2011–12 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in NCAA men's Division I competition. The Wildcats were coached by Bob McKillop in his 23rd year and played their home games at John M. Belk Arena. They compete in the Southern Conference's South Division. They finished the season 25–8, 16–2 in SoCon play to be crowned South Division Champions and overall regular season champions. They were the champions of the SoCon Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisville.

2011–12 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
SoCon Tournament Champions
SoCon South Division Champions
NCAA Tournament West Region 13 Seed, Second Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionSouth
2011–12 record25–8 (16–2 SoCon)
Head coachBob McKillop (23rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena
2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
UNC Greensboro10–8 .556  13–19  .406
Elon9–9 .500  15–16  .484
Samford8–10 .444  11–19  .367
Western Carolina8–10 .444  17–18  .486
Appalachian State7–11 .389  13–18  .419
Chattanooga5–13 .278  11–21  .344
South
Davidson†16–2 .889  25–8  .758
Georgia Southern12–6 .667  15–15  .500
Wofford12–6 .667  19–14  .576
College of Charleston10–8 .556  19–12  .613
Furman8–10 .444  15–16  .484
The Citadel3–15 .167  6–24  .200
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
1 F Youssef Mejri
2 G Mason Archie II
4 G Tyler Kalinoski
5 G J.P. Kuhlman
12 G Nik Cochran
14 G Clay Tormey
15 F Jake Cohen
20 SG Will Reigel
No. Position Player
22 F Ali Mackay
23 G Tom Droney
24 F De'Mon Brooks
25 SG A.J Atkinson
34 PF Frank Ben-Eze
35 G Chris Czerapowicz
40 F Clint Mann

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Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2011*
7:00 pm		 Lenoir-Rhyne W 81–44   
 John M. Belk Arena (2,304[2])
Davidson, NC
Regular Season
November 11, 2011*
8:00 pm		 Guilford W 111–64  1–0
 John M. Belk Arena (3,423[3])
Davidson, NC
November 14, 2011*
8:15 pm		 Richmond W 74–61  2–0
 John M. Belk Arena (3,887[4])
Davidson, NC
November 18, 2011*
6:00 pm		 at No. 6 Duke L 69–82  2–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314[5])
Durham, NC
November 21, 2011*
8:15 pm		 Presbyterian W 68–54  3–1
 John M. Belk Arena (3,060[6])
Davidson, NC
November 26, 2011*
2:00 pm		 at UNC Wilmington W 70–67  4–1
 Trask Coliseum (2,854[7])
Wilmington, NC
December 1, 2011
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Wofford W 72–69  5–1 (1–0)
 Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,412[8])
Spartanburg, SC
December 3, 2011
7:00 pm		 Furman W 86–65  6–1
(2–0)		 John M. Belk Arena (3,573[9])
Davidson, NC
December 7, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Vanderbilt L 83–87  6–2
 John M. Belk Arena (4,475[10])
Davidson, NC
December 10, 2011*
7:00 pm		 at Charlotte L 61–84  6–3
 Halton Arena (7,551[11])
Charlotte, NC
December 19, 2011*
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. No. 11 Kansas W 80–74  7–3
 Sprint Center (18,757[12])
Kansas City, MO
December 22, 2011*
7:00 pm		 at Massachusetts L 65–73  7–4
 Mullins Center (3,821[13])
Amherst, MA
December 29, 2011*
7:00 pm		 Penn L 70–75  8–4
 John M. Belk Arena (4,064[14])
Davidson, NC
January 5, 2012
7:00 pm		 at UNC Greensboro W 92–63  9–4
(3–0)		 Greensboro Coliseum (2,529[15])
Greensboro, NC
January 7, 2012
12:00 pm		 Georgia Southern W 96–74  10–4
(4–0)		 John M. Belk Arena (3,395[16])
Davidson, NC
January 12, 2012
7:00 pm		 Western Carolina W 88–67  11–4
(5–0)		 John M. Belk Arena (3,293[17])
Davidson, NC
January 14, 2012
2:00 pm		 at Appalachian State W 83–79  12–4
(6–0)		 Holmes Center (2,071[18])
Boone, NC
January 19, 2012
7:00 pm		 College of Charleston W 87–69  13–4
(7–0)		 John M. Belk Arena (4,127[19])
Davidson, NC
January 21, 2012
7:00 pm		 The Citadel W 80–51  14–4
(8–0)		 John M. Belk Arena (4,546[20])
Davidson, NC
January 26, 2012
7:00 pm		 at Chattanooga W 64–63  15–4
(9–0)		 McKenzie Arena (2,847[21])
Chattanooga, TN
January 28, 2012
5:00 pm		 at Samford L 74–77  15–5
(9–1)		 Pete Hanna Center (1,257[22])
Homewood, AL
February 1, 2012
7:00 pm		 at Furman W 71–53  16–5
(10–1)		 Timmons Arena (2,324[23])
Greenville, SC
February 4, 2012
4:00 pm		 Chattanooga W 88–61  17–5
(11–1)		 John M. Belk Arena (4,583[24])
Davidson, NC
February 6, 2012
7:00 pm		 Wofford W 76–54  18–5
(12–1)		 John M. Belk Arena (3,864[25])
Davidson, NC
February 9, 2012
7:00 pm		 at The Citadel W 77–66  19–5
(13–1)		 McAlister Field House (2,289[26])
Charleston, SC
February 11, 2012
12:00 pm		 at College of Charleston L 78–86  19–6
(13–2)		 TD Arena (5,112[27])
Charleston, SC
February 15, 2012
7:00 pm		 Samford W 81–54  20–6
(14–2)		 John M. Belk Arena (3,686[28])
Davidson, NC
February 18, 2012*
12:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 24 Wichita State
ESPN Bracketbusters		 L 74–91  20–7
 John M. Belk Arena (5,223[29])
Davidson, NC
February 23, 2012
7:00 pm		 Elon W 66–45  21–7
(15–2)		 John M. Belk Arena (4,154[30])
Davidson, NC
February 25, 2012
7:00 pm		 at Georgia Southern W 71–54  22–7
(16–2)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (6,364)
Statesboro, GA
Southern Conference Tournament
March 3, 2012
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Furman
Quarterfinals		 W 73–54  23–7
 U.S. Cellular Center (5,432)
Asheville, NC
March 4, 2012
8:30 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Elon
Semifinals		 W 83–67  24–7
 U.S. Cellular Center (6,364)
Asheville, NC
March 5, 2012
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 vs. Western Carolina
Championship Game		 W 93–91 2OT 25–7
 U.S. Cellular Center (6,049)
Asheville, NC
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2012*
1:40 pm, TBS		 No. (W 13) vs. No. 17 (W 4) Louisville
2nd round		 L 62–69  25–8
 Rose Garden (17,519)
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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