Davidson College
Arizona
'Cats and No. 24 Arizona Square Off Wednesday Night at Battle 4 Atlantis
11/26/2024 8:21:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DAVIDSON COLLEGE WILDCATS
Overall Record: 4-0
Atlantic 10 Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Matt McKillop (Davidson, 2006)
Career Record: 35-33 (3rd Season)
Record at Davidson: Same
TOURNAMENT INFORMATIONDate: November 27-29
Location: Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas
Site: Imperial Arena
Radio: Davidson Radio Network
TV: ESPN2, ESPN
SERIES HISTORY
vs. Arizona: Arizona leads, 1-0
vs. Providence: Davidson leads, 1-0
vs. Oklahoma: Oklahoma leads, 1-0
vs. Gonzaga: Gonzaga leads, 2-1
vs. West Virginia: West Virginia leads, 19-17
vs. Indiana: Indiana leads, 1-0
vs. Louisville: Louisville leads, 2-0
Matt McKillop's MTE Record: 3-2
WILDCAT SCRATCHES
• The Wildcats have jumped out to a 4-0 start in the 2024-25 campaign, earning wins at home over William Peace, ETSU and VMI, and a road victory at Bowling Green.
• It's the first 4-0 start for the 'Cats in head coach Matt McKillop's tenure.
• In all four wins, Davidson has had four 'Cats reach double figures in scoring, while the Wildcats' big three - Reed Bailey, Connor Kochera and Bobby Durkin - are averaging 19.0, 16.0 and 16.8 points per game, respectively, through the start of the year.
• Zach Laput and Roberts Blums have aided the offensive effort, averaging 10.8 and 7.5 points per game, respectively, in the first few games of their Davidson careers.
VS. NATIONALLY RANKED
• The Wildcats are 18-116 all-time when playing a ranked opponent (AP Poll).
• Davidson's last win over a Top-25 opponent came on Dec. 21, 2021, when it knocked off No. 10/11 Alabama, 79-78, at Legacy Arena.
MTE HISTORY
• The 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis marks Davidson's ninth consecutive multi-team event (MTE).
• The 'Cats hold an all-time record of 19-19 in MTEs.
• Davidson has made two MTE championship appearances -- the 2012 Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla., and the 2023 Asheville Championship in Asheville, N.C.
• A season ago, then-freshman Bobby Durkin drilled a triple from the corner with 13 seconds remaining to lift Davidson over Maryland, 64-61, on day one of Asheville Championship.
LAST TIME OUT | DAVIDSON 93, VMI 66 | Friday, Nov. 22, 2024
• Bobby Durkin's hot-shooting first half and Reed Bailey's full stat line (23 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast) helped the Davidson Wildcats cruise to a 93-66 win over VMI Friday night in Belk Arena.
• The Wildcats, now 4-0, had one of their top offensive nights so far, scoring the season-high 93, hitting a season-best 13 3-pointers and shooting 14-of-15 at the foul line. Davidson, tasked with finding shots against VMI's extended zone defense, assisted on 28 of its 33 baskets.
