Saturday, March 9
Richmond, Va.
6:00 PM
Davidson College
at
Richmond
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Wildcats Head to Richmond for Regular Season Finale
3/8/2019 11:06:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (22-8, 13-4 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 576-348 (30th season), Record at Davidson: Same
RICHMOND SPIDERS (12-18, 6-11 A-10)
Head Coach: Chris Mooney (Princeton, 1994)
Career Record: 267-225 (14th season), Record at Richmond: 249-213 (13th season)
GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: March 9, 2019 | 6:00 PM
Location: Richmond, Va.
Site (Capacity): The Robins Center (7,201)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network -- Jarod Latch (pxp), Rich Perkey & Jake Belford (analysts)
TV: ESPN+
Online Video: plus.espn.com
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SERIES RECORD
Series Record: Davidson leads, 34-17
Streak: Won 1
Last Meeting: Jan. 19, 2019, W 75-62 (Belk Arena)
Last Davidson Win: Jan. 19, 2019, W 75-62 (Belk Arena)
Last Richmond Win: Jan. 28, 2018, 66-63 (Belk Arena)
First Meeting: 1939-40, L 33-32
Davidson Record at Home: 18-5
Davidson Record on Road: 13-12
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 3-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 6-5
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Wildcat Scratches
• Davidson will conclude its regular season with a 6 p.m. contest at Richmond Saturday evening.
• Second in the A-10 standings, the Wildcats enter 22-8 overall and 13-4 in league play following a 64-46 victory over St. Bonaventure.
• Three of Davidson's four losses in A-10 play have come in the final seconds and by a total of five points.
• Since joining the league in 2014-15, Davidson is 58-31 in A-10 regular season games and 66-34 including tournament play.
• Davidson has clinched a double bye in the A-10 Tournament for the third time in five years.
• The Wildcats have won at least 10 conference games in a season for the 24th time under head coach Bob McKillop.
• In addition, Davidson has hit the 20-win plateau 16 times under McKillop.
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Inside the Numbers
• Preseason all-conference selections Kellan Grady and Jon Axel Gudmundsson continue to lead Davidson in scoring, averaging 17.1 and 17.0 points, respectively.
• Gudmundsson, has eight double-doubles and a triple-double this season.
• He's the only A-10 player to rank in the Top-5 and Top-10 among league leaders in scoring (4th), rebounding (5th/7.2) and assists (5th/4.7).
• Former A-10 Player of the Year T.J. Cline (Richmond, 2016-17) is the only player in conference history to finish the year ranked in the Top-5 of all three categories.
• The junior point guard also ranks among league leaders in double-doubles (3rd/8), triple-doubles (1st/1), free-throw percentage (9th/.818), 3-point FG% (.355/14th), assist/turnover ratio (5th/2.0), defensive rebounds (1st/6.5) and minutes played (6th/36.5)
• Over the last six games, Gudmundsson is averaging 20.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists, while shooting 50.0 FG% | 43.2 3FG% | 81.3 FT%.
• Gudmundsson is the first player in school history with 1,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists.
• Freshman Luka Brajkovic and redshirt freshman Luke Frampton are also averaging double figures for the 'Cats at 10.6 points per game each.
• Frampton leads the A-10 in 3-pointers made (90), per game (3.0) and attempted (232).
• The 'Cats are 16-2 (Wake Forest & La Salle) when Brajkovic scores in double figures.
Last Time Out
• Junior Kellan Grady scored a game-high 23 points to lead Davidson past St. Bonaventure on Senior Night, Wednesday inside John M. Belk Arena.
• Grady, who finished with five of the Wildcats' 11 3-pointers, was joined in double figures by Jon Axel Gudmundsson (17) and Luke Frampton (11).
• Gudmundsson just missed his ninth double-double of the season with nine rebounds for Davidson, which finished with a 36-28 advantage on the glass.
• In addition to an 18-3 run to break the game open, the Wildcats held St. Bona to just 32.7 percent shooting, including 5-of-18 from behind the arc.
• Dominick Welch was the lone Bonnie in double digits with 14 points.
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A Looonnng-Range Streak
• The Wildcats have canned at least one 3-pointer in 800 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).
