The 2026–27 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team will represent Wake Forest University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Demon Deacons, led by seventh-year head coach Steve Forbes, will play their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous season
The Demon Deacons finished the season 18–17 and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. As the thirteenth seed in the 2026 ACC tournament, they defeated Virginia Tech in the First Round in overtime. They were defeated by fifth-seed Clemson in the Second Round. They accepted an exempt bid to the NIT. They were the first seed in their quadrant of the bracket. They defeated Navy by ten points before losing to fourth-seed Illinois State in the Second Round by three points to end their season.
Offseason Departures Departures Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Omaha Biliew 0 F 6'8" 230 Waukee, IA Transferred to Grand Canyon Nate Calmese 1 G 6'2" 181 Gilbert, AZ Completed eligibility Juke Harris 2 G 6'7" 200 Salisbury, NC Transferred to Tennessee Myles Colvin 6 G 6'5" 212 Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Cincinnati Mekhi Mason 8 G 6'5" 202 Gilbert, AZ Transferred to San Jose State Sebastian Akins 10 G 6'2" 175 Concord, NC Transferred to Washington State Marqus Marion 11 F 6'9" 220 Skovlunde, Denmark Transferred to East Tennessee State Cooper Schweiger 13 F 6'10" 235 Overland Park, KS Transferred to Florida State Jaylen Cross 23 F 6'4" 185 Greensboro, NC Transferred to Coastal Carolina Tre'Von Spillers 25 F 6'7" 215 Charleston, SC Completed eligibility Dimitrije Kovacevic 33 F 6'8" 215 Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina Transferred to Mercer Owen Kmety 44 F 6'7" 210 Chicago, IL Completed eligibility
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Justin Ray 1 G 6'2" 185 Greer, SC Monmouth Vincent Chaudhri 2 F 6'8" 190 Wallkill, NY George Washington Ring Nyeri 8 F 6'9" 185 Peoria, AZ Northern Colorado Justin Abson 10 F 6'9" 250 Coconut Creek, FL Georgia Jamari McDowell 11 G 6'5" 195 Houston, TX Kansas Xander Pintleton 17 F 6'11" 230 Oostkamp, Belgium Florida Atlantic Kevair Kennedy 55 G 6'2" 175 Philadelphia, PA Merrimack Antonio Dorn 77 C 7'0" 255 Hamburg, Germany Virginia Tech
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
References