2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2018–19
Team:Davidson Wildcats
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:24–10
Conf Record:14–4
Hc Year:30th
Asst Coach2:Will Reigel
Tourney Result:first round

The 2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 30th-year head coach Bob McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as fifth-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season 24–10, 14–4 to finish as runners-up in the Atlantic 10 regular season. They defeated Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to Saint Louis in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 4 seed, where they lost to Lipscomb in the first round.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 21–12, 13–5 in the A-10 to finish in third place. In the A-10 tournament they defeated Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, and Rhode Island to be A-10 Tournament champions. They received the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Kentucky.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jordan Watkins 2 G 6'1" 165 Senior Graduated
Michael Brown 14 G 5'10" 165 Sophomore Walk-on; didn't return
Oskar Michelsen 15 F 6'9" 220 Senior Graduated
Will Magarity 22 F 6'11" 250 RS Senior Graduated
23 F 6'8" 225 Senior Graduated/went undrafted in 2018 NBA draft
Rusty Reigel 32 G 6'2" 205 Senior Graduated

2018 recruiting class

Source[1]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Verbal Commits. www.verbalcommits.com. 2017-07-27.