Wildcats Pride

Davidson Wildcats (2-5, 1-0 SoCon) vs. College of Charleston (3-2, 1-0 SoCon)
Date: Dec. 5, 2009
Time: 4 p.m.
Site: Carolina First Arena (5,100 capacity) - Charleston, S.C.
Audio: John Kilgo and Ken Hall call the action on the Davidson Radio Network (1350 AM, 95.7 FM [joined in progress] and online at www.DavidsonWildcats.com)
Video: Broadcast live on Comcast Sports Southeast with Warren Peper and John Kresse calling the action.

Team Matchup

Davidson                                            Charleston
66.3              Scoring Average              67.2
65.1               Scoring Defense             69.8
+1.1           Avg. Scoring Margin         -2.6
.422                        FG %                     .432
.423                     Opp. FG %                .433
.392                        3-PT %                  .361
.331                   Opp. 3-PT %               .255
.684                         FT %                     .708
10.6              Off. Rebounds Avg.           7.8
34.9               Total Rebound Avg.          32.4
33.1          Opp. Total Rebound Avg.      43.0
+1.7         Avg. Rebounding Margin      -10.6
15.1                    Assists Avg.               12.0
4.9                      Steals Avg.                 6.0
14.1                 Turnovers Avg.             15.4
2.9                      Blocks Avg.                 4.6

Team Leaders

Cohen 13.7                  Points          Goudelock 18.0

2 tied at 5.0              Rebounds           Simmons 9.5

McKillop 3.9               Assists            Goudelock 3.2

Site: Carolina First Arena (5,100 capacity) - Charleston, S.C.
Audio: John Kilgo calls the action on the Davidson Radio Network (1350 AM, 95.7 FM and online at www.DavidsonWildcats.com)

The Wildcats travel to Charleston, S.C., to open a three-game stretch in the Charleston Classic at Carolina First Arena. Their tournament begins Thursday against South Florida at 7 p.m. The ‘Cats have played one game in Carolina First Arena, which opened last year, a 79-75 Davidson victory over College of Charleston before a capacity crowd. Tonight’s contest starts a stretch in which the Wildcats play five games in 10 days. Davidson will meet either La Salle or South Carolina in its second game of the tournament Friday, Nov. 20, at either 7 p.m. or 9:30 p.m.

Davidson Team Statistics:

                                          Davidson                     Opponents

SCORING                                 62                                73

Points per game                   62.0                             73.0

Scoring margin                    -11.0

FIELD GOALS-ATT                 24-51                           22-53

Field goal pct                        .471                             .415

3 POINT FG-ATT                    6-17                             9-24

3-point FG pct                       .353                             .375

3-pt FG made per game         6.0                               9.0

FREE THROWS-ATT                 8-9                             20-25

Free throw pct                       .889                             .800

F-Throws made per game     8.0                              20.0

REBOUNDS                               31                                27

Rebounds per game              31.0                             27.0

Rebounding margin              +4.0

ASSISTS                                     17                                13

Assists per game                   17.0                             13.0

TURNOVERS                             16                                10

Turnovers per game             16.0                             10.0

Turnover margin                   -6.0

Assist/turnover ratio            1.1                               1.3

STEALS                                        2                                  9

Steals per game                     2.0                               9.0

BLOCKS                                      1                                  4

Blocks per game                     1.0                               4.0

Team Leaders:

Points:                   Allison, Ben         13.0

Rebounds:             Allison, Ben          7.0

Assists:                  Kuhlman, JP         6.0

Steals:                    Two tied at          1.0

Blocks:                   Cohen, Jake         1.0

The Davidson Wildcats have been at the top of the Southern Conference consistently for the past handful of seasons. However, after losing the team’s leading scorer, leading rebounder and defensive player of the year some skeptics have emerged. Davidson has been picked third in the Southern Conference South Division despite their history and reputation.

Coach Bob McKillop, in his 21st season at the helm has been tasked with changing the minds of the skeptics and surprising the doubters. In addressing the team during the preseason, Coach McKillop is not concerned with these prognosticators for the simple fact that “they don’t know what they don’t know”.

Davidson will begin changing minds during their first exhibition game of the season at home vs. Lenoir-Rhyne. The Wildcats are reloaded and ready with talented freshman J.P. Kuhlman and Nik Cochran in the backcourt, and newcomer Jake Cohen adding tremendous depth to the front.

The three fresh faces will be guided by a corps of veterans including Bryant Barr, Will Archambault and Steve Rossiter who have been at the top for their entire careers and have no intention on falling off now.

