# 2022–23 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by first-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).

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season 27–7, 15–3 in A-10 play, to win the regular season championship. They defeated Fordham and Saint Louis to advance to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Richmond. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West Region, where they lost in the first round to Michigan State.
On June 18, 2022, the school announced that head coach Bob McKillop was retiring after 33 years at the school. His son, Matt McKillop, who had served as an assistant for 14 years, was promoted to head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Lee Hyun-jung | 1 | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Yongin, South Korea | Declared for 2022 NBA draft |
| Emory Lanier | 2 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to SMU |
| David Kristensen | 12 | F | 6'10" | 210 | Junior | Aarhus, Denmark | Signed to play in professional in Spain with BC Navarra |
| Mike Jones | 13 | G | 6'5" | 210 | RS Junior | Woodbury, MN | Transferred to Stanford |
| Drew Dibble | 22 | G | 5'11" | 185 | RS Senior | Nashville, TN | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Chris Ford | 23 | F | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Huntersville, NC | Transferred to Robert Morris |
| Nelson Boachie-Yiadom | 32 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | London, England | Graduate transferred to Hofstra |
| Luka Brajkovic | 35 | F | 6'10" | 250 | Senior | Feldkirch, Austria | Graduated; signed to play in professional in Spain with CB Breogán |
| Ben Craig | 40 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Senior | Montreat, NC | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Connor Kochera | 23 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Arlington Heights, IL | William & Mary |
| David Skogman | 42 | C | 6'10" | 228 | RS Junior | Waukesha, WI | Buffalo |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Reed Bailey #32 PF | Wolfeboro, NH | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 4, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Sean Logan SF | Westfield, NJ | Westfield Senior High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021. ||||||
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## 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 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Guilford | W 87–64 | 1–0 | 30 – Loyer | 11 – Mennenga | 3 – Loyer | John M. Belk Arena (2,608) Davidson, NC |
| November 9, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | W 102–97 $^{2OT}$ | 2–0 | 38 – Loyer | 11 – Loyer | 9 – Loyer | Nutter Center (3,784) Fairborn, OH |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | W 75–71 | 3–0 | 17 – Loyer | 7 – Mennenga | 5 – Loyer | John M. Belk Arena (2,991) Davidson, NC |
| November 17, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU | | at College of Charleston Charleston Classic quarterfinals | L 66–89 | 3–1 | 19 – Mennenga | 8 – Mennenga | 4 – Loyer | TD Arena (5,017) Charleston, SC |
| November 18, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPNews | | vs. South Carolina Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round | W 69–60 | 4–1 | 18 – Loyer | 6 – tied | 4 – tied | TD Arena (3,459) Charleston, SC |
| November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPNews | | vs. Old Dominion Charleston Classic 5th-place game | W 66–61 | 5–1 | 23 – Mennenga | 10 – Loyer | 3 – tied | TD Arena (1,621) Charleston, SC |
| November 25, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Francisco | W 89–80 | 6–1 | 30 – Loyer | 5 – Loyer | 7 – Loyer | John M. Belk Arena (3,426) Davidson, NC |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charlotte | L 66–68 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | 22 – Loyer | 7 – tied | 8 – Loyer | John M. Belk Arena (3,238) Davidson, NC |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Delaware | L 67–69 | 6–3 | 20 – Mennenga | 9 – Mennenga | 7 – Loyer | Bob Carpenter Center (1,859) Newark, DE |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 72–64 | 7–3 | 17 – tied | 7 – Mennenga | 5 – Loyer | John M. Belk Arena (2,869) Davidson, NC |
