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Coach: Dino Gaudio (109-144 in nine seasons overall, 41-20 in two seasons at Wake Forest)

Home court: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem (14,665)

2008-09: 24-7 overall, 11-5 ACC (T-2nd)

Tickets: $220-$600 for season passes; $20 for remaining single tickets to Oral Roberts, High Point, Winston-Salem State, William & Mary and Elon games. Call (888) 758-3322 or go to wakeforestsports.com.

Local radio: WBRF-98.1, WZTK-101.1, WLXN-1440, WSTP-1490

Official team Web site: wakeforestsports.com

Projection: The Demon Deacons lost their two leading scorers, underclassmen James Johnson and Jeff Teague, to the NBA draft. And yet, a lot of talent remains with a pretty darn good blend of experience and youth. If a 3-point shooter emerges to complement the big men, and Wake commits to playing hard on defense, the Deacs could win 20-plus regular-season games, contend for the ACC title and have a legitimate shot at a Sweet Sixteen or Elite Eight run in March.

SCHEDULE

November — Friday, Oral Roberts, 8; Sunday, vs. East Carolina at Greensboro Coliseum, 2; Wednesday, High Point, 8; 24, Winston-Salem State, 7:30; 28, William & Mary, 7.

December — 1, at Purdue, 7 (ESPN); 5, at Gonzaga, 5:30 (ESPN2); 13, Elon, 2; 16, at UNC Wilmington, 7 (ESPNU); 20, N.C. State, 7:45 (FSN); 28, at UNCG, 7; 31, Richmond, 7 (ESPNU)

January — 3, Xavier, 5:30 (FSN); 9, at Miami, 6 (ESPNU); 12, Maryland, 8 (Raycom); 17, at Duke, 8 (FSN); 20, at North Carolina, 7 (ESPN); 23, Virginia, 4 (Raycom); 28, at Georgia Tech, 7 (FSN).

February — 2, Miami, 7 (ESPN2); 6, at Virginia, noon (Raycom); 9, Boston College, 7 (FSN); 13, Georgia Tech, 8 (Raycom); 16, at Virginia Tech, 7 (ESPN2); 20, at N.C. State, 2 (Raycom); 27, North Carolina, 2 (WFMY-2).

March — 3, at Florida State, 7 (ESPN2); 7, Clemson, 6 (FSN).

TV information subject to change

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