th th 6.8 In ACC Games 3rd 8.1 5th th 7.3 FG Percentage 5th In ACC Games 2nd Assists th In ACC Games th FT Percentage 6th.823 9th.787 3rd In ACC Games 3rd th Steals 3rd In ACC Games t-3rd t-11th PTFG Percentage In ACC Games t-5th Point Field Goals 13th In ACC Games 8th Blocked Shots 4th th 0.90 In ACC Games t-3rd 1.62 t-15th th 1.00 Assist/TO Ratio th In ACC Games th Offensive Rebounds 1st th th th 2.31 In ACC Games t-1st th th 2.31 Defensive Rebounds 4th rd th 4.45 In ACC Games t-4th th rd 5.00 WFU s Prosser among ACC leaders in second-year wins Only one coach in ACC history -- North Carolina s Bill Guthridge (23-9 in 1998 and 1999) -- won more conference games in his first two seasons in the league than Skip Prosser has over the last two years. Prosser is in ACC games in two seasons at WFU. Prosser led Deacons to first place after being tabbed to finish sixth Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser, the ACC Coach of the Year, is starting to be mentioned as a strong candidate for National Coach of the Year honors. After being picked to finish sixth in the ACC race, Prosser led the Deacons to a first-place finish in the ACC. Prosser, in his 10th season, earned his 200th career victory (Jan. 28 at Clemson) quicker than all but seven active Division I coaches. He is one of just two current ACC coaches -- joining Virginia s Pete Gillen -- to win 200 games or more in his first 10 seasons as a Division I head coach. More on Prosser: Prosser is Wake Forest s first ACC Coach of the Year since Dave Odom in Basketball Digest named him the National Coach of the Year. Prosser s career winning percentage (.686) ranks in the top 20 among all active Division I coaches. Last season he became just the fourth coach in ACC history to win nine games in his rookie year. He won 22 conference games in his first two seasons at WFU. Only Bill Guthridge won more games in his first two seasons in the league. Last season Prosser won more games than any first-year Deacon head coach since In two seasons at Wake Forest, Prosser has compiled a record of He is a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year. Prosser has won regular season championships in three different conferences. Most ACC Wins In First Two Seasons Coach School Years W-L Bill Guthridge North Carolina Skip Prosser Wake Forest Vic Bubas Duke Dean Smith North Carolina Matt Doherty North Carolina Quickest To 200 Wins / Active Coaches Coach, Current School Games Pct. Seasons Year Roy Williams, Kansas th 1996 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse th 1985 Bob Knight, Texas Tech th 1976 Pete Gillen, Virginia th 1994 Eddie Sutton, Okla. St th 1979 Charlie Spoonhour, UNLV th 1993 Gene Keady, Purdue th 1988 Skip Prosser, Wake Forest th 2003 Rick Pitino, Louisville th 1993 Lute Olson, Arizona th 1984 Out of more than 4,000 players, J-Ho stands alone statistically Some players rebound more than Josh Howard, others get more rebounds and still others dish out more assists. But consider this: there are approximately 4,250 Division I basketball players (327 teams x conservative estimate of 13 per roster), and Howard is the only player who averages at least 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocked shots per game. Deacons among nation s best free throw shooting teams One of Wake Forest s strengths all season has been its accurate free throw shooting: Wake ranks second in the ACC and 18th nationally in free throw percentage (.753): WFU s free throw percentage is the sixth-highest in school history and the highest since Wake Forest has a history of good free throw shooting. The Deacons led the nation in 1954 and 1955 and former Deac Dickie Hemric is the NCAA alltime leader in free throws made and attempted. The Deacons have made more free throws (581) than their opponents have attempted (541) for the first time since Three of the ACC s top nine in free throw percentage are Deacs -- Taron Downey (3rd/.861), Josh Howard (6th/.823) and Vytas Danelius (9th/.787). Trent Strickland (.780), Justin Gray (.787) and Steve Lepore (.750) give the Deacons six regulars shooting at least 75 percent from the line. One key has been consistency. The Deacons have shot less than 70 percent from the line in a game just seven times in 29 games. BASKETBALL

9 Consecutive Postseason Appearances ACC Team Appearances Wake Forest 13 Maryland 10 Duke 8 Virginia 4 Georgia Tech 3 NC State 3 North Carolina 1 Clemson 0 Florida State 0 Consecutive Years Finishing 5th Or Higher In The ACC Team Years Wake Forest 11 Maryland 10 Duke 8 NC State 2 Georgia Tech 2 Virginia 0 Clemson 0 Florida State 0 North Carolina Double- Doubles Josh Howard (9) 21 pts, 12 reb vs. NC State (3.15) 20 pts, 10 reb at Marquette (2.9) 24 pts, 12 reb vs. NCSU (2.6) 18 pts, 11 reb at Clemson (1.28) 13 pts, 14 reb at Duke (1.12) 18 pts, 11 reb vs. Yale (11.27) 16 pts, 11 reb vs. Temple (12.1) 14 pts, 11 reb vs. St. Johns (12.21) 32 pts, 10 reb at N. Carolina (2.2) Vytas Danelius (5) 15 pts, 10 reb at NC State (3.8) 10 pts, 11 reb vs. Clemson (3.1) 20 pts, 14 reb vs. Duke (2.13) 12 pts, 11 reb vs. SMU (12.15) 14 pts, 14 reb vs. Temple (12.1) Jamaal Levy (3) 15 pts, 13 reb vs. Duke (2.13) 11 pts, 10 reb vs. Ga. Tech (1.19) 12 pts, 11 reb vs. Maryland (1.15) Eric Williams (2) 11 pts, 10 reb vs. SCSU (12.18) 19 pts, 10 reb vs. Temple (12.1) NABC All-District 5 Josh Howard Wake Forest Julius Hodge NC State Travis Watson Virginia Steve Blake Maryland) Chris Bosh Georgia Tech USBWA All-District 3 Josh Howard Wake Forest Steve Blake Maryland Julius Hodge NC State Drew Nicholas Maryland Dahntay Jones Duke Edward Scott Clemson Travis Watson Virginia Brett Blizzard UNCW Vytas Danelius Wake Forest J.J. Redick Duke Deacons get it done on defense Wake Forest is holding opponents to just 39.6 percent shooting. That ranks the Deacons 10th nationally in field goal percentage defense. The Deacons, who have held 10 of their last 15 opponents to less than 40 percent shooting, own their best field goal percentage defense since Wake Forest maintains its solid field goal percentage defense despite seeing two of its last three opponents shoot 50 percent or better. WFU 18th nationally in scoring margin Wake Forest s scoring margin (+10.8) ranks third in the ACC and 18th nationally and is its highest since outscoring opponents by 11.7 points per game in Deacons turn it up a notch in 2nd half Wake Forest has become a second-half team: In the March 8 game at NC State, the Deacons trailed by 11 points at halftime before rallying for a six-point victory. The win at NC State marked Wake s largest halftime deficit erased for a win since rallying from an 11-point deficit against Evansville on Dec. 7, WFU led North Carolina by four at half on March 5, then outscored the Tar Heels by 11 in the second stanza. On Feb. 23 against Virginia, the Deacons trailed by five points at half, but rallied for a four-point win. In the March 14 ACC Tournament win over Florida State, the Deacons trailed by one at halftime and won by eight points. Over the last five games, Wake Forest outscored opponents by an average of just 1.6 points in the first half. In the second half, however, WFU has outscored foes by an average of 6.4 points. All season long, Wake has shot better in the second half (.461) than the first half (.446). Over the last five games, the Deacons have shot 48.1 percent in the second half, compared to just 43.7 percent in the first half. Deacons streaks & trends 1-0 when playing on Friday. 1-1 in neutral site games. 3-0 in WFU s last three road games. 