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

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1961–62 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #7
AP #Not ranked
1961–62 record 22–9 ( ACC)
Head coach Bones McKinney
Home arena Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1960–61 1962–63 »

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

NCAA basketball tournament

  • East
    • Wake Forest 92, Yale 82
    • Wake Forest 96, St. Joseph’s, Pennsylvania 85
    • Wake Forest 79, Villanova 69
  • Final Four
    • Ohio State 84, Wake Forest 68[1]
  • Third Place Game
    • Wake Forest 82, UCLA 80

Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 5 Len Chappell Syracuse Nationals

[2]

Other notable players

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

See also

References


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