2009-10 davidson men's basketball media guide

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2009-10 sCheduleDate Opponent TimeNov. 7 Lenoir-Rhyne (Exhibition) . . . . . . .7 p.m.

14 at Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m.19 vs. South Florida1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.20 vs. La Salle/South Carolina1 . . . . . . . .TBA22 vs. Third Round1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA25 Fredonia State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.28 Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m.

Dec. 3 at The Citadel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.5 at College of Charleston* . . . . . . . . .4 p.m.

12 at Gonzaga2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA17 The College of New Jersey . . . . . . .7 p.m.20 vs. Cornell3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 p.m.21 vs. Hofstra/St. John’s3 . . . . . . . . .7/9 p.m.28 Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.30 UMass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.

Jan. 4 Samford* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.9 Appalachian State* . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m.

13 at Furman* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.16 at Wofford* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.20 Western Carolina* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.23 at Georgia Southern* . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m.28 College of Charleston* . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.30 The Citadel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.

Feb. 6 Georgia Southern* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.11 at Appalachian State* . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.13 at Western Carolina* . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.17 Wofford* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.20 Furman* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 p.m.22 at Chattanooga* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.24 UNC Greensboro* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.27 at Elon* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.

March 5-8 SoCon Tournament4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA

All times Eastern (unless noted) and subject to change* Southern Conference game

Home games in bold1Charleston Classic

(Carolina First Arena - Charleston, S.C.)2Battle in Seattle (KeyArena - Seattle, Wash.)

3Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival (Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.)

4Charlotte, N.C.

2009-10 QuiCk faCTsGeneRal

Name of School Davidson College

City/Zip Davidson, N.C. 28035

Founded 1837

Enrollment 1,800

Nickname Wildcats

Colors Red (PMS 189) and Black

Home Arena/Capacity John M. Belk Arena (5,223)

Affiliation NCAA Division I

Conference Southern

President Tom Ross, Davidson ’72

Athletics Director Jim Murphy, Davidson ’78

Faculty Athletic Rep. Fred Smith

CoaChinG sTaffHead Coach Bob McKillop, Hofstra ’72

Record at Davidson (Years) 367-233 (20)

Career Record Same

Assistant Coaches Jim Fox, Landry Kosmalski,

Matt McKillop, Terrell “TI” Ivory (Dir. of Ops.)

Billy Thom (Student Assistant)

hisToRyFirst Year of Men’s Basketball 1907-08

All-Time Record 1247-1103

NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 10 (2008)

NIT Appearances (Last) 5 (2009)

TeaM infoRMaTion2008-09 Overall Record 27-8

2008-09 SoCon Record (Place) 18-2 (1st, South)

Lettermen Returning/Lost 10/4

Starters Returning/Lost 2/3

Newcomers 4

diReC TionsFrom the South (Charlotte)

Take I-77 North to exit 30 (Davidson) and turnright off the ramp onto Griffith Street. Turn rightat the second light onto Main, left onto Concord,then left at Baker Drive into the parking lot. BelkArena is located in the Baker Sports Complex.

From the North (Statesville)Take I-77 South to exit 30 (Davidson) and turnleft off the ramp onto Griffith Street. Follow di-rections above from there.

From the West (Asheville)Take I-40 to I-77 South and follow directionsfrom Statesville.

From the East (Greensboro)Via I-85 South, get off at exit 55 (Davidson) andturn right onto Highway 73. Travel about 11miles and turn right at Davidson sign ontoDavidson-Concord Road. When road ends, fol-low the roundabout and turn left onto ConcordRoad. Turn right onto Baker Drive approxi-mately 1.5 miles down.

abouT The CoveRThe cover of the 2009-10 media guide fea-tures seniors Steve Rossiter (left front),Will Archambault (right front), DanNelms (left back) and Bryant Barr (rightback). On the back cover, left to right, isjunior Brendan McKillop and sophomoresFrank Ben-Eze, Ben Allison, AJ Atkinson,Aaron Bond and Will Reigel. The coverswere designed by Lauren Biggers.

CRediTs : Special Thanks: Davidson sports information and the men’s basketball team would like to extend a special thanks to John Kilgo, “Voice of the Wildcats,” for all his contributions to the 2009-10media guide. Cover Design: Lauren Biggers. Inside Layout and Design: Marc Gignac and Lauren Biggers. Written By: John Kilgo and Marc Gignac. Photography: Tim Cowie, Todd Drexler (SidelineSports), Brian Westerholt (Sports on Film), Willis Glasgow (WG Sports Photos), Bill Giduz and the sports information archives. Printer: Multi-Ad Print Solutions, Peoria, Ill.

Table of ConTenTsSchedule/Quick Facts ......................................1This is Davidson College ..............................2-3Academic Success ..........................................4-5Foreign Tour ..................................................6-7March Madness..............................................8-9In the Spotlight ..........................................10-11John M. Belk Arena....................................12-13Home Court Advantage ..........................14-15International Pipeline................................16-17Strength and Conditioning ......................18-19Student Life ................................................20-21Local Attractions ........................................22-23

MeeT The WildCaTsSeason Preview ........................................25-282009-10 Roster..................................................29Senior Profiles ............................................30-45Junior Profile ..............................................46-49Sophomore Profiles ..................................50-64Newcomer Profiles ....................................65-68Bob McKillop..............................................69-73McKillop’s Graduates ..............................74-75Davidson Coaching History ..........................76Jim Fox ..............................................................77Landry Kosmalski ..........................................78Matt McKillop..................................................79Terrell “TI” Ivory ............................................80Support Staff ....................................................81John Kilgo and the Radio Network ..............82

2008-09 season RevieWResults ..............................................................83Statistics ............................................................84SoCon Standings and Awards ......................85Box Scores ..................................................86-96

davidson baskeTball hisToRy100 Years of Hoops ....................................97-99Postseason Teams ..................................100-121All-Americans................................................122Retired Jerseys ..............................................123‘Cats in the NBA............................................124Davidson Awards..........................................125National Rankings ........................................1261,000-Point Club ....................................127-129Individual Records ................................130-136Team Records ........................................137-139Year-By-Year Leaders ............................140-141All-Time Lettermen ..............................142-143Southern Conference History ..............144-146Game-By-Game Results ........................147-157

davidson adMinisTRaTionPresident Tom Ross ..............................158-159Athletics Director Jim Murphy ..................160Athletics Administration ......................161-162Media Information........................................1632009-10 Opponents ................................164-165All-Time Series Records ........................166-167Spot Chart ......................................................168

D A V I D S O N W I L D C A T S . C O M 1

2009-10 SCHEDULE/QUICK FACTS

Davidson College Fast Factsl Located in Davidson, N.C., 20 miles north of Charlottel 450-acre main campus; 106-acre Lake Campusl 1,800 students (900 male, 900 female)l Students from 45 states and Washington, D.C.; 34 countriesl 92 percent live on campusl More than 96 percent return for sophomore yearl 10:1 student to faculty ratiol Average class size: 15l 162 full-time faculty; 100 percent with highest degreel 20 majors, 12 academic concentrations and Interdisciplinary Studiesl Competing in 21 sports at NCAA Division I levell Over 70 percent of graduates participated in study abroadl Endowment: $487 million as of June 30, 2007

“Davidson seeks students of good character

and high academic ability,

irrespective of economic circumstances.”Davidson College, Statement of Purpose

President’s House

Did you know?l More than one-quarter of all Davidson studentsstudy abroad. Davidson sponsors programs in France,Germany, England, India, Spain, Mexico, Cyprus, Ghana,Greece and Italy. l Davidson is governed by an Honor Code. All testsare self-scheduled and unproctored, the library operateswithout a security check and the student Honor Councilarbitrates alleged Honor Code offenses.l Within five years of graduation, the majority ofDavidson alumni have returned for graduate study.l Nearly one-quarter of Davidson’s 1,800 students areathletes.l Through the Davidson Trust, Davidson became thefirst liberal arts college to eliminate loans in financial aidpackages.l Davidson students are provided with free laundryservice.

Alenda Lux Ubi Orta Libertas. “Let Learning Be Cherished

Where Liberty Has Arisen.”

Alvarez College Union

Old Well

E. H. Little Library

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Davidson College was recently namedone of 25 “New Ivies” by Newsweekmagazine, along with New York Univer-sity, the University of North Carolina,Vanderbilt, the University of Virginia andUCLA.

The magazine selected the schools basedon admissions statistics as well as inter-views with administrators, faculty, stu-dents and alumni.

The New Ivy?Distinctly DavidsonA variety of options and opportunities set Davidson apart, including its strong Honor Code, com-mitment to community service and Division I athletics:

w Davidson’s historic and student-administered Honor Code offers both the freedom and respon-sibility of self-scheduled and unproctored exams.

w With the Dean Rusk International Studies Program, 12 Davidson-directed study abroad pro-grams and off-campus study programs in 17 locations worldwide, more than 70 percent of studentsgraduate with experience abroad.

w Davidson fields 21 NCAA Division I varsity teams, with athletes’ graduation rate at over 90percent, just a few points higher than the rest of the student body. Davidson’s scholar athletes arewell known for having the heaviest luggage of any team on the road—bags full of books and notes.

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Well-Known Alumni

23 Rhodes Scholars

The New Ivy? Academic ExcellenceDavidson students explore the liberal arts curriculum in depth and enjoy close fac-ulty collaboration. With 1,800 students, the college is large enough for a diverseintellectual engagement, but small enough to foster individual experience. David-son offers over 850 courses and supports 21 majors and 12 academic concentra-tions. Students may participate in pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-dentistry ordual-degree engineering programs or may design their own independent studyclasses or interdisciplinary majors. Students may also apply for funds to supportresearch and travel, and many opportunities exist for summer research positionswith Davidson faculty. Personal relationships with professors and classes limitedto 20 students allow for the development of creative, collaborative relationships re-sulting in a unique academic experience.

Davidson is a national leader on affordability initiatives, with need-blind admission and meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financialneed with a combination of grants and student employment. In aground-breaking initiative known as the Davidson Trust, Davidsonwas the first liberal arts college to eliminate the loan component in fi-nancial aid packages.

Davidson believes that its educational offerings should be affordablefor every admitted student, regardless of a family’s financial means.Thanks to Davidson’s commitment to need-blind admission, a stu-dent’s character, accomplishments and academic potential are the onlyfactors in the decision—not ability to pay.

Affordability

NationalRoger Brown ‘78, Berkeley Music School presidentPatricia Cornwell ‘79, Internationally-known crime fiction writerMartin Eakes ‘76, head of Self-Help Credit UnionWyche Fowler ‘62, former U.S. Congressional representative and U.S. ambassador to Saudi ArabiaJim Haynes ‘79, Legal Counsel, Department of DefenseKen Krieg ‘83, Executive Secretary to Senior Executive Council, Department of DefenseTom Marshburn ‘82, NASA, Astronaut on Endeavor in July of 2009Paul Leonard ‘62, former chair of the board, Habitat for Humanity International Sheri Reynolds ‘89, novelistDean Rusk ‘36, former U.S. Secretary of StateSteve Salyer ‘72, former head of Corporation for Public Broadcasting; now head of Salzburg InstituteTony Snow ‘77, former White House Press SecretaryJohn Spratt ‘64, U.S. Congressional representative from S.C.Todd Thomson ‘82, CFO, Citigroup, Inc. William Winkenwerder ‘76, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs

RegionalJohn Belk ‘43, former Charlotte Mayor and business leaderJanet Ward Black ‘83, President, North Carolina Trial Lawyers AssociationEdward Crutchfield ‘62, former CEO, First Union bankJim Holshouser ‘56, former N.C. GovernorElizabeth Kiss ‘83, President, Agnes Scott CollegeJim Martin ‘57, former N.C. GovernorDoug Oldenburg ‘56, former Presbyterian Church moderatorJana Sampson ‘96, pop singer

Davidson counts 23 Rhodes Scholars amongst its alumni. Established by the late Cecil Rhodes in 1902, theprestigious scholarship provides support for study at England’s Oxford University for students from aroundthe world who are outstanding intellectually and show qualities of moral leadership and social purpose.

“I've decided to return to college. Not any college. Just Davidson.”Lenn Robbins, New York Post

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In August, the Davidson Wildcats made their fifth trip to Europe during the Bob McKillop era. The ‘Cats

visited Treviso, Venice, Bormio and Livigno in Italy, and Ljubljana and Piran in Slovenia. In that time, the

team found time to sightsee, eat great food, take beautiful pictures and play against six professional teams.

Below are the results and statistics from the Wildcats’ six-game foreign tour.

Name Points Rebounds

Will Archambault 18.5 5.5

Bryant Barr 15.0 2.7

Aaron Bond 14.3 3.3

Brendan McKillop 12.1 7.5*

Dan Nelms 8.8 7.7

Steve Rossiter 7.8 9.0

Ben Allison 7.0 4.3

Will Reigel 2.6 2.6

AJ Atkinson 1.0 1.3

* assists

Player StatisticsOpponent Date Dav Opp.

K.K. Alpos 8/12/09 93 63

Slovenian Free Agent Team 8/13/09 57 73

Helios Domzale 8/14/09 69 75

Prokom Sopot 8/16/09 113 76

Prokom Sopot 8/17/09 105 79

UCC Casalpusterlengo 8/21/09 77 69

Game Results

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The Wildcats’ team

room includes a film

room as well as a

player’s lounge.

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the Carl and Louise Knobloch Tennis Center, Cannon Natatorium, Dickson Administra-tive Wing and Finley Education Center, plus the Charles W. Parker Wrestling Room, aweight room, sports medicine center, four racquetball courts and one squash court. Italso houses the athletic department offices.

Named in honor of the late John M. Belk ’43 — a former captain of the Wildcats’ teams, aDavidson College trustee for more than 15 years and former mayor of Charlotte, BelkArena is the home of men’s basketball program at Davidson College.

Ten NCAA Tournament banners, numerous Southern Conference championship pen-nants, five NIT flags and retired jerseys with the names Hetzel, Snyder, Gerdy, Cobb andRucker hang from the rafters that reflect Davidson’s proud basketball history.

The Wildcats have enjoyed tremendous success in Belk Arena, posting a winning recordon their home court for the past 18 seasons — including a perfect 13-0 slate in 2003-04and 12-0 in 2007-08.

As the Wildcats have hosted some of the nation’s top teams, including opponents fromthe ACC, SEC, Big East, Atlantic 10 and Conference USA, Belk Arena has become a sanc-tuary for the ‘Cats.

The Baker Sports Com-plex is the centerpiece ofthe Wildcats’ athleticsfacilities and the heart ofDavidson basketball.

In addition to the 5,223-seat John M. Belk Arena,the complex includes

Davidson staffs six fully-licensed athletic trainers. Ray Beltz works di-

rectly with the men’s basketball program, which also relies on team doc-

tors, Dr. Don D'Alessandro and Dr. Karl 'Skip' Barkley.

TRAINING ROOm

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THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOmEBelk Arena Overall

Year W L Pct. W L Pct.1989-90 3 10 .231 4 24 .1431990-91 6 7 .462 10 19 .3451991-92 8 6 .571 11 17 .3931992-93 10 4 .714 14 14 .5001993-94 12 1 .923 22 8 .7331994-95 9 4 .692 14 13 .5191995-96 13 1 .929 25 5 .8331996-97 10 4 .714 18 10 .6431997-98 10 3 .769 20 10 .6671998-99 9 2 .818 16 11 .5931999-00 9 3 .750 15 13 .5362000-01 9 4 .692 15 17 .4692001-02 11 2 .846 21 10 .6772002-03 11 2 846 17 10 .6302003-04 13 0 1.000 17 12 .5862004-05 11 3 .786 23 9 .7192005-06 14 1 .933 20 11 .6452006-07 13 1 .929 29 5 .8532007-08 12 0 1.000 29 7 .8062008-09 12 3 .800 27 8 .771Totals 205 61 .771 367 233 .612

The Wildcats have won 97 of 109 home games over the last seven seasons

and currently boast a 205-61 (.771) overall record in Belk Arena. That record

is even more impressive since rejoining the SoCon in 1992-93 at 188-38 (.831).

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Professional PlayersChris Alpert ‘96; FrancePete Anderer ’03; GermanyBilly Armstrong ‘98; Belgium, KosovoFrantisek Babka; Czech RepublicWayne Bernard ’03; Israel, Greece, France, Sweden, GermanyMichael Bree ‘02; France, Germany, Sweden, PolandStephen Curry; NBAMark Donnelly ’98; ItalyBen Ebong ‘99; Australia, Argentina, Germany, Spain, CBA, BelgiumJouni Eho ’04; FinlandEmeka Erege ‘02; France, GermanyNarcisse Ewodo ’97; France, Italy, GermanyFranco Ferroni; ItalyConor Grace ‘05; Italy, France, Greece, SwedenKenny Grant ’06; France, Poland, Romania, SwedenDavor Halbauer ‘00; Ireland, CroatiaQuinn Harwood ‘96; CBAChadd Holmes ’99; Ireland, FranceMartin Ides ‘02; Czech Republic, Greece, Germany, ItalyTerrell Ivory ’04; EnglandIan Johnson ‘06; Spain, Sweden, Czech Republic, HungaryLandry Kosmalski ’00; Sweden, FranceLogan Kosmalski ‘05; France, Poland, GermanyAndrew Lovedale ‘09; FranceJames Marsh; GermanyStephen Marshall ‘00; Germany, HollandMatt McKillop ’06; Czech RepublicBoris Meno ‘08; Czech RepublicDetlef Musch ’93; Germany, France, ItalyJanko Narat ’94; SloveniaChris Pearson ‘02; France, Italy, GreeceJason Richards ’08; NBA, NBDLGeorge Spain ‘95; SwedenPuff Summers; England, IrelandAli Ton ’99; TurkeyFern Tonella ‘02; FranceBrandon Williams ’96; NBA, NBDL, CBA, ABA, France, Italy, Venezuela, GermanyBrendan Winters ‘06; France, Germany

The Wildcats’ head strength and conditioningcoach, Craig Swieton, carries out the goal of David-son’s strength and conditioning program — to increasethe strength, power, speed, conditioning levels andflexibility of all student-athletes, helping reduce therisk of injury.

Each team’s program, specifically designed by Swi-eton, aims to improve the sport energy utilization sys-tem and to increase the strength and power to theprimary muscle groups used in that specific sport.

In the fall of 2005, Davidson opened the Ernie DoeWeight Room, a state-of-the-art 5,000-square-foot facil-ity dedicated to the needs of the college’s 21 varsityathletic teams. The weight room includes 16 powerracks and eight lifting platforms, as well as other cut-ting-edge lifting and conditioning equipment to trainthe whole body.

Prior to his arrival at Davidson, Swieton served asan assistant strength and conditioning coach at CentralMichigan, where he was a graduate assistant as wellfrom 2003-05. During his career, he also helped coordi-nate the strength and conditioning program atDuquesne. Swieton started his career as an intern atSyracuse in the summer of 2003 working with the foot-ball team.

The Frankfort, N.Y., native earned a bachelor’s de-gree in applied exercise science from Springfield Col-lege in Springfield, Mass., in 2003. He was a memberof both the football and track and field teams.

Swieton is a member of both the National Strengthand Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Colle-giate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association(CSCCA). Additionally, he is a level one certified clubcoach through USA Weightlifting. He is currently pur-suing a master’s degree in sport administration.

HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

CRAIG SWIETON

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Downtown Davidson

Charlotte Bobcats

Uptown Charlotte

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Lake Norman

Carolina Panthers

Lowe's motor Speedway

Charlotte, N.C.: Did you know?l Charlotte is the 18th-largest city in the U.S., with over 600,000 people in the city and1.5 million people in the greater-Charlotte area.l Charlotte supports 12 television stations, 28 local radio stations and one major dailynewspaper, The Charlotte Observer.l Charlotte is a national sports hub, home to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, the NBA’sCharlotte Bobcats, NASCAR’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway, the Charlotte Knights — Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox — and the Charlotte Checkers — the ECHL affiliateof the NHL’s New York Rangers.l Charlotte is the headquarters for more banking resources ($1.8 trillion) than all butone U.S. City, New York City, and Bank of America calls Charlotte home.l Charlotte/Douglas International carries 594 flights daily from nine major airlines, andis home to U.S. Air’s largest hub.l You can get to either the Blue Ridge Parkway or the Atlantic Ocean in just over twohours from Charlotte.

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Back Row (L-R): Athletic Trainer Ray Beltz, Asst. Coach Matt McKillop, Brendan McKillop, JP Kuhlman, Aaron Bond, Head Coach Bob McKillop, AJ Atkinson, Will Reigel, Nik Cochran,Asst. Coach Terrell “TI” Ivory, Student Asst. coach Billy Thom. Front Row (L-R): Asst. Coach Jim Fox, Clint Mann, Frank Ben-Eze, Bryant Barr, Dan Nelms, Steve Rossiter,

Will Archambault, Ben Allison, Jake Cohen, Asst. Coach Landry Kosmalski.

Now in his 21st season as Davidson’s

head basketball coach, Bob McKillop knows

something about reloading. It ought to come

in handy when you consider what he’s fac-

ing this season. Davidson has sustained sig-

nificant personnel losses from its last two

teams, which won a cumulative 56 games.

The list of players no longer available reads

like a Who’s Who of Davidson Basketball.

The Wildcats lost graduates Jason

Richards, Thomas Sander and Boris Meno

from the 2008 team that reached the glory

land of the NCAA Elite Eight. Davidson

somehow managed to overcome those losses

to post 27 wins last season, but the personnel

losses from last season might be even more

severe. Gone are Stephen Curry, the leading

scorer and assist man; Andrew Lovedale, the

second-leading scorer and top rebounder;

and Max Paulhus Gosselin, whose defensive

prowess earned him honors as the Southern

Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year.

It’s a lot to overcome as McKillop’s

Wildcats wade into the 2009-10 season. Curry

left one year of college basketball eligibility

behind to join the NBA draft, where he was

the seventh player chosen overall. His col-

lege career had so much sparkle and pro-

duced such excitement that historians will

surely include his name on a short list when

attempting to name the greatest Davidson

basketball player of all time. Curry now be-

longs in that conversation along with Fred

Hetzel, Dick Snyder and the late Mike Maloy.

It’s hard to overstate Curry’s importance

to Davidson’s success. Each opponent

stacked its defense hoping to at least slow

him down, and in the process, usually gave

his primary defender plenty of help. His

mere presence on the court provided his

teammates with many more open shot op-

portunities. The missing trio of Curry,

Lovedale and Paulhus Gosselin scored 45.6

of the 77.8 points a game that Davidson aver-

aged a year ago. They recovered 17.1 of

Davidson’s 38.8 rebounds a game. They took

more than half the team’s shots from the field

and made 60 percent of Davidson’s field

goals.

Reload, did we say? Sounds more like a

major overhaul.

McKillop is not asking for pity and

wouldn’t get any if he did. Not after his last

three Davidson teams compiled an overall

record of 85-20 and ran roughshod through

the Southern Conference in compiling an as-

tounding 62-4 record against league foes.

McKillop likes challenges, always has.

After his Wildcats graduated seven seniors

from their 2006 Southern Conference cham-

pionship team, league coaches picked David-

son to finish fourth in the conference’s South

Division. Not fourth in the conference but

fourth in the South Division. Davidson re-

sponded by winning a school-record 29

games, went 17-1 in the SoCon to run away

with the regular-season title, and then swept

the tournament championship to earn a spot

in the NCAA tournament.

The Wildcats have played in the post-

season for five straight seasons and have a

record of six wins and five losses in March

during that period. There have been six post-

season appearances in the past eight years.

So don’t look for McKillop to surrender, or

concede an inch of territory, and you cer-

tainly won’t hear him making any excuses no

matter how the season turns out. It’s not in

his DNA.

Furthermore, don’t think that David-

son’s cupboard is bare. Far from it. Davidson

has enjoyed much recruiting success over the

past several years. It keeps a healthy pipeline

of talent in the program. In addition, McKil-

lop leans heavily on senior leadership to

build team chemistry and this year’s seniors

should be outstanding in that regard. The

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Wildcats have a bevy of excellent shooters,

good depth in both the frontcourt and back-

court, big men that are capable of running

the court and willing to do it, and an excel-

lent blend of veterans and young players.

Instead of dwelling on what might have

been, McKillop prefers to keep it real. Not to

do so would be a waste of energy that is not

his style. The program has set new school

and conference standards for winning over

the past five seasons.

Is there enough talent available to keep

the ride going? Many experts say no, but the

Wildcats are pretty good at surprising people

when they’re supposed to go quietly.

“We’re not going to be ranked high in

the preseason or get much national recogni-

tion early on,” McKillop acknowledged.

“That’s because of the personnel losses we’ve

had over the past two seasons. But the play-

ers no longer with us mentored the ones that

return. That’s a big part of our program.

We’ll blend the experiences with the out-

standing talent we have and see where it

takes us.”

The frontcourt“We’ll need a distribution of points from

a variety of sources,” McKillop said. “We will

attempt to manufacture points by running

the court, posting up, rebounding effectively

and stretching defenses with the ability our

big men have to shoot from the 3-point line.”

McKillop calls senior Steve Rossiter, 6-

7, 234, “one of the best leaders in my tenure

as Davidson’s head coach. He is experienced

in winning and is ca-

pable of having an

impact season. He

has played a support-

ing role for us and

will be expected to

play a more promi-

nent role this sea-

son.”

An unselfish

player who never

spends a moment

worrying about his

individual statistics,

Rossiter started all 35

games for Davidson

last season while av-

eraging 6.1 points

and 5.9 rebounds and

proved to be one of

the team’s most reli-

able defenders.

Dan Nelms, 6-10, senior, is an experi-

enced player who has worked relentlessly to

improve his basketball skills. He saw action

in 29 games as a junior.

“Dan’s work ethic puts him in position

to fight for a spot in our rotation,” McKillop

said. “He knows our system inside and out

and because of his unselfishness and team-

oriented attitude, is willing and capable of

playing a valuable supporting role.”

Ben Allison, 6-9, sophomore, is one of

the team’s best athletes. His potential is un-

limited and he works at the game as hard as

anyone on the team.

“He’s just scratching the surface and

could become an impact player,” Coach

McKillop said. “He is athletic and skilled

enough to play inside and outside. He will

challenge for significant playing time.”

Allison played in all 35 games last sea-

son and averaged 4.3 points and 2.3 re-

bounds while playing an average of 12

minutes a game. He had a tendency to get in

foul trouble last season and hopes to correct

it this year.

Frank Ben-Eze, 6-10, sophomore, spent

much of the offseason recovering from an-

other knee surgery. He missed most of pre-

season practice last year and joined the team

for 22 games before hurting his knee in the

semifinals of the SoCon tournament. If he

stays healthy, he could be a major rebound-

ing and defensive force for the Wildcats.

“When healthy, his play has been re-

markable,” Coach McKillop said. “He’s had

three knee surgeries in the last 18 months,

but he continues to

show a great desire to

help the team. He has a

chance to be an extraor-

dinary player.”

Jake Cohen, 6-10,

is a highly-recruited

and skilled player who

joins the Davidson pro-

gram as a freshman. He

averaged 17.6 points, 11

rebounds and five

blocked shots a game as

a senior at Conestoga

High School in Pennsyl-

vania. Eager to learn

and with a passion for

playing basketball,

Cohen’s potential is ex-

citing.

“Jake is long, lanky

and highly skilled,”

McKillop said. “He has a superb shooting

touch that extends from inside the paint out

to the 3-point line. His ability to score in such

a variety of ways could be a big plus for us

this season. He’s a sponge when it comes to

soaking up information about our system

and what we expect.”

Clint Mann, 6-8, is a talented player

who will not be available to play in games

for the Wildcats this year, although he will

practice with the team. NCAA rules require

him to sit out a year after transferring to

Davidson from Iowa State, where he played

his freshman season. He is a powerful player

with the versatility that McKillop seeks from

his big men, in that he can score inside and

out and runs the floor extremely well.

“Clint is a top recruit from two years

ago, a recovered jewel,” Coach McKillop

said. “He played in the Big 12 last season and

would have a significant impact on our team

this season if he were eligible. He will spend

the season learning our system, practicing

with us and further developing his own

skills.”

The backcourtWill Archambault, 6-6, senior, is an-

other Wildcat capable of having a breakout

season. He played in all 35 games last season,

averaged 8.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and had 54

assists.

“He is one of our most gifted players

both athletically and physically,” Coach

McKillop said. “He is experienced enough to

know how to blend his talents within theSenior forward Steve Rossiter.

Senior forward Dan Nelms.

SEASON PREVIEW


framework of our

system.” Archam-

bault seems healthy

now after being

slowed by injuries

for much of his

Davidson career.

He’s one of the

team’s best passers.

One of the most

dangerous perimeter

shooters on the team

is Bryant Barr, 6-5,

senior. He averaged

7.1 points and two

rebounds a game last

season. He started 26

of the 35 games in

which he played and

shot 34.6 percent

from 3-point terri-

tory. Barr is confi-

dent he can improve upon that shooting

percentage.

“Bryant is a long-range threat who is be-

coming more comfortable with his mid-range

game,” McKillop said. “He has been a major

contributor to the program’s 85 wins since

he’s been on our team.”

Aaron Bond, 6-5, sophomore, is another

Davidson player that has vast potential. His

goal is to avoid injuries that have slowed

him. Bond has undergone shoulder and knee

surgery since coming to Davidson but went

into preseason practice feeling the best he

has in years. He is hopeful that the good

health will continue and he could earn his

chance to get on the court. Bond is a redshirt

sophomore who has played in only 11 games

in his first two Davidson seasons.

“The injuries kept him out of practice

and games,” Coach McKillop said, “and cost

him valuable learning time. He worked hard

in rehabilitating those injuries and is ready to

take the court and utilize his many talents.

He has the potential to be a defensive stop-

per as well as a consistent scoring threat.

Gaining experience is pivotal for him to turn

that potential into production.”

Brendan McKillop, 6-1, junior, played

behind and learned from two of the best

point guards in Davidson history in Jason

Richards and Stephen Curry. Now he’s ready

to apply those lessons.

“Brendan has worked feverishly to tone

his body and get himself ready for a more

significant role,” Coach McKillop said. “He

responded well when asked to play quality

minutes during his first

two seasons. He has a

great work ethic and is

ready to apply lessons

he learned from

Richards and Curry.”

McKillop played in

all 35 of his team’s

games last season and

averaged 4.9 points.

He’s an accomplished 3-

point shooter, and his 36

percent accuracy from

beyond the arc last sea-

son is expected to go up

as his playing time in-

creases.

The Wildcats have

two sophomore walk-

ons in Will Reigel, 6-5,

and AJ Atkinson, 6-6.

Reigel played at Char-

lotte Latin High School and played in 16

games as a Davidson freshman. His main ac-

tion last year came in Davidson’s comeback

win over West Virginia in Madison Square

Garden. His father also played basketball at

Davidson.

