2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record20–13 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt McKillop (8th year)
  • Ryan Mee (4th year)
  • Will Reigel (2nd year)
  • Will Thoni (2nd year)
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena (5,295)
201516 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dayton144 .778258  .758
VCU144 .7782511  .694
St. Bonaventure144 .778229  .710
Saint Joseph's135 .722288  .778
George Washington117 .6112810  .737
Davidson108 .5562013  .606
Rhode Island99 .5001715  .531
Fordham810 .4441714  .548
Richmond711 .3891616  .500
UMass612 .3331418  .438
Duquesne612 .3331717  .500
George Mason513 .2781121  .344
Saint Louis513 .2781121  .344
La Salle414 .222922  .290
2016 A10 Tournament winner

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Tyler Kalinoski4G6'4"180SeniorOverland Park, KSGraduated
Ali Mackay22F6'11"215SeniorNorth Berwick, ScotlandGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Will Magarity22F6'11"240JuniorStockholm, SwedenTransferred 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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) Current redshirt 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

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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

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