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Davidson Sports Information Baker Sports Complex | B213 Davidson, NC 28035 MBB Contact: Joey Beeler Office: 704.894.2217 Cell: 704.458.6198 Email: [email protected] Web: DavidsonWildcats.com Twitter: @DavidsonWildcat 13 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 3 Elite Eight Berths | 7 NIT Appearances | 11 All-Americans | 42 All-Conference First-Team Selections GAME INFORMATION GAME #28 2017-18 Men’s Basketball Notes Date | Time: February 27, 2018 | 9:00 PM Location: St. Bonaventure, N.Y. DAVIDSON WILDCATS (17-10, 12-4 ATLANTIC 10) Site (Capacity): Reilly Center (5,480) Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972) Radio: Davidson Radio Network Career Record: 550-338 (29th season), Record at Davidson: Same Jarod Latch (pxp), Rich Perkey (analyst) TV: CBS Sports Network ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES (22-6, 12-4 ATLANTIC 10) Online Video: N/A Head Coach: Mark Schmidt (Boston College, 1985) Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com Career Record: 270-240 (16th season), Record at St. Bonaventure: 188-150 (10th season) SCHEDULE / RESULTS Wildcat Scratches SERIES RECORD DATE OPPONENT TIME • Winners of four straight and seven of eight, Nov. 10 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 110-62 Davidson will play its final road contest of the Series Record: Davidson leads, 5-4 14 UNC WILMINGTON W, 108-81 2017-18 regular season with a 9 p.m. tip at St. Streak: Won 3 21 at Nevada (AT&T SportsNet) L, 68-81 Bonaventure on Tuesday. Last Meeting: Jan. 19, 2018; W 83-73 (Belk Arena) 25 at Appalachian State L, 62-78 • Tied for second in the Atlantic 10 standings Last Davidson Win: Jan. 19, 2018; W 83-73 (Belk Arena) 28 at Charlotte (Stadium/Facebook) W, 85-70 with the Bonnies, the Wildcats enter 17-10 Last St. Bonnie Win: Jan. 2, 2016; L 85-97 (Reilly Center) Dec. 1 vs. #11/13 North Carolina1 (ESPN2) L, 75-85 overall and 12-4 in league play following a 71-60 First Meeting: March 7, 1970; SBU Won 85-72 (NCAA) 5 VMI W, 74-51 victory at Duquesne. Davidson Record at Home: 4-1 16 at #16/16 Virginia (ACC Network) L, 60-80 • Kellan Grady, who was named A-10 Rookie Davidson Record on Road: 0-2 of the Week for the fifth time this season on Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 1-1 2017 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Monday, led Davidson with 30 points on 8-of-14 22 vs. New Mexico State2 (ESPNU) L, 68-69 Bob McKillop’s Record: 4-3 2 shooting and 11-of-14 at the free-throw line. 23 vs. Hawai’i (ESPNU) L, 71-79 25 vs. Akron2 (ESPNU) W, 91-78 • In addition to scoring in double figures for the mundsson are also averaging double figures for 36th straight game dating back to last season, the Wildcats at 17.1 and 13.5 points per game, 30 at Richmond* (NBCSN) L, 58-69 Peyton Aldridge recorded his fourth consec- respectively. utive double-double with 17 points and 10 • Grady is the Wildcats’ top-scoring freshman Jan. 3 SAINT LOUIS* W, 54-51 rebounds on Saturday. since Stephen Curry averaged 21.5 points in 7 at George Mason* (NBCSN) W, 86-59 • With the win over the Dukes, Head Coach 2006-07. 10 GEORGE WASHINGTON* W, 72-45 Bob McKillop became the 72nd coach in NCAA 14 at Fordham* (NBCSN) W, 75-45 • The trio of Aldridge, Grady and Gudmunds- 19 ST. BONAVENTURE* (ESPN2) W, 83-73 Division I history with 550 coaching victories. son, account for 67.2 percent of Davidson’s of- 23 at Dayton* (CBSSN) L, 64-65 • Aldridge continues to lead Davidson in scor- fense, while combining for 166 of the Wildcats’ 28 RICHMOND* (NBCSN) L, 63-66 ing (20.5) and rebounding (7.5). 286 treys and 27 outings of 20 points or more. 31 LA SALLE* (Stadium) W, 84-65 • He ranks among league leaders in scoring • Davidson is shooting 52.4 percent and holding (3rd), rebounding (5th), free-throw percentage opponents to just 40.0 percent/59.2 points in Feb. 3 at George Washington* (NBC Wash.) W, 87-58 (6th/.850), 3-pointers per game (14th/2.0), de- A-10 victories, while outscoring the opposition 6 SAINT JOSEPH’S* (Stadium) W, 91-62 fensive rebounds (4th/6.0) and minutes played by 18.8 per game. 9 at #18/19 Rhode Island* (ESPN2) L, 59-72 14 at VCU* (CBSSN) W, 74-63 (T-1st/37.0). • In league play, the Wildcats lead the A-10 in 17 MASSACHUSETTS* W, 83-78 • Backcourt mates Grady and Jon Axel Gud- scoring defense (61.4), field-goal percentage 21 FORDHAM* W, 76-52 24 at Duquesne* (AT&T SportsNet) W, 71-60 DAVIDSON PERSONNEL 27 at St. Bonaventure* (CBSSN) 9:00 PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED ON PREVIOUS CONTEST) OFF THE BENCH Jon Axel Gudmundsson, G 0 Dusan Kovacevic, F March 2 RHODE ISLAND* (CBSSN) 8:00 3 So., 6-4, 190, Grindavik, Iceland R-So., 6-10, 245, Novi Sad, Serbia/Rabun Gap Nacoochee Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesj 1 Nathan Ekwu, F 2018 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament Sr., 6-7, 245, Enugu, Nigeria/Cardinal Hayes 3 PPG RPG APG 3FG% 7 First Round TBD 13.5 6.0 5.0 .400 2 Jordan Watkins, G 8 