The Stats That Defined The Season

The Davidson Men's Basketball team finished the 2024/25 season much in the same way it played the entire season: with a ton of fight and effort, but ultimately falling just short. So what are the statistics that defined the Cats' season?

17 - The amount of games the Cats were able to win this season, a high-water mark under Matt McKillop and the first winning season during his tenure.

1 - The amount of games the Cats won against teams with winning records; 0 of which were against non small-major teams.

26 - The amount of games in which Davidson conceded a double-digit run; ~79% of the games the team played this season.

5-16 - Record against non-Q4 opponents.

1-10 - Conference record against non-pillow fight teams.

4 - Games in which Davidson had at least a 90% win probability in-game and lost.

5-11 - Davidson's record in close games (within two possessions in final 8 minutes or less left) against A10 - level competition; 4 of which were against Fordham/Richmond.

148th - Davidson's ranking in KenPom; the program's lowest finish since the 2009/10 season, a 23 spot drop since last season and 8 spot drop since Matt McKillop's first season.

121st - Davidson's offensive ranking in KenPom; the program's best offensive season nationally under Matt McKillop.

14.9 - Davidson's assists per game; good for 93rd in the country

9.6 - Davidson's turnovers per game; good for top 25 in the country

53.7% - Davidson's 2 point field %; 99th in the country.

36% - Davidson's 3 point field goal % in non-conference play.

31.9% - Davidson's 3 point field goal % in A10 play; in total, the Cats shot 33.8% from 3 for the season, which ranked 193rd in the country.

35.3% - Opponent's 3 point field goal % against Davidson; good for 302nd in the country.

51.9% - Opponent's 2 point field goal % against Davidson; good for 230th in the country.

207th - Davidson's defensive ranking in KenPom; the program's worst defensive season nationally under Matt McKillop.

-78 - The difference between Davidson's ranking in the non-con (90th nationally) and the conference season (168th nationally); last season the Cats were 40 spots lower in the conference season than they were in the non-con season.