# 2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 30th-year head coach Bob McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as fifth-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season 24–10, 14–4 to finish as runners-up in the Atlantic 10 regular season. They defeated Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to Saint Louis in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 4 seed, where they lost to Lipscomb in the first round.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 21–12, 13–5 in the A-10 to finish in third place. In the A-10 tournament they defeated Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, and Rhode Island to be A-10 Tournament champions. They received the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Kentucky.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jordan Watkins | 2 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Michael Brown | 14 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Sophomore | Gainesville, FL | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Oskar Michelsen | 15 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Helsinki, Finland | Graduated |
| Will Magarity | 22 | F | 6'11" | 250 | RS Senior | Stockholm, Sweden | Graduated |
| Peyton Aldridge | 23 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Leavittsville, OH | Graduated/went undrafted in 2018 NBA draft |
| Rusty Reigel | 32 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |

### 2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Michael Jones SG | Woodbury, MN | Woodbury High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| David Czerapowicz SG | Gothenburg, Sweden | Marks Gymnasieskola | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Nelson Boachie-Yiadom PF | London, England | Loomis Chaffee School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | Oct 1, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Luka Brajkovic C | Feldkirch, Austria | Gymnasium Schillerstraße | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Mar 4, 2018 |
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018. ||||||
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Washington and Lee | W 116–56 | | John M. Belk Arena (2,574) Davidson, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 83–63 | 1–0 | John M. Belk Arena (2,663) Davidson, NC |
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 79–76 | 2–0 | John M. Belk Arena (3,521) Davidson, NC |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Wichita State Charleston Classic quarterfinals | W 57–53 | 3–0 | TD Arena (4,017) Charleston, SC |
| November 16, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 23 Purdue Charleston Classic semifinals | L 58–79 | 3–1 | TD Arena (4,135) Charleston, SC |
| November 18, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Northeastern Charleston Classic 3rd place game | W 71–59 | 4–1 | TD Arena (3,985) Charleston, SC |
| November 24, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northeastern Charleston Classic campus game | W 78–69 | 5–1 | John M. Belk Arena (3,885) Davidson, NC |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charlotte | W 76–56 | 6–1 | John M. Belk Arena (3,736) Davidson, NC |
| December 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington A10–CAA Challenge | W 91–85 | 7–1 | Trask Coliseum (4,084) Wilmington, NC |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 99–81 | 8–1 | John M. Belk Arena (3,191) Davidson, NC |
| December 15, 2018* 4:30 pm | | vs. Temple Boardwalk Classic | L 75–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| December 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Wake Forest | L 63–67 | 8–3 | LJVM Coliseum (6,149) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 22, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Penn College | W 88–54 | 9–3 | John M. Belk Arena (3,094) Davidson, NC |
| December 29, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 14 North Carolina | L 60–82 | 9–4 | Dean Smith Center (21,486) Chapel Hill, NC |
| A-10 regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSN | | Duquesne | W 65–61 | 10–4 (1–0) | John M. Belk Arena (4,558) Davidson, NC |
| January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at George Mason | W 61–56 | 11–4 (2–0) | EagleBank Arena (3,012) Fairfax, VA |
| January 12, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | VCU | W 64–57 | 12–4 (3–0) | John M. Belk Arena (4,556) Davidson, NC |
| January 15, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Saint Joseph's | L 60–61 | 12–5 (3–1) | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| January 19, 2019 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | Richmond | W 75–62 | 13–5 (4–1) | John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | George Washington | W 73–62 | 14–5 (5–1) | John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC |
| January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Louis | W 54–53 | 15–5 (6–1) | Chaifetz Arena (9,358) St. Louis, MO |
| February 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at St. Bonaventure | W 75–66 | 16–5 (7–1) | Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Rhode Island | W 68–53 | 17–5 (8–1) | John M. Belk Arena (4,341) Davidson, NC |
| February 9, 2019 ESPN+ | | at Massachusetts | L 51–54 | 17–6 (8–2) | Mullins Center (3,878) Amherst, MA |
| February 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | W 79–69 | 18–6 (9–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,813) Bronx, NY |
| February 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Saint Joseph's | W 80–72 | 19–6 (10–2) | John M. Belk Arena (4,643) Davidson, NC |
| February 19, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Dayton | L 73–74 | 19–7 (10–3) | John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC |
| February 22, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Rhode Island | W 75–66 | 20–7 (11–3) | Ryan Center (5,543) Kingston, RI |
| February 27, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | L 69–79 | 20–8 (11–4) | Tom Gola Arena (1,536) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 2, 2019 1:00 pm, Stadium | | Fordham | W 77–52 | 21–8 (12–4) | John M. Belk Arena (4,447) Davidson, NC |
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium | | St. Bonaventure | W 64–46 | 22–8 (13–4) | John M. Belk Arena (3,986) Davidson, NC |
| March 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | W 73–69 | 23–8 (14–4) | Robins Center (7,002) Richmond, VA |
| A-10 tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSN | (2) | vs. (10) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals | W 70–60 | 24–8 | Barclays Center (6,857) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 16, 2019 3:30 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (6) Saint Louis Semifinals | L 44–67 | 24–9 | Barclays Center (8,133) Brooklyn, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| March 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | (5) Lipscomb First round – UNC Greensboro bracket | L 81–89 | 24–10 | John M. Belk Arena (1,647) Davidson, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||