# 2014–15 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 26th year head coach Bob McKillop, played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena and were first year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to win the A-10 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.

## Previous season

The 2013–14 Davidson Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 20–13, with a record of 15–1 in the Southern Conference regular season to capture the Southern Conference regular season champions. In the 2014 SoCon tournament, the Wildcats were defeated by Western Carolina, 99–97 in overtime in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Missouri.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ryan Ansel | 2 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Fort Washington, PA | Graduated |
| Joe Aase | 13 | G | 6'8" | 215 | Freshman | Austin, MN | Transferred to Minnesota State |
| Clay Tormey | 14 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Tom Droney | 23 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Pittsburgh, PA | Graduated |
| De'Mon Brooks | 24 | F | 6'7" | 227 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Chris Czerapowicz | 35 | G | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Gothenburg, Sweden | Graduated |
| Will Thoni | 41 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Senior | Sewanee, TN | Graduated |

## Incoming recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Watkins SG | Charlotte, NC | Providence Day School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Nov 15, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Rusty Reigel SG | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Latin School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 15, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| Peyton Aldridge PF | Leavittsburg, OH | La Brae High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 7, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Nathan Ekwu SF | Bronx, NY | Cardinal Hayes High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Apr 4, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 27, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/11/2014* 7:00 pm | | Lenoir–Rhyne | W 83–56 | | John M. Belk Arena (2,629) Davidson, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2014* 2:00 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | Catholic | W 102–66 | 1–0 | John M. Belk Arena (3,884) Davidson, NC |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | Campbell | W 86–51 | 2–0 | John M. Belk Arena (3,164) Davidson, NC |
| 11/22/2014* 2:00 pm, TWCSC | | vs. No. 6 North Carolina | L 72–90 | 2–1 | Time Warner Cable Arena (11,113) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UCF | W 95–69 | 3–1 | CFE Arena (3,458) Orlando, FL |
| 11/29/2014* 2:00 pm, TWCSC | | UNC Wilmington | W 72–49 | 4–1 | John M. Belk Arena (3,131) Davidson, NC |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | Charlotte | W 92–86 | 5–1 | John M. Belk Arena (4,606) Davidson, NC |
| 12/06/2014* 4:00 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | Stetson | W 90–59 | 6–1 | John M. Belk Arena (3,132) Davidson, NC |
| 12/10/2014* 9:00 pm | | at Montana | W 110–99 | 7–1 | Dahlberg Arena (3,172) Missoula, MT |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | Niagara | W 78–58 | 8–1 | John M. Belk Arena (3,244) Davidson, NC |
| 12/20/2014* 4:00 pm, WCIV | | at College of Charleston | W 80–68 | 9–1 | TD Arena (3,671) Charleston, SC |
| 12/30/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 3 Virginia | L 72–83 | 9–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) Charlottesville, VA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 5:00 pm, NBCSN | | Richmond | W 81–67 | 10–2 (1–0) | John M. Belk Arena (4,919) Davidson, NC |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm, MASN | | at No. 20 VCU | L 65–71 | 10–3 (1–1) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | Saint Louis | W 89–54 | 11–3 (2–1) | John M. Belk Arena (3,609) Davidson, NC |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | W 71–63 | 12–3 (3–1) | Mullins Center (3,205) Amherst, MA |
| 01/17/2015 6:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 63–89 | 12–4 (3–2) | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| 01/20/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | No. 22 Dayton | W 77–60 | 13–4 (4–2) | John M. Belk Arena (5,067) Davidson, NC |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | W 80–73 $^{OT}$ | 14–4 (5–2) | Patriot Center (5,508) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/31/2015 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Saint Joseph's | L 70–75 | 14–5 (5–3) | Hagan Arena (3,951) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | L 61–62 | 14–6 (5–4) | John M. Belk Arena (4,264) Davidson, NC |
| 02/07/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | Duquesne | W 95–69 | 15–6 (6–4) | John M. Belk Arena (5,208) Davidson, NC |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | George Mason | W 92–71 | 16–6 (7–4) | John M. Belk Arena (3,938) Davidson, NC |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 77–69 | 17–6 (8–4) | Tom Gola Arena (2,738) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | at George Washington | W 65–63 | 18–6 (9–4) | Charles E. Smith Center (3,012) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, MI-Ch 4 | | Fordham | W 76–57 | 19–6 (10–4) | John M. Belk Arena (5,084) Davidson, NC |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | W 60–59 | 20–6 (11–4) | Ryan Center (6,050) Kingston, RI |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | George Washington | W 77–66 | 21–6 (12–4) | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC |
| 03/05/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | VCU | W 82–55 | 22–6 (13–4) | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC |
| 03/07/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Duquesne | W 107–78 | 23–6 (14–4) | Palumbo Center (2,830) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2015 12:00 pm, NBCSN | (1) No. 24 | vs. (9) La Salle Quarterfinals | W 67–66 | 24–6 | Barclays Center (6,809) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/14/2015 1:30 pm, CBSSN | (1) No. 24 | vs. (5) VCU Semifinals | L 73–93 | 24–7 | Barclays Center (8,488) Brooklyn, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2015* 7:20 pm, TNT | (10 S) | vs. (7 S) Iowa Second round | L 52–83 | 24–8 | KeyArena (14,852) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||