The 2018–19 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 30th-year head coach Bob McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as fifth-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season 24–10, 14–4 to finish as runners-up in the Atlantic 10 regular season. They defeated Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing to Saint Louis in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 4 seed, where they lost to Lipscomb in the first round.
Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 21–12, 13–5 in the A-10 to finish in third place. In the A-10 tournament they defeated Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, and Rhode Island to be A-10 Tournament champions. They received the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Kentucky.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jordan Watkins 2 G 6'1" 165 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated Michael Brown 14 G 5'10" 165 Sophomore Gainesville, FL Walk-on; didn't return Oskar Michelsen 15 F 6'9" 220 Senior Helsinki, Finland Graduated Will Magarity 22 F 6'11" 250 RS Senior Stockholm, Sweden Graduated Peyton Aldridge 23 F 6'8" 225 Senior Leavittsville, OH Graduated/went undrafted in 2018 NBA draft Rusty Reigel 32 G 6'2" 205 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
2018 recruiting class
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Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| A-10 regular season
!colspan=9 style=| A-10 tournament
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