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Wake Forest Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings
KenPom #74 · 18–17 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC
Wake Forest finished 18–17 (ACC 13th, KenPom #74) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 12 are new this season.
Roster data through 2026–27
If you want to play at Wake Forest
How to get recruited hereOf the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 8 from the transfer portal.
Most arrivals come from NC, AZ, TX.
8 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 8 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
3% of last season's scoring returns.
The roster, as a depth chart
2026–27 · 16 playersGuards 8 of 16
Frontcourt 8 of 16 · forwards + centers
Returning production
Computed from 11 of 16 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.
Who actually gets onto this roster?
How players arrive
8 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.
Rankings
8 of 168 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.
Best-ranked: Gavin Placide #83.
Where from
NC 4 · AZ 3 · TX 3 · NY 2 · SC 2 · CA 1
5 international: Hamburg; Skovlunde; Ljubljana; Doboj and 1 more
High schools: Faith Family Academy ×2; Waukee High School / Iowa State; Salisbury High School and 2 more
Transfer flow
named arrivals and departures2025–26 → 2026–27 · in
2025–26 → 2026–27 · out
How this roster compares
Atlantic Coast Conference (18 programs, 2025–26 medians)| Measure | Wake Forest | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average guard height | 6′4″ | 6′4″ | |
| Average frontcourt height | 6′9″ | 6′9″ | |
| Roster size | 16 | 15 | +1 |
| Freshman share | 25% | 33% | −8pp |
The five-year arc
kenpom rank · wins · conference finishCoaching staff
Academics
published admissions dataHow this page is made: Rosters: official Wake Forest rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Wake Forest's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.
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