Wildcats Pride

Former Davidson forward Boris Meno looks to have made the correct decision in playing professional ball in Europe after Davidson.

Meno is a member of the class of ‘08 and along with Thomas Sander and Jason Richards was a member of the winningest class in Davidson College basketball history.

He is now dominating the court for Liberec in the Czech Republic.

In a game on Jan. 10th, Meno scored 27 points and pulled down 14 rebounds. Unfortunately it was not enough to pull of the win, but an impressive performance none-the-less.

Over the first 3 games of the season, Boris is averaging 14 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest.

We at Wildcats Pride, wish Boris luck with the rest of the season and in his career.

The guys over at Midmajority love Stephen Curry. So, when they asked their fans to come up with a Stephen Curry highlight video set to Queen, you knew people were going to come up with something goood.

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Davidson recruit Jake Cohen continues to impress in his senior year.

The 6′10″ forward has lead Conestoga to the only undefeated team in the Pennsylvania Central League after beating Penncrest (the other previously unbeaten team)

The Deleware daily times broke down the four reasons Conestoga is so good this year and Wildcats fans will be happy with number 4

“1. They traveled more than 3,000 miles to a holiday tournament in San Diego, where they beat three teams handily, including one nationally ranked (and previously unbeaten) team.
2. They are 7-0 in the Central, and have beaten all takers by an average of 18.3 points per contest.

3. They knocked off Penncrest, which looked untouchable after taking care of business against all six of its Central opponents prior to Wednesday.

4. Oh yeah, and the Pioneers (12-0, 7-0) have Jake Cohen (pictured), a 6-10 senior forward who has committed to Davidson.”

According to head coach, Mike Troy, the most encouraging sign for the team (and for Davidson) is the development of the players.

“It’s a credit to the players. They’ve all bought into what we’re trying to do,” said Troy. “I’m happy with how Jake has progressed, but I’m happy with how all the kids have progressed.”

Every win shows more about the Davidson recruit’s consistency and leadership.

Davidson junior guard Stephen Curry has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Month for December, the league announced today. He has earned Athlete of the Month accolades a total of 10 times in his career, including the last seven.

Curry averaged 30.8 points, 6.8 assists, five rebounds and 2.8 steals a game in leading the Wildcats to a 4-1 record. He topped the 40-point mark twice, both of which resulted in Davidson wins, and matched his career high with 44 points in a win over NC State at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte.

Curry netted a Belk Arena record 41 points as Davidson opened its SoCon schedule with a 100-95 win over Chattanooga. He scored all 12 points in a decisive run as Davidson defeated West Virginia in Madison Square Garden and capped the month with 29 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and three steals to lead the ‘Cats to a 79-75 victory at College of Charleston. He earned SoCon Player of the Week honors twice during the month.

Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler each logged 22 points, as the second-ranked Duke Blue Devils fended off a late Davidson rally to top the Wildcats, 79-67, at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Scheyer also dished out four assists while Singler added six rebounds for Duke (13-1), which won its fifth straight game and moved to 9-0 at home. Gerald Henderson contributed 11 points and seven boards to the winning effort.

The nation’s leading scorer, Stephen Curry, posted a game-high 29 points to go with eight rebounds and six assists. But the sharpshooter went just 1-for-8 from three-point range and had seven of Davidson’s 17 turnovers in the loss. Andrew Lovedale finished with 15 points while pulling down seven boards for the Wildcats (10-3), whose three losses this season have come against ranked opponents.

Both teams committed numerous turnovers in a sloppy start to the game. Davidson had seven giveaways in the opening seven minutes and trailed 16-10 after Greg Paulus hit a three-pointer around the 12-minute mark.

Scheyer followed Curry’s first basket of the game with a three-point play with roughly six minutes left in the half to push the Duke’s margin to 25-14.

Curry and Lovedale were able to keep the Wildcats close, but Brian Zoubek’s tip-in just before the halftime buzzer gave Duke a 37-24 edge at the break.Henderson’s dunk off the halftime inbounds pass set the tone for a great start to the second half for the Blue Devils. Singler and Scheyer followed Henderson’s throw-down with consecutive treys, and Duke was suddenly ahead 45-24 roughly 90 seconds into the half.

The difference moved to 57-31 behind back-to-back threes from Henderson and Scheyer, the latter coming with 14 1/2 minutes remaining.

The Wildcats finally stepped up their defense as Lovedale and Curry each forced a turnover and converted on the other end to highlight an 11-0 run for the visitors. Curry’s three capped the flurry, and the Davidson deficit was cut to 63-49 with under 10 minutes to play.

A Scheyer three-point play with 8:05 remaining gave Duke a 16-point lead, but the hosts failed to net a field goal over the next seven minutes.

Eight straight Davidson points, capped by Curry and Lovedale layups, made it a 69-61 game with 3:53 to play.

Scheyer then came up with a big offensive rebound to extend a Duke possession, and Lance Thomas was fouled pulling down another Duke miss. His two free throws moved the margin back to double digits with 2:41 to play.

Will Archambault missed a three from the corner on the next Davidson touch, and Scheyer’s straightaway triple with under a minute left sealed the win for the No. 2 team in the country.

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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.

            
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ESPN has not been shy in marketing the Davidson game against Duke tonight at Cameron, here is their latest installment of pregame hype.

Andy Katz talked with Stephen Curry on Tuesday morning to discuss the upcoming game with Duke and the season thus far:

Everyone now knows Stephen Curry the superstar. Preseason all-american, potential player of the year, the lights have never shone brighter on a Davidson athlete.

However, in recent comments made to WFAE NPR radio in Charlotte, the community describes Stephen in the way that made America fall in love with him in the first place, a humble local kid.

Davidson College President, Tom Ross, speaks of Curry as another student at the small private college. “On campus he’s the same kid,” Ross says. “I think in some ways this is his escape. Because he comes back here and he’s treated by other students as Steph… which is great for him because I think it gives him a place where he can be himself.”

According to Davidson coach Bob McKillop, Curry’s presence on the team was not solely to provide 30 points per game. “I’ve known him since he was 10 years old,” said McKillop. “His presence in our program, whether he scores a point or doesn’t score a point, was going to have a significant impact because of the kind of person he is.”

All of this praise placed upon such slim shoulders could very reasonably boost any ego, but speaking to Curry, you would never know he was even aware of his stardom.

“This game is a blessing,” Curry says. “And, we’re all given gifts to play it and be able to come to school… with scholarship and play basketball for our lives now. It’s really, definitely a blessing and we’re not gonna take it for granted.”

The combination of humility and talent is what makes the average basketball fan a die-hard Steph Curry fan. However, some Curry fans have their own reasons.

When eight-year-old Johnson Krajewski of Charlotte was asked why Stephen Curry is his favorite basketball player, he replied “I like him ’cause he goes to our church.”

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Leading up to the Wildcats game vs. Duke, Stephen Curry talks about the matchup, his season and his ability to beat his dad in horse.

Click below to listen to the interview.