2023–24 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2023–24 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record15–17 (5–13 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697
Loyola Chicago 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697
No. 24 Dayton 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
UMass 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
VCU 11 – 7   .611 24 – 14   .632
Duquesne † 10 – 8   .556 25 – 12   .676
St. Bonaventure 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
George Mason 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Saint Joseph's 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
La Salle 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Rhode Island 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Fordham 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
Davidson 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Saint Louis 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
George Washington 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Matt McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 8–10 in A-10 play, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As an 8th seed, they defeated St. Bonaventure in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to VCU in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Foster Loyer 0 G 6'0" 175 GS Senior Clarkston, Michigan Graduated
Sam Mennenga 3 F 6'9" 240 RS Junior Auckland, New Zealand Signed to play professionally in Australia with Cairns Taipans
Desmond Watson 4 G/F 6'5" 205 Sophomore Columbus, Ohio Transferred to Loyola Chicago
Styrmir Snær Þrastarson 34 G/F 6'7" 210 Sophomore Reykjavík, Iceland Signed to play professionally in Wallonia with Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Joe Thomson 50 F 6'7" 190 Freshman Sunderland, Massachusetts Walk-on; no longer on team roster

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jarvis Moss 0 G 6'4" 190 Junior Concord, North Carolina Stanford
Angelo Brizzi 14 G 6'3" 190 RS Sophomore Warrenton, Virginia Villanova

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michael Loughnane
CG 		Exeter, New Hampshire Phillips Exeter Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 30, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Bobby Durkin
SF 		Bradenton, Florida IMG Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 3, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Rikus Schulte
PF 		Münster, Germany Alba Berlin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Jul 12, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nick Coval
PG 		Allentown, PA Parkland High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 27, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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

2023–24 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jarvis Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cannon School
Stanford 		Concord, NC
G 1 Reed Bailey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Brewster Academy Harvard, MA
F 2 Bobby Durkin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Glenbard West High School Darien, IL
G 3 Achile Spadone (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Isberne Geneva, Switzerland
G 4 Mike Loughnane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Phillips Exeter Academy Quincy, MA
G 5 Grant Huffman (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr St. Edward's High School Aurora, OH
G 12 Hunter Adam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Christs College of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand
G 14 Angelo Brizzi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Highland School
Villanova 		Warrenton, VA
F 15 Sean Logan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Westfield High School Westfield, NJ
F 20 Rikus Schulte 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr SLZB Münster, Germany
G 22 Riccardo Ghedini 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Collegio San Carlo Milan, Italy
G 23 Connor Kochera (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr St. Viator High School
William & Mary 		Arlington Heights, IL
G/F 24 Michael Katsock (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr St. Albans School Washington, D.C.
C 42 David Skogman (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Waukesha West High School
Buffalo 		Waukesha, WI
G 51 Brock Matheny (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Burlington Christian Academy Davidson, NC
G 55 Chris Sosnik (W,C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. Albans School Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 7, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Washington and Lee W 86–63  1–0
  15 – Brizzi   9 – Bailey   4 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,404)
Davidson, NC
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Maryland
Asheville Championship semifinals 		W 64–61  2–0
  16 – Durkin   8 – Skogman   7 – Huffman  Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
November 12, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Clemson
Asheville Championship game 		L 65–68  2–1
  12 – Huffman   7 – tied   5 – Huffman  Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,129)
Asheville, NC
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State L 68–70  2–2
  17 – Bailey   6 – Kochera   2 – Skogman  Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,479)
Johnson City, TN
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Boston University W 69–45  3–2
  23 – Kochera   8 – Bailey   6 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,463)
Davidson, NC
November 24, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Mary's (CA) L 55–89  3–3
  13 – Huffman   3 – tied   2 – Huffman  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,411)
Moraga, CA
November 29, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Charlotte W 85–81  4–3
  30 – Skogman   7 – Skogman   11 – Huffman  Dale F. Halton Arena (4,030)
Charlotte, NC
December 2, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wright State W 82–73  5–3
  20 – Huffman   8 – Bailey   7 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,783)
Davidson, NC
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Campbell W 62–50  6–3
  13 – Durkin   8 – Durkin   3 – tied  John M. Belk Arena (2,223)
Davidson, NC
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) W 79–61  7–3
  19 – tied   7 – tied   3 – tied  John M. Belk Arena (2,838)
Davidson, NC
December 16, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lynchburg W 98–63  8–3
  17 – Kochera   4 – Spadone   8 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,148)
Davidson, NC
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 62–59  9–3
  14 – Huffman   8 – Durkin   5 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,839)
Davidson, NC
December 30, 2023*
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Ohio
Legends of Basketball Showcase 		W 72–69  10–3
  15 – tied   7 – Kochera   3 – Bailey  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Dayton L 59–72  10–4
(0–1) 		 14 – Durkin   6 – Durkin   5 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,244)
Davidson, NC
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rhode Island L 74–79  10–5
(0–2) 		 20 – Skogman   4 – tied   5 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,511)
Davidson, NC
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 79–83 OT 10–6
(0–3) 		 24 – Huffman   7 – tied   5 – Huffman  Charles E. Smith Center (1,863)
Washington, D.C.
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fordham W 79–69  11–6
(1–3) 		 24 – tied   12 – Bailey   3 – Huffman  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,895)
The Bronx, New York City
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Richmond L 64–69 OT 11–7
(1–4) 		 24 – Skogman   8 – Skogman   5 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (4,235)
Davidson, NC
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis W 84–61  12–7
(2–4) 		 23 – Huffman   7 – tied   5 – tied  Chaifetz Arena (5.647)
St. Louis, MO
January 27, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		VCU L 58–63  12–8
(2–5) 		 19 – Kochera   9 – Bailey   5 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,861)
Davidson, NC
February 4, 2024
1:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Loyola Chicago L 63–76  12–9
(2–6) 		 23 – tied   8 – Huffman   7 – Huffman  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,253)
Chicago, IL
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Duquesne W 72–59  13–9
(3–6) 		 19 – Kochera   8 – Bailey   6 – Durkin  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,535)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 10, 2024
2:30 p.m., USA 		George Mason L 55–57  13–10
(3–7) 		 22 – Bailey   6 – Bailey   4 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,609)
Davidson, NC
February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		La Salle W 71–56  14–10
(4–7) 		 22 – Bailey   12 – Bailey   7 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,268)
Davidson, NC
February 17, 2024
3:30 p.m., CBSSN 		at St. Bonaventure L 80–81 OT 14–11
(4–8) 		 29 – Kochera   8 – tied   8 – Huffman  Reilly Center (4,750)
Olean, NY
February 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fordham W 68–53  15–11
(5–8) 		 21 – Kochera   6 – tied   4 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,009)
Davidson, NC
February 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 63–66  15–12
(5–9) 		 23 – Bailey   11 – Bailey   4 – Huffman  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
February 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 21 Dayton L 66–80  15–13
(5–10) 		 18 – Kochera   7 – Huffman   3 – tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
March 2, 2024
2:30 p.m., USA 		UMass L 67–69  15–14
(5–11) 		 22 – Bailey   6 – tied   9 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,771)
Davidson, NC
March 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola Chicago L 59–69  15–15
(5–12) 		 22 – Kochera   7 – Bailey   6 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,856)
Davidson, NC
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's L 71–89  15–16
(5–13) 		 19 – Bailey   8 – Huffman   9 – Huffman  Hagan Arena (2,257)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 13, 2024
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		(13) vs. (12) Fordham
First round 		L 63–71 OT 15–17
  24 – Kochera   7 – Kochera   5 – Huffman  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.