“Will has a high basketball IQ as well as

toughness, a nose for the ball and an un-

canny ability to be in the right place at the

right time,” Coach McKillop said. “These are

skills that could get him more playing time.”

Atkinson, who played at RJ Reynolds

High in Winston-Salem, worked hard over

the summer to improve his skills after play-

ing in 13 games as a fresh-

man last season. His father,

who graduated Davidson

in 1981, was a running

back on the Davidson foot-

ball team.

“AJ is tough and ag-

gressive and has been a

valuable member of our

scout team,” Coach McKil-

lop said. “His contribu-

tions in practice have a

great deal to do with our

team’s success. He’s also a

terrific mentor to our

younger players.”

JP Kuhlman, 6-4, is

one of three promising

freshmen on this year’s

Davidson team. He comes

from Ponte Vedra Beach,

Fla., where he averaged

18.2 points, 6.4 assists and 6.2 rebounds as a

senior. His father and two of his brothers

played college basketball.

“JP knows how to play the game,”

Coach McKillop said. “His skills as a ball-

handler and shooter give him a chance to

play significant minutes as a freshman. He

can play on the ball or off the ball and will

play each of our three guard positions.”

Nik Cochran, 6-3, freshman, played at

Champlain St. Lambert High in Montreal, the

same school that produced former Davidson

standout Max Paulhus Gosselin and current

star Will Archambault. He averaged 23

points, three rebounds, four assists and two

steals a game as a high school senior.

“Nik is the third player in our program

from the highly-acclaimed and well-coached

program, led by John Dangelas at Champlain

St. Lambert,” Coach McKillop said. “He will

fight for backcourt playing time because of

his excellent skills as a shooter and ballhan-

dler.”

The davidson WayA coach doesn’t win as many games as

Bob McKillop without a willingness to

change with the times. Still, there are certain

constants in his program that won’t be com-

promised, such as team defense, unselfish-

ness, sharing the ball, running the court and

stressing the importance of senior leadership.

He and his players have their work cut

out for them this season as they try to over-

come the loss of Curry plus three seniors

from last year’s outstanding team. But they

will look ahead, not

back, and there is an ex-

citement among this

year’s team members to

create their own David-

son legacy.

These Wildcats

won’t be ranked nation-

ally in the preseason

polls like last year’s

team, but preseason

rankings mean virtually

nothing in college bas-

ketball. The national

champion in this sport is

named on the court, not

in some popularity poll.

McKillop isn’t

boasting when he says

he thinks his team can

be a good one.

“Excellent depth

Sophomore forward Ben Allison.

Senior guard/forward Will Archambault.

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will allow us to be very aggressive defen-

sively on the inside,” McKillop said. “An-

chored by Steve Rossiter, our big guys can

run and we have enough talented bigs to

keep fresh players on the court.”

Davidson’s backcourt will be led by sen-

iors Archambault and Barr and junior McKil-

lop. It’s a good passing backcourt with

highly-skilled perimeter shooters.

“We need to convert our 3-point shoot-

ing potential into game production,” McKil-

lop said. “All of our backcourt players can

shoot from 3-point range, and our goal is to

develop consistency in that art.”

McKillop points out that Davidson’s as-

sist to turnover ratio over the past two years

has been excellent. “We hope to be equally

adept in that area this year,” he said.

Defensively, the Wildcats need to stress

team defense, which is a McKillop trade-

mark. Three players from last year’s team –

Lovedale, Paulhus Gosselin and Curry –

were superb defenders. It will take dedicated

team defense from this group to make up for

their absence.

“Our defense will have to mature

quickly in order for us to be as good as we

were a season ago,” McKillop said. “But we

have the potential to be a very good defen-

sive team again this season.”

Last year’s Wildcats held opponents to

less than 40 percent accuracy from the field,

an outstanding mark. However, Davidson’s

rebounding advantage over opponents last

year averaged only one a game, and that’s an

area that these Wildcats might be able to im-

prove.

It’s obvious that Davidson’s offense will

have to be a shared responsibility this season.

The talented and explosive Curry took 687 of

Davidson’s 2,194 shots last season. That was

almost one-third of the total shots taken by

the team. Others will have to step up and

knock down shots this season if Davidson is

to continue its path to the postseason.

McKillop very much likes his three-man

freshman class, calling it “skilled and highly

rated.”

“They are capable of having an immedi-

ate impact on our program,” he said, “and

will be counted on for playing time immedi-

ately. In order to accomplish it, they will

have to fast forward their understanding of

the Davidson system. That’s always a chal-

lenge, because our attention to detail is at the

foundation of all that we do. The more repe-

titions they get in practice and games, the

better the system will be ingrained in their

game.”

Davidson’s schedule is challenging. It

will take Davidson to Seattle to play talented

Gonzaga, to Madison Square Garden to play

in the Holiday Festival and to Indianapolis to

play against perennial powerhouse Butler.

The Wildcats will also play in the Charleston

Classic and host on-campus games against

Rhode Island and UMass of the Atlantic 10.

There will be 18 games against Southern

Conference opponents in addition to the con-

ference tournament, set for March 5-8 in

Charlotte.

“While some of the traditional basket-

ball powers are not on this year’s schedule,

we have games outside the conference

against consistently-successful programs,”

McKillop said. “Many of our opponents will

have a good chance of playing in the postsea-

son. We’ll see every playing style imaginable

as we take on opponents from the Northeast,

Midwest, Far West and Southeast. Going

against these different styles should help us

prepare for the difficult games in our own

conference.”

He says the schedule “should provide

us a laboratory that helps us learn and im-

prove so we can realize our goal of playing

our best basketball at tournament time.”

There’s one change in McKillop’s coach-

ing staff. Matt Matheny, who served as

McKillop’s associate head coach, was named

head coach at Elon University last spring and

was replaced on Davidson’s staff by former

Wildcat player Landry Kosmalski, who grad-

uated from Davidson in 2000. Jim Fox, Matt

McKillop and Terrell Ivory remain on the

staff.

“We’re excited about our team and the

potential it has,” McKillop said. “I’m looking

forward to coaching them and seeing how

much we improve as the season progresses.”

It’s one of the good things about college

basketball. Coaches must accept the chal-

lenge of having a new team each and every

season. It’s a challenge Bob McKillop wel-

comes.

Junior guard Brendan McKillop.

Senior guard Bryant Barr.

Sophomore forward Frank Ben-Eze.

2009-10 ROSTER


nuMeRiCalno. name Pos. ht. Wt. yr. hometown/Previous school1 Brendan McKillop** G 6-1 180 Jr. Davidson, N.C./Charlotte Catholic

4 Aaron Bond* G 6-5 192 So. Ashburn, Va./Georgetown Prep

5 JP Kuhlman G 6-4 184 Fr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Providence School

12 Nik Cochran G 6-3 182 Fr. Vancouver, B.C./Champlain St. Lambert

15 Jake Cohen F 6-10 220 Fr. Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga

20 Will Reigel* G 6-5 193 So. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Latin

22 Will Archambault*** G 6-6 220 Sr. Montreal, Quebec/Champlain St. Lambert

23 Steve Rossiter*** F 6-7 234 Sr. Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell

24 Bryant Barr*** G 6-5 190 Sr. Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth

25 AJ Atkinson* G 6-6 214 So. Winston-Salem, N.C./RJ Reynolds

34 Frank Ben-Eze* F 6-10 230 So. Arlington, Va./Bishop O’Connell

35 Dan Nelms*** F 6-10 220 Sr. Lake Forest, Ill./Phillips Exeter Academy

40 Clint Mann^ F 6-8 222 So. Overland Park, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas/Iowa State

42 Ben Allison* F 6-9 228 So. West Sussex, England/Christs Hospital

alPhabeTiCalno. name Pos. ht. Wt. yr. hometown/Previous school42 Ben Allison* F 6-9 228 So. West Sussex, England/Christs Hospital

22 Will Archambault*** G 6-6 220 Sr. Montreal, Quebec/Champlain St. Lambert

25 AJ Atkinson* G 6-6 214 So. Winston-Salem, N.C./RJ Reynolds

24 Bryant Barr*** G 6-5 190 Sr. Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth

34 Frank Ben-Eze* F 6-10 230 So. Arlington, Va./Bishop O’Connell

4 Aaron Bond* G 6-5 192 So. Ashburn, Va./Georgetown Prep

12 Nik Cochran G 6-3 182 Fr. Vancouver, B.C./Champlain St. Lambert

15 Jake Cohen F 6-10 220 Fr. Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga

5 JP Kuhlman G 6-4 184 Fr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Providence School

40 Clint Mann^ F 6-8 222 So. Overland Park, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas/Iowa State

1 Brendan McKillop** G 6-1 180 Jr. Davidson, N.C./Charlotte Catholic

35 Dan Nelms*** F 6-10 220 Sr. Lake Forest, Ill./Phillips Exeter Academy

20 Will Reigel* G 6-5 193 So. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Latin

23 Steve Rossiter*** F 6-7 234 Sr. Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell

*Each asterisk indicates a letter earned

^ Will sit out the 2009-10 season in accordance with NCAA transfer rules

sTaffHead Coach: Bob McKillop (Hofstra ’72), 21st Season

Assistant Coach: Jim Fox (SUNY-Geneseo ’95), 9th Season

Assistant Coach: Landry Kosmalski (Davidson ‘00), 3rd Season

Assistant Coach: Matt McKillop (Davidson ’06), 2nd season

Director of Operations: Terrell “TI” Ivory (Davidson ’04), 2nd season

Student Assistant Coach: Billy Thom (Davidson ‘11), 3rd season

Athletic Trainer: Ray Beltz (East Stroudsburg ’00), 8th Season

Strength & Conditioning Coach: Craig Swieton (Springfield College ’03), 3rd Season

PRonunCiaTion Guide5 JP Kuhlman COOL-man

12 Nik Cochran KOCK-ren

20 Will Reigel REE-gull

22 Will Archambault ar-sham-BO

23 Steve Rossiter ROSS-i-ter

34 Frank Ben-Eze BEN-easy

Landry Kosmalski Koz-MALL-skee

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Archambault has worked hard in the off-season to make his senior campaign amemorable one.

DAVIDSON - No one could ever accuse WillArchambault of being a slacker. He preparedfor his senior season with a dedication shownonly by high-level athletes. He spent his sum-mer in Davidson lifting weights, running,playing pickup basketball with his team-mates. The result of all that work is a well-conditioned athlete who looks forward to theseason and his new role of senior leadership.

Funny how time canchange a man’s perspective.When Archambault arrived atDavidson from Montreal as afreshman he thought the fourcollegiate years would neverend.

“I can’t believe how fastmy time here has passed,” hesays now. “As a freshman Ithought, ‘This is going to be along four years.’ I’ve had a

great time in college and it’s hard to believethat I’m a senior.”

He’s older now, more mature, has experi-enced a lot of ups and a few downs. He’s alsoobserved how important good senior leader-ship is to Davidson’s program. He recallswell how former Wildcat Boris Meno tookhim under his wing when Archambault firstarrived on campus.

“I’ve had three great seasons here,” hesays, “and want to finish it up with a fourthgreat one. I’m looking forward to the leader-ship role of being a senior.”

Archambault is an interesting young manwho isn’t easy to characterize. He doesn’t fitneatly into anybody’s preconceived package.For instance, he’s a sports fan who followscollege basketball, ice hockey and soccer, butwhen asked in the preseason what hethought of Davidson’s schedule, he said hehadn’t looked at it. What’s the purpose? Thegames have to be played one at a time. Ar-chambault knows it’s a process with noshortcuts. Looking far ahead serves no usefulpurpose.

“Our team this season needs to stay fo-cused and play with consistency,” he says. SoArchambault narrows his own focus to thenext play, the next practice, maybe the nextgame. But no further ahead than that. Look-ing down the road a month or two, in hismind, doesn’t help him or the team.

Archambault is hoping not only for hisbest season but also his healthiest one. Knockwood, please. He had surgery on both kneetwo summers ago. The healing process took along time along with hours of rehabilitation.But as he prepared for this season, he saidconfidently, “My knees feel better than theyhave in years.” Consequently, he feels moreathletic and quicker. He looks the part, too.He’s gained five or six pounds from last yearand toned his body to the point that his bodyfat is low and his energy high.

Archambault knows the challenges thatawait the Wildcats. “Some people don’t eventhink we’ll be in the top 150 of Division 1teams this year,” he says. He understands thereasoning but doesn’t agree with it. He ab-solutely doesn’t agree with it, even thoughthe team lost 40 points of offense a game and13 rebounds with the departure of senior An-drew Lovedale and junior Stephen Curry.They will be without the SoCon’s top defen-sive player with the graduation of Max Paul-hus Gosselin.

Those personnel losses can be debilitatingor exhilarating. Take your pick. Archambaultprefers to look on the bright side, under-standing that college teams turn over everyyear and you play with what you have, notwith what you once had.

“Our team can be pretty good,” Archam-bault predicts. “We have a lot of weapons.Everybody on our team can shoot. Eachplayer handles the ball well for the positionhe plays. Our offense will definitely be differ-ent without Stephen (Curry) and Andrew(Lovedale). Each player needs to know hisrole and perform it well. We lost some excel-lent defenders, but if we play team defenselike we’re taught, we can be a pretty good de-fensive team.”

Like most of his teammates, Archambaultfeels the Wildcats got agood start on the seasonwhen they traveled toItaly last August for twoweeks of playing basket-ball and exploring a partof the world that most ofthem had never seen.

“It was a great life ex-perience,” Archambaultsays. “As for the basket-ball part, we saw and feltwhat it was like when weplayed well as a team.Steve (Rossiter) re-bounded like a beast inthose games.”

Archambault averaged8.3 points and 4.3 re-bounds as a junior in playing 24 minutes agame. All of those numbers are expected toincrease this season. His passing skills andcourt vision are so good that he could beDavidson’s best passer. He made a slightchange to his perimeter shooting setup lastyear that allowed him to square up better re-sulting in his 3-point shooting accuracy risingfrom 28.3 percent as a sophomore to 34.5 per-cent as a junior.

Archambault, while praising each andevery one of his teammates and their im-provement, is satisfied to let actions describehis own play. He’s athletic enough to be oneof the best players not only on Davidson’steam but in the entire Southern Conference.That’s his potential.

A keen competitor with a strong dislike oflosing, Archambault is often his ownstrongest critic. He understands that his

game will be enhanced if he cuts himself abreak and doesn’t get down on himself. It’s aproblem that many competitors face.

Archambault’s parents are Germain andSylvie. His sister, Marie-Laurence, plays col-lege basketball for Wagner. Will says he getshis competitive drive from his father, who isa chemical engineer.

Soccer was Archambault’s first sport. Bas-ketball wasn’t much on his mind until nineyears ago when an acquaintance, seeing hewas tall for his age, asked him to give thesport a try. Archambault tried it, liked it, tooktraining that increased his vertical jump by13 inches in 12 weeks and had a growth spurtthat took his height from 6-1 to its current 6-6.

His extraordinary basketball talents didn’tgo unnoticed. College coaches showed up onhis doorstep with scholarships in hand. Hiscollege finalists were West Virginia, Rich-mond, Rice and Davidson. He visited theUniversity of Richmond, where he liked thecampus and its beauty but didn’t fall headover heels in love with the city. The recruitingvisit to Davidson pretty much sealed thedeal.

Archambault’s first two Davidson teamswon Southern Conference championshipsand made strong showings in the NCAA

tournament, including one trip to theElite Eight. His junior year teamsailed through the SoCon regular sea-son but lost in the conference tourna-ment. The reward was a third trip tothe postseason that sent the Wildcatsto the NIT where they won one andlost one. Archambault likes the idea ofMarch basketball and is hoping hissenior season will be extended withpostseason play.

Basketball is extremely importantto Archambault, and he hopes to playprofessionally after Davidson. He’s anexcellent student and a political sci-ence major that has no idea right nowwhat path he wants to travel after hisbasketball career ends. He has plentyof time to decide, because he’s plan-

ning to play basketball for many years intothe future.

What faces him now in his favorite sport isall a process. He understands the way onlyseniors do. Treat each possession as if it’s themost important you’ll ever play. Understandthat each game is a season unto itself andlooking too far ahead leads to nothing morefruitful than falling lure to fool’s gold. Andbe sure to tell the underclassmen to enjoy themoment because their four college seasonswill be a blur.

“My first three seasons here have beengreat. Now I’d like to top it off with a specialfourth one,” Archambault says.

If hard work and dedication matter – andthey most certainly do – a safe predictionwould seem to be that the best lies ahead forWill Archambault. Knowing how hard he’sprepared, it would be well deserved.

ARCHAMBAULT IS HOPING THE WILDCATS CAN SPRING SOME SURPRISES

Archambault

2008-09: Played in all 35 games and started seven of the last eight •Third on the team in scoring with 8.3 points a game and fourth inrebounding, averaging 4.3 boards an outing • Shot 41.5 percentfrom the floor and 34.5 percent from 3-point range • Had an 11-game stretch in the middle of the season where he averaged 12.2points a game; shot 29-for-55 (53 percent) from 3-point range dur-ing the run • Scored in double figures in 14 contests and led theWildcats in scoring in one game • Led the team in reboundingonce and in assists twice • Went for a season-high 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting vs. Chattanooga (12/13) • Recorded 14 points andseven rebounds at College of Charleston (12/29) • Posted 14points and six boards at Georgia Southern (1/17) • Recorded 14points and five rebounds at Appalachian State (1/12) • Tallied 11points and five rebounds vs. Butler • Had 13 points and five re-bounds in the regular-season finale at Elon (3/2) • Collected 10points and five rebounds in the NIT at Saint Mary’s (Calif.).

2007-08: Played in all 36 games and made two starts • Averagedfive points and 1.8 rebounds a game • Reached double figures inthe scoring column in six games • Went 11-for-14 from the floor,including 5-for-8 from 3-point range, to score 28 points in 20 min-utes against Furman (2/16) • Scored 15 points at Wofford (1/12) •Netted 14 points in 16 minutes at Chattanooga (2/2) • Tallied 11points and four rebounds in 12 minutes vs. Western Carolina(1/5) • Posted 10 points and three boards vs. North Carolina Cen-tral • Had nine points and five rebounds in the season opener vs.Emory • Recorded seven points and four rebounds at UNCG(2/13).

2006-07: Reached double figures nine times during his freshmancampaign • Ranked second on the club in three-pointers madewith 55 • His 7.8 average ranked him fifth among freshman scor-

ing leaders in the SoCon • Ranked 15th among league leaders inthree-pointers per game with a mark of 1.7 • In Davidson’s homeopener with Illinois-Chicago, he poured in a season-high 19points including four treys, while grabbing six boards • Hebacked up his performance against the Flames with 17 points andfive long-range jumpers in a personal-best 30 minutes at Missouri(11/19) • Recorded 16 points, including four trifectas, in winsover Elon (12/1) and Mount Saint Mary (12/15) • Was one ofthree Wildcat first-year players to reach double figures in the reg-ular season finale at The Citadel; scored 12 points with a perfect 4-for-4 outing from deep.

before davidson: As a senior atChamplain St. Lambert undercoach John Dangelas, Archam-bault was named to the Que-bec All-Star first team as wellas to the All-Canadian All-Starsquad • As a junior and senior,helped his team advance to thefinals of the provincial champi-onship • One of several Divi-sion I players from the schoolin recent years, including for-mer Wildcat and high schoolteammate Max Paulhus Gos-selin and current Davidsonguard Nik Cochran.

Personal: Full name is William Archambault • Born Nov. 6, 1986, inMontreal, Quebec • The oldest child of Sylvie and Germain • Hasa younger sister Marie-Laurence • Majoring in political science.

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2008-09opponent date Gs Min fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avgGUILFORD 11/14/08 18 2 8 .250 2 6 .333 1 2 .500 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 2 3 0 0 7 7.0vs James Madison 11/17/08 21 3 8 .375 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 3.5 2 0 1 1 0 1 6 6.5at Oklahoma 11/18/08 26 2 5 .400 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 1 0 1 2.7 1 0 2 0 0 1 7 6.7WINTHROP 11/21/08 24 4 8 .500 2 5 .400 2 4 .500 1 5 6 3.5 2 0 5 4 0 2 12 8.0FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/24/08 25 2 9 .222 0 5 .000 1 2 .500 5 2 7 4.2 4 0 4 1 0 2 5 7.4LOYOLA (MD.) 11/25/08 20 5 9 .556 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 1 3 4 4.2 0 0 4 2 0 0 13 8.3NC STATE 12/06/08 26 1 4 .250 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 4.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.4vs West Virginia 12/09/08 * 23 3 5 .600 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.9 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 7.3CHATTANOOGA 12/13/08 27 8 10 .800 4 6 .667 0 1 .000 0 2 2 3.7 2 0 0 1 0 1 20 8.7vs Purdue 12/20/08 29 4 9 .444 3 5 .600 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 3.6 2 0 3 0 1 0 13 9.1at College of Charleston 12/29/08 28 5 12 .417 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 2 5 7 3.9 0 0 1 2 0 0 14 9.5SAMFORD 01/03/09 20 4 6 .667 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 2 3 5 4.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 9.8at Duke 01/07/09 25 3 5 .600 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.8 2 0 0 2 0 0 7 9.5at The Citadel 01/10/09 27 4 9 .444 2 5 .400 1 2 .500 2 3 5 3.9 3 0 3 3 0 1 11 9.6at Appalachian State 01/12/09 28 6 10 .600 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 2 3 5 3.9 1 0 2 2 0 0 14 9.9ELON 01/14/09 30 1 7 .143 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 1 5 6 4.1 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 9.6at Georgia Southern 01/17/09 25 5 8 .625 3 5 .600 1 2 .500 3 3 6 4.2 1 0 3 1 0 0 14 9.8FURMAN 01/21/09 20 5 8 .625 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 0 1 1 4.0 0 0 3 1 0 0 13 10.0WOFFORD 01/24/09 * 26 5 9 .556 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.8 2 0 0 2 0 0 12 10.1at Chattanooga 01/28/09 15 3 8 .375 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 2 3 5 3.9 4 0 4 0 0 1 8 10.0at Samford 01/31/09 23 0 3 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 3.9 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 9.5WESTERN CAROLINA 02/02/09 22 2 7 .286 1 5 .200 1 2 .500 1 5 6 4.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 9.4at UNC Greensboro 02/05/09 23 2 10 .200 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 3 0 3 4.0 3 0 3 3 0 0 5 9.2COLL. OF CHARLESTON 02/07/09 25 2 8 .250 1 5 .200 0 2 .000 2 1 3 3.9 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 9.0at Wofford 02/12/09 25 2 6 .333 0 3 .000 1 1 1.000 2 2 4 3.9 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 8.8at Furman 02/14/09 21 2 4 .500 0 2 .000 1 4 .250 1 0 1 3.8 3 0 2 3 0 0 5 8.7THE CITADEL 02/18/09 29 3 12 .250 1 5 .200 0 1 .000 2 3 5 3.9 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 8.6BUTLER 02/21/09 * 29 3 7 .429 3 6 .500 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 3.9 2 0 0 4 0 0 11 8.7UNC GREENSBORO 02/25/09 * 28 3 11 .273 0 4 .000 2 2 1.000 5 2 7 4.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 8 8.7GEORGIA SOUTHERN 02/28/09 16 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 1 4 .250 1 4 5 4.0 3 0 2 3 0 3 7 8.6at Elon 03/02/09 * 22 5 9 .556 2 4 .500 1 3 .333 1 4 5 4.1 4 0 2 1 0 2 13 8.8vs Appalachian State 03/07/09 * 17 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 4.0 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 8.6vs College of Charleston 03/08/09 * 25 0 7 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 5 5 10 4.2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 8.3at South Carolina 03/17/09 * 36 4 8 .500 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 1 5 6 4.2 2 0 2 1 1 1 8 8.3at Saint Mary's (Calif.) 03/23/09 * 25 4 9 .444 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 3 5 4.3 3 0 0 0 0 2 10 8.3

2007-08opponent date Gs Min fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avgEMORY 11/09/07 17 4 13 .308 1 9 .111 0 0 .000 3 2 5 5.0 1 0 2 2 0 2 9 9.0NORTH CAROLINA 11/14/07 21 2 9 .222 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3.0 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 7.0at Western Michigan 11/21/07 13 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.7NC CENTRAL 11/24/07 14 3 9 .333 1 6 .167 3 4 .750 1 2 3 2.3 1 0 1 2 1 1 10 6.0at Appalachian State 11/26/07 10 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.8DUKE 12/01/07 21 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 4.8at Charlotte 12/05/07 5 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.9 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.1vs UCLA 12/08/07 * 31 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.9 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 4.4THE CITADEL 12/13/07 * 20 1 3 .333 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.9 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 4.2at NC State 12/21/07 8 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.0GEORGIA SOUTHERN 01/03/08 17 2 5 .400 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 0 2 2 1.8 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 4.2WESTERN CAROLINA 01/05/08 12 4 5 .800 2 2 1.000 1 1 1.000 1 3 4 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.8at Elon 01/09/08 9 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.9 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 4.6at Wofford 01/12/08 15 7 11 .636 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.9 1 0 0 1 0 1 15 5.4at Furman 01/16/08 18 3 7 .429 1 4 .250 3 3 1.000 0 3 3 1.9 1 0 1 0 0 1 10 5.7CHATTANOOGA 01/19/08 17 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1.9 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 5.4at Western Carolina 01/21/08 11 0 4 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.1at The Citadel 01/24/08 15 2 5 .400 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.7 1 0 1 2 1 0 5 5.1at Charleston 01/26/08 11 0 5 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 3 1 4 1.8 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.8WOFFORD 01/30/08 9 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.7at Chattanooga 02/02/08 16 5 9 .556 2 4 .500 2 4 .500 1 1 2 1.8 1 0 1 2 0 0 14 5.1ELON 02/06/08 14 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4.9CHARLESTON 02/09/08 21 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 4 4 1.8 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 4.9at UNC Greensboro 02/13/08 15 3 6 .500 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 4 0 4 1.9 2 0 3 1 0 0 7 5.0FURMAN 02/16/08 20 11 14 .786 5 8 .625 1 1 1.000 2 4 6 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 5.9UNC GREENSBORO 02/19/08 14 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 5.8at Winthrop 02/22/08 11 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 5.7APPALACHIAN STATE 02/27/08 15 2 5 .400 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2.1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 5.7at Georgia Southern 03/01/08 10 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 1 1 2 2.1 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 5.6vs Wofford 03/08/08 13 1 6 .167 0 1 .000 4 6 .667 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 5.6vs UNC Greensboro 03/09/08 15 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.6vs Elon 03/10/08 9 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5.5vs Gonzaga 03/21/08 11 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.9 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5.4vs Georgetown 03/23/08 8 0 4 .000 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.2vs Wisconsin 03/28/08 8 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.1vs Kansas 03/30/08 5 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0

2006-07opponent date Gs Min fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avgvs Eastern Michigan 11/10/06 18 2 5 .400 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 3.0 2 0 1 4 0 1 8 8.0at Michigan 11/11/06 27 3 8 .375 1 6 .167 2 2 1.000 1 3 4 3.5 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 8.5vs Central Conn. St. 11/12/06 24 3 8 .375 2 7 .286 1 1 1.000 1 1 2 3.0 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 8.7ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 11/15/06 22 6 8 .750 4 6 .667 3 3 1.000 0 6 6 3.8 1 0 2 1 0 1 19 11.3at Missouri 11/19/06 30 6 12 .500 5 10 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.6 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 12.4COLBY COLLEGE 11/21/06 15 3 10 .300 1 8 .125 0 0 .000 2 3 5 3.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 11.5at Duke 11/25/06 26 2 8 .250 1 5 .200 3 3 1.000 0 1 1 3.4 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 11.0ELON 12/01/06 26 6 11 .545 4 9 .444 0 2 .000 1 3 4 3.5 2 0 2 4 0 0 16 11.6at UNC Greensboro 12/04/06 28 2 10 .200 2 7 .286 2 2 1.000 0 6 6 3.8 1 0 1 2 1 1 8 11.2MT. ST. MARY 12/15/06 20 6 10 .600 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.6 2 0 2 1 0 3 16 11.7at Chattanooga 12/18/06 15 0 4 .000 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.6vs Ohio 12/21/06 22 3 7 .429 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 2 1 3 3.3 2 0 0 3 1 0 8 10.4at Arizona State 12/22/06 23 2 5 .400 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 4 5 3.5 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 10.0WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/06 14 2 7 .286 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.4 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 9.7CHARLESTON 01/06/07 21 3 6 .500 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 0 3.1 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 9.5at Furman 01/10/07 13 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 9.1at Wofford 01/13/07 14 1 4 .250 1 4 .250 3 4 .750 0 1 1 2.9 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 8.9THE CITADEL 01/16/07 21 5 9 .556 4 7 .571 0 2 .000 2 1 3 2.9 3 0 0 1 1 0 14 9.2APPALACHIAN STATE 01/20/07 12 2 4 .500 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 0 1 1 2.8 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 9.0at Georgia Southern 01/23/07 16 3 5 .600 2 3 .667 3 4 .750 1 3 4 2.9 3 0 0 2 1 0 11 9.1WESTERN CAROLINA 01/27/07 24 3 7 .429 3 7 .429 1 2 .500 0 1 1 2.8 2 0 3 0 0 1 10 9.1at Elon 01/30/07 16 1 6 .167 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2.8 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 8.8UNC GREENSBORO 02/03/07 13 1 6 .167 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8.6CHATTANOOGA 02/06/07 20 4 9 .444 1 5 .200 1 1 1.000 1 0 1 2.6 1 0 2 2 0 1 10 8.6at Charleston 02/12/07 18 2 4 .500 2 3 .667 0 1 .000 2 1 3 2.6 2 0 1 1 1 0 6 8.5at Western Carolina 02/17/07 20 0 4 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 2.7 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8.2WOFFORD 02/19/06 15 2 4 .500 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 5 6 2.9 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 8.0FURMAN 02/22/07 19 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.8 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 8.0at The Citadel 02/24/07 17 4 4 1.000 4 4 1.000 0 2 .000 1 1 2 2.8 4 0 1 1 0 0 12 8.1vs Chattanooga 03/01/07 12 2 3 .667 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.7 1 0 2 0 0 1 6 8.0vs Furman 03/02/07 13 1 8 .125 0 5 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.7 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 7.8vs Charleston 03/03/07 16 3 9 .333 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2.7 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 7.8vs Maryland 03/15/07 15 3 7 .429 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2.8 2 0 0 3 0 0 9 7.9

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The senior organized a charity event thatraised $16,000 for families in Africa.

