2021–22 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

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2020–21 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
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ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2020–21 record10–2 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt McKillop
  • Will Reigel
  • Kevin Kuwik
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena
Seasons
← 2020–21
 →
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fordham 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 5   .615
Saint Joseph's 1 – 0   1.000 7 – 5   .583
Saint Louis 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 4   .692
Davidson 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
Rhode Island 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
St. Bonaventure 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727
VCU 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636
Dayton 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615
UMass 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583
George Mason 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538
Duquesne 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417
George Washington 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333
La Salle 0 – 1   .000 5 – 6   .455
Richmond 0 – 2   .000 9 – 6   .600
† winner
As of January 2, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021–22 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represents Davidson College during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by 33rd-year head coach Bob McKillop and play their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-10 pandemic, the Wildcats finished the 2020–21 season 13–9, 7–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place. They defeated George Mason in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament before losing in the semifinals to VCU.[1] The Wildcats received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to NC State.[2]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Carter Collins 24 G 6'3" 190 Senior Chapel Hill, NC Graduate transferred to Murray State
Bates Jones 25 F 6'8" 225 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduate transferred to Duke
Kellan Grady 31 G 6'5" 205 Senior Boston, MA Graduate transferred to Kentucky

Incoming transfers[]

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Foster Loyer 0 G 6'0" 170 Senior Clarkston, MI Michigan State

Recruiting classes[]

2021 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Ford
SF 		Huntersville, NC North Mecklenburg High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 15, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Styrmir Snær Þrastarson
SF 		Reykjavík, Iceland Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 3, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Desmond Watson
SF 		Columbus, OH St. Francis DeSales High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 19, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

Source[3]

2022 recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2021–22 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Foster Loyer (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Clarkston High School
Michigan State 		Clarkston, Michigan
G/F 1 Lee Hyun-jung 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr NBA Global Academy Yongin, South Korea
G 2 Emory Lanier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Woodward Academy Atlanta, Georgia
F 3 Sam Mennenga 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Westlake Boys High School Auckland, New Zealand
G/F 4 Desmond Watson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Francis DeSales High School Columbus, Ohio
G 5 Grant Huffman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Edward's High School Aurora, Ohio
F 12 David Kristensen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Marelisborg Gymnasium Aarhus, Denmark
G 13 Mike Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Woodbury High School Woodbury, Minnesota
G 22 Drew Dibble (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr University School of Nashville Nashville, Tennessee
F 23 Chris Ford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr North Mecklenburg High School Huntersville, North Carolina
F 32 Nelson Boachie-Yiadom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Loomis Chaffee School London, England
G/F 34 Styrmir Snær Þrastarson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sunderland College Reykjavík, Iceland
F 35 Luka Brajkovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Gymnasium Schillerstraße Feldkirch, Austria
G 40 Ben Craig (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Christ School Montreat, North Carolina
G/F 42 Michael Katsock (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Albans School Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ferrum W 98–56  –
  21 – Brajkovic   10 – Mennenga   5 – Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,087)
Davidson, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Delaware W 93–71  1–0
  27 – Loyer   10 – Mennenga   5 – Tied  John M. Belk Arena (2,779)
Davidson, NC
November 13, 2021*
8:30 p.m., WCC Network 		at San Francisco
Chase Center Showcase 		L 60–65  1–1
  17 – Brajkovic   9 – Tied   3 – Loyer  Chase Center (4,175)
San Francisco, CA
November 18, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. New Mexico State
Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals 		L 64–76  1–2
  19 – Brajkovic   7 – Brajkovic   4 – Brajkovic  HTC Center (1,168)
Myrtle Beach, SC
November 19, 2021*
2:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Penn
Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation round 		W 72–60  2–2
  17 – Mennenga   11 – Brajkovic   6 – Brajkovic  HTC Center (1,131)
Myrtle Beach, SC
November 21, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. East Carolina
Myrtle Beach Invitational 5th place game 		W 76–67  3–2
  25 – Lee   10 – Lee   8 – Jones  HTC Center (1,101)
Myrtle Beach, SC
November 27, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		W 88–70  4–2
  23 – Lee   8 – Brajkovic   5 – Loyer  John M. Belk Arena (2,724)
Davidson, NC
November 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m., Stadium 		at Charlotte W 75–58  5–2
  32 – Lee   14 – Lee   4 – Mennenga  Dale F. Halton Arena (4,258)
Charlotte, NC
December 4, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		W 70–46  6–2
  16 – Brajkovic   10 – Lee   4 – Lee  John M. Belk Arena (2,899)
Davidson, NC
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		at Northeastern W 79-69  7-2
   –      –      –    Matthews Arena (1,197)
Boston, MA
December 18, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Radford W 74-54  8-2
   –      –      –    John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		vs. No. 10 Alabama
C. M. Newton Classic 		W 79-78  9-2
   –      –      –    Legacy Arena (9,781)
Birmingham, AL
December 22, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Johnson & Wales (N.C.) W 106-64  10-2
   –      –      –    John M. Belk Arena (3,245)
Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Duquesne       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
January 2, 2022
2:30 p.m., NBCU 		at VCU       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's       Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2022
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Rhode Island       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
January 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
January 14, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Richmond       Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fordham       Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
January 26, 2022
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		VCU       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
January 29, 2022
12:00 p.m., NBCU 		La Salle       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at St. Bonaventure       Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington       Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Rhode Island       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
February 19, 2022
3:30 p.m., CBSSN 		Saint Louis       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Duquesne       UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 26, 2022
2:30 p.m., NBCU 		Fordham       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		George Mason       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
March 5, 2022
12:30 p.m., NBCU 		at Dayton       UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
March 9–13, 2022
TBA 		vs.        Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Davidson vs. VCU - Box Score - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  2. ^ "NC State vs. Davidson - Game Recap - March 18, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  3. ^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  4. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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