2025–26 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2025–26 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Matt McKillop, and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena located in Davidson, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

2025–26 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	20–14 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach	Matt McKillop (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Matheny Will Reigel Joshua Heyliger
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena

2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Saint Louis	15	–	3		.833			29	–	6		.829
VCU †	15	–	3		.833			28	–	8		.778
Saint Joseph's	13	–	5		.722			24	–	12		.667
Dayton	12	–	6		.667			25	–	12		.676
George Mason	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Davidson	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Duquesne	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Fordham	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
George Washington	8	–	10		.444			19	–	16		.543
Rhode Island	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Richmond	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
La Salle	5	–	13		.278			9	–	23		.281
St. Bonaventure	4	–	14		.222			17	–	17		.500
Loyola Chicago	4	–	14		.222			9	–	24		.273
† 2026 A-10 tournament winner

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 17–16, 6–12 in A-10 play, to finish in twelfth place. As a 12 seed, they defeated Richmond in the first round of the A-10 tournament, before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. Davidson was picked to finish eleventh in the conference.

Preseason rankings

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll

Place	Team	Votes
1	VCU	342 (11)
2	Saint Louis	341 (11)
3	Dayton	321 (3)
4	George Washington	296
5	Loyola Chicago	286 (2)
6	George Mason	254
7	Saint Joseph's	195
8	St. Bonaventure	185
9	Duquesne	155
10	Richmond	142
11	Davidson	107
12	Rhode Island	102
13	La Salle	56
14	Fordham	53
(#) first-place votes

Source:

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Teams

No players were named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First, Second, or Third Teams.

