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2020–21 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record10–5 (6–2 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt McKillop
  • Will Reigel
  • Kevin Kuwik
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Bonaventure 11 4   .733 16 5   .762
VCU 10 4   .714 19 7   .731
Davidson 7 4   .636 13 9   .591
Saint Louis 6 4   .600 14 7   .667
UMass 6 4   .600 8 7   .533
George Mason 8 6   .571 13 9   .591
Dayton 9 7   .563 14 10   .583
Richmond 6 5   .545 14 9   .609
Duquesne 7 7   .500 9 9   .500
Rhode Island 7 10   .412 10 15   .400
George Washington 3 5   .375 5 12   .294
La Salle 6 11   .353 9 16   .360
Saint Joseph's 3 9   .250 5 15   .250
Fordham 2 11   .154 2 12   .143
2021 A10 Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented the Davidson College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by 32nd-year head coach Bob McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Wi1ldcats finished the 2019–20 season 16–14, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. Their season ended when the A-10 Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jón Axel Guðmundsson 3 G 6'4" 200 Senior Grindavík, Iceland Graduated
Cal Freundlich 4 G 6'2" 160 Senior New York, NY Walk-on; graduated
Malcolm Wynter 5 G 5'10" 155 Senior Greenlawn, NY Walk-on; graduated
Luke Frampton 14 G 6'5" 200 RS Sophomore Poca, WV Transferred to Western Kentucky
Patrick Casey 15 F 6'6" 210 Senior Fort Mill, SC Walk-on; graduated
KiShawn Pritchett 20 G 6'6" 225 RS Senior Mooresville, NC Graduated
David Czerapowicz 53 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Gothenburg, Sweden Transferred

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Grant Huffman
SG
Lakewood, OH Saint Edward High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Jul 14, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Emory Lanier
PG
Knoxville, TN Webb School Of Knoxville 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 16, 2019 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Samuel Mennenga
PF
New Zealand NBA Global Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 21, 2019 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

Source[1]

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2021)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Ford
SF
Huntersville, NC North Mecklenburg High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 15, 2020 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Source[2]

Roster

2020–21 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 1 Lee Hyun-jung 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So NBA Global Academy Yongin, South Korea
G 1 Emory Lanier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Woodward Academy Atlanta, Georgia
F 3 Sam Mennenga 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Fr Westlake Boys High School Auckland, New Zealand
G 5 Grant Huffman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Edward's High School Aurora, Ohio
F 12 David Kristensen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Marelisborg Gymnasium Aarhus, Denmark
G 13 Mike Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Woodbury High School Woodbury, Minnesota
G 22 Drew Dibble (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr University School of Nashville Nashville, Tennessee
G 24 Carter Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr East Chapel Hill High School Chapel Hill, North Carolina
F 25 Bates Jones (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Charlotte Latin School Charlotte, North Carolina
G 31 Kellan Grady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Northfield Mount Hermon School Boston, Massachusetts
F 32 Nelson Boachie-Yiadom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Loomis Chaffee School London, England
F 35 Luka Brajkovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Gymnasium Schillerstraße Feldkirch, Austria
G 40 Ben Craig (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Christ School Montreat, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
High Point W 82–73 OT 1–0
 23  Lee   9  Mennenga   9  Lee  John M. Belk Arena (25)
Davidson, NC
November 30, 2020*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 17 Texas
Maui Invitational quarterfinals
L 76–78  1–1
 17  Mennenga   5  Mennenga   5  Collins  Harrah's Cherokee Center (0)
Asheville, NC
December 1, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Providence
Maui Invitational consolation second round
L 62–63  1–2
 17  Grady   7  Grady   3  Collins  Harrah's Cherokee Center (0)
Asheville, NC
December 2, 2020*
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. UNLV
Maui Invitational 7th place game
W 77–73  2–2
 22  Grady   6  Lee   3  Grady  Harrah's Cherokee Center (0)
Asheville, NC
December 11, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 77–45  3–2
 23  Collins   8  Brajkovic   5  Tied  John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
December 15, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte L 52–63  3–3
 23  Grady   7  Lee   3  Collins  John M. Belk Arena (0)
Davidson, NC
December 18, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Rhode Island W 67–58  4–3
(1–0)
 22  Collins   12  B. Jones   3  Collins  Ryan Center (0)
Kingston, RI
December 22, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Vanderbilt W 85–65  5–3
 23  Lee   8  Mennenga   3  Collins  John M. Belk Arena (0)
Davidson, NC
December 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Richmond L 74–80  5–4
(1–1)
 17  Lee   14  Brajkovic   5  Collins  John M. Belk Arena (0)
Davidson, NC
January 2, 2021
2:30 p.m., NBCSN
at VCU
Postponed due to COVID-19 issues
Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
January 5, 2021
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Duquesne W 61–48  6–4
(2–1)
 13  Tied   7  Tied   3  Tied  Kerr Fitness Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 9, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPN
Dayton L 78–89 OT 6–5
(2–2)
 27  Grady   10  Brajkovic   2  Jones  John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
January 12, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Joseph's W 80–66  7–5
(3–2)
 21  Grady   9  Mennenga   4  Tied  John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
January 15, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 24 Saint Louis
Postponed due to COVID-19 issues
Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle W 77–53  8–5
(4–2)
 24  Collins   5  Tied   4  Brajkovic  Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Fordham W 73–58  9–5
(5–2)
 24  Grady   9  Brajkovic   3  Tied  John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
January 24, 2021
12:00 pm, CBSSN
at Massachusetts W 69–60  10–5
(6–2)
 22  Grady   8  Mennenga   5  Grady  Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, CBSSN
St. Bonaventure
Postponed due to COVID-19 issues
John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 6, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham
Postponed due to COVID-19 issues
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
February 10, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
February 13, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 17, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Duquesne       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 20, 2021
12:30 pm, NBCSPHI
at Saint Joseph's       Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason       EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
February 27, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPNU
VCU       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
March 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
George Washington       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  2. ^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Davidson Athletics.