Steve Forbes Who Was The Head Coach Of East Tennessee State Is Wake Forest New Head Coach

Wake Forest has a new head coach!

Who is it? Steve Forbes who was the head coach of East Tennessee State.

He will replace Danny Manning, who was fired on Saturday after six seasons at the helm. Wake Forest never finished above .500 in the ACC under Manning, who had a 14-42 conference record over the past three seasons. Last season, the Deacons went 13-18 overall and 6-14 in the ACC, finishing in a tie for last place in the conference. “according to an article by Jeff Borzello on espn.com

Forbes has been one of the most successful mid-major coaches in the country the past several years. He has won 130 games in five seasons at East Tennessee State and two Southern Conference regular-season titles. The Bucs went to the NCAA tournament in 2017 and would have gone last season after winning 30 games and the SoCon tournament. “according to an article by Jeff Borzello on espn.com

Last season Steve Forbes led East Tennessee State to a 30-4 record. What will his record be in his first season in Winston Salem as the head coach of Wake Forest?