2016 – 17 Davidson Wildcats men 's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Wildcats , led by 28th-year head coach Bob McKillop , played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson , North Carolina as third-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the regular season 17 – 15 , 8 – 10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place . They received the No. 9 seed in the A-10 Tournament where they defeated La Salle and Dayton to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Rhode Island
A-10 Tournament
2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team