Saturday, November 14
DAVIDSON
7:30 p.m.
Davidson College Athletics
vs
UCF
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
'Cats Tip 2015-16 Saturday Night Against UCF at Belk Arena
11/12/2015 11:41:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Marketing & Promotions
Vitamin Drive
The Davidson Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will hold a Vitamin Drive in support of Timmy Global Health during the volleyball and men's basketball game on Friday, November 13 through Sunday, November 15. They are seeking adult multi-vitamins (not gummy kind), pediatric multi-vitamins and pre-natal vitamins. Collection bins will be located at the entrance of Baker Sports Complex. Each year during Winter Break 7-8 Davidson students travel to Quito, Ecuador and volunteer their time to set up temporary medical clinics there. Your help is greatly appreciated!
Series Record: Davidson leads, 5-1
Streak: Won 5
Last Meeting: 11/26/14, W 95-69 (Away)
Last Davidson Win: 11/26/14, W 95-69 (Away)
Last UCF Win: 1/15/89, 53-51 (Belk Arena)
First Meeting: 1/15/89, UCF Won 53-51 (Belk Arena)
Davidson Record at Home: 1-1
Davidson Record on Road: 3-0
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 1-0
McKillop's Record: 5-1
Wildcat Tidbits
• The 2015-16 season marks the 108th in the history of Davidson men's basketball.
• Davidson returns four starters, including all-conference performers Brian Sullivan (12.7 ppg, 83 3-pointers), Jack Gibbs (16.2 ppg, 4.8 apg, .425 3PT%, .856 FT%) and Peyton Aldridge (9.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.1 bpg) from last year's A-10 regular season champions.
• Jordan Barham (11.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and Jake Belford, who started the first six games in 2014-15 before suffering a season-ending injury, also return. Davidson welcomes the addition of freshmen Dusan Kovacevic and KiShawn Pritchett as well as Boston College transfer Will Magarity.
• Last season the Wildcats advanced to their 13th NCAA Tournament appearance and eighth under head coach Bob McKillop, who is in his 27th season at the helm.
• The Wildcats have advanced to postseason play 20 times (13 NCAA, 6 NIT, 1 CBI), including 10 of the last 11 seasons.
• The Wildcats are averaging 23.4 wins a year dating back to the 2004-05 season.
• Davidson ranked among national leaders in scoring, assists, assist/turnover ratio, 3-point field goals and 3-point field goal percentage a year ago. As usual, Davidson will challenge itself by playing one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country.
• Four straight seasons a Wildcat has been named Player of the Year; every scholarship player the last two years has signed a pro contract in Europe. McKillop, a 10-time Conference Coach of the Year, is just 4 wins shy of 500 for his career. He currently ranks 6th among active coaches on the NCAA's list for most seasons with current school and is one of six on that list who has spent their entire careers at that school.
Season Openers
• Davidson has an all-time record of 70-32 (.686) in season openers.
• Under head coach Bob McKillop, the Wildcats hold a mark of 12-14 in season openers.
• Nine of Davidson's season-opening losses during McKillop's tenure have come at the hand of teams from either the ACC, SEC, Atlantic 10 or Big 12, and seven have been against ranked opponents.
Last Meeting (Nov. 26, 2014)
• Jack Gibbs scored a career-high 37 points, Tyler Kalinoski added a personal best 25 and Davidson torched the nets for 53.6 percent, including 13 3-pointers as the Wildcats cruised to a 95-69 victory over UCF on Nov. 26, 2014.
• Gibbs (15-of-17) and Kalinoski (9-of-15) combined to go 24-for-32 from the floor and drilled 10 3-pointers (5 each), while leading Davidson (3-1) to a convincing 42-26 advantage on the glass with 6 and 8 boards, respectively. Freshman Nathan Ekwu also contributed double figures for the 'Cats with 11 points off the bench.
• In addition to 22 first-half points from Gibbs on 9-of-10 shooting, the Wildcats went on a 14-4 run late in the period to go up by 11, before taking a 45-38 lead into the break.
• Davidson opened the second half on an 18-8 streak and stretched the margin to as many as 29, 92-63, with under five minutes to play on an Ekwu dunk.
• After UCF cut the deficit to 14 with 11:17 to play, the Wildcats responded with a 17-5 streak capped off by three straight triples from Kalinoski, who poured in 21 points in the second half.
Roster Breakdown
• The 2015-16 men's basketball roster will feature four seniors, five juniors, six sophomores and two freshmen.
• 11 players hail from the United States, including four each from North Carolina and Ohio.
• Davidson also has five players with international roots – Nathan Ekwu (Enugu, Nigeria), Manu Giamoukis (Thessaloniki, Greece), Dusan Kovacevic (Novi Sad, Serbia), Will Magarity (Stockholm, Sweden) and Oskar Michelsen (Helsinki, Finland).
• A total of 33 international players have come through the Davidson program since McKillop took over in 1989.
A Looonnng-Range Streak
• The Wildcats have canned at least one 3-pointer in 670 consecutive games.
• The last time the Wildcats failed to hit a three-pointer in a contest came on January 15, 1994, in a 65-63 victory at East Tenn. St. (0-for-0).
O-H-I-O Captains
• Ohio natives Brian Sullivan (Upper Arlington), Jack Gibbs (Westerville) and Peyton Aldridge (Leavittsburg) will serve as this year's team captains.
