2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2015–16 record 20–13 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach Bob McKillop (27th year)
Assistant coach Matt McKillop (8th year)
Assistant coach Ryan Mee (4th year)
Assistant coach Will Reigel (2nd year)
Assistant coach Will Thoni (2nd year)
Home arena John M. Belk Arena (5,295)
201516 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Dayton 14 4   .778     25 8   .758
VCU 14 4   .778     25 11   .694
St. Bonaventure 14 4   .778     22 9   .710
Saint Joseph's 13 5   .722     28 8   .778
George Washington 11 7   .611     28 10   .737
Davidson 10 8   .556     20 13   .606
Rhode Island 9 9   .500     17 15   .531
Fordham 8 10   .444     17 14   .548
Richmond 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Massachusetts 6 12   .333     14 18   .438
Duquesne 6 12   .333     17 17   .500
George Mason 5 13   .278     11 21   .344
Saint Louis 5 13   .278     11 21   .344
La Salle 4 14   .222     9 22   .290
2016 A10 Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team representsed Davidson College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 27th year head coach Bob McKillop, played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena and were second year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Davidson finished the regular season with a 10–8 record in conference, finishing in sixth place. They lost to eventual tournament champion, Saint Joseph's, in the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament. They received an invitation to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Florida State. They finished the season with an overall record of 20–13.

Previous Season

The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 season 24–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to VCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the Second Round to Iowa.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tyler Kalinoski 4 G 6'4" 180 Senior Overland Park, KS Graduated
Ali Mackay 22 F 6'11" 215 Senior North Berwick, Scotland Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Will Magarity 22 F 6'11" 240 Junior Stockholm, Sweden Transferred from Boston College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Magarity will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
KiShawn Pritchett
SF
Mooresville, NC Lake Norman High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 8, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Dusan Kovacevic
PF
Novi Sad, Serbia Rabun Gap Nacoochee School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Mar 16, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Kovacevic, DusanDusan Kovacevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Novi Sad, Serbia
F 1 Ekwu, NathanNathan Ekwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Enugu, Nigeria
G 2 Watkins, JordanJordan Watkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
G 3 Sullivan, BrianBrian Sullivan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Upper Arlington, Ohio
G 5 Barham, JordanJordan Barham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
G 12 Gibbs, JackJack Gibbs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Westerville, Ohio
G 13 Faines, KamauKamau Faines (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago, IL
G 14 Williams, MattMatt Williams (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cary, North Carolina
F 15 Michelsen, OskarOskar Michelsen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Helsinki, Finland
G 20 Pritchett, KiShawnKiShawn Pritchett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Mooresville, North Carolina
F 22 Magarity, WillWill Magarity (I)  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Stockholm, Sweden
F 23 Aldridge, PeytonPeyton Aldridge 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Warren, Ohio
F 25 Belford, JakeJake Belford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Battle Ground, Washington
G 31 Giamoukis, ManuManu Giamoukis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Thessaloniki, Greece
G 32 Reigel, RustyRusty Reigel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
F 34 Perkey, ConnorConnor Perkey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
F 40 McAuliffe, AndrewAndrew McAuliffe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Northbrook, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Matt McKillop
  • Ryan Mee
  • Will Reigel

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2015*
2:00 PM
Lenoir–Rhyne W 96–64  0-0
John M. Belk Arena (3,542)
Davidson, NC
Non-conference regular season

11/14/2015*
7:30 PM, MI-Ch 4
UCF W 90–85  1–0
John M. Belk Arena (4,676)
Davidson, NC

11/21/2015*
1:00 PM, MI-Ch 4
College of Charleston W 82–81  2–0
John M. Belk Arena (4,478)
Davidson, NC

11/23/2015*
7:00 PM, MI-Ch 4
Mercer W 77–71  3–0
John M. Belk Arena (3,861)
Davidson, NC

11/28/2015*
2:00 PM, MI-Ch 4
Denison W 83–70  4–0
John M. Belk Arena (3,629)
Davidson, NC

12/01/2015*
7:00 PM
at Charlotte W 109–74  5–0
Dale F. Halton Arena (7,571)
Charlotte, NC

12/06/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPNU
at #9 North Carolina L 65–98  5–1
Dean Smith Center (14,805)
Chapel Hill, NC

