Davidson College
Saint Joseph's
Davidson Travels to Philadelphia and Faces Saint Joseph's on Saturday
1/2/2026 8:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
GAME 14 DETAILS
Opponent: Saint Joseph's
Date / Location: Saturday - Jan. 3 (6 p.m.) / Michael J Hagan '85 Arena
Watch: CBS Sports Network, Fran Charles, Steve Lappas
Listen: Davidson Radio Network, Jarod Latch, Peyton Gallagher
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
This is the 16th meeting between Davidson and Saint Joseph's. The Wildcats are 11-4 against the Hawks. The Hawks won the last game, 78-61, on January 21, 2025. Sam Brown is set to face his former head coach Steve Donahue. Donahue was the head coach at Penn when Sam played there from 2023-25.
LAST GAME
The 'Cats fell in their A-10 opener to Duquesne on December 30 at home 89-83 in double overtime. Parker Friedrichsen matched a career high with 19 points. Sam Brown scored a season-high 23 points, becoming the second Wildcat this season to surpass the 20-point mark in the 2025-26 campaign. Roberts Blums scored a career-high 17 points. This was Davidson's first double overtime contest since 2022 (W, 102-97 at Wright State).
Stephen Curry returned to Davidson and was honored during the game. The town of Davidson now has a "Stephen Curry Interchange" entrance sign located near Exit 30 on I-77.
A-10 INSIGHT
Over the last 9 seasons (not including COVID year), the league has had 8 different schools win the conference tournament title. In the previous 8 years, eight different programs have won an A-10 regular season title. The last two seasons featured co-regular season champs (George Mason/VCU - 2025 | Loyola Chicago/Richmond - 2024).
Saint Louis and George Mason both posted the best records (12-1) during non-conference play this season. 12 of the 14 A-10 schools have winning records entering conference play.
Davidson was picked 11th and Saint Joseph's was picked 7th in the A-10 Preseason Polls this season.
BALANCE
Davidson has 9 scholar-athletes who average at least 15 minutes per game this season. The 'Cats rank 13th in the nation in bench points per game this season as of Dec. 31.
SECURE THE ROCK
Davidson averages the fewest turnovers per game in the A-10 this season (10.5).
DOWNTOWN RANGE
Hunter Adam is first in the A-10 in three-point field goal percentage (48.9). Adam has made 23 triples this season, which is already more than last year's total (16).
BLUMS IS BLOSSOMING
Roberts Blums leads the 'Cats with 10.5 points per game this season. The sophomore has come off the bench in all 13 games and has led the team in scoring in 7 of these contests. Blums has scored 136 points this season, which is already more than his point total from all of last season (134 points in 31 games).
UP NEXT
Davidson battles Loyola Chicago on the road on Wednesday, January 7 at 8 p.m. CT / 9 p.m. ET.
