Davidson College
St. Bonaventure
'Cats Travel North to Meet St. Bonaventure
2/16/2024 2:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON WILDCATS (14-10, 4-7 A-10) vs. ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES (15-9, 6-6 A-10)
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- The Davidson men's basketball team will look to steal another win on the road at St. Bonaventure this weekend, as the 'Cats are set to take on the Bonnies at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.The contest will air on CBS Sports Network from inside the Reilly Center. Jarod Latch will also have the call on the Davidson Radio Network.
SERIES HISTORY
Series Record: Davidson leads 12-7
First Meeting: March 8, 1970 | Bonaventure won 85-72
Last Meeting: March 8, 2023 | Davidson won 65-54
Davidson Record at Home: 6-2
Davidson Record on Road: 3-4
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 3-1
Matt McKillop's Record: 2-0
WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson enters Saturday's match up at 14-10 overall and 4-7 in league play, earning three of their four Atlantic 10 victories on the road.
• Of the Wildcats' seven conference losses, five have come within five points or less. Two have been in overtime.
• Point guard Grant Huffman leads the 'Cats in scoring (13.4 ppg) and paces the Atlantic 10 with 5.0 assists per game. His 121 total assists is good for first in the league, while the senior is averaging 15.2 points per game since the start of
conference play.
• Davidson is 2-2 since the start of February, earning its first conference victory at home against La Salle, 71-56, on 2/13.
REED BAILEY HEAT CHECK
• Sophomore Reed Bailey recorded his second career double-double (22 pts, 12 reb) against La Salle on Tuesday.
• The big man is averaging 18.7 points per game over his last four games, three of which have been 20-point performances.
ABOUT THE BONNIES
• St. Bonaventure evened its Atlantic 10 record at 6-6 with a convincing win at Fordham on Wednesday night, avenging a loss last month at home to the Rams in an 85-67 decision.
• Assa Essamvous had one of the finest shooting performances in recent memory for the Bonnies, pouring in a career-high 23 points on 8-of-9 shooting including 7-of-7 from beyond the arc at Fordham.
• Chad Venning has scored in double figures in all but one A-10 game (six points at Duquesne Jan. 23) and 13 of the last 14 contests overall.
BETTER EVERY DAY
• One of the Wildcats' philosophies is to get better everyday, and Davidson has seen the fruits of that labor at the end of the year.
• Since 2003-04, the Wildcats own a 118-36 record in the month of February.
• Davidson is 54-33 in March during that time.
CK 1K
• In addition to scoring his 1,000th career point, Davidson's Connor Kochera finished with a game-high 19 points to lead the Wildcats past Duquesne, 72-59, last week inside UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
• A native of Arlington Heights, Ill., Kochera scored 564 points in two years at William & Mary, before becoming the fifth transfer and 55th player in a Davidson uniform to join the 1000-point club.
• In conference play, the senior is averaging 11.6 points per game with six double-digit performances and a pair of 19-point efforts.
TRENDY 'CATS
• Davidson is 9-1 this season when four or more 'Cats score in double figures.
• The Wildcats are 9-2 when Connor Kochera reaches double digits in scoring.
• When Reed Bailey leads Davidson in rebounding, the 'Cats are 8-4. When he reaches double figures, Davidson is 9-5.
• Grant Huffman has led the Wildcats in assists in all but two games this season. He has 42 career games leading Davidson in assists.
• The 'Cats went 6-0 in the month of December, extending their then-streak to seven-straight, the longest win-streak of head coach Matt McKillop's tenure.
