Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball

Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2018–19 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
University	Wake Forest University
First season	1906
All-time record	1540–1240 (.553)
Head coach	Danny Manning (5th season)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Location	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Arena	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 14,665)
Nickname	Demon Deacons
Colors	Old Gold and Black[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1962
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1939, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1984, 1996
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1953, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2004
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1939, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2017
Conference Tournament Champions
1953, 1961, 1962, 1995, 1996
Conference Regular Season Champions
1939, 1960, 1962, 1995, 2003

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represents Wake Forest University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Wake Forest made the Final Four in 1962 and through the years, the program has produced many NBA players; the Demon Deacons have won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament four times, in 1961, 1962, 1995, and 1996. Wake Forest's biggest rivalries are with the North Carolina Tar Heels, the Duke Blue Devils and the NC State Wolfpack; the most recent coach is Danny Manning, who was hired on April 4, 2014.^[2]

Coaches[edit]

Current coaching staff[edit]

• Head Coach – Danny Manning
• Assoc. Head Coach- Randolph Childress
• Asst. Coach – Steve Woodberry
• Asst. Coach – Jamil Jones

Former head coaches[edit]

• Jeff Bzdelik (2010–14)^[3]
• Dino Gaudio (2007–10)
• Skip Prosser (2001–07)
• Dave Odom (1989–2001)
• Bob Staak (1985–89)
• Carl Tacy (1972–85)
• Jack McCloskey (1966–72)
• Jack Murdock (1965–66)
• Bones McKinney (1957–65)
• Murray Greason (1933–43, 1945–57; no team in 1944)^[4]
• Fred Emmerson (1931–33)
• Pat Miller (1928–30)
• James A. Baldwin (1926–28)
• R. S. Hayes (1925–26, 1930–31)
• Hank Garrity (1923–25, simultaneously football coach)
• Phil Utley (1922–23)
• James L. White, Jr. (1920–21)
• Bill Holding (1919–20, 1921–22)
• Irving Carlyle (1918–19)
• E. T. MacDonnell (1917–18)
• J. R. Crozier (1906–17)

Facilities[edit]

Game day[edit]

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum[edit]

The Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum^[5] (also known as The Joel) is a 14,407-seat multi-purpose arena in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was named after Lawrence Joel, an Army medic from Winston-Salem who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1967 for action in Vietnam on November 8, 1965; the memorial was designed by James Ford in New York, and includes the poem "The Fallen" engraved on an interior wall. It is home to Wake Forest's men's and women's basketball teams, and is adjacent to the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds; the arena replaced the old Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum, which was torn down for the LJVM Coliseum's construction.

Banners hang in the rafters commemorating past players' retired numbers (including Chris Paul, Tim Duncan, and Randolph Childress) and the late Skip Prosser. There are also banners recognizing the Demon Deacons' past NCAA and ACC successes; the arena is home to the Screamin' Demon student section. Wake Forest's black and gold tie-dyed apparel and "Zombie Nation" were both implemented upon Prosser's arrival at Wake Forest.

Practice[edit]

Miller Center[edit]

The Miller Center^[6] is the basketball team's on-campus home, it houses the players' locker rooms, team meeting rooms, coaches' offices, and the Dave Budd Practice Gym. The players utilize the Miller Center for practice, meetings, academic work, and relaxing with their teammates.

The Dave Budd Practice Gym has a full-length court, six stand alone baskets, bleacher seating and banners honoring some of the best players to ever don the black and gold; the locker room includes a separate player lounge which features multiple large flat screen TVs, multiple entertainment systems (Blu-ray, streaming software, and gaming systems) plus the latest video software, as well as dedicated equipment and training rooms.

Sports Performance Center[edit]

On March 5, 2014, Wake Forest announced a $7.5 million donation from WFU alum Bob McCreary ('61) towards a 95,000 square foot sports performance center. ^[7]

The Sports Performance Center is designed to meet the training needs of more than 350 student-athletes who compete in 18 sports; the building will be located on Wake Forest's main campus near the Miller Center. The building will house the football program's headquarters and will provide invaluable resources to the basketball program as well; the sports performance center will feature a very robust strength and conditioning facility that will provide all athletes ample room and equipment to maximize their training. Additionally, the new building will house a state of the art athlete nutrition program, which will provide all Wake Forest student-athletes with convenient access to nutritional resources and grab-and-go food options.

