2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team representsed Davidson College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 27th year head coach Bob McKillop, played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena and were second year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Davidson finished the season with a record of 20–13, 10–8 record in A-10 play, finishing in sixth place. They lost to eventual tournament champion, Saint Joseph's, in the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2015–16 record20–13 (10–8 A-10)
Head coachBob McKillop (27th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Matt McKillop (8th year)
  • Ryan Mee (4th year)
  • Will Reigel (2nd year)
  • Will Thoni (2nd year)
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena (5,295)
201516 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton144 .778  258  .758
VCU144 .778  2511  .694
St. Bonaventure144 .778  229  .710
Saint Joseph's135 .722  288  .778
George Washington117 .611  2810  .737
Davidson108 .556  2013  .606
Rhode Island99 .500  1715  .531
Fordham810 .444  1714  .548
Richmond711 .389  1616  .500
UMass612 .333  1418  .438
Duquesne612 .333  1717  .500
George Mason513 .278  1121  .344
Saint Louis513 .278  1121  .344
La Salle414 .222  922  .290
2016 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 season 24–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to VCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the Second Round to Iowa.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Tyler Kalinoski4G6'4"180SeniorOverland Park, KSGraduated
Ali Mackay22F6'11"215SeniorNorth Berwick, ScotlandGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Will Magarity22F6'11"240JuniorStockholm, SwedenTransferred from Boston College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Magarity will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
KiShawn Pritchett
SF
Mooresville, NC Lake Norman High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Dusan Kovacevic
PF
Novi Sad, Serbia Rabun Gap Nacoochee School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Mar 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015.

    Roster

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    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    F 0 Dusan Kovacevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Novi Sad, Serbia
    F 1 Nathan Ekwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) So Enugu, Nigeria
    G 2 Jordan Watkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
    G 3 Brian Sullivan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Upper Arlington, Ohio
    G 5 Jordan Barham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
    G 12 Jack Gibbs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Westerville, Ohio
    G 13 Kamau Faines (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago, IL
    G 14 Matt Williams (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cary, North Carolina
    F 15 Oskar Michelsen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Helsinki, Finland
    G 20 KiShawn Pritchett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Mooresville, North Carolina
    F 22 Will Magarity (I)  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Stockholm, Sweden
    F 23 Peyton Aldridge 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Warren, Ohio
    F 25 Jake Belford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Battle Ground, Washington
    G 31 Manu Giamoukis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Thessaloniki, Greece
    G 32 Rusty Reigel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
    F 34 Connor Perkey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
    F 40 Andrew McAuliffe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Northbrook, Illinois
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/07/2015*
    2:00 PM
    Lenoir–Rhyne W 96–64 
    John M. Belk Arena (3,542)
    Davidson, NC
    Non-conference regular season
    11/14/2015*
    7:30 PM, MI-Ch 4
    UCF W 90–85  1–0
    John M. Belk Arena (4,676)
    Davidson, NC
    11/21/2015*
    1:00 PM, MI-Ch 4
    College of Charleston W 82–81  2–0
