Men's Hoops Hosts No. 24 Wichita State Saturday at Noon on ESPN2

Davidson Wildcats (20-6, 14-2 SoCon) vs. No. 24 Wichita State Shockers (23-4, 14-2 MVC)

Date: Feb. 18, 2012 - Noon
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, 1350 AM, 1450 AM, 104.7 HD3, online at DavidsonWildcats.com and mobile devices with Radio.com and TuneIn Radio Apps)
Video: ESPN2 (Marc Kestecher and LaPhonso Ellis)
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Wichita State (GoShockers.com)

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Layup Line
• Davidson continues a three-game homestand with a noon contest against No. 24 Wichita State in the ESPN Sears BracketBusters.
• The game will be televised live on ESPN2 with Marc Kestecher and LaPhonso Ellis calling the action.
• It's the first meeting on the hardwood between the Wildcats and Shockers.
• Davidson is 14-79 all-time when playing a ranked opponent (AP Poll) and has lost eight of its last nine. The 'Cats defeated No. 12/11 Kansas 80-74 Dec. 19, in their last contest against a ranked opponent.
• Davidson last hosted a ranked team in Belk Arena in 2009, when the Wildcats fell 75-63 to No. 21/22 Butler. The game was also part of the ESPN BracketBusters series.
• Davidson is 12-1 at home this season and has won 18 of its last 19 games in Belk Arena, dating back to last season. The lone loss came to Vanderbilt Dec. 7.
• The 'Cats have won 30 of their last 33 against non-conference competition at Belk Arena and are 38-6 since 2003.
• The Wildcats are 13-2 in their last 15 contests and are coming off an 81-54 conference win over Samford Wednesday.
• The Wildcats have been in the BracketBusters pool four times, and have drawn a true BracketBusters game (televised game) three times.
• The 'Cats defeated Winthrop 60-47 on the road in 2008 and lost 75-63 to Butler at home in 2009.
• Wichita State has won its last five and is coming off a 73-58 victory over Missouri State Wednesday night.
• The Shockers have won 13 of their last 14 since Jan. 4.
• Wichita State is 8-1 on the road this season.
• The Shockers have won their last three contests by an average of 20 points a game.

Claw Marks
• Ninety-eight percent of the 'Cats' scoring and 96 percent of their rebounding comes from juniors, sophomores and freshmen.
• The 'Cats have posted 20 wins under head coach Bob McKillop 10 times, including six of the last eight seasons.
• The Wildcats rank third in the nation in team free-throw percentage (.776). Nik Cochran, Jake Cohen and JP Kuhlman all rank in the top-10 in the SoCon.
• Davidson has made 20 or more free throws in 10 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 'Cats also made all seven attempts against Chattanooga Feb. 4.
• Davidson changed the starting lineup for the first time this season Wednesday against Samford as Chris Czerapowicz got his first career start.
• The Wildcats have led at halftime in 22 games.
• JP Kuhlman has been named CoSIDA?Capital One Academic-All-District and moves onto the national ballot for Academic All-America.
• Kuhlman has been named to the Cousy Award watch list. The award is given annually to the nation's best point guard.
• 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.
• Davidson has a 6-4 record in non-conference games.
• 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.
• 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.

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 36 blocked shots away from breaking the school career record. Frank Ben-Eze needs 12 to crack the top-10.
• Cohen needs 78 rebounds to crack the top-20. The junior 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.

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