| December 17, 2022* 6:15 p.m., BTN | | vs. No. 1 Purdue Indy Classic | L 61–69 | 7–4 | 14 – Mennenga | 5 – tied | 10 – Loyer | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (9,242) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 21, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northeastern | L 70–73 | 7–5 | 18 – Huffman | 10 – Mennenga | 5 – Huffman | John M. Belk Arena (3,589) Davidson, NC |
| Atlantic 10 Regular Season |||||||||
| December 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Fordham | W 57-43 | 8–5 (1–0) | 15 – tied | 11 – tied | 2 – tied | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,700) The Bronx, NY |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dayton | L 55–69 | 8–6 (1–1) | 13 – Watson | 7 – Bailey | 2 – tied | John M. Belk Arena (3,953) Davidson, NC |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Loyola Chicago | W 80–57 | 9–6 (2–1) | 22 – Mennenga | 7 – Mennenga | 4 – Loyer | John M. Belk Arena (2,630) Davidson, NC |
| January 7, 2023 12:00 p.m., USA | | at VCU | L 72–89 | 9–7 (2–2) | 20 – Mennenga | 9 – Bailey | 3 – Loyer | Siegel Center (7,107) Richmond, VA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | L 57–61 | 9–8 (2–3) | 13 – Watson | 16 – Mennenga | 4 – tied | John M. Belk Arena (3,052) Davidson, NC |
| January 14, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at George Mason | L 65–67 | 9–9 (2–4) | 16 – tied | 7 – Huffman | 6 – Huffman | EagleBank Arena (3,212) Fairfax, VA |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Dayton | L 61–68 | 9–10 (2–5) | 19 – Watson | 13 – Mennenga | 4 – Huffman | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 64–57 | 10–10 (3–5) | 27 – Mennenga | 11 – Mennenga | 6 – tied | Tom Gola Arena (1,184) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 27, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Saint Louis | L 70–74 | 10–11 (3–6) | 16 – Mennenga | 10 – Skogman | 4 – Loyer | John M. Belk Arena (4,406) Davidson, NC |
| January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | VCU | L 59–61 | 10–12 (3–7) | 12 – Watson | 6 – tied | 4 – tied | John M. Belk Arena (3,179) Davidson, NC |
| February 4, 2023 12:30 p.m., USA | | at UMass | W 93–78 | 11–12 (4–7) | 29 – Kochera | 7 – Skogman | 10 – Huffman | Mullins Center (4,546) Amherst, MA |
| February 11, 2023 2:30 p.m., USA | | Fordham | L 71–73 | 11–13 (4–8) | 26 – Loyer | 9 – Watson | 3 – Loyer | John M. Belk Arena (4,091) Davidson, NC |
| February 15, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Saint Louis | L 65–78 | 11–14 (4–9) | 17 – Mennenga | 9 – Skogman | 5 – Loyer | Chaifetz Arena (5,168) St. Louis, MO |
| February 18, 2023 12:30 p.m., USA | | Saint Joseph's | W 76–75 | 12–14 (5–9) | 17 – tied | 7 – Skogman | 4 – tied | John M. Belk Arena (3,567) Davidson, NC |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBC Digital | | St. Bonaventure | W 74–61 | 13–14 (6–9) | 27 – Loyer | 8 – Skogman | 8 – Huffman | John M. Belk Arena (3,153) Davidson, NC |
| February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., USA | | at Duquesne | W 71–67 | 14–14 (7–9) | 16 – Huffman | 11 – Mennenga | 3 – tied | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,111) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Washington | L 70–75 | 14–15 (7–10) | 23 – Mennenga | 8 – tied | 5 – Huffman | John M. Belk Arena (3,590) Davidson, NC |
| March 4, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Rhode Island | W 68–54 | 15–15 (8–10) | 33 – Loyer | 9 – Skogman | 4 – Huffman | Ryan Center (5,543) Kingston, RI |
| A-10 tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 11:30 a.m., USA | (8) | vs. (9) St. Bonaventure Second round | W 65–54 | 16–15 | 17 – Watson | 8 – tied | 6 – Loyer | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| March 9, 2023 11:30 a.m., USA | (8) | vs. (1) VCU Quarterfinals | L 53–71 | 16–16 | 10 – tied | 8 – Mennenga | 5 – Huffman | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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