3-1 in games decided by five points or less. 6-2 when playing on Sunday when scoring at least 80 points in WFU s last 12 ACC regular season games Individual Honors JOSH HOWARD Complete list of his awards are on page 6 SKIP PROSSER ACC Coach of the Year National Coach of the Year (Basketball Digest) NABC District 5 Coach of the Year USBWA District 3 Coach of the Year Outstanding Achievement Award (College Insider) Naismith National Coach of the Year finalist JUSTIN GRAY ACC All-Freshman Team ACC Rookie of the Week (Feb. 24) VYTAS DANELIUS Second Team All-ACC USBWA All-District 3 The Enemy Camp A look at how Wake Forest and its opponents are doing in (through March 17): AP ESPN RPI Sagarin Opponent W-L Duke Marquette Wisconsin Maryland 19-9 rv rv NC State nr nr North Carolina nr nr Georgia Tech nr nr St. John s nr nr Virginia nr nr Florida State nr nr Temple nr nr Richmond nr nr Clemson nr nr SMU nr nr Yale nr nr SC State nr nr Elon nr nr Bethune-Cookman 8-22 nr nr N. Carolina A&T 1-26 ESPN = ESPN/USA Today Poll / RPI = collegerpi.com 12-1 when Josh Howard scores more than 20 points when Josh Howard shoots at least 50 percent when Eric Williams scores more than six points at home this season (17-game homecourt win streak overall) when Jamaal Levy shoots at least 40 percent when leading with 10:00 remaining when shooting a higher percentage than the opponent when leading with 5:00 remaining. Howard has led Deacons to an average of more than 21 wins per season Josh Howard, the only fourth-year senior on the roster (Steve Lepore, a Northwestern transfer, is the only other senior), has helped Wake Forest to one of its best four-year runs Most WFU Wins Over A 4-Year Span ever. Here are a few of Wake YEARS W-L PCT. Forest s accomplishments over the last four years: Eighty-six wins ( ,.669) -- tying for the fourth-most wins over a four-year period in Wake Forest history and an average of 21.5 wins per season. A winning record (37-27) in ACC play. Four consecutive postseason appearances, including three straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Ten wins over nationally-ranked teams including four wins over top 10 teams. Lepore s knee acting up again Senior Steve Lepore aggravated his knee Feb. 9 at Marquette and has missed all but two minutes of the last 10 games. Lepore, who suffered a ruptured patella tendon last March in the ACC Tournament, is questionable for the NCAA Tournament. It was more than one year ago (March 8, 2002) when Lepore originally suffered the knee injury against Georgia Tech. BASKETBALL

10 Wake Forest s Record Under Skip In two seasons under coach Skip Prosser, Wake Forest is: when leading with 42-1 five minutes remaining. The only loss came against Syracuse last season in the Preseason NIT championship game. when the Deacons 41-2shoot a higher field goal percentage than their opponent when Wake Forest out-rebounds its opponent. when the Deacons 35-3have more free throw attempts than their opponent. at home when the Deacons 22-2shoot 50 percent or better. when the opponent 24-1scores less than 70 points NCAA Tournament Sites FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS Boston, MA (Fleet Center) St. Petersburg, FL (St. Pete Times Forum) Birmingham, AL (Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center) Nashville, TN (Gaylord Entertainment Center) Oklahoma City, OK (Ford Center) Indianapolis, IN (RCA Dome) Salt Lake City, UT (John M. Huntsman Center) Spokane, WA (Spokane Arena) REGIONAL SITES EAST - Albany, NY (Pepsi Center) SOUTH - San Antonio. TX (Alamodome) MIDWEST - Minneapolis, MN (Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome) WEST - Anaheim, CA (Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) FINAL FOUR New Orleans, LA (Louisiana Superdome) Vytas Danelius has played a key role in Wake Forest s success Sophomore forward Vytas Danelius isn t flashy and he rarely makes SportsCenter highlights on ESPN. But the 6-8 Lithuanian is a big reason that Wake Forest is currently Consider: Danelius was named second team All-ACC. He has played perhaps his best basketball over the last month. Danelius had 26 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots in two ACC Tournament games last week. Danelius had a double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds) in the regular season finale at NC State. He had a double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) in the March 1 win over Clemson. Danelius scored a career-high-tying 21 points in the Feb. 23 win over Virginia. He is shooting better than 50 percent (.528). He ranks ninth in the ACC in free throw percentage (.787). Danelius ranks fourth in the ACC in rebounding (7.6), fourth in offensive rebounds and third in defensive rebounds. Danelius has added three-point shooting to his game, making him more difficult to defend. Last season he was 0-for-3 from three-point range. This year he is 18-of-43 (.419) from behind the arc. Panamania: Jamaal Levy one of the ACC s hottest players Sophomore Jamaal Levy is a long way from his home in Central America, but he s close to becoming a star in the ACC. Levy moved into the starting lineup Jan. 12 and has been one of the Deacons hottest and most consistent players ever since: He has three career double-doubles and they have all come since Jan. 15. Levy has developed into one of the ACC s best Vytas Danelius Jamaal Levy rebounders. The 180-pounder ranks eighth in the ACC in rebounds (6.8 rpg.). In March, he averages 7.4 rebounds per game. He pulled down 18 rebounds in two ACC Tournament games. He has seven double-figure rebound games. He has 26 blocked shots this season, compared to six all of last season. He ranks 13th in the ACC in blocks per game. Downey leads team in minutes, assists, free throw percentage With five seniors gone off of last year s team, sophomore guard Taron Downey has taken over the role as a vocal leader. That s a big change for a player who rarely talked last season as a rookie. Over his last nine games, Downey has dished out 53 assists while committing just 18 turnovers in 312 minutes. Downey has a knack for Taron Downey hitting the big shot. He hit a three-pointer at the buzzer last season to send the Clemson game into overtime. On Feb. 26 at Florida State, he hit two key three-pointers late in the game. Coach Skip Prosser called Downey s late-game treys, stone, cold-blooded threes. He had 26 points, nine assists and just two turnovers in two ACC Tournament games. He ranks sixth in the ACC in assists (4.41 apg.). He ranks fourth in the ACC in assist-turnover ratio. He played all 40 minutes in the Jan. 26 win over Florida State -- the first time since Tim Duncan in 1997 that a Deacon has played every minute of a game. He played 42 minutes in the Feb. 13 doubleovertime win over Duke. He leads the team and ranks fifth in the ACC in minutes played (34.2). He ranks third in the ACC in free throw percentage (.861), giving him one of the highest single-season percentages in Wake Forest history. Next Year s Freshmen Class ACC Southpaws Taron Downey is one of seven left-handed ACC players who are at least part-time starters. Player (School) Taron Downey (WFU) Chris Bosh (GT) Isma'il Muhammad (GT) Travis Watson (VA) Nik Caner-Medley (MD) Marcus Melvin (NCS) Adam Waleskowski (FSU) Chris Paul (6-0, G, Winston-Salem, NC) The most heralded of the four-man class, Chris Paul (6-0, 150) averaged 26 points, 8.7 assists and 4.4 steals as a junior at West Forsyth in Clemmons, NC. He helped lead the Titans to a 26-4 record and the semifinals of the 4-A state championship. Paul was named Central Peidmont 4-A Player of the Year and a second-team AP all-state selection. Ranked as one of the top point guard prospects in the nation, Paul led his AAU squad, Kappa Magic, to a U-17 National Championship title and earned tournament MVP honors. Paul, a Nike All-American camp participant, was selected to the 2003 McDonald s High School All-American East team. Todd Hendley (6-9, F, Sanford, NC) One of three North Carolinians among the 2003 signees, Todd Hendley hails from Lee Senior High School. As a junior, Hendley (6-9) averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots per game, while leading the Yellow Jackets to a Tri-Seven Conference title. Hendley was also selected to play for Team North Carolina at the 2003 Carolina's All-Star Basketball Classic. Jeremy Ingram (6-3, G, Kinston, NC) A nationally rated top-60 prospect, Jeremy Ingram (6-3, 192) comes to Wake Forest from Kinston (NC) High School, the same school that produced former Deacon Craig Dawson. Ingram is a strong wing player who averaged 17 points, eight rebounds, four assists, four threepoint field goals and two steals during his junior campaign, while leading Kinston to a 26-4 record and a trip to the Class 3-A East Regional. A two-year Nike All- American Camp participant, Ingram was a finalist for the 2003 McDonald s All-America Team. Kyle Visser (6-11, C, Grand Rapids, MI) The final commitment for Wake Forest s 2003 signing class came from Grand Rapids, MI native Kyle Visser. The 6-11, 225 lb. Nike All-American Camp participant averaged 12 points, nine rebounds and three blocks per contest as a junior, while leading Forest Hills Central High to a 22-3 record. His production increased to 23 points and 12 rebounds per game during postseason play. Visser earned all-tournament honors at the 2002 Spiece All-Ohio Fall Basketball Festival. BASKETBALL

