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Wildcats Set for Wednesday Night Battle with George Washington
2/14/2017 10:01:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (12-11, 5-7 A-10)
DAVIDSON WILDCATS (12-11, 5-7 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 528-324 (28th season), Record at Davidson: Same
GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS (13-12, 5-7 A-10)
Interim Head Coach: Maurice Joseph (Vermont, 2009)
Career Record: 13-12 (1st season), Record at George Washington: Same
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GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: February 15, 2017 | 7:00 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: American Sports Network
Video: Atlantic 10 Network
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com
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SERIES RECORD
Series Record: George Washington leads, 12-10
Streak: Lost 1
Last Meeting: Jan. 5, 2016, Lost 73-69 (Away)
Last Davidson Win: March 5, 2016, Won 87-80 (Home)
Last GW Win: Jan. 5, 2016, Won 73-69 (Away)
First Meeting: 1939-40 Season; GW W, 74-72 (Away)
Davidson Record at Home: 6-2
Davidson Record on Road: 4-6
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-4
Bob McKillop's Record: 3-2
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Wildcat Scratches
-- Davidson returns to Belk Arena Wednesday evening for a 7 p.m. contest with George Washington.
-- The Wildcats enter 12-11 overall and 5-7 in Atlantic 10 play following a setback at VCU over the weekend.
-- Jack Gibbs led the way Saturday with 27 points and a season-high 9 rebounds.
-- Davidson is currently tied with the Colonials in the league standings.
-- Gibbs and Peyton Aldridge, both preseason all-conference selections, rank second and third in the A-10, averaging
21.2 and 20.4 points per game, respectively.
-- Gibbs and Aldridge are the second highest scoring duo in the nation and have combined for 28 20-point outings and seven 30-point efforts this season.
-- Gibbs, just one of two players (Derek Rucker '88) in school history with at least 1,500 career points and 400 assists, is sixth (75 out of 5th) on Davidson's all-time scoring list with 1,817 career points.
-- Aldridge ranks among league leaders in scoring (20.4/3rd), rebounding (7.5/7th), field-goal percentage (.503, 13th), free-throw percentage (.850/6th), 3-point field-goal percentage (.415/4th), 3-pointers per game (2.1/10th) and minutes per game (35.8/4th).
-- Fellow captain Will Magarity is contributing 13.6 points and 7.3 rebounds over his last three contests, while shooting 64 percent from the floor.
-- The Wildcats are 10-1 when holding opponents under 40 percent from the floor.
-- For the first time under head coach Bob McKillop, Davidson has dropped four league games at home in a season.
-- The Wildcats competed in the Southern Conference for 74 years before joining the A-10 in July of 2014.
-- In their first two seasons in the A-10, the 'Cats went a combined 24-12 against league competition.
Career Record: 528-324 (28th season), Record at Davidson: Same
GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS (13-12, 5-7 A-10)
Interim Head Coach: Maurice Joseph (Vermont, 2009)
Career Record: 13-12 (1st season), Record at George Washington: Same
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GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: February 15, 2017 | 7:00 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: American Sports Network
Video: Atlantic 10 Network
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com
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SERIES RECORD
Series Record: George Washington leads, 12-10
Streak: Lost 1
Last Meeting: Jan. 5, 2016, Lost 73-69 (Away)
Last Davidson Win: March 5, 2016, Won 87-80 (Home)
Last GW Win: Jan. 5, 2016, Won 73-69 (Away)
First Meeting: 1939-40 Season; GW W, 74-72 (Away)
Davidson Record at Home: 6-2
Davidson Record on Road: 4-6
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-4
Bob McKillop's Record: 3-2
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Wildcat Scratches
-- Davidson returns to Belk Arena Wednesday evening for a 7 p.m. contest with George Washington.
-- The Wildcats enter 12-11 overall and 5-7 in Atlantic 10 play following a setback at VCU over the weekend.
-- Jack Gibbs led the way Saturday with 27 points and a season-high 9 rebounds.
-- Davidson is currently tied with the Colonials in the league standings.
-- Gibbs and Peyton Aldridge, both preseason all-conference selections, rank second and third in the A-10, averaging
21.2 and 20.4 points per game, respectively.
-- Gibbs and Aldridge are the second highest scoring duo in the nation and have combined for 28 20-point outings and seven 30-point efforts this season.
-- Gibbs, just one of two players (Derek Rucker '88) in school history with at least 1,500 career points and 400 assists, is sixth (75 out of 5th) on Davidson's all-time scoring list with 1,817 career points.
-- Aldridge ranks among league leaders in scoring (20.4/3rd), rebounding (7.5/7th), field-goal percentage (.503, 13th), free-throw percentage (.850/6th), 3-point field-goal percentage (.415/4th), 3-pointers per game (2.1/10th) and minutes per game (35.8/4th).
-- Fellow captain Will Magarity is contributing 13.6 points and 7.3 rebounds over his last three contests, while shooting 64 percent from the floor.
-- The Wildcats are 10-1 when holding opponents under 40 percent from the floor.
-- For the first time under head coach Bob McKillop, Davidson has dropped four league games at home in a season.
-- The Wildcats competed in the Southern Conference for 74 years before joining the A-10 in July of 2014.
-- In their first two seasons in the A-10, the 'Cats went a combined 24-12 against league competition.
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