2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record9–3 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Bonaventure 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923
Rhode Island 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
Loyola Chicago 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
George Washington 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
No. 22 Dayton 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769
Davidson 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
VCU 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Saint Joseph's 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
George Mason 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636
Fordham 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615
La Salle 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615
Saint Louis 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Richmond 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417
UMass 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385
Duquesne 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333
† 2025 A-10 tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represents Davidson College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by third-year head coach Matt McKillop and play 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 an 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 Redshirt 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 Redshirt 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 Redshirt 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 High school / college 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 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Nick Coval
PG 		Allentown, PA Parkland High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 27, 2023 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Roberts Blūms
SG 		Riga, Latvia BK VEF Rīga 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 5, 2024 
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 September 25, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college 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 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		William Peace W 88–47  1–0
  19 – Kochera   7 – Bailey   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 – Tied   6 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		at George Mason       EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Duquesne       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Fordham       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
January 15, 2025
6:30 p.m. 		at La Salle       Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		at Rhode Island       Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
January 21, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		Saint Joseph's       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
January 25, 2025
6:00 p.m. 		at Richmond       Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
February 1, 2025
4:00 p.m. 		George Mason       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 4, 2025
TBA 		at Dayton       UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
February 8, 2025
12:00 p.m., USA 		Richmond       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		at UMass       Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m. 		George Washington       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Loyola Chicago       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		at Fordham       Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
February 25, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		Saint Louis       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN Networks 		at VCU       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
March 5, 2025
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Loyola Chicago       Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
March 8, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		St. Bonaventure       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025
TBA 		vs.        Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

References

  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.