2014–15 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2014–15 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
2014–15 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	24–8 (14–4 A-10)
Head coach	Bob McKillop (26th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt McKillop (7th year); Ryan Mee (3rd year); Will Reigel (1st year); Will Thoni (1st year);
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
Dayton	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
Rhode Island	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
VCU †	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
Richmond	12	–	6	.667	21	–	14	.600
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
St. Bonaventure	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
UMass	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
La Salle	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Saint Joseph's	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Fordham	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
George Mason	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Saint Louis	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344


† 2015 A10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 26th year head coach Bob McKillop, played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena and were first year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to win the A-10 regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to VCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Iowa.

Previous season[edit]

The 2013–14 Davidson Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 20–13, with a record of 15–1 in the Southern Conference regular season to capture the Southern Conference regular season champions. In the 2014 SoCon tournament, the Wildcats were defeated by Western Carolina, 99–97 in overtime in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Missouri.

Off season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ryan Ansel	2	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Fort Washington, PA	Graduated
Joe Aase	13	G	6'8"	215	Freshman	Austin, MN	Transferred to Minnesota State
Clay Tormey	14	G	5'11"	165	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Tom Droney	23	G	6'6"	200	Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Graduated
De'Mon Brooks	24	F	6'7"	227	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Chris Czerapowicz	35	G	6'7"	200	Senior	Gothenburg, Sweden	Graduated
Will Thoni	41	G	6'3"	215	Senior	Sewanee, TN	Graduated

Incoming recruits[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Watkins SG	Charlotte, NC	Providence Day School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Nov 15, 2012
Jordan Watkins SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Rusty Reigel SG	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Latin School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 15, 2013
Rusty Reigel SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60
Peyton Aldridge PF	Leavittsburg, OH	La Brae High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 7, 2013
Peyton Aldridge PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nathan Ekwu SF	Bronx, NY	Cardinal Hayes High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Apr 4, 2014
Nathan Ekwu SF	Recruiting 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014.

Roster[edit]

2014–15 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Nathan Ekwu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Enugu, Nigeria
G	2	Jordan Watkins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Brian Sullivan	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Arlington, Ohio
G	4	Tyler Kalinoski	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Overland Park, Kansas
G	5	Jordan Barham	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Cleveland, Ohio
G	12	Jack Gibbs	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Westerville, Ohio
F	15	Oskar Michelsen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Helsinki, Finland
F	22	Ali Mackay	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	North Berwick, Scotland
F	23	Peyton Aldridge	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Warren, Ohio
F	25	Jake Belford	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Battle Ground, Washington
G	31	Manu Giamoukis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Thessaloniki, Greece
G	32	Rusty Reigel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	34	Connor Perkey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	40	Andrew McAuliffe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	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[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/11/2014* 7:00 pm		Lenoir–Rhyne	W 83–56		John M. Belk Arena (2,629) Davidson, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2014* 2:00 pm, MI-Ch 4		Catholic	W 102–66	1–0	John M. Belk Arena (3,884) Davidson, NC
11/18/2014* 7:00 pm, TWCSC		Campbell	W 86–51	2–0	John M. Belk Arena (3,164) Davidson, NC
11/22/2014* 2:00 pm, TWCSC		vs. No. 6 North Carolina	L 72–90	2–1	Time Warner Cable Arena (11,113) Charlotte, NC
11/26/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UCF	W 95–69	3–1	CFE Arena (3,458) Orlando, FL
11/29/2014* 2:00 pm, TWCSC		UNC Wilmington	W 72–49	4–1	John M. Belk Arena (3,131) Davidson, NC
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, TWCSC		Charlotte	W 92–86	5–1	John M. Belk Arena (4,606) Davidson, NC
12/06/2014* 4:00 pm, MI-Ch 4		Stetson	W 90–59	6–1	John M. Belk Arena (3,132) Davidson, NC
12/10/2014* 9:00 pm		at Montana	W 110–99	7–1	Dahlberg Arena (3,172) Missoula, MT
12/13/2014* 7:00 pm, MI-Ch 4		Niagara	W 78–58	8–1	John M. Belk Arena (3,244) Davidson, NC
12/20/2014* 4:00 pm, WCIV		at College of Charleston	W 80–68	9–1	TD Arena (3,671) Charleston, SC
12/30/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 3 Virginia	L 72–83	9–2	John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) Charlottesville, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2015 5:00 pm, NBCSN		Richmond	W 81–67	10–2 (1–0)	John M. Belk Arena (4,919) Davidson, NC
01/07/2015 7:00 pm, MASN		at No. 20 VCU	L 65–71	10–3 (1–1)	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
01/10/2015 7:00 pm, MI-Ch 4		Saint Louis	W 89–54	11–3 (2–1)	John M. Belk Arena (3,609) Davidson, NC
01/14/2015 7:00 pm		at Massachusetts	W 71–63	12–3 (3–1)	Mullins Center (3,205) Amherst, MA
01/17/2015 6:00 pm		at Richmond	L 63–89	12–4 (3–2)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
01/20/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN		No. 22 Dayton	W 77–60	13–4 (4–2)	John M. Belk Arena (5,067) Davidson, NC
01/24/2015 7:00 pm		at George Mason	W 80–73 ^OT	14–4 (5–2)	Patriot Center (5,508) Fairfax, VA
01/31/2015 12:30 pm, NBCSN		at Saint Joseph's	L 70–75	14–5 (5–3)	Hagan Arena (3,951) Philadelphia, PA
02/04/2015 7:00 pm		St. Bonaventure	L 61–62	14–6 (5–4)	John M. Belk Arena (4,264) Davidson, NC
02/07/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC		Duquesne	W 95–69	15–6 (6–4)	John M. Belk Arena (5,208) Davidson, NC
02/11/2015 7:00 pm, MI-Ch 4		George Mason	W 92–71	16–6 (7–4)	John M. Belk Arena (3,938) Davidson, NC
02/14/2015 2:00 pm		at La Salle	W 77–69	17–6 (8–4)	Tom Gola Arena (2,738) Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC		at George Washington	W 65–63	18–6 (9–4)	Charles E. Smith Center (3,012) Washington, D.C.
02/21/2015 7:00 pm, MI-Ch 4		Fordham	W 76–57	19–6 (10–4)	John M. Belk Arena (5,084) Davidson, NC
02/25/2015 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	W 60–59	20–6 (11–4)	Ryan Center (6,050) Kingston, RI
02/28/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC		George Washington	W 77–66	21–6 (12–4)	John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC
03/05/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU		VCU	W 82–55	22–6 (13–4)	John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC
03/07/2015 7:00 pm, ASN		at Duquesne	W 107–78	23–6 (14–4)	Palumbo Center (2,830) Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/13/2015 12:00 pm, NBCSN	(1) No. 24	vs. (9) La Salle Quarterfinals	W 67–66	24–6	Barclays Center (6,809) Brooklyn, NY
03/14/2015 1:30 pm, CBSSN	(1) No. 24	vs. (5) VCU Semifinals	L 73–93	24–7	Barclays Center (8,488) Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
03/20/2015* 7:20 pm, TNT	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) Iowa Second round	L 52–83	24–8	KeyArena (14,852) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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