1960–61 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University.

1960–61 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
ACC Tournament champion
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
Record	19–11 (11–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bones McKinney (4th season)
Home arena	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1959–60 1961–62 →

1960–61 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	12	–	2		.857			19	–	4		.826
Wake Forest †	11	–	3		.786			19	–	11		.633
No. 10 Duke	10	–	4		.714			22	–	6		.786
NC State	8	–	6		.571			16	–	9		.640
Maryland	6	–	8		.429			14	–	12		.538
Clemson	5	–	9		.357			10	–	16		.385
South Carolina	2	–	12		.143			9	–	17		.346
Virginia	2	–	12		.143			3	–	23		.115
† 1961 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1960–61 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Billy Packer — — Jr Bethlehem, Pennsylvania F/C 50 Len Chappell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Portage, Pennsylvania	Head coach Bones McKinney Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

^[2]

Schedule and results

^[3]

NCAA basketball tournament

• East
  • Wake Forest 97, St. Johns 74
  • Wake Forest 78, St. Bonaventure 73
  • St. Joseph’s, Pennsylvania 96, Wake Forest 86

^[4]

Rankings

Main article: 1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Len Chappell – ACC Player of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the Demon Deacons was selected in the 1961 NBA draft.^[5]