2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 28th-year head coach Bob McKillop, played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as third-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the regular season 17–15, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They received the No. 9 seed in the A-10 tournament where they defeated La Salle and Dayton to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Rhode Island.

2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–15 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach	Bob McKillop (28th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt McKillop Ryan Mee Will Reigel
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena (5,295)

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dayton	15	–	3		.833			24	–	8		.750
VCU	14	–	4		.778			26	–	9		.743
Rhode Island †	13	–	5		.722			25	–	10		.714
Richmond	13	–	5		.722			22	–	13		.629
Saint Bonaventure	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
George Washington	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
George Mason	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
La Salle	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Davidson	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Fordham	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Saint Louis	6	–	12		.333			12	–	21		.364
UMass	4	–	14		.222			15	–	18		.455
Saint Joseph's	4	–	14		.222			11	–	20		.355
Duquesne	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 20–13, 10–8 record in A-10 play, 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 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brian Sullivan	3	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Upper Arlington, OH	Graduated
Jordan Barham	5	G	6'5"	220	Senior	Cleveland, OH	Graduated
Matt Williams	14	G	6'1"	195	Senior	Cary, NC	Walk-on; graduated
Jake Belford	25	F	6'9"	220	RS Junior	Battle Ground, WA	Retired from basketball due to a concussion injury

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jón Axel Guðmundsson PG	Hamburg, Germany		6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kellan Grady #43 PG	West Roxbury, MA	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Apr 12, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.

Preseason

Davidson was picked to finish in fourth place in the Preseason A-10 poll.

Roster

2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Dusan Kovacevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Fr Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Novi Sad, Serbia F 1 Nathan Ekwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Cardinal Hayes High School Enugu, Nigeria G 2 Jordan Watkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Providence Day School Charlotte, North Carolina G 3 Jón Axel Guðmundsson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja Grindavík, Iceland G 4 Cal Freundlich (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Friends Seminary New York, New York G 5 Malcolm Wynter (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Harborfields High School Greenlawn, New York G 12 Jack Gibbs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Westerville North High School Westerville, Ohio G 13 Kamau Faines (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Walter Payton College Prep Chicago, Illinois G 14 Michael Brown (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Saint Francis Academy Gainesville, Florida F 15 Oskar Michelsen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Makelanrinne Sports High School Helsinki, Finland G 20 KiShawn Pritchett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Lake Norman High School Mooresville, North Carolina F 22 Will Magarity 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Boston College Stockholm, Sweden F 23 Peyton Aldridge 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr LaBrae High School Leavittsville, Ohio G 31 Manu Giamoukis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Anatolia College Thessaloniki, Greece G 32 Rusty Reigel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Charlotte Latin School Charlotte, North Carolina F 34 Connor Perkey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Pace Academy Atlanta, Georgia F 40 Andrew McAuliffe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Glenbrook North High School Northbrook, Illinois	Head coach Bob McKillop (Hofstra) Assistant coach(es) Matt McKillop (Davidson) Ryan Mee (Rochester) Will Reigel (Davidson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:00 pm		Belmont Abbey	W 104–58		John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 8:00 pm, SPCSN		Appalachian State	W 86–74	1–0	John M. Belk Arena (4,598) Davidson, NC
11/17/2016* 11:00 am, ESPNU		vs. Clemson Tire Pros Invitational quarterfinals	L 78–95	1–1	HP Field House  Orlando, FL
11/18/2016* 11:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Missouri Tire Pros Invitational 2nd round consolation	W 70–55	2–1	HP Field House  Orlando, FL
11/20/2016* 2:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Arizona State Tire Pros Invitational 5th place game	W 68–60	3–1	HP Field House  Orlando, FL
11/26/2016* 4:00 pm, SPCSN		Charlotte	W 79–57	4–1	John M. Belk Arena (4,748) Davidson, NC
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm		at Mercer	W 78–57	5–1	Hawkins Arena (3,228) Macon, GA
12/04/2016* 4:00 pm		at College of Charleston	L 61–76	5–2	TD Arena (3,618) Charleston, SC
12/07/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 7 North Carolina	L 74–83	5–3	Dean Smith Center (13,178) Chapel Hill, NC
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 3 Kansas Jayhawk Shootout	L 71–89	5–4	Sprint Center (17,820) Kansas City, MO
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Jacksonville	W 75–60	6–4	John M. Belk Arena (3,678) Davidson, NC
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm		Hartford	W 105–75	7–4	John M. Belk Arena (3,513) Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2016 2:00 pm, ASN		Richmond	L 80–82	7–5 (0–1)	John M. Belk Arena (4,249) Davidson, NC
01/05/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at George Washington	L 69–73	7–6 (0–2)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,823) Washington, D.C.
01/08/2017 2:00 pm, NBCSN		at Saint Louis	W 77–66	8–6 (1–2)	Chaifetz Arena (6,538) St. Louis, MO
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		Fordham	L 54–60	8–7 (1–3)	John M. Belk Arena (3,004) Davidson, NC
01/14/2017 2:00 pm, CBSSN		VCU	W 69–63	9–7 (2–3)	John M. Belk Arena (4,636) Davidson, NC
01/19/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at La Salle	L 83–91	9–8 (2–4)	Tom Gola Arena (1,852) Philadelphia, PA
01/24/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN		Duquesne	W 74–60	10–8 (3–4)	John M. Belk Arena (5,315) Davidson, NC
01/28/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN		at Fordham	W 84–66	11–8 (4–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,123) Bronx, NY
01/31/2017 8:00 pm, ASN		at Saint Joseph's	W 75–60	12–8 (5–4)	Hagan Arena (3,461) Philadelphia, PA
02/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Rhode Island	L 59–70	12–9 (5–5)	John M. Belk Arena (5,244) Davidson, NC
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		George Mason	L 69–76	12–10 (5–6)	John M. Belk Arena (3,647) Davidson, NC
02/11/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at VCU	L 60–74	12–11 (5–7)	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		George Washington	W 74–63	13–11 (6–7)	John M. Belk Arena (3,715) Davidson, NC
02/18/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN		at Massachusetts	W 79–74	14–11 (7–7)	Mullins Center (3,219) Amherst, MA
02/21/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Richmond	L 76–84	14–12 (7–8)	Robins Center (6,199) Richmond, VA
02/24/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN2		Dayton	L 82–89	14–13 (7–9)	John M. Belk Arena (4,889) Davidson, NC
02/28/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		St. Bonaventure	W 68–63	15–13 (8–9)	John M. Belk Arena (3,570) Davidson, NC
03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ASN		at Rhode Island	L 70–73 OT	15–14 (8–10)	Ryan Center (7,623) Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/09/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN	(9)	vs. (8) LaSalle Second round	W 82–73	16–14	PPG Paints Arena (7,509) Pittsburgh, PA
03/10/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN	(9)	vs. (1) Dayton Quarterfinals	W 73–67	17–14	PPG Paints Arena (6,641) Pittsburgh, PA
03/11/2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN	(9)	vs. (4) Rhode Island Semifinals	L 60–84	17–15	PPG Paints Arena (6,641) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team