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)

2015–16 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
KiShawn Pritchett SF	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
Dusan Kovacevic PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Kovacevic, DusanDusan Kovacevic	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Novi Sad, Serbia
3.5 !F	1	Ekwu, NathanNathan Ekwu	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Enugu, Nigeria
1.5 !G	2	Watkins, JordanJordan Watkins	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Charlotte, North Carolina
1.5 !G	3	Sullivan, BrianBrian Sullivan	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Upper Arlington, Ohio
1.5 !G	5	Barham, JordanJordan Barham	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cleveland, Ohio
1.5 !G	12	Gibbs, JackJack Gibbs	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Westerville, Ohio
1.5 !G	13	Faines, KamauKamau Faines (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	14	Williams, MattMatt Williams (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cary, North Carolina
3.5 !F	15	Michelsen, OskarOskar Michelsen	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Helsinki, Finland
1.5 !G	20	Pritchett, KiShawnKiShawn Pritchett	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mooresville, North Carolina
3.5 !F	22	Magarity, WillWill Magarity (I)	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Stockholm, Sweden
3.5 !F	23	Aldridge, PeytonPeyton Aldridge	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Warren, Ohio
3.5 !F	25	Belford, JakeJake Belford	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Battle Ground, Washington
1.5 !G	31	Giamoukis, ManuManu Giamoukis	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Thessaloniki, Greece
1.5 !G	32	Reigel, RustyRusty Reigel	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Charlotte, North Carolina
3.5 !F	34	Perkey, ConnorConnor Perkey	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
3.5 !F	40	McAuliffe, AndrewAndrew McAuliffe	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Northbrook, Illinois

Head coach

Bob McKillop

Assistant coach(es)

Matt McKillop
Ryan Mee
Will Reigel

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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.

References

↑ http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball&

Davidson Wildcats men's basketball

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2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

Previous Season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule

See also

References