Davidson College
Campbell
'Cats and Camels Clash in Wednesday Showdown
12/5/2023 6:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tip off is slated for 7 p.m. with Tom Werme and Sam Goldfarb on the call on Bally Sports South and ESPN+
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Campbell leads, 6-4
Last Meeting: Nov. 18, 2014 | Davidson won, 86-51
First Meeting: Jan. 9, 1989 | Campbell won, 46-45
Davidson Record at Home: 3-2
Davidson Record on Road: 1-3
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-1
WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson enters Wednesday's contest 5-3 overall following an 82-73 victory over Wright State on Saturday.
• After the win, David Skogman and Bobby Durkin earned Atlantic 10 Co-Player and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively.
• Skogman, who dropped a career-high 30 points at Charlotte and another 19 against the Raiders, shared the honor with La Salle's Khalil Brantley (26.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg).
• Four of Davidson's eight games this season have finished within a four-point margin, while the 'Cats are 2-2 in games decided by five points or less.
• In his last four games, senior Grant Huffman is averaging 13.25 points per game while setting a new career-high with 20 points against Wright State. Huffman has also recorded the first double-double of his career with a 10-point, 11-assist effort at Charlotte.
LAST MEETING | DAVIDSON 86, CAMPBELL 51 | NOV. 18, 2014
• Former Wildcat Jake Belford scored a career-high 20 points and Davidson torched the nets for 56.3 percent, including 10 3-pointers, to lead the 'Cats past Campbell 86-51 in their previous 2014 match up.
LAST TIME OUT | DAVIDSON 82, WRIGHT STATE 73 | DEC. 2, 2023
• The Davidson Wildcats eclipsed the 80-point mark and hit 30 shots for the second straight contest Saturday and earned their second consecutive win as well, downing Wright State 82-73 in Belk Arena.
• Guard Grant Huffman scored a game-high 20 points, and forward David Skogman added 19 as four Wildcats hit double-digits and Davidson improved to 5-3.
• Reed Bailey added 14 points and eight boards, and Bobby Durkin chipped in with 13 points off the bench as the Wildcats shot a season-best 57.7 percent (30-of-52) from the field.
ABOUT THE CAMELS
• Campbell topped Southern Virginia 87-56 Saturday afternoon at Gore Arena. Colby Duggan(16), Mason Grant (12), and Alex Kotov (10) all logged new career scoring highs in the game. Laurynas Vaistaras dished out nine assists, the most by a Camel since 2018 and finished one assist shy of a double-double.
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
• The month of December kick-starts a five-game homestand from inside the friendly confines of Belk Arena.
• After defeating Wright State last weekend, and hosting Campbell on Wednesday night, Davidson will welcome Miami (OH), Lynchburg and USC Upstate to McKillop Court.
THE NET
• NCAA's men's basketball NET rankings have the Wildcats checking in at No. 122 as of December 4.
• 10 Atlantic 10 teams appear in the top-130, while Dayton is the lone member-school in the top-50 (No. 42).
• Entering Wednesday's contest, Campbell is ranked No. 315.
BOBBY BUCKETSTM
• Freshman guard Bobby Durkin burst onto the scene after hitting the game-winning triple against Maryland on Nov. 10.
• He collected his first weekly honor from the A-10 after shooting 62.5 percent from the floor and averaged 15.5 points per game during a 2-0 week for the Wildcats.
• The rookie leads all conference players in offensive rating (134.9) and is top-10 in the league among three-point field goals (18/8th) and threes per game (2.25/10th).