11 NCAA First/Second Round Opponents EAST TENNESSEE STATE BUCCANEERS (first round opponent) Conference Southern NCAA Seed 15th East Earned Bid SoCon Champion Current Record SoCon Record 11-5 SoCon Finish t-1st North Head Coach Ed DeChellis Career W-L/Years /7 W-L at ETSU/Years /7 Career NCAA W-L 0-0 AUBURN TIGERS (possible 2nd round opponent) Conference SED NCAA Seed 10th East Earned Bid At-large Current Record SEC Record 8-8 SEC Finish 2nd/West Head Coach Cliff Ellis Career W-L/Years /28 W-L at AU/Years /9 Career NCAA W-L 6-7 ST. JOSEPH S HAWKS (possible 2nd round opponent) Conference Atlantic 10 NCAA Seed 7th East Earned Bid At-large Current Record 23-6 A-10 Record 12-4 A-10 Finish 1st/East Head Coach Phil Martelli Career W-L/Years /8 W-L at STJ/Years /8 Career NCAA W-L 3-2 DEMON DEACONS Conference Atlantic Coast NCAA Seed 2nd East Earned Bid At-large Current Record 24-5 ACC Record 13-3 ACC Finish 1st Head Coach Skip Prosser Career W-L/Years /10 W-L at WFU/Years 45-18/2 Career NCAA W-L 2-5 Tampa Schedule THURSDAY 12:00 Auburn practice 1:00 ETSU practice Auburn interviews 1:30 St. Joseph s interviews 2:00 ETSU interviews St. Joseph s practice 2:30 Wake Forest interviews 3:00 Wake Forest practice FRIDAY 12:25 Auburn vs. St. Joseph s 2:55 Wake Forest vs. ETSU SATURDAY 2:15 WFU/ETSU interviews 3:10 WFU/ETSU practice Gray s return a big boost for Deacons Freshman Justin Gray, who suffered a fractured jaw Jan. 12 at Duke and underwent surgery the next day, sat out for exactly one month before making a dramatic return Feb. 13. Wearing a protective mask and not expected to see many minutes, Gray scored 18 points and played 29 minutes in WFU s double-overtime win against 8th-ranked Duke. More on Gray: Gray has been red-hot since returning from injury. He has scored in double figures in eight of his last 10 games. He was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. He enjoys the ball in his hands at crunch time. In home wins over Duke and Virginia, he nailed lategame, off-balance three-point field goals that led to Deacon wins. Gray has made 29 three-point field goals -- the fifth-most ever by a Wake Forest freshman, despite missing eight games with the broken jaw. After a slow start, he has upped his free throw percentage to 78.7 percent. That s the eighth-highest percentage ever by a Deacon freshman. Gray goes to the free throw line more often than any Deacon except for Josh Howard. From Jan. 13-Feb. 6, Gray s mouth was wired shut. His diet of up to 10 milkshakes per day could not prevent him from losing 19 pounds (he has since gained the weight back). He took part in just two practice sessions prior to the Feb. 13 Duke game. Prior to getting his jaw un-wired, Gray spent two weeks doing individual workouts, limited to running and shooting drills with assistant coach Dino Gaudio. Deacons earn best home record ever, stretch homecourt streak to 17 games Wake Forest has won 17 consecutive home games dating back to last season -- the second-longest homecourt streak in school history. The last time the Deacons lost in Lawrence Joel Coliseum was against third-ranked Duke on Feb. 21, Wake Forest s streak ties for the sixth-longest nationally. Wake Forest completed its home season the best record in the 14-year history of Lawrence Joel Coliseum. The Deacons earned just their second unbeaten season in Lawrence Joel Coliseum -- the other coming in when the Deacons went 14-0 in LJVMC. The Deacons averaged 83.3 points at home, compared to 71.7 points on the road. WFU s scoring margin at home this season was Justin Gray Current Homecourt Win Streaks W. Kentucky 36 Duke 28 S. Illinois 27 Pittsburgh 22 Butler 18 Wake Forest 17 Creighton 17 Illinois 17 Syracuse 17 Weber State 16 Best Records In Joel Coliseum WFU s Longest Homecourt Win Streaks # Dates Ended Streak 25 Jan. 29, 1995-Jan. 18, 1997 Maryland 17 March 2, 2002-present 13 Feb. 27, 2000-Feb. 5, 2001 North Carolina 13 Jan. 28, 1991-Jan. 10, 1992 Florida State 13 Nov. 28, 1977-Dec. 8, 1978 Temple Road warriors: Deacons the only ACC team with a winning road record Road wins in the ACC were rare this season. The visiting team won just 19 of 72 games (.264) in league play. Wake Forest, however, enjoyed its share of road success in The Deacons went 7-4 on the road overall and 5-3 on the ACC road. The Deacons were the only ACC team to finish above.500 on the road this season. The Deacons own a winning overall road record for the first time since and for just the fourth time in the last 20 years. On The Road Overall Pct. ACC Pct. Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Maryland NC State North Carolina Virginia Wake Forest Deacs have played six ranked foes Wake Forest is 3-3 this season against nationallyranked teams; including victories at No. 23 Wisconsin and at home against No. 17 Maryland and No. 8 Duke. The win at Wisconsin was WFU s first victory against a ranked team on the road since The last time Wake Forest beat more than three ranked clubs in one season came in when it went 6-4 against ranked teams. WFU Wins Vs. Ranked Teams - Last 3 Seasons Feb. 13, 2003 vs. #8 Duke W, (2ot) Jan. 15, 2003 vs. #17 Maryland W, Dec. 4, 2002 at #23 Wisconsin W, Feb. 17, 2002 vs. #15 Virginia W, Dec. 19, 2001 vs. #19 Marquette W, Nov. 21, 2001 vs. #23 Fresno State W, Jan. 2, 2001 vs. #8 Virginia W, Dec. 7, 2000 vs. #3 Kansas W, WFU s Record As A Nationally-Ranked Team vs. Rk. Weeks W-L H A N Ranked Total Thru March 18, 2003 BASKETBALL

12 NCAA Tournament Appearances (18) Final Fours (1) 1962 Appearances By Region East Midwest Southeast West NCAA Tournament Record By Round First Round Regional Semis Regional Finals National Semis All-Time Postseason Results NCAA NIT Total vs. All Opponents In NCAA Tournament Alabama Arkansas Boston College Butler Charleston Chattanooga DePaul East Tennessee State..0-0 Holy Cross Houston Iowa Kansas Kentucky Lebanon Valley Louisiana Tech Louisville Marquette Memphis N. Carolina A&T NE Louisiana Ohio State Oklahoma State Old Dominion Oregon Pepperdine Saint Louis St. Bonaventure St. John s St. Joseph s St. Mary s Southern Illinois Stanford Texas UCLA Villanova Yale East Tennessee State Buccaneers (20-10) No. Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Ppg Rpg Hometown 1 Jerald Fields* F Jr Gainesville, FL 2 Sam Oatman G So Neenah, WI 3 Ryan Lawson G Sr Rogersville, TN 4 Ben Rhoda* G Fr Dayton, OH 5 Tim Smith* G Fr Newport News, VA 20 James Anthony* G So Brandon, FL 23 Michael Tolliver G Sr Bremo Bluff, VA 33 Tiras Wade G So Tampa, FL 34 Shannon Huffstetler F Sr Mount Holly, NC 40 Isaac Potter F Sr Richmond, VA 41 Howard Bridgers F Fr Wilson, NC 44 Zakee Wadood* F Jr Lonoke, AR 51 Brad Nuckles F Fr Council, VA probable starter Deacons making 13th consecutive postseason appearance Wake Forest is appearing in postseason play for the 13th consecutive year -- the longest current streak among all teams in the ACC. Maryland, with 10 straight postseason appearances, is second. The Deacons earned NCAA Tournament bids every year from 1991 to 1997, then played three straight years in the NIT. In 2000, WFU won the NIT title. WFU is making its third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Coach Skip Prosser has led his teams to postseason 13 Straight Postseason Appearances 03 NCAA?? 02 NCAA 2nd round 01 NCAA 1st round 00 NIT Champions 99 NIT 2nd round 98 NIT 2nd round 97 NCAA 2nd round 96 NCAA Final Eight 95 NCAA Final NCAA 2nd round 93 NCAA Final NCAA 1st round 91 NCAA 2nd round play every season but one in his 10-year coaching career. Prosser has led three different teams to the NCAA Tournament. Wake Forest-East Tennessee State series history Wake Forest leads the all-time series, 6-1. Friday s game will be the first WFU-East Tennessee meeting between All-Time Results the two teams 12/19/98 at WFU WFU, since the /10/90 at WFU WFU, season when the 02/01/89 at ETS ETS, Deacons beat the 02/20/88 at WFU WFU, /06/78 at WFU WFU, Buccaneers, /07/77 at ETS WFU, in Winston-Salem. 