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.

2022–23 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	16–16 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach	Matt McKillop (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Matheny Will Reigel Joshua Heyliger
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Fordham	12	–	6		.667			25	–	8		.758
Dayton	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
Saint Louis	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
George Mason	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Duquesne	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
George Washington	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Davidson	8	–	10		.444			16	–	16		.500
Saint Joseph's	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
St. Bonaventure	8	–	10		.444			14	–	18		.438
Richmond	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
La Salle	7	–	11		.389			15	–	19		.441
Massachusetts	6	–	12		.333			15	–	16		.484
Rhode Island	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Loyola Chicago	4	–	14		.222			10	–	21		.323
† 2023 A10 Tournament winner

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.^[1] His son, Matt McKillop, who had served as an assistant for 14 years, was promoted to head coach.^[2]

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	Declare 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 due to 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 due to 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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.

Source^[3]

Roster

2022–23 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Foster Loyer (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Clarkston High School Michigan State Clarkston, Michigan G 1 Reed Bailey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Harvard, Massachusetts F 3 Sam Mennenga 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Westlake Boys High School Auckland, New Zealand G/F 4 Desmond Watson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Francis DeSales High School Columbus, Ohio G 5 Grant Huffman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Edward's High School Aurora, Ohio F 15 Sean Logan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Westfield High School Westfield, New Jersey G 20 Achile Spadone (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Isberne Geneva, Switzerland G 22 Riccardo Ghedini 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Collegio San Carlo Milano, Italy G 23 Connor Kochera 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Viator High School William & Mary Arlington Heights, Illinois G/F 24 Michael Katsock (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Albans School Washington, D.C. G/F 34 Styrmir Snær Þrastarson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Sunderland College Reykjavík, Iceland C 42 David Skogman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Waukesha West High School Buffalo Waukesha, Wisconsin F 50 Joe Thomson (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Frontier Regional School Sunderland, Massachusetts G 51 Brock Matheny (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Burlington Christian Academy Davidson, North Carolina G 55 Chris Sosnik (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Albans School Washington, D.C.	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

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) 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.

Source^[4]

References

1. "Davidson coach McKillop retires after 33 seasons". ESPN.com. June 17, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
2. "Davidson coach Bob McKillop retires: Built Wildcats into mid-major power in legendary 33-year career". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
3. "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
4. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.