Postseason[edit]

NCAA tournament results[edit]

The Demon Deacons have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 23 times, their combined record is 28–23.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1939		Elite Eight	Ohio State	L 52–64
1953		Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place	Holy Cross Lebanon Valley	L 71–79 W 91–71
1961		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	St. John's St. Bonaventure Saint Joseph's	W 97–74 W 78–73 L 86–96
1962		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place	Yale Saint Joseph's Villanova Ohio State UCLA	W 92–82OT W 96–85OT W 79–69 L 68–84 W 82–80
1977		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Arkansas Southern Illinois Marquette	W 86–80 W 86–81 L 68–82
1981	#4	Second Round	#5 Boston College	L 64–67
1982	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Old Dominion #2 Memphis State	W 74–57 L 55–56
1984	#4	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#5 Kansas # 1 DePaul #2 Houston	W 69–59 W 73–71OT L 63–68
1991	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Louisiana Tech #4 Alabama	W 71–65 L 88–96
1992	#9	First Round	#8 Louisville	L 58–81
1993	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Chattanooga #4 Iowa #1 Kentucky	W 81–58 W 84–78 L 69–103
1994	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 College of Charleston #4 Kansas	W 68–58 L 58–69
1995	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#16 North Carolina A&T #9 Saint Louis #4 Oklahoma State	W 79–47 W 64–59 L 66–71
1996	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#15 Northeast Louisiana #10 Texas #6 Louisville #1 Kentucky	W 64–50 W 65–62 W 60–59 L 63–83
1997	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 Saint Mary's #6 Stanford	W 68–46 L 66–72
2001	#7	First Round	#10 Butler	L 63–79
2002	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Pepperdine #2 Oregon	W 83–74 L 87–92
2003	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 East Tennessee State #10 Auburn	W 76–73 L 62–68
2004	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 VCU #12 Manhattan #1 Saint Joseph's	W 79–78 W 84–80 L 80–84
2005	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 Chattanooga #7 West Virginia	W 70–54 L 105–1112OT
2009	#4	First Round	#13 Cleveland State	L 69–84
2010	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Texas #1 Kentucky	W 81–80OT L 69–90
2017	#11	First Four	#11 Kansas State	L 88–95

NIT results[edit]

The Demon Deacons have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times, their combined record is 10–5. They were NIT champions in 2000.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Murray State Vanderbilt South Carolina Fresno State	W 87–70 W 75–68 W 78–61 L 62–86
1985	First Round	South Florida	L 66–77
1998	First Round Second Round	UNC Wilmington Vanderbilt	W 56–52 L 72–68
1999	First Round Second Round	Alabama Xavier	W 73–57 L 87–76
2000	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Vanderbilt New Mexico California NC State Notre Dame	W 83–68 W 72–65 W 76–59 W 62–59 W 71–61
2006	First Round	Minnesota	L 58–73

Seasons[edit]

