Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2021–22 |
Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
Next Year: | 2022–23 |
Team: | Davidson Wildcats |
Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Short Conf: | A-10 |
Record: | 27–7 |
Conf Record: | 15–3 |
Hc Year: | 33rd |
Asst Coach2: | Will Reigel |
Champion: | Atlantic 10 regular season champions |
Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2021–22 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 33rd-year head coach Bob McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in A-10 Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Fordham and Saint Louis to advance to the championship game of the A–10 Tournament where they lost to Richmond. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West Region, where they lost in the first round to Michigan State.
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 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]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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Carter Collins | 24 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Murray State | ||
Bates Jones | 25 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Duke | ||
31 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Graduate transferred to Kentucky |
Source[3]
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See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.