# 2011–12 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in NCAA men's Division I competition. The Wildcats were coached by Bob McKillop in his 23rd year and played their home games at John M. Belk Arena. They compete in the Southern Conference's South Division. They finished the season 25–8, 16–2 in SoCon play to be crowned South Division Champions and overall regular season champions. They were the champions of the SoCon Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisville.

## Roster

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| No. | Position | Player |
| 1 | F | Youssef Mejri |
| 2 | G | Mason Archie II |
| 4 | G | Tyler Kalinoski |
| 5 | G | J.P. Kuhlman |
| 12 | G | Nik Cochran |
| 14 | G | Clay Tormey |
| 15 | F | Jake Cohen |
| 20 | SG | Will Reigel |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 22 | F | Ali Mackay |
| 23 | G | Tom Droney |
| 24 | F | De'Mon Brooks |
| 25 | SG | A.J Atkinson |
| 34 | PF | Frank Ben-Eze |
| 35 | G | Chris Czerapowicz |
| 40 | F | Clint Mann |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Lenoir-Rhyne | W 81–44 | | John M. Belk Arena (2,304) Davidson, NC |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 8:00 pm | | Guilford | W 111–64 | 1–0 | John M. Belk Arena (3,423) Davidson, NC |
| November 14, 2011* 8:15 pm | | Richmond | W 74–61 | 2–0 | John M. Belk Arena (3,887) Davidson, NC |
| November 18, 2011* 6:00 pm | | at No. 6 Duke | L 69–82 | 2–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 21, 2011* 8:15 pm | | Presbyterian | W 68–54 | 3–1 | John M. Belk Arena (3,060) Davidson, NC |
| November 26, 2011* 2:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 70–67 | 4–1 | Trask Coliseum (2,854) Wilmington, NC |
| December 1, 2011 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wofford | W 72–69 | 5–1 (1–0) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,412) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 3, 2011 7:00 pm | | Furman | W 86–65 | 6–1 (2–0) | John M. Belk Arena (3,573) Davidson, NC |
| December 7, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vanderbilt | L 83–87 | 6–2 | John M. Belk Arena (4,475) Davidson, NC |
| December 10, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Charlotte | L 61–84 | 6–3 | Halton Arena (7,551) Charlotte, NC |
| December 19, 2011* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 11 Kansas | W 80–74 | 7–3 | Sprint Center (18,757) Kansas City, MO |
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | L 65–73 | 7–4 | Mullins Center (3,821) Amherst, MA |
| December 29, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Penn | L 70–75 | 8–4 | John M. Belk Arena (4,064) Davidson, NC |
| January 5, 2012 7:00 pm | | at UNC Greensboro | W 92–63 | 9–4 (3–0) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,529) Greensboro, NC |
| January 7, 2012 12:00 pm | | Georgia Southern | W 96–74 | 10–4 (4–0) | John M. Belk Arena (3,395) Davidson, NC |
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm | | Western Carolina | W 88–67 | 11–4 (5–0) | John M. Belk Arena (3,293) Davidson, NC |
| January 14, 2012 2:00 pm | | at Appalachian State | W 83–79 | 12–4 (6–0) | Holmes Center (2,071) Boone, NC |
| January 19, 2012 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 87–69 | 13–4 (7–0) | John M. Belk Arena (4,127) Davidson, NC |
| January 21, 2012 7:00 pm | | The Citadel | W 80–51 | 14–4 (8–0) | John M. Belk Arena (4,546) Davidson, NC |
| January 26, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Chattanooga | W 64–63 | 15–4 (9–0) | McKenzie Arena (2,847) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 28, 2012 5:00 pm | | at Samford | L 74–77 | 15–5 (9–1) | Pete Hanna Center (1,257) Homewood, AL |
| February 1, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Furman | W 71–53 | 16–5 (10–1) | Timmons Arena (2,324) Greenville, SC |
| February 4, 2012 4:00 pm | | Chattanooga | W 88–61 | 17–5 (11–1) | John M. Belk Arena (4,583) Davidson, NC |
| February 6, 2012 7:00 pm | | Wofford | W 76–54 | 18–5 (12–1) | John M. Belk Arena (3,864) Davidson, NC |
| February 9, 2012 7:00 pm | | at The Citadel | W 77–66 | 19–5 (13–1) | McAlister Field House (2,289) Charleston, SC |
| February 11, 2012 12:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 78–86 | 19–6 (13–2) | TD Arena (5,112) Charleston, SC |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 pm | | Samford | W 81–54 | 20–6 (14–2) | John M. Belk Arena (3,686) Davidson, NC |
| February 18, 2012* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 24 Wichita State ESPN Bracketbusters | L 74–91 | 20–7 | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC |
| February 23, 2012 7:00 pm | | Elon | W 66–45 | 21–7 (15–2) | John M. Belk Arena (4,154) Davidson, NC |
| February 25, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | W 71–54 | 22–7 (16–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (6,364) Statesboro, GA |
| Southern Conference tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2012 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Furman Quarterfinals | W 73–54 | 23–7 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,432) Asheville, NC |
| March 4, 2012 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Elon Semifinals | W 83–67 | 24–7 | U.S. Cellular Center (6,364) Asheville, NC |
| March 5, 2012 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Western Carolina Championship Game | W 93–91 $^{2OT}$ | 25–7 | U.S. Cellular Center (6,049) Asheville, NC |
| 2012 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2012* 1:40 pm, TBS | No. (W 13) | vs. No. 17 (W 4) Louisville 2nd round | L 62–69 | 25–8 | Rose Garden (17,519) Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. ||||||