Sad news out of Wake Forest today, as it was announced by the school that basketball legend Dickie Hemric passed away today at the age of 83:
Hemric played from the Demon Deacons from 1952-55 and was the all-time career leading scorer and rebounder in school history. It is very likely that his records will never be broken at Wake.
He managed to average 24.9 PPG and 17.3 RPG over his four seasons as a Demon Deacon, totaling 2,587 points and 1,802 rebounds.
The 2,587 career points stood for over 50 years until J.