2014–15 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Davidson Wildcats Davdson Wildcats wordmark.svg 250 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 24–8 14–4 Bob McKillop 26th Matt McKillop (7th year) Ryan Mee (3rd year) Will Reigel (1st year) Will Thoni (1st year) John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Atlantic 10 regular season champions NCAA tournament round of 64 The 2014–15 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 26th year head coach Bob McKillop, played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena and were first year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to win the A-10 regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to VCU. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Iowa. Previous season The 2013–14 Davidson Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 20–13, with a record of 15–1 in the Southern Conference regular season to capture the Southern Conference regular season champions. In the 2014 SoCon tournament, the Wildcats were defeated by Western Carolina, 99–97 in overtime in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Missouri. Off season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ryan Ansel 2 G 6'2" 180 Senior Fort Washington, PA Graduated Joe Aase 13 G 6'8" 215 Freshman Austin, MN Transferred to Minnesota State Clay Tormey 14 G 5'11" 165 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Tom Droney 23 G 6'6" 200 Senior Pittsburgh, PA Graduated De'Mon Brooks 24 F 6'7" 227 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated Chris Czerapowicz 35 G 6'7" 200 Senior Gothenburg, Sweden Graduated Will Thoni 41 G 6'3" 215 Senior Sewanee, TN Graduated Incoming recruits no no 2014 Jordan Watkins SG Charlotte, NC Providence Day School 6 0 155 November 15, 2012 0 0 69 Rusty Reigel SG Charlotte, NC Charlotte Latin School 6 2 190 September 15, 2013 0 0 60 Peyton Aldridge PF Leavittsburg, OH La Brae High School 6 6 195 September 7, 2013 3 3 NR Nathan Ekwu SF Bronx, NY Cardinal Hayes High School 6 7 235 April 4, 2014 0 0 NR 2014 Davidson 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 Davidson Basketball Commits Davidson 2014 Player Commits April 27, 2014 yes Roster 2014 Davidson Wildcats y Nathan Ekwu 1 F 6 7 235 FR Enugu, Nigeria Jordan Watkins 2 G 6 1 160 FR Charlotte, North Carolina Brian Sullivan 3 G 5 11 175 JR Arlington, Ohio Tyler Kalinoski y 4 G 6 4 180 SR Overland Park, Kansas Jordan Barham 5 G 6 4 210 JR Cleveland, Ohio Jack Gibbs y basketball 12 G 5 11 195 SO Westerville, Ohio Oskar Michelsen 15 F 6 9 210 FR Helsinki, Finland Ali Mackay 22 F 6 11 215 SR North Berwick, Scotland Peyton Aldridge 23 F 6 7 205 FR Warren, Ohio y Jake Belford 25 F 6 9 210 JR Battle Ground, Washington Manu Giamoukis 31 G 6 1 180 SO Thessaloniki, Greece Rusty Reigel 32 G 6 2 190 FR Charlotte, North Carolina Connor Perkey 34 F 6 8 195 JR Atlanta, Georgia Andrew McAuliffe 40 F 6 8 235 SO Northbrook, Illinois Bob McKillop (Hofstra) Matt McKillop (Davidson) Ryan Mee (Rochester) Will Reigel (Davidson) http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball& Schedule http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball& 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Davidson Wildcats 3; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/11/2014 7:00 pm yes Lenoir–Rhyne John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 2,629 83–56 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Davidson Wildcats 3; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/15/2014 2:00 pm yes Catholic John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 3,884 MI-Ch 4 102–66 1–0 11/18/2014 7:00 pm yes Campbell John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 3,164 TWCSC 86–51 2–0 11/22/2014 2:00 pm yes yes North Carolina 6 Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC 11,113 TWCSC 72–90 2–1 11/26/2014 7:00 pm yes yes UCF CFE Arena Orlando, FL 3,458 ESPN3 95–69 3–1 11/29/2014 2:00 pm yes UNC Wilmington John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 3,131 TWCSC 72–49 4–1 12/03/2014 7:00 pm yes Charlotte John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 4,606 TWCSC 92–86 5–1 12/06/2014 4:00 pm yes Stetson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 3,132 MI-Ch 4 90–59 6–1 12/10/2014 9:00 pm yes yes Montana Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT 3,172 110–99 7–1 12/13/2014 7:00 pm yes Niagara John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 3,244 MI-Ch 4 78–58 8–1 12/20/2014 4:00 pm yes yes College of Charleston TD Arena Charleston, SC 3,671 WCIV 80–68 9–1 12/30/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Virginia 3 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 14,593 ESPNU 72–83 9–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Davidson Wildcats 3; color:white;"| Atlantic 10 regular season 01/03/2015 5:00 pm no Richmond John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 4,919 NBCSN 81–67 10–2 (1–0) 01/07/2015 7:00 pm yes VCU 20 Siegel Center Richmond, VA 7,637 MASN 65–71 10–3 (1–1) 01/10/2015 7:00 pm Saint Louis John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 3,609 MI-Ch 4 89–54 11–3 (2–1) 01/14/2015 7:00 pm yes Massachusetts Mullins Center Amherst, MA 3,205 71–63 12–3 (3–1) 01/17/2015 6:00 pm yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 7,201 63–89 12–4 (3–2) 01/20/2015 7:30 pm Dayton 22 John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 5,067 CBSSN 77–60 13–4 (4–2) 01/24/2015 7:00 pm yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 5,508 80–73 OT 14–4 (5–2) 01/31/2015 12:30 pm yes Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 3,951 NBCSN 70–75 14–5 (5–3) 02/04/2015 7:00 pm St. Bonaventure John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 4,264 61–62 14–6 (5–4) 02/07/2015 7:00 pm Duquesne John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 5,208 TWCSC 95–69 15–6 (6–4) 02/11/2015 7:00 pm George Mason John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 3,938 MI-Ch 4 92–71 16–6 (7–4) 02/14/2015 2:00 pm yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 2,738 77–69 17–6 (8–4) 02/18/2015 7:00 pm yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 3,012 TWCSC 65–63 18–6 (9–4) 02/21/2015 7:00 pm Fordham John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 5,084 MI-Ch 4 76–57 19–6 (10–4) 02/25/2015 7:00 pm yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI 6,050 60–59 20–6 (11–4) 02/28/2015 7:00 pm George Washington John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 5,223 TWCSC 77–66 21–6 (12–4) 03/05/2015 9:00 pm VCU John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC 5,223 ESPNU 82–55 22–6 (13–4) 03/07/2015 7:00 pm yes Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA 2,830 ASN 107–78 23–6 (14–4) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Davidson Wildcats 3; color:white;"| Atlantic 10 tournament 03/13/2015 12:00 pm yes 24 1 La Salle 9 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Quarterfinals 6,809 NBCSN 67–66 24–6 03/14/2015 1:30 pm yes 24 1 VCU 5 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Semifinals 8,488 CBSSN 73–93 24–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Davidson Wildcats 3; color:white;"| NCAA tournament 03/20/2015 7:20 pm yes yes 10 S Iowa 7 S KeyArena Seattle, WA Second round 14,852 TNT 52–83 24–8 AP Poll Eastern Time S South Region See also 2014–15 Davidson Wildcats women's basketball team References Category:Davidson Wildcats men's basketball seasons Davidson Davidson Category:2014 in sports in North Carolina Category:2015 in sports in North Carolina