DAVIDSON - Let’s talk for just a minuteabout Bryant Barr, the basketball player. He’sa good one, no question about it. He’s playedin 104 games in his Davidson career, andDavidson’s record in Barr’s first three seasonswas 85-20 overall and an incredulous 62-4against Southern Conference foes. Played inthe postseason all three years, too.

How does he perform when the pressure ishighest? In the biggest game of his Davidson

career played before 57,500fans in attendance in Detroitand millions more watchingon television around theworld, he entered in the sec-ond half in the Elite Eightagainst Kansas. Davidson hadseen its small lead evaporatewith just over 11 minutes toplay, and coach Bob McKillopwas looking for a spark. Barrmade four-of-six field goals

for a quick 11 points as Davidson temporarilyregained the lead before losing by two.

He’s not afraid of a challenge, in basketballor life, and serves as a classic example of ac-tions speaking louder than words. That’sgood, because Barr raves about his teammatesand coaches and his life at Davidson, but sel-dom talks about himself.

If he did he would have quite a story to tell.He’s a brilliant student, a double major inmath and economics. He has privileges thatsome others lack and knows it, but he believesin sharing. No sitting this one out, not BryantBarr, not when so many people around theworld are fighting against almost insurmount-able odds.

He walks the walk, this Davidson senior. Atrip to Jamaica to help build a Christian retreatcenter pulled at his heartstrings. While there, ayouth pastor told him of the horrific problemsbeing caused by malaria in Africa. Barr cameback to Davidson, organized auctions, three-on-three tournaments, spoke to school chil-dren in the area and got them involved infundraising, created a web site, all with thegoal of raising $5,000 for the Nothing but Netsprogram that provides malaria bed nets forAfricans.

“A child in Africa dies of malaria every 30seconds,” Barr says. “Africa loses $11 billion ayear from malaria-related problems.”

The campaign he led in the Davidson com-munity didn’t raise his hoped-for $5,000; itraised $16,000. Area school children in gradesthree through eight joined Barr’s crusade afterhearing him speak and raised $6,000 for thecampaign, and in the process, learned aboutthe tragedy that plagues so many childrentheir age in Africa. Talk about a learning expe-rience.

The malaria bed nets cost $10 each, and fourpeople can sleep inside each net. The cam-paign that Barr led is shipping 1,600 malaria

bed nets to Africa. That’s the definition of car-ing, helping and showing compassion forthose in need.

His brilliant performance against Kansas, asexciting as it was, pales in the overall schemeof things compared to his Nothing but Netsdrive.

“People in the United States have somuch,” Barr says. “Millions of people aroundthe world wake up each day in a tin shackwith no water, no plumbing. They can’t eventake a shower. As a D-1 basketball player, Ihave a chance to give back.”

It’s the way he lives his life. Nothingpreachy about it. Just action. Over the years,on college campuses all over America, peoplehave debated whether or not scholarship ath-letes add much to the overall college experi-ence other than playing games. Using BryantBarr as an example, what do you think? Is thequestion even relevant?

Meanwhile, Barr’s senior basketball seasonwill take on a new role with more responsibil-ity. He’s been under great senior leadership atDavidson from the likes of Thomas Sander,Jason Richards, Max Paulhus Gosselin, An-drew Lovedale, Boris Meno and others. Nowit’s his turn.

“We’re a different team this year with Steph(Curry) gone,” Barr said. “For the past threeyears, things revolvedaround Steph. It workedout well because of his hu-mility and unselfishness.He was a great teammate.With him gone, we’ll bemore balanced, more likeDavidson teams of thepast. We have a lot of play-ers back that have playingexperience, and our depthis good. If we stay withinour system, I think weshould be fine.”

Barr knows much of thebasketball world doesn’tshare his view.

“I think most everyonewrote us off the minuteSteph announced he was leaving,” he said.“We probably dropped three or four spots inthe conference standings in the eyes of mostpeople. It’s a little bit like it was my freshmanyear. People sold us short because Davidsonhad lost seven seniors from the previous sea-son.”

The Wildcats won a school-record 29 gamesthat season and finished 17-1 in conferenceplay.

Barr looks forward to all of the basketballchallenges that can be hurled at him this sea-son. His candor is refreshing, and he says hedidn’t play up to his own expectations lastseason.

“I’m a little disappointed in my play lastseason,” he said, “simply because I didn’t playthe way I wanted to or expected to. I didn’tshoot well, for one thing. This year my goal is

to be a solid player for our team, which needsme to score more. I want to play solidly in allphases of the game and be on the court intough situations.”

Even though the Wildcats had a terrific sea-son last year, finishing 27-8 overall and 18-2 inthe conference, it was no walk in the park.After the previous season’s run to the EliteEight, the basketball world, especially David-son’s own fans, thought maybe a trip to theFinal Four was within reach. The pressure waspalpable.

“I think the expectations for last year’s teambegan to wear on us toward the end of theseason,” Barr said. “We were everybody’s tar-get.”

He’s not complaining, please understand.He loved his team having a seat at the na-tional table. The Wildcats were on televisionquite often and played games in MadisonSquare Garden and Conseco Fieldhouseagainst teams like Butler, NC State and Duke.Huge crowds showed up to watch Davidson,especially the young man named Curry. It wasall good and exciting.

Barr’s ready for more and thinks the chem-istry on his final Davidson team is about asgood as it could be. The preseason trip to Italyhelped, but careful recruiting by Davidson’scoaches plays a much bigger role. They bring

in players that believe in playing un-selfishly and putting the team first. It’seasy to mesh with teammates like that,and this year’s Davidson team has a ros-ter full of them.

Barr, 6-5, from Falmouth, Maine, canshoot outside with the best of them. Hecontinues to work on his shot off thedribble. One or two dribbles, stop, jump,shoot. He can do that. His goal is to playthe role that Coach McKillop assigns him.

“I’m not the kind of guy that’s going toput the ball on the floor and blow by peo-ple,” he says, smiling, “and Coachdoesn’t want me to be that guy. But thereare other things I can do to help the team,and those are the things that I want toconcentrate on.”

Barr is so good in math that just listen-ing to him talk about it can cause those not sogifted a serious headache. His goal is to be anactuary, a person that calculates insurancerates. Try taking that on. He wants to workand simultaneously be in an actuarial devel-opment program whereby he’ll work and takeexams in his field over a period of five or sixyears. He’s always been stellar at math, lovesworking with figures, so he’ll do just fine.

For now, he’s excited about his Davidsonteam. “Our big guys can run and rebound,” hesays. “Did you see the way Frank (Ben-Eze)affected the College of Charleston game in thetournament last year? We have a lot of greatshooters. We have a chance to be pretty good.”

They do, indeed. And expect Bryant Barr toplay an important role. He’s the kind of guythat can be counted on, as a teammate and afriend of the world.

BARR BELIEVES IN EXTENDING A HAND TO THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE

Barr


2008-09: Played in all 35 games and started 26 of the first 27 • Fourthon the team in scoring, averaging 7.1 points a game • Shot 34.6 per-cent from 3-point range, attempting the second-most 3-pointers onthe team • Ranked 14th in the SoCon in made 3-pointers (63) •Scored in double figures in nine contests • Netted 18 points, in-cluding 7-of-8 free throws, at Elon (3/2) • Led the Wildcats with 18points (6-of-11 3-pointers) vs. Loyola (Md.) • Had 16 points againstthe College of Charleston (2/7) • Netted 14 points vs. Western Car-olina (2/2) • Scored 11 points at Georgia Southern (1/17) • Scoredin double figures in five of the first six games of the season • Net-ted 12 points against James Madison and Florida Atlantic in theNIT Season Tip-Off • Named to Southern Conference Winter All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll • Organized a 3-on-3Tournament and Auction in May that raised over $16,000 for Noth-ing But Nets, an organization that helps provide bed nets for fami-lies in Africa to stop the spread of disease by Mosquitoes.

2007-08: Scored in double figures in five contests and played in all 36games • His 42.2 percent from 3-point range was the second high-est on the team • Averaged 5.3 points and 1.1 rebounds a contest •Netted 11 points in 13 minutes off the bench in the Midwest Re-gional Final against Kansas; went 4-for-6 from the floor and 3-for-4from long distance • Scored a season-high 23 points in 23 minutesvs. The Citadel (12/13) • Netted 17 points in 18 minutes againstWofford in the first round of the SoCon Tournament (3/8) •Recorded 17 points in 18 minutes in the season opener vs. Emory •Scored 12 points against North Carolina Central • Hit a couple ofbig 3-pointers late in the SoCon Championship game against Elon(3/10) • Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2006-07: Reached double figures for the first time in his career, scor-ing 11 points off the bench vs. Colby • In a season-high 21 minutesagainst Charlotte, drilled three buckets from long range en route to11 points off the bench • Handed out four assists in only 11 min-

utes as a reserve against Mount Saint Mary • Scored a game-high21 points, all from downtown, to lead the Wildcats to an 87-70 winat The Citadel (2/24) • Connected on nine of his last 11 from longrange to conclude the regular season • Scored 11 points on 3-of-5shooting, including two treys, in win over Furman in the SoConTournament semifinals (3/2) • Was one of three Wildcat first-yearplayers to reach double figures in the regular season finale at TheCitadel (2/24); scored 12 points with a perfect 4-for-4 outing fromdeep • Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

before davidson: Named Mr. Basketball in Maine following his seniorseason under coach Dave Halligan at Falmouth High School • Atwo-time all-state performer, he was also nominated as a McDon-ald’s All-American in his finalseason • The 2005-06 confer-ence MVP led his school to con-secutive appearances in theFinal Four of the state playoffsas a junior and senior • In hisfinal campaign, he averaged25.5 points, 6.5 rebounds andfour assists a game • Finishedhis prep career as the school’sall-time leading scorer with1,464 points • Named to theMcDonald’s Academic All-Stateteam.

Personal: Full name is Bryant Andrew Barr • Nicknamed The WhiteLobster • Born March 31, 1988, in Southfield, Mich. • The son ofDon and Susan Barr • Has older twin brothers, Brad and Brandon• Both brothers and father played basketball at Olivet NazareneUniversity, an NAIA school located in Bourbonnais, Ill. • Doublemajoring in math and economics.

Career highsPTs 23 vs. The Citadel, 12/13/07fG 7, twice, vs. The Citadel, 12/13/07fGa 13 vs. Emory, 11/9/073fG 7 at The Citadel, 2/25/073fGa 11 vs. Loyola, 11/25/08fT 7 at Elon, 3/2/09fTa 8 at Elon, 3/2/09Reb 6 vs. NC State, 12/6/08assT 4 vs. Mt. St. Mary, 12/15/06bloCk 1, 3 times, at W. Carolina, 1/21/08sTeal 3 vs. Coll. of Charleston, 2/7/09Min 30 vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/24/08





2008-09opponent date Gs Min fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avgGUILFORD 11/14/08 * 22 4 9 .444 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 11.0vs James Madison 11/17/08 * 22 4 10 .400 4 8 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 11.5at Oklahoma 11/18/08 * 27 1 9 .111 1 7 .143 0 0 .000 2 2 4 1.7 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 8.7WINTHROP 11/21/08 * 23 4 11 .364 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2.0 4 0 2 1 0 0 11 9.3FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/24/08 * 30 4 10 .400 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.8 3 0 0 1 1 0 12 9.8LOYOLA (MD.) 11/25/08 * 25 6 12 .500 6 11 .545 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2.2 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 11.2NC STATE 12/06/08 * 29 1 5 .200 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 1 5 6 2.7 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 10.0vs West Virginia 12/09/08 * 18 3 6 .500 2 5 .400 1 3 .333 1 2 3 2.8 4 0 0 2 0 0 9 9.9CHATTANOOGA 12/13/08 * 21 2 10 .200 2 8 .250 2 4 .500 0 0 0 2.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 9.7vs Purdue 12/20/08 * 18 2 6 .333 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.4 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 9.3at College of Charleston 12/29/08 * 18 2 6 .333 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2.5 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 8.9SAMFORD 01/03/09 * 27 1 8 .125 1 5 .200 4 4 1.000 0 3 3 2.5 2 0 1 0 0 1 7 8.8at Duke 01/07/09 * 17 1 4 .250 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8.3at The Citadel 01/10/09 * 24 2 6 .333 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.3 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 8.1at Appalachian State 01/12/09 * 18 3 5 .600 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 8.1ELON 01/14/09 * 20 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.8at Georgia Southern 01/17/09 * 16 4 9 .444 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 3 1 4 2.4 2 0 1 2 0 0 11 7.9FURMAN 01/21/09 * 18 2 5 .400 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 7.8WOFFORD 01/24/09 4 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.4at Chattanooga 01/28/09 * 19 3 9 .333 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 7.5at Samford 01/31/09 * 18 1 6 .167 1 5 .200 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7.4WESTERN CAROLINA 02/02/09 * 23 5 7 .714 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 7.7at UNC Greensboro 02/05/09 * 21 1 5 .200 1 5 .200 1 2 .500 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7.5COLL. OF CHARLESTON 02/07/09 * 26 5 10 .500 3 7 .429 3 4 .750 3 1 4 2.1 1 0 3 0 0 3 16 7.9at Wofford 02/12/09 * 19 2 6 .333 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 7.8at Furman 02/14/09 * 14 1 6 .167 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.2 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 7.6THE CITADEL 02/18/09 * 28 2 11 .182 0 5 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 7.4BUTLER 02/21/09 20 3 5 .600 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 7.4UNC GREENSBORO 02/25/09 18 1 7 .143 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.1 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 7.3GEORGIA SOUTHERN 02/28/09 17 2 3 .667 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 1 0 1 4 7.2at Elon 03/02/09 19 4 8 .500 3 6 .500 7 8 .875 0 1 1 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 7.5vs Appalachian State 03/07/09 21 2 8 .250 2 4 .500 0 2 .000 0 3 3 2.0 1 0 2 1 0 0 6 7.5vs College of Charleston 03/08/09 21 1 7 .143 1 6 .167 1 2 .500 1 0 1 2.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 7.4at South Carolina 03/17/09 17 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 2 3 .667 0 3 3 2.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 7.3at Saint Mary's (Calif.) 03/23/09 23 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 7.1

2007-08opponent date Gs Min fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avgEMORY 11/09/07 18 6 13 .462 5 10 .500 0 3 .000 2 3 5 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 17.0NORTH CAROLINA 11/14/07 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.5at Western Michigan 11/21/07 12 2 6 .333 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 7.3NC CENTRAL 11/24/07 15 4 7 .571 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 2 0 2 1 0 0 12 8.5at Appalachian State 11/26/07 15 2 5 .400 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.6 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 8.0DUKE 12/01/07 10 1 3 .333 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 1 3 1.8 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 7.2at Charlotte 12/05/07 14 0 3 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.1vs UCLA 12/08/07 12 3 6 .500 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.5THE CITADEL 12/13/07 23 7 12 .583 6 9 .667 3 3 1.000 0 0 0 1.6 1 0 1 0 0 0 23 8.3at NC State 12/21/07 17 3 4 .750 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 8.4GEORGIA SOUTHERN 01/03/08 17 1 5 .200 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 7.9WESTERN CAROLINA 01/05/08 10 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 1 1 1.3 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 7.6at Elon 01/09/08 7 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.2at Wofford 01/12/08 15 2 6 .333 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 7.1at Furman 01/16/08 19 2 7 .286 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 1 3 4 1.3 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 7.1CHATTANOOGA 01/19/08 13 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.6at Western Carolina 01/21/08 15 3 8 .375 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.3 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 6.8at The Citadel 01/24/08 15 2 5 .400 1 4 .250 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.8at Charleston 01/26/08 11 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.6WOFFORD 01/30/08 15 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.3at Chattanooga 02/02/08 13 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.0ELON 02/06/08 7 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 5.8CHARLESTON 02/09/08 16 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.5at UNC Greensboro 02/13/08 7 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 1.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.5FURMAN 02/16/08 18 0 5 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5.3UNC GREENSBORO 02/19/08 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.1at Winthrop 02/22/08 8 1 3 .333 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.1APPALACHIAN STATE 02/27/08 2 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.0at Georgia Southern 03/01/08 18 2 4 .500 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 0 1.1 2 0 2 0 0 0 7 5.0vs Wofford 03/08/08 18 6 9 .667 5 8 .625 0 1 .000 0 2 2 1.1 1 0 2 0 0 2 17 5.4vs UNC Greensboro 03/09/08 16 1 5 .200 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 5.4vs Elon 03/10/08 10 2 3 .667 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 5.4vs Gonzaga 03/21/08 3 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.2vs Georgetown 03/23/08 5 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.1vs Wisconsin 03/28/08 10 2 5 .400 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.1vs Kansas 03/30/08 13 4 6 .667 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.3

2006-07opponent date Gs Min fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avgat Michigan 11/11/06 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0vs Central Conn. St. 11/12/06 3 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 2.5ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 11/15/06 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7at Missouri 11/19/06 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.3COLBY COLLEGE 11/21/06 11 3 6 .500 2 4 .500 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 0.2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 3.0at Duke 11/25/06 3 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.8ELON 12/01/06 5 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 2 0.7 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.7at UNC Greensboro 12/04/06 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4CHARLOTTE 12/09/06 21 4 11 .364 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.8 1 0 2 1 0 0 11 3.3MT. ST. MARY 12/15/06 11 0 3 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.9 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 3.0at Chattanooga 12/18/06 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7vs Ohio 12/21/06 13 2 5 .400 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 3 3 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.0at Arizona State 12/22/06 13 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 0 0 0.9 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.2WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/06 5 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.9CHARLESTON 01/06/07 6 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7at Furman 01/10/07 10 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.9 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2.7at Wofford 01/13/07 7 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.5THE CITADEL 01/16/07 11 0 3 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.9 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 2.4APPALACHIAN STATE 01/20/07 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3at Georgia Southern 01/23/07 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2WESTERN CAROLINA 01/27/07 9 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.2at Elon 01/30/07 15 2 7 .286 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 2 1 3 0.9 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.3UNC GREENSBORO 02/03/07 6 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2CHATTANOOGA 02/06/07 14 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 1 2 .500 2 1 3 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 2.3at Charleston 02/12/07 3 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2.3at Western Carolina 02/17/07 10 3 9 .333 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 2.5WOFFORD 02/19/06 8 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4FURMAN 02/22/07 5 2 2 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.5at The Citadel 02/24/07 16 7 9 .778 7 9 .778 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 3 0 0 1 0 0 21 3.1vs Chattanooga 03/01/07 10 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 0.9 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 3.3vs Furman 03/02/07 15 3 5 .600 2 4 .500 3 4 .750 1 0 1 0.9 1 0 0 1 0 1 11 3.5vs Charleston 03/03/07 6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 1 0 1 0.9 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3.5vs Maryland 03/15/07 6 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.5

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The Lake Forest, Ill., native has preparedhimself for an increased role this season.

DAVIDSON - Dan Nelms could be calledDavidson’s gentle giant. He’s 6-10, weighs220, and strong as an ox. He’s also quiet, in-trospective, intelligent and unselfish. Ex-tremely unselfish. Team guy all the way.

He’s seen good basketball times as a Wild-cat. Has he ever. Dominate times. His threeDavidson teams won 85 games and lost 20.But if you want to talk real domination, con-

sider what those three teamsdid against Southern Confer-ence foes: 55 regular-seasonwins and only three losses.The record in the SoCon tour-nament during that stretch is7-1, with two conference tour-nament championships. Hisfirst Davidson team was 17-1in regular-season conferenceplay, his sophomore teamwas 20-0, and his junior team

was 18-2. Overall against conference teams inthose three years, Davidson was an unimag-inable 62-4.

Nelms got a taste of the good times as afreshman when Davidson went to the NCAAtournament in Buffalo and led Marylanddeep into the second half before losing byeight. The next year was the dream team, theone that advanced all the way to the NCAAElite Eight. And last year, after being upsetby College of Charleston in the SoCon tour-nament, Davidson beat South Carolina in theNIT before losing at Saint Mary’s of Califor-nia in the second round.

There’s plenty there to fill a scrapbook, buteven though Nelms has an impressive bas-ketball pedigree, he’s hungry for more. Hey,it’s okay for basketball players to be a littlebit greedy when it comes to team ambitions.He’s a senior now, which means leadershipresponsibilities that he hasn’t had before.

“It was a little different feeling going intothe season as a senior,” he said, “but I’m ex-cited about it. I think we have a good teamand a chance to surprise some people whomight sell us short.”

Nelms played sparingly his first three sea-sons but still emerged as one of Davidson’smost popular players among his teammates.He plays hard, practices hard, never takes aplay off. It’s one of the things that attractedCoach McKillop to him during the player’srecruitment. Nelms is expected to play morethis season and contribute more. His maincontributions to the team coming into thisseason have come in practice. That work willcontinue to be important, but his game min-utes will also play a bigger role.

He seems to be ready for it. He spent lastsummer in Davidson lifting weights threedays a week, doing agility drills two days,playing pickup ball at every opportunity.

That work along with maturity has resultedin him increasing his speed and quickness.He runs the court faster and with seeminglyless effort.

“My offseason of work went really well,”Nelms said. “The trip our team took to Italywas invaluable because we had good prac-tices at home before we left. I thought weplayed well as a team in Italy and made im-provements during our time over there. Wealso learned some things that we needed towork on. It was a good bonding experiencefor our team that should help us this season.”

Nelms sees the Davidson frontcourt as onewith exceptional depth and filled with guyswho can run the floor well and are willing todo it each time.

“We worked hard on our running,” hesaid, “and our goal is to run hard every pos-session. I feel like I’m more agile and runningbetter, and my confidence is up.”

Nelms says the experience he gained in hisfirst three Davidson seasons will help him asa senior.

“I’ve learned a lot under our coachingstaff, which is one of the best staffs in the na-tion. With Steph leaving, all of us know wehave to step up and do our part. I thinkwe’ve reloaded and will still be successful.”

Nelms says the teamhas various strengths thatshould come in handy,one of which is excellentshooters at every position.He also sees a team withgood depth, a nice blendof veterans and youth, ex-perience and raw enthusi-asm.

“The system that werun gives us our realstrength,” Nelms said.“We have guys that areready to assume their roleand play well within thatsystem. We work togetherwell as a team, and I thinkwe’re going to be a lotbetter than some peoplethink. Some people undervalue team play,but it’s our strength. We can be a good defen-sive team as long as we do what we’retaught, which is play team defense.”

Davidson’s dash to the Elite Eight twoyears ago thrilled Nelms just as it did basket-ball fans all over America. He had a taste ofwhat that was like and would love an encore.He’s not so brash that he would predict an-other season like it, but his competitive in-stincts make him believe that it is not out ofthe realm of possibility.

Nelms didn’t make any bones aboutDavidson reaching the Elite Eight. He didn’tsee the Wildcats as a Cinderella story asmany were writing and saying, but rather ateam that worked hard, believed in itself and

earned what it got. Davidson basketball hasset a standard of excellence and doesn’t haveto apologize for crashing parties that somefolks think are reserved for only the game’smost highly-acclaimed programs.

Big Dan thinks Davidson has earned a seatat that table.

Nelms’ basketball career has been specialwhen you consider that he never gave collegebasketball a thought until he began playingAAU ball during high school at Lake Forest,where he lettered for two years. College bas-ketball was not on his personal radar screenfor a long time. His goal was go to collegeand study engineering, preferably at a largeschool. He applied for early admission toFlorida, Harvard, Lehigh and Penn. But hisexperience playing AAU ball changed hismind about playing college ball. It was sud-denly his goal, and he went to Phillips ExeterAcademy to enhance his chances. Turned outto be a good decision.

Davidson first heard about Nelms fromAAU ball, scouted him in prep school, of-fered him a basketball scholarship andchanged his life. Now Nelms is hoping thathis basketball career will extend beyondDavidson. His desire is to play the sport aslong as he can. Instead of going to a big col-

lege, Nelms found himself atDavidson, a small school andone of the top liberal arts col-leges in the nation.

Time waits for no man,though, and this is the last sea-son in a Davidson uniform forNelms and three other seniors.He hopes it will be a seasonthat produces additional sto-ries for the scrapbook, moregood memories to take withhim when he puts away hisDavidson uniform for the lasttime.

An economics major fromLake Forest, Ill., Nelms has ahard time believing that thefirst three years of his David-son career passed this fast. He

stands with Steve Rossiter, Will Archambaultand Bryant Barr as the team’s senior leaders.Stephen Curry would have joined them inthis class had he not entered the NBA draftone year before his college eligibility was up.Curry, a great teammate, made his decisionafter long and careful consideration. LeavingDavidson early was not easy for him. Otherson the team will have to play at the top oftheir games.

But the most important thing they’ll needto do is play together. That’s a McKilloptrademark. Play unselfishly and stick to-gether through thick and thin.

“I think our team is ready for it,” Nelmssaid.

NELMS READY TO BE ONE OF THE SENIOR LEADERS

Nelms


2008-09: Emerged as one of the ‘Cats’ top post players off the bench

• Saw action in 29 games, averaging 5.1 minutes a contest • Had a

season-best seven points and five rebounds at Georgia Southern

(1/17) • Followed that with four points vs. Furman (1/21) •

Scored two points vs. Guilford, Winthrop, Samford (1/3) and

Georgia Southern (2/28) • Played 11 minutes vs. Wofford (1/24)

and 12 minutes against Western Carolina (2/2) • Played six min-

utes in each of the Wildcats’

NIT games and grabbed two

rebounds at Saint Mary’s

(Calif.) in the season finale.

2007-08: Played in 17 games, av-

eraging 3.2 minutes off the

bench • Posted four points and

a rebound vs. Wofford in the

SoCon Tourney first round

game (3/8) • Posted two

points and two rebounds vs.

Emory in the season opener.

2006-07: Played in 17 of Davidson’s 33 contests • In a season-high

13 minutes versus Colby, scored four points on 2-of-4 shooting

while grabbing three rebounds • Against Charlotte, matched his

personal best for boards in a contest with three in just two min-

utes of action • Finished with four points, two assists and a re-

bound in Davidson’s win over Mount Saint Mary • Drilled his

only trifecta of the campaign in the Wildcats’ 30-point victory at

Elon (1/30) • Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor

Roll.

before davidson: A two-year letterwinner at Lake Forest High School,

he led his squad to a combined record of 35-21 • As a senior, he

was named to the all-conference honorable mention squad •

Played a season for coach Malcolm Wesselink at Phillips Exeter

Academy • Also lettered in soccer • Academically, he was an

honor student at Lake Forest and received high honors for his

work in the classroom at PEA.

Personal: Full name is Dan Murray Nelms • Born Aug. 27, 1987, in

Boston • The middle child of David and Daryl Nelms • Has two

brothers, Brad and Steve • Majoring in economics.

Career highsPTs 7 at Ga. Southern, 1/17/09fG 3 at Ga. Southern, 1/17/09fGa 5 at Ga. Southern, 1/17/093fG 1 at Elon, 1/30/073fGa 1, 6 times, vs. Charleston, 2/9/08fT 1, 6 times, vs. Coll. of Charleston, 2/7/09fTa 4 at UNCG, 2/5/09Reb 5 at Ga. Southern, 1/17/09assT 2 vs. Mt. St. Mary, 12/15/06bloCk 1 vs. App. State, 3/7/09sTeal 1, 3 times, vs. Charleston, 2/9/08Min 13, twice, at Ga. Southern, 1/17/09





2008-09opponent date Gs Min fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avg

GUILFORD 11/14/08 8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 5 1 0 2 0 0 2 2.0vs James Madison 11/17/08 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.0WINTHROP 11/21/08 9 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.3FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/24/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0LOYOLA (MD.) 11/25/08 9 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.8 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.8NC STATE 12/06/08 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7vs Purdue 12/20/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6at College of Charleston 12/29/08 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5SAMFORD 01/03/09 3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.7at The Citadel 01/10/09 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.6at Appalachian State 01/12/09 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5ELON 01/14/09 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5at Georgia Southern 01/17/09 13 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 3 2 5 0.8 3 0 1 1 0 0 7 1.0FURMAN 01/21/09 7 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.9 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.2WOFFORD 01/24/09 11 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.1at Chattanooga 01/28/09 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1at Samford 01/31/09 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0WESTERN CAROLINA 02/02/09 12 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9at UNC Greensboro 02/05/09 7 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 1 1 2 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.9COLL. OF CHARLESTON 02/07/09 5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.0at Wofford 02/12/09 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9at Furman 02/14/09 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9BUTLER 02/21/09 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8UNC GREENSBORO 02/25/09 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 0 1 0.9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.8GEORGIA SOUTHERN 02/28/09 7 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.9 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.8vs Appalachian State 03/07/09 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.8vs College of Charleston 03/08/09 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8at South Carolina 03/17/09 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8at Saint Mary's (Calif.) 03/23/09 6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7


EMORY 11/09/07 9 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 2 0 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0NC CENTRAL 11/24/07 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0THE CITADEL 12/13/07 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.7GEORGIA SOUTHERN 01/03/08 2 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.8WESTERN CAROLINA 01/05/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6at Wofford 01/12/08 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.5at Furman 01/16/08 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4CHATTANOOGA 01/19/08 4 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.5at Western Carolina 01/21/08 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4at The Citadel 01/24/08 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4CHARLESTON 02/09/08 6 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.4at UNC Greensboro 02/13/08 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 0 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3FURMAN 02/16/08 5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.4at Georgia Southern 03/01/08 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 1 1 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4vs Wofford 03/08/08 3 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.6vs UNC Greensboro 03/09/08 2 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6vs Wisconsin 03/28/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5Totals 54 3 12 .250 0 1 .000 3 12 .250 4 4 8 0.5 6 0 1 3 0 2 9 0.5


vs Central Conn. St. 11/12/06 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0COLBY COLLEGE 11/21/06 13 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.0at Duke 11/25/06 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3ELON 12/01/06 2 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.0CHARLOTTE 12/09/06 2 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8MT. ST. MARY 12/15/06 6 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1.3THE CITADEL 01/16/07 3 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.4at Georgia Southern 01/23/07 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3WESTERN CAROLINA 01/27/07 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1at Elon 01/30/07 3 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.3UNC GREENSBORO 02/03/07 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2CHATTANOOGA 02/06/07 7 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 2 1 3 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.1at Western Carolina 02/17/07 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.0FURMAN 02/22/07 2 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9at The Citadel 02/24/07 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9vs Furman 03/02/07 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8Totals 53 6 18 .333 1 5 .200 0 2 .000 5 10 15 0.9 5 0 2 3 0 1 13 0.8

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The redshirt senior does all the littlethings to help Davidson be successful.

DAVIDSON - Please, when trying to evaluateSteve Rossiter’s value to Davidson, put awaythe statistics. Okay, if you insist: 6.1 points, 5.9rebounds, played in all 35 games, averaged 24minutes a game. That was last season.

