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
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
Record	22–9 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach	Bones McKinney (5th season)
Home arena	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

1961–62 ACC men's basketball standings

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

Roster

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

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Schedule and results

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

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NCAA basketball tournament

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

Rankings

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

Awards and honors

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

Team players drafted into the NBA

Main article: 1962 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	5	Len Chappell	Syracuse Nationals

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Other notable players

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

References

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