WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Often times, success requires sacrifice. Usually, that initial sacrifice leaves a lot of people unhappy. That is exactly what Wake Forest basketball is experiencing right now. The program is sacrificing short-term results for consistent and sustainable long-term success. It is a process that has a formula and requires time. The crucial components to this formula: patience...

The 2012 recruiting class at Wake Forest was expected to be large, but with recent defections by Tony Chennault, Anthony Fields and Carson Desrosiers, the Demon Deacons had additional slots open up. With Saturday’s commitment by 6′-1″ point guard Madison Jones of Ravenscroft (NC), Wake Forest now has seven newcomers expected to fill out next [...] Related posts...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest head coach Jeff Bzdelik announced on Friday that sophomore center Carson Desrosiers and freshman guard Anthony Fields have decided to leave Wake Forest University and the Demon Deacon basketball program.

The week of mayhem and carnage continues at Wake Forest. Multiple sources have confirmed that freshman point guard Anthony Fields, who was in line to receive an increase in playing time after the announcement that Tony Chennault was transferring came earlier this week, will also be leaving the program. It is not immediately known to where Fields will be transferring. "I ...

According to multiple sources, rising junior Carson Desrosiers is planning to transfer from Wake Forest University. His destination is unknown at this time, and we wish him best of luck in his future endeavors. Desrosiers averaged 4.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 21.6 minutes per game this year. He figured to play a prominent role in a young Wake Forest rotation next...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest sophomore point guard Tony Chennault will leave Wake Forest University and the Demon Deacon basketball program following the conclusion of the spring semester, head coach Jeff Bzdelik announced on Tuesday.

Tony Chennault will transfer from Wake Forest to be closer to his family.

By Anthony Caruso III The Capital Sports Report Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer Tony Chennault wants to play closer to home. Chennault, who is a Wake Forest point guard, has decided to transfer at the end of the current semester. He attended Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School in Philadelphia. He is in his sophomore campaign, and started all 31 games for...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest senior center Ty Walker has been suspended for the rest of the season. Coach Jeff Bzdelik said Friday that Walker violated an unspecified athletic department policy for players. The move ends the college career of one of the last players recruited by late coach Skip Prosser, who died in 2007. Walker, a 7-footer, started 13 of the 20 games...

Nikita Mescheriakov and Tony Chennault both had 18 points for the Demon Deacons (13-16, 4-11).

Travis McKie scored 25 points to lead five Wake Forest players in double figures, and the Demon Deacons pulled away in the second half to beat North Carolina Central 93-79 on Sunday night. C.J. Harris added 22 points, Nikita Mescheriakov 15, Tony Chennault 13 and Chase Fischer 10 for the Demon Deacons (3-0), who shot 60.6 percent (20 of 33) in the second half to break open a 35...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Travis McKie scored 25 points to lead five Wake Forest players in double figures, and the Demon Deacons pulled away in the second half to beat North Carolina Central 93-79 on Sunday night. C.J. Harris added 22 points, Nikita Mescheriakov 15, Tony Chennault 13 and Chase Fischer 10 for the Demon Deacons (3-0), who shot 60.6 percent (20 of 33) in the second...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Travis McKie matched a career high with 23 points - including six on one critical trip downcourt - to lead Wake Forest past mistake-prone Georgia Southern 81-72 on Wednesday night.

Southern California has received signed national letters of intent from guard J.T. Terrell and forward Strahinja Gavrilovic to play basketball for the Trojans. Terrell is playing this season at Peninsula Junior College in Port Angeles, Wash., following his freshman year at Wake Forest. Gavrilovic is playing his senior year at La Jolla Prep near San Diego after coming from Serbia earlier this fall.

Sophomores Travis McKie and Carson Desrosiers each posted a double-double to lead Wake Forest to an 82-43 exhibition win over Ferrum College on Friday evening at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum.