
Cross-County Rivals Set to Battle Tuesday Night
11/30/2015 2:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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[RV] Davidson Wildcats (4-0, 0-0 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 500-300 (27th season), Record at Davidson: Same
Charlotte 49ers (1-5, 0-0 C-USA)
Head Coach: Mark Price (Georgia Tech, 1986)
Career Record: 1-5 (1st season), Record at Charlotte: Same
Game Information
Date | Time: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 | 7:00 PM
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
Site (Capacity): Halton Arena (9,105)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network -- John Kilgo (pxp) Jarod Latch (analyst)
TV: N/A
Video: Charlotte49ers.TV
Live Stats: Charlotte49ers.com
Series Notes
Series Record: Davidson trails, 28-13
Streak: Won 2
Last Meeting: Dec. 3, 2014; W, 92-86 (Belk)
Last Davidson Win: Dec. 3, 2014; W, 92-86 (Belk)
Last Charlotte Win: Dec. 5, 2012; W, 73-69 (Belk)
First Meeting: Feb. 19, 1979; L, 93-73 (Charlotte Coliseum)
Davidson Record at Home: 6-8
Davidson Record on Road: 2-12
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 5-8
McKillop's Record: 9-19
Wildcat Tidbits
• Davidson will play its first road contest of the year Tuesday night at cross-county rival Charlotte.
• The Wildcats enter 4-0 for the first time since the 1978-79 season, when Bob McKillop was an assistant on Eddie Biedenbach's coaching staff.Â
• The Davidson's win over Denison on Saturday was the 500th career victory for McKillop.
• In addition, McKillop is just the 19th coach to win 500 career games in his first collegiate head-coaching stop.
• The last time the Wildcats began the year 5-0, was in 1968-69, Lefty Driesell's final season at the helm.
• Jack Gibbs continues to lead the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 21.0 points per game.
• Peyton Aldridge (18.0), Brian Sullivan (16.5) and Jordan Barham (12.3) are also averaging double figures after four games.
• Despite winning the last two meetings, Davidson trails the all-time series with Charlotte, 28-13, and is just 10-22 in Hornets' Nest games.
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Inside the Series
• Tonight's meeting between Davidson and the 49ers is the 42nd overall and 33rd Hornets' Nest Trophy Game.
• Charlotte leads the series, which began in 1979, 28-13 and is 22-10 in the Hornets' Nest Trophy Game. The 49ers have won 12 of the last17 meetings in the series.
• The road team has only won two meetings since the 2004-05 season.
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[RV] Davidson Wildcats (4-0, 0-0 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 500-300 (27th season), Record at Davidson: Same
Charlotte 49ers (1-5, 0-0 C-USA)
Head Coach: Mark Price (Georgia Tech, 1986)
Career Record: 1-5 (1st season), Record at Charlotte: Same
Game Information
Date | Time: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 | 7:00 PM
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
Site (Capacity): Halton Arena (9,105)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network -- John Kilgo (pxp) Jarod Latch (analyst)
TV: N/A
Video: Charlotte49ers.TV
Live Stats: Charlotte49ers.com
Series Notes
Series Record: Davidson trails, 28-13
Streak: Won 2
Last Meeting: Dec. 3, 2014; W, 92-86 (Belk)
Last Davidson Win: Dec. 3, 2014; W, 92-86 (Belk)
Last Charlotte Win: Dec. 5, 2012; W, 73-69 (Belk)
First Meeting: Feb. 19, 1979; L, 93-73 (Charlotte Coliseum)
Davidson Record at Home: 6-8
Davidson Record on Road: 2-12
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 5-8
McKillop's Record: 9-19
Wildcat Tidbits
• Davidson will play its first road contest of the year Tuesday night at cross-county rival Charlotte.
• The Wildcats enter 4-0 for the first time since the 1978-79 season, when Bob McKillop was an assistant on Eddie Biedenbach's coaching staff.Â
• The Davidson's win over Denison on Saturday was the 500th career victory for McKillop.
• In addition, McKillop is just the 19th coach to win 500 career games in his first collegiate head-coaching stop.
• The last time the Wildcats began the year 5-0, was in 1968-69, Lefty Driesell's final season at the helm.
• Jack Gibbs continues to lead the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 21.0 points per game.
• Peyton Aldridge (18.0), Brian Sullivan (16.5) and Jordan Barham (12.3) are also averaging double figures after four games.
• Despite winning the last two meetings, Davidson trails the all-time series with Charlotte, 28-13, and is just 10-22 in Hornets' Nest games.
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Inside the Series
• Tonight's meeting between Davidson and the 49ers is the 42nd overall and 33rd Hornets' Nest Trophy Game.
• Charlotte leads the series, which began in 1979, 28-13 and is 22-10 in the Hornets' Nest Trophy Game. The 49ers have won 12 of the last17 meetings in the series.
• The road team has only won two meetings since the 2004-05 season.
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