Roster

2025–26 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) So NBA Global Academy London, England G 3 Nick Coval 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Parkland High School Orefield, Pennsylvania G 4 Josh Scovens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Army Greensboro, North Carolina G 5 Parker Friedrichsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wake Forest Bixby, Oklahoma G 6 Devin Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Olentangy Orange High School Lewis Center, Ohio G 7 RJ Greer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Archbishop Alter High School Centerville, Ohio F/C 8 Joe Hurlburt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Colorado Enderlin, North Dakota G 11 Sam Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Penn Merion Station, Pennsylvania G 12 Hunter Adam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Christs College of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand G 14 Phillip Kavu (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Lake Forest Academy Manchester, England F 15 Sean Logan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Westfield High School Westfield, New Jersey F/C 16 Ian Platteeuw 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Joventut Badalona Barcelona, Spain F 24 JaQualon "JQ" Roberts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Vanderbilt Bloomington, Indiana G 45 Roberts Blūms 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So BK VEF Rīga Riga, Latvia F 50 John Nowland (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Saint George's School Spokane, Washington G 51 Brock Matheny (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Burlington Christian Academy Davidson, North Carolina	Head coach Matt McKillop (Davidson) Assistant coach(es) Will Reigel (Davidson) Matt Matheny (Davidson) Joshua Heyliger (Stonehill) Matt Williams (Davidson) Nick Schmidt (Alfred State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		DeSales	W 97–63	1–0	18 – Adam	6 – Joses	4 – S. Brown	Belk Arena (2,218) Davidson, NC
November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Washington State	W 85–69	2–0	14 – Adam	5 – Friedrichsen	4 – Tied	Belk Arena (2,646) Davidson, NC
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	W 62–55	3–0	16 – Adams	5 – Logan	3 – Coval	Halton Arena (3,712) Charlotte, NC
November 15, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 91–87	4–0	18 – S. Brown	8 – Platteeuw	6 – Platteeuw	Belk Arena (2,536) Davidson, NC
November 21, 2025* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Boston College Charleston Classic Lowcountry semifinals	W 59–49	5–0	12 – Scovens	5 – Adam	2 – S. Brown	TD Arena (2,112) Charleston, SC
November 23, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Utah State Charleston Classic Lowcountry Championship	L 60–94	5–1	14 – Tied	6 – Roberts	3 – Tied	TD Arena (1,817) Charleston, SC
November 28, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Carolina A&T	W 90–74	6–1	21 – Scovens	8 – Scovens	6 – Platteeuw	Belk Arena (2,795) Davidson, NC
December 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		The Citadel	W 79–63	7–1	16 – Tied	7 – Platteeuw	5 – S. Brown	Belk Arena (1,990) Davidson, NC
December 7, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Mary's (CA)	L 61–70	7–2	16 – S. Brown	6 – Roberts	3 – Friedrichsen	Belk Arena (2,692) Davidson, NC
December 13, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mercyhurst	W 80–47	8–2	15 – Scovens	8 – Scovens	7 – Friedrichsen	Belk Arena (2,130) Davidson, NC
December 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/FDSN		Temple	L 63–68	8–3	14 – Blums	6 – Platteeuw	3 – Friedrichsen	Belk Arena (2,151) Davidson, NC
December 22, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/B12N		at No. 17 Kansas	L 61–90	8–4	13 – Blums	7 – Blums	5 – Platteeuw	Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS
December 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/FDSN		Duquesne	L 83–89 2OT	8–5 (0–1)	23 – S. Brown	6 – Friedrichsen	4 – S. Brown	Belk Arena (4,505) Davidson, NC
January 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's	W 62–56	9–5 (1–1)	13 – S. Brown	5 – Platteeuw	2 – Tied	Hagan Arena (2,051) Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Loyola Chicago	W 79–64	10–5 (2–1)	27 – Friedrichsen	5 – Tied	7 – S. Brown	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,619) Chicago, IL
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., USA Network		Rhode Island	L 45–70	10–6 (2–2)	10 – Scovens	6 – Roberts	2 – Tied	Belk Arena (3,188) Davidson, NC
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	W 84–79	11–6 (3–2)	21 – Blums	8 – Scovens	6 – Friedrichsen	Charles E. Smith Center (1,961) Washington, D.C.
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/FDSN		Fordham	W 68–63	12–6 (4–2)	19 – Scovens	5 – Roberts	1 – Tied	Belk Arena (2,546) Davidson, NC
January 24, 2026 5:00 p.m., USA Network		VCU	L 69–75	12–7 (4–3)	18 – S. Brown	6 – D. Brown	2 – Tied	Belk Arena (3,538) Davidson, NC
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at George Mason	L 52–60	12–8 (4–4)	16 – Blums	9 – Scovens	3 – Coval	EagleBank Arena (3,604) Fairfax, VA
January 31, 2026 4:30 p.m., USA		at Richmond	W 79–54	13–8 (5–4)	23 – Blums	6 – Blums	4 – Platteeuw	Robins Center (6,123) Richmond, VA
February 3, 2026 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		No. 19 Saint Louis	L 82–91	13–9 (5–5)	17 – Scovens	10 – Scovens	4 – S. Brown	Belk Arena (2,523) Davidson, NC
February 6, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Loyola Chicago	W 84–64	14−9 (6−5)	16 – Blums	6 – Platteeuw	3 – Tied	Belk Arena (3,520) Davidson, NC
February 9, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mid-Atlantic Christian	W 114–53	15–9	14 – Tied	12 – Platteeuw	5 – D. Brown	Belk Arena (1,690) Davidson, NC
February 15, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Dayton	L 59–70	15−10 (6−6)	21 – Friedrichsen	3 – Tied	3 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/FDSN		Richmond	W 65–63	16–10 (7–6)	18 – Blums	13 – Blums	4 – Scovens	Belk Arena (2,597) Davidson, NC
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	L 59–63	16–11 (7–7)	16 – Blums	6 – Blums	4 – Scovens	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,102) The Bronx, NY
February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	W 67–56	17–11 (8–7)	16 – Friedrichsen	10 – Blums	3 – Tied	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,166) Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2026 12:00 p.m., USA Network		La Salle	W 71–64	18–11 (9–7)	17 – Blums	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Belk Arena (3,891) Davidson, NC
March 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/FDSN		Saint Joseph's	L 67–70	18–12 (9–8)	20 – S. Brown	7 – D. Brown	3 – Tied	Belk Arena (2,775) Davidson, NC
March 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., USA Network		at St. Bonaventure	W 68–63	19–12 (10–8)	15 – S. Brown	7 – Adam	6 – Coval	Reilly Center (3,785) St. Bonaventure, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 12, 2026 7:30 p.m., USA Network	(6)	vs. (14) Loyola Chicago Second round	W 64–59 OT	20–12	14 – Blums	8 – D. Brown	5 – Scovens	PPG Paints Arena (7,526) Pittsburgh, PA
March 13, 2026 7:30 p.m., CNBC	(6)	vs. (3) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	L 58–70	20–13	15 – Scovens	9 – Scovens	3 – S. Brown	PPG Paints Arena (8,114) Pittsburgh, PA
NIT
March 17, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at (2 T) Oklahoma State First round	L 80–84	20–14	22 – Blums	6 – Scovens	5 – Scovens	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,581) Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. T=Tulsa. All times are in Eastern Time.