'Cats Head to New York for Valentine's Day Matchup with Bonnies

DAVIDSON WILDCATS (12-11, 6-5 A-10)
Head Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra, 1972)
Career Record: 590-361 (31st season), Record at Davidson: Same

ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES (17-8, 9-3 A-10)
Head Coach: Mark Schmidt (Boston College, 1985)
Career Record: 309-266 (19th season), Record at St. Bonaventure: 227-176 (13th season)

GAME INFORMATION
Date: Friday, February 14, 2020
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
Site (Capacity): Reilly Center (5,480)
Audio: Davidson Radio Network
TV/Video: ESPN2
Websites: DavidsonWildcats.com | GoBonnies.com

SERIES NOTES
Series Record: Davidson leads, 8-5
Streak: Won 3
Last Meeting: 3/6/19; DAV W 64-46 (Belk Arena)
Last Davidson Win: 3/6/19; W 64-46 (Belk Arena)
Last St. Bonnie Win: 2/27/18; W 117-113 (3ot) (Reilly Center)
First Meeting: March 7, 1970; SBU Won 85-72 (NCAA)
Davidson Record at Home: 5-1
Davidson Record on Road: 1-3
Davidson Record at Neutral Site: 2-1
Bob McKillop's Record: 7-4

WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• Davidson begins a challenging stretch with four of its next six on the road starting with a 7 p.m. tip at St. Bonaventure Friday.
• The Wildcats enter 12-11 overall and 6-5 in A-10 play following a 79-49 win over Fordham Tuesday night.
• Davidson drilled 18-of-39 from behind the arc, while holding the Rams to just 32.7 percent shooting.
• Mike Jones led three 'Cats in double figures with 15 points, while Jon Axel Gudmundsson stuffed the stat sheet with 5 points, 9 rebounds and a career-high 13 assists.
• The 'Cats are 65-36 in A-10 regular season contests, including 14-4 last year, and 74-41 including A-10 tournament play.
• Kellan Grady continues to lead Davidson in scoring at 16.3 points per outing.
• Gudmundsson (14.0), Carter Collins (10.8) and Luka Brajkovic (10.3) are also averaging double figures for the Wildcats.

VALENTINE'S CAT
• Davidson has won 12 straight Valentine's Day games, which includes a 9-0 record under head coach Bob McKillop.
• The Wildcats are 16-5 all-time on Valentine's Day.

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 100-27 record in the month of February.
• Davidson is 47-26 in March during the same time period.

CLOSING IN ON 600
• Head coach Bob McKillop is just 10 wins shy of 600 for his career.
• He would become the 39th (14th active) head coach with at least 600 wins at the Division I level.

LAST TIME OUT
• Davidson hit a season-high 18 3-pointers as the Wildcats cruised past Fordham, 79-49, Tuesday at Belk Arena.
• Trailing 6-3 early, Davidson broke the game open with a 31-3 run to record its second straight home win by at least 30 points (UMass - Feb.1 / W, 85-50).
• Jon Axel Gudmundsson was the catalyst, dishing out a career-best 13 assists as the Wildcats had 25 assists, one off their season high.
• Mike Jones hit four early 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 15 points, all on 3-pointers, and Davidson built a 45-20 lead at the break before stretching its lead to 64-31 with 10:48 to play.
• Kellan Grady hit two treys and added 13 points, and Luka Brajkovic scored 12 points and also connected twice from long distance.
• All nine of Carter Collins' points came on 3-point shots, while Bates Jones hit two shots from beyond the arc and had eight points.

LAST TIME VS. ST. BONAVENTURE
• Kellan Grady had 23 points as Davidson topped Saint Bonaventure 64-46 on March 6, 2019 inside Belk Arena.
• Jon Axel Gudmundsson had 17 points and 9 rebounds for Davidson. Luke Frampton added 11 points.
• Leading 30-17 at the break, the 'Cats put the game out of reach with an 18-3 run in the second half.
• Davidson drilled 11-of-23 3-pointers, while holding the Bonnies to just 32.7 percent from the floor.
• Dominick Welch was the lone St. Bona player in double figures with 14 points.

UP NEXT
• Davidson will travel to Saint Joseph's for a 6:30 p.m. tip on Tuesday.

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