Those are his raw numbers. They don’tmeasure winning, though. They represent justa tiny part of the story. Rossiter did the un-selfish things that helped Davidson win 27games, things that don’t make box scores or

highlight reels or find theirway into newspaper accountsof the game. He set strongscreens, made immaculatecuts, ran the court hard eachpossession and brought thewood on defense. Team re-bounds? The guess here is thatRossiter’s rebounding statis-tics would have doubled ifballs he tipped to teammateswere counted.

He was accountable. His teammates andcoaches know it. You can count on Rossiter tobe in the right place at the right time and bringa good attitude with him.

He’s that kind of player, that kind of person.Selfless. Too busy thinking about others todwell on himself. Rare and refreshing is whatit is. This is his fifth year in Davidson’s pro-gram. He sat out his freshman season after in-juring a foot in preseason practice. Maybe he’llplay basketball after this season, maybe not.But this is the last time he’ll suit up for David-son. It means a lot to him, an awful lot.

“One of the greatest leaders we’ve had inmy tenure as Davidson’s coach.” That’s theway coach Bob McKillop describes Rossiter.

He has good basketball skills, too. Make nomistake about that. His game has improvedeach season. He’s a better shooter, passer, re-bounder and defender than he was when heenrolled at Davidson with a smile on his faceand anxiety in his heart. He’s a college basket-ball player now. A good one.

“I know how important senior leadership isin our program,” Rossiter says. “I feel I have alittle advantage because I came in with lastyear’s senior class and tried to step up withthem last season. I’ve always tried to preparemyself well for the season. I stayed aroundDavidson last summer to work with my team-mates. It was the first time I’d done it. I feelI’m ready.”

Rossiter’s a coach’s dream in more waysthan you can count. In the first place, he lovesbasketball, so working at it and practicing andplaying in the games and hanging out withteammates is to him fun, not a chore. He cher-ishes the time. In particular, he loves Davidsonbasketball. That’s nice, Steve, and you’d be ex-pected to say it, but please explain.

“I’ve played a good bit of summer basket-ball elsewhere in getting in shape for our sea-son,” he said. “There is so much selfishness, somuch attention paid to individual statistics

and achievements. It’s the complete oppositeat Davidson. All of our players are unselfish; ifanything, at times we might be too unselfish. Itall goes back to the kind of player CoachMcKillop and his coaches bring in. They’re allgood people who are talented players, willingto work hard and learn. Our three freshmenare exactly that way. It’s fun to play here, andon top of that, the guys on the team also hap-pen to be my best friends.”

Rossiter is 6-7, reported to practice in thebest shape of his career and believes the teamreceived a big boost from the summer trip toItaly where they played six games.

“We did some great things over there whenwe played within our system and took care ofdetails,” he said. “All of us had some lapses,too. But we saw how good we could be if wedid things the right way.”

Rossiter is an integral part of Davidson’s in-side game, the “Bigs” as they’re called.

“I’m really excited about our big guys,” hesaid. “Coach wants his big guys to run, re-bound and defend, and this group can do it.We’re going to run the court hard even if wedon’t have a chance to get the ball, because inthe process we might open up a lane for ateammate. I think we’ll have good rebounders,and every player on our team is committed toplaying team defense. Our goal is to do it con-sistently, to play well on de-fense each time.”

Rossiter is that way, high-lighting the good thingsdone by his teammates. Allvery good. But this will bethe first season in threeyears that Davidson hasplayed without All-AmericaStephen Curry. It’s a hugeloss.

“I loved playing withhim,” Rossiter said. “He wasa great teammate. We’ll misshim as well as the three sen-iors that we lost. But losseslike that occur in collegebasketball. Davidson hassuffered personnel losses be-fore and moved on. That’s our challenge. Itwill open up new opportunities for other play-ers who have worked very hard for the chance.No doubt, we have a new team, and it’ll be in-teresting to see how all the pieces fit together.”

The Wildcats got a lot of love last seasonand were in just everybody’s Preseason Top-25. It was a pleasant leftover from the 2008Elite Eight. Nowhere to be found in the 2009-10 preseason polls are the Wildcats. It’s almostlike they are invisible.

“I don’t care what they think,” Rossiter saidof the prognosticators, not disrespectfully butjust stating his case. “With Steph gone theydon’t think we can do it. They don’t knowwhat the rest of us can do, but we know andwe’re excited about it. This was a little bit likemy first year playing when we were picked tofinish fourth in the South Division of the con-ference. Maybe we can use it as motivation.”

Davidson set a school record with 29 wins thatseason, was 17-1 in the conference, played inthe NCAA tournament.

The high expectations heaped on last year’sDavidson team might have had a negative ef-fect. Some players insist it didn’t, some otherssay it sort of wore them down. Rossiter has hisown perspective. “We did everything we couldlast year,” he said. “We came to practice everyday determined to work hard and get better.We didn’t take anything for granted. The tour-nament loss to College of Charleston was oneof the most disappointing I’ve ever had, butthe team played as hard as it could. I just wishI could have done more to help us win.”

It shows how far the program has pro-gressed when a 27-8 season is consideredsomewhat disappointing.

Rossiter has made his own improvements,huge improvements, in his college career andhopes he can set the same example for David-son’s underclassmen as former WildcatThomas Sander set for him.

“I’ve tried to model my game after his,”Rossiter says of Sander. “He played great de-fense, set screens, took charges, rebounded andhad a high basketball IQ.”

Rossiter has passed the test with highmarks. In praising Sander’s game he inadver-tently describes his own.

The Rossiter family is close-knit. Steve’s parents, Steve andPat, crisscross the country in thewinter following Davidson andSiena basketball. Steve’s brother,Ryan, is a junior for Siena. It mustrun in the family, because bothRossiter boys have emerged as ex-cellent college players. FatherSteve played college hoops forLoyola of Maryland and still firesa mean jump shot.

Rossiter, who is majoring in so-ciology, loves sports, including theNew York Yankees. He hasn’tblueprinted his life. Maybe he willplay more basketball next season,in Europe or elsewhere. Maybehe’ll go to work. Maybe unex-

pected avenues will open. There will come atime to decide those things, to deal with them,but it’s not now.

Rossiter knows how time flies, especially thegood times.

“Maybe some of the exams, some of the tri-als and tribulations haven’t passed all thatfast,” he says, smiling, “but the good times cer-tainly have. The basketball times have passedfaster than I wanted.”

His Davidson experience has surpassed hisexpectations, he says. His memories to thispoint are varied, sweet and indelible. There’stime left for more, a final chapter. Maybe hislast season will unfold the way he wants,maybe it won’t. That’s the mystery of sports.

But Steve Rossiter will give it his best shot.There’s no mystery there.

ROSSITER EMERGES AS ONE OF COACH MCKILLOP’S BEST LEADERS EVER

Rossiter


2008-09: One of two Wildcats to start all 35 games and averaged23.7 minutes a contest • Averaged 6.1 points and 5.9 rebounds, thesecond-most on the team • Ranked 16th in the SoCon in rebound-ing and tied for 14th in steals (42) • Scored in double figures inseven contests and collected double-figure rebounds five times •Registered two double-doubles • Led the team in rebounds innine contests and in assists in five games • His 63 assists were thethird-most on the team • Shot 50.3 percent from the floor, the sec-ond-best on the squad, and canned 68.9 percent of his free throws• Capped the regular season with a season-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Elon (3/2) • Posted 14 points and 13 rebounds atUNC Greensboro (2/5) • Recorded 13 points and six boards vs.Winthrop • Collected 11 points and eight rebounds at College ofCharleston (12/29) • Tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds at Furman(2/14) • Posted 12 points and nine rebounds vs. Georgia Southern(2/28) • Recorded 12 rebounds vs. Florida Atlantic and 10 againstNC State and Duke.

2007-08: Played in all 36 games and averaged 13.4 minutes a contest• Shot 60.3 percent from the floor and averaged three points and3.3 rebounds an outing • Posted a double-double with 13 pointsand 10 rebounds vs. North Carolina Central • Tallied eight pointsand eight boards at Wofford (1/12) • Recorded eight rebounds togo along with four points vs. Georgia Southern (1/3) • Registeredseven rebounds in consecutive games against Wofford (3/8) andUNC Greensboro (3/9) in the SoCon Tournament • Had sixpoints and five rebounds in the opener vs. Emory • Recorded fourpoints and four rebounds in 11 minutes vs. Gonzaga in the NCAATournament.

2006-07: Appeared in all but two of the Wildcats’ 34 contests duringthe 2006-07 campaign • Took advantage of a season-high 22 min-

utes versus Colby, scoring eight points, while grabbing the samenumber of rebounds • Recorded his first career double-figure re-bounding performance with 10 boards in Davidson’s 116-55 winover Mount Saint Mary; went 4-of-5 from the floor, matched hisseason-high with eight points and set up four other Wildcat buck-ets.

2005-06: Did not see any time as a freshman due to a foot injury.

before davidson: As a senior for coach Bob Besignano at MonsignorFarrell, averaged 19 points and12 rebounds a game, leadingthe Lions to a record of 22-5 •His team won the Staten IslandHigh School League champi-onship as well as the S.I.Catholic High School title in2004-05 • Earned the leaguetournament MVP and wasnamed to the Jordan ClassicRegional, Staten Island Ad-vance and the Daily News All-Star teams.

Personal: Full name is StephenPatrick Rossiter • Born April 27, 1987, in Staten Island, N.Y. • Theson of Steve and Pat • Father was an outstanding basketballplayer for Loyola (Md.) in the early 1980s • His younger brother,Ryan, is a junior on the Siena basketball team (two-time defendingMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference champs) • Majoring in sociol-ogy.

Career highsPTs 17 at Elon, 3/2/09fG 6 at Elon, 3/2/09fGa 9 at Elon, 3/2/093fG 1, twice, at Saint Mary’s, 3/23/093fGa 2 at Saint Mary’s, 3/23/09fT 7 vs. Furman, 1/21/09fTa 11 at UNCG, 2/5/09Reb 13 at UNCG, 2/5/09assT 6 vs. Loyola, 11/25/08bloCk 3 at Saint Mary’s, 3/23/09sTeal 4 vs. Guilford, 11/14/08Min 33 at Furman, 2/14/09





2008-09opponent date Gs Min fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avgGUILFORD 11/14/08 * 24 3 5 .600 0 1 .000 3 3 1.000 3 4 7 7.0 2 0 1 3 0 4 9 9.0vs James Madison 11/17/08 * 27 5 7 .714 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 5 6 6.5 1 0 1 0 1 0 10 9.5at Oklahoma 11/18/08 * 29 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 2 4 6 6.3 5 1 1 0 1 2 6 8.3WINTHROP 11/21/08 * 20 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 2 4 6 6.3 4 0 1 1 0 0 13 9.5FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/24/08 * 25 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 6 6 12 7.4 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 8.4LOYOLA (MD.) 11/25/08 * 31 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 3 3 6 7.2 2 0 6 1 2 2 6 8.0NC STATE 12/06/08 * 21 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 4 6 10 7.6 4 0 2 1 0 2 4 7.4vs West Virginia 12/09/08 * 22 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 4 6 7.4 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 6.6CHATTANOOGA 12/13/08 * 17 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 3 6 7.2 4 0 2 2 1 0 4 6.3vs Purdue 12/20/08 * 10 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 6.5 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 5.9at College of Charleston 12/29/08 * 30 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 1 7 8 6.6 3 0 2 1 0 1 11 6.4SAMFORD 01/03/09 * 24 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 3 5 8 6.8 3 0 1 3 0 3 5 6.3at Duke 01/07/09 * 31 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 4 6 10 7.0 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 6.1at The Citadel 01/10/09 * 18 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 5 5 1.000 1 1 2 6.6 4 0 1 1 0 1 7 6.1at Appalachian State 01/12/09 * 30 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 6.5 4 0 3 1 0 3 0 5.7ELON 01/14/09 * 27 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 4 2 6 6.4 5 1 4 4 1 0 4 5.6at Georgia Southern 01/17/09 * 15 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 3 1 4 6.3 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.6FURMAN 01/21/09 * 20 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 7 8 .875 2 1 3 6.1 3 0 3 1 0 0 9 5.8WOFFORD 01/24/09 * 18 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 3 5 6.1 4 0 3 0 0 1 5 5.7at Chattanooga 01/28/09 * 16 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 5.9 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 5.6at Samford 01/31/09 * 30 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 2 4 6 5.9 3 0 3 2 1 3 9 5.7WESTERN CAROLINA 02/02/09 * 20 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 3 4 7 5.9 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5.5at UNC Greensboro 02/05/09 * 25 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 6 11 .545 8 5 13 6.2 3 0 1 3 1 1 14 5.8COLL. OF CHARLESTON 02/07/09 * 28 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 2 6 8 6.3 5 1 1 1 1 1 7 5.9at Wofford 02/12/09 * 25 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 1 3 4 6.2 4 0 3 1 1 1 8 6.0at Furman 02/14/09 * 33 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 6 7 .857 5 6 11 6.4 3 0 4 2 1 1 10 6.1THE CITADEL 02/18/09 * 24 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 2 2 4 6.3 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 5.9BUTLER 02/21/09 * 21 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 6.1 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 5.8UNC GREENSBORO 02/25/09 * 23 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 1 2 6.0 2 0 1 1 0 2 5 5.7GEORGIA SOUTHERN 02/28/09 * 22 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 3 6 9 6.1 3 0 1 0 1 2 12 5.9at Elon 03/02/09 * 28 6 9 .667 0 0 .000 5 5 1.000 2 3 5 6.1 2 0 1 3 0 1 17 6.3vs Appalachian State 03/07/09 * 27 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 3 3 6.0 4 0 1 1 0 2 6 6.3vs College of Charleston 03/08/09 * 27 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 7 7 6.0 3 0 2 2 0 0 4 6.2at South Carolina 03/17/09 * 12 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 5.9 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 6.0at Saint Mary's (Calif.) 03/23/09 * 30 3 7 .429 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 2 3 5 5.9 3 0 1 3 3 1 8 6.1

2007-08opponent date Gs Min fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avgEMORY 11/09/07 19 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 3 5 .600 3 3 6 6.0 4 0 2 0 1 3 5 5.0NORTH CAROLINA 11/14/07 15 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 3.5 2 0 1 0 0 2 4 4.5at Western Michigan 11/21/07 9 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.3NC CENTRAL 11/24/07 20 5 5 1.000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 4 6 10 4.3 2 0 4 1 0 0 13 6.5at Appalachian State 11/26/07 14 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 4.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5.2DUKE 12/01/07 8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 3.7 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 4.7at Charlotte 12/05/07 9 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 3.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.4vs UCLA 12/08/07 10 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 1 1 2.9 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 4.0THE CITADEL 12/13/07 18 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 3.0 2 0 1 1 1 0 7 4.3at NC State 12/21/07 10 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.7 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.9GEORGIA SOUTHERN 01/03/08 16 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 7 8 3.2 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 3.9WESTERN CAROLINA 01/05/08 15 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 2 2 4 3.3 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 4.1at Elon 01/09/08 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3.8at Wofford 01/12/08 23 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 6 8 3.4 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.1at Furman 01/16/08 14 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3.4 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 3.9CHATTANOOGA 01/19/08 12 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 3.4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3.7at Western Carolina 01/21/08 12 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 1 2 3.4 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 3.7at The Citadel 01/24/08 16 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 3.3 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.7at Charleston 01/26/08 8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.3 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 3.6WOFFORD 01/30/08 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 2 3.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.5at Chattanooga 02/02/08 14 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3.4ELON 02/06/08 7 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 3.4CHARLESTON 02/09/08 18 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 2 2 4 3.0 4 0 1 1 0 1 8 3.6at UNC Greensboro 02/13/08 19 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 3.1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.4FURMAN 02/16/08 18 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 6 6 3.2 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 3.4UNC GREENSBORO 02/19/08 5 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3.1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3.4at Winthrop 02/22/08 11 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 3.3APPALACHIAN STATE 02/27/08 12 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 3.1 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 3.3at Georgia Southern 03/01/08 25 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 4 5 3.2 3 0 2 1 1 1 5 3.3vs Wofford 03/08/08 13 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 3 4 7 3.3 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 3.3vs UNC Greensboro 03/09/08 16 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 5 7 3.5 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 3.3vs Elon 03/10/08 10 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3.4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3.2vs Gonzaga 03/21/08 11 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 3.4 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 3.2vs Georgetown 03/23/08 17 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.1vs Wisconsin 03/28/08 20 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 3.3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.1vs Kansas 03/30/08 10 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 2 1 3 3.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.0

2006-07opponent date Gs Min fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avgvs Eastern Michigan 11/10/06 4 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0at Michigan 11/11/06 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0vs Central Conn. St. 11/12/06 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.7ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 11/15/06 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5at Missouri 11/19/06 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4COLBY COLLEGE 11/21/06 22 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 5 8 2.5 1 0 1 1 0 0 8 1.7at Duke 11/25/06 15 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 2.4 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 1.7ELON 12/01/06 13 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 2 2 2.4 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1.9CHARLOTTE 12/09/06 10 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 1 4 2.6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.9MT. ST. MARY 12/15/06 20 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5 5 10 3.3 4 0 4 2 1 0 8 2.5at Chattanooga 12/18/06 11 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 3.3 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2.5vs Ohio 12/21/06 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.3at Arizona State 12/22/06 10 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2.9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.1WESTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/06 3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.1CHARLESTON 01/06/07 8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 2.7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.1at Furman 01/10/07 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.9at Wofford 01/13/07 11 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 2.6 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 2.0THE CITADEL 01/16/07 14 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 1 1 2 2.6 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 2.1APPALACHIAN STATE 01/20/07 4 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9at Georgia Southern 01/23/07 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.9WESTERN CAROLINA 01/27/07 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8at Elon 01/30/07 11 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 3 2 5 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.8UNC GREENSBORO 02/03/07 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.7CHATTANOOGA 02/06/07 12 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 2.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1.8at Charleston 02/12/07 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7at Western Carolina 02/17/07 7 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1.8FURMAN 02/22/07 4 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.7at The Citadel 02/24/07 8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 3 1 4 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1.8vs Chattanooga 03/01/07 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7vs Furman 03/02/07 9 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 2.1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.6vs Charleston 03/03/07 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6vs Maryland 03/15/07 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5

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Brendan McKillop is prepared to takeover the role of the point guard in theDavidson system.

DAVIDSON - Brendan McKillop has waitedhis turn. Patiently waited for it as he playedbehind two of the best point guards inDavidson history, Jason Richards andStephen Curry.

It wasn’t wasted time, though. Not aminute of it. McKillop was like a spongewhen he was around Richards and Curry.

Whether it was playingagainst them in practice orworking out with them in thesummer or talking basketballin bull sessions, McKillopsoaked it up. He studiedtapes of the two players, ob-served how they handledtheir leadership roles andmarveled at how intelligentlyand aggressively they at-tacked and kept opponents

on their heels.McKillop, 6-1, junior, believes he is ready

to captain the ship. He’s put in the time, hisgame has improved and matured, so it seemsthat he’s ready to lead the Wildcats from theall-important point guard position. McKil-lop’s playing time increased significantly lastseason, as he played an average of 17 min-utes a game compared to five minutes as afreshman.

In reality, the preparation started long be-fore his freshman season. The son of coachBob McKillop, Brendan can’t recall a winterwithout Davidson basketball. It’s been amajor part of his life. He grew up watchingthe Wildcats practice, play games, viewedgame tapes with them, talked basketball forhours on end with his father and brother,Matt, now a Davidson assistant coach and aformer Davidson player. Brendan could havegone elsewhere to play after averaging 26points a game at Charlotte Catholic High andbeing named the Queen City 3A/4A Playerof the Year. He’s glad he stayed home. David-son has been in his blood for his entire life.

It hasn’t always been easy, though, playingfor his father, who is as meticulous as a Swisswatchmaker. Point guards are often the firstto be called out when things don’t go rightfor Davidson. It goes with the position.Coach McKillop wants things done just right.He treats details with the same devotion thatan artist chooses colors to paint a sunset. TheDavidson point guard knows that cuts mustbe precise and on time. Screens should be setat just the right angle. The pass should be de-livered on time and thrown this way and re-ceived this way. Coach McKillop would nomore neglect a detail than a chef would leaveout an important ingredient in concocting thedish that made him famous. The minutiaemake the chef world class. They make David-son basketball a winner.

The point guard conducts the Davidsonbasketball symphony. He must know whereeach player on the court should be, whattheir responsibilities and roles are. Whenthey wander out of position, it’s his job to setthem straight. He calls the offensive and de-fensive sets. He must know when to push theball and when to slow it up. There’s a lot onhis table. It’s a challenging position mentallyand physically. Brendan McKillop knows it.He respects it but doesn’t fear it. Big differ-ence.

Brendan had a good offseason of prepara-tion. After overcoming a badly sprainedankle that occurred in May and sidelined himfor five weeks, he spent the summer condi-tioning his body and scrimmaging a lot withhis teammates. He paid extra attention to hisballhandling and to providing leadership bybeing more vocal and outgoing.

He says he’s comfortable with the progresshe made. His confidence is up and he feelsgood about the way he has played in prepa-ration for the season. The team’s summer tripto Italy was just what the doctor ordered, inBrendan’s mind.

“I think our team chemistry is the best it’sbeen since I’ve been here,” he says. “Wespent two weeks together in Italy with no TV.We talked a lot, hung outtogether, played thegames against good com-petition and traveled tonew places. We’re a tightgroup.”

Brendan likes what hesaw from his teammatesin the six games played inItaly.

“We have a lot of guyson this team that canmake shots,” he said.“We’re not going to havea problem scoring.” Notbragging, just reportingthe news as he sees it.

He says Davidson willhave depth and great ver-satility.

“Our big guys arestrong and aggressive andcan knock down threes. Will (Archambault)and Ben (Allison) are special athletes. Weneed our guards to rebound well this year.That has to be one of our points of empha-sis.”

Define the role of a point guard, please.“He’s the quarterback on the court and hemust lead the team,” Brendan says. “It’s hisjob to control the tempo of the game and besure that the first pass is an easy one, becauseif it is, the others will also be easy.”

McKillop’s freshman season ended in anelectrifying run to the Elite Eight. The Wild-cats lost in the Southern Conference tourna-ment last year but made it to the NIT where

they beat South Carolina before losing toSaint Mary’s of California. McKillop aver-aged 4.9 points a game for the season.

He is an exceptional perimeter shooterwho has worked hard to improve his abilityto attack the basket and finish shots inside.Jason Richards was a master of this andMcKillop has studied tapes of the way hisformer mentor did it. He expects to be muchbetter at it himself this season.

And what about expectations for this team,the first Davidson team in three years thattakes the court without All-America StephCurry? McKillop’s first two Davidson teamswon 56 games and lost only 15, and eachplayed in the postseason. That’s not exactlydog meat. But this is a new team with newchallenges and outsiders will, no doubt, viewit differently, maybe even giving it less re-spect than deserved.

“It might be fun,” Brendan said. “While it’spossible that some teams will overlook us, Isee it more as opponents looking at us likebaseball looks at the Yankess and the NFLlooks at the Steelers. They don’t like us andwant badly to beat us. Whatever the expecta-tions, we will embrace them. If we play everygame like it’s the biggest one we’ve everplayed, I think we have the capability to sur-

prise some people whomight think we’re notgoing to be very good.”

Brendan says David-son’s freshman are goodenough to win some play-ing time this season,which he says will makedepth an even greaterstrength. This is a teamthat blends veterans androokies: four seniors, threefreshmen, five sopho-mores, and McKillop asthe lone junior.

“Another strength ofour team is the leadershipprovided by our seniors.It’s very good,” Brendansays.

After biding his time fortwo seasons, watching

and learning and competing against twopretty good players, McKillop is ready tostep up. He’s not afraid to be tested. Whatdid he learn from Richards? McKillop smilesand says, “How to play the game the rightway.”

The ball’s in McKillop’s hands now. Hesaw Richards play the point one way andCurry in a completely different manner, eachwith tremendous success. He will create hisown identity as he takes on the job as David-son’s quarterback on the court. He’s shownmental toughness and resiliency in his firsttwo seasons.

It’s time to put those lessons to good use.

AFTER LEARNING FROM TWO GREAT ONES, IT’S NOW MCKILLOP’S TIME

McKillop


2008-09: Played in 35 games and averaged 17.2 minutes a contest •

Made one start • Scored in double figures seven times and led the

team in assists twice • Averaged 4.9 points, 1.4 assists and 1.5 re-

bounds a contest • Shot 36 percent from 3-point range and 71 per-

cent from the free-throw line • Tallied a career-high 15 points and

five rebounds vs. The Citadel (2/18) • Posted 14 points and three

assists against Western Carolina (2/2) • Recorded 14 points and

three assists in the season opener against Guilford; hit 4-of-7 3-

pointers • Had 13 points and three assists at Appalachian State

(1/12); shot 5-of-10 from the

floor and 3-of-6 from 3-point

land • Netted 12 points against

Chattanooga (12/13) • Scored

10 points off the bench and hit

7-of-10 free throws against Fur-

man (2/14).

2007-08: Played in 19 contests

and averaged 2.2 points in 4.9

minutes a contest • Hit 13-of-

21 shots from the floor (61.9

percent) and 10-for-18 from 3-

point range (55.6 percent) •

Also went 6-for-6 from the

free-throw line • Tallied 11 points, three assists and a steal in his

career debut against Emory • Scored five points in six minutes

against Wofford in the opening round of the SoCon Tournament

(3/8) • Tallied four points against UNC Greensboro in the SoCon

tourney semifinals (3/9) • Scored five points in four minutes

against College of Charleston (2/9).

before davidson: As a senior for coach Bob Moran at Charlotte

Catholic, he capped off his prep career by averaging 26 points,

five rebounds and five assists per outing • Along with earning

Queen City 3A/4A Player of the Year and Mecklenburg County

Co-Player of the Year honors, he surpassed the 1,000-point plateau

during his final season with the Cougars • Earned Holy Angels

and HCPC Tournament MVP honors during the 2006-07 season •

Named the club’s most improved player following his sophomore

campaign • Nominated for the 2007 Wendy’s High School Heis-

man for his work in the classroom.

Personal: Full name is Brendan Patrick McKillop • Born Sept. 20,

1988, in Mineola, N.Y • The youngest child of Bob and Cathy

McKillop • Has two siblings, Kerrin and Matt • Matt was a four-

year standout for the Wildcats from 2002-06 and was a member of

two postseason clubs (2005 NIT and 2006 NCAA Tournament); he

is an assistant coach for the Wildcats.

Career highsPTs 15 vs. The Citadel, 2/18/09fG 5, 3 times, vs. The Citadel, 2/18/09fGa 20 vs. The Citadel, 2/18/093fG 4, twice, vs. Western Carolina, 2/2/093fGa 11 vs. The Citadel, 2/18/09fT 7 at Furman, 2/14/09fTa 10 at Furman, 2/14/09Reb 5, twice, at Elon, 3/2/09assT 7 vs. App. State, 3/7/09bloCk NonesTeal 2, 4 times, at Samford, 1/31/09Min 39 vs. The Citadel, 2/18/09


year GP Gs Min avg fG fGa Pct fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo ast To blk stl Pts avg2007-08 19 0 93 4.9 13 21 .619 10 18 .556 6 6 1.000 2 5 7 0.4 10 0 7 6 0 1 42 2.22008-09 35 1 603 17.2 54 159 .340 41 114 .360 22 31 .710 15 37 52 1.5 47 0 50 29 0 19 171 4.9ToTal 54 1 696 12.9 67 180 .372 51 132 .386 28 37 .757 17 42 59 1.1 57 0 57 35 0 20 213 3.9


year GP Gs Min avg fG fGa Pct fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo ast To blk stl Pts avg2007-08 12 0 59 4.9 8 11 .727 6 9 .667 0 0 .000 1 4 5 0.4 6 0 4 3 0 0 22 1.82008-09 20 1 358 17.9 36 104 .346 27 73 .370 18 23 .783 9 25 34 1.7 25 0 27 17 0 9 117 5.9ToTal 22 1 417 19.0 44 115 .383 33 82 .402 18 23 .783 10 29 39 1.8 31 0 31 20 0 9 139 6.3


GUILFORD 11/14/08 17 4 7 .571 4 7 .571 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 3.0 2 0 3 1 0 1 14 14.0vs James Madison 11/17/08 15 3 6 .500 2 5 .400 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 12.0at Oklahoma 11/18/08 23 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.7 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 9.0WINTHROP 11/21/08 17 0 3 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.8FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/24/08 11 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 5.4LOYOLA (MD.) 11/25/08 14 2 9 .222 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.5NC STATE 12/06/08 18 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 1.3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4.7vs West Virginia 12/09/08 25 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 4.1CHATTANOOGA 12/13/08 18 3 5 .600 2 4 .500 4 4 1.000 2 2 4 1.7 2 0 1 0 0 1 12 5.0vs Purdue 12/20/08 18 3 6 .500 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.6 1 0 2 1 0 2 8 5.3at College of Charleston12/29/08 13 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4.8SAMFORD 01/03/09 17 2 6 .333 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 3 3 1.7 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 4.9at Duke 01/07/09 18 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 0 2 .000 0 0 0 1.5 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 4.8at The Citadel 01/10/09 17 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 1.4 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 4.8at Appalachian State 01/12/09 22 5 10 .500 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 2 0 3 1 0 1 13 5.3ELON 01/14/09 17 3 5 .600 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 0 0 2 1 0 0 9 5.6at Georgia Southern 01/17/09 23 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.5 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 5.4FURMAN 01/21/09 18 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5.2WOFFORD 01/24/09 22 2 7 .286 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.5 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 5.3at Chattanooga 01/28/09 19 2 3 .667 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 2 0 2 2 0 0 6 5.3at Samford 01/31/09 15 1 5 .200 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 2 0 1 1 0 2 3 5.2WESTERN CAROLINA 02/02/09 15 5 6 .833 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 3 2 0 0 14 5.6at UNC Greensboro 02/05/09 13 1 5 .200 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 5.4COLL. OF CHARLESTON 02/07/09 8 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.2at Wofford 02/12/09 10 0 4 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 1.3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.0at Furman 02/14/09 20 1 6 .167 1 5 .200 7 10 .700 1 0 1 1.3 2 0 3 0 0 1 10 5.2THE CITADEL 02/18/09 * 39 5 20 .250 2 11 .182 3 5 .600 1 4 5 1.4 1 0 1 1 0 1 15 5.6BUTLER 02/21/09 11 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 5.4UNC GREENSBORO 02/25/09 16 1 5 .200 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 5.3GEORGIA SOUTHERN 02/28/09 17 2 4 .500 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 1.4 2 0 1 1 0 0 8 5.4at Elon 03/02/09 19 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 5 5 1.5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 5.2vs Appalachian State 03/07/09 23 1 5 .200 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 0 0 7 1 0 1 2 5.1vs College of Charleston03/08/09 12 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.9at South Carolina 03/17/09 10 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1.5 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 4.9at Saint Mary's (Calif.) 03/23/09 13 2 2 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 2 .000 0 1 1 1.5 1 0 2 1 0 0 6 4.9


EMORY 11/09/07 13 3 7 .429 3 7 .429 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 1.0 3 0 3 2 0 1 11 11.0at Western Michigan 11/21/07 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.5NC CENTRAL 11/24/07 10 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.7THE CITADEL 12/13/07 11 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.8GEORGIA SOUTHERN 01/03/08 4 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.8WESTERN CAROLINA 01/05/08 4 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.7at Wofford 01/12/08 5 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.3at Furman 01/16/08 9 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.4CHATTANOOGA 01/19/08 3 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.6 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.4at Western Carolina 01/21/08 3 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2.5at The Citadel 01/24/08 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.3CHARLESTON 02/09/08 4 2 2 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.5at UNC Greensboro 02/13/08 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.3FURMAN 02/16/08 7 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.4at Georgia Southern 03/01/08 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2vs Wofford 03/08/08 6 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.4vs UNC Greensboro 03/09/08 4 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.5vs Elon 03/10/08 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3vs Wisconsin 03/28/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2

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The big man from England has workedon developing good basketball habits.

