2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Matt McKillop (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Matheny; Will Reigel; Joshua Heyliger;
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dayton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fordham	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Mason	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
La Salle	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Richmond	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VCU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner

The 2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by third-year head coach Matt McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 5–13 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. As an 13th seed, they lost in the first round to Fordham in the A-10 tournament.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jarvis Moss	0	G	6'4"	200	Junior	Concord, NC	Transferred to Radford
Achile Spadone	3	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Geneva, Switzerland	Walk-on; transferred to Bucknell
Grant Huffman	5	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Aurora, OH	Graduate transferred to Vanderbilt^[2]
Angelo Brizzi	14	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Warrenton, VA	Transferred to Longwood
Rikus Schulte	20	F	6'9"	240	Freshman	Münster, Germany	Transferred to UC Riverside
David Skogman	42	C	6'10"	235	Senior	Waukesha, WI	Graduate transferred to DePaul
Chris Sosnik	55	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Joe Hurlburt	8	F	6'11"	235	Sophomore	Enderlin, ND	Colorado
Zach Laput	20	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Beacon Falls, CT	Bentley

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Manie Joses SF	Australia	NBA Global Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 16, 2024
Manie Joses SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nick Coval PG	Allentown, PA	Parkland High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 27, 2023
Nick Coval PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Roberts Blūms SG	Riga, Latvia	BK VEF Rīga	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 5, 2024
Roberts Blūms SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Devin Brown PF	Phoenix, AZ	PHHoenix Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 6, 2024
Devin Brown PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Manie Joses	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy	London, England
G	1	Reed Bailey	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Brewster Academy	Harvard, MA
F	2	Bobby Durkin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Glenbard West High School	Darien, IL
G	3	Nick Coval	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Parkland High School	Orefield, PA
G	4	Mike Loughnane	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Phillips Exeter Academy	Quincy, MA
F/C	8	Joe Hurlburt	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Colorado	Enderlin, ND
G	12	Hunter Adam	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Christs College of Canterbury	Christchurch, New Zealand
G	14	Phillip Kavu (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Lake Forest Academy	Manchester, England
F	15	Sean Logan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Westfield High School	Westfield, NJ
G	20	Zach Laput	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Bentley	Beacon Falls, CT
G	22	Riccardo Ghedini	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Collegio San Carlo	Milan, Italy
G	23	Connor Kochera (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	St. Viator High School William & Mary	Arlington Heights, IL
G/F	24	Michael Katsock (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. Albans School	Washington, D.C.
G	45	Roberts Blūms	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Rigas Talmãcibas Vidusskola	Riga, Latvia
G	50	Luke Zimmerman (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Poly Prep Country Day School	New York, NY
G	51	Brock Matheny (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jr	Burlington Christian Academy	Davidson, NC

Head coach

Matt McKillop (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Will Reigel (Davidson)
Matt Matheny (Davidson)
Joshua Heyliger (Stonehill)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	William Peace	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
November 16, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	East Tennessee State	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	VMI	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
November 27, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 28, 2024* 5:00 p.m./7:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	vs. Oklahoma/Providence Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 29, 2024* TBA, ESPN/ESPN2	vs. West Virginia/Gonzaga/Indiana/Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas
December 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charleston Southern	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charlotte	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Detroit Mercy	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bethune–Cookman	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
December 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Michigan	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m.	at George Mason	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m.	Duquesne	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m.	Fordham	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m.	at La Salle	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 25, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at Richmond	Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m.	George Mason	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 4, 2025 TBA	at Dayton	UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., USA	Richmond	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at UMass	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m.	George Washington	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Loyola Chicago	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m.	Saint Louis	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN Networks	at VCU	Siegel Center Richmond, VA
March 5, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Loyola Chicago	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m.	St. Bonaventure	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025 TBA	vs.	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

References

^ Zietlow, Alex (March 12, 2024). "Davidson ends season on a heartbreaker, sees first-round exit of Atlantic 10 tournament". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
^ Gerson, Aria (April 19, 2024). "Vanderbilt basketball lands commitment from Davidson transfer guard Grant Huffman | Report". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

[1] Zietlow, Alex (March 12, 2024). "Davidson ends season on a heartbreaker, sees first-round exit of Atlantic 10 tournament". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

[2] Gerson, Aria (April 19, 2024). "Vanderbilt basketball lands commitment from Davidson transfer guard Grant Huffman | Report". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

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