Feb. 12, 2006

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Game No. 25 / Cameron Indoor Stadium / Durham, NC
Wake Forest (13-11/1-9) at #2/2 Duke (23-1/11-0)

Tip-Off: 8:00 p.m.
TV: Jefferson-Pilot Sports. Tim Brant (play-by-play) and Billy Packer (color) call the action. Rob Reichley is the producer.
Radio: Wake Forest ISP Sports Network. Stan Cotten (play-by-play) and Mark Freidinger (color analysis) call the action.
Live Stats: WakeForestSports.com.
Records: Wake Forest is 13-11 overall and 1-9 in the ACC after a 59-56 win over visiting Charlotte Saturday in non-conference play. Duke is 23-1 and 11-0 after winning at Maryland on Saturday, 96-88.
Rankings: Wake Forest is not ranked. Duke is ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press poll and No. 2 in the ESPN/USA Today poll.
Coaches: Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy `72) is 107-46 (.699) in his fifth season with the Demon Deacons, 272-124 (.687) in his 13th season overall.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski (Army `69) is 671-188 in 26 seasons with the Blue Devils, 744-247 in 31 seasons overall.
Series: Duke leads the all-time series, 152-75.
On Deck: Wake Forest will host North Carolina Sunday afternoon. Duke entertains Miami on Sunday.
Officials: Announced on game day.

Wake Forest Plays #2 Duke Tuesday Night At Cameron Indoor Stadium
Wake Forest's task of climbing out of the ACC cellar begins with perhaps the biggest challenge in the league -- playing 2nd-ranked Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday night (8:00 p.m./Jefferson-Pilot Sports).
The Demon Deacons, 13-11 overall and 1-9 in the ACC, snapped a six-game losing streak Saturday by beating visiting Charlotte in a non-conference battle, 59-56. Wake Forest turned in one of its best defensive efforts of the year, holding Charlotte to 28.2 percent shooting.
Wake Forest is led by senior guard Justin Gray (19.0 ppg), who is putting up All-American numbers despite being held to single digits for the first time this season on Saturday. Senior center Eric Williams (15.8 ppg and 8.6 rpg) leads the ACC in field goal percentage and is coming off his sixth double-double of the season.
Duke, 23-1 and 11-0, has won six straight since being upset by Georgetown. The Blue Devils are coming off a 96-88 road win at Maryland on Saturday.
The Blue Devils are led by senior guard J.J. Redick (28.7 ppg), the nation's leading scorer and the odds-on favorite to win ACC Player of the Year honors. Senior center Shelden Williams (18.5 ppg and 9.9 rpg) gives Duke one of the best inside-outside tandems in the nation.
Duke beat Wake Forest 82-64 in Winston-Salem on Jan. 8 to take a 152-75 lead in the all-time series. The Blue Devils are attempting to sweep the regular season series for the first time since 2001-02. More series information on page three.

Tuesday's Storylines
- Duke's J.J. Redick and Wake Forest's Justin Gray, former teammates on the USA Under-21 team, rank one-two in the ACC in scoring and three-point field goals made per game.
- Wake Forest is looking for its first win against a ranked team this season and its first victory on the road against a ranked team since winning at No. 20 Cincinnati on Jan. 22, 2005.
- Wake is looking for its first win at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1997.

More From Saturday's Win vs. UNCC
Wake Forest held Charlotte to 28.2 percent shooting, including 20.8 percent from three-point range, and the Deacons won the rebounding battle in Saturday's 59-56 non-conference home win over the 49ers. More from that game:
- Charlotte had 16 steals -- the most by a Deacon opponent in 10 years (since March 2, 1996).
- Wake tied a season-low with two three-point field goals (also 2 vs. Duke) -- tying for the fewest by a Deacon team in the Skip Prosser era.
- The Deacs held their opponent to less than 30 percent shooting (.282) for the fourth time this season.
- Wake's nine three-point attempts were the second-fewest in the Prosser era, second only to the seven it attempted in the season opener against Mississippi Valley State.
- The Deacs' 22 turnovers tied a season-high.
- WFU had its most blocked shots (7) since blocking 11 against Elon Dec. 3.
- Senior Eric Williams had his fifth double-double over the last 10 games.
- Senior Justin Gray was held to single-digit scoring for the first time this season and he did not make a three-point field goal for the first time since Nov. 11 vs. George Mason.

