2021–22 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2021–22 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
2021–22 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	27–7 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach	Bob McKillop (33rd season);
Assistant coaches	Matt McKillop; Will Reigel; Kevin Kuwik;
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 33rd-year head coach Bob McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in A-10 Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Fordham and Saint Louis to advance to the championship game of the A–10 Tournament where they lost to Richmond. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West Region, where they lost in the first round to Michigan State.

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Dayton	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
VCU	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
St. Bonaventure	12	–	5	.706	23	–	10	.697
Saint Louis	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Richmond †	10	–	8	.556	24	–	13	.649
George Washington	8	–	9	.471	12	–	18	.400
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
George Mason	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
UMass	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Rhode Island	5	–	12	.294	15	–	16	.484
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Saint Joseph's	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Duquesne	1	–	16	.059	6	–	24	.200

† 2022 A-10 tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildcats finished the 2020–21 season 13–9, 7–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place. They defeated George Mason in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing in the semifinals to VCU.^[1] The Wildcats received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to NC State.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Carter Collins	24	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Chapel Hill, NC	Graduate transferred to Murray State
Bates Jones	25	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduate transferred to Duke
Kellan Grady	31	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Boston, MA	Graduate transferred to Kentucky

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Foster Loyer	0	G	6'0"	170	Senior	Clarkston, MI	Michigan State

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Ford SF	Huntersville, NC	North Mecklenburg High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 15, 2020
Chris Ford SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Styrmir Snær Þrastarson SG	Reykjavík, Iceland	Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 3, 2021
Styrmir Snær Þrastarson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Desmond Watson SF	Columbus, OH	St. Francis DeSales High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 19, 2020
Desmond Watson SF	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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

Source^[3]

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Reed Bailey #32 PF	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 4, 2021
Reed Bailey #32 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Sean Logan SF	Westfield, NJ	Westfield Senior High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 1, 2021
Sean Logan SF	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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Foster Loyer (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Clarkston High School Michigan State	Clarkston, Michigan
G/F	1	Lee Hyun-jung	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	NBA Global Academy	Yongin, South Korea
G	2	Emory Lanier	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Woodward Academy	Atlanta, Georgia
F	3	Sam Mennenga	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS So	Westlake Boys High School	Auckland, New Zealand
G/F	4	Desmond Watson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	St. Francis DeSales High School	Columbus, Ohio
G	5	Grant Huffman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	St. Edward's High School	Aurora, Ohio
F	12	David Kristensen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Marelisborg Gymnasium	Aarhus, Denmark
G	13	Mike Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Woodbury High School	Woodbury, Minnesota
G	22	Drew Dibble (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	University School of Nashville	Nashville, Tennessee
F	23	Chris Ford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	North Mecklenburg High School	Huntersville, North Carolina
F	32	Nelson Boachie-Yiadom	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Loomis Chaffee School	London, England
G/F	34	Styrmir Snær Þrastarson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Sunderland College	Reykjavík, Iceland
F	35	Luka Brajkovic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Gymnasium Schillerstraße	Feldkirch, Austria
G	40	Ben Craig (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Christ School	Montreat, North Carolina
G/F	42	Michael Katsock (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. Albans School	Washington, D.C.

