
Wildcats Wrap Up Road Swing Tuesday at Cross-County Rival
11/27/2017 11:52:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (2-2)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 535-330 (29th season), Record at Davidson: Same
CHARLOTTE 49ERS (3-2)
Head Coach: Mark Price (Georgia Tech, 1986)
Career Record: 30-38 (3rd season), Record at Charlotte: Same
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GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 | 7:00 PM
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
Site (Capacity): Halton Arena (9,000)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network - John Kilgo (pxp), Jarod Latch (analyst)
TV: N/A
Online Video: Stadium/Facebook Live
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com
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SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Davidson trails, 28-15
Streak: Won 4
Last Meeting: Nov. 26, 2016; W, 79-57 (Belk)
Last Davidson Win: Nov. 26, 2016; W, 79-57 (Belk)
Last Charlotte Win: Dec. 5, 2012; W, 73-69 (Belk)
First Meeting: Feb. 19, 1979; Charlotte Coliseum
Davidson Record at Home: 7-8
Davidson Record on Road: 3-12
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 5-8
Bob McKillop's Record: 11-19
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Wildcat Tidbits
• Davidson will conclude its three-game road swing with a 7 p.m. tip at cross-county rival Charlotte on Tuesday.
• Coming off a 78-62 setback at Appalachian State, the Wildcats enter 2-2 overall.
• Despite the loss, Peyton Aldridge led the way with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
• Aldridge, a preseason all-conference selection, leads Davidson is scoring (21.3 ppg) and rebounding (7.3 rpg).
• Kellan Grady and Jon Axel Gudmundsson are also averaging double figures for the 'Cats at 16.8 and 14.3 points per game, respectively.
• The trio accounts for 60.2 percent of Davidson's offense, while shooting better than 50.6 percent (75-148) from the floor combined and 33-of-77 (.428) from long range.
• In addition, the Wildcats lead the nation in 3-pointers per game (15.3) and assist-turnover ratio (2.64), while ranking third in assists per game (21.8).
• Through four games, Davidson has a combined 87 assists to just 33 turnovers.
• Gudmundsson and Grady were tabbed A-10 Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, following week one of the 2017-18 season, while Aldridge earned a weekly honor of his own last week.
• Grady is just the second freshman (John Gerdy) in school history to begin his career with consecutive 20-point outings.
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Battle for the Hornets' Nest Trophy
• This evening's meeting between Davidson and the 49ers is the 44th overall and 35th Hornets' Nest Trophy Game.
• Charlotte leads the series, which began in 1979, 28-15 and is 22-12 in the Hornets' Nest Trophy Game.
• Davidson has won the last four, but the 49ers have won 12 of the last 19 meetings in the series.
• The road team has only won three times since the 2004-05 season.
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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (2-2)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 535-330 (29th season), Record at Davidson: Same
CHARLOTTE 49ERS (3-2)
Head Coach: Mark Price (Georgia Tech, 1986)
Career Record: 30-38 (3rd season), Record at Charlotte: Same
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GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 | 7:00 PM
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
Site (Capacity): Halton Arena (9,000)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network - John Kilgo (pxp), Jarod Latch (analyst)
TV: N/A
Online Video: Stadium/Facebook Live
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com
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SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Davidson trails, 28-15
Streak: Won 4
Last Meeting: Nov. 26, 2016; W, 79-57 (Belk)
Last Davidson Win: Nov. 26, 2016; W, 79-57 (Belk)
Last Charlotte Win: Dec. 5, 2012; W, 73-69 (Belk)
First Meeting: Feb. 19, 1979; Charlotte Coliseum
Davidson Record at Home: 7-8
Davidson Record on Road: 3-12
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 5-8
Bob McKillop's Record: 11-19
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Wildcat Tidbits
• Davidson will conclude its three-game road swing with a 7 p.m. tip at cross-county rival Charlotte on Tuesday.
• Coming off a 78-62 setback at Appalachian State, the Wildcats enter 2-2 overall.
• Despite the loss, Peyton Aldridge led the way with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
• Aldridge, a preseason all-conference selection, leads Davidson is scoring (21.3 ppg) and rebounding (7.3 rpg).
• Kellan Grady and Jon Axel Gudmundsson are also averaging double figures for the 'Cats at 16.8 and 14.3 points per game, respectively.
• The trio accounts for 60.2 percent of Davidson's offense, while shooting better than 50.6 percent (75-148) from the floor combined and 33-of-77 (.428) from long range.
• In addition, the Wildcats lead the nation in 3-pointers per game (15.3) and assist-turnover ratio (2.64), while ranking third in assists per game (21.8).
• Through four games, Davidson has a combined 87 assists to just 33 turnovers.
• Gudmundsson and Grady were tabbed A-10 Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, following week one of the 2017-18 season, while Aldridge earned a weekly honor of his own last week.
• Grady is just the second freshman (John Gerdy) in school history to begin his career with consecutive 20-point outings.
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Battle for the Hornets' Nest Trophy
• This evening's meeting between Davidson and the 49ers is the 44th overall and 35th Hornets' Nest Trophy Game.
• Charlotte leads the series, which began in 1979, 28-15 and is 22-12 in the Hornets' Nest Trophy Game.
• Davidson has won the last four, but the 49ers have won 12 of the last 19 meetings in the series.
• The road team has only won three times since the 2004-05 season.
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