
WHITE OUT: Wildcats Host League-Leading VCU Saturday at 2 PM
1/13/2017 9:32:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (8-7, 1-3 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 524-320 (28th season), Record at Davidson: Same
VCU RAMS (14-3, 4-0 A-10)
Head Coach: Will Wade (Clemson, 2005)
Career Record: 79-39 (4th season), Record at VCU: 39-14 (2nd Season)
GAME INFORMATION
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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (8-7, 1-3 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 524-320 (28th season), Record at Davidson: Same
VCU RAMS (14-3, 4-0 A-10)
Head Coach: Will Wade (Clemson, 2005)
Career Record: 79-39 (4th season), Record at VCU: 39-14 (2nd Season)
GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: January 14, 2017 | 2:00 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (5,315)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network -- John Kilgo (Play-by-Play) Jarod Latch (Analyst)
TV: CBS Sports Network
Video: N/A
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com
SERIES RECORD
Series Record: VCU leads, 5-2
Streak: Lost 4
Last Meeting: March 12, 2016, VCU W, 76-54 (A-10 Semis)
Last Davidson Win: March 5, 2015, W, 82-55 (Belk Arena)
Last VCU Win: March 12, 2016, VCU W, 76-54 (A-10 Semis)
First Meeting: March 16, 2005 (Postseason NIT)
Davidson Record at Home: 1-1
Davidson Record on Road: 1-2
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-2
Bob McKillop's Record: 2-5
PROMOTIONS
The first 1,000 fans will receive a White Out t-shirt and McKillop Court rally towel courtesy of Coca-Cola.
Wildcat Scratches
-- Davidson will wrap up its brief homestand with a 2 p.m. contest against VCU on Saturday.
-- Coming off a 60-54 setback to Fordham, the Wildcats enter 8-7 overall and 1-3 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
-- The 'Cats are 1-3 in league play for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
-- Davidson competed in the Southern Conference for 74 years before joining the A-10 in July of 2014.
-- In their first two seasons in the Atlantic 10, the Wildcats went a combined 24-12 against league competition.
-- Jack Gibbs and fellow preseason all-conference selection Peyton Aldridge rank second and third in the A-10, averaging 21.0 and 20.8 points per game, respectively.
-- Gibbs, who is currently 10th on Davidson's all-time scoring list, is three assists away from becoming just the second player (Derek Rucker '88) in school history with 1,500 points and 400 assists.
-- Fellow captain Will Magarity is averaging 11.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in conference play, while shooting 59.4 percent.
-- Magarity's 1.6 blocks per game is third in the conference.
-- Freshman Jon Axel Gudmundsson is contributing 9.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.1 steals over the last six contests.
-- Davidson ranks among national leaders in free-throw percentage (.775/10th) and 3-pointers per game (9.5/26th).Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (5,315)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network -- John Kilgo (Play-by-Play) Jarod Latch (Analyst)
TV: CBS Sports Network
Video: N/A
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com
SERIES RECORD
Series Record: VCU leads, 5-2
Streak: Lost 4
Last Meeting: March 12, 2016, VCU W, 76-54 (A-10 Semis)
Last Davidson Win: March 5, 2015, W, 82-55 (Belk Arena)
Last VCU Win: March 12, 2016, VCU W, 76-54 (A-10 Semis)
First Meeting: March 16, 2005 (Postseason NIT)
Davidson Record at Home: 1-1
Davidson Record on Road: 1-2
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-2
Bob McKillop's Record: 2-5
PROMOTIONS
The first 1,000 fans will receive a White Out t-shirt and McKillop Court rally towel courtesy of Coca-Cola.
Wildcat Scratches
-- Davidson will wrap up its brief homestand with a 2 p.m. contest against VCU on Saturday.
-- Coming off a 60-54 setback to Fordham, the Wildcats enter 8-7 overall and 1-3 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
-- The 'Cats are 1-3 in league play for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
-- Davidson competed in the Southern Conference for 74 years before joining the A-10 in July of 2014.
-- In their first two seasons in the Atlantic 10, the Wildcats went a combined 24-12 against league competition.
-- Jack Gibbs and fellow preseason all-conference selection Peyton Aldridge rank second and third in the A-10, averaging 21.0 and 20.8 points per game, respectively.
-- Gibbs, who is currently 10th on Davidson's all-time scoring list, is three assists away from becoming just the second player (Derek Rucker '88) in school history with 1,500 points and 400 assists.
-- Fellow captain Will Magarity is averaging 11.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in conference play, while shooting 59.4 percent.
-- Magarity's 1.6 blocks per game is third in the conference.
-- Freshman Jon Axel Gudmundsson is contributing 9.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.1 steals over the last six contests.
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