Saturday, December 15
DAVIDSON
7:00 p.m.

Davidson College

vs

UNC WILMINGTON

Jake Cohen
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Wildcats Conclude Homestand Saturday Evening against UNC Wilmington

12/14/2012 11:35:00 AM | Men's Basketball


DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Davidson will conclude its season-long three-game homestand Saturday evening with a 7 p.m. tip against UNC Wilmington at Belk Arena.
 
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Davidson Wildcats (5-4) VS. UNCW Seahawks (4-5)
Date: December 15, 2012
Site (Capacity): Belk Arena (5,223)
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action along with Ken Hall on the Davidson Radio Network (1350 AM, 1450 AM, 1660 AM, online at TuneIn.com and mobile with Radio.com App).
TV/Video: DavidsonWildcats.com
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), UNCW (UNCWSports.com)
Photos: DavidsonPhotos.com

Layup Line
• The Wildcats resume non-conference play after improving to 2-0 in the Southern Conference for the seventh time in the last nine years with a 63-56 win over Wofford a week ago.
• Tonight's contest is the first of two straight against CAA foes. Davidson will travel to Drexel next weekend.
• Last year's SoCon Players of the Year De'Mon Brooks (15.3 ppg/6.2 rpg) and Jake Cohen (11.3 ppg/5.8 rpg) continue to lead the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding.
• A career 88.0 percent shooter at the charity stripe, Nik Cochran has made 31-of-33 attempts (.939) this year and 47 of his last 50 free throws dating back to last season.
• As a team, the Wildcats are shooting 78.2 percent (147-188) from the free-throw line, which ranks seventh nationally.
• Davidson is also ranked among the nation's best 3-point shooting teams -- 3-pointers per game (8.1/T-37th), 3-pointers made (73/T-34th) and 3-point field-goal percentage (.401/T-20th).
 
Series History
• UNCW leads the all-time series 5-2.
• The teams last met on November 26, 2011, a 70-67 Davidson?win on the road.
Bob McKillop owns a 2-3 record against UNCW.
 
Davidson Milestone Watch
• Fellow seniors Jake Cohen and JP Kuhlman each registered their 1,000th career point last season. Cohen's came against Western Carolina Jan. 12, and Kuhlman topped the mark at Appalachian State Jan. 14.
• Cohen is one of three players in school history to record over 1,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocked shots (Jamie Hall '82, Detlef Musch '93). Davidson did not keep blocks as a stat until the 1976-77 season. He is four blocked shots away from breaking the school career record after tying the single-season mark last year. Cohen ranks in the top-20 at Davidson in scoring and rebounding.
• Kuhlman is 34 rebounds shy of joining Stephen Curry as the only two players in school history to tally over 1,000 career points, 400 rebounds and 300 assists.
De'Mon Brooks is 66 points away from 1,000 and 81 rebounds shy of 500.
Nik Cochran is 149 points short of 1,000 and went over the 200-assist mark with six against Western Carolina March 5, 2012.
 
Mr. Automatic
• A year ago, Nik Cochran led the league and ranked 13th nationally in free-throw shooting, making 88.6 percent of his attempts.
• A career 88.0 percent shooter at the charity stripe, Cochran has made 31-of-33 attempts this year and 47 of his last 50 free throws dating back to last season.
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