Davidson to Host Lipscomb in Opening Round of NIT Tuesday

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DAVIDSON WILDCATS
Seed: Fourth
Overall Record: 24-9 | Atlantic 10 Record (Finish): 14-4 (2nd)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 578-349 (30th season)
Record at Davidson: Same

LIPSCOMB BISONS
Seed: Fifth
Overall Record: 25-7 | Atlantic Sun Record (Finish): 14-2 (1st)
Head Coach: Casey Alexander (Belmont, 1995)
Career Record: 132-119 (8th season)
Record at Lipscomb: 109-83 (6th season)

GAME INFORMATION
Date: March 19, 2019
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (4,300)
Audio: Davidson Radio Network
TV/Video: ESPN3
Websites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com) | Lipscomb (LipscombSports.com)

DAVIDSON TOURNAMENT HISTORY
NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last): 14 (2018)
NCAA Tournament Record: 8-15
NIT Appearances (Last): 8 (2016)
NIT Record: 3-7
CBI Appearances (Last): 1 (2011)
CBI Record: 1-1
Postseason Record: 12-23
Bob McKillop's Postseason Appearances: 17 (NCAA - 9 | NIT - 7 | CBI - 1)
McKillop's Postseason Record: 7-16

SERIES RECORD
Series Record: First Meeting

Wildcat Scratches
• Davidson is making its 23rd postseason appearance (14 - NCAA, 8 - NIT, 1 - CBI) in school history and 17th under head coach Bob McKillop.
• The Wildcats, who received a No. 4 seed, are hosting a postseason NIT game for the first time.
• This marks the first-ever meeting between Davidson and Lipscomb on the hardwood.
• The winner will move on to face UNCG or Campbell in the second round.
• Davidson, which finished second in the Atlantic 10 regular season standings with a 14-4 conference mark, enters 24-9 overall.
• Since joining the league in 2014-15, Davidson is 59-31 in A-10 regular season games and 68-35 including tournament play.
• Jon Axel Gudmundsson was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and first-team all-conference, while Kellan Grady also earned first-team all-conference honors.
• Gudmundsson is the third (Tyler Kalinoski - 2015, Peyton Aldridge - 2018) Wildcat to earn Player of the Year honors since joining the conference.
• The Wildcats have won at least 10 conference games in a season 24 times under head coach Bob McKillop.
• In addition, Davidson has hit the 20-win plateau 16 times under McKillop.
• Seven of the last 13 campaigns have seen the
Wildcats collect 24 or more victories.

Inside the Numbers
• Jon Axel Gudmundsson and Kellan Grady continue to lead Davidson in scoring, averaging 17.2 and 16.8 points, respectively.
• Gudmundsson, has nine double-doubles and a triple-double this season.
• He's the only A-10 player to rank in the Top-5 and Top-10 among league leaders in scoring (2nd), rebounding (5th/7.3) and assists (5th/4.7).
• Former A-10 Player of the Year T.J. Cline (Richmond, 2016-17) is the only player in conference history to finish the year ranked in the Top-5 of all three categories.
• The junior point guard also ranked among league leaders in double-doubles (3rd/9), triple-doubles (1st/1), free-throw percentage (8th/.820), 3-point FG% (.351/12th), assist/turnover ratio (5th/2.0), defensive rebounds (1st/6.6) and minutes played (4th/36.7).
• Over the last nine games, Gudmundsson is averaging 19.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
• Gudmundsson is the first player in school history with 1,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists.
• Freshman Luka Brajkovic and redshirt freshman Luke Frampton are also averaging double figures for the 'Cats at 10.9 and 10.1 points per game, respectively.
• Frampton led the Atlantic 10 in 3-pointers made (95), per game (2.9) and attempted (252).
• The Wildcats are 17-3 (Wake Forest, La Salle & Saint Louis) when Brajkovic scores in double figures.

Schedule

Davidson to Host Lipscomb in Opening Round of NIT Tuesday

Players Mentioned

Peyton Aldridge

Luka Brajkovic

Luke Frampton

Kellan Grady

Jon Axel Gudmundsson

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