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Independent (1905–1936)
1905–06	J.R. Crozier	3–3
1906–07	J.R. Crozier	4–0
1907–08	J.R. Crozier	8–3
1908–09	J.R. Crozier	6–1
1909–10	J.R. Crozier	1–0
1910–11	J.R. Crozier	8–7
1911–12	J.R. Crozier	9–6
1912–13	J.R. Crozier	9–7
1913–14	J.R. Crozier	10–7
1914–15	J.R. Crozier	12–4
1915–16	J.R. Crozier	16–2
1916–17	J.R. Crozier	9–6
1917–18	E. T. MacDonnell	4–12
1918–19	Irving Carlyle	6–10
1919–20	Bill Holding	9–4
1920–21	J.L. White Jr.	7–10
1921–22	Bill Holding	11–6
1922–23	Phil Utley	12–5
1923–24	Hank Garrity	18–7
1924–25	Hank Garrity	15–7
1925–26	R.S. Hayes	13–6
1926–27	James Baldwin	22–3
1927–28	James Baldwin	6–14
1928–29	Pat Miller	5–9
1929–30	Pat Miller	2–11
1930–31	R.S. Hayes	8–10
1931–32	Fred Emmerson	4–8
1932–33	Fred Emmerson	5–8
1933–34	Murray Greason	5–9
1934–35	Murray Greason	6–10
1935–36	Murray Greason	9–12
Southern Conference (1936–1953)
1936–37	Murray Greason	15–6	9–4	3rd
1937–38	Murray Greason	7–12	7–8	9th
1938–39	Murray Greason	18–6	15–3	1st	NCAA Regional Finals
1939–40	Murray Greason	13–9	10–5	4th
1940–41	Murray Greason	9–9	7–6	8th
1941–42	Murray Greason	16–8	13–5	3rd
1942–43	Murray Greason	1–10	1–10	14th
1943–44	no team
1944–45	Murray Greason	3–14	0–6	13th
1945–46	Murray Greason	12–6	8–5	4th
1946–47	Murray Greason	11–13	8–9	11th
1947–48	Murray Greason	18–11	8–7	T-8th
1948–49	Murray Greason	11–13	7–7	T-7th
1949–50	Murray Greason	14–16	11–8	7th
1950–51	Murray Greason	16–14	8–9	T-10th
1951–52	Murray Greason	10–19	7–9	10th
1952–53	Murray Greason	22–7	12–3	T-2nd	NCAA Regional Semifinals
Atlantic Coast Conference (1953–present)
1953–54	Murray Greason	17–12	8–4	3rd
1954–55	Murray Greason	17–10	8–6	T-4th
1955–56	Murray Greason	19–9	10–4	3rd
1956–57	Murray Greason	19–9	7–7	T-4th
1957–58	Bones McKinney	6–17	3–11	T-7th
1958–59	Bones McKinney	10–14	5–9	T-6th
1959–60	Bones McKinney	21–7	12–2	T-1st
1960–61	Bones McKinney	19–11	11–3	2nd	NCAA Regional Finals
1961–62	Bones McKinney	22–9	12–2	1st	NCAA National Semifinals
1962–63	Bones McKinney	16–10	11–3	2nd
1963–64	Bones McKinney	16–11	9–5	2nd
1964–65	Bones McKinney	12–15	6–8	5th
1965–66	Jack Murdock	8–18	4–10	T-6th
1966–67	Jack McCloskey	9–18	5–9	T-5th
1967–68	Jack McCloskey	5–21	3–11	T-7th
1968–69	Jack McCloskey	18–9	8–6	T-3rd
1969–70	Jack McCloskey	14–13	6–8	5th
1970–71	Jack McCloskey	16–10	7–7	4th
1971–72	Jack McCloskey	8–18	3–9	6th
1972–73	Carl Tacy	12–15	3–9	7th
1973–74	Carl Tacy	13–13	3–9	6th
1974–75	Carl Tacy	13–13	2–10	T-6th
1975–76	Carl Tacy	17–10	5–7	T-4th
1976–77	Carl Tacy	22–8	8–4	T-2nd	NCAA Regional Finals
1977–78	Carl Tacy	19–10	6–6	T-4th
1978–79	Carl Tacy	12–15	3–9	T-6th
1979–80	Carl Tacy	13–14	4–10	7th
1980–81	Carl Tacy	22–7	9–5	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1981–82	Carl Tacy	21–9	9–5	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1982–83	Carl Tacy	20–12	7–7	5th	NIT Semifinals
1983–84	Carl Tacy	23–9	7–7	T-3rd	NCAA Regional Final
1984–85	Carl Tacy	15–14	5–9	T-6th	NIT First Round
1985–86	Bob Staak	8–21	0–14	8th
1986–87	Bob Staak	14–15	2–12	7th
1987–88	Bob Staak	10–18	3–11	8th
1988–89	Bob Staak	13–15	3–11	7th
1989–90	Dave Odom	12–16	3–11	8th
1990–91	Dave Odom	19–11	8–6	T-3rd	NCAA Second Round
1991–92	Dave Odom	17–12	7–9	6th	NCAA First Round
1992–93	Dave Odom	21–9	10–6	T-3rd	NCAA Regional Semifinals
1993–94	Dave Odom	21–12	9–7	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1994–95	Dave Odom	26–6	12–4	1st	NCAA Regional Semifinals
1995–96	Dave Odom	26–6	12–4	2nd	NCAA Regional Final
1996–97	Dave Odom	24–7	11–5	T-2nd	NCAA Second Round
1997–98	Dave Odom	16–14	7–9	T-4th	NIT Second Round
1998–99	Dave Odom	17–14	7–9	4th	NIT Second Round
1999–00	Dave Odom	22–14	7–9	5th	NIT Champions
2000–01	Dave Odom	19–11	8–8	T-5th	NCAA First Round
2001–02	Skip Prosser	21–13	9–7	T-3rd	NCAA Second Round
2002–03	Skip Prosser	25–6	13–3	1st	NCAA Second Round
2003–04	Skip Prosser	21–10	9–7	T-3rd	NCAA Regional Semifinals
2004–05	Skip Prosser	27–6	13–3	2nd	NCAA Second Round
2005–06	Skip Prosser	17–17	3–13	12th	NIT First Round
2006–07	Skip Prosser	15–16	5–11	T-10th
2007–08	Dino Gaudio	17–13	7–9	T-7th
2008–09	Dino Gaudio	24–7	11–5	T-2nd	NCAA First Round
2009–10	Dino Gaudio	20–11	9–7	T-5th	NCAA Second Round
2010–11	Jeff Bzdelik	8–24	1–15	12th
2011–12	Jeff Bzdelik	13–18	4–12	T-12th
2012–13	Jeff Bzdelik	13–18	6–12	T-9th
2013–14	Jeff Bzdelik	17–16	6–12	T-11th
2014–15	Danny Manning	13–19	5–13	12th
2015–16	Danny Manning	11–20	2–16	14th
2016–17	Danny Manning	19–14	9–9	10th	NCAA First Four
2017–18	Danny Manning	11–20	4–14	14th
2018–19	Danny Manning	11–20	4–14	13th
Total:		1540–1240
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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Awards and honors[edit]

