Friday, January 29
DAVIDSON
6:00 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
VCU (ESPN2)
'Cats and VCU SOLD OUT; Game Tips at 6 PM
1/27/2016 3:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Promotions
-- Game is presented by The McIntosh Law Firm
-- The first 1,000 fans will receive a Red Out Rally Towel, courtesy of GCG Wealth Management
-- Red Out – Fans are encouraged to wear red
-- Fans are also encouraged to bring lightly used or new athletic shoes and backpacks, or to donate $25, to donate to Andrew Lovedale's Access 2 Success Foundation summer camps in Nigeria. To learn more, watch a video here.
-- The first 300 students will receive a free Red Out t-shirt, and the first 500 students will receive free Domino's Pizza, courtesy of the Davidson SGA and Dean of Students' Office.
-- The most spirited students will be selected to face off in a game of Basketball Musical Chairs at halftime to win $500!
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Game Notes | Live Stats | Online Audio | Twitter | DavidsonPhotos.com
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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (12-6, 4-3 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 508-306 (27th season), Record at Davidson: Same
VCU RAMS (15-5, 7-0 A-10)
Head Coach: Will Wade (Clemson, 2005)
Career Record: 55-30 (3rd season), Record at VCU: 15-5 (1st season)
Game Information
Date | Time: Friday, January 29, 2016 | 6:00 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): Belk Arena (5,295)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network -- John Kilgo (pxp), Jarod Latch (analyst)
TV: ESPN2
Video: Watch ESPN
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com
Series Notes
Series Record: Tied, 2-2
Streak: Lost 1
Last Meeting: March 14, 2015, VCU Won 93-73 (A10)
Last Davidson Win: March 5, 2015, W 82-55 (Home)
Last VCU Win: March 14, 2015, VCU Won 93-73 (A10)
First Meeting: March 16, 2005 (Postseason NIT)
Davidson Record at Home: 1-0
Davidson Record on Road: 1-1
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-1
McKillop's Record: 2-2
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Wildcat Tidbits
• Davidson returns to Belk Arena / McKillop Court Friday for a nationally-televised contest against VCU at 6 p.m.
• The Wildcats have won 15 straight at home and 30 of their last 31 dating back to the 2013-14 season.
• Coming off a 78-70 win at Richmond, Davidson enters 12-6 overall and 4-3 in Atlantic 10 play.
• Jack Gibbs leads Davidson in scoring at 24.8 points per outing, which is fourth nationally behind James Daniel (Howard) and Buddy Hield (Oklahoma) and Kahlil Felder (Oakland).
• Gibbs also ranks among league leaders in scoring (1st), assists (1st/5.2), 3-point field goals per game (6th/2.8) and steals (8th/1.8).
• Gibbs has scored at least 40 points in a game three times this season and hit the 30-point mark six times.
• The only player with more 40-point games in a season over the last six years is Jimmer Fredette (BYU; 2010-11).
• Peyton Aldridge, who scored a career-high 34 points at Richmond, is second on the team in scoring at 16.3 points per game.
• Over his last four games, Aldridge has three double-doubles, is averaging 19.5 points and 9.7 rebounds, while shooting 56.2 percent from the floor and 90 percent (18-20) at the free-throw line.
• Brian Sullivan (13.9) and Jordan Barham (10.3) are also averaging double figures for the Wildcats.
• In 16 out of 18 contests this season, a Wildcat has gone over the 20-point plateau.
• As a team, Davidson ranks sixth nationally in assist-turnover ratio (1.63), 10th in free-throw shooting (.760) and 17th in 3-point field goals per game (9.9).
• Davidson competed in the Southern Conference for 74 years before officially joining the A-10 in July of 2014.
• The Wildcats have won four straight (3 - SoCon, 1 - A-10) regular season conference championships.
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-- Game is presented by The McIntosh Law Firm
-- The first 1,000 fans will receive a Red Out Rally Towel, courtesy of GCG Wealth Management
-- Red Out – Fans are encouraged to wear red
-- Fans are also encouraged to bring lightly used or new athletic shoes and backpacks, or to donate $25, to donate to Andrew Lovedale's Access 2 Success Foundation summer camps in Nigeria. To learn more, watch a video here.
-- The first 300 students will receive a free Red Out t-shirt, and the first 500 students will receive free Domino's Pizza, courtesy of the Davidson SGA and Dean of Students' Office.
-- The most spirited students will be selected to face off in a game of Basketball Musical Chairs at halftime to win $500!
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Game Notes | Live Stats | Online Audio | Twitter | DavidsonPhotos.com
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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (12-6, 4-3 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 508-306 (27th season), Record at Davidson: Same
VCU RAMS (15-5, 7-0 A-10)
Head Coach: Will Wade (Clemson, 2005)
Career Record: 55-30 (3rd season), Record at VCU: 15-5 (1st season)
Game Information
Date | Time: Friday, January 29, 2016 | 6:00 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): Belk Arena (5,295)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network -- John Kilgo (pxp), Jarod Latch (analyst)
TV: ESPN2
Video: Watch ESPN
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com
Series Notes
Series Record: Tied, 2-2
Streak: Lost 1
Last Meeting: March 14, 2015, VCU Won 93-73 (A10)
Last Davidson Win: March 5, 2015, W 82-55 (Home)
Last VCU Win: March 14, 2015, VCU Won 93-73 (A10)
First Meeting: March 16, 2005 (Postseason NIT)
Davidson Record at Home: 1-0
Davidson Record on Road: 1-1
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-1
McKillop's Record: 2-2
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Wildcat Tidbits
• Davidson returns to Belk Arena / McKillop Court Friday for a nationally-televised contest against VCU at 6 p.m.
• The Wildcats have won 15 straight at home and 30 of their last 31 dating back to the 2013-14 season.
• Coming off a 78-70 win at Richmond, Davidson enters 12-6 overall and 4-3 in Atlantic 10 play.
• Jack Gibbs leads Davidson in scoring at 24.8 points per outing, which is fourth nationally behind James Daniel (Howard) and Buddy Hield (Oklahoma) and Kahlil Felder (Oakland).
• Gibbs also ranks among league leaders in scoring (1st), assists (1st/5.2), 3-point field goals per game (6th/2.8) and steals (8th/1.8).
• Gibbs has scored at least 40 points in a game three times this season and hit the 30-point mark six times.
• The only player with more 40-point games in a season over the last six years is Jimmer Fredette (BYU; 2010-11).
• Peyton Aldridge, who scored a career-high 34 points at Richmond, is second on the team in scoring at 16.3 points per game.
• Over his last four games, Aldridge has three double-doubles, is averaging 19.5 points and 9.7 rebounds, while shooting 56.2 percent from the floor and 90 percent (18-20) at the free-throw line.
• Brian Sullivan (13.9) and Jordan Barham (10.3) are also averaging double figures for the Wildcats.
• In 16 out of 18 contests this season, a Wildcat has gone over the 20-point plateau.
• As a team, Davidson ranks sixth nationally in assist-turnover ratio (1.63), 10th in free-throw shooting (.760) and 17th in 3-point field goals per game (9.9).
• Davidson competed in the Southern Conference for 74 years before officially joining the A-10 in July of 2014.
• The Wildcats have won four straight (3 - SoCon, 1 - A-10) regular season conference championships.
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