Second Round3 TBD Sr., 6-1, 165, Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day 9 Quarterfinals3 TBD Oskar Michelsen, F 4 Cal Freundlich, G 10 Semifinals3 TBD 15 Sr., 6-9, 220, Helsinki, Finland So., 6-2, 155, New York, N.Y./Friends Seminary 3 Makelanrinne Malcolm Wynter, G 11 Finals TBD 5 PPG RPG FG% 3FG% So., 5-10, 155, Greenlawn, N.Y./Harborfields ALL CAPS Denotes Home Contest 5.6 2.6 .495 .417 14 Michael Brown, G * Denotes Atlantic 10 Conference Opponent So., 5-10, 165, Gainesville, Fla./Saint Francis Catholic 1 Spectrum Center (Charlotte, N.C.) KiShawn Pritchett, G 22 Will Magarity, F 2 Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, Hawai’i) 20 R-So., 6-6, 235, Mooresville, N.C. Sr., 6-11, 250, Stockholm, Sweden/Boston College 3 Capital One Arena (Washington, D.C.) Lake Norman 24 Carter Collins, G Fr., 6-3, 180, Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill All Times Local PPG RPG APG 3FG% 6.5 2.1 3.6 .500 25 Bates Jones, F SOCIAL MEDIA Fr., 6-8, 200, Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Latin Peyton Aldridge, F 32 Rusty Reigel, G Facebook.com/DavidsonWildcats 23 Sr., 6-8, 225, Leavittsburg, Ohio Sr., 6-2, 210, Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Latin MBB Facebook: Facebook.com/DavidsonMensBasketball LaBrae 34 Luke Frampton, G Twitter: @DavidsonWildcat PPG RPG APG FT% Fr., 6-5, 200, Poca, W.Va./Poca Men’s Basketball Twitter: @DavidsonMBB 20.5 7.5 2.5 .850 YouTube: YouTube.com/DavidsonAthletics Kellan Grady, G Head Coach: Bob McKillop, 29th Season 31 Fr., 6-5, 195, Boston, Mass. Associate Head Coach: Matt McKillop Northfield Mount Hermon Assistant Coaches: Ryan Mee, Will Reigel Director of Operations: Kevin Kuwik PPG RPG APG FG% Assistant for Program Development: Will Thoni 17.1 3.3 1.9 .513 Athletic Trainer: Chris Hagemann 2017-18 Davidson Men’s Basketball Game Notes Page 2 (.505), field-goal percentage defense (.420), free- Wildcat Weekly Honors QUICK FACTS throw percentage (.801), assist/turnover ratio • Through 16 weeks of the 2017-18 season, Name of School....................... Davidson College (1.60), rebounding defense (27.8) and 3-pointers Davidson players have combined for 10 Atlantic City/Zip ............................Davidson, N.C. 28035 per game (9.8). 10 Weekly honors. Founded ...........................................................1837 • Davidson leads the country in assist-turnover • Kellan Grady (Rookie) has been selected five Enrollment ......................................................1,900 ratio (1.76), while also ranking among national times and Peyton Aldridge four, while Jon Axel Nickname .................................................Wildcats leaders in 3-pointers per game (11th/10.6) in Gudmundsson was tabbed the first week. Colors ...........................Red (PMS 186) and Black free-throw percentage (8th/78.1) and assists per Arena/Capacity .......John M. Belk Arena (4,300) game (17th/17.0). Aldridge One of Just Six Per KenPom Court Name ................................ McKillop Court • Davidson competed in the Southern Confer- • Of the Top-10 conferences (per KenPom), only Press Row Phone ...............704-894-SCOR (7267) ence for 74 years before joining the A-10 in 2014. six players rank among the Top-10 in scoring Affiliation ................................. NCAA Division I • In four seasons in the Atlantic 10 Conference, and assists and Top-20 in rebounding: Ky Conference............................................Atlantic 10 the ‘Cats have totaled 44 wins, while reaching the Bowman (Boston College), Jevon Carter (WVU), tournament semifinals in each of the first three Caleb Martin (Nevada), Chandler Hutchison President .....Carol Quillen, Univ. of Chicago ‘83 seasons. (Boise St.), Malik Yarbrough (Illinois St.) and Athletics Director .... Jim Murphy, Davidson ’78 Peyton Aldridge (Davidson). Website ............................DavidsonWildcats.com Up Next Athletics Twitter ................... @DavidsonWildcat • Davidson will conclude its 2017-18 regular Gerdy, Grady, Same Thing Basketball Twitter ...................... @DavidsonMBB season with an 8 p.m. tip against national- • Kellan Grady is just the second freshman ly-ranked Rhode Island Friday inside Belk (John Gerdy) in school history to begin his STAFF Arena. career with consecutive 20-point outings. Head Coach ............... Bob McKillop, Hofstra ’72 • Grady scored 23 points against Charleston Record at Davidson (Years) .............550-338 (29) Milestones Southern in his collegiate debut before recording Career Record ...............................................Same • In Davidson’s 76-52 win over Fordham 24 points three days later in a win over UNCW. Associate Head Coach ................. Matt McKillop (2/21/18), Peyton Aldridge scored his 2,000th Assistant Coach .................................... Ryan Mee career point, becoming just the fifth in school 2018 Charleston Classic Field Announced Assistant Coach ...................................Will Reigel history to hit the milestone.