WFU Must Work To Keep Streaks Alive
Wake Forest has six regular season games remaining to keep some impressive streaks alive:
- The Deacons have appeared in five straight NCAA Tournaments.
- Including the NIT, Wake Forest has participated in postseason play an ACC-best 15 consecutive years.
- Wake Forest has finished fifth or higher in the ACC standings every year since 1993.
- The Deacons have won 20 games or more in each of the last four seasons.
- Wake Forest has not endured a losing season since 1990.
- The Deacons have remained above .500 since 1998-99 when it started the season 1-1.
Streaks that have already ended:
- The Deacons will finish below .500 in the ACC for the first time since going 7-9 in 1999-00.

Don't Count `Em Out Just Yet
While it has been 16 years (the 1989-90 season) since Wake Forest has struggled like it has this ACC season, the Deacons have rallied from lengthy slumps in the past:
- Many don't remember that in the 2003-04 season, Wake Forest suffered a losing skid. The Deacons lost six of eight games in January and early February that season, but Wake rallied to finish 9-7 in the ACC and ultimately advance to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.
- In 2001-02, Skip Prosser's first season at Wake Forest, the Deacons lost eight of 13 games in January and February, but scrapped their way to a 9-7 ACC record and a second-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
- In 1993-94, Wake lost four of five January games but finished 9-7 in the ACC and went to the NCAA Tournament.
- The 1976-77 Deacons lost four consecutive February games, but rallied to go 8-4 in the ACC and advance all the way to the NCAA regional championship game.
- The 1960-61 Wake Forest team dropped four of five February games, but managed to win the ACC championship and advance to within one game of the Final Four.

Justin Gray One Of The Nation's Best
Lost in Wake Forest's recent skid is the play of senior guard Justin Gray, who is putting up numbers similar to those of recent Deacon greats Josh Howard and Tim Duncan.
"One player who has flown under the radar is Justin Gray," ESPN's Jay Bilas said. "Gray's excellence has gone underappreciated.
"There is not a tougher player, mentally and physically, in the ACC than Gray, and he should be given proper attention for being what he is -- one of the best players in the conference and one of the best guards Wake Forest has had."
More on Gray:
- Over his last nine games, Gray has averaged 21.0 points, 4.3 assists, 3.8 three-point field goals and 1.2 steals while shooting 43.6 percent from three-point range and 87.0 percent from the free throw line.
- Gray scored in double figures in 22 consecutive games until being held to four points Saturday by Charlotte. 
- Earlier this season he scored 38 points at Maryland and 37 points vs. Wisconsin.
- He ranks in the top 10 in the ACC in six different statistical categories -- scoring, free throw percentage, assists, three-point field goals, three-point percentage and minutes played.
- In conference games only, Gray leads the league in three-point field goals made (3.89 per game). 
- Gray and senior teammate Eric Williams form one of the most prolific scoring duos in Wake Forest history. Gray (1,783 career points) and Williams (1,562) have combined for more than 3,300 points.

Visser Named Academic All-District
Wake Forest junior Kyle Visser was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 3 first team, announced Feb. 9.
Visser, a communication major, is the second Deacon men's basketball player to earn Academic All-District honors in as many years. Chris Paul was named last year.
Visser advances to the national ballot for Academic All-America.
He was joined on the Academic All-District first team by Lee Humphrey (Florida), Will Emerson (Mercer), Alex Loughton (Old Dominion), Jack Leasure (Coastal Carolina) and Chris Chalko (Elon).

Wake vs. Duke: The Series History 
- Duke leads the all-time series, 152-75.
- The Blue Devils won the previous meeting this season, 82-64, on Jan. 8 in Winston-Salem.
- The Wake Forest-Duke series is the most frequently played series in the ACC with 227 previous meetings.
- The two teams have split regular season meetings in each of the previous three years.
- Duke has won the last eight meetings in Cameron Indoor Stadium, including a 102-92 victory last season.
- Wake Forest is just 16-51 all-time at Cameron Indoor.
- Duke has won nine of 17 meetings with Wake Forest at Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
- The recent series has been one of streaks. Wake Forest won nine straight over the Blue Devils from 1992-93 to 1996-97. Duke then won 14 consecutive over the Deacons from 1997 to 2003.
- The Deacons and Blue Devils have not met in the ACC Tournament since 2002.
- Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser is 3-7 all-time against Duke.
- Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is 33-21 all-time versus Wake Forest.
- Duke is one of seven in-state opponents on the Wake Forest schedule. Others include: UNC-Asheville, Appalachian State, Elon, Charlotte, North Carolina and NC State.

