Davidson Heads to Western Carolina for Thursday Tilt

Davidson (8-11, 4-1) at Western Carolina (11-9, 4-1)

Date: Thursday, January 23, 2014
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site (Capacity): Ramsey Athletic Center (8,000)
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)
Video: CatamountSports.com
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Western Carolina (CatamountSports.com)

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Series Notes
Series Record: Davidson leads, 40-20
Streak: Won 4
Last Meeting: Feb. 7, 2013, W 73-59 (Belk)
Last Davidson Win: Feb. 7, 2013, W 73-59 (Belk)
Last WCU Win: Jan. 8, 2011, W 81-76 (RAC)
First Meeting: Dec. 19, 1977, W 82-76 (Home)
Davidson Record on Road: 4-2
Bob McKillop's Record: 29-9

Layup Line
• Winners of four out of five, Davidson will conclude its brief road swing with a 7 p.m. tip at Western Carolina Thursday.
• Coming off a 93-82 win at UNCG, the Wildcats enter 8-11 overall and 4-1 in SoCon play.
• De'Mon Brooks led Davidson to its ninth straight conference road win with 24 points and nine rebounds, while the Wildcats drilled 35-of-39 from the charity stripe.
• The backcourt duo of Jack Gibbs and Brian Sullivan also hit the 10-point plateau with 17 and 14, respectively.
• On Tuesday, Brooks was named SoCon Player of the Week for the first time in his career after averaging 26.0 points and 9.5 rebounds for games played Jan. 14-20.
• Davidson has won 17 of its last 18 conference games and 24 of 26 dating back to 2011-12.
• The Wildcats are 113-22 (.837) in their last 135 regular-season Southern Conference contests, dating back to the 2006-07 season.
• Davidson is 18-5 in the month of January over the last three seasons.
• In conference play, Brooks is averaging 23.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 63.4 percent from the floor (45-71).
• As a team, the Wildcats are shooting 51.1 percent overall and 40.7 percent from long range against league foes.
• Brooks, who was tabbed the Southern Conference Preseason Player of the Year, leads the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding, averaging 17.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
• The backcourt trio of Sullivan (12.3), Tom Droney (11.6) and Tyler Kalinoski (10.9) are also averaging double figures for Davidson.
• Kalinoski paces the team in double-doubles (3), minutes played (33.4), 3-point field-goal percentage (.453), total rebounds (96), assists (63) and steals (27).

Series History
• Davidson leads the all-time series 40-20 and is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
• The series began with an 82-76 Wildcat win in 1977.
• Davidson has won four straight, including a 73-59 victory in the two teams last meeting on Feb. 7, 2013 at Belk Arena.

Any Given Day or Night
• During the 2013-14 season six different players have led the Wildcats in scoring.
• In addition to the starting five of De'Mon Brooks (7), Brian Sullivan (6), Tom Droney (3), Tyler Kalinoski (3) and Chris Czerapowicz (2) leading the way on several occasions, Jack Gibbs paced the 'Cats at Stetson.
• Each of the six players listed above have combined to hit the 20-point plateau 13 times for Davidson this season.

Milestones
• Bob McKillop, who is the eighth longest-tenured coach in the country, is in his 25th season at the helm of the Wildcats.
• Davidson's game at UNCG on Jan. 18, 2014 marked the 750th of McKillop's coaching career and 2500th in program history.
• Senior forward De'Mon Brooks is just six points shy of 1,500 for his career.
• Chris Czerpowicz is 119 points away from becoming the 45th player in the history of Davidson basketball to hit the 1,000-point plateau.

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