Retired numbers[edit]

• #3 – Chris Paul^[9]
• #5 – Josh Howard
• #12 – Charlie Davis
• #14 – Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues
• #15 – Skip Brown
• #21 – Tim Duncan
• #22 – Randolph Childress
• #24 – Dickie Hemric
• #32 – Rod Griffin
• #50 – Len Chappell
• #54 – Rodney Rogers
• Skip Prosser (Special honoree as a coach following his death in 2007)

Awards[edit]

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame:

• Billy Packer – 2008
• Tim Duncan – 2017^[10]

John R. Wooden Award:

• Tim Duncan – 1997

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award:

• Muggsy Bogues

McDonald's All-Americans

• Chris Paul - 2003
• Al-Farouq Aminu - 2010

ACC Coach of the Year:

• Murray Greason – 1956
• Bones McKinney – 1960, 1961
• Dave Odom – 1991, 1994, 1995
• Skip Prosser – 2003

ACC Player of the Year:

• Dickie Hemric – 1954, 1955
• Len Chappell – 1961, 1962
• Charlie Davis – 1971
• Rod Griffin – 1977
• Rodney Rogers – 1993
• Tim Duncan – 1996, 1997
• Josh Howard – 2003

ACC Rookie of the Year:

• Rodney Rogers – 1991
• Robert O'Kelley – 1998
• Chris Paul – 2004

ACC Most Improved Player of the Year

• John Collins – 2017

All-Americans[edit]

Year	Player(s)
1954	Dickie Hemric
1955	Dickie Hemric
1957	Jackie Murdock
1961	Len Chappell
1962	Len Chappell
1971	Charlie Davis
1977	Skip Brown, Rod Griffin
1978	Rod Griffin
1981	Frank Johnson
1993	Rodney Rogers
1995	Randolph Childress, Tim Duncan
1996	Tim Duncan
1997	Tim Duncan
2003	Josh Howard
2005	Chris Paul
2009	Jeff Teague
2010	Al-Farouq Aminu

All-ACC players[edit]

• The players are all first team All-ACC, unless otherwise noted

Year	Player(s)
1954	Dickie Hemric, Lowell Davis*
1955	Dickie Hemric, Lowell Davis*
1956	Lowell Davis, Jackie Murdock*
1957	Jackie Murdock, Jack Williams, Ernie Wiggins*
1958	Dave Budd*
1960	Len Chappell, Dave Budd*, Billy Packer*
1961	Len Chappell, Billy Packer
1962	Len Chappell, Dave Wiedeman*,
1963	Dave Wiedeman
1964	Frank Christie, Butch Hassell*, Ronny Watts*
1965	Bob Leonard, Ronny Watts*
1966	Bob Leonard, Paul Long*
1967	Paul Long
1969	Charlie Davis
1970	Charlie Davis
1971	Charlie Davis
1973	Tony Byers*
1974	Tony Byers*
1975	Skip Brown
1976	Skip Brown*, Rod Griffin*
1977	Skip Brown, Rod Griffin
1978	Rod Griffin, Frank Johnson*
1979	Frank Johnson*
1981	Frank Johnson
1982	Jim Johnstone*
1984	Kenny Green*, Anthony Teachey*
1985	Kenny Green*
1987	Tyrone Bogues
1988	Sam Ivy*
1991	Rodney Rogers*
1992	Rodney Rogers
1993	Rodney Rogers, Randolph Childress*
1994	Randolph Childress, Trelonnie Owens**
1995	Randolph Childress, Tim Duncan
1996	Tim Duncan
1997	Tim Duncan, Tony Rutland**
1999	Robert O'Kelley*
2000	Darius Songaila**
2001	Josh Howard*
2002	Darius Songaila*, Josh Howard**
2003	Josh Howard, Vytas Danelius*
2004	Justin Gray, Chris Paul**
2005	Chris Paul, Justin Gray*, Eric Williams*
2006	Justin Gray*, Eric Williams**
2007	Kyle Visser**
2008	James Johnson**
2009	Jeff Teague*, James Johnson**
2010	Al-Farouq Aminu*, Ishmael Smith*
2012	C. J. Harris**
2013	C. J. Harris**
2017	John Collins