Deacon-Blue Devil Connections
- Wake Forest's Justin Gray and Duke's J.J. Redick were teammates last summer on the USA Under-21 Team.
- Wake's Kevin Swinton and Duke's Ross Perkins are both from Greensboro, NC.
- Wake Forest has nine North Carolinians on its roster, compared to Duke, which has one.
- Deacon associate head coach Dino Gaudio and Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski both previously served as the head coach at Army.
- Wake's Eric Williams and Duke's Sean Dockery and J.J. Redick all played together in the 2002 McDonald's High School All-America Game.
- Former Deac Darius Songaila and former Blue Devils Luol Deng and Chris Duhon all play for the Chicago Bulls.

On This Date In Deacon History
February 14th -- Wake Forest is 7-7 all-time when playing on Valentine's Day. The last time Wake played on February 14th came in 2001 -- and 81-65 victory over visiting Georgia Tech.
Wake Forest and Duke have met four previous times on Valentine's Day. The Blue Devils, in 1998, whipped visiting Wake, 78-47. In 1981, the Deacons beat visiting Duke, 58-52. In 1968, 10th-ranked Duke whipped the Deacs, 105-65, in Durham. In 1961, Wake Forest surprised No. 3 Duke, 103-89, in Winston-Salem.
In the 1968 meeting with Duke, the Blue Devils out-rebounded the Deacons 76-34. In the 1961 meeting, Len Chappell scored 38 points in the win over Duke.
On Feb. 14, 1987, Muggsy Bogues dished out 14 assists against Charlotte.

Wake And Duke In The National Polls 
- Tuesday's game will be the first since March 9, 2002 that both teams were not ranked in the top 25. Duke is ranked No. 2, while Wake Forest is unranked.
- This will be the 22nd consecutive meeting in which Duke was ranked in the top 10 nationally.
- Wake is looking for its first win on the road against a ranked team since beating No. 20 Cincinnati, 74-70, on Jan. 22, 2005.
- The Deacons have not played a team ranked No. 2 or higher on the road since playing at No. 2 Duke on Jan. 17, 2004. Wake has not beaten a team ranked No. 2 or higher on the road since winning at No. 2 Clemson on Jan. 23, 1997.
- Wake Forest will be playing a nationally-ranked team for the fifth time this season.
- The Deacons are 31-127 all-time against teams ranked in the top five. Last season, WFU beat two top-five teams -- Duke and North Carolina.
- Wake Forest is 16-26 against ranked teams under Skip Prosser.
- In Prosser's five seasons with the Deacons, his teams have beaten five top-10 ranked teams.

Prosser Owns Impressive Numbers
In just five seasons at Wake Forest, Skip Prosser's teams have accumulated 107 victories, meaning his Deacons have averaged 21.6 wins per season during his tenure.
He will coach his 400th career game Feb. 25 at Georgia Tech.
Prosser's record at Wake Forest stands at 107-46 (.699). His career record is 272-124 (.687) in 13 seasons overall.
In each of Prosser's four previous seasons with the Deacons, Wake Forest has won at least 20 games, produced a winning record in the ACC and earned an NCAA Tournament berth.
Prosser will coach his 154th Wake Forest game Tuesday. What his teams have accomplished statistically in his tenure is remarkable:
- Over the last four seasons combined (including this season), Wake Forest has won 36 ACC games. Only Duke has won more league games during that time.
- Wake Forest is 67-11 at home with just two losses coming to a non-conference opponent.
- Prosser's teams are 14-8 in games decided by three points or less.
- His teams are 101-6 when leading with 5:00 remaining.
- Wake Forest has out-rebounded its opponent in 114 of 153 games under Prosser.
- The Deacons have scored 100-plus points nine times under Prosser.
- Prosser is a combined 45-6 in games played in November and December.
- Last season Wake Forest earned the first No. 1 ranking in school history en route to winning a school-record 27 games.

Comparing The Wins And Losses
When Wake Forest has won this season, the Deacons have usually been superior on the boards, shot a solid percentage from the perimeter and kept the opponents off the free throw line. In Wake's 11 losses, the opposite has usually happened.
In Wake's 13 wins, the Deacons have out-rebounded opponents by 9.8 boards per game. In losses, the rebound margin is just +2.3.
Deacon opponents, in Wake Forest's 11 losses, are shooting nearly 42 percent from three-point range, compared to just 32.9 percent in Wake victories.
Another glaring statistic is opponent free throw attempts. Deacon opponents go the line an average of 10 more times in Wake losses.

