2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 30th-year head coach Bob McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as fifth-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season 24–10, 14–4 to finish as runners-up in the Atlantic 10 regular season. They defeated Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to Saint Louis in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 4 seed, where they lost to Lipscomb in the first round.

2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, first round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	24–10 (14–4 A-10)
Head coach	Bob McKillop (30th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt McKillop Will Reigel Kevin Kuwik
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU	16	–	2		.889			25	–	8		.758
Davidson	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Dayton	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
St. Bonaventure	12	–	6		.667			18	–	16		.529
George Mason	11	–	7		.611			18	–	15		.545
Saint Louis †	10	–	8		.556			23	–	13		.639
Duquesne	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.863
Rhode Island	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
La Salle	8	–	10		.444			10	–	21		.323
Saint Joseph's	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Richmond	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
George Washington	4	–	14		.222			9	–	24		.273
Massachusetts	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
Fordham	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 21–12, 13–5 in the A-10 to finish in third place. In the A-10 tournament they defeated Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, and Rhode Island to be A-10 Tournament champions. They received the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Kentucky.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jordan Watkins	2	G	6'1"	165	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Michael Brown	14	G	5'10"	165	Sophomore	Gainesville, FL	Walk-on; didn't return
Oskar Michelsen	15	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Helsinki, Finland	Graduated
Will Magarity	22	F	6'11"	250	RS Senior	Stockholm, Sweden	Graduated
Peyton Aldridge	23	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Leavittsville, OH	Graduated/went undrafted in 2018 NBA draft
Rusty Reigel	32	G	6'2"	205	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michael Jones SG	Woodbury, MN	Woodbury High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Aug 8, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
David Czerapowicz SG	Gothenburg, Sweden	Marks Gymnasieskola	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 29, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Nelson Boachie-Yiadom PF	London, England	Loomis Chaffee School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Oct 1, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Luka Brajkovic C	Feldkirch, Austria	Gymnasium Schillerstraße	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mar 4, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018.

Source

Roster

2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Nathan Ekwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Cardinal Hayes High School Enugu, Nigeria G 3 Jón Axel Guðmundsson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja Grindavík, Iceland G 4 Cal Freundlich (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Friends Seminary New York, New York G 5 Malcolm Wynter (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Harborfields High School Greenlawn, New York G 13 Mike Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Woodbury High School Woodbury, Minnesota F 15 Patrick Casey (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Fort Mill High School Fort Mill, South Carolina G 20 KiShawn Pritchett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Lake Norman High School Mooresville, North Carolina G 24 Carter Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So East Chapel Hill High School Chapel Hill, North Carolina F 25 Bates Jones (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Charlotte Latin School Charlotte, North Carolina G 31 Kellan Grady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon School Boston, Massachusetts F 32 Nelson Boachie-Yiadom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Loomis Chaffee School London, England G 34 Luke Frampton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Poca High School Poca, West Virginia F 35 Luka Brajkovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Gymnasium Schillerstraße Feldkirch, Austria F 43 Dusan Kovacevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Novi Sad, Serbia G 53 David Czerapowicz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Marks Gymnasieskola Gothenburg, Sweden	Head coach Bob McKillop (Hofstra) Assistant coach(es) Matt McKillop (Davidson) Will Reigel (Davidson) Kevin Kuwik (Notre Dame) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Washington and Lee	W 116–56		John M. Belk Arena (2,574) Davidson, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Cleveland State	W 83–63	1–0	John M. Belk Arena (2,663) Davidson, NC
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Dartmouth	W 79–76	2–0	John M. Belk Arena (3,521) Davidson, NC
November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Wichita State Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 57–53	3–0	TD Arena (4,017) Charleston, SC
November 16, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. No. 23 Purdue Charleston Classic semifinals	L 58–79	3–1	TD Arena (4,135) Charleston, SC
November 18, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Northeastern Charleston Classic 3rd place game	W 71–59	4–1	TD Arena (3,985) Charleston, SC
November 24, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN		Northeastern Charleston Classic campus game	W 78–69	5–1	John M. Belk Arena (3,885) Davidson, NC
November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Charlotte	W 76–56	6–1	John M. Belk Arena (3,736) Davidson, NC
December 1, 2018* 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington A10–CAA Challenge	W 91–85	7–1	Trask Coliseum (4,084) Wilmington, NC
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN		Winthrop	W 99–81	8–1	John M. Belk Arena (3,191) Davidson, NC
December 15, 2018* 4:30 pm		vs. Temple Boardwalk Classic	L 75–77 OT	8–2	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
December 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Wake Forest	L 63–67	8–3	LJVM Coliseum (6,149) Winston-Salem, NC
December 22, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN		Central Penn College	W 88–54	9–3	John M. Belk Arena (3,094) Davidson, NC
December 29, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 14 North Carolina	L 60–82	9–4	Dean Smith Center (21,486) Chapel Hill, NC
A-10 regular season
January 5, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSN		Duquesne	W 65–61	10–4 (1–0)	John M. Belk Arena (4,558) Davidson, NC
January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN		at George Mason	W 61–56	11–4 (2–0)	EagleBank Arena (3,012) Fairfax, VA
January 12, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN		VCU	W 64–57	12–4 (3–0)	John M. Belk Arena (4,556) Davidson, NC
January 15, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Saint Joseph's	L 60–61	12–5 (3–1)	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2019 12:30 pm, NBCSN		Richmond	W 75–62	13–5 (4–1)	John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN		George Washington	W 73–62	14–5 (5–1)	John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Louis	W 54–53	15–5 (6–1)	Chaifetz Arena (9,358) St. Louis, MO
February 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at St. Bonaventure	W 75–66	16–5 (7–1)	Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY
February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Rhode Island	W 68–53	17–5 (8–1)	John M. Belk Arena (4,341) Davidson, NC
February 9, 2019  ESPN		at Massachusetts	L 51–54	17–6 (8–2)	Mullins Center (3,878) Amherst, MA
February 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Fordham	W 79–69	18–6 (9–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,813) Bronx, NY
February 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Saint Joseph's	W 80–72	19–6 (10–2)	John M. Belk Arena (4,643) Davidson, NC
February 19, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Dayton	L 73–74	19–7 (10–3)	John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
February 22, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at Rhode Island	W 75–66	20–7 (11–3)	Ryan Center (5,543) Kingston, RI
February 27, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN		at La Salle	L 69–79	20–8 (11–4)	Tom Gola Arena (1,536) Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2019 1:00 pm, Stadium		Fordham	W 77–52	21–8 (12–4)	John M. Belk Arena (4,447) Davidson, NC
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium		St. Bonaventure	W 64–46	22–8 (13–4)	John M. Belk Arena (3,986) Davidson, NC
March 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN		at Richmond	W 73–69	23–8 (14–4)	Robins Center (7,002) Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
March 15, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSN	(2)	vs. (10) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	W 70–60	24–8	Barclays Center (6,857) Brooklyn, NY
March 16, 2019 3:30 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (6) Saint Louis Semifinals	L 44–67	24–9	Barclays Center (8,133) Brooklyn, NY
NIT
March 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(4)	(5) Lipscomb First round – UNC Greensboro bracket	L 81–89	24–10	John M. Belk Arena (1,647) Davidson, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.