Wildcats Open 2017-18 Friday Against Charleston Southern

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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (0-0)

Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 533-328 (29th season), Record at Davidson: Same

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN BUCCANEERS (0-0)
Head Coach: Barclay Radebaugh (East Tennessee State, 1987)
Career Record: 181-214 (14th season), Record at Charleston Southern: 160-206 (13th season)

GAME INFORMATION

Date | Time: Friday, November 10, 2017 | 7 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (4,300)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network - John Kilgo (pxp) and Jarod Latch (analyst)
TV: N/A
Video: Atlantic 10 Network
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com

SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Tied, 2-2
Streak: Won 1
Last Meeting: Feb. 26, 1992, DAV, Won 77-65 (Belk)
Last Davidson Win: Feb. 26, 1992, DAV, Won 77-65 (Belk)
Last CSU Win: Jan. 11, 1992; CSU Won 64-59 (Charleston)
First Meeting: Jan. 5, 1991; CSU Won 80-74 (Charleston)
Davidson Record at Home: 2-0
Davidson Record on Road: 0-2
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 2-2

Military Appreciation Day
-- All Military, veterans or active duty, will receive a free ticket when showing their military ID at the Athletics Box Office.
-- Davidson Basketball has partnered with the Wounded Warrior Project to honor veterans pregame.

General Promotion
-- Be sure to stop by the Sigma Alpha Epsilon table in the Nisbet Lobby to purchase a limited edition Street & Smith Davidson cover Basketball preview, featuring Bob McKillop, Peyton Aldridge, and KiShawn Pritchett. Proceeds benefit the Ben Callinder Fund, a scholarship honoring former Davidson Student Body President Ben Callinder.

Student Promotions
-- The most spirited student in their seat at tip-off will have a chance to make a half-court shot for $1,000.
-- Students that check in to the Wildcat Pride App will be registered to win a pair of tickets to see Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors take on the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, December 6.

WILDCAT TIDBITS
-- The 2017-18 season marks the 110th in the history of Davidson men's basketball.
-- The Wildcats were picked sixth in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll, while senior Peyton Aldridge was tabbed preseason all-conference.
-- The Wildcats return four starters from last year's team that finished 17-15 overall.
-- A date with the defending National Champions, as many as 10 NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago, 18 conference games, and trip to Honolulu, Hawai'i for the Diamond Head Classic, highlight the 2017-18 schedule.
-- Aldridge ranked among league leaders in scoring (20.5/3rd), rebounding (8.2/4th), field-goal percentage (.495/11th), free-throw percentage (.833/7th) 3-point field-goal percentage (.409/4th), 3-pointers made (70/7th), 3-pointers per game (2.2/7th) and minutes played (36.9/4th) in 2016-17.
-- In addition to 12 letterwinners returning, Davidson welcomes the addition of newcomers Carter Collins (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill), Bates Jones (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Latin), Kellan Grady (Boston, Mass./Northfield Mount Hermon) and Luke Frampton (Poca, W.Va./Poca).
-- In three seasons in the Atlantic 10, the Wildcats have totaled 32 wins, while reaching the tournament semifinals in each of the first three seasons.
-- Head Coach Bob McKillop is entering his 29th season at the helm.
-- The 10-time Conference Coach of the Year has won more games in Davidson and league history than any other coach thanks to an all-time mark of 533-328.
-- Entering the 2017-18 campaign, his victory total ranks 23rd on the NCAA's list of Division I winningest active coaches.
-- McKillop also ranks fifth among active coaches on the NCAA's list of most seasons with their current school.
-- McKillop along with TV analysts Bill Raftery and Doris Burke were chosen for the 2017 Lapchick Character Award, which he received earlier this month.
-- This year's roster will feature five international players.
-- Three members of McKillop's staff are Davidson graduates.
-- Kevin Kuwik, who spent the last six seasons at Dayton, joined the staff in August as the Director of Operations.
-- Davidson has advanced to postseason play 21 times (13 – NCAA, 7 – NIT, 1 – CBI) in school history.
-- The Wildcats have advanced to postseason play six of the last seven years and 11 of the last 13.
-- Davidson has hit the 20-win plateau 14 times under McKillop, including 10 of the last 13 seasons.

Season Openers
-- Davidson has an all-time record of 72-32 (.692) in season openers.
-- Under head coach Bob McKillop, the Wildcats hold a mark of 14-14 in season openers.
-- Nine of Davidson's season-opening losses during McKillop's tenure have come at the hand of teams from either the ACC, SEC, Atlantic 10 or Big 12, and seven have been against ranked opponents.

Aldridge Named to Olson Award Watch List
-- Peyton Aldridge has been named to the 2017-18 Lute Olson Award Preseason Watch List.
-- The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons.
-- The 2017-18 Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award will be announced on March 31, 2018 at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Event in San Antonio, site of the 2018 NCAA Final Four.

A Looonnng-Range Streak
-- The Wildcats have canned at least one 3-pointer in 736 consecutive games.
-- The last time the Wildcats failed to hit a three-pointer in a contest came on January 15, 1994, in a 65-63 victory at East
Tennessee State (0-for-0).

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