Friday, March 18
Greenville, S.C.
9:40 PM
Davidson College
vs
Michigan State
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
2022 NCAA TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
3/17/2022 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON COLLEGE WILDCATS
2021-22 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
Seed: 10th
Overall Record: 27-6 | Atlantic 10 Record: 15-3
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 634-379 (33rd season), Record at Davidson: Same
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TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Date: March 18 & 20, 2022
Time: 9:40 p.m. | TBA
Location: Greenville, S.C.
Site (Capacity): Bon Secours Wellness Arena (15,951)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network
TV: CBS Sports
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DAVIDSON NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 15
1966, '68, '69, '70, '86, '98, 2002, '06, '07, '08, '12, '13, '15, '18, '22
NCAA Tournament Record: 8-15
First/Second Round Record: 5-10
Sweet 16 Appearances: 4
Elite Eight Appearances: 3
Last NCAA Tournament Win: 2008
Tournament Appearances Under McKillop: 10
1998, 2002, '06, '07, '08, '12, '13, '15, '18, '22
NCAA Tournament Record Under McKillop: 3-9
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SERIES RECORDS
vs. Michigan State: 0-0
vs. Cal State Fullerton: 0-0
vs. Duke: 17-90
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WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson, the West Region's 10th seed, is making its 15th NCAA Tournament appearance.
• The Wildcats enter 27-6 overall following a 64-62 setback to Richmond in the Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship.
• In addition to earning its second (2015) at-large bid in school history, this is Davidson's 10th NCAA trip under Head Coach Bob McKillop.
• Coming off their 15th Regular Season Crown (13 - SoCon / 2 - A-10) under McKillop and 25th in program history, the Wildcats own an 8-15 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament.
• In 2018, Davidson fell to fifth-seeded Kentucky, 78-73, in its last appearance.
• Every four-year player in the Davidson program since 1994 has played in the NCAA Tournament.
• McKillop has guided the Wildcats to 21 straight winning seasons and 17 20-win campaigns in his 33 years.
• McKillop was voted A-10 Coach of the Year by his peers, senior Luka Brajkovic earned Conference Player of the Year honors, while juniors Hyunjung Lee (first team) and Foster Loyer (second team) were selected all-conference.
• Brajkovic becomes the fourth Wildcat grab the A-10's top individual award since the 2014-15 campaign.
• Since joining the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2014-15, the Wildcats have won two regular season titles (2015, 2022), a tournament title (2018), made three NCAA Tournaments (2015, 2018, 2022) and totaled 91 league wins (11.3 per year), while recording an average finish of 4.0 in the 14-team conference and making the tournament semifinals each year.
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• Foster Loyer (16.4), Hyunjung Lee (16.0), Luka Brajkovic (14.2) and Michael Jones (11.9) are each averaging double figures for the Wildcats.
• Loyer leads the nation in free-throw percentage (.934 | 113-121).
• In addition, he's third nationally in 3-point field-goal percentage, shooting 44.5 percent (73-164).
• Sam Mennenga is averaging 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds, while shooting .537 FG | .600 3FG | .833 FT over his last seven games.
• Five of his 13 double-figure performances this season have come during the stretch.
• Davidson's starting lineup is shooting 41.4 percent (264-638) from 3-point range.
• The Wildcats rank among the nation's best in field-goal percentage (18th), 3-point field-goal percentage (8th) and assist/turnover ratio (16th).
• Davidson is 23-1 on the season when hitting the 70-point plateau, with its only setback coming in the regular-season finale against Dayton.
• Five of Davidson's six losses this season came to teams that will be participating in either the NCAA Tournament (San Francisco, New Mexico State, Richmond) or Postseason NIT (VCU, Dayton).
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ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT RECAP
• The top-seeded Wildcats cruised past Fordham (Quarters; W, 75-56) and Saint Louis (Semis; W, 84-69) before falling to Richmond, 64-62 in the title game.
• Davidson led 60-54 with 1:34 to play in the championship before Richmond closed on a 10-2 run highlighted by three consecutive three-point plays.
• Davidson's starting five averaged double figures during the tournament, while the Wildcats held their opposition to just 39.5 percent from the floor and 26.9 percent from behind the arc.