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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ferrum	W 98–56	–	21 – Brajkovic	10 – Mennenga	5 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (2,087) Davidson, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Delaware	W 93–71	1–0	27 – Loyer	10 – Mennenga	5 – Tied	John M. Belk Arena (2,779) Davidson, NC
November 13, 2021* 8:30 p.m., WCC Network		at San Francisco Chase Center Showcase	L 60–65	1–1	17 – Brajkovic	9 – Tied	3 – Loyer	Chase Center (4,175) San Francisco, CA
November 18, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. New Mexico State Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals	L 64–76	1–2	19 – Brajkovic	7 – Brajkovic	4 – Brajkovic	HTC Center (1,168) Myrtle Beach, SC
November 19, 2021* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Penn Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation round	W 72–60	2–2	17 – Mennenga	11 – Brajkovic	6 – Brajkovic	HTC Center (1,131) Myrtle Beach, SC
November 21, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. East Carolina Myrtle Beach Invitational 5th place game	W 76–67	3–2	25 – Lee	10 – Lee	8 – Jones	HTC Center (1,101) Myrtle Beach, SC
November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 88–70	4–2	23 – Lee	8 – Brajkovic	5 – Loyer	John M. Belk Arena (2,724) Davidson, NC
November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., Stadium		at Charlotte	W 75–58	5–2	32 – Lee	14 – Lee	4 – Mennenga	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,258) Charlotte, NC
December 4, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		William & Mary	W 70–46	6–2	16 – Brajkovic	10 – Lee	4 – Lee	John M. Belk Arena (2,899) Davidson, NC
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Northeastern	W 79–69	7–2	35 – Loyer	7 – Brajkovic	5 – Jones	Matthews Arena (1,197) Boston, MA
December 18, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Radford	W 74–54	8–2	24 – Loyer	6 – Lee	4 – Loyer	John M. Belk Arena (2,594) Davidson, NC
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		vs. No. 10 Alabama C. M. Newton Classic	W 79–78	9–2	22 – Brajkovic	7 – Brajkovic	8 – Loyer	Legacy Arena (9,781) Birmingham, AL
December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Johnson & Wales (NC)	W 106–64	10–2	16 – Kristensen	11 – Ford	4 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (3,245) Davidson, NC
A-10 regular season
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	W 88–73	11–2 (1–0)	25 – Loyer	10 – Lee	5 – Loyer	Hagan Arena (750) Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		Rhode Island	W 72–68	12–2 (2–0)	19 – Loyer	8 – Brajkovic	5 – Loyer	John M. Belk Arena (2,860) Davidson, NC
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass	W 77–67	13–2 (3–0)	25 – Brajkovic	11 – Brajkovic	6 – Loyer	John M. Belk Arena (2,495) Davidson, NC
January 14, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Richmond	W 87–84	14–2 (4–0)	29 – Jones	11 – Brajkovic	5 – Loyer	Robins Center (6,471) Richmond, VA
January 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., USA		at VCU Rescheduled from January 2	W 63–61	15–2 (5–0)	19 – Brajkovic	6 – Jones	4 – Loyer	Siegel Center (7,091) Richmond, VA
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	W 69–66	16–2 (6–0)	21 – Brajkovic	11 – Mennega	3 – Brajkovic	Rose Hill Gymnasium (0) Bronx, NY
January 26, 2022 8:30 p.m., CBSSN	No. 25	VCU	L 68–70	16–3 (6–1)	23 – Brajkovic	12 – Brajkovic	2 – Tied	John M. Belk Arena (3,575) Davidson, NC
January 29, 2022 12:00 p.m., USA	No. 25	La Salle	W 77–69	17–3 (7–1)	22 – Brajkovic	8 – Mennenga	5 – Loyer	John M. Belk Arena (3,938) Davidson, NC
February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at St. Bonaventure	W 81–76	18–3 (8–1)	21 – Loyer	8 – Brajkovic	7 – Loyer	Reilly Center (4,015) Olean, NY
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	W 78–73	19–3 (9–1)	30 – Brajkovic	8 – Brajkovic	5 – Loyer	Charles E. Smith Center (1,821) Washington, D.C.
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 73–67 ^OT	20–3 (10–1)	21 – Loyer	8 – Lee	3 – Brajkovic	John M. Belk Arena (3,245) Davidson, NC
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Rhode Island	L 65–72	20–4 (10–2)	20 – Loyer	7 – Brajkovic	2 – Tied	Ryan Center (4,734) Kingston, RI
February 14, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne Rescheduled from December 30	W 72–61	21–4 (11–2)	24 – Loyer	11 – Brajkovic	4 – Loyer	John M. Belk Arena (2,881) Davidson, NC
February 19, 2022 3:30 p.m., CBSSN		Saint Louis	W 79–58	22–4 (12–2)	29 – Lee	8 – Brajkovic	4 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (4,039) Davidson, NC
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	W 74–50	23–4 (13–2)	27 – Lee	8 – Brajkovic	5 – Brajkovic	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,861) Pittsburgh, PA
February 26, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA		Fordham	W 66–45	24–4 (14–2)	17 – Mennenga	11 – Brajkovic	3 – Lanier	John M. Belk Arena (3,842) Davidson, NC
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason	W 73–62	25–4 (15–2)	18 – Lee	8 – Lee	3 – Brajkovic	John M. Belk Arena (3,805) Davidson, NC
March 5, 2022 12:30 p.m., USA		at Dayton	L 76–82	25–5 (15–3)	25 – Loyer	7 – Lee	3 – Lee	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
A-10 tournament
March 11, 2022 12:00 p.m., USA	(1)	vs. (8) Fordham Quarterfinals	W 74–56	26–5	15 – Mennenga	9 – Mennenga	5 – Mennenga	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
March 12, 2022 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	(1)	vs. (5) Saint Louis Semifinals	W 84–69	27–5	21 – Loyer	10 – Brajkovic	5 – Brajkovic	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
March 13, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS	(1)	vs. (6) Richmond Championship	L 62–64	27–6	18 – Mennenga	11 – Brajkovic	4 – Loyer	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022 9:40 p.m., CBS	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) Michigan State First Round	L 73–74	27–7	18 – Brajkovic	6 – Tied	4 – Loyer	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,295) Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV					Not released
Coaches	—	—^	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.

References

^ "Davidson vs. VCU - Box Score - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
^ "NC State vs. Davidson - Game Recap - March 18, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

[1] "Davidson vs. VCU - Box Score - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

[2] "NC State vs. Davidson - Game Recap - March 18, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

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

[4] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

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