2022–23 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season 27–7, 15–3 in A-10 play, to win the regular season championship. They defeated Fordham and Saint Louis to advance to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Richmond. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West Region, where they lost in the first round to Michigan State.

On June 18, 2022, the school announced that head coach Bob McKillop was retiring after 33 years at the school.{{Cite web |last=Borzello |first=Jeff |date=2022-06-17 |title=Davidson coach McKillop retires after 33 seasons |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/34108939 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} His son, Matt McKillop, who had served as an assistant for 14 years, was promoted to head coach.{{Cite web |last=Cobb |first=David |date=2022-06-17 |title=Davidson coach Bob McKillop retires: Built Wildcats into mid-major power in legendary 33-year career |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/davidson-coach-bob-mckillop-to-retire-built-wildcats-into-mid-major-power-in-legendary-33-year-career/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}

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| position = #32 PF

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| highschool = Brewster Academy

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| recruit = Sean Logan

| position = SF

| hometown = Westfield, NJ

| highschool = Westfield Senior High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 10

| weight = 210

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Source{{Cite web |title=Verbal Commits |url=https://www.verbalcommits.com/schools/davidson |url-status=dead |access-date=2017-07-27 |website=verbalcommits.com |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211130438/https://verbalcommits.com/schools/davidson }}

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William & Mary}}

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Buffalo}}

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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Davidson Wildcats}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 7, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Guilford

| score = 87–64

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Loyer

| points = 30

| highrebounder = Mennenga

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 3

| record = 1–0

| attend = 2,608

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 9, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Wright State

| score = 102–97

| overtime = 2OT

| site_stadium = Nutter Center

| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Loyer

| points = 38

| highrebounder = Loyer

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 9

| record = 2–0

| attend = 3,784

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 13, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = VMI

| score = 75–71

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Loyer

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Mennenga

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 5

| record = 3–0

| attend = 2,991

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 17, 2022

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = College of Charleston

| score = 66–89

| site_stadium = TD Arena

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| gamename = Charleston Classic quarterfinals

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = Mennenga

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Mennenga

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 4

| record = 3–1

| attend = 5,017

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 18, 2022

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = South Carolina

| score = 69–60

| site_stadium = TD Arena

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| gamename = Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round

| tv = ESPNews

| highscorer = Loyer

| points = 18

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|Mennenga, Skogman}}

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Huffman, Mennenga, Loyer}}

| assists = 4

| record = 4–1

| attend = 3,459

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 20, 2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Old Dominion

| score = 66–61

| site_stadium = TD Arena

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| gamename = Charleston Classic 5th-place game

| tv = ESPNews

| highscorer = Mennenga

| points = 23

| highrebounder = Loyer

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Huffman, Kochera, Loyer, Watson}}

| assists = 3

| record = 5–1

| attend = 1,621

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 25, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = San Francisco

| score = 89–80

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Loyer

| points = 30

| highrebounder = Loyer

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 7

| record = 6–1

| attend = 3,426

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 29, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Charlotte

| score = 66–68

| overtime = OT

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Loyer

| points = 22

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|Mennenga, Watson}}

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 8

| record = 6–2

| attend = 3,238

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 3, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Delaware

| score = 67–69

| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center

| site_cityst = Newark, DE

| tv = FloSports

| highscorer = Mennenga

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Mennenga

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 7

| record = 6–3

| attend = 1,859

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 7, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Western Carolina

| score = 72–64

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Skogman, Watson}}

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Mennenga

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 5

| record = 7–3

| attend = 2,869

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 17, 2022

| time = 6:15 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = No. 1 Purdue

| score = 61–69

| site_stadium = Gainbridge Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| gamename = Indy Classic

| tv = BTN

| highscorer = Mennenga

| points = 14

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|Skogman, Watson}}

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 10

| record = 7–4

| attend = 9,242

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 21, 2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Northeastern

| score = 70–73

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Huffman

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Mennenga

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Huffman

| assists = 5

| record = 7–5

| attend = 3,589

}}

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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Davidson Wildcats}}| 2022–23 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 28, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Fordham

| score = 57-43

| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium

| site_cityst = The Bronx, NY

| tv = CBSSN

| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Bailey, Watson}}

| points = 15

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|Mennenga, Watson}}

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Bailey, Loyer}}

| assists = 2

| record = 8–5

| conference = 1–0

| attend = 1,700

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 31, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = Dayton

| score = 55–69

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Watson

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Bailey

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Bailey, Huffman, Loyer, Skogman}}