• Luka Brajkovic and Foster Loyer were named to the all-tournament team.
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2021-22 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
Seed: 10th
Overall Record: 27-6 | Atlantic 10 Record: 15-3
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 634-379 (33rd season), Record at Davidson: Same
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TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Date: March 18 & 20, 2022
Time: 9:40 p.m. | TBA
Location: Greenville, S.C.
Site (Capacity): Bon Secours Wellness Arena (15,951)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network
TV: CBS Sports
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DAVIDSON NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 15
1966, '68, '69, '70, '86, '98, 2002, '06, '07, '08, '12, '13, '15, '18, '22
NCAA Tournament Record: 8-15
First/Second Round Record: 5-10
Sweet 16 Appearances: 4
Elite Eight Appearances: 3
Last NCAA Tournament Win: 2008
Tournament Appearances Under McKillop: 10
1998, 2002, '06, '07, '08, '12, '13, '15, '18, '22
NCAA Tournament Record Under McKillop: 3-9
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SERIES RECORDS
vs. Michigan State: 0-0
vs. Cal State Fullerton: 0-0
vs. Duke: 17-90
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WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson, the West Region's 10th seed, is making its 15th NCAA Tournament appearance.
• The Wildcats enter 27-6 overall following a 64-62 setback to Richmond in the Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship.
• In addition to earning its second (2015) at-large bid in school history, this is Davidson's 10th NCAA trip under Head Coach Bob McKillop.
• Coming off their 15th Regular Season Crown (13 - SoCon / 2 - A-10) under McKillop and 25th in program history, the Wildcats own an 8-15 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament.
• In 2018, Davidson fell to fifth-seeded Kentucky, 78-73, in its last appearance.
• Every four-year player in the Davidson program since 1994 has played in the NCAA Tournament.
• McKillop has guided the Wildcats to 21 straight winning seasons and 17 20-win campaigns in his 33 years.
• McKillop was voted A-10 Coach of the Year by his peers, senior Luka Brajkovic earned Conference Player of the Year honors, while juniors Hyunjung Lee (first team) and Foster Loyer (second team) were selected all-conference.
• Brajkovic becomes the fourth Wildcat grab the A-10's top individual award since the 2014-15 campaign.
• Since joining the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2014-15, the Wildcats have won two regular season titles (2015, 2022), a tournament title (2018), made three NCAA Tournaments (2015, 2018, 2022) and totaled 91 league wins (11.3 per year), while recording an average finish of 4.0 in the 14-team conference and making the tournament semifinals each year.
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
• Foster Loyer (16.4), Hyunjung Lee (16.0), Luka Brajkovic (14.2) and Michael Jones (11.9) are each averaging double figures for the Wildcats.
• Loyer leads the nation in free-throw percentage (.934 | 113-121).
• In addition, he's third nationally in 3-point field-goal percentage, shooting 44.5 percent (73-164).
• Sam Mennenga is averaging 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds, while shooting .537 FG | .600 3FG | .833 FT over his last seven games.
• Five of his 13 double-figure performances this season have come during the stretch.
• Davidson's starting lineup is shooting 41.4 percent (264-638) from 3-point range.
• The Wildcats rank among the nation's best in field-goal percentage (18th), 3-point field-goal percentage (8th) and assist/turnover ratio (16th).
• Davidson is 23-1 on the season when hitting the 70-point plateau, with its only setback coming in the regular-season finale against Dayton.
• Five of Davidson's six losses this season came to teams that will be participating in either the NCAA Tournament (San Francisco, New Mexico State, Richmond) or Postseason NIT (VCU, Dayton).
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ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT RECAP
• The top-seeded Wildcats cruised past Fordham (Quarters; W, 75-56) and Saint Louis (Semis; W, 84-69) before falling to Richmond, 64-62 in the title game.
• Davidson led 60-54 with 1:34 to play in the championship before Richmond closed on a 10-2 run highlighted by three consecutive three-point plays.
• Davidson's starting five averaged double figures during the tournament, while the Wildcats held their opposition to just 39.5 percent from the floor and 26.9 percent from behind the arc.
• Luka Brajkovic and Foster Loyer were named to the all-tournament team.
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