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.
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.
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 |
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