Defense Has Been Better This Season
The statistics show that Wake Forest is a much better defensive team this season.
The Deacons are holding opponents to 40.0 percent shooting, ranking second in the ACC and 43rd nationally for field goal percentage defense. Last year Wake Forest opponents shot nearly 44 percent.
Only four teams shot better than 48.1 percent against the Deacons. Wake has held nine opponents to less than 40 percent shooting, including four foes to less than 30 percent.

Wake Strong Again On The Boards
In 2003, Wake Forest became the first ACC team to ever lead the nation in rebounding. While this year's Deacon team has been less consistent than the 2003 team, it's been nearly as strong on the boards.
Wake Forest owns a rebound margin of +6.3, which ranks third in the ACC. Throw out recent games against Virginia and Boston College, when Wake was dominated on the boards, and the Deacs have been one of the nation's top-rebounding teams.
Wake has been out-rebounded just five times this season. More on the Deacons' rebounding:
- Three of the top six rebounding teams in Wake Forest history have come under coach Skip Prosser.
- Eric Williams (8.6 rpg) ranks fourth in the ACC in rebounding and Trent Strickland (7.2) ranks 10th.
- In conference games only, Williams is third in the league in rebounding (9.2 rpg).
- Against Princeton (Dec. 17), Wake out-rebounded the Tigers 39-15, setting a school record for fewest rebounds by an opponent.
- Wisconsin entered its game against Wake with a +12.7 rebound margin. The Deacons out-rebounded the Badgers, 45-36. 
- Against Texas Tech on Nov. 18, the Deacons pulled down 66 rebounds -- the second-most single-game boards in school history.

Ten Deacon Games This Season Decided By Five Points Or Less
Wake Forest has played more than its share of barn-burners in 2005-06. The Deacons have played 10 games decided by five points or less, earning a 5-5 record. No other team in the ACC has played in more than six such games.
Nine of Wake Forest's last 10 games have been decided by 10 points or less. The Deacons have played in an ACC-high three overtime games.

Wake's Close Calls In 2005-06
Result Opponent Site Date
W, 59-56 Charlotte H Feb. 11, 2006
L, 73-75 Virginia A Feb. 4, 2006
L, 86-90 Maryland A Jan. 15, 2006
L, 73-74 (ot) Clemson A Jan. 11, 2006
W, 58-54 East Carolina H Jan. 3, 2006
L, 81-84 DePaul H Dec. 13, 2005
W, 91-88 Wisconsin H Nov. 29, 2005
W, 78-73 (2ot) Texas Tech ny Nov. 18, 2005
L, 72-77 Florida ny Nov. 17, 2005
W, 83-78 (ot) George Mason H Nov. 11, 2005

Wake Playing Extra Minutes
There have been nine overtime games this season involving ACC teams and Wake Forest has been a part of three of them.
The Deacons beat George Mason in overtime at home, topped Texas Tech in double-overtime in New York, and lost to Clemson in overtime Jan. 11.
More on Wake Forest and overtime games:
- This year's Wake Forest team has done something last year's team did not do -- win an overtime game. Last year the Deacons went 0-3 in overtime games, including a double-overtime loss to West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament.
- Wake Forest is 46-48 all-time in overtime games, including a 5-5 mark under coach Skip Prosser.

Williams Seeing Double-Double
Senior Eric Williams has five double-doubles in his last nine games and a total of six for the season, which ranks fifth in the ACC.
Williams has 20 career double-doubles, which ranks 13th in Wake Forest history.  He has pulled down double-figure rebounds seven times this season and 22 times in his career. Williams has scored in double figures 23 times this season and 89 times in his career.

Big E 3rd Nationally In FG Percentage
Deacon senior Eric Williams has always produced a high field goal percentage. This season, however, he has rarely missed.
Williams leads the ACC and ranks third nationally in field goal percentage (.638). Williams and Georgia Tech's Ra'Sean Dickey (.609) are the only players in the ACC shooting better than 60 percent. Williams is a remarkable 153-of-240 from the field. It helps that he has 41 dunks this season and 167 dunks for his career.
His 63.8 field goal percentage, if it held throughout the season, would break the Wake Forest single-season record of 63.5 percent.
Williams' career field goal percentage (.595) ranks second in Wake Forest history and 13th in ACC history.