12/09/2015*
8:30 PM, MI-Ch 4
Eastern Washington
Gotham Classic
W 96–86  6–1
John M. Belk Arena (3,714)
Davidson, NC

12/12/2015*
7:00 PM, MI-Ch 4
Western Carolina
Gotham Classic
W 87–54  7–1
John M. Belk Arena (4,068)
Davidson, NC

12/20/2015*
12:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Pittsburgh
Gotham Classic
L 69–94  7–2
Madison Square Garden (7,345)
New York City, NY

12/23/2015*
1:00 PM, MI-Ch 4
Morehead State W 81–77  8–2
John M. Belk Arena (4,561)
Davidson, NC

12/28/2015*
9:00 PM, P12N
at California L 60–86  8–3
Haas Pavilion (10,384)
Berkeley, CA
Atlantic 10 regular season

01/02/2016
8:00 PM, ASN
at St. Bonaventure L 85–97  8–4
(0–1)
Reilly Center (3,783)
Olean, NY

01/06/2016
7:00 PM, WMYT
Duquesne W 77–66  9–4
(1–1)
John M. Belk Arena (3,321)
Davidson, NC

01/09/2016
7:00 PM, WMYT
George Mason W 81–75  10–4
(2–1)
John M. Belk Arena (4,158)
Davidson, NC

01/12/2016
8:00 PM, CBSSN
at Dayton L 74–80  10–5
(2–2)
UD Arena (12,310)
Dayton, OH

01/16/2016
12:30 PM, NBCSN
Massachusetts W 86–74  11–5
(3–2)
John M. Belk Arena (5,069)
Davidson, NC

01/20/2016
8:00 PM
at Saint Louis L 87–96  11–6
(3–3)
Chaifetz Arena (5,103)
St. Louis, MO

01/25/2016
7:00 PM, NBCSN
at Richmond W 78–70  12–6
(4–3)
Robins Center (6,570)
Richmond, VA

01/29/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN2
VCU L 69–79  12–7
(4–4)
John M. Belk Arena (5,295)
Davidson, NC

02/03/2016
7:00 PM, ASN
at George Washington L 69–79  12–8
(4–5)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,918)
Washington, D.C.

02/06/2016
12:30 PM, NBCSN
at Duquense W 93–82  13–8
(5–5)
Palumbo Center (3,382)
Pittsburgh, PA

02/10/2016
7:00 PM, WMYT
La Salle W 79–66  14–8
(6–5)
John M. Belk Arena (3,585)
Davidson, NC

02/13/2016
4:00 PM
at George Mason L 59–60  14–9
(6–6)
EagleBank Arena (6,327)
Fairfax, VA

02/16/2016
7:00 PM, ASN
Richmond W 83–79  15–9
(7–6)
John M. Belk Arena (3,832)
Davidson, NC

02/20/2016
2:00 PM, NBCSN
Saint Joseph's W 99-93  16-9
(8-6)
John M. Belk Arena (5,295)
Davidson, NC

02/23/2016
6:00 PM, CBSSN
Rhode Island W 65–54  17–9
(9–6)
John M. Belk Arena (4,064)
Davidson, NC

02/27/2016
2:00 PM
at Fordham L 82–91  17–10
(9–7)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,985)
Bronx, NY

03/02/2016
7:00 PM, CBSSN
at VCU L 60–70  17–11
(9–8)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA

03/05/2016
3:30 PM, NBCSN
George Washington W 87–80  18–11
(10–8)
John M. Belk Arena (5,157)
Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 Tournament

03/10/2016
9:00 PM, NBCSN
(6) vs. (14) LaSalle
Second Round
W 78–63  19–11
Barclays Center (5,507)
Brooklyn, NY

03/11/2016
9:00 PM, NBCSN
(6) vs. (3) St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals
W 90–86 OT 20–11
Barclays Center (8,223)
Brooklyn, NY

03/12/2016
4:00 PM, CBSSN
(6) vs. (2) VCU
Semifinals
L 54–76  20–12
Barclays Center (10,439)
Brooklyn, NY
NIT

03/15/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
(5) at (4) Florida State
First Round - Valparaiso Quadrant
L 74–84  20–13
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,496)
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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