12/01/76 at WFU WFU, Friday s game will be the first ever neutral site meeting between the two teams. The home team has won six of the last seven meetings. Wake Forest won the first meeting on Dec. 1, 1976 in Winston-Salem, Wake Forest is all-time against teams currently in the Southern conference (84 of those meetings have come against Davidson). The Deacons lost their last meeting with a Southern Conference team, in overtime at Davidson on Feb. 2, Wake Forest is 2-0 all-time in NCAA Tournament play against Southern Conference teams. The Deacons beat Chattanooga in the first round in 1993 and Charleston in the 1994 first round. WFU s Skip Prosser is 1-0 all-time against East Tennessee State. His Xavier team beat the Bucs, on Dec. 4, 1999 in Cincinnati. Deacon-Buccaneer connections Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser and East Tennessee State coach Ed DeChellis, both Pennsylvania natives, are close friends from the recruiting trail when both were assistant coaches. Deacon freshman Trent Strickland and Buccaneer freshman Tim Smith were teammates last year at Hargrave Military Academy. WFU s Taron Downey and ETSU s Michael Tolliver both played previously at Fork Union Academy. The Buccaneers have two North Carolinians on their roster -- Shannon Huffstetler (Mount Holly) and Howard Bridgers (Wilson). Worth noting Wake Forest was once a member of the Southern Conference -- from 1937 to Wake Forest and East Tennessee State shared just one common opponent this season. Both teams lost at Virginia. The Deacons lost to the Wahoos, 85-75, while the Bucs fell to the Cavs, East Tennessee State beat Wofford, 81-61, on Jan. 25. Wofford s assistant coach is Mark Prosser, son of WFU head coach Skip Prosser. The Buccaneers rank second in the nation in steals per game (11.4). Wake Forest ranks 211th in the same category (6.4). ETSU ranks fifth nationally in scoring (82.3), while Wake Forest ranks 25th (78.4). Wake Forest leads the nation in rebound margin (+9.9) while East Tennessee ranks 78th (+3.0). WFU ranks 10th nationally in field goal percentage defense (.396). The Bucs rank 149th (.433). Statistical comparison A statistical comparison between Wake Forest and East Tennessee State: Category Deacs Bucs Record Conference Record Scoring Average Opponent Scoring Average Scoring Margin Rebound Average Opponent Rebound Average Rebound Margin Field Goal Percentage 45.7% 46.7% Defensive Field Goal Percentage 39.6% 43.3% Free Throw Percentage 75.3% 73.1% Three-Point Field Goals Per Game Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 34.4% 34.9% Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Blocked Shots Per Game Steals Per Game BASKETBALL

13 NACDA Director s Cup Standings 1 Stanford 2 Penn State 3 Notre Dame 4 Michigan 5 Wake Forest 6 Maryland 7 Michigan State 8 UCLA 9 Southern Cal 10 North Carolina WFU s Final RPI Ranking ?? (7) Not Used To Losing Wake Forest is one of 11 Division I schools that have not suffered a losing season in football, men s basketball or baseball since at least the fall of Alabama Boston College Dayton Florida Fresno State Georgia McNeese State Ohio State Texas Wake Forest Western Kentucky Playing In-State Seven Demon Deacons are North Carolina natives. Below is a list of all the Division I teams in North Carolina and the number of North Carolinians on the roster: School # of NC players NC Greensboro 9 N. Carolina A&T 9 NC State 8 Wake Forest 7 Charlotte 7 North Carolina 6 Appalachian State 6 NC Asheville 5 NC Wilmington 4 High Point 3 Davidson 2 Duke 2 Elon 1 Western Carolina 0 Wake Forest-St. Joseph s series history Even though Wake Forest and St. Joseph s have not met on the hardwood in 20 years, the two schools have a long series history. The Hawks lead the all-time series, WFU and St. Joe's have split two NCAA Tournament meetings. The Hawks beat the Deacons in the 1961 regional finals in Charlotte, Wake Forest beat St. Joseph s, in overtime, in the second round of the 1962 NCAA Tournament. The Deacs went on to play in the Final Four. Wake Forest won the last meeting, 88-65, on Dec. 27, 1982 in the Holiday Festival at New York s Madison Square Garden. The Deacons and Hawks have had one meeting in Florida. Wake Forest beat St. Wake Forest vs. The East Region Field Auburn 3-2 Austin Peay 0-0 Butler 0-1 California 1-2 E. Tennessee St. 6-1 Louisville 1-1 Manhattan 0-0 Mississippi St. 3-1 NC State Oklahoma 0-0 Oklahoma St. 1-1 Pennsylvania 3-1 St. Joseph s 6-11 SC State 3-0 Syracuse 0-1 Joe s, , on Dec. 26, 1975 at the Gator Bowl Classic in Jacksonville. Wake Forest is all-time against teams currently in the Atlantic 10, including wins over Richmond and Temple this season. WFU s Skip Prosser was the head coach in the Atlantic 10 for seven seasons, compiling a 5-4 record against St. Joseph s. Wake Forest-Auburn series history Wake Forest leads the all-time series, 3-2. The last meeting between the two teams came in the state of Florida nearly 20 years ago -- a Wake Forest win on Dec. 27, 1983 in the Gator Bowl Classic in Jacksonville. The first meeting between the two teams -- a WFU victory -- came on Dec. 19, 1956 in Charlotte. That game was part of the three-day Carrousel Tournament. The two teams met on Dec. 7, 1957 in Columbus, Georgia -- a Auburn victory. Wake Forest is all-time against teams from the Southeastern Conference. WFU s last game against an SEC team was a win at Arkansas last season in the second round of the Preseason NIT. The Deacons are 1-3 all-time in NCAA Tournament play against SEC teams, including a 1-0 record against Arkansas, an 0-1 mark versus Alabama and an 0-2 record against Kentucky. Auburn coach Cliff Ellis was the head coach at Clemson for 10 seasons. He posted a 13-9 record against Wake Forest during his tenure with the Tigers. WFU s history in the Sunshine State Wake Forest will play in the state of Florida for the 28th time on Friday: The Deacons are all-time when playing in Florida, including a streak of three straight wins. Wake Forest has played in Florida in each of the last 12 years against ACC rival Florida State. WFU has never played an NCAA Tournament game in Florida. The Deacons are 0-1 all-time in Tampa, losing to South Florida, on March 14, 1985 in the opening round of the NIT. Wake Forest s History In Florida 12/12/61.at Florida (Gainesville) L, /15/62.at Florida (Gainesville) L, /30/64.v. Georgia (Jacksonville)......W, /30/70.v. Jacksonville (W. Palm Beach).W, /21/73.v. La Salle (St. Petersburg)....W, /22/73.v. Florida State (St. Petersburg) L, /27/75.v. Florida (Jacksonville) W, ot 11/24/78.at Jacksonville (Jacksonville)...W, /27/83.v. Auburn (Jacksonville)......W, /28/83.v. Jacksonville (Jacksonville)...W, /30/83.at Rollins (Winter Park) W, /14/85..at South Florida (Tampa; NIT)..L, /29/87.v. Purdue (Palm Beach)......L, /30/87.v. American (Palm Beach).....W, /11/89..at Stetson (DeLand) W, /1/92...at Florida State (Tallahassee)...L, /10/93..at Florida State (Tallahassee)...L, /8/94...at Florida State (Tallahassee)...W, /8/95...at Florida State (Tallahassee)...L, /6/96...at Florida State (Tallahassee)...W, ot 3/1/97...at Florida State (Tallahassee)...L, /22/98..at Florida State (Tallahassee)...L, /20/99..at Florida State (Tallahassee)...L, /5/00...at Florida State (Tallahassee)...L, /10/01..at