Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest University Men's Basketball
Winston-Salem, NC · the Deacons · Wake Forest University overview
17
Roster
2 over the D-I cap of 15
$13M
Team budget
86th percentile in Division I
$767,947
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
959
APR
93% of players retained
22%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
Wake Forest University fields a men's basketball team in the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $13,055,099, well above the median of $3M — $767,947 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 959, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $13,950,491 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $41,893 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#52Team budgetof 362 · Division I#54Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#62Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#225APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$13,055,099 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,203,488 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$767,947 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate959 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$13,950,491 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$41,893 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,453,094 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Forbes head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| BJ McKie | Tucker Family Assistant Basketball Coach | not on file |
| Matt Woodley | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Nick Friedman | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Antanas Kavaliauskas | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Darnell Harris | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jason Shay | Assistant to the Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,471undergraduates · 9,121 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →22%admitted · of 17,479 applicants
SAT middle 50%1390 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 91%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →17on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1517
2 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate959
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $13,055,099 $767,947 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $13,950,491
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,453,094
Cost
Full picture →$27,790net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,758
Campus safety
Full picture →1.39violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 8 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →22%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Wake Forest University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program17 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions22% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,790 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 22%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,471Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.39 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 4 | 15 | $639k | — | 69% | |
| High Point University Division I · Big South Conference | 19 | 20 | $4.7M | 971 | 77% | |
| Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 22 | 20 | $243k | — | 84% | |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 16 | $2.6M | 982 | 90% | |
| Greensboro College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 27 | 16 | $161k | — | 92% | |
| North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 28 | 16 | $1.9M | 951 | 46% | |
| Catawba College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 33 | 33 | $779k | — | 78% | |
| Livingstone College Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 34 | 23 | $576k | — | 74% | |
| Elon University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 43 | 16 | $3.3M | 995 | 67% | |
| Pfeiffer University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 45 | 82 | $249k | — | 95% | |
| Davidson College Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 54 | 17 | $4.6M | 990 | 14% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 57 | 18 | $197k | — | 100% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University at cap | 15 | $32M | $2,124,573 | 958 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1 over cap | 16 | $17M | $1,046,162 | 971 | vs | |
| Southern Methodist University 1 over cap | 16 | $17M | $1,045,955 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Virginia 4 over cap | 19 | $17M | $876,126 | 961 | vs | |
| Syracuse University 2 over cap | 17 | $16M | $937,429 | 970 | vs | |
| University of Louisville 2 over cap | 17 | $15M | $873,768 | 994 | vs | |
| Florida State University 1 over cap | 16 | $15M | $909,849 | 985 | vs | |
| University of Miami (Florida) room for 1 | 14 | $14M | $1,026,182 | 968 | vs | |
| University of California, Berkeley 7 over cap | 22 | $14M | $640,997 | 960 | vs | |
| University of Notre Dame 2 over cap | 17 | $13M | $779,135 | 989 | vs | |
| Wake Forest University 2 over cap | 17 | $13M | $767,947 | 959 | vs | |
| Clemson University 2 over cap | 17 | $13M | $740,749 | 975 | vs | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology at cap | 15 | $12M | $800,930 | 970 | vs | |
| North Carolina State University at cap | 15 | $12M | $790,594 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Pittsburgh 1 over cap | 16 | $11M | $714,860 | 968 | vs | |
| Boston College at cap | 15 | $11M | $720,368 | 958 | vs | |
| Stanford University 1 over cap | 16 | $11M | $672,835 | 998 | vs | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University at cap | 15 | $9.5M | $633,618 | 980 | vs |
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