2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	15	–	3	.833	24	–	8	.750
VCU	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
Rhode Island †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Richmond	13	–	5	.722	22	–	13	.629
Saint Bonaventure	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
George Mason	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
La Salle	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Davidson	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Saint Louis	6	–	12	.333	12	–	21	.364
UMass	4	–	14	.222	15	–	18	.455
Saint Joseph's	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Duquesne	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represents Davidson College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 28th year head coach Bob McKillop, play their home games at the John M. Belk Arena and are third year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous Season

The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 20–13, 10–8 record in A-10 play, finishing in sixth place. They lost to eventual tournament champion, Saint Joseph's, in the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brian Sullivan	3	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Upper Arlington, OH	Graduated
Jordan Barham	5	G	6'5"	220	Senior	Cleveland, OH	Graduated
Matt Williams	14	G	6'1"	195	Senior	Cary, NC	Walk-on; graduated
Jake Belford	25	F	6'9"	220	RS Junior	Battle Ground, WA	Retired from basketball due to a concussion injury

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	Height	Weight
Jon Axel Gudmundsson PG	Hamburg, Germany	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
Jon Axel Gudmundsson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.

2017 Signing Class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kellan Grady #43 PG	West Roxbury, MA	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Apr 12, 2016
Kellan Grady #43 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Dusan Kovacevic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Novi Sad, Serbia
F	1	Nathan Ekwu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Enugu, Nigeria
G	2	Jordan Watkins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Jon Axel Gudmundson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Grindavík, Iceland
G	4	Cal Freundlich (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	New York, New York
G	5	Malcolm Wynter (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Greenlawn, New York
G	12	Jack Gibbs	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Westerville, Ohio
G	13	Kamau Faines (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	14	Michael Brown (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Gainesville, Florida
F	15	Oskar Michelsen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Helsinki, Finland
G	20	KiShawn Pritchett	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Mooresville, North Carolina
F	22	Will Magarity	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Stockholm, Sweden
F	23	Peyton Aldridge	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Warren, Ohio
G	31	Manu Giamoukis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Thessaloniki, Greece
G	32	Rusty Reigel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	34	Connor Perkey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	40	Andrew McAuliffe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Northbrook, Illinois

Head coach

Bob McKillop (Hofstra)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt McKillop (Davidson)
Ryan Mee (Rochester)
Will Reigel (Davidson)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:00 PM	Belmont Abbey	W 104–58		John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 8:00 PM, SPCSN	Appalachian State	W 86–74	1–0	John M. Belk Arena (4,598) Davidson, NC
11/17/2016* 11:00 AM, ESPNU	vs. Clemson Tire Pros Invitational quarterfinals	L 78–95	1–1	HP Field House Orlando, FL
11/18/2016* 11:30 AM, ESPNU	vs. Missouri Tire Pros Invitational 2nd round consolation	W 70–55	2–1	HP Field House Orlando, FL
11/20/2016* 2:30 PM, ESPNU	vs. Arizona State Tire Pros Invitational 5th place game	W 68–60	3–1	HP Field House Orlando, FL
11/26/2016* 4:00 PM, SPCSN	Charlotte	W 79–57	4–1	John M. Belk Arena (4,748) Davidson, NC
11/29/2016* 7:00 PM	at Mercer	W 78–57	5–1	Hawkins Arena (3,228) Macon, GA
12/04/2016* 4:00 PM	at College of Charleston			TD Arena Charleston, SC
12/07/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPN2	at North Carolina			Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
12/17/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Kansas Jayhawk Shootout			Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM	Jacksonville			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
12/28/2016* 7:00 PM	Hartford			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/31/2016 2:00 PM, ASN	Richmond			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
01/05/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at George Washington			Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
01/08/2017 2:00 PM, NBCSN	at Saint Louis			Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
01/11/2017 7:00 PM	Fordham			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
01/14/2017 2:00 PM, CBSSN	VCU			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
01/19/2017 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at La Salle			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
01/24/2017 7:00 PM, SPCSN	Duquesne			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
01/28/2017 12:00 PM, NBCSN	at Fordham			Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
01/31/2017 8:00 PM, ASN	at Saint Joseph's			Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
02/03/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN2	Rhode Island			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
02/08/2017 7:00 PM, ASN	George Mason			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
02/11/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at VCU			Siegel Center Richmond, VA
02/15/2017 7:00 PM, ASN	George Washington			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
02/18/2017 12:00 PM, NBCSN	at Massachusetts			Mullins Center Amherst, MA
02/21/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at Richmond			Robins Center Richmond, VA
02/24/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN2	Dayton			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
02/28/2017 7:00 PM, ASN	St. Bonaventure			John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
03/04/2017 6:00 PM, ASN	at Rhode Island			Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/08–12/2017	vs.			PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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Previous Season

Departures

Incoming recruits

2017 Signing Class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References