Men's Basketball Hosts Georgia Southern Saturday at 3 p.m.

Davidson Wildcats (9-4, 3-0 SoCon) vs. Georgia Southern Eagles (5-8, 3-0 SoCon)

Date: Jan. 7, 2012 - 3 p.m.
Site: 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, 1350 AM, 1450 AM, 104.7 HD3, online at DavidsonWildcats.com and mobile devices with Radio.com and TuneIn Radio Apps)
Video: Live on SoCon TV Network and ESPN3 (Darren Goldwater and Dean Keener)
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Georgia Southern (GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com)

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Layup Line
• Davidson hosts Georgia Southern in an early-season matchup of two teams tied for first in the SoCon South Division. Both teams are 3-0 in league play.
• Davidson has won 11 of its last 12 SoCon regular-season games, including seven straight, dating back to last season.
• The Wildcats are coming off a 92-63 SoCon win at UNCG Thursday night.
• The Wildcats are 19-7 in their last 26 games overall, dating back to last season.
• Davidson is 5-1 at home this season and has won 10 of its last 11 games in Belk Arena, dating back to last season. The lone loss came to Vanderbilt Dec. 7.
• Today's game is the 300th in Belk Arena, which opened in 1989.
• 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 21 points away from 1,000 for his career, and Cohen is 42 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.
• Georgia Southern is coming off a 69-63 SoCon win at Elon Thursday. The victory broke a 26-game road losing streak for the Eagles.
• The Eagles are 3-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
• Georgia Southern returned eight lettermen and four starters from last year. Willie Powers, a talented senior point guard who sat out last season with an injury, also returned.
• The Eagles were picked third in the South Division in the SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll.

Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series 26-6 and has won the last nine contests.
• The series began with an 84-64 Davidson victory Jan. 30, 1962.
• The 'Cats are 14-1 at home, 12-1 in Belk Arena and 23-6 during Bob McKillop's tenure.
• Last Meeting: JP Kuhlman scored 19 points, while Jake Cohen and Nik Cochran each netted 18 to lead Davidson to an 83-56 in Belk Arena.
• Cohen had eight rebounds to lead the Wildcats, and De'Mon Brooks added 10 points and four boards off the bench.
• Kuhlman and Cohen both shot 8-for-10 from the field, while Cochran was 5-for-7 and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. Brooks also made all six of his free-throw attempts.
• Ben Drayton led Georgia Southern with 16 points, and Eric Ferguson posted 10 points and eight rebounds. Rory Spencer scored 10, and Tré Bussey added nine.
• Davidson shot 56 percent from the field in the game and scored 42 points in the paint. The Wildcats got 25 points off 19 Eagle turnovers and added another 20 points off 13 offensive rebounds. The Wildcats controlled the glass 40-21 and capitalized on 23 free-throw attempts by making 18.
• After trailing 10-5 early in the game, Davidson used a 28-2 run over 9:28 to open a 21-point cushion, following a pair of Cochran free throws. Cochran scored seven points during the run, while Cohen and Brooks each had six.

Claw Marks
• 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. 12, 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.
• The 'Cats have won 30 of their last 33 against non-conference competition at Belk Arena and are 38-6 since 2003.
• The Wildcats rank third in the nation in team free-throw percentage (.804). Nik Cochran ranks first in the country (.950).
• Davidson has made 20 or more free throws in six games this season.
• 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 11 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).

In-Season Honors
• Three different Wildcats have been named SoCon Player of the Week this season.
• Nik Cochran earned the honor Dec. 20, after leading Davidson with 21 points in an 80-74 win over No. 12 Kansas. College Sports Madness 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.
• Jake Cohen 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.
• 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 College Sports Madness 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
• Jake Cohen is 57 blocked shots away from breaking the school record. Frank Ben-Eze needs 24 to crack the top-10.
• Cohen needs 42 points for 1,000, and 164 rebounds to crack the top-20.
• JP Kuhlman needs 21 points for 1,000.

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