2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–16 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach	Matt McKillop (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Matheny; Will Reigel; Joshua Heyliger; Stephen Curry;
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
George Mason	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Dayton	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Loyola Chicago	12	–	6	.667	25	–	12	.676
Saint Louis	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Saint Joseph's	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
George Washington	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
St. Bonaventure	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Duquesne	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Rhode Island	7	–	11	.389	18	–	13	.581
UMass	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Richmond	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	14	–	19	.424
Fordham	3	–	15	.167	12	–	21	.364

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner

The 2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Matt McKillop, 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 2023–24 season 15–17, 5–13 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. As a 13th seed, they lost in the first round to Fordham in the A-10 tournament.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jarvis Moss	0	G	6' 4"	200	Junior	Concord, NC	Transferred to Radford
Achile Spadone	3	G	6' 4"	195	Sophomore	Geneva, Switzerland	Walk-on; transferred to Bucknell
Grant Huffman	5	G	6' 4"	190	Senior	Aurora, OH	Graduate transferred to Vanderbilt^[2]
Angelo Brizzi	14	G	6' 3"	190	Sophomore	Warrenton, VA	Transferred to Longwood
Rikus Schulte	20	F	6' 9"	240	Freshman	Münster, Germany	Transferred to UC Riverside
David Skogman	42	C	6' 10"	235	Senior	Waukesha, WI	Graduate transferred to DePaul
Chris Sosnik	55	G	6' 2"	195	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Joe Hurlburt	8	F	6' 11"	235	Sophomore	Enderlin, ND	Colorado
Zach Laput	20	G	6' 4"	200	GS Senior	Beacon Falls, CT	Bentley

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Manie Joses SF	Australia	NBA Global Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 16, 2024
Manie Joses SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Nick Coval PG	Allentown, PA	Parkland High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 27, 2023
Nick Coval PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Roberts Blūms SG	Riga, Latvia	BK VEF Rīga	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 5, 2024
Roberts Blūms SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Devin Brown PF	Phoenix, AZ	PHHoenix Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 6, 2024
Devin Brown PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Manie Joses	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy	London, England
G	1	Reed Bailey	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Brewster Academy	Harvard, MA
F	2	Bobby Durkin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Glenbard West High School	Darien, IL
G	3	Nick Coval	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Parkland High School	Orefield, PA
G	4	Mike Loughnane	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Phillips Exeter Academy	Quincy, MA
F/C	8	Joe Hurlburt	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Colorado	Enderlin, ND
G	12	Hunter Adam	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Christs College of Canterbury	Christchurch, New Zealand
G	14	Phillip Kavu (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Lake Forest Academy	Manchester, England
F	15	Sean Logan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Westfield High School	Westfield, NJ
G	20	Zach Laput	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Bentley	Beacon Falls, CT
G	22	Riccardo Ghedini	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Collegio San Carlo	Milan, Italy
G	23	Connor Kochera (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	St. Viator High School William & Mary	Arlington Heights, IL
G/F	24	Michael Katsock (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	St. Albans School	Washington, D.C.
G	45	Roberts Blūms	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Rigas Talmãcibas Vidusskola	Riga, Latvia
G	50	Luke Zimmerman (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Poly Prep Country Day School	New York, NY
G	51	Brock Matheny (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jr	Burlington Christian Academy	Davidson, NC

Head coach

Matt McKillop (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Will Reigel (Davidson)
Matt Matheny (Davidson)
Joshua Heyliger (Stonehill)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 16, 2025

