Davidson Continues Road Trip Saturday at Stetson

Davidson Wildcats (1-5) at Stetson Hatters (0-8)

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2013
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Site (Capacity): Edmunds Center (4,000)
Audio: John Kilgo (Play-By-Play) & Ken Hall (Analyst) -- Davidson Radio Network (WHIP 1350 AM; WBCN 1660 AM; WAME 550 AM & 92.9 FM; WTIX 1410 AM; WGNC 1450 AM)
TV: N/A
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Stetson (GoHatters.com)

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Series Notes
Series Record: Davidson leads, 1-0
Streak: Won 1
Last Meeting: 1/24/1917, W 47-14
Last Davidson Win: 1/24/1917, W 47-14
Last Stetson Win: N/A
First Meeting: 1/24/1917, W 47-14
Davidson Record at Home: 1-0
Davidson Record on Road: 0-0
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 0-0

Layup Line
• After a six-day break from action, Davidson returns to the court Saturday afternoon for a 1 p.m. tip at Stetson.
• The Wildcats, who have already played three nationally-ranked opponents, enter 1-5 overall following a 79-58 setback to New Mexico in the 3rd place game of the Charleston Classic.
• Davidson and Stetson's only meeting on the hardwood was Jan. 24, 1917.
• The Wildcats are in the midst of a six-game stretch away from home and will have only played three contests at Belk Arena before the New Year.
• De'Mon Brooks, who was tabbed the Southern Conference Preseason Player of the Year, leads the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding, averaging 16.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.
• Brian Sullivan and Tom Droney are also contributing double figures, averaging 14.2 and 10.3 points, respectively.
• In addition to its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance and 12th overall, Davidson finished the 2012-13 campaign with a 26-8 record, marking the fifth time in the last seven seasons the Wildcats have posted 25 or more wins.
• Davidson concluded the 2012-13 season with 17 straight wins before falling to Marquette, 59-58, at the buzzer, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• The Wildcats were picked to finish second in the SoCon preseason poll by both the media and head coaches.
• Davidson returns nine letterwinners from last year's squad, including Brooks, who was selected the Southern Conference Preseason Player of the Year.
• Brooks, the 2011 SoCon Player of the Year (coaches) and two-time Tournament MVP, averaged 13.7 points and 6.2 rebounds a year ago, while shooting 50 percent from the floor.
• Bob McKillop, who is the eighth longest-tenured coach in the country, is in his 25th season at the helm of the Wildcats.
• McKillop is the school's and league's all-time winningest coach with a record of 453-284.
• A year ago, McKillop was named SoCon Coach of the Year for a record ninth time.
• With last season's NCAA?Tournament appearance, every four-year player in the Davidson program since 1994 will have played in the "Big Dance."
• In 2012-13, Davidson led the nation in free-throw percentage with a .795 clip.
• The 2013-14 season will be Davidson's final in the Southern Conference. In July of 2014, Davidson will join the Atlantic 10.

Tough Schedule
• Once again Davidson will tackle one of the nation's toughest non-conference schedules, which includes contests with Duke, Virginia, Georgia, Clemson, New Mexico, Drexel, North Carolina, Wichita State and College of Charleston.
• Five of Davidson's non-conference
opponents were ranked in the preseason Top-25.
• All told, nine teams advanced to postseason play a year ago, including four that finished with RPIs in the Top-20, according to the NCAA's RPI ratings.

The Captains
• Seniors De'Mon Brooks, Chris Czerapowicz and Tom Droney, and junior Tyler Kalinoski were selected team captains during the offseason.

A Looonnng-Range Streak
• The Wildcats have canned at least one 3-pointer in 611 consecutive games.
• The last time the Wildcats failed to hit a three-pointer in a contest came Jan. 15, 1994, in a 65-63 victory at ETSU. (0-for-0).

The UN South
• Davidson has three players with international roots on its roster.
• On the current roster, Manu Giamoukis is from Greece, Ali Mackay is from Scotland and Chris Czerapowicz is from Sweden.
• A total of 29 international players have come through the Davidson program since McKillop took over in 1989.

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