2025–26 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2025–26 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
2025–26 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	8–3 (0–0 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
George Mason	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
Richmond	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Davidson	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Dayton	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Fordham	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
George Washington	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
VCU	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	4	–	9	.308

† 2026 A-10 tournament winner As of December 20, 2025

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

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 17–16, 6–12 in A-10 play, to finish in twelfth place.^[1] As a 12 seed, they defeated Richmond in the first round of the A-10 tournament,^[2] before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.^[3]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. Davidson was picked to finish eleventh in the conference.^[4]

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:^[4]

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Teams

No players were named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First, Second, or Third Teams.^[4]

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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference 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 Kansas						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/FDSN	Duquesne						Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., USA	Rhode Island						Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/FDSN	Fordham						Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 24, 2026 5:00 p.m., USA	VCU						Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 31, 2026 4:30 p.m., USA	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 3, 2026 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	Saint Louis						Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 6, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	Loyola Chicago						Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 15, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN	at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/FDSN	Richmond						Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2026 12:00 p.m., USA	La Salle						Belk Arena Davidson, NC
March 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/FDSN	Saint Joseph's						Belk Arena Davidson, NC
March 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., USA	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11–15, 2026 TBA	vs. TBA						PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Spiders knocked out by Davidson in A-10 Tournament". The Collegian. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ "Saint Louis wins 83-75 against Davidson in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "VCU Picked to Repeat as A-10 Men's Basketball Champions; 23 Earn Preseason Honors". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[2] "Spiders knocked out by Davidson in A-10 Tournament". The Collegian. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[3] "Saint Louis wins 83-75 against Davidson in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

[poll-4] "VCU Picked to Repeat as A-10 Men's Basketball Champions; 23 Earn Preseason Honors". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

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