Trust us: This is not what anyone might expect, and for good reason.
Last season Wake Forest led the ACC in field goal percentage defense, a measure of defensive prowess more often associated with Florida State, UNC and Virginia. But, other than Tim Duncan’s last three years at Wake causing opposing attacks to unravel (1995-97), the Demon Deacons had not previously led the ACC in field goal percentage defense.
Ever.
Three of the program’s four most successful efforts to suppress opponents’ field goal accuracy came during Duncan’s career. In 1996 and 1997 Wake and Duncan led the ACC in blocked shots.