The 1991–92 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the

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during the 1991–92 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by third year head coach

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, and played their home games at

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. The Demon Deacons finished sixth in the rugged ACC with an 7–9 conference record. The team lost to North Carolina in the quarterfinal round of the ACC tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the West region. Making their second straight appearance in the Big Dance, Wake Forest was eliminated by Louisville in the opening round to finish with a 17–12 overall record.

Previous season

Wake Forest took a big step forward by finishing in a tie for third in the ACC regular season standings with an 8–6 conference record. They lost to Virginia in the quarterfinal round of the ACC tournament. Despite the early exit from the conference tournament, the Demon Deacons received the No. 5 seed in the Southeast region of the NCAA tournament the school's first appearance in seven years. The team defeated No. 12 seed Louisiana Tech before losing to No. 4 seed

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in the round of 32 in a rematch of an early-season OT thriller. Wake Forest finished with a 19–11 record (8–6 ACC). Freshman

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was named ACC Rookie of the Year and head coach Dave Odom was named ACC Coach of Year for the first time.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Team players in the 1992 NBA draft

References

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