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Up Next
• Davidson will begin its title defense Friday in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Atlantic 10 Tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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DAVIDSON WILDCATS (22-8, 13-4 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 576-348 (30th season), Record at Davidson: Same
RICHMOND SPIDERS (12-18, 6-11 A-10)
Head Coach: Chris Mooney (Princeton, 1994)
Career Record: 267-225 (14th season), Record at Richmond: 249-213 (13th season)
GAME INFORMATION
Date | Time: March 9, 2019 | 6:00 PM
Location: Richmond, Va.
Site (Capacity): The Robins Center (7,201)
Radio: Davidson Radio Network -- Jarod Latch (pxp), Rich Perkey & Jake Belford (analysts)
TV: ESPN+
Online Video: plus.espn.com
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SERIES RECORD
Series Record: Davidson leads, 34-17
Streak: Won 1
Last Meeting: Jan. 19, 2019, W 75-62 (Belk Arena)
Last Davidson Win: Jan. 19, 2019, W 75-62 (Belk Arena)
Last Richmond Win: Jan. 28, 2018, 66-63 (Belk Arena)
First Meeting: 1939-40, L 33-32
Davidson Record at Home: 18-5
Davidson Record on Road: 13-12
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 3-0
Bob McKillop's Record: 6-5
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Wildcat Scratches
• Davidson will conclude its regular season with a 6 p.m. contest at Richmond Saturday evening.
• Second in the A-10 standings, the Wildcats enter 22-8 overall and 13-4 in league play following a 64-46 victory over St. Bonaventure.
• Three of Davidson's four losses in A-10 play have come in the final seconds and by a total of five points.
• Since joining the league in 2014-15, Davidson is 58-31 in A-10 regular season games and 66-34 including tournament play.
• Davidson has clinched a double bye in the A-10 Tournament for the third time in five years.
• The Wildcats have won at least 10 conference games in a season for the 24th time under head coach Bob McKillop.
• In addition, Davidson has hit the 20-win plateau 16 times under McKillop.
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Inside the Numbers
• Preseason all-conference selections Kellan Grady and Jon Axel Gudmundsson continue to lead Davidson in scoring, averaging 17.1 and 17.0 points, respectively.
• Gudmundsson, has eight double-doubles and a triple-double this season.
• He's the only A-10 player to rank in the Top-5 and Top-10 among league leaders in scoring (4th), rebounding (5th/7.2) and assists (5th/4.7).
• Former A-10 Player of the Year T.J. Cline (Richmond, 2016-17) is the only player in conference history to finish the year ranked in the Top-5 of all three categories.
• The junior point guard also ranks among league leaders in double-doubles (3rd/8), triple-doubles (1st/1), free-throw percentage (9th/.818), 3-point FG% (.355/14th), assist/turnover ratio (5th/2.0), defensive rebounds (1st/6.5) and minutes played (6th/36.5)
• Over the last six games, Gudmundsson is averaging 20.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists, while shooting 50.0 FG% | 43.2 3FG% | 81.3 FT%.
• Gudmundsson is the first player in school history with 1,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists.
• Freshman Luka Brajkovic and redshirt freshman Luke Frampton are also averaging double figures for the 'Cats at 10.6 points per game each.
• Frampton leads the A-10 in 3-pointers made (90), per game (3.0) and attempted (232).
• The 'Cats are 16-2 (Wake Forest & La Salle) when Brajkovic scores in double figures.
Last Time Out
• Junior Kellan Grady scored a game-high 23 points to lead Davidson past St. Bonaventure on Senior Night, Wednesday inside John M. Belk Arena.
• Grady, who finished with five of the Wildcats' 11 3-pointers, was joined in double figures by Jon Axel Gudmundsson (17) and Luke Frampton (11).
• Gudmundsson just missed his ninth double-double of the season with nine rebounds for Davidson, which finished with a 36-28 advantage on the glass.
• In addition to an 18-3 run to break the game open, the Wildcats held St. Bona to just 32.7 percent shooting, including 5-of-18 from behind the arc.
• Dominick Welch was the lone Bonnie in double digits with 14 points.
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A Looonnng-Range Streak
• The Wildcats have canned at least one 3-pointer in 800 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).
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Up Next
• Davidson will begin its title defense Friday in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Atlantic 10 Tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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