2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team representsed Davidson College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Wildcats, led by 27th year head coach Bob McKillop , played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena and were second year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . Davidson finished the 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 .
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 season 24–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to VCU . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Iowa .
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Will Magarity
22
F
6'11"
240
Junior
Stockholm, Sweden
Transferred from Boston College . Under NCAA transfer rules, Magarity will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Incoming recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
KiShawn Pritchett SF
Mooresville, NC
Lake Norman High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Aug 8, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Dusan Kovacevic PF
Novi Sad, Serbia
Rabun Gap Nacoochee School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
260 lb (120 kg)
Mar 16, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 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:
Roster
2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
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Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
0
Dusan Kovacevic
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Novi Sad, Serbia
F
1
Nathan Ekwu
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Enugu, Nigeria
G
2
Jordan Watkins
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Charlotte, North Carolina
G
3
Brian Sullivan
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Upper Arlington, Ohio
G
5
Jordan Barham
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Cleveland, Ohio
G
12
Jack Gibbs
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Westerville, Ohio
G
13
Kamau Faines (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Chicago, IL
G
14
Matt Williams (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Cary, North Carolina
F
15
Oskar Michelsen
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Helsinki, Finland
G
20
KiShawn Pritchett
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Mooresville, North Carolina
F
22
Will Magarity (I)
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Stockholm, Sweden
F
23
Peyton Aldridge
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Warren, Ohio
F
25
Jake Belford
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Jr
Battle Ground, Washington
G
31
Manu Giamoukis
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Thessaloniki, Greece
G
32
Rusty Reigel
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Charlotte, North Carolina
F
34
Connor Perkey
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Atlanta, Georgia
F
40
Andrew McAuliffe
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Northbrook, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015 *2:00 pm
Lenoir–Rhyne
W 96–64
John M. Belk Arena (3,542)Davidson, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015 *7:30 pm, MI-Ch 4
UCF
W 90–85
1–0
John M. Belk Arena (4,676)Davidson, NC
11/21/2015 *1:00 pm, MI-Ch 4
College of Charleston
W 82–81
2–0
John M. Belk Arena (4,478)Davidson, NC
11/23/2015 *7:00 pm, MI-Ch 4
Mercer
W 77–71
3–0
John M. Belk Arena (3,861)Davidson, NC
11/28/2015 *2:00 pm, MI-Ch 4
Denison
W 83–70
4–0
John M. Belk Arena (3,629)Davidson, NC
12/01/2015 *7:00 pm
at Charlotte
W 109–74
5–0
Dale F. Halton Arena (7,571)Charlotte, NC
12/06/2015 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 9 North Carolina
L 65–98
5–1
Dean Smith Center (14,805)Chapel Hill, NC
12/09/2015 *8:30 pm, MI-Ch 4
Eastern Washington Gotham Classic
W 96–86
6–1
John M. Belk Arena (3,714)Davidson, NC
12/12/2015 *7:00 pm, MI-Ch 4
Western Carolina Gotham Classic
W 87–54
7–1
John M. Belk Arena (4,068)Davidson, NC
12/20/2015 *12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Pittsburgh Gotham Classic
L 69–94
7–2
Madison Square Garden (7,345)New York City, NY
12/23/2015 *1:00 pm, MI-Ch 4
Morehead State
W 81–77
8–2
John M. Belk Arena (4,561)Davidson, NC
12/28/2015 *9:00 pm, P12N
at California
L 60–86
8–3
Haas Pavilion (10,384)Berkeley, CA
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/02/2016 8:00 pm, ASN
at St. Bonaventure
L 85–97
8–4 (0–1)
Reilly Center (3,783)Olean, NY
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, WMYT
Duquesne
W 77–66
9–4 (1–1)
John M. Belk Arena (3,321)Davidson, NC
01/09/2016 7:00 pm, WMYT
George Mason
W 81–75
10–4 (2–1)
John M. Belk Arena (4,158)Davidson, NC
01/12/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Dayton
L 74–80
10–5 (2–2)
UD Arena (12,310)Dayton, OH
01/16/2016 12:30 pm, NBCSN
Massachusetts
W 86–74
11–5 (3–2)
John M. Belk Arena (5,069)Davidson, NC
01/20/2016 8:00 pm
at Saint Louis
L 87–96
11–6 (3–3)
Chaifetz Arena (5,103)St. Louis, MO
01/25/2016 7:00 pm, NBCSN
at Richmond
W 78–70
12–6 (4–3)
Robins Center (6,570)Richmond, VA
01/29/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2
VCU
L 69–79
12–7 (4–4)
John M. Belk Arena (5,295)Davidson, NC
02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ASN
at George Washington
L 69–79
12–8 (4–5)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,918)Washington, D.C.
02/06/2016 12:30 pm, NBCSN
at Duquesne
W 93–82
13–8 (5–5)
Palumbo Center (3,382)Pittsburgh, PA
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, WMYT
La Salle
W 79–66
14–8 (6–5)
John M. Belk Arena (3,585)Davidson, NC
02/13/2016 4:00 pm
at George Mason
L 59–60
14–9 (6–6)
EagleBank Arena (6,327)Fairfax, VA
02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ASN
Richmond
W 83–79
15–9 (7–6)
John M. Belk Arena (3,832)Davidson, NC
02/20/2016 2:00 pm, NBCSN
Saint Joseph's
W 99–93
16–9 (8–6)
John M. Belk Arena (5,295)Davidson, NC
02/23/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN
Rhode Island
W 65–54
17–9 (9–6)
John M. Belk Arena (4,064)Davidson, NC
02/27/2016 2:00 pm
at Fordham
L 82–91
17–10 (9–7)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,985)Bronx, NY
03/02/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at VCU
L 60–70
17–11 (9–8)
Siegel Center (7,637)Richmond, VA
03/05/2016 3:30 pm, NBCSN
George Washington
W 87–80
18–11 (10–8)
John M. Belk Arena (5,157)Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/10/2016 9:00 pm, NBCSN
(6)
vs. (14) LaSalle Second Round
W 78–63
19–11
Barclays Center (5,507)Brooklyn, NY
03/11/2016 9:00 pm, NBCSN
(6)
vs. (3) St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals
W 90–86 OT
20–11
Barclays Center (8,223)Brooklyn, NY
03/12/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN
(6)
vs. (2) VCU Semifinals
L 54–76
20–12
Barclays Center (10,439)Brooklyn, NY
NIT
03/15/2016 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
(5)
at (4) Florida State First Round - Valparaiso Quadrant
L 74–84
20–13
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,496)Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
References