    John M. Belk Arena (4,478)
    Davidson, NC
    11/23/2015*
    7:00 PM, MI-Ch 4
    Mercer W 77–71  3–0
    John M. Belk Arena (3,861)
    Davidson, NC
    11/28/2015*
    2:00 PM, MI-Ch 4
    Denison W 83–70  4–0
    John M. Belk Arena (3,629)
    Davidson, NC
    12/01/2015*
    7:00 PM
    at Charlotte W 109–74  5–0
    Dale F. Halton Arena (7,571)
    Charlotte, NC
    12/06/2015*
    6:00 PM, ESPNU
    at No. 9 North Carolina L 65–98  5–1
    Dean Smith Center (14,805)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    12/09/2015*
    8:30 PM, MI-Ch 4
    Eastern Washington
    Gotham Classic
    W 96–86  6–1
    John M. Belk Arena (3,714)
    Davidson, NC
    12/12/2015*
    7:00 PM, MI-Ch 4
    Western Carolina
    Gotham Classic
    W 87–54  7–1
    John M. Belk Arena (4,068)
    Davidson, NC
    12/20/2015*
    12:00 PM, ESPNU
    vs. Pittsburgh
    Gotham Classic
    L 69–94  7–2
    Madison Square Garden (7,345)
    New York City, NY
    12/23/2015*
    1:00 PM, MI-Ch 4
    Morehead State W 81–77  8–2
    John M. Belk Arena (4,561)
    Davidson, NC
    12/28/2015*
    9:00 PM, P12N
    at California L 60–86  8–3
    Haas Pavilion (10,384)
    Berkeley, CA
    Atlantic 10 regular season
    01/02/2016
    8:00 PM, ASN
    at St. Bonaventure L 85–97  8–4
    (0–1)
    Reilly Center (3,783)
    Olean, NY
    01/06/2016
    7:00 PM, WMYT
    Duquesne W 77–66  9–4
    (1–1)
    John M. Belk Arena (3,321)
    Davidson, NC
    01/09/2016
    7:00 PM, WMYT
    George Mason W 81–75  10–4
    (2–1)
    John M. Belk Arena (4,158)
    Davidson, NC
    01/12/2016
    8:00 PM, CBSSN
    at Dayton L 74–80  10–5
    (2–2)
    UD Arena (12,310)
    Dayton, OH
    01/16/2016
    12:30 PM, NBCSN
    Massachusetts W 86–74  11–5
    (3–2)
    John M. Belk Arena (5,069)
    Davidson, NC
    01/20/2016
    8:00 PM
    at Saint Louis L 87–96  11–6
    (3–3)
    Chaifetz Arena (5,103)
    St. Louis, MO
    01/25/2016
    7:00 PM, NBCSN
    at Richmond W 78–70  12–6
    (4–3)
    Robins Center (6,570)
    Richmond, VA
    01/29/2016
    6:00 PM, ESPN2
    VCU L 69–79  12–7
    (4–4)
    John M. Belk Arena (5,295)
    Davidson, NC
    02/03/2016
    7:00 PM, ASN
    at George Washington L 69–79  12–8
    (4–5)
    Charles E. Smith Center (2,918)
    Washington, D.C.
    02/06/2016
    12:30 PM, NBCSN
    at Duquense W 93–82  13–8
    (5–5)
    Palumbo Center (3,382)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    02/10/2016
    7:00 PM, WMYT
    La Salle W 79–66  14–8
    (6–5)
    John M. Belk Arena (3,585)
    Davidson, NC
    02/13/2016
    4:00 PM
    at George Mason L 59–60  14–9
    (6–6)
    EagleBank Arena (6,327)
    Fairfax, VA
    02/16/2016
    7:00 PM, ASN
    Richmond W 83–79  15–9
    (7–6)
    John M. Belk Arena (3,832)
    Davidson, NC
    02/20/2016
    2:00 PM, NBCSN
    Saint Joseph's W 99–93  16–9
    (8–6)
    John M. Belk Arena (5,295)
    Davidson, NC
    02/23/2016
    6:00 PM, CBSSN
    Rhode Island W 65–54  17–9
    (9–6)
    John M. Belk Arena (4,064)
    Davidson, NC
    02/27/2016
    2:00 PM
    at Fordham L 82–91  17–10
    (9–7)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,985)
    Bronx, NY
    03/02/2016
    7:00 PM, CBSSN
    at VCU L 60–70  17–11
    (9–8)
    Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    03/05/2016
    3:30 PM, NBCSN
    George Washington W 87–80  18–11
    (10–8)
    John M. Belk Arena (5,157)
    Davidson, NC
    Atlantic 10 Tournament
    03/10/2016
    9:00 PM, NBCSN
    (6) vs. (14) LaSalle
    Second Round
    W 78–63  19–11
    Barclays Center (5,507)
    Brooklyn, NY
    03/11/2016
    9:00 PM, NBCSN
    (6) vs. (3) St. Bonaventure
    Quarterfinals
    W 90–86 OT 20–11
    Barclays Center (8,223)
    Brooklyn, NY
    03/12/2016
    4:00 PM, CBSSN
    (6) vs. (2) VCU
    Semifinals
    L 54–76  20–12
    Barclays Center (10,439)
    Brooklyn, NY
    NIT
    03/15/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN2
    (5) at (4) Florida State
    First Round - Valparaiso Quadrant
    L 74–84  20–13
    Donald L. Tucker Center (2,496)
    Tallahassee, FL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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