Florida State (Tallahassee)...W, /2/02...at Florida State (Tallahassee)...W, /26/03..at Florida State (Tallahassee)...W, More Florida tid-bits Deacon sophomore Jamaal Levy played on the high school level in Florida at Berkshire Academy. Deacon radio analyst Mark Freidinger is very familiar with the Sunshine State. He s a former head coach at Rollins College in Winter Park. The Tampa/St. Petersburg area is hosting NCAA Tournament games for the fifth time. Tropicana Field was site of the 1999 Final Four. Tampa will serve as host of the 2007 ACC Tournament. WFU grad Danny Borrell is in the New York Yankees organization, which is holding its camp in Tampa. Former Deacon Dave Bush is in the Toronto organization, which is holding its camp in nearby Dunedin. Highest Win Percentages In ACC History Coach School Years ACC Games Pct. ACC Tourney Pct. All Games Pct. Vic Bubas Duke Dean Smith North Carolina Harold Bradley Duke Frank McGuire UNC/USC Skip Prosser Wake Forest Mike Krzyzewski Duke Bill Guthridge North Carolina Bones McKinney Wake Forest Murray Greason Wake Forest Everett Case NC State Norm Sloan NC State Gary Williams Maryland Dave Odom Wake Forest Lefty Driesell Maryland Thru March 16, 2003 BASKETBALL

14 Wake Forest s All- ACC Tournament Selections 1954 Dickie Hemric (1) Lowell Davis (2) 1955 Dickie Hemric (1) Lowell Davis (1) 1956 Jack Murdock (1) 1957 Jack Murdock (1) Jack Williams (1) 1960 Len Chappell (1) 1961 Len Chappell (1) Billy Packer (1) Dave Wiedeman (2) 1962 Len Chappell (1) Billy Packer (1) Dave Wiedeman (2) 1963 Dave Wiedeman (1) 1964 Frank Christie (1) Bob Leonard (1) Ronny Watts (2) 1965 Bob Leonard (1) Ronny Watts (2) 1967 Paul Long (1) Jerry Montgomery (2) 1969 Charlie Davis (1) Jerry Montgomery (2) 1970 Charlie Davis (1) 1971 Charlie Davis (2) 1973 Eddie Payne (1) Tony Byers (2) 1975 Skip Brown (2) 1978 Rod Griffin (1) Leroy McDonald (1) Frank Johnson (2) 1981 Frank Johnson (1) 1982 Mike Helms (1) Jim Johnstone(2) 1984 Anthony Teachey (2) 1985 Delaney Rudd (2) 1987 Tyrone Bogues (1) 1989 Chris King (2) 1992 Rodney Rogers (2) 1994 Randolph Childress (1) Trelonnie Owens (2) 1995 Randolph Childress (1)* Tim Duncan (1) 1996 Tim Duncan (1)* 1997 Tim Duncan (1) 2003 Josh Howard (2) *Everett Case Award (MVP) (1) denotes 1st team selection (2) denotes 2nd team selection Did You Know? No ACC team has ever finished a season leading the nation in rebounding, as Wake Forest is attempting to do this season. WFU has finished first in the NCAA statistics twice -- in free throw percentage in 1954 and East Region/NCAA notebook Eight of the 16 teams in the East Region won their conference s regular season championship -- Wake Forest, Syracuse, Penn, Butler, Austin Peay, Manhattan, East Tennessee State and SC State. Only the Midwest Region, with nine, has more conference regular season champions in its bracket. Six East Region teams won their conference postseason tournament (Penn, in the Ivy League, does not participate in a conference tournament) -- Oklahoma, Louisville, Austin Peay, Manhattan, East Tennessee State and SC State. East Region teams combine for a record (.748). Only teams from the Midwest Region (.754) own a higher combined winning percentage. Wake Forest basketball office secretary Mary Ann Justus will be in Nashville this week watching her son, Joel, a junior forward at UNC-Wilmington. The late Bones McKinney, a former coach at Wake Forest and player at North Carolina, is one of just six men who have played and coached in a Final Four game. A No. 2 seed has gone to the Final Four in each of the last two years -- Maryland in 2001 and Oklahoma in Eight No. 2 seeds have gone to the Final Four over the last 10 NCAA Tournaments. The No. 2 seed has won the NCAA title five times since the seeding process began in Michigan State in 1979, Louisville in 1980, Louisville in 1986, Duke in 1991, and Kentucky in Three No. 2 seeds advanced to the Sweet 16 last year. The last time all four No. 2 seeds made it to the Sweet 16 came in No. 2 seeds went a combined 11-4 in the NCAA Tournament last year. A No. 15 seed has beaten a No. 2 seed four times -- Richmond in 1991, Santa Clara in 1993, Coppin State in 1997 and Hampton in No. 2 seeds are 68-4 all-time in first-round games, in second-round contests. Who are the only two coaches to take two different schools to the NCAA Tournament in their first two years as a head coach? -- Skip Prosser (Loyola in 1994 and Xavier in 1995); and Thad Matta (Butler in 2001, Xavier in 2002). Len Chappell and Billy Packer both made the All- East Regional team in 1962 when the Deacons advanced out of the East to the Final Four. WFU was one of eight teams to play in the very first NCAA Tournament in Five of those eight teams are in this year s tournament -- Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah State and Texas. Deacon player notebook Steve Lepore s older brother, Chris, is currently on an aircraft carrier near Japan, preparing for a potential conflict with Iraq. Chris was a football standout at the Naval Academy in the late 1990s. Lepore s best off-the-court skill may be his imitations of his coaches, teammates and Howard Cosell. When freshman Eric Williams came to campus last summer, he reported in at 320 pounds. Now, the 6-9 center is a smooth 270 pounds. Williams mother, Debra, once pulled down 31 Top WFU Rebounding Trios (LAST 25 YEARS) Rk. Year AVG Trio Duncan (14.7), Woods (5.2), Peral (3.9) Duncan (12.5), Banks (7.0), Childress (3.6) Howard (8.1), Danelius (7.6), Levy (6.8) Hicks (9.0), Rogers (7.4), Owens (5.9) Duncan (12.3), Allen (4.4), Peral (4.3) rebounds in a game. The former Livingstone College standout has a wager with her son that he ll never reach that 31-board mark. Williams hobby is drawing cartoons. Some of his work was published Feb. 23 in the Raleigh News & Observer. Following the events of Sept. 11, Josh Howard changed his major. His major now is sociology with an emphasis on religion. Howard and Xavier s David West were teammates in at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, VA. Freshman Justin Gray and Syracuse freshman standout Carmelo Anthony were teammates last season at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. Sophomore Vytas Danelius can speak four different languages -- English, Lithuanian, Russian and German. Freshman Chris Ellis is the son of former Tennessee All- American and former NBA standout Dale Ellis. Freshman Richard Joyce hails from Mount Airy, NC. Mayberry, the fictional town from the Andy Griffith Show, is based on Mount Airy. Four walk-ons are on the WFU roster: Scott Benken, Alan Williams, T.J. Little and John Buck. Chris Ellis Paul Cluxton of Northern Kentucky holds the NCAA record (all divisions) for consecutive free throws made with 94 in Who is Paul Cluxton? He is the brother-in-law of Wake Forest director of basketball operations Pat Kelsey. On this date in WFU basketball history March Wake Forest has never lost a game on March 21st, earning a 4-0 record. Wake Forest beat New Mexico, on March 21, 2000 in the second round of the NIT in Winston-Salem. On March 21, 1996, Wake Forest beat Louisville, 60-59, in the Midwest Regional semifinals. On this date in 1993, the Deacons beat Iowa, 84-78, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Nashville. On March 21, 1983, WFU beat Vanderbilt, 75-68, in the second round of the NIT, also in Nashville. March Wake Forest is 1-2 all-time when playing on March 23rd. The Deacons last played on March 23rd in 1996, losing to second-ranked Kentucky, 83-63, in the Midwest Regional championship game. One of Wake Forest s biggest wins ever came on March 23, 1984 when the Deacons stunned DePaul in Ray Meyers last game as the Blue Demon head coach. Wake Forest s only Final Four game came on this date in 1962 when the Deacs lost to Ohio State, in the national semifinals. TJDK TJDK is what was printed on T-shirts for each member of the Wake Forest basketball team last October. TJDK stands for, They Just Don t Know. It was a rallying cry after the experts predicted the Deacons to finish sixth in the ACC this season. BASKETBALL