• (*) Denotes 2nd Team All-ACC
• (**) Denotes 3rd Team All-ACC

Players in the NBA Draft[edit]

Year	Player	Round #	Pick #	Overall #	Team
1955	Dickie Hemric	2nd	4	10	Boston Celtics
1960	Dave Budd	2nd	2	10	New York Knicks
1962	Len Chappell	1st	4	4	Syracuse Nationals
1963	Bob Woollard	7th	1	54	New York Knicks
1965	Ron Watts	2nd	9	17	Boston Celtics
1967	Paul Long	5th	2	45	Detroit Pistons
1970	Dickie Walker	11th	7	177	Buffalo Braves
1971	Gil McGregor	6th	4	89	Cincinnati Royals
1971	Charlie Davis	8th	1	120	Cleveland Cavaliers
1972	Rich Habegger	15th	1	188	Portland Trail Blazers
1973	Eddie Payne	11th	2	167	Portland Trail Blazers
1974	Tony Byers	5th	9	81	Buffalo Braves
1976	Daryl Peterson	6th	12	98	Seattle SuperSonics
1977	Skip Brown	3rd	12	56	Boston Celtics
1977	Jerry Schellenberg	3rd	17	61	Washington Bullets
1978	Rod Griffin	1st	17	17	Denver Nuggets
1978	Leroy McDonald	4th	10	76	San Diego Clippers
1981	Frank Johnson	1st	11	11	Washington Bullets
1982	Guy Morgan	2nd	17	40	Indiana Pacers
1982	Jim Johnstone	3rd	5	51	Kansas City Kings
1982	Mike Helms	7th	16	154	Houston Rockets
1983	Alvis Rogers	6th	14	130	Kansas City Kings
1984	Danny Young	2nd	15	39	Seattle SuperSonics
1984	Anthony Teachey	2nd	16	40	Dallas Mavericks
1985	Kenny Green	1st	12	12	Washington Bullets
1985	Delaney Rudd	4th	13	83	Utah Jazz
1987	Tyrone Bogues	1st	12	12	Washington Bullets
1992	Chris King	2nd	18	45	Seattle SuperSonics
1993	Rodney Rogers	1st	9	9	Denver Nuggets
1995	Randolph Childress	1st	19	19	Detroit Pistons
1997	Tim Duncan	1st	1	1	San Antonio Spurs
2002	Darius Songaila	2nd	21	49	Boston Celtics
2003	Josh Howard	1st	29	29	Dallas Mavericks
2005	Chris Paul	1st	4	4	New Orleans Hornets
2009	James Johnson	1st	16	16	Chicago Bulls
2009	Jeff Teague	1st	19	19	Atlanta Hawks
2010	Al-Farouq Aminu	1st	8	8	Los Angeles Clippers
2017	John Collins	1st	19	19	Atlanta Hawks

Notable players[edit]

Mr Basketball[edit]

• 1990: Rodney Rogers - NC
• 2003: Chris Paul - NC
• 2008: Ty Walker - NC
• 2008: Al-Farouq Aminu - GA

Demon Deacons in the Olympics[edit]

Name	Year	City	Position	Country	Medal
Darius Songalia	2000	Sydney	Forward	Lithuania
Tim Duncan	2004	Athens	Forward	United States
Chris Paul	2008	Beijing	Guard	United States
Chris Paul	2012	London	Guard	United States
Al-Farouq Aminu	2012	London	Forward	Nigeria

NBA Champions[edit]

• Tim Duncan - San Antonio Spurs (5x)
• Dickie Hemric - Boston Celtics (1x)

Current NBA Players[edit]

• Al-Farouq Aminu - Portland Trailblazers^[11]
• John Collins - Atlanta Hawks^[12]
• James Johnson - Miami Heat^[13]
• Chris Paul - Houston Rockets^[14]
• Ish Smith - Detroit Pistons
• Jeff Teague - Minnesota Timberwolves^[15]

Current NBA G League Players[edit]

• Doral Moore - Memphis Hustle

Current Non-NBA professional players[edit]

• Bryant Crawford - Hapoel Gilboa Galil (Israel)
• Codi Miller-McIntyre - BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia)
• Dinos Mitoglou - Panathinaikos (Greece)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website