Led by the Senior/Freshman duo of Peyton Aldridge and Kellan Grady, the Davidson Wildcats beat the Rhode Island Rams 58-57 Sunday afternoon in Washington, DC to win the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. In the process Davidson gets the conference automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Starting the season expected to finish in the middle of the A10 pack, the Wildcats entered the A10 tournament a 3 seed and beat the nationally ranked Rhode Island Rams for the second time in a 10 day span. When the NCAA brackets are released later on Sunday, Davidson along with the Rams and most likely St Bonaventure will give the A10 a very respectable three teams to make the championship field.
This win gives Davidson's its first A10 Tournament Championship and second trip to the NCAA in the the past 4 seasons.
In an on court post game interview, Coach Bob McKillop said the team played with "joy" and had been playing that way for much of the 2nd half of the season. This tournament win certainly brings a lot of joy to the Wildcat faithful and certainly ranks as one of the high points in program history
Check back for more info on when the A10 Champions should be rolling back into town.
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