15 A not-so-memorable trip to Maryland Wake Forest s trip to Maryland in mid- February, because of two feet of snow paralyzing the College Park area, resulted in a fourday nightmare. Here s what happened: Feb The Deacs had no problems arriving in Maryland, even though a snowstorm was on its way. Feb Halfway through morning shoot-around, the Deacons found out that the game, scheduled for that evening, was postponed. Feb After a morning workout, Wake got the call at 12:30 p.m. that it would play at 5 p.m. Four and one-half hours later, the Deacons suffered their worst loss of the season, Because of the weather, they could not fly home that night. Feb The Deacs went to the airport (Dulles) at 10 a.m., but the charter flight did not leave until 3 p.m. WFU arrived in Winston- Salem at 4:30 p.m. Feb Wake departed for Atlanta at 6 p.m. for a game against Georgia Tech. Miscellaneous notes Vytas Danelius upped his scoring average from 6.6 ppg. last season to 13.0 ppg. this season for a +6.4 ppg. improvement. Only three players in the ACC this season had bigger increases in their scoring average. Wake Forest played on Sunday nine times this season, compared to playing on Saturday just six times. The Deacons had no Saturday games between Jan. 5 and Feb. 28. In December, every member of the Wake Forest basketball team took part in a volunteer program called Santa s Helpers. The players took donated gifts, wrapped them, then delivered them to needy kids in the community. Sophomore Jamaal Levy and senior Josh Howard were two of the players who dressed up as Santa (Levy is 6-9, 180 pounds). WFU ranked No. 5 in the NACDA Director s Cup standings Through all fall sports, Stanford, an eighttime champion, leads the NACDA Directors' Cup Division I standings and Wake Forest is ranked fifth. Wake Forest enjoyed a remarkable fall. The Deacons won the field hockey NCAA championship -- WFU s first national title since the men s golf team in 1986 and the first by a Deacon women s team. The men s soccer team was ranked No. 1 nationally and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The women s cross country team won the ACC championship and finished ninth in the NCAA championships. The football team finished 7-6 after beating Oregon, in the Seattle Bowl. Wake Forest is one of three ACC schools represented in the Director s Cup top 10. Prosser has two wins vs. No. 1 Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser is 2-3 alltime against No. 1-ranked teams, including this year s loss at Duke. Prosser s Xavier teams beat No. 1 Cincinnati in and in Prosser, Duke s Mike Krzyzewski and Maryland s Gary Williams are the only current ACC coaches to own more than one victory against a No. 1-ranked team. The ACC is tops Since 1985, no conference has performed better in the postseason than the ACC. Since 1988, the ACC has made 17 Final Four appearances while the Big Ten is second with 12 Final Four teams. u The ACC has produced the last two NCAA champions (Duke in 2001 and Maryland in 2002). u The ACC is the only league to have at least one team in the Final Four in each of the last six years. u Since 1985, the ACC leads all conferences in NCAA Tournament wins (182), Sweet 16 appearances (51), and Final Four appearances (18). u The ACC has had at least one consensus All-American in each of the past 12 years -- the longest active streak by any league. BASKETBALL

16 Wake Forest vs. The Field Of 65 Trivial information you probably don t need All-Time Last NCAA Tournament Team Series W-L Meeting Series W-L Last Meeting WFU Connection/Note Alabama /L, /L, Wimp Sanderson s son, Barry, was a WFU assistant in Arizona Tim Duncan, former Wildcat Steve Kerr both play for Spurs Arizona State Deacons would hold edge over Devils if game was played on Sunday Auburn /W, Coach Cliff Ellis went 13-9 vs. WFU while coaching at Clemson Austin Peay Wake Forest law school grad Bob Ehrlich is the Governor of Maryland Butler /L, /L, Thad Matta coached at Butler before replacing Skip Prosser at Xavier BYU /W, BYU aide Andy Toolsen, WFU's Delaney Rudd were Jazz teammates California /W, Cal s Jason Kidd and WFU s Rodney Rogers both play for the Nets Central Michigan Deacs went 3-0 this season against teams with Indian mascots Cincinnati /L, WFU walk-on Scott Benken transferred from Cincinnati in fall Colorado /L, Home gym named after beer; WFU s gym named after war hero Colorado State CSU s Dale Layer previously coached at Queens College in Charlotte Connecticut /L, Deacon baseball coach George Greer is a UConn graduate Creighton /W, Dana Altman coached at Marshall; WF s Jeff Battle played there Dayton /L, Dayton claims the Wright brothers, but first flight was in N. Carolina Duke /W, (2OT) WFU manager Jackie Harris father played for Mike Krzyzewski East Tennessee St /W, ETSU s Tim Smith, WFU s Trent Strickland were teammates last year Florida /W, UF s Mario Bogdan, WFU s Trent Strickland are Hargrave grads Gonzaga Bulldogs led nation in rebounding last season; Deacs lead this year Holy Cross /W, /L, HC strength coach, WFU tennis star both named Elizabeth Proctor Illinois /W, (OT) WFU compliance guru Samantha Huge s brother plays for Illini Indiana Hoosiers have striped warm-up pants; Deacs wear tie-died T-shirts IUPUI WFU women s team beat IUPUI s Lady Jaguars in early December Kansas /L, /L, WFU media relations staffers Bill Newton, Mike Vest are KU grads Kentucky /L, /L, Tubby Smith attended High Point, coached at Hoke County High LSU /L, LSU s John Brady lost to WFU in 1992 while coaching at Samford Louisville /W, /W, Deacon field hockey team won 2002 NCAA title in Louisville Manhattan Jasper coach Bobby Gonzalez replaced Skip Prosser at Xavier in 1993 Marquette /L, /L, Who schedules February road trips to Milwaukee in February? WFU Maryland /L, Deacs spent four long days trapped in hotel room in mid-february Memphis /L, /L, Memphis has Graceland; Winston-Salem has the Graylyn Center Michigan State /L, MSU's Paul Davis, WF's Eric Williams played in 2002 McDonald s game Mississippi State /W, Former WF media relations intern Laura McCoy now with Dogs Missouri /W, MU assistant coach Lane Odom son of former Deac head coach NC-Asheville /W, Coach Eddie Biedenback, WFU s Prosser both from Pittsburgh NC State /L, WFU women s assistant coach Sharon Manning played for NC State NC-Wilmington /W, Seahawk junior Joel Justus son of WF hoops secretary Mary Ann Notre Dame /W, WFU manager Chris Jensen is Irish and doesn t mind fighting Oklahoma OU coach Kelvin Sampson attended school in NC at Pembroke Oklahoma State /W, /L, Dr. Charles Kimball, Josh Howard's academic advisor, is an OSU grad Oregon /L, /L, Ducks beat Deacs last year; WFU football team got revenge in bowl Pennsylvania /W, Quaker Andrew Toole transferred from nearby Elon Pittsburgh Iron City the birthplace of Deacon head coach Skip Prosser Purdue /L, Purdue, WFU have identical school colors; will meet in football in 03 St. Joseph s /W, /96-85 ot Hawks assistant Monte Ross played at Winston-Salem State Sam Houston State Bearkats have six seniors on roster; Deacons have six freshmen San Diego WFU women s soccer coach Tony da Luz played for Toreros South Carolina State /W, Demeco Heath, former Deac Craig Dawson both went to Kinston HS Southern Illinois /W, /W, Salukis are tall, slender dogs; Skip and Nancy Proser own a big dog Stanford /L, /L, Cardinal assistant Russell Turner was an assistant coach at Wake Syracuse /L, Cuse frosh Carmelo Anthony, WFU s Justin Gray played at Oak Hill Texas /W, /W, Former Deac assistant Frank Haith now a Longhorn assistant Texas Southern Like Texas Southern, Deacon mascot was a Tiger back in the 1900s Troy State Deacons 16-0 all-time against teams from Atlantic Sun Conference Tulsa Hurricane Floyd, in 1999, was not golden, but ripped through NC Utah /L, Wake Forest has just one current undergraduate student from Utah Utah State Aggies, Deacons both played in very first NCAA Tournament in 1939 Vermont /W, Former WFU women s all-star Nicole Levesque is from Vermont Wagner Coach Derrick Whittenburg went 1-2 vs. WF same year as his pass Weber State State s Matas Niparavicius, WFU s Vytas Danelius are Lithuanians Western Kentucky Coach Dennis Felton, WFU s Jeff Battle were both at Delaware in 88 Wisconsin /W, UW aide Tony Bennett, Muggsy Bogues were Hornet teammates Wisconsin-Milwaukee Deacs played in Milwaukee in February -- their 2nd trip to Wisconsin Xavier /L, Deacon aide Chris Mack engaged to X s director of WBKB operations BASKETBALL

