2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, first round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	24–10 (14–4 A-10)
Head coach	Bob McKillop (30th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt McKillop; Will Reigel; Kevin Kuwik;
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

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 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Departures

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

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
Michael Jones SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
David Czerapowicz SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Nelson Boachie-Yiadom PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Luka Brajkovic C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018.

Source^[1]

Roster

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

Bob McKillop (Hofstra)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt McKillop (Davidson)
Will Reigel (Davidson)
Kevin Kuwik (Notre Dame)

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
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

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

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

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