#ACCTipoff || Steve Forbes #WakeForest #demondeacons #acc

Steve Forbes was named Wake Forest basketball's 23rd head coach on April 30, 2020. A 30-year coaching veteran, Coach Forbes is a proven winner and builder of championship cultures with a 348-145 (.706) overall record in his three seasons at Wake Forest, five years at East Tennessee State and at three previous community college head coaching stints. Wake Forest is coming off its first appearance in the Quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament since 2009 to end the 2022-23 season. March 8, 2023, marked the first ACC Tournament win for Wake Forest since 2017. With a regular-season conference record of 10-10 during the 2022-23 season and 13-7 for the 2021-22 season, Wake Forest has had back-to-back seasons with double-digit ACC wins for the first time since the 1995-96 (12-4) and 1996-97 (11-5) seasons. With an overall record of 19-14 this season and 25-10 last season, Wake Forest has had back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2008-09 (24-7) and 2009-10 (20-11).