Game 21: GMU (18-2 / 6-1) vs Davidson (12-7 / 4-3) on Wednesday, January 28, at 7:00 PM.

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Davidson was picked to finish 11th in A10 Preseason Polls.
No Davidson players received any preseason accolades.

Davidson lost to vcu at home.

The game is on CBS Sports Network.

KenPom:
Gives us a 76% chance of winning.
GMU - 78
Davidson - 131
NET:
Mason - 63
Davidson - 118

History:
We are 6-8 against Davidson all-time.
Tony Skinn is 3-0 against the Wildcats.

Davidson is currently 12-7 on the season and 4-3 in A10 play, tied for 4th place. They are 7-5 at home, 4-1 on the road, and 1-1 at neutral sites.

The Wildcats are 0-3 against Quad 1 teams, 1-0 vs Quad 2, 5-3 vs Quad 3, and 5-0 against Quad 4 teams.

Schedule: https://davidsonwildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

Wins: DeSales (97-63), Washington St. (85-69), Charlotte (62-55), Bowling Green (91-87), Boston College (59-49), N.C. A&T (90-74), The Citadel (79-63), Merrcyhurst (80-47), St. Joe’s (62-56), Loyola Chicago (79-64), GW (84-79), Fordham (68-63),
Losses: Utah St. (94-60), St, Mary’s (70-61), Temple (68-63), Kansas (90-61), Duquesne (89-83), Rhode Island (70-45), vcu (75-69)

Probable Starters: 9 guys have started for Davidson over the course of the year. Players below started the game against Fordham on 1/21.
6’4” Parker Friedrichsen - 10.2 ppg - Junior
6’6” Josh Scovens - 9.9 ppg - Junior
6’6” Devin Brown - 6.3 ppg - Freshman
7’0” Ian Platteeuw - 4.7 ppg - Freshman
6’3” Sam Brown - 8.9 ppg - Junior

Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’4” Roberts Blums - 11.2 ppg - Sophomore
6’2” Nick Coval - 8.4 ppg - Freshman
6’7” Hunter Adam - 6.4 ppg - Junior
6’8” JaQualon “JQ” Roberts - 3.1 ppg - Junior
6’7” Manie Joses - 1.6 ppg - Sophomore

Roster: https://davidsonwildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

Team Stats:

Davidson averages 72.7 (10th in the A10) points per game while giving up 69.4 (5th in the A10).

The Wildcats shoot 45.6% from the floor (8th in the A10) and 36.6% from 3 (5th in the A10).
Opponents are shooting 44.7% from the field and 32.7% from 3.

They shoot 67.2% from the free throw line (14th in the A10).

They have been out rebounded opponents by 0.2 boards per game and average 10.9 turnovers per contest.

Stats: https://davidsonwildcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26

Thoughts: How will we respond after the shit show at Rhode Island?

They are young! No seniors play any important minutes. 3 freshman have started at times this year. 7 guys average between 6.3 and 11.2 points per game. We will need to concentrate on Roberts Blums, who leads them in scoring despite playing only 20 minutes a night coming off the bench. Their leading rebounder averages 4 boards per game. I think it’s pretty safe to say they do things by committee and any success they have comes from the entire team.

They started the season 7-1 and are 5-5 since.

They can shoot from 3 averaging over 9 makes per game with 4 guys shooting over 40% from deep. Interestingly, they are not great from the foul line.

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GMU79

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Bookstore open to six or visit trailer at South entrance.
Or just going with colors people actually have. Green or Gold.
Not enough people are going to buy merch for one game, and even if they did want to, the trailer wouldn't have nearly enough to sell. And how many drive up fans are going to walk all the way to the bookstore?
 

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You guys will literally complain about ANYTHING

Don’t have a white Mason shirt? Wear a white shirt or buy a white Mason shirt.

Don’t want to do that? IT DOESNT MATTER

Hypothetical question to Mincy in the post game presser: “Did it bother you or effect your performance that a person in the stands wasn't wearing a white shirt”
Mincy: “No”
 

EXpatriot13

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You guys will literally complain about ANYTHING

Don’t have a white Mason shirt? Wear a white shirt or buy a white Mason shirt.

Don’t want to do that? IT DOESNT MATTER

Hypothetical question to Mincy in the post game presser: “Did it bother you or effect your performance that a person in the stands wasn't wearing a white shirt”
Mincy: “No”
This x1000000.

Never in my life have I heard sports fans complain about a white out. Who doesn’t already own a white shirt? There’s no rule it has to be Mason branded, that’s not the point. Good lord, people.
 

GMU79

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This x1000000.

Never in my life have I heard sports fans complain about a white out. Who doesn’t already own a white shirt? There’s no rule it has to be Mason branded, that’s not the point. Good lord, people.
People have opinions. We share them. We don't have to agree.
 

psyclone

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This x1000000.

Never in my life have I heard sports fans complain about a white out. Who doesn’t already own a white shirt? There’s no rule it has to be Mason branded, that’s not the point. Good lord, people.
Guess I should have used the sarcasm font to express my faux outrage. Note: in the instagram promoting the "white out", the only white gear was the giveaway beanie!
 

GMU79

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Guess I should have used the sarcasm font to express my faux outrage. Note: in the instagram promoting the "white out", the only white gear was the giveaway beanie!
Lol! Yeah, wish you had. It's all good.
 

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What's interesting is their leading scorer, Blums, averaging 11 points a game doesn't even start. Seems he's their 6th man and only averages 20 mins a game yet leads them in points - mainly due to his 3-point shooting ability (.398). When this kid is in the game we need to be aware cause he loves to shoot the 3. Along with starters Brown and Friedrichsen who are the next big 3-point threats.

Davidson is going to shoot 25-30 3's this game. We need to get out on them and defend the perimeter. Make them try to beat us inside.

We have way more speed and athleticism at every position..... use that to our advantage and attack the rim and pound the ball inside.


Goodguys 73
Seth Curry's charity cases 63
 

psyclone

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White? I have Green, Black, and Gold Shirts that I have worn and some Grey sweatshirts with a small Green and Gold emblem. But I haven't any gear that one would consider fitting for a White Out game. Whose idea was this?
I take it all back!

In rummaging through all my Mason t-shirts (my wife rolls her eyes every time I come home with a new one from a giveaway or, more rarely, caught off of a rebound from somebody behind me), I actually found a couple of white ones! Haven't worn them in years and forgot that I had them. Short sleeves with the old star logo, but certainly white.

Let the White Out game commence!
 

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These guys play weirdly better on the road. They won at GW on the 14th and haven't lost a road conference game. Best be prepared!
 
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