2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 30th-year head coach Bob McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as fifth-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season 24–10, 14–4 to finish as runners-up in the Atlantic 10 regular season. They defeated Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to Saint Louis in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 4 seed, where they lost to Lipscomb in the first round.

2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, first round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24–10 (14–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 16 2   .889 25 8   .758
Davidson 14 4   .778 24 10   .706
Dayton 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
St. Bonaventure 12 6   .667 18 16   .529
George Mason 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Saint Louis 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Duquesne 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Rhode Island 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
La Salle 8 10   .444 10 21   .323
Saint Joseph's 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Richmond 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
George Washington 4 14   .222 9 24   .273
Massachusetts 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
Fordham 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 21–12, 13–5 in the A-10 to finish in third place. In the A-10 tournament they defeated Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, and Rhode Island to be A-10 Tournament champions. They received the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Kentucky.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jordan Watkins 2 G 6'1" 165 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Michael Brown 14 G 5'10" 165 Sophomore Gainesville, FL Walk-on; didn't return
Oskar Michelsen 15 F 6'9" 220 Senior Helsinki, Finland Graduated
Will Magarity 22 F 6'11" 250 RS Senior Stockholm, Sweden Graduated
Peyton Aldridge 23 F 6'8" 225 Senior Leavittsville, OH Graduated/went undrafted in 2018 NBA draft
Rusty Reigel 32 G 6'2" 205 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michael Jones
SG
Woodbury, MN Woodbury High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Aug 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
David Czerapowicz
SG
Gothenburg, Sweden Marks Gymnasieskola 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 29, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Nelson Boachie-Yiadom
PF
London, England Loomis Chaffee School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A Oct 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Luka Brajkovic
C
Feldkirch, Austria Gymnasium Schillerstraße 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mar 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018.

Source[1]

Roster

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2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Nathan Ekwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Cardinal Hayes High School Enugu, Nigeria
G 3 Jón Axel Guðmundsson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja Grindavík, Iceland
G 4 Cal Freundlich (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Friends Seminary New York, New York
G 5 Malcolm Wynter (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Harborfields High School Greenlawn, New York
G 13 Mike Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Woodbury High School Woodbury, Minnesota
F 15 Patrick Casey (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Fort Mill High School Fort Mill, South Carolina
G 20 KiShawn Pritchett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Lake Norman High School Mooresville, North Carolina
G 24 Carter Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So East Chapel Hill High School Chapel Hill, North Carolina
F 25 Bates Jones (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Charlotte Latin School Charlotte, North Carolina
G 31 Kellan Grady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon School Boston, Massachusetts
F 32 Nelson Boachie-Yiadom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Loomis Chaffee School London, England
G 34 Luke Frampton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Poca High School Poca, West Virginia
F 35 Luka Brajkovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Gymnasium Schillerstraße Feldkirch, Austria
F 43 Dusan Kovacevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Novi Sad, Serbia
G 53 David Czerapowicz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Marks Gymnasieskola Gothenburg, Sweden
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Washington and Lee W 116–56 
John M. Belk Arena (2,574)
Davidson, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State W 83–63  1–0
John M. Belk Arena (2,663)
Davidson, NC
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth W 79–76  2–0
John M. Belk Arena (3,521)
Davidson, NC
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Wichita State
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
W 57–53  3–0
TD Arena (4,017)
Charleston, SC
November 16, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 23 Purdue
Charleston Classic semifinals
L 58–79  3–1
TD Arena (4,135)
Charleston, SC
November 18, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Northeastern
Charleston Classic 3rd place game
W 71–59  4–1
TD Arena (3,985)
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Northeastern
Charleston Classic campus game
W 78–69  5–1
John M. Belk Arena (3,885)
Davidson, NC
November 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Charlotte W 76–56  6–1
John M. Belk Arena (3,736)
Davidson, NC
December 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington
A10–CAA Challenge
W 91–85  7–1
Trask Coliseum (4,084)
Wilmington, NC
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Winthrop W 99–81  8–1
John M. Belk Arena (3,191)
Davidson, NC
December 15, 2018*
4:30 pm
vs. Temple
Boardwalk Classic
L 75–77 OT 8–2
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
December 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Wake Forest L 63–67  8–3
LJVM Coliseum (6,149)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 22, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Penn College W 88–54  9–3
John M. Belk Arena (3,094)
Davidson, NC
December 29, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 14 North Carolina L 60–82  9–4
Dean Smith Center (21,486)
Chapel Hill, NC
A-10 regular season
January 5, 2019
6:00 pm, NBCSN
Duquesne W 65–61  10–4
(1–0)
John M. Belk Arena (4,558)
Davidson, NC
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason W 61–56  11–4
(2–0)
EagleBank Arena (3,012)
Fairfax, VA
January 12, 2019
2:00 pm, CBSSN
VCU W 64–57  12–4
(3–0)
John M. Belk Arena (4,556)
Davidson, NC
January 15, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Saint Joseph's L 60–61  12–5
(3–1)
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2019
12:30 pm, NBCSN
Richmond W 75–62  13–5
(4–1)
John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
George Washington W 73–62  14–5
(5–1)
John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
January 26, 2019
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Louis W 54–53  15–5
(6–1)
Chaifetz Arena (9,358)
St. Louis, MO
February 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at St. Bonaventure W 75–66  16–5
(7–1)
Reilly Center (5,480)
Olean, NY
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Rhode Island W 68–53  17–5
(8–1)
John M. Belk Arena (4,341)
Davidson, NC
February 9, 2019
 ESPN+
at Massachusetts L 51–54  17–6
(8–2)
Mullins Center (3,878)
Amherst, MA
February 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham W 79–69  18–6
(9–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,813)
Bronx, NY
February 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Saint Joseph's W 80–72  19–6
(10–2)
John M. Belk Arena (4,643)
Davidson, NC
February 19, 2019
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Dayton L 73–74  19–7
(10–3)
John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 22, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at Rhode Island W 75–66  20–7
(11–3)
Ryan Center (5,543)
Kingston, RI
February 27, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle L 69–79  20–8
(11–4)
Tom Gola Arena (1,536)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2019
1:00 pm, Stadium
Fordham W 77–52  21–8
(12–4)
John M. Belk Arena (4,447)
Davidson, NC
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, Stadium
St. Bonaventure W 64–46  22–8
(13–4)
John M. Belk Arena (3,986)
Davidson, NC
March 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond W 73–69  23–8
(14–4)
Robins Center (7,002)
Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
March 15, 2019
6:00 pm, NBCSN
(2) vs. (10) Saint Joseph's
Quarterfinals
W 70–60  24–8
Barclays Center (6,857)
Brooklyn, NY
March 16, 2019
3:30 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (6) Saint Louis
Semifinals
L 44–67  24–9
Barclays Center (8,133)
Brooklyn, NY
NIT
March 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) (5) Lipscomb
First round – UNC Greensboro bracket
L 81–89  24–10
John M. Belk Arena (1,647)
Davidson, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.