DAVIDSON - One of the most refreshingand engaging personalities on the Davidsonteam belongs to Ben Allison, the 6-9 redshirtsophomore from West Sussex, England, whohas a burning passion for basketball and adeep determination to get better.

He’s on the right track, yes he is. He hasimproved his game significantly since com-ing to America and still has only begun to

show what he’s capable ofdoing on the court. Heweighed about 200 poundswhen he came to Davidsontwo years ago. He didn’t playin the post in England duringhis schoolboy career, so whenhe showed up for practiceand started battling with for-mer Davidson center ThomasSander and forward Boris

Meno, it was a new experience. He came outof most practices banged up and bruised.

“I knew then that I had to get stronger,”Allison said. He’s gained close to 30 poundsand started this season weighing 228. Heworked out hard in the offseason, ran sprintsand distances, did more than his share of lift-ing weights, played pickup ball with histeammates, and when alone, he went to thegym to work on individual moves. It was abusy summer, very productive. In addition tohis basketball work, he took a literaturecourse at Davidson.

“I went home to England in the summerfor two weeks and was here the rest of thetime,” Allison said. “Then we had our trip toItaly, which was a good experience. Wepacked so much into those two weeks – bas-ketball and travel. The Italian Alps were un-believable, beautiful. Our team chemistrywas great anyway, and it was just enhancedon the trip. It was good being with thecoaches away from school. We played greatat times over there, not so well at other times.We learned and our fight was good. Wefought really well, we competed.”

Allison spent much of the summer inDavidson working out with Will Archam-bault, Dan Nelms and Frank Ben-Eze. Theydid agility on Tuesdays and Thursdays, liftedweights the other days and played pickupball consistently. Then they just hung out to-gether, maybe took in a movie or spent theafternoon at the lake. Personal improvementand team building. Great strides made whichcould show up this season on the court.That’s the plan.

Allison knows the challenge that faces himand the team. Stephen Curry averaged nearly29 points a game last season and was virtu-

ally unstoppable in Southern Conferencegames. He’s now in the NBA. This will be thefirst Davidson game for Allison withoutCurry as a teammate. It’ll take some gettingused to.

“Steph is an unbelievable player and was agreat teammate,” Allison said. “Now thathe’s not here, everyone on the team knowsthat we need to step up our own game. Wehave a lot of talent as well as good depth.”

Lifting and doing agility drills, Allisonsays, have made him quicker and stronger.He’s a more confident player now, sayingthat developing good basketball habits iswhat increases a player’s confidence.

Maybe even more important, as far as Alli-son is concerned, is that he has come to un-derstand coach Bob McKillop’s system, theway he expects the game to be played. Alli-son was thrilled when McKillop traveled toEngland to watch him play as a schoolboyathlete and offer him a Davidson scholarship.But when he got here, he quickly recognizedthat he was going to be on a steep learningcurve. McKillop’s system demands attentionto small details, so it was a blessing that Alli-son took the redshirt his freshman season.

When he suited up for games last season,he was much betterequipped to handle it,though far from a finishedproduct. He had to do alot of thinking instead ofplaying by instinct. It waslike he was painting bythe numbers, feeling hisway from play to play.But things began to clickfor him as the seasonwent along. He flashedsome moments of bril-liance that were spectacu-lar, such as a dunk hemade barreling down thelane against West Virginiathat brought a roar fromthe hard-to-impresscrowd at New York’sMadison Square Garden.

Allison’s athleticism is extraordinarilyhigh, and he has the basketball skills thatallow him to score inside and still stretch thedefense with a good shooting touch from theperimeter. He has the entire package. Now hemust refine it.

“I’m pretty sure the rest of the SouthernConference celebrated when Steph decided togo to the NBA,” Allison said. “But our teamis going to be able to score. We will have abalanced attack, inside and outside. We havea very unselfish team. Our big guys can runand are willing to run the floor. I’m excitedabout our prospects.”

Allison believes that things are beginningto click for him. His game is now more aboutmaking good things happen instead of play-ing to avoid mistakes. He’s gained theknowledge and the confidence to play thatway. That’s good news for Davidson, not sogood news for opponents. Allison is going tocontinue to improve, and he loves the com-petitive nature of college basketball in Amer-ica.

“The person who wins in the post is theone who surrenders last,” he says.

Allison also feels more comfortable inAmerica now that he’s been here for going onthree years. He discovered new things whenhe first arrived at Davidson from his Englandhome. Everything looked bigger to him overhere: the buildings, cars, even the portions offood. Thank goodness, the village of David-son was much like home.

“I’m not a big-city boy,” he says.His goal for years was to play college bas-

ketball in America. He grew up watching iton television and loves this country’s passionfor the sport. The excitement of Davidson’sNCAA Elite Eight run two years ago is ex-actly what Allison dreamed of being a partof. Unfortunately, that was Allison’s redshirt

season, and while he wasvery much a part of theteam, he had to watch itunfold from the bench.

Now as he embarks onhis sophomore season, helikes what he sees from histeammates.

“We have good leader-ship at every position andespecially from our sen-iors,” he says. “We havegood defensive habits. It’sgoing to be Davidsonteam defense, whichmeans we have to trustthat our teammates aregoing to be there to help. Ithink our rebounding willbe fine.”

Davidson’s freshmen have impressed Alli-son.

“They’re aggressive, listen well and learnfast.”

Allison is a disciple of Coach McKillop’sphilosophy. He’s bought in completely.

“Coach tells us it’s not about arrogance,but we work so hard because we expect towin,” Allison said. “Even with Steph in theNBA, we still expect to win. Our playershave put in the work. We have a great sched-ule and a chance to do some good things. I’menjoying basketball a lot right now. My team-mates all have good fight in them. Playingwith them and for these coaches is exciting.”

ALLISON EAGER TO TEST THE WATERS AFTER TWO YEARS OF LEARNING THE SYSTEM

Allison


2008-09: Emerged as one of the Wildcats’ first big

men off the bench • Played in all 35 games, av-

eraging 12.7 minutes a contest • Averaged 4.3

points and 2.3 rebounds a contest • Scored in

double figures in four games and led the team in

rebounds once • Scored 12 points on 4-of-4

shooting from the floor against College of

Charleston in the SoCon Tourney (3/8) • Posted

12 points and eight rebounds at Chattanooga

(1/28) • Netted 12 points at Samford (1/3) •

Posted 10 points and five rebounds against West

Virginia in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison

Square Garden • Netted eight points and went

6-of-8 from the free-throw line against College of

Charleston (2/7) • Had seven points and five

boards vs. NC State • Scored seven points

against James Madison in the NIT Season Tip-

Off.

2007-08: Redshirted the 2007-08 campaign.

before davidson: Competed for Great Britain in the

2007 and 2008 Under-20 European Championships • Averaged

11.5 points and 6.4 rebounds in 2008 • Named National Shield

Most Valuable Player of the United Kingdom men’s basketball

team before coming to Davidson • Also lettered in soccer and

tennis at Christs Hospital • Along with his athletic accomplish-

ments, he earned the Warden Park Cup for excellent student

example • Coached by Tony Alcock and Woody Kenny.

Personal: Full name is Benjamin Joseph Allison • Born May 22,

1988, in St. Joseph’s, Belgium • The son of Ivor Allison and

Claire James • Has three siblings, Josh, Rosalie and Elliott.

Career highsPTs 12, 3 times, vs. Charleston, 3/8/09fG 6 at Chattanooga, 1/28/09fGa 11 at Chattanooga, 1/28/093fG 1 vs. NC State, 12/6/083fGa 2 vs. NC State, 12/6/08fT 6 vs. Coll. of Charleston, 2/7/09fTa 8 vs. Coll. of Charleston, 2/7/09Reb 8 at Chattanooga, 1/28/09assT 3, twice, South Carolina, 3/17/09bloCk 1, 6 times, at Saint Mary’s, 3/23/09sTeal 1, 9 times, at Elon, 3/2/09Min 22 at South Carolina, 3/17/09


year GP Gs Min avg fG fGa Pct fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo ast To blk stl Pts avg2008-09 35 0 446 12.7 52 116 .448 1 11 .091 45 84 .536 34 48 82 2.3 84 2 13 41 6 9 150 4.3



Game-by-Game stats2008-09opponent date Gs Min fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avgGUILFORD 11/14/08 17 3 5 .600 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 3 0 1 2 0 1 6 6.0vs James Madison 11/17/08 15 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 7 6.5at Oklahoma 11/18/08 10 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 2 0 2 1.3 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 5.3WINTHROP 11/21/08 10 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/24/08 5 0 4 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 1.4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.2LOYOLA (MD.) 11/25/08 10 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 0 1 1.3 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 3.3NC STATE 12/06/08 17 2 5 .400 1 2 .500 2 5 .400 4 1 5 1.9 3 0 3 1 0 1 7 3.9vs West Virginia 12/09/08 21 5 6 .833 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 3 2 5 2.3 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 4.6CHATTANOOGA 12/13/08 15 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 0 2 2 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.7vs Purdue 12/20/08 9 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 4 .000 1 2 3 2.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4.4at College of Charleston 12/29/08 15 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 3 6 .500 1 4 5 2.5 5 1 0 2 0 0 5 4.5SAMFORD 01/03/09 13 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 1 1 2 2.5 3 0 0 1 1 1 12 5.1at Duke 01/07/09 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.7at The Citadel 01/10/09 18 1 5 .200 0 1 .000 1 3 .333 1 5 6 2.6 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 4.6at Appalachian State 01/12/09 10 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.3ELON 01/14/09 12 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 0 1 2.4 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 4.3at Georgia Southern 01/17/09 10 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 2.6 4 0 0 4 0 1 0 4.1FURMAN 01/21/09 15 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.6 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.1WOFFORD 01/24/09 16 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 1 3 2.6 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 4.1at Chattanooga 01/28/09 21 6 11 .545 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 5 8 2.9 4 0 0 1 0 0 12 4.5at Samford 01/31/09 14 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 4 3 7 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 4.5WESTERN CAROLINA 02/02/09 11 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 1 0 1 3.0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 4.5at UNC Greensboro 02/05/09 13 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 4.4COLL. OF CHARLESTON 02/07/09 13 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 6 8 .750 0 1 1 2.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.6at Wofford 02/12/09 7 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 1 0 1 2.8 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 4.4at Furman 02/14/09 7 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 2.7 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.4THE CITADEL 02/18/09 9 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 1 2.6 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.3BUTLER 02/21/09 10 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 2 4 .500 1 0 1 2.6 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.2UNC GREENSBORO 02/25/09 9 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 1 1 2 2.6 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.1GEORGIA SOUTHERN 02/28/09 14 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 2 2 2.5 5 1 0 1 0 1 5 4.2at Elon 03/02/09 11 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 0 0 2.5 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 4.2vs Appalachian State 03/07/09 14 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 0 1 2.4 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 4.1vs College of Charleston 03/08/09 16 4 4 1.000 0 0 .000 4 7 .571 1 0 1 2.4 3 0 0 2 0 0 12 4.4at South Carolina 03/17/09 22 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 0 2 2 2.4 2 0 3 6 0 0 3 4.3at Saint Mary's (Calif.) 03/23/09 13 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 0 2 2 2.3 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 4.3

54

Sophomore walk-on grew a half inch lastsummer and wants to improve his defen-sive skill set.

DAVIDSON - AJ Atkinson’s role on the teamis clearly defined: play as hard and as well inpractice as possible so he can push membersof the starting rotation and make them betterplayers. Until further notice, practices are hisgames, and his chance to win playing timewill be determined by how much he im-proves.

And it’s fine with AJ. Perfectly fine. Now asophomore walk-on, heplayed the role last year andhad a festival. It’s still compe-tition, and AJ loves to com-pete and hang out with histeammates.

“I loved every minute oflast season,” Atkinson says. “Ienjoyed traveling with theteam, practicing with them,

getting a chance to continue my basketballcareer. I’m grateful to Coach McKillop for theopportunity.”

Atkinson’s transition from high school bas-ketball at RJ Reynolds High in Winston-Salem to a spot on Davidson’s roster wasn’teasy for him. Not at all easy. He had to adjustto the speed of the college game as well asthe understanding that playing defense atDavidson, which is a total team effort, was ahuge leap and change from playing defensein high school.

“Defense was more an individual thing inhigh school,” Atkinson said. “LearningDavidson’s team defense is an on-goingprocess. For our defense to be as good asCoach McKillop wants it, each man has to dohis job. Because of injury to Frank (Ben-Eze),I spent a lot of practice time last season goingagainst our big guys. It was a challenge, butit taught me how to play defense down low. Ilearned some valuable lessons.”

He also learned what it felt like to getpounded on by bigger and stronger players.It helps to love the game, that’s for sure.

Atkinson thinks he grew about half an inchsince last season and is listed at 6-6. He wearsa size 15 shoe, and ironically one of his goalsis to learn to move those feet faster so he candefend better.

“I need to improve my defensive quicknessand see the court better on defense,” he said.“But I definitely gained confidence from lastyear’s experience and working hard in theoffseason.”

Atkinson spent most of the summer athome working out two or three times a day.That included shooting drills that stressedshooting off the dribble, driving to the basketfor layups and polishing his 3-point delivery.

He also made the short trip to Davidson onnumerous occasions to play pickup withteammates. There was also time reserved forrunning both for distance and sprints andlifting weights.

His goals for the Wildcats this season?“We’d like to shock the people who think

we’re going to fall off the map without Steph(Curry). We know we can compete. We mustfight through adversity and never surrender.Some teams might take us lightly because ofthe personnel losses we had from last sea-son.”

Atkinson competes in the classroom aswell as on the basketball court. He’s an excel-lent student who plans to major in either an-thropology or sociology with an eye onentering what he calls the fascinating field offorensic criminology. He’s always been inter-ested in science and watching the movie“Jaws” sparked his keen interest in sharksand whales.

He studies the creatures, marvels at theirpowerful strength and beauty and studiestheir habits. For these purposes, his vastknowledge of the giant sea creatures can besummed up in a nutshell: Don’t mess with ei-ther of them. He sayssome Great White Sharksweigh as much as a tonand a half and it’s not rareto find a killer whale thatis 25 feet long.

“Sharks feed mostly atdawn and dusk,” AJ tellsus.

Okay, you’ve beenwarned. Obey the rules —and remember, sharksand whales make therules and enforce them.We hope those tips comein handy.

Atkinson is polite, soft-spoken and courteous. Hehas a smile for just abouteverybody. When it wastime for him to choose acollege, he narrowed the field to North Car-olina and Davidson. The Wildcats had anedge, a significant one, because Atkinson’sfather – Alvin Atkinson – was an excellentrunning back for the Davidson football teamand graduated from the college in 1981.

“My father loves Davidson,” AJ says, “sohe was pretty happy when I decided to comehere.”

Even though he played in only 13 gameslast season for less than two minutes a con-test, AJ continues to play and invest the timebecause he loves basketball and harbors adream to one day become good enough to

contribute to the Wildcats in game situations.Patience is one of his many virtues.

He went into this season just as he did hisfreshman year, knowing that most of his con-tributions will come in practice until heproves he’s capable of helping the team ingames. That’s all right with him. He’s willingto work hard and earn his time. He’s notlooking for any gifts.

Atkinson played football and basketball asa youth, but basketball was his passion. Hebegan playing the sport when he was fiveyears old and stuck with it. What is it that heloves so much about the game?

“I concentrate just on basketball when I’mon the court,” he says. “It’s a good way to es-cape from other issues. It just makes me feelbetter to play and compete.”

Atkinson is what some coaches refer to as a“’Tweener,” meaning his size makes it hardto decide whether to play him inside or out-side. No problem for AJ. He played all overthe place in his freshman season, and in prac-tice went against Davidson’s big men as wellas the guards. He played guard his first twoseasons in high school and was moved to thepost for his senior season.

“I’ve guarded players atjust about every positionon the court,” he says,modestly. “It never reallymattered to me what posi-tion I played as long as Iwas out there.”

Atkinson realizes thathis best chance to winplaying time rests withimproving his defense andbeing able to stay in frontof quick players.

“I enjoy defense andwant to become a betterdefensive player,” he says.“I have to concentrate onmoving my feet.”

Atkinson’s freshmanseason went about as heexpected.

“I knew I’d have to step up my game whenI went on the court with these players,” hesaid. “It was tough but still a lot of fun. Theplayers have been great and have helped meout a lot. I still love the game and the compe-tition. If you really enjoy competing, there’sno telling what you can achieve.”

Davidson is a deep team this season. Win-ning playing time will challenge Atkinsonjust as much as it did a year ago. But as longas he’s learning, competing, having fun andhelping the Wildcats, Atkinson will be finewith it. He’s doing all of those things.

QUICKER FEET WILL HELP ATKINSON BECOME A TOUGHER DEFENDER

Atkinson


Career highsPTs 2 vs. Guilford, 11/14/08fG 1 vs. Guilford, 11/14/08fGa 1, twice, vs. Ga. Southern, 2/28/093fG None3fGa NonefT NonefTa NoneReb 1 vs. Wofford, 1/24/09assT NonebloCk NonesTeal NoneMin 3, 3 times, vs. Ga. Southern, 2/28/09





2008-09: Played in 20 contests, averaging 1.5 min-

utes an outing • Scored two points in three min-

utes against Guilford • Collected an offensive

rebound against Wofford (1/14).

before davidson: Played four years, earning two let-

ters for coach Billy Martin at RJ Reynolds High

School • Averaged 7.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and

2.3 assists and shot 57 percent from the floor as a

senior • Averaged 12 points, 5.3 rebounds and

six assists a game in three seasons of AAU • Led

team from a 15-point deficit in a national semifi-

nal game with 10 points, a steal and the game-

winning assist • Flow Athlete of the Week on WXII News Feb. 21,

2008 • Speaker at Reynolds Sports Banquet • National Honor Society,

Orchestra Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Alvin Lee Atkinson II • The son of Alvin and

Janet Atkinson • Born May 7, 1990, in Winston-Salem • Has a

younger sister, Jennifer • Father was a four-year lettermen on the

Davidson football team from 1977-80 and ranks eighth on the Wild-

cats’ career rushing list with 1,537 yards • AJ played the viola for

seven years and was the principal chair in 2007 and 2008.

Game-by-Game stats2008-09opponent date Gs Min fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avg

GUILFORD 11/14/08 3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0

vs James Madison 11/17/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.0

WINTHROP 11/21/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7

LOYOLA (MD.) 11/25/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5

at The Citadel 01/10/09 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4

at Appalachian State 01/12/09 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3

at Georgia Southern 01/17/09 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3

FURMAN 01/21/09 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3

WOFFORD 01/24/09 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2

WESTERN CAROLINA 02/02/09 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2

at Wofford 02/12/09 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2

UNC GREENSBORO 02/25/09 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2

GEORGIA SOUTHERN 02/28/09 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2

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‘Big Frank’ has a big heart and has waitedpatiently for his chance to shine.

DAVIDSON - Frank Ben-Eze deserves somegood luck. More specifically, good health. Hedidn’t get to begin practice with Davidsonhis freshman year until after the seasonbegan, as he recovered from a knee surgery.Seven months of strenuous rehabilitation. Ittook a dedicated athlete to go through it.Many would have quit right then and there.

Ben-Eze is not like most. He came backfrom the injury and found hisgame and his confidence latehis freshman season, and inthe conference tournamentagainst College of Charleston,he demonstrated why hecould be such a monumentalforce for the Wildcats. TheCougars brought the ball in-side to their big men, andBen-Eze, playing in the mid-dle of the Davidson defense,

swatted their shots away time and again.Lo and behold, with Ben-Eze playing such

dominating defense, and having so much fundoing it, he went down again, holding hisknee, facing more knee surgery.

It was a horrible dose of bad luck. Ben-Ezeis a basketball player, a young man wholoves the game, and the thoughts of havinganother long rehab got him down. Maybe fora day or two. But then he bounced back likehe always does. The smile never left his faceand the will to play never vacated his heart.

“I am an aggressive person,” Ben-Eze says.“If I had grown up in America I think Iwould have been a football player, because Ilove contact.”

Ben-Eze has the potential to give Davidsonan inside defender and rebounder the likes ofwhich the school has rarely had. He’s 6-10,and 230 pounds fit comfortably onto hislanky frame. His arms are long, his athleticskills are more than adequate … perfect for ashot-blocker. Throw in a huge portion of de-termination and you have the complete pack-age. He’s a sophomore this year and hopes tobe healthy enough to compete for a spot inDavidson’s big-man rotation early in the sea-son.

Ben-Eze came to the United States fromBenin City, Nigeria, a similar path to that fol-lowed by former Wildcat Andrew Lovedale.Ben-Eze knew Lovedale from Benin City be-cause they lived only about 10 minutes apart.They had lost contact with each other, butwhen Ben-Eze saw the Wildcats play on tele-vision en route to the NCAA Elite Eight, hekept thinking as he watched Lovedale,“Don’t I know him?”

Then when Ben-Eze made his official visitto Davidson in May 2008, Lovedale walkedfrom behind the corner of a building, the two

came face-to-face. Friends from Benin City.They embraced and Lovedale became hismentor.

“Andrew was like a big brother to me,”Ben-Eze says. “He pushed me in the right di-rection and always gave me encouragement.I talk to him most weekends now, and he tellsme that there will be ups and downs but toenjoy my career.”

Ben-Eze has charisma that will help himbecome a leader on Davidson’s team. He’s aresounding hit when he visits high schoolcampuses near Davidson and talks to stu-dents and emphasizes how important it is forthem to get an education and walk a fine line.They listen to the big guy and then engagehim in one-on-one conversations after histalk concludes. He has time and a smile foreverybody and like his friend Lovedale,shares a belief that those fortunate in lifeshould help those who aren’t.

Ben-Eze knows adversity, knows it well,but now he’s ready to play some hoops. Hisinjuries taught him the virtue of patience butdid not dim his competitive fires. He loves tocompete.

“I grew up in an environment where youhad to be tough,” he says, not bragging, justexplaining. “My family and friends alwayscared for me, which givesme strength. I came herefrom thousands of milesaway, so my drive is dif-ferent.”

Ben-Eze was a soccerplayer growing up inBenin City, a goalie and amidfielder. He was an ex-cellent player. But fromthe moment he was intro-duced to basketball at age15, he fell in love with it.It wasn’t easy for him tofind a game in Benin City,however. Soccer is thesport of choice there, andsince Ben-Eze wasn’tknown in the tight basket-ball circles of the city, theyinvited him to sit andwatch but not participate. Not good enough.All it did was fuel his desire to play.

He looked until he found games else-where. What he found was taking place along, long walk from his house. After schoolhe made the trek, finally got his chance toplay, and he was hooked. Couldn’t keep himaway.

“I wasn’t pushed into the game because Iwas tall,” he says. “I love the competitionthat basketball offers, the speed of the game,the contact.”

He played as often as he could and becamea better player, so much better that he wasnoticed by basketball people. He made new

friends that had played the sport for a longtime and they told him if he developed cer-tain moves and skills he could become aplayer.

“It really drove me to become a goodplayer,” Ben-Eze said. “Back home in BeninCity, if you’re just learning the game, it’s hardto convince them to let you play.”

Ben-Eze had to find his competition andhis chance elsewhere. When his father, a mili-tary man, saw how determined his son wasto play the sport, he scraped up the money –which was not easy – and sent him to his firstbasketball camp. Ben-Eze was impressive atcamp, so much so that he was invited toother camps without charge. His basketballcareer was underway. He knew enoughabout the sport that certain things motivatedhim.

“Michael Jordan was cut from his highschool team,” Ben-Eze said, “and you seehow he succeeded. It shows that if you putyour heart into something, you have a chanceto get it.”

Following his dream, Ben-Eze came to theUnited States, to Arlington, Va., to play forcoach Joe Wootten at Bishop O’Connell HighSchool. College scouts noticed. He stronglyconsidered Harvard, as well as Stanford and

Georgia Tech. The visit toDavidson and words ofheartfelt advice from hisfriend Andrew Lovedaledirected him here.

Ben-Eze played in 22games for Davidson as afreshman. He blocked 10shots, demonstrated hispotential as a rebounderand defender. “I want theball,” he says, “so I workhard to get it.” A coach’sdream, this big guy. Hisjoy is rebounding, block-ing shots, defending.

He puts everything hehas into each game, eachpractice. Goodness knowshe understands that noth-ing is to be taken for

granted. “Enjoy it,” his friend Lovedale ad-vises.

And his father, now retired from the mili-tary, long ago saw how much energy his sondevoted to the sport, how much he loved it,and offered advice that resonates with Ben-Eze each time he suits up.

“If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well.”Short and sincere, and advice that Frank

Ben-Eze carries in his heart as he builds anew life thousands of miles away from theloving father who gave it.

BEN-EZE HAD TO TRAVEL MANY MILES TO GET A CHANCE TO PLAY

Ben-Eze


Career highsPTs 9 vs. UNCG, 2/25/09fG 3 vs. UNCG, 2/25/09fGa 3,4 times, vs. Ga. Southern, 2/28/093fG None3fGa NonefT 3 vs. UNCG, 2/25/09fTa 4 vs. UNCG, 2/25/09Reb 12 vs. Ga. Southern, 2/28/09assT 2 vs. Western Carolina, 2/2/09bloCk 3 vs. Charleston, 3/8/09sTeal 1, 4 times, vs. The Citadel, 2/18/09Min 20 vs. Ga. Southern, 2/28/09






utes a game • Fourth on the squad with 10

blocked shots • Averaged 1.3 points and 2.4 re-

bounds a contest • Shot 52.2 percent from the

field (12-for-23) • Scored a career-high nine

points and grabbed four rebounds vs. UNC

Greensboro (2/25) • Recorded two points, two

rebounds and three blocked shots in seven min-

utes against College of Charleston in the SoCon

Tourney • Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds

and netted four points against Georgia Southern

(2/28) • Recorded seven rebounds and two

points against Butler (2/21) • Had four points

and three rebounds against The Citadel (2/18).

before davidson: Lettered two seasons for coach Joe

Wootten at Bishop O’Connell High School • Av-

eraged 12 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked

shots per game as a senior • Named Virginia In-

dependent Schools all-state in 2007 • McDon-

ald’s All-American nominee • NBA Players

Top-100 Camp • Played for Nigeria in the 2006

FIBA U17 Nationals Cup and helped team to a

Gold Medal.

Personal: Full name is Frank Benjamin-Eze • Born

Aug. 26, 1989, in Lagos, Nigeria • The son of Ben-

jamin and Mabel • Has two sisters, Tina and

Julie, and a brother, Ken.


vs Purdue 12/20/08 8 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 0 3 3.0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0

at College of Charleston 12/29/08 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

SAMFORD 01/03/09 10 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

at Duke 01/07/09 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

at The Citadel 01/10/09 13 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.4 4 0 0 1 2 1 2 0.4


ELON 01/14/09 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.3


FURMAN 01/21/09 10 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 1.4 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0.4

WOFFORD 01/24/09 5 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 2 3 1.6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.6

at Chattanooga 01/28/09 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5


at UNC Greensboro 02/05/09 2 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.6

at Wofford 02/12/09 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.6

at Furman 02/14/09 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5

THE CITADEL 02/18/09 8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 1.5 3 0 0 2 1 1 4 0.8

BUTLER 02/21/09 13 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 7 1.8 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0.8

UNC GREENSBORO 02/25/09 14 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 3 4 1.9 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 1.3


at Elon 03/02/09 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4

vs Appalachian State 03/07/09 4 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3

vs College of Charleston 03/08/09 7 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.4 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1.3

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Athletic sophomore hopes to put injuriesbehind and contribute on the court thisseason.

DAVIDSON - Aaron Bond — a quiet, reflec-tive young man — has experienced his shareof trials and tribulations in his two years atDavidson. He had in-season shoulder surgeryhis first year, an operation on his right knee onNew Year’s Eve of his second year. The set-backs frustrated him and made him impatient.He’s a basketball player – extraordinarily

skilled – and he wanted to beon the court showing his stuff,helping the team, competingat his highest level.

A redshirt sophomore,Bond played in only fivegames before being hurt as afreshman and just six gameslast year before again side-lined by injury. He’s played agrand total of 37 minutes in

11 games over the span of two seasons.Not being healthy enough to participate

and showcase his talents was a big-time bum-mer. Make no mistake about it. Bond hasgame. He can handle the rock, shoot it, andwhen healthy, his rare athleticism enables himto glide through the lane and towards the bas-ket with the grace of a hawk circling mountainpeaks at feeding time.

Life’s lessons have been straightforward, tothe extent that he travels a new path now,searching for patience as well as an importantchange in attitude. He understands now thatbeating up on himself, which he was prone todo, serves no useful purpose.

“I’ve been frustrated because I couldn’t docertain things because of my injuries,” Bondsaid. “I have confidence in my ability to play.Always have. But I’m trying to keep my indi-vidual expectations in check now so I won’t beso self-critical.”

Bond spent most of last summer in David-son taking classes and working on his condi-tioning and basketball skills. He did hisphysical workouts without excessive pound-ing on his knees, giving them healing time.

“I challenged myself,” he said, “and playedagainst top competition. The workouts weregood for me. I haven’t been healthy for a longtime, so my goal is to stay patient and staymore in the moment.”

Bond also keeps his team expectationsunder wraps, preferring not to get too farahead of himself. Basketball season is a longone and it can’t be fast-forwarded from Octo-ber to March by pressing a button. It’s aprocess, one step at a time. No shortcuts.

