2022–23 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Team:Davidson Wildcats
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:16–16
Conf Record:8–10
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach2:Will Reigel
Asst Coach3:Joshua Heyliger

The 2022–23 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Matt McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season 27–7, 15–3 in A-10 play, to win the regular season championship. 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.

On June 18, 2022, the school announced that head coach Bob McKillop was retiring after 33 years at the school.[1] His son, Matt McKillop, who had served as an assistant for 14 years, was promoted to head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
1 G/F 6'7" 210 Junior Yongin, South KoreaDeclared for 2022 NBA draft
Emory Lanier 2 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Transferred to SMU
David Kristensen 12 F 6'10" 210 Junior Signed to play in professional in Spain with BC Navarra
Mike Jones 13 G 6'5" 210 RS Junior Transferred to Stanford
Drew Dibble 22 G 5'11" 185 RS Senior Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Chris Ford 23 F 6'5" 200 Freshman Transferred to Robert Morris
Nelson Boachie-Yiadom 32 F 6'8" 220 Junior Graduate transferred to Hofstra
35 F 6'10" 250 Senior Graduated; signed to play in professional in Spain with CB Breogán
Ben Craig 40 G 6'1" 190 Senior Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Connor Kochera 23 G 6'5" 200 Junior William & Mary
David Skogman 42 C 6'10" 228 RS Junior Buffalo

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

Source[3]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Atlantic 10 Regular Season |-!colspan=12 style=| A-10 tournamentSource[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Borzello . Jeff . 2022-06-17 . Davidson coach McKillop retires after 33 seasons . 2023-02-22 . ESPN.com . en.
  2. Web site: Cobb . David . 2022-06-17 . Davidson coach Bob McKillop retires: Built Wildcats into mid-major power in legendary 33-year career . 2023-02-22 . CBSSports.com . en.
  3. Web site: Verbal Commits . dead . 2017-07-27 . verbalcommits.com . December 11, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231211130438/https://verbalcommits.com/schools/davidson .
  4. Web site: 2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule. davidsonwildcats.com. 20 October 2022. en.