2023–24 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by second-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).

2023–24 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	15–17 (5–13 A-10)
Head coach	Matt McKillop (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Matheny Will Reigel Joshua Heyliger
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Richmond	15	–	3		.833			23	–	10		.697
Loyola Chicago	15	–	3		.833			23	–	10		.697
No. 25 Dayton	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
UMass	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
VCU	11	–	7		.611			24	–	14		.632
Duquesne †	10	–	8		.556			25	–	12		.676
St. Bonaventure	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
George Mason	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
Saint Joseph's	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
La Salle	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Rhode Island	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Fordham	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
Davidson	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
Saint Louis	5	–	13		.278			13	–	20		.394
George Washington	4	–	14		.222			15	–	17		.469
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 8–10 in A-10 play, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As an 8th seed, they defeated St. Bonaventure in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to VCU in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Foster Loyer	0	G	6'0"	175	GS Senior	Clarkston, MI	Graduated
Sam Mennenga	3	F	6'9"	240	RS Junior	Auckland, New Zealand	Signed to play professionally in Australia with Cairns Taipans
Desmond Watson	4	G/F	6'5"	205	Sophomore	Columbus, OH	Transferred to Loyola Chicago
Styrmir Snær Þrastarson	34	G/F	6'7"	210	Sophomore	Reykjavík, Iceland	Signed to play professionally in Wallonia with Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Joe Thomson	50	F	6'7"	190	Freshman	Sunderland, MA	Walk-on; no longer on team roster

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jarvis Moss	0	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Concord, NC	Stanford
Angelo Brizzi	14	G	6'3"	190	RS Sophomore	Warrenton, VA	Villanova

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michael Loughnane CG	Exeter, NH	Phillips Exeter Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 30, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Bobby Durkin SF	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 3, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Rikus Schulte PF	Münster, Germany	Alba Berlin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	Jul 12, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Coval PG	Allentown, PA	Parkland High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 27, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jarvis Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cannon School Stanford Concord, NC G 1 Reed Bailey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Brewster Academy Harvard, MA F 2 Bobby Durkin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Glenbard West High School Darien, IL G 3 Achile Spadone (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Isberne Geneva, Switzerland G 4 Mike Loughnane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Phillips Exeter Academy Quincy, MA G 5 Grant Huffman (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr St. Edward's High School Aurora, OH G 12 Hunter Adam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Christs College of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand G 14 Angelo Brizzi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Highland School Villanova Warrenton, VA F 15 Sean Logan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Westfield High School Westfield, NJ F 20 Rikus Schulte 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr SLZB Münster, Germany G 22 Riccardo Ghedini 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Collegio San Carlo Milan, Italy G 23 Connor Kochera (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr 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) Jr St. Albans School Washington, D.C. C 42 David Skogman (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Waukesha West High School Buffalo Waukesha, WI G 51 Brock Matheny (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Burlington Christian Academy Davidson, NC G 55 Chris Sosnik (W,C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr 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 Last update: April 7, 2024

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 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Washington and Lee	W 86–63	1–0	15 – Brizzi	9 – Bailey	4 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (2,404) Davidson, NC
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Maryland Asheville Championship semifinals	W 64–61	2–0	16 – Durkin	8 – Skogman	7 – Huffman	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
November 12, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Clemson Asheville Championship game	L 65–68	2–1	12 – Huffman	7 – tied	5 – Huffman	Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,129) Asheville, NC
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 68–70	2–2	17 – Bailey	6 – Kochera	2 – Skogman	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,479) Johnson City, TN
November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	W 69–45	3–2	23 – Kochera	8 – Bailey	6 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (2,463) Davidson, NC
November 24, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Mary's (CA)	L 55–89	3–3	13 – Huffman	3 – tied	2 – Huffman	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,411) Moraga, CA
November 29, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	W 85–81	4–3	30 – Skogman	7 – Skogman	11 – Huffman	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,030) Charlotte, NC
December 2, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wright State	W 82–73	5–3	20 – Huffman	8 – Bailey	7 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (2,783) Davidson, NC
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Campbell	W 62–50	6–3	13 – Durkin	8 – Durkin	3 – tied	John M. Belk Arena (2,223) Davidson, NC
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Miami (OH)	W 79–61	7–3	19 – tied	7 – tied	3 – tied	John M. Belk Arena (2,838) Davidson, NC
December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lynchburg	W 98–63	8–3	17 – Kochera	4 – Spadone	8 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (2,148) Davidson, NC
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 62–59	9–3	14 – Huffman	8 – Durkin	5 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (2,839) Davidson, NC
December 30, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Ohio Legends of Basketball Showcase	W 72–69	10–3	15 – tied	7 – Kochera	3 – Bailey	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse  Cleveland, OH
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Dayton	L 59–72	10–4 (0–1)	14 – Durkin	6 – Durkin	5 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (3,244) Davidson, NC
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rhode Island	L 74–79	10–5 (0–2)	20 – Skogman	4 – tied	5 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (2,511) Davidson, NC
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 79–83 ^OT	10–6 (0–3)	24 – Huffman	7 – tied	5 – Huffman	Charles E. Smith Center (1,863) Washington, D.C.
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	W 79–69	11–6 (1–3)	24 – tied	12 – Bailey	3 – Huffman	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,895) The Bronx, NY
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Richmond	L 64–69 ^OT	11–7 (1–4)	24 – Skogman	8 – Skogman	5 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (4,235) Davidson, NC
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	W 84–61	12–7 (2–4)	23 – Huffman	7 – tied	5 – tied	Chaifetz Arena (5.647) St. Louis, MO
January 27, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		VCU	L 58–63	12–8 (2–5)	19 – Kochera	9 – Bailey	5 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (3,861) Davidson, NC
February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Loyola Chicago	L 63–76	12–9 (2–6)	23 – tied	8 – Huffman	7 – Huffman	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,253) Chicago, IL
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	W 72–59	13–9 (3–6)	19 – Kochera	8 – Bailey	6 – Durkin	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,535) Pittsburgh, PA
February 10, 2024 2:30 p.m., USA		George Mason	L 55–57	13–10 (3–7)	22 – Bailey	6 – Bailey	4 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (3,609) Davidson, NC
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	W 71–56	14–10 (4–7)	22 – Bailey	12 – Bailey	7 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (2,268) Davidson, NC
February 17, 2024 3:30 p.m., CBSSN		at St. Bonaventure	L 80–81 ^OT	14–11 (4–8)	29 – Kochera	8 – tied	8 – Huffman	Reilly Center (4,750) Olean, NY
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	W 68–53	15–11 (5–8)	21 – Kochera	6 – tied	4 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (3,009) Davidson, NC
February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 63–66	15–12 (5–9)	23 – Bailey	11 – Bailey	4 – Huffman	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 21 Dayton	L 66–80	15–13 (5–10)	18 – Kochera	7 – Huffman	3 – tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
March 2, 2024 2:30 p.m., USA		UMass	L 67–69	15–14 (5–11)	22 – Bailey	6 – tied	9 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (3,771) Davidson, NC
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	L 59–69	15–15 (5–12)	22 – Kochera	7 – Bailey	6 – Huffman	John M. Belk Arena (2,856) Davidson, NC
March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 71–89	15–16 (5–13)	19 – Bailey	8 – Huffman	9 – Huffman	Hagan Arena (2,257) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 13, 2024 11:30 a.m., ESPN+	(13)	vs. (12) Fordham First round	L 63–71 ^OT	15–17	24 – Kochera	7 – Kochera	5 – Huffman	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.