Saturday, December 30
Richmond, VA
4:30 p.m.

Davidson College

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Wildcats Open League Play Saturday at Richmond

12/29/2017 11:20:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (5-6, 0-0 ATLANTIC 10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 538-334 (29th season), Record at Davidson: Same


RICHMOND SPIDERS (2-10, 0-0 ATLANTIC 10)
Head Coach: Chris Mooney (Princeton, 1994)
Career Record: 245-197 (14th season), Record at Richmond: 227-185 (13th season)

GAME INFORMATION
Dates | Time: December 30, 2017 | 4:30 PM
Location: Richmond, Va.
Site (Capacity): Robins Center (7,201)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network - Jarod Latch (pxp), Rich Perkey (analyst)
TV: NBC Sports Network (NBCSN)
Live Stats: RichmondSpiders.com
 
SERIES RECORDS
Series Record: Davidson leads, 33-15
Streak: Lost 2
Last Meeting: Feb. 21, 2017, L 84-76 (Robins Center)
Last Davidson Win: Feb. 16, 2016, W 83-79 (Belk Arena)
Last Richmond Win: Feb. 21, 2017, L 84-76 (Robins Center)
First Meeting: 1939-40, L 33-32
Davidson Record at Home: 17-4
Davidson Record on Road: 13-11
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 3-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 5-3
 
Wildcat Scratches
• For the third time in four years, Davidson will open Atlantic 10 play against Richmond.
• Davidson competed in the Southern Conference for 74 years before joining the A-10 in July of 2014.
• 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.
• Davidson enters 5-6 overall following a 1-2 record at the 2017 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
• After falling to eventual Tournament runner-up New Mexico State in the closing seconds and a setback to tournament host Hawai'i, Davidson defeated Akron on Christmas Day, 91-78.
• Freshman Kellan Grady led the Wildcats with a season-high 30 points (24 second half) on 12-of-19 shooting, including five of the Wildcats' 13 3-pointers.
• Davidson ranks among national leaders in assist-turnover ratio (2nd/1.98), 3-pointers per game (7th/11.7) and assists per game (10th18.9).
• Through 11 contests, the Wildcats have a combined 208 assists to just 105 turnovers.
• Senior Peyton Aldridge ranks 20th nationally and first among A-10 leaders in scoring at 21.8 points per game, while also leading the team in rebounding (6.7).
• Backcourt mates Grady and Jon Axel Gudmundsson and are also averaging double figures for the Wildcats at 15.0 and 14.9 points, respectively.
• The trio accounts for 65.2 percent of Davidson's offense, while combining for 74 of the Wildcats' 129 treys.
 
Up Next
• Davidson will continue league play Jan. 3 when Saint Louis visits Belk Arena for a 7 p.m. contest.

 

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