The 2020-21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by first-year head coach Steve Forbes and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Demon Deacons finished the season 6–16, 3–15 in ACC play, to finish in fourteenth place. They lost to Notre Dame in the first round of the ACC tournament. They were not invited to either the NCAA tournament or NIT.

Previous season The Demon Deacons finished 2019–20 season 13–17, 6–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They lost to Pittsburgh in the first round of the ACC tournament. The tournament was cancelled before the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.

After the season head coach Danny Manning was fired after six seasons, where he posted a 78–111 record. On April 30, 2020, the Demon Deacons hired Steve Forbes as his replacement.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Brandon Childress 0 G 6'0" 195 Senior Winston-Salem, NC Graduated Sharone Wright Jr. 2 G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Florence, SC Transferred to Morgan State Torry Johnson 11 G 6'3" 175 Graduate Student Chicago, IL Graduated Andrien White 13 G 6'3" 200 Senior Richmond, VA Graduated Michael Wynn 20 G 6'6" 210 Sophomore Albany, NY Entered transfer portal Chaundee Brown 23 G 6'5" 220 Junior Orlando, FL Transferred to Michigan Olivier Sarr 30 C 7'0" 255 Junior Toulouse, France Transferred to Kentucky

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jalen Johnson 2 G 6'6" 195 Graduate Student Durham, NC Tennessee Daivien Williamson 4 G 6'2" 170 Junior Winston-Salem, NC ETSU Ian DuBose 11 G 6'4" 225 Graduate Student Durham, NC Houston Baptist Jonah Antonio 20 G 6'5" 195 Graduate Student Perth, Australia UNLV Isaiah Wilkins 23 G 6'4" 220 Junior Winston-Salem, NC Virginia Tech

2020 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References