With a new look and some new faces, there may be a few question marks to open the season, but with Coach McKillop on the bench and level of talent and intelligence on the court, Wildcat fans are optimistic and revved up for the season opener.

Davidson Wildcats (21-4) vs. Furman Paladins (6-18)

The Wildcats take the show on the road for a stop at Furman in a 4 p.m. contest Saturday. Furman is expecting a capacity crowd of 5,000 for the game. If it sells out, it will be the fourth straight game Davidson will play before a sold-out arena on the road.The Wildcats own their best record at this point of the season since the 2006-07 campaign, when Davidson won 13 in a row to post a 29-4 mark before falling 82-70 to Maryland in the NCAA?Tournament at HSBC?Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. Junior guard Stephen Curry needs 95 points to pass John Gerdy and become Davidson’s all-time leading scorer.

Complete Davidson Game Notes

Davidson                       Team Comparison                       Furman 

80.3                              Scoring Average                               61.2

66.2                              Scoring Defense                              70.4

+14.1                           Avg. Scoring Margin                           -9.2

.445                                       FG%                                        .406

.402                                  Opp. FG%                                    .475

.371                                    3-PT%                                      .315

38.8                           Total Rebounds Avg.                           30.6

+2.1                       Avg. Rebounding Margin                       -3.2

14.5                                  Assists Avg.                                 11.6

8.4                                    Steals Avg.                                   5.0

12.2                                Turnovers Avg.                             14.0

2.9                                   Blocks Avg.                                   2.9

Davidson                         Individual Leaders                         Furman

S. Curry   29.1                            Scoring                           J. Miller  13.8

A. Lovedale   8.8                       Rebounds                           B. Barnes  4.8

S. Curry   6.1                              Assists                             D. Evans  3.3

The Davidson game vs. Duke is bringing in more press than most basketball games this season. Gary Parrish talks about what Davidson will have to do to pick up their first win against the Blue Devils since 1981.

            
Watch CBS Videos Online

Davidson Wildcats (10-2) vs. Duke Blue Devils (12-1)

Davidson travels to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on Duke Wednesday. Davidson has won eight of its last nine contests and is off to its best start since the ‘Cats went 11-1 to open the 1969-70 campaign. That squad finished the season with a 22-5 record and a third-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The Wildcats are coming off a 76-55 conference victory over Samford last Saturday. Davidson is 3-33 all-time against teams ranked in the Associated Press top-5.

Complete Davidson Game Notes

Davidson                       Team Comparison                             Duke

82.3                              Scoring Average                               82.8

70.0                              Scoring Defense                              60.2

+12.3                           Avg. Scoring Margin                          +22.6

.443                                       FG%                                        .482

.404                                  Opp. FG%                                    .391

.368                                    3-PT%                                      .324

39.1                           Total Rebounds Avg.                           41.0

+0.7                        Avg. Rebounding Margin                       +10.5

15.4                                  Assists Avg.                                 15.5

8.6                                    Steals Avg.                                   13.0

12.0                                Turnovers Avg.                             14.9

2.3                                   Blocks Avg.                                   4.8

Davidson                       Individual Leaders                             Duke

S. Curry   29.2                            Scoring                          K. Singler   16.5

A. Lovedale   9.6                       Rebounds                           K. Singler  7.8

S. Curry   7.0                             Assists                               K. Singler  3.7

Davidson Wildcats (8-2) vs. College of Charleston (10-1)

 The Wildcats return to action following Christmas break with an early-season showdown at Southern Conference South Division rival the College of Charleston. Davidson has won 31 straight Southern Conference regular-season games and 38 of its last 39 dating back to Feb. 25, 2006. The Wildcats are coming off a 76-58 loss to then 13th-ranked Purdue in the Wooden Tradition Dec. 20.

Complete Davidson Game Notes

Davidson                          Team Comparison                       Charleston

83.3                              Scoring Average                              81.5

71.0                             Scoring Defense                              71.9

+12.3                           Avg. Scoring Margin                          +9.6

.439                                     FG%                                         .499

.412                                  Opp. FG%                                   .447

.360                                   3-PT%                                      .389

38.7                           Total Rebounds Avg.                            33.6

Even                        Avg. Rebounding Margin                         -4.1

15.5                                  Assists Avg.                                 16.3

8.6                                   Steals Avg.                                   7.5

11.7                                Turnovers Avg.                             12.4

2.3                                   Blocks Avg.                                   4.4

Davidson                           Individual Leaders                        Charleston

S. Curry   30.0                             Scoring                  A. Goudelock   17.5

A. Lovedale   10.1                      Rebounds                       J. Johnson 8.4

S. Curry   6.7                               Assists                       T. White Jr.   3.5