Saturday, January 28
Birmingham, Ala.
5:00 pm
Davidson College
at
Samford
Clint Mann returned to action at Chattanooga Thursday.
M. Hoops Travels to Samford Saturday
1/27/2012 4:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Davidson Wildcats (15-4, 9-0 SoCon) vs. Samford Bulldogs (6-13, 3-5 SoCon)
Date: Jan. 28, 2012 - 5 p.m. (EST)Site: Pete Hanna Center (5,000 capacity) - Birmingham, Ala.
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action with Logan Kosmalski and Ken Hall on the Davidson Radio Network (1660 AM, 1350 AM, 1450 AM, 104.7 HD3, online at DavidsonWildcats.com and mobile devices with Radio.com and TuneIn Radio Apps)
Video: Live on BulldogsVision
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Samford (SamfordSports.com)
Full game notes (PDF)
Live audio
Layup Line
• Davidson continues a three-game road swing at Samford Saturday afternoon in the Pete Hanna Center.
• It's one of two meetings between the Wildcats and Bulldogs this season.
• Davidson has won 17 of its last 18 SoCon regular-season games, including 12 straight, dating back to last season.
• The Wildcats are 25-7 in their last 32 games overall, dating back to last season. Davidson is on a current eight-game win streak.
• The Wildcats are coming off a 64-63 victory at Chattanooga Thursday night.
• Davidson is 6-3 on the road this season, including 4-0 in conference play.
• The Wildcats are averaging 83.1 points a game and shooting 49 percent from the field through nine conference contests.
• Davidson ranks third in the country in team free-throw shooting, knocking down 78 percent from the charity stripe.
• The 'Cats, who were picked first in the South in the SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll, lead the division with a 9-0 record.
• Samford has won three of its last four and is coming off a 57-55 home win over Georgia Southern Thursday.
• The Bulldogs, who were picked sixth in the North Division in the Preseason Coaches Poll, are 4-6 at home, including 2-2 in home league games.
• The Wildcat coaching staff will be wearing sneakers today in support of Coaches vs. Cancer.
Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series, which began in the 1992-93 campaign, 6-0.
• The Wildcats are 3-0 on the road against Samford, 2-0 in the Pete Hanna Center, and all six meetings between the teams have come during Bob McKillop's tenure at Davidson.
• Last meeting: JP Kuhlman scored a game-high 15 points, and Davidson buried a season-high 12 3-pointers to post a 62-49 win over Samford at the Pete Hanna Center.
• The game was played in front of an estimated 200 fans as Samford made the contest a “closed-door event” because of sleet and icy road conditions in the area.
• Brendan McKillop hit four triples in the first half and finished with 12 points, while De'Mon Brooks posted 11 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats.
• Josh Davis and Gregg Wooten each scored 10 points to lead Samford.
• The Wildcats went 12-of-25 from 3-point range while holding the Bulldogs, who came into the game shooting 36 percent from long distance, to 2-of-17.
• Davidson shot 46 percent in the first half and hit 8-of-15 triples, including four from McKillop, to open a 33-24 lead at halftime. The Wildcats held Samford to 29 percent from the field in the period.
• Leading 33-46 midway through the second stanza, the Wildcats scored eight straight points to open a 54-33 cushion. Jake Cohen and Kuhlman each hit 3-pointers, and Brooks added a pair of free throws.
• Down by 20 points with 6:05 to play, Samford worked the margin down to nine points with 56 seconds left. But Brooks got free for the long pass on a press breaker, was fouled and made two free throws, and Kuhlman hit another two from the charity stripe after securing a defensive rebound to put the game away.
Claw Marks
• The Wildcats rank third in the nation in team free-throw percentage (.782). Nik Cochran, De'Mon Brooks, Jake Cohen and JP Kuhlman all rank in the top-10 in the SoCon.
• Davidson has made 20 or more free throws in seven games this season.
• According to NCAA RPI, Davidson's non-conference strength of schedule ranks fifth in the country.
• By defeating Kansas 80-74 Dec. 19, the Wildcats defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since topping Wisconsin 73-56 in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
• It was Davidson's first win over a ranked opponent in the regular season since defeating No. 15 South Carolina Jan. 16, 1974.
• It was the 'Cats' first win over a ranked opponent on the road since defeating No. 17 St. John's 88-84 Jan. 4, 1972.
• JP Kuhlman has been named to the Cousy Award watch list. The award is given annually to the nation's best point guard.
• Davidson returned 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.
• The 'Cats have won 30 of their last 33 against non-conference competition at Belk Arena and are 38-6 since 2003.
• Davidson hit all of its free throws (14-for-14) against Duke Nov. 18, for the first time since 2008 (Appalachian State, 6-for-6).
• The Wildcats have led at halftime in 17 games this season.
• Davidson has a 6-4 record in non-conference games with one non-league game left (BracketBuster).
• Davidson did not give up a 3-pointer at UNCW Nov. 26 (0-for-3).
• The 'Cats' game against Georgia Southern Jan. 7, was the 300th in Belk Arena, which opened in 1989. Davidson won the contest 96-74.
In-Season Honors
• Three different Wildcats have been named SoCon Player of the Week this season.
• Jake Cohen has won the award three times. He was named SoCon Player of the Week Dec. 6, after averaging 21 points and six boards in a pair of league wins over Wofford and Furman. He also earned the honor Jan. 10, after averaging 19 points and 7.5 rebounds in two wins, and Jan. 17, after averaging 23.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in two wins. In addition, CollegeSportsMadness.com named him its SoCon Player of the Week Jan. 10, and CollegeHoops.net named him SoCon Player of the Week Jan. 23.
• Nik Cochran earned the honor Dec. 20, after leading Davidson with 21 points in an 80-74 win over No. 12 Kansas. CollegeSportsMadness.com also named him National Mid-Major Player of the Week and SoCon Player of the Week.
• JP Kuhlman was named SoCon Player of the Week Nov. 29, after scoring 21 points to lead Davidson to a 70-67 victory at UNC Wilmington.
• De'Mon Brooks was named All-SoCon for the month of November by CollegeHoops.net. The sophomore has also been named to the CollegeHoops.net All-SoCon Team (Pre-league play edition).
• Chris Czerapowicz was named the CollegeSportsMadness.com SoCon Player of the Week Jan. 2, after netting a career-high 23 to lead Davidson to a 75-70 victory over Penn.
Davidson Milestone Watch
• Fellow juniors Jake Cohen and JP Kuhlman have registered their 1,000th career point. Cohen's came against Western Carolina Jan. 12, and Kuhlman topped the mark at Appalachian State Jan. 14. Both players were Preseason All-SoCon selections.
• Jake Cohen is 45 blocked shots away from breaking the school career record. Frank Ben-Eze needs 16 to crack the top-10.
• Cohen needs 119 rebounds to crack the top-20.
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