Brooks named tourney MVP; Cohen, Kuhlman join him on all-tourney team

Clint Mann saw the lane open and took it - slamming home the winning dunk (Tyler Buckwell photo)

With 1:04 left in the second overtime of Monday’s Southern Conference championship game, Clint Mannhit what turned out to be the game-winning shot for Davidson. Taking a pass on the right side, he saw the road to the hoop wide open and took it. He slammed home a dunk to make the score 93-91. Read the full story

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ASHEVILLE – Jake Cohen and De’Mon Brooks combined for 44 points and 11 rebounds, and Davidson held Elon without a field goal for 11:03 in the second half to earn an 83-67 victory in the semifinal round of the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament at the U.S. Cellular Center Sunday night.
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Updated Sunday, 5:27 p.m.
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ASHEVILLE - No. 4 seed Samford held off No. 1 Davidson, 62-51, in the opening semifinal game at the Southern Conference Women’s Basketball Championship Sunday. The Bulldogs built a 36-16 lead by halftime to out-distance the Wildcats.

The loss ends the Wildcats’ season at 22-9 overall, 17-3 in the Southern Conference. Samford (19-12, 12-8 SoCon) advances to Monday’s final against Appalachian State. Read the full story

Brooks, Czerapowicz, Kalinoski

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ASHEVILLE – De’Mon Brooks, Chris Czerapowicz and Tyler Kalinoski each netted 17 points, and Davidson advanced to the semifinals of the men’s basketball Southern Conference Tournament with a 73-54 win over Furman on Saturday evening in the U.S. Cellular Center. Read the full story

Laura Murray

Murray hits 22 points; Wildcats play again Sunday at noon

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ASHEVILLE – Sophomore Laura Murray led three Wildcats in double figures with a game-high 22 points, and Davidson used a pair of runs in the first and second half to advance to the semifinals of the women’s basketball Southern Conference Tournament with a 69-58 win over Wofford at the Justice Center on Saturday. Read the full story

Jake Cohen will help lead the Davidson men into this weekend's tourney. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Updated Saturday, 10 a.m.
There’s a different feeling in the air this March among Davidson basketball fans, don’t you think? The Wildcat men and women won regular season titles in the Southern Conference, and both supplied the league’s Players of the Year and Coaches of the Year. And they have high hopes as they head to this weekend’s league championships in Asheville.

Saturday is the big day for both teams, which because of their first place finishes earned byes in the Friday’s first round. Read the full story

Michele Savage (Davidson College Sports Information photo)

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After leading the Davidson women’s basketball team to its first-ever regular season Southern Conference title, head coach Michele Savage was named the league’s Coach of the Year, while Sophia Aleksandravicius is the league Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, as voted on by the league’s coaches. Read the full story

Jake Cohen

SOURCE: Southern Conference
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Davidson junior forward Jake Cohen has been name the Southern Conference Player of the Year in a vote of the league’s Sports Media Association.

The news comes a day after the SoCon coaches tabbed Cohen’s teammate, sophomore De’Mon Brooks, as the Player of the Year in their poll. Read the full story

Bob McKillop wins Coach of the Year honors as Wildcats get ready for weekend tourney.

De'Mon Brooks (Bill Giduz photo)

Davidson sophomore forward De’Mon Brooks was named Tuesday as Southern Conference men’s basketball Player of the Year, and head coach Bob McKillopwas named the Coach of the Year in a vote among the league’s head coaches.

Wildcat junior forward Jake Cohen joins Brooks on the all-conference team. Read the full story