“I’m not heaping big expectations on theteam,” Bond said. “We must trust in eachother, keep a sharp focus and develop physi-cal and mental toughness. With Stephen

(Curry) gone our team will have differentcomponents. While I think the target will stillbe on our back in the Southern Conference,we’ll have different weapons that could makeus even tougher to engage.”

One can well understand why Bond hassimplified his own basketball goals. His ap-proach before his injuries was to get after it,throttle wide open. Injuries force an athlete toadjust. Bond has. He focuses on what coachBob McKillop expects of him, letting it serveas his blueprint to get him in the flow of thegame and keep him in it. A step at a time,maybe even baby steps. That’s where he findshimself at this point in his career. But if youplace one feather on the scales each day, oneday you’ll have a full pound. That is Bond’sapproach. He’s tried the hurry-up approach. Itdidn’t work.

Like the rest of his teammates Bond says theteam’s trip to Italy last August served manypositive purposes.

“I had never been outside the country,”Bond said. “It was interesting to observe a dif-ferent culture and the way the people ap-proached life. It was very educational. Werelied on each other over there a great deal,which was great for our team chemistry. I wasrelaxed and eager to playbasketball.”

He says that he was dis-appointed in parts of hisgame in Italy. But enoughof that. He’s lookingahead, not back.

Bond is confident thathis playing time will in-crease substantially if hecan get healthy and staythat way. He has the talentand skills to play bothguard positions as well assmall forward. Most peo-ple marvel at his offensivepotential, but CoachMcKillop believes that ahealthy Bond could be-come a defensive stopper.

Bond, 6-5, played pri-marily shooting guard his first two years inhigh school and mostly at the point his seniorseason. He says he enjoys both positions.Bond played with and against excellent com-petition in high school and in AAU ball. HisAAU team included teammates such as KevinDurant, the ex-Texas player who is now anNBA star, former Carolina point guard TywonLawson and former Georgetown giant RoyHibbert. His high school team won conferencechampionships his junior and senior seasons,so he knows a little bit about winning.

Bond believes that there is plenty of basket-ball left in his future. His dream is to play pro-

fessionally once his Davidson career is over.There will, of course, come a day when bas-ketball is over for him and he’s preparing forit. He’s created a college major that examinessocial justice movements in the United States,which falls under the category of LeadingAmerican Studies and involves many classesin religion, history and anthropology.

Bond’s mission is to give back to society, es-pecially to those who need it most. His par-ents showed him the path and his lategrandmother, Pauline Grace Bond, shone alight that still burns brightly in his life. Bondsays his grandmother “was the most impor-tant person in my life in terms of my faith. Shetaught me to have an uncompromising faith inGod.”

Bond dreams of one day going to a dis-tressed area in an industrial city and buildinga community center that would serve childrenand adults and help them develop skillsneeded to survive in this competitive world.He wants to help the poor own homes as wellas some overall equity in society. He hopes toweave his future ministry into all of this andmake at least one tiny corner of the world abetter place for people who might be low onhope and high on frustration.

Low on hope and highon frustration? Bond’s bas-ketball adversity will cer-tainly help him navigatethat journey. But part ofthat is past and anotherpart lies in the future.Bond deals with the hereand now, not so much withwhat lies ahead. It’s a newapproach for him. Babysteps, one at a time and letthem lead where they may.It’s not complicated butdoes call for discipline. Ashe strives to curb excessiveexpectations, he remainsanxious to show what hecan do on the court.

Basketball is a beautifulgame, maybe the most

beautiful of all. It’s the ultimate team sport.There is a flow to the game that requires eachplayer on the court to get into it. There’s a bal-ance of defense and offense and teamworkthat must be honored or else team and indi-vidual victories will be few and far between.

Bond hopes to join the battle this season, beright there in the middle of it. Enjoying thegood while knowing there will be some bad.That’s basketball. That’s life.

“And I want to be a good listener,” he said.“I want to be real good at that.”

BOND HOPES TO GET IN THE FLOW AND BE LESS SELF CRITICAL

Bond


Career highsPTs 11 vs. Loyola, 11/25/08fG 4 vs. Loyola, 11/25/08fGa 5 vs. Loyola, 11/25/083fG 3 vs. Loyola, 11/25/083fGa 3 vs. Loyola, 11/25/08fT NonefTa NoneReb 2 vs. Emory, 11/9/07assT 2 vs. Emory, 11/9/07bloCk NonesTeal 1 vs. North Carolina Central, 11/24/07Min 9 vs. Loyola, 11/25/08


year GP Gs Min avg fG fGa Pct fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo ast To blk stl Pts avg2007-08 6 0 14 2.3 2 6 .333 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 4 5 0.8 1 0 2 2 0 1 6 1.02008-09 5 0 23 4.6 6 12 .500 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 6 0 2 2 0 0 16 3.2ToTal 11 0 37 3.4 8 18 .444 6 10 .600 0 0 .000 1 5 6 0.5 7 0 4 4 0 1 22 2.0


year GP Gs Min avg fG fGa Pct fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo ast To blk stl Pts avg2007-08 3 0 5 1.7 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.02008-09 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0ToTal 3 0 5 1.7 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0

2008-09: Played in five games before a knee injury

forced him out for the remainder of the season •

Netted a career-high 11 points and hit all three of

his 3-point attempts vs. Loyola (Md.) in the NIT

Season Tip-Off • Scored three points against

Winthrop and two vs. Guilford • Shot 6-of-12

from the floor and 4-of-6 from 3-point range for

the season.

2007-08: Played in six games before a shoulder in-

jury forced him out of action • Played six min-

utes and dished out two assists in the season

opener against Emory • Scored six points in

three minutes against North Carolina Central.

before davidson: Joined the Wildcats from George-

town Prep where he concluded his career averaging 14 points, eight rebounds,

seven assists and two steals per outing for coach Dwayne Bryant • After leading

the Hoyas to back-to-back conference titles as a junior and senior, named to the

All-IAC and All-County squads • A McDonald’s All-American nominee, he was

selected to play in the Capital Classic High School All-Star game following his

final campaign • Named Tournament MVP of the Bookjammin Tournament •

Also earned All-Tournament honors at the Flint Hill Tip-off and Kruel Classic in

2006-07 • Along with his basketball accomplishments, he was a member of the

National and Spanish Honor Society and Dean’s List student.

Personal: Full name is Aaron Axhoj Bond • Born July 10, 1988, in Washington, D.C •

The son of Tony and Tammie Bond • Has a sister, Amber • Comes from a basket-

ball family, both his parents played at Roanoke College, while relatives Richard

Morgan (Virginia) and Raymond Arrington (Radford) also played in college.


GUILFORD 11/14/08 5 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0

vs James Madison 11/17/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0

WINTHROP 11/21/08 3 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1.7

WINTHROP 11/21/08 3 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1.7

LOYOLA (MD.) 11/25/08 9 4 5 .800 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.0

vs West Virginia 12/09/08 5 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.2


EMORY 11/09/07 6 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0

at Western Michigan 11/21/07 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

NC CENTRAL 11/24/07 3 2 2 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 2.0

THE CITADEL 12/13/07 2 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5



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Walk-on and son of former Wildcat triesto set the tone through defense and re-bounding.

DAVIDSON - It would be a mistake to dis-

miss Will Reigel’s chances. Sure, he’s a walk-

on on a Davidson basketball team that has

played postseason basketball for five years in

a row while dominating play in the tough

Southern Conference. With the number of tal-

ented players on the 2009-10 Davidson team,

he has a lot of ground to

make up. Will Reigel’s a

smart guy. He knows all that,

and if it bothers him one iota,

he masks it with a smile.

The odds against him get-

ting significant playing time

might be considered substan-

tial. That’s okay. Reigel is a

competitor who has a fall-

back position just in case things don’t work

out exactly as he would like.

Reigel caught the eye of Davidson’s

coaches when he played at a high level for

the successful basketball team at Charlotte

Latin High School. The Wildcats certainly

had a recruiting advantage. Reigel’s father,

Ernie, played basketball at Davidson from

1976-80. Will competed against former

Davidson All-America Steph Curry in high

school and harbored his own dream of one

day playing for the Wildcats. When coach

Bob McKillop offered him a chance to join the

team as a walk-on, Reigel didn’t hesitate.

“Yessir,” the conversation began and

ended. Sometimes dreams do come true.

Reigel’s game can best be described as un-

orthodox. He’s not the best shooter or ball-

handler or defender on the court, but when

you weave together all of his attributes – and

throw in a mighty big measure of unselfish-

ness — you end up with a winning player.

He has an uncanny knack of making a pest

out of himself, as far as opponents are con-

cerned. He’s always around the ball, wiggles

and worms his way through tight cracks to

wrestle rebounds away from much taller

players and stands ready to help a teammate

in need.

Reigel, 6-5, is a sophomore who spent most

of last season working as a member of David-

son’s scout team. He found himself in prac-

tice going up against both guards and

forwards. Backing down wasn’t part of his

game. He admits to being nervous at the be-

ginning of practice last season because all of

it was so new to him. But he felt more com-

fortable and confident as the season wore on.

He played in 16 games for a total of 35

minutes, most of which came in a Davidson

comeback win over West Virginia in storied

Madison Square Garden.

“I certainly didn’t expect to play much in

that particular game,” Reigel recalls. But the

way the game was going, Coach McKillop

felt Davidson needed a boost from a tough,

selfless defender. Reigel helped turn the tide

in Davidson’s favor. “It was the first time I’d

played guard all year.”

“I enjoyed last year a lot,” Reigel says.

“There was a lot of learning involved for me.

My role was on the scout team in practice

playing as hard as I could to make our

starters better players. I pretty much knew I

wasn’t going to be out there on game day, so

I treated practice as my games. My favorite

time was the day before games when I

played the role of a certain player on the op-

posing team.”

That was last year. He has higher expecta-

tions now. Nothing grandiose. He’s not look-

ing for miracles. But he hopes he’s improved

enough to convince coaches that he could

help in games, even for

only a few minutes at a

time.

“I feel like I’m a

much better player

than I was last year,” he

says, not at all boasting.

“I think I’m stronger

and more athletic.”

He also has some in-

dividual goals, two pri-

marily. One, to play

tough defense. Two, to

rebound on every shot.

You notice he chose

goals that require great

effort on every posses-

sion and totally un-

selfish play. That’s Will

Reigel’s game in a nut-

shell.

“It takes real effort to

be a good rebounder,”

Reigel says. “I want to rebound every shot.

My goal is to get a 100 grade in rebounding.

Even if I don’t end up getting the rebound,

maybe I can do something to help a team-

mate get it. It takes talent and effort to play

defense. I hope I can defend in a way that

will help me get playing time for three to five

minutes. But if it doesn’t work out that way,

I’ll do whatever I can to help the team, just

like I did last season.”

That’s his fallback plan, one that he hopes

not to have to employ.

Davidson’s coaches have worked with

Reigel to change his shooting form.

“They tightened the action on my jump

shot and my foul shot,” he said. “I’m feeling

more comfortable with my shot and gaining

confidence that I can knock it down.”

The team’s summer trip to Italy was a

huge dividend for Reigel. He played about 10

minutes a game, got a good feel for David-

son’s offense while getting experience going

against talented players.

“We had good team chemistry before we

took the trip,” he said, “but it became even

stronger. It was a great experience for all of

us learning how to play without Steph

(Curry).”

Although Reigel is predominantly right-

handed, he shoots the basketball with his left

hand. Left-handed basketball players are un-

orthodox and it often takes opponents some

adjustments to guard them. Reigel will gladly

take any edge he can get, no matter how

small.

Reigel sounds like a

veteran when he talks

about the Davidson

team.

“We have a ton of tal-

ent,” he said. “We have

great leadership from

our seniors. Steve

Rossiter is definitely a

guy I look up to. He

doesn’t care about any

individual statistics. He’s

all about winning. He

plays through injuries

and fatigue.”

Reigel’s goal for this

year’s team?

“Even without Steph I

think teams are still

going to be shooting for

us, especially in the con-

ference. My goal for the

team is to win the South-

ern Conference championship and go back to

the NCAA tournament and win as many

games in that tournament as we can.” he

said.

Reigel’s contributions came mostly in prac-

tice last season. While that might well be the

case again this season, don’t bet against him.

He’s feeling it. And his determination has no

limits, none whatsoever.

REIGEL’S DAVIDSON ‘DREAM’ MIGHT BECOME EVEN MORE EXCITING

Reigel


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utes a game • Played a career-high nine minutes

and grabbed a rebound against West Virginia at

the Jimmy V Classic in Madison Square Garden

• Scored two points against James Madison in

the NIT Season Tip-Off • Had two points and a

steal vs. UNC Greensboro (2/25) • Followed

that with two points and a rebound against

Georgia Southern (2/28).

before davidson: Earned four letters under coaches

Jerry Faulkner and Lane Odom at Charlotte

Latin • Averaged 12 points, eight rebounds and

four assists en route to earning all-state honors

as a senior • Named all-conference as a junior

and senior • Owns Charlotte Latin record with 21 rebounds in a

game.

Personal: Full name is Ernest William Reigel Jr. • Born Oct. 20,

1989, in Charlotte • The son of Beth and Ernie • Both parents at-

tended Davidson and graduated in 1980 • Father played basket-

ball for the Wildcats and lettered four years, from 1976-80 • He

played in 107 career games and collected 450 points, 370 assists

and 270 rebounds • Grandfather, Bill Reigel, played basketball at

Duke and McNeese State.


GUILFORD 11/14/08 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

vs James Madison 11/17/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0

WINTHROP 11/21/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7

LOYOLA (MD.) 11/25/08 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5

vs West Virginia 12/09/08 9 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4

SAMFORD 01/03/09 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3

at The Citadel 01/10/09 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3



FURMAN 01/21/09 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2

WOFFORD 01/24/09 2 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2

at Chattanooga 01/28/09 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2


at Wofford 02/12/09 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1

UNC GREENSBORO 02/25/09 1 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.3



Another freshman from Champlain St. Lam-bert ready for the hard work, dedication andcommitment at Davidson.

DAVIDSON - Nik Cochran’s enrollment at David-son keeps open the pipeline from Montreal to thesmall town in North Mecklenburg County. Cochran,6-2, freshman, follows in the Davidson footsteps offormer defensive ace Max Paulhus Gosselin and cur-rent star Will Archambault. The three of themplayed for coach John Dangelas at Champlain St.Lambert.

Like Paulhus Gosselin and Archambault,Cochran made his own mark at Champlain St. Lam-bert. He averaged 23 points a game, four assists,three rebounds and two steals as a senior. His excel-lent play resulted in him being named a Quebec All-Star in 2009.

Cochran didn’t see Paulhus Gosselin or Archam-bault play in high school, but he heard of them,knew of their outstanding basketball reputation.Cochran made his official visit to Davidson in Octo-ber 2008. He watched the team practice, went outwith the players, asked a lot of questions and did alot of listening. Then he walked the campus whichwas dressed in autumn splendor.

The visit, his last official college visit, was a smashhit. It’s hard not to like Davidson in the fall, realhard. The forest canopy on campus is ablaze withcolors that are beyond the talents of even the great-est and most imaginative artist.

It was also wise for Cochran to visit at a time thatallowed him to watch basketball practice. The Wild-cats under coach Bob McKillop work hard, ex-tremely hard, and attention to detail is crucial. It’s awinning style but one that might not suit allprospects. Some high school players want to playcollege ball but prefer not to put so much hard workand dedication into the process. Better for bothprospect and Davidson to know without a doubt ifplayer and school is a good match. It’s important toknow this before either makes a commitment.

Cochran liked what he saw of Davidson’s prac-tice.

“There was a lot of teaching going on,” he said.“Things were broken down and explained, littlethings and big things. There was great intensity inpractice and no wasted time. I saw how hard I’dhave to work if I came here. It appealed to me be-cause I want to be pushed.”

Of course, he spent time with Paulhus Gosselinand Archambault on his visit.

“They told me about the family atmosphere thatprevails at Davidson,” he said, “and how hard theplayers work. But they said it all pays off in theend.”

The record is there for Cochran to examine. It’sone of the great things about sports. We keep score

and wins and losses can be checked. It’s the originalNo Spin Zone. The Wildcats won 105 games duringPaulhus Gosselin’s four-year career and qualifiedfor postseason play each year. Pretty impressiverecord, especially when it’s examined by a highschool prospect. It translates into something likethis: “If you want to play March basketball, come toDavidson.”

Cochran is an excellent athlete who has playedbasketball, soccer, ice hockey and baseball. He was abaseball shortstop, a midfielder in soccer and playedleft wing and center in ice hockey. He was good atall of them and enjoyed playing but began concen-trating mostly on basketball in high school. Basket-ball is fun for him and people with knowledge of thesport told him that if he worked hard at it, he couldhave a basketball future beyond high school.

It was an observation that was on target.Cochran is a mature young man who has decided

to take a wait-and-see approach to his freshman sea-son. Instead of coming in with rampant expecta-tions, he prefers to stay in the present, not get too farahead of himself.

“Quite frankly, I don’t know what to expect,” hesays candidly. “My plan is to keep an open mind,listen, work hard and be a good teammate.”

Cochran says the style taught by coach John Dan-gelas at Champlain St. Lambert prepared him wellfor college basketball.

“He’s mostly a man-to-man coach, even thoughwe did play some zone at the end of last season,”Cochran said. “His style of coaching focused on ourdefensive play.”

Cochran says he enjoys playing defense, whichwill come in handy at Davidson, where McKilloppreaches and demands team defense. He can playboth guard positions even though he prefers play-ing the point.

High school basketball in Montreal follows the in-ternational rules of a wide 3-second lane as well asthe 24-second shot clock. It promotes a fast-pacedgame which will also help Cochran as he adjusts tothe attacking style of offense taught by McKillop atDavidson.

Cochran was meticulous in making his collegechoice. Choosing a college to attend for four yearswas no slam dunk. Like we said, he’s a young manthat keeps an open mind, and he did his due dili-gence. In addition to Davidson, he visited EasternKentucky and George Mason. Davidson was his lastofficial visit, and he arrived thinking that he mightnot like going to a small school. It was one of thethings he had to find out for himself. What he foundat Davidson convinced him.

“I saw that everyone on campus knew just abouteveryone else,” he said, “and the basketball playerswere treated like everybody else. The basketballplayers are not separate from the student body here,

and I like that.”And how about the small town of Davidson?

Some even refer to it as a village. Was that a plus ora minus in his decision making process?

“It’s a pretty place,” Cochran said. “The collegeis the center of the town, and the people that livehere are big supporters of the college and the bas-ketball program.”

Coach McKillop says Cochran’s versatility willenable him to fight for playing time as a freshman.

“He’s the third player we’ve had from the highly-acclaimed basketball program at Champlain St.Lambert in Montreal,” the coach said. “Nik gives usgreat versatility as a shooter and ballhandler. He willget the opportunity to fight for backcourt playingtime.”

Even though Cochran liked and played foursports, he began to get an inkling in sixth grade thathe would like to play college basketball. Manyyoung people have that goal, but it’s not an easy oneto accomplish. Nik worked at it, dedicated himselfto it, and dreamed of the day that he would take thecourt as a college player.

The first part of the dream has come true. He suitsup for the Wildcats as a freshman. Now he works oncompleting the dream. But slow down, first thingsfirst. He realizes it’ll be a process, a one-step-at-a-time process. There’s no rushing it. His goal is tokeep an open mind, to learn and get better each day.There are no guarantees for any college basketballfreshman. None whatsoever. But Cochran is off to agood start. He’s reached stage one.

His first personal goal – to be a good teammate –is one that every college coach would like for all oftheir freshmen to have. Cochran will work at thatand see how the rest unfolds. He has time.

As well as patience and determination.

COCHRAN’S FIRST GOAL IS TO BE A GOOD TEAMMATECochran bio

before davidson: Averaged 23 points, four assists,

three rebounds and two steals a game as a sen-

ior for coach John Dangelas at Champlain St.

Lambert • Named a Quebec All-Star in 2009

and a second-team all-star in 2008 • Named a

first-team all-star at the Quebec Nationals in

2009 and the Most Valuable Player at provin-

cials • Earned four letters in basketball • Also

played golf • One of several Division I basket-

ball players from Champlain St. Lambert in re-

cent years, including current Davidson

teammate Will Archambault and former Wild-

cat Max Paulhus Gosselin. Personal: Full name is

Nikolas Cochran • Born May 6, 1988, in Van-

couver, B.C. • The son of Liz and Doug

Cochran• Has two siblings, Katie and Casey.


Versatile ‘gym rat’ likes the sense of com-munity at Davidson.

DAVIDSON - Basketball coaches dream about get-ting recruits that are honor roll students and alsoyearn to be great in basketball. Players like this areoften described as gym rats, meaning they slip intothe gym at every opportunity to practice their game.

It’s possible to find them in the gym morning,noon and night. Literally. Stories are legendary howMichael Jordan would return from a college roadgame and slip into the gym and shoot until 3 o’clockin the morning. Now that’s a gym rat.

By the way, it helps if such a prospect is 6-10 andwas recruited by schools in the Pac-10, Big Ten andIvy League. It helps a lot. This is a recruiting battlethat Davidson won against heavyweights.

Meet Jake Cohen, 6-10, Davidson College fresh-man from Berwyn, Pa. He averaged 17.6 points agame, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots as a sen-ior at Conestoga High School while playing forcoach Mike Troy. His recognition as a high schoolall-star is chronicled elsewhere on these pages. Hisresume stacks up with the best of them.

What makes this story even more interesting forDavidson is that Cohen might have just scratchedthe surface of his vast basketball potential. He has achance to be special.

Cohen didn’t know much about Davidson untilhe saw them play in the NCAA tournament, theyear they stole the nation’s heart by racing to theElite Eight and taking eventual national championKansas down to the last second before losing by twopoints. He watched them in the ESPN BracketBustergame the next year.

“I knew then that Davidson was a very goodschool that played basketball at a high level,” Cohensaid. “That’s what I was looking for.”

But deciding on a college wasn’t easy, not at all.Jake went about his college search with very fewpreconceived notions. He knew he wanted an ex-cellent school that was also serious about beinggood in basketball. So his quest to find his collegebegan close to home.

Cohen could get to the Penn campus from hishome in a matter of 30 minutes. He went to summerbasketball camp on campus and strongly consideredgoing there. Also, playing in the famous Palestra inPhiladelphia, which Penn often does, appealed tohim. He frequently went to football games at PennState, also not far from home, and he considered it.Playing against Big Ten competition would be fun,he thought. He also looked closely at two Pac-10schools, Stanford and California, two outstandingacademic institutions that play against top-levelcompetition.

Cohen had a lot on his plate. Much to consider.Recruiting is not a science. Many times it’s

serendipity. For example, Cohen went to a large highschool and the thought of going to a relatively smallcollege, which Davidson is, appealed to him. He wasimpressed with his visit to Davidson. It went a longway in helping him make his decision.

“I liked the sense of community that I found atDavidson,” Cohen said. “The players were great tome on my visit, couldn’t have been nicer. Davidsonis a neat college town and basketball is very impor-tant to the people that live here. I liked the idea ofgoing to a college where I would know most of thepeople on campus. Davidson met all these things.”

Cohen, who had known for some time that hewanted to be a college basketball player, had foundhis college match. Davidson won out against somevery imposing schools and programs. Chalk one upfor the Wildcats.

Interest in Cohen as a basketball player began toreally take hold as he entered ninth grade. He had awhopping growth spurt. He was 6-2 in the eighthgrade and 6-6 in the ninth. Made people take notice.Davidson was aided and abetted by the insistenceby Cohen’s family that academics came first. Aca-demics first, always. Basketball was important, butone day it would end and it would be time to pursueother things. In this global economy, earning a de-gree from a highly-acclaimed college should be asignificant advantage when basketball is a memory.

But make the memories special, right?Watching Davidson play on television, Cohen

was impressed with how hard they played and howthey played together as a team. He liked the un-selfishness and the way the players seemed to getalong.

“I liked the style of their game,” he said. When hesaw the Davidson players perform in person, heliked it even more.

As a freshman, Cohen’s goals are not complicatedor beyond reason. He wants to learn as much as hecan. “I’m going to work hard and help the team inany way that I can,” he says.

He’s not afraid of the competition, that’s for sure.His older brother Josh played football at Dartmouth,and the two of them went at it pretty good growingup. Jake took some whippings but never gave in tothem. Toughened him up. The brothers competed infootball, baseball and basketball in the backyard. Itwas good boot camp preparation for college ball.

Jake gave up football and baseball after his fresh-man year of high school to concentrate on basket-ball. He continued to grow taller and foundadditional challenging competition when he beganplaying AAU ball after his 10th-grade year. He hadtwo summers of AAU ball, and his team traveled all

over the country to play. They came to North Car-olina and also went to New York, Las Vegas, Ohio,New Jersey and elsewhere. It was intense basketballand a lot of it. He thinks Davidson’s coaches first no-ticed him playing AAU ball.

“We played a bunch of games, sometimes fourdays in a row,” Cohen says. “It certainly helped meimprove as a player.”

His versatility as a player excites Davidson’scoaching staff. He can go inside and bang with thebig boys and get his shot or float outside and knockdown perimeter shots. In fact, one of the things thatdrew him to Davidson was Coach McKillop’s play-ing style of sometimes letting the big men shootfrom the top of the key.

Coach McKillop says Cohen is “long, lanky andhighly skilled. He has a superb shooting touch frominside and out to the 3-point line. His ability to scorecould be a big plus for our team and should helphim get playing time early. He is a sponge as hesoaks up knowledge about our system and what weexpect from our players.”

“I’ve dreamed of playing college basketball for along time,” Cohen said. “I’m really looking forwardto this season.”

As he settled in on Davidson’s campus, startedclasses and basketball practice and was out on hisown away from home, what did he find was hisbiggest adjustment?

“Not having Mom’s home-cooked meals.”

BIG MAN COHEN HAS SKILLS TO HELP INSIDE AND OUTSIDECohen bio

before davidson: Averaged 17.6 points, 11 re-

bounds and five blocked shots a game as a sen-

ior for coach Mike Troy at Conestoga High

School; scored 509 points and hit 40 percent

from 3-point range • Named third-team Class

AAAA all-state, Chester County Player of the

Year, Central League MVP, All-Main Line and

a McDonald’s All-American nominee in 2009 •

Invited to Reebok Top-150 Camp • Named

Main Line Player of the Year, All-Chester

County and All-Central League in 2008 • Mark-

ward Student-Athlete Award winner • Scored

over 1,000 points • A four-year Honor Roll stu-

dent. Personal: Full name is Jacob Greer Cohen •

Born Sept. 25, 1990, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. • The

son of David and Kate Cohen • Has an older

brother, Josh, who played football at Dart-

mouth • Plans to major in economics.


Kuhlman’s high basketball IQ and versatil-ity give him a chance to play significantminutes as a freshman.

DAVIDSON - JP Kuhlman knows that as a fresh-

man he has a lot to learn. There will be some frus-

trating moments when his confidence will be

rattled, because the speed of the college game is

vastly different from what he experienced in high

school.

Still, the young man from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.,

has a chance to be a special player for Davidson.

He’s an exceptional shooter, a good ballhandler and

has skills to play either point guard or shooting

guard. He played mostly at point in high school and

says it’s his favorite position.

Kuhlman was a standout playing for coach Jim

Martin at Providence School. He averaged 18.2

points a game as a senior along with 6.4 assists and

6.2 rebounds. He was selected to the Class 2A all-

state team as a senior and made second-team all-

state as a junior. His senior year’s team won 27

games, lost only two and achieved a Top-50 national

ranking.

His team won 52 games during his last two sea-

sons at Providence School and lost only six.

Kuhlman scored 1,264 points, which stands as a

school record. He also holds career school records

for 3-point shots made (232) and his eight 3-point

baskets in one game is a single game record.

Pretty good stuff, those numbers. But it wasn’t all

basketball for him. He graduated in the top 5 in his

class. He has four brothers and two sisters, and one

brother, Patrick, plays at Belmont Abbey College, lo-

cated about 35 miles south of Davidson. Patrick is a

senior for the Crusaders. Kuhlman’s father, Peter,

played college basketball at St. Leo’s. JP’s brother,

Joseph, played basketball at Rollins College in

Florida.

The JP is an abbreviation for John Paul, named

after the saintly Pope John Paul II. With the basket-

ball genes in his family, he didn’t have to leave the

yard growing up to encounter some good competi-

tion. He and his brothers competed hard and

learned to play the game the right way. Kuhlman

considered three schools seriously when it was his

time to pick a college: Belmont, William & Mary and

Davidson.

Kuhlman first became aware of Davidson when

he saw the Wildcats tangle with Ohio State in the

first round of the NCAA tournament in Dayton in

2006. The arena on the University of Dayton campus

was packed with Ohio State fans, which was under-

standable since the Ohio State campus is close by.

But a small band of Davidson fans pretty much took

over the arena that day as Davidson led the Big Ten

powerhouse at halftime and for much of the second

half before losing, 70-62.

Kuhlman also followed the Wildcats in their sto-

rybook dash to the Elite Eight in 2008.

“I was impressed that a small school could beat

Gonzaga, Georgetown and Wisconsin,” Kuhlman

said. “That was exciting, and I was really impressed

with Davidson’s style of play and how much they

stuck together as a team throughout the tourna-

ment.”

Davidson was Kuhlman’s last official visit. He

came in August 2008.

“I loved the campus from the first time I saw it,”

he said. “There was a great atmosphere throughout

the entire campus. I liked all of the coaches, and the

players were the most welcoming of any school I

visited. I prayed about it before I made a decision,

but once I visited Davidson, I was pretty sure I

would come here to school.”

Kuhlman has made a comfortable adjustment to

the academic demands of Davidson. “There’s a lot

more reading, all of it is more time consuming than

high school, but I can get it done.”

Kuhlman’s high school featured small classes like

the ones he’s found at Davidson, which appeals to

him. But what are his personal basketball goals for

his freshman season? “To do my best and help the

team in whatever way that I can,” he said.

“Our team has good chemistry and plays un-

selfishly,” JP said. “I hope that we realize as much

success as possible. That’s my goal.”

It didn’t take Kuhlman long in McKillop’s system

to recognize that each possession in college basket-

ball is important and should be treated in such a

way.

“We have to deal with more details in the college

game than we did in high school,” JP said, “and you

learn right away that each possession matters. The

players are bigger, stronger and faster. Our practices

are intense and good, very organized from drill to

drill.”

Kuhlman says the senior leadership on this year’s

Davidson team is terrific.

“All of the players, led by the seniors, make the

freshmen feel like we’re an important part of the

team. That’s the kind of atmosphere we have here.”

Coach McKillop says of Kuhlman, “He knows

how to play. His ability to shoot and handle the ball

well will give him a chance to play significant min-

utes as a freshman. He can play on the ball and off

the ball and has the versatility to play each of our

three guard positions.”

