# 2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team representsed Davidson College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 27th year head coach Bob McKillop, played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena and were second year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Davidson finished the season with a record of 20–13, 10–8 record in A-10 play, finishing in sixth place. They lost to eventual tournament champion, Saint Joseph's, in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 season 24–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to VCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Iowa.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tyler Kalinoski | 4 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Overland Park, KS | Graduated |
| Ali Mackay | 22 | F | 6'11" | 215 | Senior | North Berwick, Scotland | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Will Magarity | 22 | F | 6'11" | 240 | Junior | Stockholm, Sweden | Transferred from Boston College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Magarity will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

## Incoming recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| KiShawn Pritchett SF | Mooresville, NC | Lake Norman High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 8, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Dusan Kovacevic PF | Novi Sad, Serbia | Rabun Gap Nacoochee School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2015* 2:00 pm | | Lenoir–Rhyne | W 96–64 | | John M. Belk Arena (3,542) Davidson, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2015* 7:30 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | UCF | W 90–85 | 1–0 | John M. Belk Arena (4,676) Davidson, NC |
| 11/21/2015* 1:00 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | College of Charleston | W 82–81 | 2–0 | John M. Belk Arena (4,478) Davidson, NC |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | Mercer | W 77–71 | 3–0 | John M. Belk Arena (3,861) Davidson, NC |
| 11/28/2015* 2:00 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | Denison | W 83–70 | 4–0 | John M. Belk Arena (3,629) Davidson, NC |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Charlotte | W 109–74 | 5–0 | Dale F. Halton Arena (7,571) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/06/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 9 North Carolina | L 65–98 | 5–1 | Dean Smith Center (14,805) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/09/2015* 8:30 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | Eastern Washington Gotham Classic | W 96–86 | 6–1 | John M. Belk Arena (3,714) Davidson, NC |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | Western Carolina Gotham Classic | W 87–54 | 7–1 | John M. Belk Arena (4,068) Davidson, NC |
| 12/20/2015* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Pittsburgh Gotham Classic | L 69–94 | 7–2 | Madison Square Garden (7,345) New York City, NY |
| 12/23/2015* 1:00 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | Morehead State | W 81–77 | 8–2 | John M. Belk Arena (4,561) Davidson, NC |
| 12/28/2015* 9:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 60–86 | 8–3 | Haas Pavilion (10,384) Berkeley, CA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | | at St. Bonaventure | L 85–97 | 8–4 (0–1) | Reilly Center (3,783) Olean, NY |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, WMYT | | Duquesne | W 77–66 | 9–4 (1–1) | John M. Belk Arena (3,321) Davidson, NC |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm, WMYT | | George Mason | W 81–75 | 10–4 (2–1) | John M. Belk Arena (4,158) Davidson, NC |
| 01/12/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Dayton | L 74–80 | 10–5 (2–2) | UD Arena (12,310) Dayton, OH |
| 01/16/2016 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | Massachusetts | W 86–74 | 11–5 (3–2) | John M. Belk Arena (5,069) Davidson, NC |
| 01/20/2016 8:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 87–96 | 11–6 (3–3) | Chaifetz Arena (5,103) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/25/2016 7:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Richmond | W 78–70 | 12–6 (4–3) | Robins Center (6,570) Richmond, VA |
| 01/29/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | VCU | L 69–79 | 12–7 (4–4) | John M. Belk Arena (5,295) Davidson, NC |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | at George Washington | L 69–79 | 12–8 (4–5) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,918) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/06/2016 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Duquesne | W 93–82 | 13–8 (5–5) | Palumbo Center (3,382) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm, WMYT | | La Salle | W 79–66 | 14–8 (6–5) | John M. Belk Arena (3,585) Davidson, NC |
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 59–60 | 14–9 (6–6) | EagleBank Arena (6,327) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | Richmond | W 83–79 | 15–9 (7–6) | John M. Belk Arena (3,832) Davidson, NC |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | Saint Joseph's | W 99–93 | 16–9 (8–6) | John M. Belk Arena (5,295) Davidson, NC |
| 02/23/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Rhode Island | W 65–54 | 17–9 (9–6) | John M. Belk Arena (4,064) Davidson, NC |
| 02/27/2016 2:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 82–91 | 17–10 (9–7) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,985) Bronx, NY |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at VCU | L 60–70 | 17–11 (9–8) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 03/05/2016 3:30 pm, NBCSN | | George Washington | W 87–80 | 18–11 (10–8) | John M. Belk Arena (5,157) Davidson, NC |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 9:00 pm, NBCSN | (6) | vs. (14) LaSalle Second Round | W 78–63 | 19–11 | Barclays Center (5,507) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/11/2016 9:00 pm, NBCSN | (6) | vs. (3) St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals | W 90–86 $^{OT}$ | 20–11 | Barclays Center (8,223) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/12/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN | (6) | vs. (2) VCU Semifinals | L 54–76 | 20–12 | Barclays Center (10,439) Brooklyn, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5) | at (4) Florida State First Round - Valparaiso Quadrant | L 74–84 | 20–13 | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,496) Tallahassee, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||