Welcome back to ACC tournament relevance, Wake Forest.
Regardless of anything that happens this week, Danny Manning has the Demon Deacons playing a meaningful game for the first time in seven years. And it’ll be at least two games if No. 10 seed Wake Forest (18-12) can navigate last-place Boston College on Tuesday afternoon at the Barclays Center.
Consider for a moment the Demon Deacons have played on the opening day of the league tournament in 11 of the last 12 years, a feat that has become increasingly difficult with conference expansion. They’ve made a habit of cameo appearances for much of that stretch, exiting without advancing in eight of the last nine years.