Kuhlman is excited about the season but tries his

best to keep things in perspective. Being raised in a

family where basketball is loved and respected, he

knows the sport is a team game.

That’s one of the things that attracted him to

Davidson in the first place. Davidson plays team

basketball. This story should turn out well for col-

lege and player. They seem to be a perfect fit.

DAVIDSON’S UNSELFISH WAY OF PLAYING IMPRESSED KUHLMANkuhlman bio

before davidson: Averaged 18.2 points, 6.4 assists

and 6.2 rebounds a game as a senior for coach

Jim Martin at Providence School • Named first-

team Class 2A all-state as a senior and earned

second-team honors as a junior • Also named

first-team all-city in 2009 after helping team to

a 27-2 record, a top-50 national ranking and a

top-10 Southeast Region ranking by ESPN •

Averaged 16.7 points, 4.4 assists and 3.6 re-

bounds as a junior; shot 48 percent from 3-point

land • Named first-team all-city as a junior, and

Providence posted a 25-4 record • Owns school

records for career points (1,264), career 3-point-

ers (232) and single-game 3-pointers (8) • Grad-

uated in the top-5 in his class. Personal: Full name

is John Paul Kuhlman • Born Oct. 17, 1990, in

Jacksonville, Fla. • The son of Peter and Patri-

cia Kuhlman • Has six siblings, Pete, Joseph,

Patrick, Justin, Josie and Maria • Father played

basketball at St. Leo’s, Joseph played basketball

at Rollins College and Patrick is a senior guard

at Belmont Abbey • Joseph is becoming a priest

in the Catholic Church.


Big 12 transfer enjoying the tight-knit com-munity and smaller class size at Davidson.

DAVIDSON - Competitive athletes are not alwaysthe most patient people in the world, but ClintMann has to wait his turn. Nothing he can doabout it, so he is using the year to improve his bas-ketball skills and help this year’s Davidson teambe successful.

Mann, 6-8, is a sophomore who by NCAA

rules has to sit out this season after transferring to

Davidson from Iowa State, where he played his

freshman season for the Cyclones of the Big 12.

After an outstanding career playing for coach

Sean Reilly at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in

Kansas City, Mann signed to play with Iowa State

after considering Iowa, Creighton, Loyola of

Chicago and Davidson. Mann played sparingly for

the Cyclones and in 18 games, averaged 0.7 points

and 0.4 rebounds.

“After deciding that I was going to transfer, I

looked for a school where I could get a good educa-

tion and still play competitive basketball,” Mann

said. “My high school was the biggest in Kansas

City, so when I looked at Davidson the student body

enrollment appealed to me.”

Mann found Davidson and Iowa State to be

total opposites. Davidson is a small private school

while Iowa State is state-supported with a student

body population of approximately 25,000.

“Most of my classes at Iowa State were held in

lecture halls, and we had anywhere from 80 to 150

students in each class,” Mann said. “I’ve found the

smaller classes at Davidson to be more engaging

with more one-on-one give and take. I’ve enjoyed

my time here.”

This year is a challenge for Mann, though, and

there’s no getting around it. Redshirt athletes do the

same work in practice as their eligible teammates.

They do the conditioning work or maybe even more

and prepare for the games with the same diligence.

But when the lights come on and the gym is packed

on game night, they sit in street clothes and watch.

Not a thing they can do at that point to help the team

win. Mann knew what the situation would be like

before he made the decision to transfer.

“I realize the redshirt year is not easy,” he said,

“but I am going to keep a positive attitude about it.

The season might get long since I have no games to

personally look forward to, but I’m going to do

everything I can to help this year’s team succeed.

Practice will be my games and going against our big

men every day in practice is going to make me a bet-

ter player.”

Mann hopes his practice work against the likes

of Steve Rossiter and Ben Allison will also help them

improve. He hopes to challenge them in practice

enough to help them improve their skills. Both of

them are certainly able to identify with Mann’s red-

shirt situation because they also sat out one season

without playing in games.

“A season is a long time,” Mann said, “and I

plan to use it to improve my own game. I’ll defi-

nitely get better. I’ll have the entire year to learn our

system and how to play best in it. I can make a lot of

good things happen this season and expand my

own skills.”

What specific areas of his game does he want

to improve?

“I’ll work on my ballhandling, my jump hook,

shooting better off the dribble, shooting on the

move. I’ll become a better defensive player by prac-

ticing against our big guys. My adjustment to

Davidson went well from the very start. The pro-

gram has a family atmosphere, the environment is

positive and the players are great to be around.”

Mann has two brothers and they pounded on

each other growing up like brothers usually do. One

of his brothers played college basketball at William

& Mary. Mann knew from an early age that basket-

ball was his sport.

“It’s the only one I played,” he said. “I wasn’t

any good in the rest of them.”

Mann says he had no favorite team growing

up in Overland Park, Kan., where most of his friends

either cheered for Kansas or Missouri, two Big 12 ri-

vals. When it came time for him to choose a college,

his mind was wide open. He had choices, picked

Iowa State and it didn’t work out for him quite as

well as he had hoped. It happens. So he transferred

to Davidson.

“I like Davidson a lot,” he said. “Things are

going well academically. It’s a small town but every-

thing you need is either here or just a few miles

away, and Charlotte is only 20 minutes away. I feel

the basketball we play here is suited to my style of

play. We play fast, go up and down the court, but

we do it under control. We have a system where the

players are given a reasonable amount of freedom. I

also like the team defensive concept that Coach

McKillop teaches.”

Mann prefers to play either small forward or

power forward. He considers his basketball

strengths to be rebounding, attacking the basket of-

fensively and being active on both ends of the court.

He came to Davidson late in the summer to scrim-

mage with his new teammates. By rule he was pro-

hibited from going on the team’s August trip to Italy,

but he got a head start on things by watching the

team practice and prepare for the trip.

Coach McKillop says that Mann “is a top re-

cruit from two years ago. He would make a signifi-

cant impact on this year’s team if he were eligible.

He will sit out this season, learn our system, further

develop his skills and be prepared to help us next

year.”

Mann’s time will come. A redshirt season is a

long one for a competitive athlete who likes mixing

it up in games. But the year can turn out to be a valu-

able one in terms of personal improvement. That’s

what Mann plans to make of his next year of hoops.

IOWA STATE TRANSFER USES YEAR TO HELP TEAMMATES WHILE IMPROVING OWN SKILLSMann bio

notes: A transfer from Iowa State and has to sit

out the 2009-10 season in accordance with

NCAA transfer rules • Has three seasons of el-

igibility remaining. before davidson: Saw action in

18 games, averaging 0.7 points and 0.4 re-

bounds as a freshman at Iowa State in 2008-09

• Made 4-of-9 shots from the floor• Tallied four

point vs. SIU Edwardsville and Texas A&M •

Averaged 18.6 points, 9.4 rebounds and shot 52

percent from the field as a senior for coach Sean

Reilly at St. Thomas Aquinas High School •

Named first-team Class 5A all-state by the Wi-

chita Eagle, the Topeka Capitol Journal and the

Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA)

• Was a first-team all-class selection by the Wi-

chita Eagle • Named to the Kansas City Star

All-Metro team • Led the Saints to a 16-9 mark

and a third-place finish in Class 5A in 2007-08 •

Scored 17 points in a sub-state win over No. 1-

ranked Bishop Miege to advance to state •

Scored a game-high 20 points in the state tour-

nament win over Sumner • Tallied 20 points in

the consolation game win over Emporia • Av-

eraged 15.1 points and 10.2 rebounds as a jun-

ior • Second-team all-state in Class 5A by the

KBCA and a Kansas City Star all-Metro pick •

Owns St. Thomas Aquinas records for career

points and rebounds. Personal: Full name is Clin-

ton Mann • Born June 2, 1989, in Overland

Park, Kan. • The son of Michael and Connie

Mann • Has two brothers, Jestin and Nathan •

Nathan played basketball at William & Mary,

scoring over 1,000 points and recording the sec-

ond-most 3-pointers in school history (215).

The Mckillop eraOwns Davidson record in career wins with 367All-time leader in SoCon victories with 209Five NCAA Tournament appearancesFour NIT appearances2008 National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year2008 Coach Clair Bee Award winner68 of 68 seniors graduatedNine 20-win seasonsFive SoCon Tournament championshipsTen SoCon regular-season titlesThree undefeated SoCon seasons38 professional players

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Davidson coach Bob McKillop gets onthe bus like a general preparing to lead histroops into battle. He takes his seat on thefront row to the right of the driver, andwhen he sits, it’s the signal for the driverto shut the door and get moving.

This is the wayit is for Davidsonbasketball on roadtrips. Bus leaves at6:40. It’s best to beaboard by 6:30, be-cause the Wildcatsoperate on MST –McKillop StandardTime.

Once the busrolls, silence pre-vails. It’s time tofocus, reflect, get

ready to play. As McKillop likes to say tohis players at breakfast the morning of aroad game, “It’s Game Day, baby!”

This time things were different, signif-icantly so. It was March 30, 2008, andwhile the calendar said it was spring, thebrisk Michigan air said otherwise. It wascold and snow lay on the ground. Theteam bus was preparing to leave the Dear-born Inn and head over to Ford Field inDetroit, ordinarily a ride of 30 to 35 min-utes depending on traffic.

Not this day, though.A Detroit policeman stood next to the

Davidson bus, and once the driver said,“We’re ready,” the officer barked his ownorders. Five Detroit police cars sprung intoaction, emergency lights swirling andsirens blaring. Working with as much coor-dination as synchronized swimmers the of-ficers raced down Oakwood Blvd.,clearing a path for the bus by stoppingtraffic and shooing it aside. Police cars infront of the bus, beside it, behind it, oneracing ahead to clear a path.

The bus moved rapidly behind a fly-ing wedge of black and whites. DownOakwood Blvd. past the Ford plant to I-94,four lanes, traffic being whisked to a stop.The police caravan cleared the way for ahigh-speed transition to I-96 East and thenonto Fisher Street past the beautiful St.John’s Episcopal church. A right onto RushStreet, a left on St. Automotive, a right onBeacon and finally down a ramp into theplayers’ entrance at Ford Field.

The trip took 15 minutes. It was no or-dinary trip from Dearborn into Detroit. Itwas more magic than routine. It was a ridethat took the Wildcats to the site of theNCAA Elite Eight, the finals of the Mid-west Regionals.

Davidson was on the Broadway stage,

all right. The Wildcats of Bob McKillopagainst the mighty Kansas Jayhawks,steeped in a rich basketball tradition. Thedome hosted 57,563 fans for this gamewhile millions more watched on televisionaround the world. They saw a great game,a fierce tug of war that saw neither sideblink, neither team willing to concede aninch. College bas-ketball at its best.Kansas ended the 40-minute battle withtwo more pointsthan Davidson andwent on to becomenational champions.

All was not lostfor the ‘Cats, though.They proved thatdreams do cometrue, that David andGoliath can be replayed in the 21st century,and that pride in a basketball program andthe way it goes about its business canbring more goodwill and recognition to agreat liberal arts college than could $20million in the hands of a New York adver-tising agency.

Inside Ford Field, “Sweet Caroline,”the adopted theme song of the Wildcats,was never louder or delivered with morepride than on this Sunday afternoon.

McKillop had lost a game but thebody of their work had captured a nation’sbasketball heart. It was real life Hoosiers.All the hard work paid off.

Each morning when McKillop entershis office in Davidson’s Baker Sports Com-plex, he passes a December 1968 Sports Il-lustrated magazine that is displayedprominently, one that has a cover picturingNorth Carolina’s Charlie Scott, Kentucky’s

Mike Casey and Davidson’s Mike Maloy,under a headline that reads, “Challengersto UCLA.”

While others might have doubtedDavidson’s ability to again achieve such alofty place among basketball’s elite, McKil-lop never did. He knew his Wildcats –with dedication and hard work – could

reach the pinnacle, too.Davidson won 27

games in 1969, the sec-ond most in school his-tory, finished the seasonranked third in the na-tion, and fought power-ful North Carolina to thefinal second beforefalling 87-85 in theNCAA Elite Eight. Onestep from the FinalFour. Lefty Driesell, the

coach at the time, said it was most likelythe best team he ever had at Davidson.

To even suggest that Davidson basket-ball might reach those heights againcaused some people to scoff. Not McKil-lop. He knew it could be accomplished. Itwas in his heart and soul, so sure was he. Ifhe hadn’t allowed himself this dream, had-n’t had such faith, he wouldn’t havestayed at Davidson for 20 years as its headbasketball coach. He would have soughtanother rainbow where maybe dreams docome true.

Now in his 21st season, he knows thatnothing is impossible for Davidson basket-ball. Hey, if he tells his players to latchonto large dreams, why should he be dif-ferent? Coming off five consecutive post-season appearances, he believes now morethan ever. Believing should not be con-fused with complacency, however. He re-

The McKillop Family (L-R): Sons Brendan and Matt, Bob and Cathy, daughter Kerrin and Henry Heil.

“Bob is one of the coaches you wantcoaching your son. He values characterand hard work as much as he valueswinning and doing things the rightway. Bob has put his stamp on David-son. He is to Davidson what Coach K isto Duke.”

university of Michigan coach John beilein

BOB MCKILLOP


mains fired up andhungry. He signed acontract extension withDavidson that willkeep him with theschool at least through2016. Davidson is hishome. He wants morebanners, championshipbanners.

Basketball coachesaround the nation havelong known how tal-ented McKillop is. Butwhen a coach laborsjust out of the nationalspotlight it sometimestakes a little longer forothers to discover andrecognize his goodworks. Now the worldknows about Davidsonbasketball and its headcoach. McKillop was named 2008 NationalCoach of the Year by the National Associa-tion of Basketball Coaches. He received theCoach Clair Bee Award. He was named theSouthern Conference Coach of the Year forthe seventh time. Davidson has won 10 ofthe last 14 Southern Conference Divisionchampionships, seven of the last eight, andthree of four league tournament titles.

Every basketball fan in Americaknows about Davidson now. The dream-maker has spun some magic.

“Many times you only hear about thecoaches in the power conferences beinggreat coaches,” says John Beilein, thehighly successful University of Michigancoach. “Bob McKillop is equal or betterthan any other coach that I know, and I’vecoached against most of the best in thecountry in my 17years in Division I.”

Like many out-standing coaches,McKillop cloakshimself in mystery,lest he dare becomepredictable, a traitcoaches aren’t al-lowed. His resumetells an interestingstory, one of dedica-tion, discipline,preparation, compet-itiveness and hu-mility.

He was a successful baseball and bas-ketball player at Chaminade High Schoolin the New York City High School CatholicLeague, where one of his fellow studentsin homeroom for four years was Bill

O’Reilly of the O’ReillyFactor on FOX News.Jack Curran, the coach atrival Archbishop MolloyHigh, helped him get abasketball scholarship toEast Carolina. His lastgame at East Carolinawas in the old CharlotteColiseum in the 1969Southern Conferencetournament champi-onship game, a 102-76loss to Davidson, a gamethat stuck in his mindand later would havemajor consequences inhis life.

Homesick andready to do somethingabout it, he left East Car-olina for Hofstra Univer-sity, where he became

the team’s MVP and later was inductedinto the Hofstra Basketball Hall of Fame.After graduation in 1972, he signed as afree agent with the Philadelphia 76ers butwas cut. The 76ers went 9-72 that season.

“I was cut from the worst team inNBA history,” McKillop jokes. Humilitysurfaces in strange ways, sometimes hu-morously.

Reluctantly accepting the fact that hisplaying career was over, he took a jobteaching history and coaching basketball atHoly Trinity High in Long Island in 1972.After a sparkling 86-25 record as coach, in1978, McKillop was offered assistantcoaching positions at the University ofPennsylvania and Davidson where EddieBiedenbach had just been named headcoach. In making his decision, McKillop re-

called his last game forEast Carolina, the loss

to Davidson, the way thefans celebrated thechampionship. In mak-ing his decision betweenPenn and Davidson, hevisited the Davidsoncampus in North Meck-lenburg, was strickenwith its beauty andcharm, as well as themission of the college,and the uniqueness ofthe village. “Davidson,here I come!” The Wild-

cats went 8-19 that season. Penn went tothe NCAA Final Four. Oh, well.

After one year on the Davidson staff, agreat high school opportunity beckoned atLong Island Lutheran High School. McKil-

lop went there as head basketball coach,director of summer programs, and for twoyears, served as interim headmaster. Hecompiled a record there of 182-51. In hishigh school coaching career, he won fiveNew York State championships, coachedfive high school All-Americas, one ofwhom was Matt Doherty, former headcoach at North Carolina and now in the

The MCkilloP fileNAME Robert McKillop

BIRTHDATE July 13, 1950

BIRTHPLACE Queens, N.Y.

WIFE Cathy

CHILDREN Kerrin, Matt, Brendan

COLLEGE Hofstra ’72

DEGREE History

All-time winningest coach in Davidson and Southern Con-

ference history with 367 victories and 209 league wins.

68 of 68 seniors have graduated during the McKillop era.

CoaChinG honoRsNABC NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR

2008

COACH CLAIR BEE AWARD

2008

SOCON COACH OF THE YEAR

1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008

HUGH DURHAM FINALIST

2007, 2008

ChaMPionshiPs1996 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE

North Division Regular Season

1997 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE




Southern Conference Tournament







South Division Regular Season











NCAA Tournament Regional Finalist



“When coaches in Europe talk about theinfluence of American coaches in help-ing build up the international game ofbasketball, Bob McKillop is on a shortlist with guys like Dean Smith, HubieBrown and Bob Knight. Because he hasgiven them his valuable time throughthe years, they figured out long agowhat college basketball fans have dis-covered recently - Bob is a great coach.”

fran fraschilla, esPn basketball analyst

BOB MCKILLOP


same position at Southern Methodist Uni-versity.

“Bob McKillop is easily one of the na-tion’s best coaches,” Doherty says. “Whathe has done at Davidson is truly remark-able. He recruits top-flight students for oneof the country’s top liberal arts collegesand competes in the demanding SouthernConference along with a ridiculouslytough non-conference schedule.”

McKillop accepted the challenge of re-building Davidson basketball and becameits head coach in 1989. He proceeded cau-tiously at first, as he learned to mesh whatfit at Davidson with his personal philoso-phy.

“Davidson is a special place, a uniqueplace,” McKillop says. “In recruiting andstaffing, we must have the right fit, other-wise it could lead to frustration and imme-diate failure.”

Davidson has a special blend of aca-demics, social life and athletics. Not allgood players with excellent grades are afit. McKillop’s ability to put the properpeople in place has been a leading reasonthat he has succeeded at such a high levelat Davidson.

One of McKillop’s former Davidsonplayers, Martin Ides, now in his seventhseason of playing professional basketball

in Europe, says: “Thereare many things thatset Coach McKillopapart from all thecoaches I’vehad…However, what Iappreciate most iswhat Coach calls ourDavidson ‘basketballfamily.’ I stay in con-tact with many of ourguys…I would love tobe on an all-Davidsonteam again with CoachMcKillop leading theway.”

McKillop’s play-ers talk about his leadership, teaching andconfidence.

“Coach McKillop is the best at prepar-ing his team,” says Logan Kosmalski, whowas an All-Southern Conference player in2005 and now plays professionally in Ger-many. “His knowledge and attention to de-tail made us feel like we could win againstany opponent.”

Now 59 years old, McKillop loves his-tory, politics, Italian cuisine, nice clothes,good books and movies that teach himlife’s lessons. A frequent lecturer, he has asmany basketball friends in Europe as he

does in the United States. He oncedreamed of being a U.S. Senator from NewYork, a notion that has since subsided. Hisreading preferences lean toward history,politics, leadership, coaching stories andnot much fiction. Four movies rank as hisfavorites: Life is Beautiful, Michael Collins,Godfather, and Schindler’s List.

“Those movies teach great lessonsabout life, family, struggles and leader-ship,” he says. In his view, movies shoulddo more than entertain; they should alsoteach life’s lessons.

McKillop cherishes each moment andtreats it as gold. Whether it’s on the buswith his team to a road game or waitingfor a flight in an airport terminal, he al-ways has work at hand. When a friend waslate to a breakfast meeting last summer,McKillop waved it off, saying as he sur-veyed papers on the table in front of him,“No problem. I had plenty of work to do.”He carries his office with him.

He grew up on Long Island and had afascination with sports for as long as hecan remember. He loved Army footballand the legacy of the Black Knights of theHudson. The first college basketball gamethat he saw in person was at Alumni Hall,St. John’s vs. NYU. He loved going togames at Alumni Hall and Madison SquareGarden and dreamed of playing for NYU,a powerhouse at the time. Although he’sbeen in North Carolina for 20 years, hehasn’t lost the sharp edges of his New Yorkbrogue. His phone mail message begins,“How ya doin’?” His metaphors, which heoften uses, speak of “Broadway stages,”and “magical carpet rides.”

His coaching career at Davidson hasbeen scintillating by any barometer: 367-233, the longest tenure of any Davidsonbasketball coach, more victories than anycoach in school history, and his 209 South-ern Conference wins — including three un-defeated seasons in league play — are

CoaChinG ReCoRdoverall Conference Conference

year school W l Pct. W l Pct. finish1973-78 Holy Trinity H.S. 86 25 .775

1979-89 Long Island Lutheran 182 51 .781

1989-90 Davidson 4 24 .143 Independent

1990-91 10 19 .345 6 8 .429 4th (Big South)

1991-92 11 17 .393 6 8 .429 6th (Big South)

1992-93 14 14 .500 10 8 .556 5th

1993-94 22 8 .733 13 5 .722 T-2nd

1994-95 14 13 .519 7 7 .500 3rd North Division

1995-96 25 5 .833 14 0 1.000 1st North Division

1996-97 18 10 .643 10 4 .714 T-1st North Division


1998-99 16 11 .593 11 5 .688 2nd North Division

1999-00 15 13 .536 10 6 .625 2nd North Division

2000-01 15 17 .469 7 9 .438 4th North Division



2003-04 17 12 .586 11 5 .688 T-1st South Division

2004-05 23 9 .719 16 0 1.000 1st South Division

2005-06 20 11 .645 10 5 .666 2nd South Division

2006-07 29 5 .853 17 1 .944 1st South Division

2007-08 29 7 .806 20 0 1.000 1st South Division

2008-09 27 8 .771 18 2 .900 1st South Division

davidson 367 233 .612 221 85 .723high school 268 76 .779

nCaa Tournament — 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008niT — 1994, 1996, 2005, 2009

* Davidson competed in the Big South in 1990-91 and 1991-92

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more than any coach in league history.He’s won 10 Southern Conference divi-sion titles, five SoCon tournament champi-onships and taken his team to five NCAAtournaments and four postseason NITs. Allthis winning hasn’tcome at any aca-demic sacrifice, as allof his Davidson sen-iors have graduated.

Duke coach MikeKrzyzewski callsMcKillop “a sensa-tional coach.” Texascoach Rick Barnessays, “There are somegreat coaches outthere who deserverecognition, and Bobis at the very top ofthat list.”

McKillop derived his basketball phi-losophy from many sources: Lou Car-nesecca, Al and Frank McGuire, JackCurran, Frank Morris, Paul Lynner, DeanSmith, John Wooden, Red Auerbach, EttoreMessina and others. He’s studied the win-ning ways of former college footballcoaches Ara Parseghian, Bud Wilkinsonand Knute Rockne.

“I’ve stolen from the best,” he says,laughing.

McKillop’s demanding practices areplanned to the second. He stresses funda-mentals, is a disciplinarian as well as astickler for details, but his players alwaysknow he cares.

Jouni Eho, one of McKillop’s formerplayers now playing overseas, was mar-ried in the summer of 2005. McKillop at-tended the ceremony – in Finland.

“That was very special to me,” Ehosays.

Terrell Ivory, nowDavidson’s director ofbasketball operations,often was present whenMcKillop was recruitinghis brother, Titus, whoeventually chose PennState over Davidson.

“Even though Titusdidn’t go to Davidson,when my father died,Coach McKillop was atthe funeral,” Terrellsaid. “I said then that Iwanted to play for this

man. He’s like a second father to me.”McKillop runs several miles most

days, never gains an ounce, and as his as-sistants can attest, often gets so lost in hiswork that he can go a full day without eat-ing. Sweets are a weakness, though, and heattacks a bag of chocolate chip cookies theway a woodpecker works on a sugarmaple. Maybe even adds chocolate syrupon top of a chocolate brownie.

McKillop and his wife Cathy, a knowl-edgeable basketball person in her ownright, have three children – Kerrin Heil, 29,a 2002 Davidson graduate who marriedHenry Heil, another Davidson alum in Au-gust of 2008, Matthew, 26, who graduated

from Davidson four years ago after play-ing for his father for four years and cameback in the summer of 2008 to join theDavidson coaching staff as an assistant,and Brendan, 21, a junior on this year’sDavidson team.

“Davidson College is a special place,”Coach McKillop says. “One reason ourteams have been so united and close is be-cause we reflect the total Davidson philos-ophy. Our players remain close long afterthey leave Davidson.”

When McKillop thinks back to playingagainst Davidson in 1969, he reflects on thejob Lefty Driesell did in putting the Wild-cats in the nation’s Top-10 and twice tak-ing them to the NCAA Elite Eight.

“What Lefty Driesell and his playersdid is one of the greatest stories in collegebasketball history,” McKillop says.

With Lefty in attendance for two ofthe NCAA Tournament games, the storywas repeated by the 2008 Wildcats. Back tothe Elite Eight, a ranking of ninth in thenation in the final 2008 college basketballpoll, a two-time All-America selection andan NBA lottery pick, Stephen Curry.

Davidson basketball returned to the“Broadway stage.” A great season that pro-duced a pleasant, life-long memory, but it’sthe past. That’s the way McKillop views it.

He preaches to his players, “nextplay,” which means don’t dwell in thepast, good or bad.

For the 21st time at Davidson, thescoreboard for his program reads 0-0,ready to turn the page and start a newchapter.

The dream is still alive, burningbrightly.

McKillop guided the Team USA U18 Team to a Silver Medal in the 2008 FIBA Americas Championship (Photo courtesy ofSteve Maikoski).

“I don’t know of a person who enjoysteaching the game of basketball or en-joys coaching more than Bob McKillop.He has confidence in his system and re-cruits players to his system, and Bobhas such a unique way of breaking thegame down for his players. He truly hasa great love and belief in Davidson Col-lege.”

university of Texas Coach Rick barnes

MCKILLOP’S GRADUATES


CLASS OF 1990

edward Gaines Cardiovascular Specialist

Scios Inc.Tallahassee, Fla.

Maurice “Mo” Gray Commercial LenderWashington Mutual

Miramar, Fla.

Jeff harrisNeurologist

Huntsville, Ala.

alan hunterCentury Chemical Controller

Jonesboro, Ga.

a.J. MorganVice President of Amateur Sports Division

Bollinger InsuranceCaldwell, N.J.

Jay schmittDirector of Business Development

Strategic Benefits AdvisorsAtlanta, Ga.

dick seidelSales RepresentativeTicor Title Insurance

Chicago, Ill.

CLASS OF 1991

Turner GilmoreAttorney, Teacher

Miramar, Fla.

Thomas hellandSports Consultant

Blue SombreroAtlanta, Ga.

darry stricklandAsst. Principal and Head Coach

Bell Multicultural High SchoolWashington, D.C.

CLASS OF 1992

Paul denmondInsurance Agent

Metropolitan Life InsuranceHouston, Texas

Paul drobnitchDirector of Business Development

Stryker CommunicationsDallas, Texas

sterling freemanExecutive DirectorWildacres Leadership

Durham, N.C.

Paul RybiskiMarketing Representative, IT Sales

AvnetSydney, Australia

CLASS OF 1993

J.d. heuerPresident, FounderAltos Medical, LLC

Raleigh, N.C.

Matt MathenyHead Basketball Coach

Elon CollegeElon, N.C.

detlef MuschPro Basketball

France, Italy, Germany

CLASS OF 1994

Ronald hortonAssistant VP of Client Access

Bank of AmericaCharlotte, N.C.

Janko naratComputer Programmer

Lucent TechnologiesColumbia, Md.

Pro Basketball — Slovenia

Chris shieldsFinancial Advisor

Blue Cross/Blue ShieldDurham, N.C.

Jason ZimmermanHead Basketball Coach

Emory UniversityAtlanta, Ga.

CLASS OF 1995

Tim CaldwellHigh School Teacher and Coach

Louisville, Ky.

George spainPro Basketball — Sweden

CLASS OF 1996

Chris alpertNBDL - VP of Basketball Operations

New York, N.Y.Pro Basketball — France

Jeff andersonSr. Developing Manager

Bankston PartnersCharlotte, N.C.

Quinn harwoodYouth Pastor

Amateur SupportTustin, Calif.

Pro Basketball — CBA

Mark McGuireProfessor — John Abbott College

Quebec, CanadaPh.D. — Cornell University

brandon WilliamsNBA — Director of NBA Operations

New York, N.Y.NBA — Atlanta, New York, San Antonio,

Golden State; CBA; France, Greece, Germany, Italy

CLASS OF 1997

Jay arialMaster’s Program George Mason University

Teacher and Basketball CoachChrist Church School

Alexandria, Va.

narcisse ewodoPro Basketball — France, Italy, Germany

CLASS OF 1998

billy armstrongFounder and DirectorHoop Dreamz Basketball

New JerseyPro Basketball — Kosovo, Belgium

Mark donnellyCommercial Real Estate AgentStafford Smith Commercial Realty

Manasquan, N.J.Basketball — Italy

Chris stecAsst. Director of Safety, Education and Instruction

American Canoe AssociationFredericksburg, Va.

Paul Drobnitch Sterling FreemanMcKillop with Edward Gaines Maurice Gray

Chris Alpert Jason ZimmermanGeorge SpainJay Schmitt

MCKILLOP’S GRADUATES


CLASS OF 1999david burns

Circulation ManagerCharlotte ObserverCornelius, N.C.

ben ebongPro Basketball — CBA, Australia, Spain, Ar-

gentina, Germany, Turkey

Chadd holmesMiddle School Teacher

Fort Myers, Fla.Pro Basketball — Ireland

ali TonAssistant Basketball Coach

Radford UniversityRadford, Va.

Pro Basketball — Turkey

CLASS OF 2000Jeff bergmann

Financial AdvisorBank One

Chicago, Ill.

davor halbauerPro Basketball

Croatia, Ireland, Kosovo

landry kosmalskiAssistant Basketball Coach

Davidson CollegePro Basketball — Sweden, France

stephen MarshallResearch Coordinator

Behavioral Health Center - Children’s Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pa.

