Men's Basketball Renews Rivalry with Richmond Monday

Monday, November 14

Davidson, N.C.

8:15 pm

Davidson College Athletics

Richmond!

Clint Mann tallied seven points and six rebounds Friday against Guilford.

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Men's Basketball Renews Rivalry with Richmond Monday

11/14/2011 7:55:00 AM | Men's Basketball

By: Marc Gignac

Davidson Wildcats (1-0) vs. Richmond Spiders (1-0)

Date: Nov. 14, 2011 - 8:15 p.m.
Site: John M. Belk Arena (5,223 capacity) - Davidson, N.C.
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action with Logan Kosmalski and Ken Hall on the Davidson Radio Network (1660 AM, online at Radio.com and mobile with Radio.com App)
Video: Live on Davidson All-Access
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Richmond (RichmondSpiders.com)

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Layup Line
• Davidson returns to action by hosting Atlantic 10 opponent Richmond in Belk Arena.
• The contest is the nightcap of a doubleheader which opens with the Davidson women's team hosting Mercer.
• It's the first game between Davidson and Richmond since a 72-69 Spider win in the 1975-76 season.
• The Wildcats have won 11 of their last 14 games, dating back to last season. The 'Cats are coming off a 111-64 season-opening victory over Guilford Friday night.
• The Wildcats play three of their first four games at home.
• The 'Cats have won 27 of their last 29 against non-conference competition at Belk Arena and are 35-5 since 2003.
• Davidson returns seven of its top eight scorers and four starters from last season. Players who accounted for 81 percent of the team's scoring and 87 percent of the team's rebounding are back in uniform this year.
• JP?Kuhlman and Jake Cohen were selected preseason All-SoCon by the league's coaches. Both players have been starters for the bulk of their careers.
• Kuhlman is 171 points away from 1,000 for his career, and Cohen is 181 points shy.
• The 'Cats, who have posted nine straight winning seasons, were picked to win the SoCon South Division in the league's Coaches and Media Polls.
• Richmond opened its season with a 66-56 home win over American Friday night.
• The Spiders return 11 lettermen and a starter from last season's Sweet 16 team, which went 29-8 and 13-3 in the A-10.
• Richmond was picked fifth in the A-10 preseason poll behind Xavier, Temple, Saint Louis and St. Bonaventure.
• The Spiders were 10-3 on the road last season and 17-5 in games away from home.
• Richmond has finished in the top-5 of the A-10 in each of the last four seasons and has made back-to-back NCAA?Tournament appearances.

Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series, which began in the 1939-40 campaign, 28-12 but has lost the last two.
• The schools have not played since a 72-69 Richmond win in 1976.
• The Wildcats are 14-3 at home against Richmond but the teams have never played in Belk Arena.
• The Wildcats won 15 straight in the series from 1967-73. Richmond won the first six games in the series.
• Thirty-six meetings in the series came between 1961-1976.

Leftovers from Guilford
• Davidson won its 20th straight home opener.
• The 'Cats improved to 5-3 in their last eight season openers.
•It was Brooks' second double-double of his career.
• Cochran's assist total is a career high.

Davidson Milestone Watch
• Jake Cohen is 71 blocked shots away from breaking the school record. Frank Ben-Eze needs 27 to crack the top-10.
• Cohen needs 181 points for 1,000, and 226 rebounds to crack the top-20.
• JP Kuhlman needs 171 points for 1,000 and 13 assists to break into the top-20.

Belk Arena - Home Sweet Home
• After posting a 9-17 record in Belk Arena its first two seasons, Davidson has recorded a 217-51?mark there in the last 23, including two undefeated campaigns (.810 winning percentage).
• Overall, Davidson boasts a 226-68 (.768) record in Belk Arena and has won 49 of its last 59.