Saturday, November 16
DAVIDSON
7:00 p.m.

Davidson College

vs

UNCW

Jon Axel Gudmundsson
Photo by: Mitchell Leff/Atlantic 10 Conference

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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (0-2, 0-0 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 578-352 (31st season), Record at Davidson: Same


UNCW SEAHAWKS (2-1, 0-0 CAA)
Head Coach: C.B. McGrath (Kansas, 1998)
Career Record: 23-45 (3rd season), Record at UNCW: Same

GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: November 16, 2019 | 7:00 PM
Location: Davidson, N.C.
Site (Capacity): John M. Belk Arena (4,300)
Audio: Davidson Radio Network
TV/Video: ESPN+
Websites: Davidson (DavidsonWildcats.com) | UNCW (UNCWSports.com)

SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Davidson leads, 6-5
Streak: Won 5
Last Meeting: 12/1/18, DAV W 91-85 (Wilmington, N.C.)
Last Davidson Win: 12/1/18, W 91-85 (Wilmington, N.C.)
Last UNCW Win: 12/5/1995, 73-56 (Wilmington, N.C.)
First Meeting: 12/28/87, L 69-64 (Wilmington, N.C.)
Davidson Record at Home: 4-2
Davidson Record on Road: 2-3
Bob McKillop's Record: 5-4

WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson will play its home opener Saturday evening when in-state foe UNCW visits Belk Arena for a 7 p.m. contest.
• The Wildcats enter 0-2 following a 71-58 setback on Tuesday to cross-county rival Charlotte in the annual "Battle for the Hornets' Nest Trophy."
• Davidson is 26-4 in home openers under head coach Bob McKillop.
• The Wildcats have won 25 of their last 28 on McKillop Court.
• A year ago, Kellan Grady and Jon Axel Gudmundsson scored 25 points each as the Wildcats rallied past the
Seahawks, 91-85, in Wilmington.
• Davidson has won the last five meetings with UNCW and leads the all-time series, 6-5.

INTERNATIONAL ROOTS
• Davidson is one of eight Division I schools with at least six international players on their 2019-20 roster.
• In all, Davidson has had 39 players with international roots during the McKillop era, from 23 different countries.
 
School Internationals
St. Mary's                     10
Loyola Marymount         7
Davidson                      6
Montana State               6
San Diego                      6
Utah State                      6
Cal Baptist                      6
 
A Looonnng-Range Streak
• The Wildcats have canned at least one 3-pointer in 806 consecutive games.
• The last time the Wildcats failed to hit a 3-pointer in a contest came on January 15, 1994, in a 65-63 victory at East
Tennessee State (0-for-0).
 
Preseason Watch Lists
• Backcourt mates Jon Axel Gudmundsson and Kellan Grady have been named to the 2019-20 Citizen Naismith Trophy Preseason Top 50 Watch List and the Lute Olson Award List.
• In addition, Grady is on the 2019-20 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List.
 
Gudmundsson AND GRADY PRESEASON All-League; 'CATS PICKED 2ND
Jon Axel Gudmundsson, last year's Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, and backcourt mate Kellan Grady, have been named preseason all-conference first team, while Davidson received eight first-place votes and was picked second in the preseason poll.
 
JON AXEL "GOOD"MUNDSSON
Jon Axel Gudmundsson is the only player in school history with 1,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists.
• Along with ranking sixth in school history with 438 career assists, Gudmundsson is on pace to be just the fourth collegiate player in the last 25 years to record 1,600 career points, 750 rebounds, 400 assists and 150 3-pointers (Michigan State's Denzel Valentine, Tulane's Jerald Honeycutt, Purdue's Vince Edwards).

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