Statistically Speaking
- Wake Forest ranks first statistically in the ACC in two categories -- rebound average (40.2) and defensive rebounds (26.42)... the Deacons rank second in the ACC and 33rd nationally in field goal percentage defense (.400)... in ACC games, the Deacons rank first in offensive rebounds... the Deacs rank last in the ACC in just one category -- turnover margin (-3.29)... the Deacons are 11th in the league in scoring defense and steals... Wake Forest has two of the top 12 scorers in the ACC (Justin Gray and Eric Williams) and two of the top nine rebounders (Williams and Trent Strickland).
- Justin Gray ranks in the top 10 in the ACC in six statistical categories... he is second in the ACC and 34th nationally in scoring (19.0)... ranks second in the ACC and 32nd nationally in three-point field goals per game (3.13)... in ACC games only, he holds a slight lead over Duke's J.J. Redick for the most three-point field goals per game (3.89)... he ranks fifth in the ACC in free throw percentage (.843)... leads the team and ranks seventh in the league in assists per game (3.83)... averaging 4.67 assists per game in league play, which ranks second... averaging 35.0 minutes of action per game, which ranks fifth in the ACC... averaging 22.4 points in ACC games only (2nd in the ACC).
- Eric Williams leads the ACC and ranks third nationally in field goal percentage (.638)... ranks fourth in the ACC in rebounding (8.6) and 12th in scoring (15.8)... ranks second in the league in defensive rebounds (5.75)... in conference games, Williams averages 9.2 boards per game... ranks fifth in the ACC with six double-doubles.
- Trent Strickland ranks ninth in the ACC in rebounding (7.2) and seventh in defensive rebounds (4.7)... one of three Deacons in the top 20 in the ACC in scoring (19th at 13.1)... ranks tied for eighth in the ACC with four double-doubles.
n Kyle Visser ranks seventh in the ACC in blocked shots per game (1.4).

Justin Gray One Of The Most Prolific Three-Point Shooters In ACC History
Senior guard Justin Gray has made 296 career three-point field goals -- the second-most in Wake Forest history and the ninth-most in ACC history.
Only Randolph Childress, who made 329 three-point field goals between 1991 and 1995, owns more career three-pointers than Gray. Gray needs 33 three-pointers to tie Childress and the Deacons have six regular season games remaining.
Gray will soon become just the ninth player in ACC history to sink 300 career three-pointers.
Gray has made at least one three-point field goal in 71 of his last 74 games. He has made at least two three-point field goals in 18 of his last 21 games.
He has attempted 776 career three-point field goals, ranking third in Deacon history.