| assists = 2

| record = 8–6

| conference = 1–1

| overtime =

| attend = 3,953

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 4, 2023

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Loyola Chicago

| score = 80–57

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = CBSSN

| highscorer = Mennenga

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Mennenga

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 4

| record = 9–6

| conference = 2–1

| attend = 2,630

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 7, 2023

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = VCU

| score = 72–89

| site_stadium = Siegel Center

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| tv = USA

| highscorer = Mennenga

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Bailey

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 3

| record = 9–7

| conference = 2–2

| attend = 7,107

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 11, 2023

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Richmond

| score = 57–61

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Watson

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Mennenga

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = tied

| assists = 4

| record = 9–8

| conference = 2–3

| attend = 3,052

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 14, 2023

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = George Mason

| score = 65–67

| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena

| site_cityst = Fairfax, VA

| tv = ESPNU

| highscorer = tied

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Huffman

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Huffman

| assists = 6

| record = 9–9

| conference = 2–4

| attend = 3,212

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 17, 2023

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Dayton

| score = 61–68

| site_stadium = UD Arena

| site_cityst = Dayton, OH

| tv = CBSSN

| highscorer = Watson

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Mennenga

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Huffman

| assists = 4

| record = 9–10

| conference = 2–5

| attend = 13,407

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 24, 2023

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = La Salle

| score = 64–57

| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Mennenga

| points = 27

| highrebounder = Mennenga

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = tied

| assists = 6

| record = 10–10

| conference = 3–5

| attend = 1,184

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 27, 2023

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Saint Louis

| score = 70–74

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = ESPN2

| highscorer = Mennenga

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Skogman

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 4

| record = 10–11

| conference = 3–6

| attend = 4,406

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 31, 2023

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = VCU

| score = 59–61

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = CBSSN

| highscorer = Watson

| points = 12

| highrebounder = tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = tied

| assists = 4

| record = 10–12

| conference = 3–7

| attend = 3,179

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 4, 2023

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = UMass

| score = 93–78

| site_stadium = Mullins Center

| site_cityst = Amherst, MA

| tv = USA

| highscorer = Kochera

| points = 29

| highrebounder = Skogman

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Huffman

| assists = 10

| record = 11–12

| conference = 4–7

| attend = 4,546

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 11, 2023

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = Fordham

| score = 71–73

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = USA

| highscorer = Loyer

| points = 26

| highrebounder = Watson

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 3

| record = 11–13

| conference = 4–8

| attend = 4,091

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 15, 2023

| time = 9:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Saint Louis

| score = 65–78

| site_stadium = Chaifetz Arena

| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO

| tv = CBSSN

| highscorer = Mennenga

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Skogman

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 5

| record = 11–14

| conference = 4–9

| attend = 5,168

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 18, 2023

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| opponent = Saint Joseph's

| score = 76–75

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| gamename =

| tv = USA

| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Loyer, Mennenga}}

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Skogman

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Huffman, Loyer}}

| assists = 4

| record = 12–14

| conference = 5–9

| attend = 3,567

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 22, 2023

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = St. Bonaventure

| score = 74–61

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = NBC Digital

| highscorer = Loyer

| points = 27

| highrebounder = Skogman

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Huffman

| assists = 8

| record = 13–14

| conference = 6–9

| attend = 3,153

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 26, 2023

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Duquesne

| score = 71–67

| site_stadium = UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| tv = USA

| highscorer = Huffman

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Mennenga

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = tied

| assists = 3

| record = 14–14

| conference = 7–9

| attend = 3,111

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 1, 2023

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = George Washington

| score = 70–75

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| highscorer = Mennenga

| points = 23

| highrebounder = tied

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Huffman

| assists = 5

| record = 14–15

| conference = 7–10

| overtime =

| attend = 3,590

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 4, 2023

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Rhode Island

| score = 68–54

| site_stadium = Ryan Center

| site_cityst = Kingston, RI

| tv = CBSSN

| highscorer = Loyer

| points = 33

| highrebounder = Skogman

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Huffman

| assists = 4

| record = 15–15

| conference = 8–10

| attend = 5,543

}}

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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Davidson Wildcats}}| 2023 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 8, 2023

| time = 11:30 a.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = 8

| opponent = St. Bonaventure

| oppseed = 9

| score = 65–54

| site_stadium = Barclays Center

| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY

| gamename = Second round

| tv = USA

| highscorer = Watson

| points = 17

| highrebounder = tied

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Loyer

| assists = 6

| record = 16–15

| overtime =

| attend =

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 9, 2023

| time = 11:30 a.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = 8

| opponent = VCU

| oppseed = 1

| score = 53–71

| site_stadium = Barclays Center

| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = USA

| highscorer = tied

| points = 10

| highrebounder = Mennenga

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Huffman

| assists = 5

| record = 16–16

| overtime =

| attend =

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=|poll=AP poll|timezone=Eastern Time|region=W|regionname=West}}

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