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 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		William Peace	W 88–47	1–0	19 – Kochera	7 – Bailey	4 – 4 tied	John M. Belk Arena (2,222) Davidson, NC
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		at Bowling Green	W 91–85	2–0	24 – Bailey	8 – Bailey	5 – Laput	Stroh Center (1,960) Bowling Green, OH
November 16, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 76–70	3–0	18 – Bailey	8 – Bailey	3 – Kochera	John M. Belk Arena (2,490) Davidson, NC
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		VMI	W 93–66	4–0	23 – Bailey	8 – 2 tied	6 – 2 tied	John M. Belk Arena (2,153) Davidson, NC
November 27, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 24 Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	L 71–104	4–1	20 – Kochera	6 – Durkin	5 – Durkin	Imperial Arena (1,737) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 28, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Providence Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round	W 69–58	5–1	22 – Kochera	11 – Bailey	4 – Bailey	Imperial Arena (760) Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 29, 2024* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 3 Gonzaga Battle 4 Atlantis 5th-place game	L 65–90	5–2	19 – Bailey	5 – Bailey	4 – Kochera	Imperial Arena (993) Paradise Island, Bahamas
December 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 73–72	6–2	25 – Bailey	7 – Bailey	5 – 2 tied	John M. Belk Arena (2,339) Davidson, NC
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte	W 75–71	7–2	18 – Bailey	7 – 2 tied	5 – Bailey	John M. Belk Arena (3,126) Davidson, NC
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 86–51	8–2	19 – Durkin	10 – Logan	5 – Loughnane	John M. Belk Arena (2,203) Davidson, NC
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Temple	L 61–62	8–3	26 – Bailey	6 – 2 tied	4 – Bailey	Liacouras Center (2,472) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bethune–Cookman	W 76–63	9–3	23 – Durkin	10 – Durkin	5 – Bailey	John M. Belk Arena (2,192) Davidson, NC
December 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 86–64	10–3	34 – Kochera	7 – Laput	4 – Loughnane	John M. Belk Arena (3,066) Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 57–69	10–4 (0–1)	20 – Bailey	9 – Durkin	4 – Kochera	EagleBank Arena (3,105) Fairfax, VA
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	W 77–71	11–4 (1–1)	22 – Bailey	8 – Bailey	5 – 2 tied	John M. Belk Arena (2,378) Davidson, NC
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	W 74–64	12–4 (2–1)	23 – Bailey	13 – Durkin	5 – Durkin	John M. Belk Arena (3,053) Davidson, NC
January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	L 76–79	12–5 (2–2)	21 – Bailey	8 – Durkin	4 – Bailey	Tom Gola Arena (1,305) Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 90–92	12–6 (2–3)	30 – Bailey	9 – Bailey	11 – Bailey	Ryan Center (5,513) Kingston, RI
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 61–78	12–7 (2–4)	25 – Bailey	7 – Blums	3 – Bailey	John M. Belk Arena (2,344) Davidson, NC
January 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	W 72–66	13–7 (3–4)	32 – Bailey	10 – Durkin	3 – 3 tied	Robins Center (6,791) Richmond, VA
February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason	L 60–64	13–8 (3–5)	17 – Durkin	8 – Durkin	5 – Loughnane	John M. Belk Arena (2,965) Davidson, NC
February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	L 63–69	13–9 (3–6)	19 – Bailey	8 – Kochera	8 – Bailey	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., USA		Richmond	W 71–60	14–9 (4–6)	24 – Bailey	8 – Bailey	5 – Bailey	John M. Belk Arena (2,611) Davidson, NC
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass	W 77–68	15–9 (5–6)	21 – Bailey	10 – Bailey	7 – Loughnane	Mullins Center (2,529) Amherst, MA
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Washington	L 67–74	15–10 (5–7)	21 – Durkin	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	John M. Belk Arena (3,214) Davidson, NC
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Loyola Chicago	L 69–77	15–11 (5–8)	19 – Bailey	14 – Bailey	5 – Bailey	John M. Belk Arena (2,391) Davidson, NC
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	W 80–69	16–11 (6–8)	20 – Durkin	13 – Durkin	5 – Durkin	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,221) The Bronx, NY
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Louis	L 56–57	16–12 (6–9)	22 – Kochera	8 – Durkin	5 – Bailey	John M. Belk Arena (2,180) Davidson, NC
February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at VCU	L 56–80	16–13 (6–10)	18 – Tied	6 – Laput	4 – Durkin	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
March 5, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Loyola Chicago	L 72–82	16–14 (6–11)	19 – Bailey	8 – Adam	7 – Bailey	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,010) Chicago, IL
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	L 61–64	16–15 (6–12)	25 – Kochera	8 – Bailey	4 – Durkin	John M. Belk Arena (3,704) Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 12, 2025 11:30 a.m., USA	(12)	vs. (13) Richmond First round	W 69–65	17–15	25 – Bailey	7 – Durkin	5 – Kochera	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
March 13, 2025 2:00 p.m., USA	(12)	vs. (5) Saint Louis Second round	L 75–83	17–16	18 – Kochera	7 – Adam	4 – Bailey	Capital One Arena (6,203) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[3]

References

^ Zietlow, Alex (March 12, 2024). "Davidson ends season on a heartbreaker, sees first-round exit of Atlantic 10 tournament". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
^ Gerson, Aria (April 19, 2024). "Vanderbilt basketball lands commitment from Davidson transfer guard Grant Huffman | Report". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

[1] Zietlow, Alex (March 12, 2024). "Davidson ends season on a heartbreaker, sees first-round exit of Atlantic 10 tournament". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

[2] Gerson, Aria (April 19, 2024). "Vanderbilt basketball lands commitment from Davidson transfer guard Grant Huffman | Report". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

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