Saturday, November 26
Wilmington, N.C.
2:00 pm
Davidson College
at
UNC Wilmington
Nik Cochran is coming off a 16-point game against Presbyterian.
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Men's Basketball Travels to UNCW Saturday
11/25/2011 5:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Davidson Wildcats (3-1) vs. UNCW Seahawks (0-3)
Date: Nov. 26, 2011 - 2 p.m.Site: Trask Coliseum (6,100 capacity) - Wilmington, N.C.
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action with Logan Kosmalski and Ken Hall on the Davidson Radio Network (1350 AM, 1450 AM, online at DavidsonWildcats.com and mobile devices with Radio.com and TuneIn Radio Apps)
Video: Live on HawkVision at UNCWSports.com
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), UNCW (UNCWSports.com)
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Layup Line
• Davidson returns to action after the Thanksgiving break by traveling to UNC Wilmington for a 2 p.m. contest Saturday.
• It's just the second road game this season for Davidson, which is 0-1 on the road after an 82-69 loss at Duke Nov. 18.
• The Wildcats have won 13 of their last 17, dating back to last season. Davidson is coming off a 68-54 home win over Presbyterian Monday.
• 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 154 points away from 1,000 for his career, and Cohen is 140 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.
• UNCW is searching for its first win of the season and is coming off a 69-64 home loss to Marshall Tuesday night. It was the Seahawks' home opener.
• UNCW returns eight lettermen and three starters from last season's 13-18 team.
• The Seahawks were picked 10th in the CAA Preseason Poll, and Keith Rendleman was selected second-team all-league.
• UNCW features the fifth-youngest team in the country in terms of years of experience.
Series History
• UNCW leads the all-time series 5-1 and has never lost to Davidson in Trask Coliseum.
• The teams last met in December of 1995, a 73-56 UNCW?win in Trask Coliseum.
• Bob McKillop owns a 1-3 record against UNCW.
Leftovers from Presbyterian
• Davidson has won 29 of its last 31 games against non-conference competition in Belk Arena.
• The game was a return contest from last year's BracketBuster, which Davidson won 71-65 in Clinton.
• It was the first meeting between the two teams in Belk Arena and just the second overall since 1965.
Davidson Milestone Watch
• Jake Cohen is 66 blocked shots away from breaking the school record. Frank Ben-Eze needs 26 to crack the top-10.
• Cohen needs 140 points for 1,000, and 209 rebounds to crack the top-20.
• JP Kuhlman needs 134 points for 1,000 and nine assists to break into the top-20.
McKillop Show
• Head coach Bob McKillop and the Voice of the Wildcats, John Kilgo, will host a live call-in show at the Brickhouse Tavern in Davidson this season.
• The show runs from 8-9 p.m. and starts Monday, Nov. 28.
• It can be heard on WFNZ 610 AM, on Radio.com and on mobile devices with the Radio.com App.
• Coach will take questions from the audience at The Brickhouse and will take calls at 704-570-9610 and toll free at 866-570-9610.
'Cats Are Going to Disney World
• Davidson is a part of the eight-team field for the 2012 Old Spice Classic.
• The event will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Nov. 22, 23 and 25, at the HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla.
• The rest of the field consists of will Vanderbilt, Gonzaga, Clemson, Marist, Oklahoma, UTEP and West Virginia.
• The 2012 Old Spice Classic, a bracket-format tournament, will feature 12 games over the three days. Each team will compete in one game per day, advancing through a bracket-tournament format. The two teams that remain undefeated throughout will face off in a championship match Sunday, Nov. 25.
• Sponsors include Old Spice, ESPNU and ESPN's Wide World of Sports. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) will serve as the event's sponsoring conference for the seventh straight year.
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