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Wake counting on 5-star freshman Jaylen Hoard

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Several players left Wake Forest early this offseason. Jaylen Hoard came aboard.

The Demon Deacons' highest-rated recruit in a decade was always going to play an important role this season. With four players exiting since the end of the season - two turning pro, two others transferring - Hoard figures to be the centerpiece of a team trying to reach just its second NCAA Tournament since 2010.

The 6-foot-8 forward - a consensus top-25 prospect and native of France who played high school ball in nearby High Point - was recruited by roughly a dozen power-conference schools before committing to Wake Forest last August.

Leaders
Points:	B. Crawford	16.9
Rebounds:	D. Moore	9.4
Assists:	B. Crawford	4.9
FG%:	B. Crawford	41.3%
FT%:	B. Crawford	86.8%
3P%:	M. Wilbekin	42.5%
Steals:	B. Crawford	1.5
Blocks:	D. Moore	2.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Atlantic Coast Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
1 Virginia	17-1	31-3
9 Duke	13-5	29-8
20 Clemson	11-7	25-10
10 North Carolina	11-7	26-11
22 Miami (FL)	11-7	22-10
North Carolina State	11-7	21-12
Virginia Tech	10-8	21-12
Florida State	9-9	23-12
Louisville	9-9	22-14
Syracuse	8-10	23-14
Notre Dame	8-10	21-15
Boston College	7-11	19-16
Georgia Tech	6-12	13-19
Wake Forest	4-14	11-20
Pittsburgh	0-18	8-24
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	73.3 (184)
Rebounds:	10.9 (122)
Assists:	13.9 (161)
FG%:	43.9% (215)
FT%:	73.8% (85)
3P%:	37.4% (63)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	74.4 (231)
Rebounds:	24.9 (211)
Assists:	14.2 (247)
FG%:	44.0% (189)
FT%:	73.2% (289)
3P%:	37.7% (317)