‘Cats Open 2019-20 Season in Annapolis Against No. 24/23 Auburn

Friday, November 8

Annapolis, Md.

6:00 p.m.

Davidson College Athletics

Auburn

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‘Cats Open 2019-20 Season in Annapolis Against No. 24/23 Auburn

11/6/2019 10:04:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (0-0, 0-0 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 578-350 (31st season), Record at Davidson: Same

#24/23 AUBURN TIGERS (1-0, 0-0 SEC)
Head Coach: Bruce Pearl (Boston College, 1982)
Career Record: 563-217 (25th season), Record at Auburn: 101-72 (6th season)

GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: November 8, 2019 | 6:00 PM
Location: Annapolis, Md.
Site (Capacity): Alumni Hall (5,710)
Audio: Davidson Radio Network
TV/Video: CBS Sports Network
Websites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com) | Auburn (AuburnTigers.com)

SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Auburn leads, 1-0
Streak: Lost 1
Last Meeting: Dec. 27, 1951, Auburn W, 66-59
Last Davidson Win: N/A
Last Auburn Win: Dec. 27, 1951, Auburn W, 66-59
First Meeting: Dec. 27, 1951, Auburn W, 66-59
Davidson Record at Home: 0-1
Davidson Record on Road: 0-0
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-0

WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson returns its entire starting lineup from last year's team that went 24-10 overall and finished second in the Atlantic 10 with a 14-4 mark.
• Among those returning include 2019 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Jon Axel Gudmundsson (16.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.3 spg) and fellow all-conference performer / backcourt mate Kellan Grady (17.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg).
• Senior KiShawn Pritchett (6.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.4 apg), redshirt sophomore Luke Frampton (11.1 ppg, 100 3-pointers) and sophomore Luka Brajkovic (11.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg, .549 FG%) are also back for the Wildcats.
• Key reserves Carter Collins, Bates Jones, David Czerapowicz and Nelson Boachie-Yiadom also return after contributing valuable minutes in 2018-19.
• Gudmundsson and Grady were voted to the preseason all-conference first team, while Davidson was predicted to finish second in the preseason poll.
• In addition, Davidson advanced to its 23rd postseason appearance a year ago, including 17th under head coach Bob McKillop, who is in his 31st season at the helm.
• The 10-time Conference Coach of the Year has won more games in Davidson and league history than any other coach thanks to an all-time mark of 578-350.
• Entering the 2019-20 campaign, his victory total ranks 20th on the NCAA's list of Division I winningest active coaches. McKillop also ranks fourth among active coaches on the NCAA's list of most seasons with their current school.
• In five seasons in the Atlantic 10, the 'Cats have won a regular season title (2015), tournament title (2018) and totaled 59 league wins (11.8 per year).
• Along with redshirt freshman Mike Jones, who sat out last season due to injury, the roster features newcomers Drew Dibble (Nashville, Tenn.), David Kristensen (Aarhus, Denmark) and Hyunjung Lee (Yongin City, South Korea).
• The Wildcats have six players with international roots – Gudmundsson (Grindavik, Iceland), Czerapowicz (Gothenburg, Sweden), Boachie-Yiadom (London, England), Brajkovic (Feldkirch, Austria), Kristensen (Aarhus, Denmark) and Lee (Yongin City, South Korea).
• Davidson's non-conference schedule will include four NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago, including 2019 Final Four participant Auburn in the Veterans Classic to open the season.
• In all, the 'Cats will face eight (6 – NCAA, 2 – NIT) postseason teams from last season.

SEASON OPENERS
• Davidson has an all-time record of 74-32 (.698) in season openers.
• Under head coach Bob McKillop, the Wildcats hold a mark of 16-14 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.

VS. NATIONALLY RANKED
• The Wildcats are 17-111 all-time when playing a ranked opponent (AP Poll).
• Davidson's last win over a Top-25 opponent came on March 11, 2018, when it knocked off No. 25/22 Rhode Island, 58-57, in the Atlantic 10 Championship.