2023–24 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by second-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).

2023–24 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record15–17 (5–13 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena
2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Richmond153 .8332310  .697
Loyola Chicago153 .8332310  .697
No. 24 Dayton144 .778258  .758
UMass117 .6112011  .645
VCU117 .6112414  .632
Duquesne108 .5562512  .676
St. Bonaventure99 .5002013  .606
George Mason99 .5002012  .625
Saint Joseph's99 .5002114  .600
La Salle612 .3331617  .485
Rhode Island612 .3331220  .375
Fordham612 .3331320  .394
Davidson513 .2781517  .469
Saint Louis513 .2781320  .394
George Washington414 .2221517  .469
2024 A-10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 8–10 in A-10 play, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As an 8th seed, they defeated St. Bonaventure in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to VCU in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Foster Loyer0G6'0"175GS SeniorClarkston, MichiganGraduated
Sam Mennenga3F6'9"240RS JuniorAuckland, New ZealandSigned to play professionally in Australia with Cairns Taipans
Desmond Watson4G/F6'5"205SophomoreColumbus, OhioTransferred to Loyola Chicago
Styrmir Snær Þrastarson34G/F6'7"210SophomoreReykjavík, IcelandSigned to play professionally in Wallonia with Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Joe Thomson50F6'7"190FreshmanSunderland, MassachusettsWalk-on; no longer on team roster

Incoming transfers

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Jarvis Moss0G6'4"190JuniorConcord, North CarolinaStanford
Angelo Brizzi14G6'3"190RS SophomoreWarrenton, VirginiaVillanova

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michael Loughnane
CG
Exeter, New Hampshire Phillips Exeter Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 30, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Bobby Durkin
SF
Bradenton, Florida IMG Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 3, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Rikus Schulte
PF
Münster, Germany Alba Berlin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Jul 12, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nick Coval
PG
Allentown, PA Parkland High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 27, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

2023–24 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jarvis Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCannon School
Stanford
Concord, NC
G 1 Reed Bailey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoBrewster Academy Harvard, MA
F 2 Bobby Durkin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrGlenbard West High School Darien, IL
G 3 Achile Spadone (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoIsberne Geneva, Switzerland
G 4 Mike Loughnane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrPhillips Exeter Academy Quincy, MA
G 5 Grant Huffman (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrSt. Edward's High School Aurora, OH
G 12 Hunter Adam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrChrists College of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand
G 14 Angelo Brizzi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoHighland School
Villanova
Warrenton, VA
F 15 Sean Logan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoWestfield High School Westfield, NJ
F 20 Rikus Schulte 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrSLZB Münster, Germany
G 22 Riccardo Ghedini 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoCollegio San Carlo Milan, Italy
G 23 Connor Kochera (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrSt. Viator High School
William & Mary
Arlington Heights, IL
G/F 24 Michael Katsock (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrSt. Albans School Washington, D.C.
C 42 David Skogman (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrWaukesha West High School
Buffalo
Waukesha, WI
G 51 Brock Matheny (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoBurlington Christian Academy Davidson, NC
G 55 Chris Sosnik (W,C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrSt. Albans School Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 7, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Washington and Lee W 86–63  1–0
 15  Brizzi  9  Bailey  4  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,404)
Davidson, NC
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Maryland
Asheville Championship semifinals
W 64–61  2–0
 16  Durkin  8  Skogman  7  Huffman  Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
November 12, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Clemson
Asheville Championship game
L 65–68  2–1
 12  Huffman  7  tied  5  Huffman  Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,129)
Asheville, NC
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Tennessee State L 68–70  2–2
 17  Bailey  6  Kochera  2  Skogman  Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,479)
Johnson City, TN
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Boston University W 69–45  3–2
 23  Kochera  8  Bailey  6  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,463)
Davidson, NC
November 24, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Mary's (CA) L 55–89  3–3
 13  Huffman  3  tied  2  Huffman  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,411)
Moraga, CA
November 29, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte W 85–81  4–3
 30  Skogman  7  Skogman  11  Huffman  Dale F. Halton Arena (4,030)
Charlotte, NC
December 2, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Wright State W 82–73  5–3
 20  Huffman  8  Bailey  7  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,783)
Davidson, NC
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Campbell W 62–50  6–3
 13  Durkin  8  Durkin  3  tied  John M. Belk Arena (2,223)
Davidson, NC
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Miami (OH) W 79–61  7–3
 19  tied  7  tied  3  tied  John M. Belk Arena (2,838)
Davidson, NC
December 16, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lynchburg W 98–63  8–3
 17  Kochera  4  Spadone  8  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,148)
Davidson, NC
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
USC Upstate W 62–59  9–3
 14  Huffman  8  Durkin  5  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,839)
Davidson, NC
December 30, 2023*
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Ohio
Legends of Basketball Showcase
W 72–69  10–3
 15  tied  7  Kochera  3  Bailey  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Dayton L 59–72  10–4
(0–1)
 14  Durkin  6  Durkin  5  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,244)
Davidson, NC
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rhode Island L 74–79  10–5
(0–2)
 20  Skogman  4  tied  5  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,511)
Davidson, NC
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Washington L 79–83 OT 10–6
(0–3)
 24  Huffman  7  tied  5  Huffman  Charles E. Smith Center (1,863)
Washington, D.C.
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Fordham W 79–69  11–6
(1–3)
 24  tied  12  Bailey  3  Huffman  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,895)
The Bronx, New York City
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Richmond L 64–69 OT 11–7
(1–4)
 24  Skogman  8  Skogman  5  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (4,235)
Davidson, NC
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Louis W 84–61  12–7
(2–4)
 23  Huffman  7  tied  5  tied  Chaifetz Arena (5.647)
St. Louis, MO
January 27, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
VCU L 58–63  12–8
(2–5)
 19  Kochera  9  Bailey  5  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,861)
Davidson, NC
February 4, 2024
1:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Loyola Chicago L 63–76  12–9
(2–6)
 23  tied  8  Huffman  7  Huffman  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,253)
Chicago, IL
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne W 72–59  13–9
(3–6)
 19  Kochera  8  Bailey  6  Durkin  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,535)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 10, 2024
2:30 p.m., USA
George Mason L 55–57  13–10
(3–7)
 22  Bailey  6  Bailey  4  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,609)
Davidson, NC
February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
La Salle W 71–56  14–10
(4–7)
 22  Bailey  12  Bailey  7  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,268)
Davidson, NC
February 17, 2024
3:30 p.m., CBSSN
at St. Bonaventure L 80–81 OT 14–11
(4–8)
 29  Kochera  8  tied  8  Huffman  Reilly Center (4,750)
Olean, NY
February 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fordham W 68–53  15–11
(5–8)
 21  Kochera  6  tied  4  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,009)
Davidson, NC
February 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Richmond L 63–66  15–12
(5–9)
 23  Bailey  11  Bailey  4  Huffman  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
February 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 21 Dayton L 66–80  15–13
(5–10)
 18  Kochera  7  Huffman  3  tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
March 2, 2024
2:30 p.m., USA
UMass L 67–69  15–14
(5–11)
 22  Bailey  6  tied  9  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (3,771)
Davidson, NC
March 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Chicago L 59–69  15–15
(5–12)
 22  Kochera  7  Bailey  6  Huffman  John M. Belk Arena (2,856)
Davidson, NC
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's L 71–89  15–16
(5–13)
 19  Bailey  8  Huffman  9  Huffman  Hagan Arena (2,257)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 13, 2024
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
(13) vs. (12) Fordham
First round
L 63–71 OT 15–17
 24  Kochera  7  Kochera  5  Huffman  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
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