Former League Rivals to Square Off Saturday Night in Boone

Calendar

No Upcoming Events

Game Notes (PDF) | Watch | Listen | Live Stats | DavidsonPhotos.com

DAVIDSON WILDCATS (2-1)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 535-329 (29th season), Record at Davidson: Same

APPALACHIAN STATE MOUNTAINEERS (3-3)
Head Coach: Jim Fox (SUNY Geneseo, 1995)
Career Record: 33-63 (4th season), Record at Appalachian State: Same

Game Information
Date | Time: Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017 | 7:00 PM
Location: Boone, N.C.
Site (Capacity): Holmes Convocation Center (8,325)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network - Jarod Latch (pxp)
TV: N/A
Online Video: GoASU.com
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com

Series Notes
Series Record: Davidson leads, 43-32
Streak: Won 6
Last Meeting: Nov. 12, 2016, Won 86-74 (Belk)
Last Davidson Win: Nov. 12, 2016, Won 86-74 (Belk)
Last ASU Win: Jan. 5, 2011, App. St. Won 74-66 (Belk)
First Meeting: 1945-46 Season; Davidson Won 52-39
Davidson Record at Home: 22-14
Davidson Record on Road: 17-18
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 4-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 21-16

Wildcat Tidbits
• Davidson enters 2-1 following an 81-68 setback at Nevada on Tuesday.
• The Wildcats trailed 31-29 at the break before the Wolf Pack began the second half 12-of-16 from the floor and used a 17-5 spurt to put the game out of reach.
• Despite the loss, Davidson drilled 13 more treys and leads the nation in 3-pointers per game, averaging 17.3.
• In addition, the 'Cats rank among national leaders in scoring (95.3/10th), assist-turnover ratio (3.2/1st) and fewest turnovers per game (7.3/3rd).
• Through three games, the 'Cats have a combined 70 assists to just 22 turnovers.
• Peyton Aldridge (22.7 ppg), Kellan Grady (19.0) and Jon Axel Gudmundsson (18.7) account for 63.3 percent of Davidson's offense.
• The trio is shooting better than 56 percent (63-111) from the floor combined, while going 30-of-61 from long range.
• Gudmundsson and Grady were tabbed A-10 Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, following week one of the 2017-18 season, while Aldridge earned a weekly honor of his own last week.
• Grady is just the second freshman (John Gerdy) in school history to begin his career with consecutive 20-point outings.

Scouting the Mountaineers
• Coming off a 105-99 2OT setback at James Madison, Appalachian State enters 3-3 overall.
• The Mountaineers are coached by former Davidson assistant coach (2001-12) / associate head coach (2012-14) Jim Fox.
• Ronshad Shabazz and Justin Forrest lead the way offensively, averaging 23.3 and 17.8 points per game, respectively.
• Like the Wildcats, Appalachian State (11th) has one of the nation's top scoring offenses, averaging 95.0 points per game.

Up Next
• The 'Cats will conclude their road swing at cross-county rival Charlotte on Tuesday.
• The meeting will be the 44th overall and 35th Hornets' Nest Game.
• Davidson has won four straight, but trails the all-time series, 28-15 and is 12-22 in the Hornets' Nest Trophy Game.

Calendar

Upcoming Events

Recent Results