17 Prosser s Coaching History Current Head coach, Wake Forest Head coach, Xavier 1994 Head coach, Loyola (MD) Assistant coach, Xavier Head coach, Central Catholic High School in Wheeling (WV) Varsity coach, Linsly Institute in Wheeling (WV) Junior varsity coach, Linsly Institute in Wheeling (WV) Freshman coach, Linsly Institute in Wheeling (WV) Most ACC Wins In First Season Coach (Year) W-L Matt Doherty, NC (2001) 13-3 Bill Guthridge, NC (1998) 13-3 Press Maravich, ST (1965)10-3 Skip Prosser, WF (2002) 9-7 Les Robinson, ST (1991) 8-6 Bucky Waters, DU (1970) 8-6 Paul Hewitt, GT (2001) 8-8 Vic Bubas, DU (1960) 7-7 Dean Smith, NC (1962) 7-7 Most Wins vs. #1- Ranked Team By ACC Coaches Mike Krzyzewski (DU) 5 Gary Williams (MD) 4 Skip Prosser (WF) 2 Herb Sendek (ST) 1 Larry Shyatt (CU) 1 Active Coaches To Take 3 Teams To The NCAA Tournament Rick Barnes Stan Morrison Dave Bliss Rick Pitino Mike Deane Skip Prosser Don DeVoe Cliff Ellis Pete Gillen Jim Harrick Mike Jarvis Tubby Smith Eddie Sutton Bob Weltlich Gary Williams Head Coach Skip Prosser U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (1972) in two seasons at Wake Forest/ in 10 seasons overall Skip Prosser, one of college basketball s winningest active coaches, is in his second season at Wake Forest and he has already made his mark on the Demon Deacon program. In Prosser s first season at Wake Forest, he led the Deacons to a record, a third-place finish in the highly-competitive Atlantic Coast Skip Prosser Conference and an NCAA Tournament appearance. In 10 seasons overall, Prosser has compiled a (.686) record, giving him one of the highest winning percentages among all active Division I coaches. He is one of 29 coaches in NCAA history to lead three different schools to the NCAA Tournament and he is the first to lead all three teams to the NCAA Tournament in his first season at each school. Prior to coming to Winston-Salem, Prosser enjoyed remarkable success at Xavier University from , compiling a (.695) record in seven seasons. Prosser was named Wake Forest s head coach on April 24, 2001, replacing Dave Odom. I don t have a career record, Prosser said. The players won those games. Despite Prosser s modesty, it is impossible to ignore the success that has followed his career: His teams have won 20 games or more in each of the last six seasons and seven times overall. In nine years as a head coach, Prosser s teams have earned postseason bids eight times. He has guided teams to conference championships in three different leagues (Atlantic 10, MCC and MAAC). Xavier earned a record of (.669) in conference play during his tenure -- second only to Temple in the Atlantic 10. Xavier earned back-to-back Atlantic 10 West regular season crowns in 1997 and In his last five seasons at Xavier, the Musketeers beat crosstown rival Cincinnati four times. Two of those victories came against Bearcat teams ranked No. 1 in the nation. At Xavier, 83 percent of Prosser s players graduated (100 percent of the seniors) -- one of the highest graduation rates in the country. In 1994, he led Loyola (Md.) College to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament crown. Prosser spent 15 years at Xavier, first as an assistant coach under Pete Gillen for eight seasons. After a one-year stint as head coach at Loyola (Md.) College, Prosser returned to Xavier as the head coach, replacing Gillen, who now coaches at Virginia. Leaving Xavier and the city of Cincinnati was not easy. I ve been through a lot of springs with calls and inquiries and invitations to visit other campuses, Prosser said. Something about Wake Forest rang true for me. On his visit to Wake Forest, Prosser liked the people, the area, the school s academic reputation and intimate size. And then there was the prospect of coaching in the Atlantic Coast Conference. As the commercial says: The greatest risk is not taking one, Prosser said. "I know how difficult it (the ACC) is, but the challenge is part of what excites me. We came here to play and coach against these teams. It's a daunting challenge but if the players are willing to come to Wake to win, then I am certainly not going to shy away from that challenge." And the Deacons proved Prosser correct. In his first season of ACC play, Prosser led Wake to a 9-7 record in the league, tying for third place behind only the two most recent NCAA champions -- Maryland and Duke. Only four coaches in the 49-year history of the ACC won more league games in their rookie year than Prosser did last season. Prosser accomplished much in his initial season with the Deacons: Wake posted 21 wins despite facing one of the nation s most difficult schedules (Wake played seven teams ranked in the top 10). Prosser was a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award. He became the first rookie coach at Wake Forest since 1927 to post a winning record. The Deacons swept rivals North Carolina and NC State. Wake advanced to postseason play for the 12th consecutive year and won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time since The Deacons set a school record for points scored, assists and three-point attempts in one season. The Skip Prosser Record POSTSEASON All Games Conference Conference Conf. NCAA NIT Season School W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish W-L W-L W-L Loyola (Md.) Fifth Xavier First ^ Xavier Third/West Xavier First/West Xavier T-First/West Xavier Second/West Xavier Third/West Xavier T-Second Wake Forest T-Third Wake Forest First 1-1???? at Wake Forest Title at Xavier Titles at Loyola (Md.) Overall Titles ^ Xavier s first season of Atlantic 10 Conference play. BASKETBALL

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20 Career Records Update Games Played 1. Broderick Hicks ( ) Darius Songaila ( ) Antwan Scott ( ) Craig Dawson ( ) Tim Duncan ( ) Robert O Kelley ( ) Josh Shoemaker ( ) Josh Howard ( ) Danny Young ( )..122 Tony Rutland ( ) Anthony Teachey ( ) Ervin Murray ( ) Frank Johnson ( ) Randolph Childress ( 91, 93-95) Tyrone Bogues ( ) Rafael Vidaurreta ( ).119 Games Started 1. Tim Duncan ( ) Darius Songaila ( ) Josh Howard ( ) Frank Johnson ( ) Skip Brown ( ) Alvis Rogers ( ) Robert O Kelley ( ) Jim Johnstone ( ) Guy Morgan ( ) Scoring (Total Points) 1. Dickie Hemric ( )..2, Randolph Childress ( 91, 93-95)2, Len Chappell ( )...2, Tim Duncan ( )..2, Skip Brown ( )....2, Rod Griffin ( )....1, Charlie Davis ( )...1, Robert O Kelley ( ).1, Darius Songaila ( ).1, Frank Johnson ( )..1, Josh Howard ( ).1, Chris King ( ).....1, Rodney Rogers ( ).1, Bob Leonard ( )...1, Lefty Davis ( ).....1, Sam Ivy ( ) , Jack Williams (1953, 56-57).1, Alvis Rogers ( )....1, Jerry Schellenberg ( ) 1, Craig Dawson ( )..1, Delaney Rudd ( )..1, Billy Packer ( )....1, Tony Rutland ( )...1, Kenny Green ( )...1, Jackie Murdock ( ).1, Paul Long ( ).....1, Mark Cline ( ).....1, Dickie Walker ( )...1, Danny Young ( )...1, Mike Helms ( )....1,165 Rebounds 1. Dickie Hemric ( )..1, Tim Duncan ( )....1, Len Chappell ( )...1, Rod Griffin ( ) Anthony Teachey ( ) Gil McGregor ( ) Ronny Watts ( ) Josh Howard ( ) Darius Songaila ( ) Jack Williams (1953, 56-57) Rafael Vidaurreta ( ) Rodney Rogers ( ) Guy Morgan ( ) Sam Ivy ( ) Chris King ( ) Dave Budd ( ) Josh Shoemaker ( ) Alvis Rogers ( ) Larry Harrison ( ) Lefty Davis ( ) Frank Christie ( ) Trelonnie Owens ( )..581 Field Goal Percentage (At least 250 FGM) 1. Jim Johnstone ( ) Rodney Rogers ( ).