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The Davidson Wildcats basketball team is the basketball team that represents
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, in the
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. The school's team currently competes in the
Atlantic 10 Conference The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located in states mostly on the United States Eastern ...
. The team last played in the
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. The Wildcats are currently coached by Matt McKillop, in his first season after succeeding his father
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after the 2021–22 season. Davidson plays its home games at the Belk Arena in Baker Sports Complex on the school's campus.


Conference affiliations

* 1907–08 to 1935–36: Independent * 1936–37 to 1987–88:
Southern Conference The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly ...
* 1988–89 to 1989–90: NCAA Division I independent * 1990–91 to 1991–92:
Big South Conference The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. Originally a non-football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Th ...
* 1992–93 to 2013–14:
Southern Conference The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly ...
* 2014–15 to present:
Atlantic 10 Conference The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located in states mostly on the United States Eastern ...


Postseason


NCAA tournament results

The Wildcats have appeared in 15 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 8–16.


2008 NCAA tournament

In 2008, Davidson defeated the
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, and
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to advance to the Elite Eight. The Wildcats nearly made the Final Four, but lost to the eventual champion
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57–59. Prior to their Sweet Sixteen matchup, the college's board of trustees supplied students with tickets, transportation and lodging for the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games. Following the tournament, the Wildcats earned a number 9 ranking in the ESPN/USA Today poll. Stephen Curry, who has since become a two-time
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with the
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, was the leading scorer of this team.


NIT results

The Wildcats have appeared in nine
National Invitation Tournament The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...
s. Their combined record is 3–9.


CBI results

The Wildcats have appeared in one
College Basketball Invitational The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI s ...
. Their record is 1–1.


ESPN basketball ranking

In a system ranked by ESPN, Davidson was listed as the #44 Basketball Program of the last 50 years (1962–2012) based on its on the court accomplishments during that period. (out of 309 Division I programs that qualified) ''"Positives: Under Lefty Driesell, the Wildcats were a powerhouse in the 1960s, racking up seven 20-win seasons in an eight-year span. The ’64–65 team was AP preseason No. 4 and boasted future NBA No. 1 pick Fred Hetzel. Nine combined conference titles (Regular season & Conference Tournaments) since 2005."''


Players


Retired numbers

Per athletic department policy, number and/or jersey retirement is reserved for players who have earned bachelor's degrees at Davidson. While six players have had ''jerseys'' retired, Stephen Curry is the first to have his ''number'' retired. Curry qualified after completing his bachelor's degree in May 2022. During the retirement ceremony held on August 31, 2022, Curry not only had his number retired, but also entered Davidson's athletic hall of fame and physically received his Davidson diploma.


Retired jerseys

Honored, but numbers are still active:


All-Americans


Wildcats in the NBA/ABA


Wildcats playing in international leagues

* Luka Brajkovic (born 1999), Austrian player for Rio Breogan of Liga ACB *
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(born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player for
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and the
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Jón Axel Guðmundsson Jón Axel Guðmundsson (born 27 October 1996) is an Icelandic professional basketball player for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Davidson Wildcats. He won two national cham ...
(born 1996), Icelandic guard, currently with
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in Germany's
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Players in Davidson Athletics Hall of Fame

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John Belk John Montgomery Belk (March 29, 1920 – August 17, 2007) was head of the Belk, Inc. department store chain and member of the Democratic Party, he served as the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina for four terms (1969–1977). He was the son of ...
’43 * Stephen Curry (played 2006–2009; graduated in 2022) *
Fred Hetzel Fred B. Hetzel (born July 21, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player. He was an All-American college player for Davidson College. Hetzel was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1965 NBA draft by the San Francisco Warriors and played ...
’65 * Rodney Knowles ’68 *
Derek Rucker Derek Alan Rucker (born October 2, 1966) is an American-Australian former professional basketball player who starred in the Australian National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League for 15 seasons. Playing career Prior to th ...
’88 * Richard Snyder ’66 * John Gerdy ’79 * Brandon Williams '96 *
Brendan Winters Brendan Winters (born May 9, 1983) is an American former basketball player. He is best known for his All-American college career at Davidson College. He is also the son of former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and coach Brian Wint ...
'06 * G.F."Red" Laird three sports, about 1923 inducted this year


Coaches in Davidson Athletics Hall of Fame

* Charles "Lefty" Driesell


References


External links

* {{Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball navbox