Monday, December 21
New York, N.Y.
7 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
Hofstra
Will Archambault has scored in double figures in 4 of his last 6 games.
Davidson Takes on Hofstra in The Garden
12/21/2009 11:38:41 AM | Men's Basketball
Davidson Wildcats (3-8) vs. Hofstra Pride (7-4)
MSG Holiday Festival
Date: Dec. 21, 2009MSG Holiday Festival
Time: 7 p.m.
Site: Madison Square Garden (19,763 capacity) - New York, N.Y.
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action on the Davidson Radio Network (1350 AM, 97.5 FM and online at www.DavidsonWildcats.com)
Video: Televised live on MSG 2 with Mike Crispino calling the action and Bucky Waters providing color analysis
Web sites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com), Hofstra (www.gohofstra.com)
Layup Line
• The Wildcats take on Hofstra in the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be televised on MSG 2.
• It's the Wildcats' second in-season tournament of the campaign. Davidson lost three games in the Charleston Classic Nov. 19-22.
• It's Davidson's second trip to New York City and The Garden in consecutive seasons. The 'Cats topped West Virginia 68-65 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden last season.
• Prior to that contest, Davidson had not played in The Garden since falling 81-77 to Syracuse in the 1972 Postseason NIT.
• Today's game in New York caps a stretch in which Davidson has played five of six games away from home.
• Following the MSG?Holiday Festival, Davidson plays four consecutive home contests, beginning with a game against Penn Dec. 28.
• The 'Cats are 0-4 on a neutral floor this season.
• Davidson head coach Bob McKillop is a 1972 Hofstra graduate. He has never coached against his alma mater.
• Hofstra coach Tom Pecora was an assistant coach for McKillop at Long Island Lutheran High School.
• The Wildcats are coming off a 91-88 overtime loss to Cornell Sunday in the Holiday Festival. It was the 'Cats' first overtime game since an 85-81 double overtime setback at Charlotte in 2005.
• Hofstra has won four of its last five, but dropped a 72-60 decision to St. John's Sunday.
• The Pride have the most wins of any Division I New York Metropolitan area basketball program in the last decade with 186 victories.
• Charles Jenkins leads the team in scoring with 20.1 points a game, and Nathaniel Lester is averaging 10.8 points and 5.2 rebounds an outing.
Series History
• Davidson owns a 2-1 record in the all-time series, which began in 1975, but the teams haven't played since 1989.
• Davidson's two victories have come at home, and the loss was on the road.
• The teams have never met on a neutral floor.
• Hofstra earned a 78-71 victory in the last meeting Feb. 13, 1989.
Leftovers from Cornell
• McKillop's 17 points were a career high.
• Davidson shot 50 percent against the Big Red; it's their third straight game shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
• It was the 'Cats' first overtime game since an 85-81 double-overtime loss at Charlotte Nov. 30, 2005.
• It was the first meeting between Davidson and Cornell.
• The Wildcat bench has outscored its opponent in every game this season.
Homecoming for Coach McKillop
• The Holiday Festival is a homecoming for New York native and Davidson coach Bob McKillop. It will be the second time he has coached Davidson in Madison Square Garden.
• McKillop, who grew up on Long Island, played baseball and basketball at Chaminade High School.
• He began his collegiate career in basketball at East Carolina but transferred to Hofstra, where he became the team's MVP and was later elected into the school's Hall of Fame.
• He began his coaching career at Holy Trinity High School, where he spent five seasons, and also coached at Long Island Lutheran from 1979-89 before becoming the head coach at Davidson.
Claw Marks
• Davidson has shot 50 percent or better from the floor in its last three games.
• Davidson's bench has outscored its opponent in every game this season.
• As of Dec. 18, the combined record of the non-conference teams Davidson has lost to this season is 44-15.
• With 115 career games played, Steve Rossiter and Bryant Barr are both 15 games away from the school record, set by Andrew Lovedale 2005-09.
• Davidson has hit 13 or more 3-pointers in four games this season (Fredonia State, The Citadel, Gonzaga, TCNJ).
• The Wildcats played their first four games away from home. It's the first time they have started a season with four road games since 2000-01. Davidson opened the season with three contests at the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska, before traveling to Georgia Tech that season.
• It's the latest Davidson has opened its home schedule since the 2002-03 campaign, when the 'Cats' first home game was Nov. 30 against Washington & Lee.
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