Wednesday, February 21
Davidson
7:00 p.m.

Davidson College

vs

Fordham

Graphic of Bob McKillop Bobblehead Night

Wildcats Host Fordham on McKillop 'Bob'blehead Night

2/19/2018 4:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Bob McKillop 'Bob'blehead Presented by Entenmann's
The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a FREE Bob McKillop 'Bob'blehead.
 
Wildcat Weeknight
Fans that wear Wildcat gear to the game will be able to purchase tickets for $5.00 each.
 

DAVIDSON WILDCATS (15-10, 10-4 ATLANTIC 10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 548-338 (29th season), Record at Davidson: Same


FORDHAM RAMS (9-17, 4-10 ATLANTIC 10)
Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer (La Salle, 1993)
Career Record: 227-184 (13th season), Record at Fordham: 39-50 (3rd season)

GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: February 21, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (4,300)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network -- John Kilgo (pxp), Jarod Latch (analyst) | Network Listings
TV: N/A
Online Video: Atlantic 10 Network
Live Stats: DavidsonWildcats.com
 
SERIES RECORD
Series Record: Davidson leads, 4-2
Streak: Won 2
Last Meeting: Jan. 14, 2018, DAV W, 75-45 (Rose Hill Gym)
Last Davidson Win: Jan. 14, 2018, 75-45 (Rose Hill Gym)
Last Fordham Win: Jan. 11, 2017, W 60-54 (Belk Arena)
First Meeting: Dec. 29, 1966, W 74-60 (Johnston Gym)
Davidson Record at Home: 2-1
Davidson Record on Road: 2-1
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 0-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 3-2
 
Wildcat Scratches
• Tied for second place in the A-10 standings, Davidson will conclude its brief homestand Wednesday with Fordham visiting Belk Arena.
• The Wildcats, who have won five of their last six, enter 15-10 overall and 10-4 in league play following an 83-78 victory over UMass on Saturday.
• Peyton Aldridge, who led the way with a career-high 38 points (23 first half) and 14 rebounds, was named A-10 Player of the Week for the fourth time this season on Monday.
• Just 9 points from becoming the fifth player in school history to score 2,000 career points, Aldridge has reached double figures in 34 straight games dating back to last season, while continuing to lead Davidson in scoring (20.8) and rebounding (7.2).
• In addition, Aldridge ranks among league leaders in scoring (2nd), rebounding (9th), free-throw percentage (5th/.852), 3-pointers per game (13th/2.0), defensive rebounds (5th/5.7) and minutes played (1st/37.0).
• Backcourt mates Kellan Grady and Jon Axel Gudmundsson are also averaging double figures for the Wildcats at 16.2 and 13.9 points per game, respectively.
• Grady, a four-time A-10 Rookie of the Week selection, is the Wildcats' top-scoring freshman since Stephen Curry averaged 21.5 points in 2006-07.
• The trio of Aldridge, Grady and Gudmundsson, account for 66.7 percent of Davidson's offense, while combining for 157 of the Wildcats' 272 treys and 25 outings of 20 points or more.
• Head Coach Bob McKillop is just two wins from becoming the 72nd coach in NCAA Division I history with 550 coaching victories.
• Davidson is shooting 51.5 percent and averaging 11.4 3-pointers in A-10 victories, while outscoring the opposition by 19.0 per game.
• In league play, the Wildcats lead the A-10 in scoring defense (62.2), free-throw percentage (.807), assist/turnover ratio (1.70) and 3-pointers per game (10.2).
• Davidson leads the country in assist-turnover ratio (1.80), while also ranking among national leaders in 3-pointers per game (7th/10.9) in free-throw percentage (5th/78.2) and assists per game (13th/17.3).
• Davidson competed in the Southern Conference for 74 years before joining the A-10 in 2014.
• In 3-plus seasons in the Atlantic 10 Conference, the 'Cats have totaled 42 wins, while reaching the tournament semifinals in each of the first three seasons.
 
Up Next
• Davidson will travel to Pittsburgh for a noon contest with Duquesne Saturday afternoon.
 
Milestones
• Peyton Aldridge and Bob McKillop are inching closer to joining elite company.
• Aldridge is just 9 points away from becoming just the fifth player in program history to score 2,000 career points.
• McKillop, who is the fifth longest tenured coach in the country and 23rd on the active Division I wins list, is just two wins away from his 550 career victory.
 
Get Better Every Day
• One of the Wildcats' philosophies is to get better every day, and Davidson has seen the fruits of that labor at the end of the year.
• Since 2003-04, the Wildcats own a 91-22 record in the month of February.
• Davidson is 38-22 in March during the same time period.

 

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