Quick Player Updates

Michael Drum -- Jr., G, 6-6, Rural Hall, NC The non-scholarship junior has started seven times this season... played 19 minutes Saturday against Charlotte... has just two points over his last two games... has cooled from three-point range since making five against Virginia Tech Jan. 28...  ranks third on the team with 18 three-pointers... has the best assist-to-turnover ratio on the team with 38 assists and 26 miscues.
Shamaine Dukes -- Fr., G, 6-1, Cuthbert, GA    His playing time has dwindled as the season winds down... has not played in three of the last four games... had two assists in just one minute of action last Wednesday against Boston College... started at the point five times earlier this season.
Chris Ellis -- Sr., F, 6-9, Marietta, GA Played just nine minutes Saturday against Charlotte... hit a three-point field goal, grabbed three rebounds and blocked two 49er shots... made his fifth start of the season last Wednesday against BC... in a scoring slump recently with just 15 points over the last six games... plays an average of 19.4 minutes per game... shooting 43.2 percent (16-of-37) from three-point range... has made more three-pointers this season than he did in his previous three seasons combined... ranks second on the team with 26 blocked shots.
Justin Gray -- Sr., G, 6-2, Charlotte, NC  An All-American candidate... ranks second in the ACC behind J.J. Redick in scoring (19.0) and scoring in conference games (22.4)... had his streak of scoring in double figures snapped at 22 games Saturday against Charlotte when he was held to four points... also failed to make a three-point field goal for the first time since mid-November... scored 24 points, went 5-of-9 from three-point range and had four assists last Wednesday against Boston College... Gray (3.89 per game) is currently edging Duke's J.J. Redick (3.82) for the most three-pointers in ACC games... did not play against Virginia Tech Jan. 28 because of a stomach virus... is the target of opposing defenses... averaging 21.0 points, 4.3 assists and 3.8 three-point field goals over his last nine games... leads the team in scoring, three-point field goals, free throws, free throw percentage and assists... scored a career-high 38 points at Maryland Jan. 15... his 38 points tied for the most by a Deacon player in the Skip Prosser era... his assists are up too, ranking second in the ACC in league games only... he is in elite Deacon company with more than 1,700 career points, 300 assists, 200 three-point field goals and 100 steals... going to the free throw line frequently -- he is 47-of-54 (.870) from the stripe over his last nine games... his scoring average (19.0) is Wake's highest since Tim Duncan averaged 20.8 ppg in 1997... he was named ACC Player of the Week Dec. 5, an honor he has earned three times in his career... his 37 points against Wisconsin Nov. 29 tied a Joel Coliseum record and an ACC/Big Ten Challenge record.
Harvey Hale -- Fr., G, 6-2, Albuquerque, NM  Has been a pleasant surprise for the Deacons and has emerged as a candidate for the ACC All-Freshman team... has scored in double figures in five of his last nine games... had six points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal Saturday against Charlotte... scored 13 points, dished out four assists and had a career-high four steals last Wednesday against Boston College... averaging 9.6 ppg in ACC play... has started 14 games... playing an average of more than 26 minutes in ACC games... has 11 three-point field goals over the last 11 games.
Cameron Stanley -- r-Fr., F, 6-6, Raleigh, NC    The redshirt freshman is riding a roller-coaster recently... did  not play at Virginia, then scored a career-high nine points last Wednesday against Boston College... made the second and third three-point field goals of his career, going 2-of-3 from three-point range... scored those nine points in eight minutes and added three rebounds and one assist... played five minutes Saturday against Charlotte and did not score.
Trent Strickland -- Sr., G-F, 6-5, East Flat Rock, NC   Seems to be returning to his form of November and December when he was playing his best basketball... scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds Saturday against Charlotte... has 13 three-point field goals over the last five games and is 30-of-62 (.484) from behind the arc this season... has four double-doubles on the season... one of the ACC's most improved players, Strickland has doubled his scoring average from a year ago... ranks 19th in the ACC at 13.1 points per game... shooting 49.3 percent from the field... has five double-figure rebound games this season including 16 against Texas Tech on Nov. 18... has made 30 three-point field goals, compared to just 10 all of last season... playing an average of 33.1 minutes per game (compared to 16.9 last season)... named MVP of the 2k Classic Winston-Salem Regional... named ACC Player of the Week Nov. 14.
Kevin Swinton -- Fr., F, 6-7, Greensboro, NC  Made his third career start Saturday against Charlotte and enjoyed one of his best games... scored a career-high eight points, grabbed nine rebounds, dished out two assists and blocked a career-best three shots... gives the Deacons strength and athleticism in the paint... the freshman's numbers -- 2.3 ppg and 3.5 rpg -- don't reflect how valuable he has been... struggles at the free throw line (37.8 percent).
Kyle Visser -- Jr., C, 6-11, Grand Rapids, MI  The talented junior needs a shot of confidence... played nine minutes Saturday against Charlotte and did not score... played 17 minutes and did not attempt a shot last Wednesday against BC... has not scored in double figures since Dec. 30... started the first 16 games of the season... played extremely well in November and early December, but has struggled since... Wake's leader in blocked shots with 34... made his only three-point attempt of the year, at Elon.
Eric Williams -- Sr., C, 6-9, Wake Forest, NC  Has scored in double figures in 41 of his last 42 games and in 20 straight contests... recorded his sixth double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds Saturday against Charlotte... went 6-of-9 from the field... has five double-doubles over his last 10 games... leads the ACC and ranks third nationally in field goal percentage (.638)... enjoyed a 22-point, career-high 20-rebound performance against Clemson Jan. 11... his 20 rebounds were the most by a player in the ACC this season, the most by a Deacon since 1997... has scored at least nine points in every game this season.

