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

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

1961–62 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ACC regular season champion
ACC Tournament champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
Record22–9 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaWinston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
1962–63 →
1961–62 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wake Forest 12 2   .857 22 9   .710
No. 10 Duke 11 3   .786 20 5   .800
NC State 10 4   .714 11 6   .647
North Carolina 7 7   .500 8 9   .471
South Carolina 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
Clemson 4 10   .286 12 15   .444
Maryland 3 11   .214 8 17   .320
Virginia 2 12   .143 5 18   .217
1962 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1961–62 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Billy Packer
Sr Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
F/C 50 Len Chappell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Portage, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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

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NCAA basketball tournament

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  • East
    • Wake Forest 92, Yale 82
    • Wake Forest 96, St. Joseph's, Pennsylvania 85
    • Wake Forest 79, Villanova 69
  • Final Four
  • Third-place game
    • Wake Forest 82, UCLA 80

Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 5 Len Chappell Syracuse Nationals

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Other notable players

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

References

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