* Tim Duncan ( ) Guy Morgan ( ) Rod Griffin ( ) Sam Ivy ( ) Kenny Green ( ) Chris King ( ) Ronny Watts ( ) Anthony Teachey ( ).51.3 *highest with NCAA standard 5.0 FG per game Three-Point Field Goals 1. Randolph Childress ( 91, 93-95) Robert O Kelley ( ) Craig Dawson ( ) Tony Rutland ( ) Rusty LaRue ( ) Steven Goolsby ( ) Jerry Braswell ( ) Cal Boyd ( ) Broderick Hicks ( ) Josh Howard ( ) Derrick McQueen ( ) David Carlyle ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts 1. Randolph Childress ( 91, 93-95) Robert O Kelley ( ) Tony Rutland ( ) Craig Dawson ( ) Rusty LaRue ( ) Broderick Hicks ( ) Steven Goolsby ( ) Josh Howard ( ) Jerry Braswell ( ) Derrick McQueen ( ) David Carlyle ( ) Robert Siler ( ) Blocked Shots 1. Tim Duncan ( ) Anthony Teachey ( ) Larry Harrison ( ) Guy Morgan ( ) Antwan Scott ( ) Josh Howard ( ) Rod Griffin ( ) Chris King ( ) Darius Songaila ( ) Kenny Green ( ) Rodney Rogers ( ) Daryl Peterson ( ) Assists 1. Tyrone Bogues ( ) Skip Brown ( ) Derrick McQueen ( ) Danny Young ( ) Randolph Childress ( 91, 93-95) Frank Johnson ( ) Tony Rutland ( ) Tim Duncan ( ) Broderick Hicks ( ) Delaney Rudd ( ) Jerry Schellenberg ( ) 263 nr. Josh Howard ( ) Steals 1. Tyrone Bogues ( ) Josh Howard ( ) Frank Johnson ( ) Skip Brown ( ) Danny Young ( ) Randolph Childress ( 91, 93-95) Rodney Rogers ( ) Darius Songaila ( ) Alvis Rogers ( ) Jerry Schellenberg ( ) Tony Rutland ( ) Personal Fouls 1. Darius Songaila ( ) Josh Howard ( ) Guy Morgan ( ) Larry Harrison ( ) Frank Johnson ( ) Jim Johnstone ( ) Rafael Vidaurreta ( ) Alvis Rogers ( ) Skip Brown ( ) Sam Ivy ( ) Tim Duncan ( ) Rod Griffin ( ) Double-Doubles 1. Tim Duncan ( ) Len Chappell ( ) Rod Griffin ( ) Rodney Rogers ( ) Darius Songaila ( ) Josh Howard ( ) Muggsy Bogues ( )...13 nr. Vytas Danelius (2002- ) Jamaal Levy (2002- ) Eric Williams (2003- ) Season Records INDIVIDUAL Double-Doubles/Season 1. Tim Duncan (1997) Tim Duncan (1996) Len Chappell (1961) Tim Duncan (1995) Len Chappell (1962) Len Chappell (1960) Rod Griffin (1978) Tim Duncan (1994) Rod Griffin (1976) Rodney Rogers (1992) Rod Griffin (1977) nr. Josh Howard (2003) Vytas Danelius (2003) Jamaal Levy (2003) Eric Williams (2003) TEAM Highest Scoring Average nr Highest Free Throw Percentage BASKETBALL

21 Freshmen Records Update Games Played (1973-present) Rk. Player Year GP 1. Josh Howard Vytas Danelius Taron Downey Tim Duncan Tony Rutland Tyrone Bogues Craig Dawson Broderick Hicks Darius Songaila tied nr. Eric Williams Trent Strickland Chris Ellis Games Started (1975-present) Rk. Player Year GS 1. Josh Howard Tim Duncan Eric Williams Rodney Rogers Sam Ivy Rod Watson Frank Johnson Derrick McQueen Darius Songaila Niki Arinze Jim Johnstone Alvis Rogers Minutes Played (1976-present) Rk. Player Year MP 1. Frank Johnson , Tim Duncan Rod Watson Josh Howard Sam Ivy Rodney Rogers Robert O'Kelley Alvis Rogers Derrick McQueen Chris King nr. Eric Williams Justin Gray Field Goals (1973-present) Rk. Player Year FG 1. Rodney Rogers Rod Watson Sam Ivy Chris King Robert O'Kelley Frank Johnson Skip Brown Alvis Rogers Rod Griffin Josh Howard nr. Eric Williams Field Goal Attempts (1973-present) Rk. Player Year FGA 1. Rod Watson Robert O'Kelley Rodney Rogers Frank Johnson Skip Brown Chris King Alvis Rogers Sam Ivy Rod Griffin Josh Howard nr. Justin Gray Eric Williams Field Goal Percentage (min. 2 FG/G) (1973-present) Rk. Player Year FG% 1. Niki Arinze Guy Morgan *Rodney Rogers Jim Johnstone Vytas Danelius Sam Ivy Kenny Green Will Singleton Eric Williams Tim Duncan Charlie Thomas Three-Point Field Goals ( ,1987-present) Rk. Player Year FG 1. Robert O'Kelley Randolph Childress Craig Dawson Tony Rutland Justin Gray Taron Downey Broderick Hicks Jerry Braswell Derrick McQueen Josh Howard nr. Trent Strickland Richard Joyce Three-Point Field Goal Attempts ( , 1987-present) Rk. Player Year FGA 1. Robert O'Kelley Randolph Childress Craig Dawson Tony Rutland Justin Gray Taron Downey Broderick Hicks Jerry Braswell Derrick McQueen Josh Howard Rodney Rogers Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 1 3P/G) ( , 1987-present) Rk. Player Year FG% 1. Robert O'Kelley Craig Dawson Randolph Childress Tony Rutland Free Throws (1973-present) Rk. Player Year FT 1. Darius Songaila Robert O'Kelley Randolph Childress Tim Duncan Rodney Rogers Justin Gray Niki Arinze Chris King Guy Morgan Rod Griffin Vytas Danelius Josh Howard Loren Woods nr. Eric Williams Free Throw Attempts (1973-present) Rk. Player Year FTA 1. Darius Songaila Robert O'Kelley Randolph Childress Rodney Rogers Niki Arinze Tim Duncan Josh Howard Chris King Guy Morgan Rod Griffin nr. Justin Gray Eric Williams Free Throw Percentage (min. 1 FT/G) (1973-present) Rk. Player Year FT% 1. Skip Brown Jeff McGill Tony Rutland *Robert O'Kelley *Darius Songaila Mark Cline Glenn Mayers Justin Gray Todd Sanders Steve Warden Trent Strickland Jerry Schellenberg Rebounds (1973-present) Rk. Player Year REB 1. Tim Duncan Rodney Rogers Lee Foye Rod Griffin Nicki Arinze Sam Ivy Rafael Vidaurretta Guy Morgan Chris King Josh Howard nr. Eric Williams Rebound Average (1973-present) Rk. Player Year Avg 1. Tim Duncan *Rodney Rogers Rod Griffin Lee Foye Guy Morgan Alvis Rogers Niki Arinze Chris King Sam Ivy Rafael Vidaurretta nr. Eric Williams Personal Fouls (1973-present) Rk. Player Year PF 1. Darius Songaila Josh Howard Greg Keith Rafael Vidaurretta Charlie Thomas Eric Williams Rodney Rogers Sam Ivy Guy Morgan Jim Johnstone Tim Duncan Vytas Danelius Disqualifications (1973-present) Rk. Player Year DQ 1. Greg Keith Darius Songaila Josh Howard Guy Morgan Jim Johnstone Larry Harrison Rafael Vidaurretta Charlie Thomas Lee Foye Eric Williams Assists (1974-present) Rk. Player Year AST 1. *Derrick McQueen Skip Brown Frank Johnson Justin Gray Fran McCaffery Randolph Childress Josh Howard Taron Downey Robert O'Kelley Tyrone Bogues Blocked Shots (1975-present) Rk. Player Year BS 1. Tim Duncan Loren Woods Guy Morgan Josh Howard Larry Harrison Rod Griffin Chris King Darius Songaila Charlie Thomas Rodney Rogers nr. Eric Williams Chris Ellis Steals (1975-present) Rk. Player Year ST 1. Rodney Rogers Fran McCaffery Frank Johnson Tim Duncan Josh Howard Randolph Childress Darius Songaila Tony Rutland Sam Ivy Tyrone Bogues Alvis Rogers nr. Justin Gray Eric Williams Points (1973-present) Rk. Player Year PTS 1. Robert O'Kelley Rodney Rogers Randolph Childress Chris King Sam Ivy Darius Songaila Rod Watson Alvis Rogers Frank Johnson Rod Griffin Josh Howard nr. Justin Gray Eric Williams Scoring Average (1973-present) Rk. Player Year Avg 1. Robert O'Kelley *Rodney Rogers Chris King Randolph Childress Rod Griffin *Alvis Rogers Sam Ivy Skip Brown Rod Watson Darius Songaila Justin Gray nr. Eric Williams * Led all ACC freshmen BASKETBALL

22 Wake Forest Career NCAA Tournament Statistics JOSH HOWARD Career NCAA Tournament Statistics Season G GS MP MPG FG FGA PCT 3PT 3PA PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG PF-DQ AS TO BS ST PTS AVG TOTALS VYTAS DANELIUS Career NCAA Tournament Statistics Season G GS MP MPG FG FGA PCT 3PT 3PA PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG PF-DQ AS TO BS ST PTS AVG TARON DOWNEY Career NCAA Tournament Statistics Season G GS MP MPG FG FGA PCT 3PT 3PA PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG PF-DQ AS TO BS ST PTS AVG JAMAAL LEVY Career NCAA Tournament Statistics Season G GS MP MPG FG FGA PCT 3PT 3PA PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG PF-DQ AS TO BS ST PTS AVG NCAA Tournament Career Game-By-Game Statistics JOSH HOWARD NCAA Game-By-Game Statistics Date OPPONENT MP FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R PF AS TO BS ST PTS Butler Pepperdine Oregon VYTAS DANELIUS NCAA Game-By-Game Statistics Date OPPONENT MP FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R PF AS TO BS ST PTS Pepperdine Oregon TARON DOWNEY NCAA Game-By-Game Statistics Date OPPONENT MP FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R PF AS TO BS ST PTS Pepperdine Oregon JAMAAL LEVY NCAA Game-By-Game Statistics Date OPPONENT MP FG-A PCT 3P-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R PF AS TO BS ST PTS Pepperdine Oregon BASKETBALL

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