Milestones On The Horizon
Justin Gray #/% Ranks Needs For To Pass
3pt FGs/WFU Career 296 2nd 34 1st place Randolph Childress
3pt FGAs/WFU Career 776 3rd 26 2nd place Robert O'Kelley
3pt FGs/ACC Career 296 9th 6 8th place Tony Akins (GT)
Scoring/WFU Career 1,783 10th 77 9th place Darius Songaila
Assists/WFU Career 329 10th 28 9th place Tony Rutland
FG Attempts/WFU Career 1,361 11th 8 10th place Tim Duncan
3pt FGs/WFU Season 72 11th 2 10th place Tony Rutland
3pt FGAs/WFU Season 179 12th 5 11th place Robert O'Kelley
FT Percentage/WFU Season .843 16th +0.7% 15th place David Carlyle
3pt FG%/WFU Season .402 19th +0.4% 18th place Justin Gray (`05)
Free Throws/WFU Career 373 nr 19 10th place two players
FT Percentage/WFU Career .804 nr +0.1% 13th place Delaney Rudd
3pt FG%/WFU Career .381 nr +0.6% 11th place Robert Siler
3pt FGs/NCAA Career 296 nr 42 25th place G. Buchanan (Vill.)
Steals/WFU Career 128 nr 3 12th place Tony Rutland
Minutes/WFU Career 3,352 nr 56 12th place Anthony Teachey
Assists/WFU Season 88 nr 14 25th place Frank Johnson
Eric Williams #/% Ranks Needs For To Pass
FG Percentage/WFU Season .638 1st -- -- --
FG Percentage/WFU Career .638 2nd +1.5% 1st place Jim Johnstone
Fouls/WFU Career 355 4th 9 3rd place Guy Morgan
Games Started/WFU Career 111 5th 6 4th place Frank Johnson
FT Attempts/WFU Career 607 7th 56 6th place Charlie Davis
Blocked Shots/WFU Career 99 8th 15 7th place Rod Griffin
Rebounds/WFU Career 763 10th 51 9th place Darius Songaila
Double-Doubles/WFU Career 20 13th 2 11th place two players
FG Percentage/ACC Career .594 14th +0.2% 13th place Rodney Dobard (FS)
Scoring/WFU Career 1,562 17th 3 16th place Lefty Davis
Games Played/WFU Career 119 18th 1 15th place three players
Field Goals/WFU Career 606 nr 43 10th place Randolph Childress
Free Throws/WFU Career 350 nr 42 10th place two players
Steals/WFU Career 119 nr 12 12th place Tony Rutland
FG Percentage/ACC Season .638 nr +0.6% 10th place Greg Manning (MD)
Kyle Visser #/% Ranks Needs For To Pass
Blocked Shots/WFU Career 68 14th 7 13th place Rodney Rogers
Blocked Shots/WFU Season 34 23rd 3 21st place two players
Chris Ellis #/% Ranks Needs For To Pass
Blocked Shots/WFU Career 59 nr 3 15th place Vytas Danelius

Justin Gray A Midseason Candidate For Wooden Award
Senior Justin Gray is one of 30 players named to the midseason list of candidates for the John R. Wooden Award and Wooden All-America team.
Gray is one of just four ACC players on the midseason list of 30, joining Duke's J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams and Boston College's Craig Smith.

Deacons Broke School Record After
Earning 60th Straight Ranking
Wake Forest's streak of being ranked in the Associated Press top 25 ended Jan. 9 after 60 consecutive weeks.
Wake was ranked in every AP poll from Dec. 23, 2002 through Jan. 2, 2006. In five seasons under coach Skip Prosser, Wake Forest has been ranked in the AP poll every week but seven. Earlier this season, Wake broke the school record of 54 straight weeks ranked held by Deacon teams of the Tim Duncan era from 1995 to 1997.

Deacon Schedule A Strong One
Officially, Wake Forest has played four games against a nationally-ranked opponent this season. That statistic does not include a loss to Florida, which was not ranked when it beat the Deacons, but rose to as high as No. 2 in the polls.
 How difficult is the Deacon schedule? Ten opponents are either ranked or receiving votes for the national polls. Of Wake's seven remaining regular season games, four come against teams ranked in the top 25.
More on the difficulty of Wake Forest's schedule:
- Wisconsin was not ranked in the top 25 when the Deacons beat the Badgers in November. Wisconsin has since been ranked most of the season.
- Five Wake Forest opponents are ranked in the AP top 25 -- 2. Duke, 7. Florida, 16. NC State, 17. Boston College and 23. North Carolina. 
- Five other opponents --Maryland, Wisconsin, George Mason, Florida State and Miami -- are receiving votes for one or both national polls.

Duke Leads Wake Over Last 4 Years
Over the last four seasons combined, no team has won more ACC games than Duke (46). Wake Forest ranks second behind Duke with 36 ACC wins.