- Tim Duncan was the National College Player of the Year in 1997.
- Dickie Hemric is Wake Forest’s all-time leading scorer with 2,587 points.
- Len Chappell’s 932 points in the 1961-62 season is a Wake Forest single-season record.
Betting on Wake Forest NCAA basketball odds has never been possible in a national championship game, but in 1962, they made it to the Final Four.
Still, there have been several highly notable players to come through Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Today, you can do some online sports betting on their basketball odds at the BetMGM online sportsbook.
See my list of the five best Demon Deacons below.
5 Best Wake Forest Demon Deacons Basketball Players, Ranked
| Rank | Player | Position | Wake Forest Years |
| 1 | Tim Duncan | F/C | 1993-1997 |
| 2 | Dickie Hemric | F/C | 1951-1955 |
| 3 | Len Chappell | F | 1959-1962 |
| 4 | Chris Paul | G | 2003-2005 |
| 5 | Muggsy Bogues | G | 1983-1987 |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons All-Time Greatest Basketball Players
1. Tim Duncan
Duncan played for Wake Forest from 1993 to 1997 before going on to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft.
While at Wake Forest, he was the National College Player of the Year, two-time consensus first-team All-American, three-time NABC Defensive Player of the Year, led the NCAA in rebounds in 1997, was the ACC Athlete of the Year, two-time ACC Player of the Year, three-time first-team All-ACC, and he won the Chip Hilton Award.
The Chip Hilton Award is given to a men’s college basketball senior who has demonstrated notable traits such as character, integrity, leadership, and more.
He had 2,117 points (fourth in program history), 1,570 rebounds (second), and 481 blocks (first).
Duncan averaged 16.5 points, 12.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.5 steals, and 3.8 blocks per game across 127 starts.
His No. 21 was retired by the program.
2. Dickie Hemric
Hemric played for Wake Forest from 1951 to 1955, averaging 24.9 points and 17.3 rebounds per game.
He’s Wake Forest’s all-time leading scorer with 2,587 points.
He also leads all Demon Deacons in rebounds with 1,820.
Hemric was a consensus second-team All-American, third-team All-American, two-time ACC Player of the Year, two-time first-team All-ACC, and two-time first-team All-SoCon, and the school retired his No. 24.
3. Len Chappell
Chappell played three seasons for Wake Forest from 1959 to 1962.
The team went to their first and only Final Four in his final season.
He had 2,165 points (third) and 1,213 rebounds (third) over his career.
During the 1961-62 season, he had 932 points, a single-season record for the Demon Deacons.
No other player has surpassed 746 points in a single season.
He averaged 24.9 points and 13.9 rebounds per game.
As a senior, he averaged 30.1 points and 15.2 points per outing.
Chappell was a consensus first-team All-American, two-time ACC Player of the Year, ACC Athlete of the Year, three-time first-team All-ACC, and Wake Forest retired his No. 50.
4. Chris Paul
Paul played just two seasons for Wake Forest from 2003 to 2005. Wake Forest went to the Sweet Sixteen in 2004. Through the 2024 season, this is the furthest they’ve made it in the tournament since 1996.
He was a consensus first-team All-American, first-team All-ACC, third-team All-ACC, ACC Rookie of the Year, and USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year. The school retired his No. 3.
He averaged 15.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 2.5 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game. Paul is seventh in steals with 160 in Wake Forest history.
5. Muggsy Bogues
Bogues played four seasons for Wake Forest from 1983 to 1987.
He won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (given to the nation’s best player who’s 6 feet or less) and first-team All-ACC.
Over his career, he had 275 steals (first) and 781 assists (first).
Bogues holds three of the top five single-season records in steals, headlined by 89 in 1985-86.
The same can be said about his assists, 276 in 1986-87, the most in a single season in Demon Deacons history.
Bogues didn’t start any games as a freshman.
As a senior, he averaged 14.8 points, 9.5 assists, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game.
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