Marketing & Promotions
Vitamin Drive
The Davidson Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will hold a Vitamin Drive in support of Timmy Global Health during the volleyball and men's basketball game on Friday, November 13 through Sunday, November 15. They are seeking adult multi-vitamins (not gummy kind), pediatric multi-vitamins and pre-natal vitamins. Collection bins will be located at the entrance of Baker Sports Complex. Each year during Winter Break 7-8 Davidson students travel to Quito, Ecuador and volunteer their time to set up temporary medical clinics there. Your help is greatly appreciated!
* One lucky student will have the chance to win free Ben & Jerry's for a school year
* One lucky fan will have a chance to win $10,000 in the Ivester Jackson Series Shootout.
* Davidson SAAC will be giving away 200 "It's On US" Davidson shirts for the first 200 students to sign the "It's On Us" pledge at the game. For more information about this initiative, visit http://itsonus.org/
Davidson Wildcats (0-0) vs. UCF Knights (0-0)
Date | Time: Saturday, November 14, 2015 | 7:30 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena / McKillop Court (5,295)
Audio: John Kilgo, Jarod Latch - Davidson Radio Network
TV/Video: Atlantic 10 Network / DavidsonWildcats.com
Websites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), UCF (UCFKnights.com)
Series Record: Davidson leads, 5-1
Streak: Won 5
Last Meeting: 11/26/14, W 95-69 (Away)
Last Davidson Win: 11/26/14, W 95-69 (Away)
Last UCF Win: 1/15/89, 53-51 (Belk Arena)
First Meeting: 1/15/89, UCF Won 53-51 (Belk Arena)
Davidson Record at Home: 1-1
Davidson Record on Road: 3-0
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 1-0
McKillop's Record: 5-1
Wildcat Tidbits
• The 2015-16 season marks the 108th in the history of Davidson men's basketball.
• Davidson returns four starters, including all-conference performers Brian Sullivan (12.7 ppg, 83 3-pointers), Jack Gibbs (16.2 ppg, 4.8 apg, .425 3PT%, .856 FT%) and Peyton Aldridge (9.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.1 bpg) from last year's A-10 regular season champions.
• Jordan Barham (11.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and Jake Belford, who started the first six games in 2014-15 before suffering a season-ending injury, also return. Davidson welcomes the addition of freshmen Dusan Kovacevic and KiShawn Pritchett as well as Boston College transfer Will Magarity.
• Last season the Wildcats advanced to their 13th NCAA Tournament appearance and eighth under head coach Bob McKillop, who is in his 27th season at the helm.
• The Wildcats have advanced to postseason play 20 times (13 NCAA, 6 NIT, 1 CBI), including 10 of the last 11 seasons.
• The Wildcats are averaging 23.4 wins a year dating back to the 2004-05 season.
• Davidson ranked among national leaders in scoring, assists, assist/turnover ratio, 3-point field goals and 3-point field goal percentage a year ago. As usual, Davidson will challenge itself by playing one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country.
• Four straight seasons a Wildcat has been named Player of the Year; every scholarship player the last two years has signed a pro contract in Europe. McKillop, a 10-time Conference Coach of the Year, is just 4 wins shy of 500 for his career. He currently ranks 6th among active coaches on the NCAA's list for most seasons with current school and is one of six on that list who has spent their entire careers at that school.
Season Openers
• Davidson has an all-time record of 70-32 (.686) in season openers.
• Under head coach Bob McKillop, the Wildcats hold a mark of 12-14 in season openers.
• Nine of Davidson's season-opening losses during McKillop's tenure have come at the hand of teams from either the ACC, SEC, Atlantic 10 or Big 12, and seven have been against ranked opponents.
Last Meeting (Nov. 26, 2014)
• Jack Gibbs scored a career-high 37 points, Tyler Kalinoski added a personal best 25 and Davidson torched the nets for 53.6 percent, including 13 3-pointers as the Wildcats cruised to a 95-69 victory over UCF on Nov. 26, 2014.
• Gibbs (15-of-17) and Kalinoski (9-of-15) combined to go 24-for-32 from the floor and drilled 10 3-pointers (5 each), while leading Davidson (3-1) to a convincing 42-26 advantage on the glass with 6 and 8 boards, respectively. Freshman Nathan Ekwu also contributed double figures for the 'Cats with 11 points off the bench.
• In addition to 22 first-half points from Gibbs on 9-of-10 shooting, the Wildcats went on a 14-4 run late in the period to go up by 11, before taking a 45-38 lead into the break.
• Davidson opened the second half on an 18-8 streak and stretched the margin to as many as 29, 92-63, with under five minutes to play on an Ekwu dunk.
• After UCF cut the deficit to 14 with 11:17 to play, the Wildcats responded with a 17-5 streak capped off by three straight triples from Kalinoski, who poured in 21 points in the second half.
Roster Breakdown
• The 2015-16 men's basketball roster will feature four seniors, five juniors, six sophomores and two freshmen.
• 11 players hail from the United States, including four each from North Carolina and Ohio.
• Davidson also has five players with international roots – Nathan Ekwu (Enugu, Nigeria), Manu Giamoukis (Thessaloniki, Greece), Dusan Kovacevic (Novi Sad, Serbia), Will Magarity (Stockholm, Sweden) and Oskar Michelsen (Helsinki, Finland).
• A total of 33 international players have come through the Davidson program since McKillop took over in 1989.
A Looonnng-Range Streak
• The Wildcats have canned at least one 3-pointer in 670 consecutive games.
• The last time the Wildcats failed to hit a three-pointer in a contest came on January 15, 1994, in a 65-63 victory at East Tenn. St. (0-for-0).
O-H-I-O Captains
• Ohio natives Brian Sullivan (Upper Arlington), Jack Gibbs (Westerville) and Peyton Aldridge (Leavittsburg) will serve as this year's team captains.
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