2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record17–15 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena (5,295)
Seasons
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

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.

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

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jón Axel Guðmundsson
PG 		Hamburg, Germany 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
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

College recruiting information (2017)
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 
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:

Preseason

Davidson was picked to finish in fourth place in the Preseason A-10 poll.[1]

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.