Pro Basketball — Germany, The Netherlands

CLASS OF 2002Michael bree

Irish Junior National CoachPro Basketball — France, Germany, Sweden,

Spain, Poland

emeka eregePro Basketball — France, Germany

Martin idesPro Basketball — Czech Republic, Italy,

Greece, Germany

Chris PearsonPro Basketball — France, Italy, Greece

fernando TonellaInvestment Banking UK IB Consultant

Factset Europe, Ltd.London, England

Pro Basketball — France

CLASS OF 2003Pete anderer

ManagerTabla RestaurantNew York, N.Y.

Pro Basketball — Germany

Wayne bernardPro Basketball — Israel, Greece, Sweden,

France, Finland, Germany

Michel lusakuenoBusiness School

Chapel Hill, N.C.

CLASS OF 2004Jouni eho

Project ManagerNorth European Logistics Group

Kotka, FinlandPro Basketball — Finland

Terrell ivoryAssistant Basketball Coach

Davidson CollegePro Basketball — England

nick bookerAssistant CoachSaddleback CollegeGraduate School

CLASS OF 2005Conor Grace

Pro Basketball — Italy, Sweden, Greece

logan kosmalskiPro Basketball — France, Poland, Germany

CLASS OF 2006eric blancett

Comercial Real Estate AnalystBank of America

Atlanta, Ga.

Chris ClunieCoordinator of Basketball Operations

NBA InternationalNew York, N.Y.

kenny GrantPro Basketball — France, Romania, Sweden

ian JohnsonPro Basketball — Spain, Sweden,

Czech Republic, Hungary

Matt MckillopAssistant Basketball Coach

Davidson CollegePro Basketball — Czech Republic

Jason MortonWellington Management Company

Philadelphia, Pa.

brendan WintersPro Basketball — France, Germany

CLASS OF 2007lamar hull

Pharmaceutical SalesPro Basketball — England

John falconiAssociate Database Specialist

The Nielsen CompanyWilton, Conn.

Graduate school, University of Connecticut

CLASS OF 2008boris Meno

Pro Basketball — Czech Republic

Jason RichardsPro Basketball — Miami Heat, NBDL

Thomas sanderLoan Workout Analyst

WachoviaNew York, N.Y.

CLASS OF 2009Can Civi

Financial ConsultantOptcapital

Charlotte, N.C.

andrew lovedalePro Basketball - France

Max Paulhus GosselinAssistant Basketball Coach

Champlain College St. LambertSt. Lambert, Quebec

Fernando Tonella Ali Ton

2008 graduates Boris Meno (left), Thomas Sander(right) and Jason Richards (center)Michael Bree Michael Lusakueno

Chris Clunie Lamar Hull

COACHING HISTORY


Career Coaching Records by yearCoaCh yeaRs seasons W l PCTJ.W. Rhea 1908-09 1 1 2 .333No coach 1909-12 3 6 7 .462W.T. Cook 1912-13 1 0 1 .000No coach 1913-16 3 14 12 .538W.M. Fetzer 1916-18 2 18 10 .643No coach 1918-19 1 3 6 .333Fred Hengeveld 1919-22 3 20 19 .513H.M. Grey 1922-23 1 9 8 .529Monk Younger 1923-31 8 83 61 .576Flake Laird 1931-37 6 43 74 .368Norman Shepard 1937-49 12 169 120 .585Boyd Baird 1949-52 3 24 53 .312Danny Miller 1952-55 3.5 24 52 .316Tom Scott 1956-60 4.5 35 79 .307Lefty Driesell 1960-69 9 176 65 .730Terry Holland 1969-74 5 92 43 .681Bo Brickels 1974-76 2 12 40 .231Dave Pritchett 1976-78 2 14 40 .259Eddie Biedenbach 1978-81 3 29 51 .363Bobby Hussey 1981-89 8 108 127 .460Bob McKillop 1989-Pres. 20 367 233 .612ToTals 101 1247 1103 .531

Career Coaching Records by WinsCoaCh yeaRs seasons W l PCT

1. Bob McKillop 1989-Pres. 20 367 233 .6122. Lefty Driesell 1960-69 9 176 65 .7303. Norman Shepard 1937-49 12 169 120 .5854. Bobby Hussey 1981-89 8 108 127 .4605. Terry Holland 1969-74 5 92 43 .6816. Monk Younger 1923-31 8 83 61 .5767. Flake Laird 1931-37 6 43 74 .3688. Tom Scott 1956-60 4.5 35 79 .3079. Eddie Biedenbach 1978-81 3 29 51 .36310. Danny Miller 1952-55 3.5 24 52 .316

Boyd Baird 1949-52 3 24 53 .31212. Fred Hengeveld 1919-22 3 20 19 .51313. W.M. Fetzer 1916-18 2 18 10 .64314. Dave Pritchett 1976-78 2 14 40 .25916. Bo Brickels 1974-76 2 12 40 .23117. H.M. Grey 1922-23 1 9 8 .52918. J.W. Rhea 1908-09 1 1 2 .33319. W.T. Cook 1912-13 1 0 1 .000

No coach 7 23 25 .479oveRall 101 1247 1103 .531

noRMan shePaRd1937-49, ReCoRd: 169-120

Norman Shepard heldcoaching ranks at David-son for 12 seasons whilealso assuming the positionof athletic director. Shep-ard was active in basket-ball since his college daysat Davidson and NorthCarolina, where he re-

ceived his bachelor’s degree. As coach ofthe ‘Cats, Shepard’s win total of 169 hasonly been surpassed by Lefty Driesell andcurrent coach Bob McKillop. Prior toDavidson, Shepard coached at UNC andin 1924 led an undefeated team to 25 con-secutive wins and a recognized nationalchampionship. He ranks third in careerwins at Davidson and fourth in winningpercentage.

ChaRles “lefTy” dRiesell1960-69, ReCoRd: 176-65

Coming from the highschool coaching rankswhere his teams at New-port News posted a recordof 64-6, including a 57-game winning streak and astate championship,Driesell was determined to

put Davidson on the national map. As itturned out, he coached three of Davidson’sfive All-Americans, led the Wildcats totheir highest national ranking, took the’Cats to the Elite Eight on two consecutiveoccasions and won SoCon Coach of theYear an unprecedented four straight times.His .730 winning percentage has yet to besurpassed at Davidson. Driesell coachedthe Wildcats to six straight 20-win seasons,also a mark that has not been outdone.

TeRRy holland1969-74, ReCoRd: 92-43

As an assistant andplayer under Driesell,Terry Holland became the13th Davidson head bas-ketball coach. He contin-ued where Driesell leftoff, leading the ’Cats totheir third straight SoCon

title and an NCAA Tournament berth inhis first season. Holland never had a los-ing season and was league coach of theyear in 1970, ’71 and ’72. During his fiveseasons, the ’Cats lost only seven leaguegames. Holland ended his career aftercombining for 418 wins at Davidson andVirginia. He ranks second in winningpercentage at Davidson with a .681 markand is currently the athletic director atEast Carolina.

eddie biedenbachDavidson Head Coach (1978-81)

UNCA Head Coach

Rick barnesDavidson Assistant (1978-80)

Texas Head Coach

Jim larranagaDavidson Assistant (1971-76)George Mason Head Coach

bob MckillopDavidson Assistant (1978-79)

Davidson Head Coach

Matt dohertyDavidson Assistant (1989-92)

Southern Methodist Head Coach

Matt MathenyDavidson Assistant (1993-2009)

Elon Head Coach

duggar baucomDavidson Assistant (1995-96)

VMI Head Coach

Jason ZimmermanDavidson Assistant (1996-2003)

Emory Head Coach

JIM FOX


Jim Fox has been an assistant coach onBob McKillop’s Davidson basketball staffduring some of the program’s most success-ful seasons.

Now in his ninth year as a Davidson as-sistant, Fox has been on the bench as David-son compiled an 173-72 overall record,115-24 versus teams in the Southern Confer-ence, won four conference tournamentchampionships, played in four NCAA tour-naments and two postseason NITs.

“It’s no coinci-dence that our pro-gram has enjoyedconsistent successsince Jim Fox joinedour staff in August2001,” CoachMcKillop says. “Jimhas developed intoa superb recruiterand coupled withhis understandingof the game, he hasbecome a veryvaluable memberof our staff.”

Fox, a native ofLevittown, N.Y., spent five years as associ-ate head coach at St. Dominic High Schoolin Oyster Bay, N.Y. He served one year as theschool’s athletic director, and as the headcoach of the freshman team, directed the St.Dominic frosh to an impressive record of 55-1 and four consecutive Catholic High Schoolchampionships. He also taught government,economics and criminal justice and psychol-ogy at the high school.

Fox graduated in 1995 from the State Uni-versity of New York at Geneseo College,earning his degree in political science. Fox’sfather retired as a chief U.S. Probation Offi-cer, and his mother retired as a school prin-cipal at a Catholic elementary school onLong Island. In his off time, Fox’s father rana youth basketball program on Long Island,

and Fox began coaching in the programwhen he was still in high school.

Coaching was in his blood, but so wasfederal law enforcement. He interned withthe U.S. Secret Service between his juniorand senior college years and seriouslythought about joining the service as a career.Fox saw how much his father loved basket-ball and enjoyed the work, which influencedhim to give coaching a try, which he did atSt. Dominic. He’s glad he did.

In addition to coaching at St. Dominic, Foxwas also head coach and director of theLong Island Lightning AAU BasketballClub, where one of his players was MattMcKillop, Coach McKillop’s son and a three-year starter at Davidson who graduated in2006. Fox coached more than 20 young menwho went on to play college basketball.

Fox’s father now runs the Island Garden,where Coach Fox and his brother, Jeff, havetheir own basketball camp for two weekseach summer - the Fox Offensive Skills Bas-ketball Camp.

Fox has had a long acquaintance withCoach McKillop, first meeting him whenMcKillop was a highly successful coach atLong Island Lutheran High School. WhenMcKillop offered Fox a job at Davidson, hequickly accepted.

“I knew Coach McKillop as a person anda coach,” Fox says, “and I knew working forhim and learning from him would be greatfor my career. Coach lets his assistants getinvolved in all areas of coaching. The workethic in the Davidson program runs from thecoaches to the players. Everyone is workingtowards a common goal: to get to the NCAAtournament and be successful in it.”

Fox is single and lives in Davidson. Hisbrother, Jeff, is a lawyer, and his sister, Jen,is a nurse. His parents travel to see David-son play several times each year. Coach Foxloves golf, tennis, politics and rooting for hisbeloved New York Yankees.

The fox fileNAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James Patrick Fox

BIRTHDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 2, 1973

BIRTHPLACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Queens, N.Y.

WIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Single

COLLEGE . . . . . . . . . . . . .SUNY-Geneseo ‘95

DEGREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Political Science

HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chaminade

CoaChinG hisToRy2001-Pres. Assistant Coach Davidson

1996-2001 Associate Head Coach

St. Dominic High School

1995-2001 Head Coach/Director

Long Island Lightning AAU

Jim FoxAssistant Coach

Ninth Season

LANDRY KOSMALSKI


There’s nothing much about college bas-ketball that Landry Kosmalski, the newestmember of Davidson’s coaching staff, doesn’tenjoy.

That includes recruiting, which bedevilssome coaches. Even though it’s not an exactscience at any college, recruiting is more com-plex at Davidson given the college’s rigorousacademic standards.

“The pool of prospects is smaller for us be-cause of Davidson’s academic requirements,”Kosmalski says, “but I still enjoy it. I like

meeting coachesand talking withthem as well as eval-uating players.”

Nothing thatKosmalski encoun-ters at Davidsonshould surprisehim. He wentthrough the recruit-ing experience him-self as a Texas highschool player andthen enjoyed fourproductive years atDavidson playingfor coach Bob

McKillop. He averaged almost 13 points agame for his four-year career and eight re-bounds. His 877 rebounds rank third onDavidson’s all-time list, and he stands 13th incareer scoring with 1,438 points.

McKillop says Kosmalski’s loyalty, passionfor the game and talent for coaching makehim a perfect fit for the Wildcats’ staff. He fillsan opening which came about last springwhen former associate head coach Matt Ma-theny was named head coach at Elon Univer-sity.

Kosmalski should step seamlessly into hiscoaching duties. He not only played forMcKillop but coached under him at Davidsonas an assistant from 2004-06. He is familiarwith Davidson’s system, ranging from its mo-tion offense to its carefully designed team de-fense to McKillop’s insistence on taking careof all details.

“I know what the players are goingthrough since I played in the system,” Kos-malski said. “It provides much freedom forthe players as long as they get it from withinthe system. We recruit good students herewho are also good players, and it’s fun tocoach them.”

Kosmalski brings vast experience to hisnew job. In addition to his playing and coach-ing experiences at Davidson, he played pro-fessional basketball in Europe for four yearsand was an assistant coach for a professionalteam in Sweden for one season, during whichtime he also served as head coach of the fran-chise’s developmental team.

“I played for five different coaches in fouryears in Europe,” Kosmalski said. “They all

went about their jobs in different ways, and Ilearned from each of them.”

Kosmalski found new learning streamswhen he took the dual position of head bas-ketball coach and Dean of Students at TheWebb School in Knoxville, Tenn.

“Serving in the position of a head coachwas a great experience for me,” Kosmalskisaid. “I wanted the experience of being a headcoach and knew I probably wouldn’t get thatopportunity in college for a long time. At TheWebb School, I handled all of the details thatfall on the shoulders of a head coach, such asplanning practice and taking care of travelplans. It was valuable experience.”

So was being Dean of Students. It wasn’ttotally unlike coaching but was certainly dif-ferent in many ways. Kosmalski found him-self handling disciplinary cases. Itemphasized the important of maintainingpoise and not making rash decisions.

“I learned to gather all of the facts and notto judge until all the facts were in,” he said.

Kosmalski comes from a basketball family.His father, Len, played for the University ofTennessee from 1970-74 and his youngerbrother, Logan, played two years for David-son after transferring from Baylor. Logan nowplays professionally in Germany.

Kosmalski thought for some time that hewanted to be a coach, but it became a cer-tainty in his mind during his last year of play-ing professionally in France. Why coaching?

“I like the commitment and enthusiasmthat you find in college basketball,” he says.“Players that reach this level have workedhard for many years to get here. They’veshown dedication and commitment, and theyall want to be good players.”

Davidson has an eclectic group of big menthis year and Kosmalski will get a chance tohelp teach them within the framework ofMcKillop’s system.

“Our players are good people, and they allwant to learn,” Kosmalski said.

“Coach Kosmalski played as a big guy inthis program,” said Steve Rossiter, a seniorleader on this year’s team. “He was on thestaff here my first year at Davidson, and hisexperiences enable him to identify with whatwe’re going through as players and stu-dents.”

Kosmalski is married to Lauren Santi, a for-mer cheerleader at the University of Alabamawho also worked for two years in Davidson’soffice of sports information. They live inDavidson a short distance from the campus.

Kosmalski’s commitment to coaching is sostrong that he says he doubts that he couldhold a regular job in another field.

“We keep score in this profession,” he said.“When we go home after a game, there’s nodoubting who won and who lost. I think I’dmiss the competition too much to work in an-other field.”

The kosMalski fileNAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Landry Kosmalski

BIRTHDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 1, 1978

BIRTHPLACE . . . . . . . . . . . .Nashville, Tenn.

WIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lauren

COLLEGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Davidson ‘00

DEGREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .History

HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trinity


2007-09 Head Coach The Webb School

2004-06 Assistant Coach Davidson

Landry KosmalskiAssistant Coach

Third Season

Landry with his wife, Lauren.

MATT MCKILLOP


Matt McKillop is back chasing a dreamthat he set aside for a year or two. McKillop,now an assistant coach on his father’s staffat Davidson, always thought that he wantedto be a coach.

Things changed somewhat, though, afterMcKillop and six other senior players grad-uated from Davidson in 2006. They won theSouthern Conference championship andplayed Ohio State a close game in the firstround of the NCAA tournament before los-

ing. The senior classwas extremely closeso it was an emo-tional time for MattMcKillop when theseason ended.Those seven guyswould never againplay together on thesame team. Had tocome to grips withit, but it took time.

Unsure about apossible coachingcareer, Matt McKil-lop accepted anoffer to play profes-

sional basketball in the Czech Republic, anexperience that wasn’t all that it might havebeen. Furthermore, he injured his knee andwithin three months returned home to havesurgery.

McKillop took a job with the NBA Char-lotte Bobcats in marketing. It kept him closeto basketball only in the sense that heworked for a basketball franchise. Marketingand coaching are light years different. Hemissed the direct contact with the sport andrealized that he really did want to coach. Hewaited until Davidson’s season was over be-fore talking to his father about it. Then hesent out job resumes to coaches, made phonecalls, built contacts. Then he caught a break,a good one. Jason Zimmerman, a formerDavidson player and assistant coach to BobMcKillop, was named head coach at Emory,a Division III program. Matt McKillop calledto inquire about his chances of becoming hisassistant coach.

Things worked out and Zimmerman hiredhim. He and McKillop traveled far and widetalking to high school players with good ac-ademic standing to consider Emory. DivisionIII offers no athletic scholarships, just finan-cial aid based on need. It makes recruitingextremely dicey, especially at a prestigious

academic school such as Emory. You want achallenging coaching job? Try locating play-ers that are talented enough to win at a com-petitive Division III program, who also aregood students, and then tell them there areno athletic scholarships available. You’ll findout in a hurry if you really want to be a coach.

Coach Zimmerman is special, though, andcertainly has the talent, skills and determi-nation to get the job done. It will take himsome time, but he’ll do it. When Davidsonmade its remarkable run to the Elite Eight in2008, Matt McKillop was present for theSouthern Conference tournament, as well asthe NCAA tournament games in Raleigh andDetroit.

Davidson basketball was still an impor-tant part of his life, understandably so. WhenTim Sweeney resigned from the Davidsonstaff to take another coaching job, MattMcKillop went through the process of ap-plying for the position and was hired.

Working for his father has taken very littleadjustment, he believes. After all, he grew upwith him in the same house talking basket-ball and reviewing strategy. He played forhim for four years. He knows the systemwell and what his father expects. He’s quitefamiliar with assistant coaches Jim Fox andLandry Kosmalski, as well as one of his for-mer teammates, Terrell Ivory, now David-son’s director of basketball operations. Theget acquainted period for Matt lasted all ofabout 15 minutes.

He is involved in all aspects of the pro-gram: recruiting, editing tapes for scoutingand teaching purposes, and in practice, hewill scrimmage a lot with the scout squadwhen they go against players who get thebulk of Davidson’s playing time. Matt willpush the regulars and challenge them to be-come better.

“I love all aspects of coaching,” he says. “Ididn’t know exactly how busy my fatherwas and how many demands are made onhis time. It’s amazing to me that he’s beenable to handle that kind of schedule for solong.”

Matt McKillop has seen the other side –life without basketball. Now that he’s back,he’s not worried about working long hoursor the pressures that coaches face.

“I’m doing something that I truly love atthe place that I want to do it.”

Who could ask for more than that?

The MCkilloP fileNAME . . . . . . . . . .Matthew Robert McKillop

BIRTHDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 22, 1983

BIRTHPLACE . . . . . . . . . . .Long Island, N.Y.

WIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Single


DEGREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .History

HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . . . .Charlotte Catholic


2007-08 Assistant Coach Emory

Matt McKillopAssistant CoachSecond Season

TERRELL “TI” IVORY


Terrell Ivory experienced a little bit ofeverything during his four-year playing ca-reer at Davidson. Overall it was a great time,although he’s much fonder of some memo-ries than others.

His 2002 team won the Southern Confer-ence championship and was sent to Albu-querque, N.M. to play to play fourth-seededOhio State in the NCAA tournament. Al-though a heavy underdog, the Wildcats out-played Ohio State for 39 minutes before

losing the game,69-64.

The next seasondidn’t end quite sowell for Ivory andhis teammates, buthe learned that incollege basketball,anything is possi-ble. The Wildcatswent 11-5 in theSouthern Confer-ence in 2003, andon March 1 in BelkArena, closed outthe regular seasonwith an 84-49 shel-

lacking of VMI. Five days later the twoteams met again in Charleston in the SoContournament, and the Keydets won, 66-60.

Therein rests the beauty of college basket-ball: exciting, unpredictable, never count anunderdog out. Those elements and a deeplove for the game have led Ivory into a ca-reer of coaching, with this being his secondyear on Davidson’s staff as director of bas-ketball operations.

“I am thrilled to be back,” Ivory says.“The coaches here knew that if a job openingoccurred on staff and I had a chance to get it,I would probably take it.”

The opening came after the 2007-08 sea-son when Jeremy Henney returned to hisnative state of Indiana as head coach of ahigh school basketball program.

Ivory, known to former teammates andfriends as “T.I.,” didn’t know exactly whathe wanted to do when he graduated fromDavidson in the spring of 2004. He was sure,however, that basketball was still in hisblood. He wasn’t ready to give it up. Hewent to Manchester, England, to play bas-ketball for a year.

“There’s nothing better than getting paidto play basketball,” Ivory says of the experi-ence.

Professional basketball teams in Europedon’t usually play but one game a week, soT.I. had plenty of time on his hands. He tookthe opportunity to spend two days a week

coaching basketball to high school students.He enjoyed the coaching experience somuch that after one year in England, he re-turned to the United States to accept a job atBlair Academy, a New Jersey prep school.He interned there his first year, and the fol-lowing two years, he was an assistant bas-ketball coach and Algebra II teacher wholived in a campus dormitory.

Joe Mantegna was head coach at Blair,and Ivory learned a good bit about runninga program while working as his assistantcoach.

“He runs his program like a college pro-gram,” Ivory says. “I met a lot of collegecoaches who came to our campus looking atsome of our players. Coach Mantegnaworked hard to help his players get intogood academic schools that played eitherDivision I or Division III basketball.”

Ivory must have learned his lessons wellbecause at the end of the 2007-08 season, hewas offered the head basketball coaching jobat a prep school in New England. He de-clined in anticipation that a job openingmight occur on the Davidson staff for whichhe could apply.

When Henney left for Indiana, Ivoryfound himself on his way back to Davidson.Welcome home. He grew up in Huntersville,played high school ball at North Mecklen-burg High School, spent four years playingwith the Wildcats where he was popularwith his teammates, coaches and the fansthat follow Davidson basketball.

“It’s an unbelievably great feeling to beback at Davidson and working with thecoaches and players in this program,” Ivorysaid. “I knew the job would entail a lot ofwork, but I was still surprised by just howmuch work. But I’m not complaining, be-cause this is a wonderful opportunity forme.”

Ivory said that even though he and hisDavidson teammates worked hard, he wasnonetheless taken aback by just how hardthe current players work and how dedicatedand committed they are.

“I don’t think many people understandhow good the kids in this program are orhow hard they work,” he said. “These play-ers are always in the gym and are com-pletely committed to getting better. Theycertainly deserved all the good things thatcame their way the last few seasons.”

Is Ivory happy that he made the career de-cision to become a coach?

“Absolutely, I am,” he replied. “I want tobe a head coach in college eventually, andthere’s no place better to learn than righthere.”

The ivoRy fileNAME . . . . . . . . . . . .Terrell Lamarque Ivory

BIRTHDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 16, 1981

BIRTHPLACE . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charlotte, N.C.

WIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Single


DEGREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sociology

HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . . .North Mecklenburg

CoaChinG hisToRy2008-Pres. Dir. of Operations Davidson

2005-2008 Assistant Coach Blair Academy

Terrell “TI” IvoryDir. of Operations

Second Season

SUPPORT STAFF


Marc Gignac be-

gins his third season as

the Davidson sports in-

formation director and

oversees the day-to-

day operation of the

sports information of-

fice, including all pub-

lications and the Web

site, DavidsonWild-

cats.com. He serves as

the primary sports information contact for

football and men’s basketball.

The Charlotte, N.C., native earned in

his bachelor’s degree in journalism and

mass communication from the University

of North Carolina in 1997 and his master’s

degree in sport administration from Cani-

sius College in 1999.

Brian Barmes begins

his fourth year as the

head equipment man-

ager. Prior to coming to

Davidson, Barmes was

a sales representative

for Riddell and served

a pair of one year stints

with the Florida Bob-

cats and Georgia Force

of the AFL.

Joining Barmes is

faithful assistant Will

DuBose, who attended

Fayetteville Tech for

two years prior to join-

ing the Davidson staff

in the fall of 1983. Now

in his 27th season, only

one coach has been

with the department

longer.

A familiar face,

Susan Mercer returned

to the men’s basketball

program in 2005. She

spent 11 years as the

staff assistant from

1989-2000, and it is as if

she never left her post.

Among her duties are

managing various ath-

lete and alumni data-

bases, organizing files and invoices,

answering the phones and making hotel

and meal arrangements for the team and

coaches.

“Susan ties it all together,” said Coach

McKillop. “Her bright smile and friendly

voice signals a warm welcome to all who

come into contact with the Davidson bas-

ketball program.”

Mercer joined the Davidson athletics

department as basketball staff assistant in

1989. She previously worked for Reeves

Brothers in Cornelius, and for two years as

a sales representative for First Union Na-

tional Bank in Davidson. In between her

stints on staff, she worked from home for

an adoption agency. Mercer placed 25 Ro-

manian children in North Carolina homes.

Mercer graduated in 1982 from North

Mecklenburg High School. She and her

husband, Garry, reside in Mooresville and

have four children — Buddy (26), Caitlin

(11), Christopher (10) and Lydia (7).

Susan Mercer

administrative assistant

In his eighth year

at Davidson, Ray Beltz

serves as the athletic

trainer for the Wildcat

men’s basketball team.

He earned his under-

graduate degree from

East Stroudsburg in

2000 and is working to-

wards his master’s de-

gree from his alma

mater.

The Davidson College Sports Medi-

cine facilities are among the best in the re-

gion. In the training room, there are many

of the modern, technological machines that

aid in the recovery from injuries, including

ultrasound and electric stimulation. There

are also three whirlpool tubs, a hydrocula-

tor and a paraffin bath.

Ray Beltz

athletic Trainer

OrthoCarolina

in Charlotte serves

as Davidson’s pri-

mary orthopedic

consultant, and Dr.

Don D’Alessandro

is the Wildcats’

team physician. Dr.

Skip Barkley, a gen-

eral practitioner at

University Family

Physicians, also acts

as one of the de-

partment’s primary

physicians.

Brian BarmesEquipment Manager

equipment Room

Will DuboseAsst. Equipment Manager

Marc Gignac

sports information

student Managers

Darry Spasova Imani Bryan

After two seasons as

a student manager for

the Davidson men’s

basketball program,

Billy Thom has earned

the title of student as-

sistant for the 2009-10

campaign.

“We are very

pleased to have Billy as

a student assistant

coach,” said Coach McKillop. “Billy has

become a valuable and vital member of

our team. He has a terrific work ethic and

continues to demonstrate a very bright

young mind for basketball.”

Thom coordinates capturing the in-

game video for scouting purposes and as-

sists in facilitating film exchange with

Davidson opponents.

He served as the assistant camp direc-

tor for the Bob McKillop Basketball Camp

at Davidson in 2007 and 2008, an overnight

camp with over 1,000 campers.

During the summer, Thom is a volun-

teer assistant coach for the Croton-Harmon

High School basketball program and the

Hudson Valley

squad that com-

petes in the Empire

State Games.

The son of Mary

Ellen and Bill Thom,

Billy is a native of

Cold Spring, N.Y.,

and a graduate of

Croton-Harmon

High School. He is a

junior Spanish

major at Davidson.

Billy Thom

student assistant Coach

DAVIDSON RADIO NETWORK


Coach McKillop does his postgame show with Kilgo after every contest.

Veteran broadcast journalist JohnKilgo will be the radio play-by-playvoice for Davidson for the 10thstraight season.

Although Kilgo graduated fromthe University of North Carolina in1957, his roots to Davidson College goback to July 1966, when former col-lege president Grier Martin convincedhim to leave a job as columnist for TheCharlotte News to become the first full-time sports information director forthe Wildcats. It was an exciting timeto be around Davidson’s athletic department as Lefty Driesellbuilt a national powerhouse in basketball and Homer Smith tookthe school’s football team to the Tangerine Bowl to play Vander-bilt.

After working for Davidson, Kilgo returned to Charlotte tobecome news and sports director for Big WAYS Radio, the firsttrue Top-40 radio station in the Carolinas and the top-rated stationin Charlotte. In his 18 years there and in addition to his radio re-sponsibilities, Kilgo started a chain of eight weekly newspapersthat served Charlotte and surrounding areas, including NorthMecklenburg. While at Big WAYS, Kilgo was the play-by-playman for UNC Charlotte’s basketball games for seven seasons, in-cluding the school’s run to the NIT finals in 1976 and the FinalFour in 1977.

Kilgo moved across Charlotte to rival broadcaster Jefferson-Pilot in 1984, where he eventually became general manager ofWBT Radio as well as general manager of J-P Sports Enterprises.One of his roles at J-P was to produce the weekly television showfor former UNC basketball coach Dean Smith and to conductSmith’s weekly call-in radio show that was heard on more than 50stations.

Kilgo co-authored Smith’s memoirs, A Coach’s Life, whichwas published by Random House and became a national best-seller. He and Smith later did a second book, The Carolina Way,which was published by Penguin Press.

Kilgo lives in Davidson and continues his writing from hishome office. His expertise has been invaluable in the productionof recent Davidson media guides, including the 2009-10 version.He has written and edited almost all of the copy you are enjoying.

Joining Kilgo for his second season will be Ken Hall, a formermanager for the men’s basketball team. Hall began his broad-casting career with the Davidson men’s basketball team last sea-son and provided color analysis for Davidson football games thisseason.

Kilgo and color man Ken Hall (left) bring fans every game on the Davidson RadioNetwork.

LeBron James stopped by for a halftime interview when the ‘Cats played Wisconsinin Detroit in 2008.

Davidson Radio Network

All of Davidson’s games can be heard on either WHIP 1350

AM out of Mooresville or WXRC 95.7 FM out of Charlotte. In

addition, the broadcasts can be heard via TEAMLINE at (800)

846-4700, ext. 1143, and on the internet via TEAMLINE on the

Davidson web site, www.DavidsonWildcats.com. MI-Connec-

tion in Davidson and Mooresville also provides the audio

broadcast on its local television station, Ch. 4.

Veteran Charlotte Observer reporters Stan Olson (left) and Tom Sorenson (middle)found time to chat with Kilgo.

2008-09 RESULTS


DATE OPPONENT SCORE W/L ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS

11/14/08 GUILFORD 107-83 W 5223 (29)CURRY, Stephen (7)ROSSITER, Steve

11/17/08 ^ vs James Madison 99-64 W 9625 (33)CURRY, Stephen (11)LOVEDALE, Andrew

11/18/08 ^ at Oklahoma 78-82 L 10793 (44)CURRY, Stephen (8)LOVEDALE, Andrew

11/21/08 WINTHROP 97-70 W 5223 (30)CURRY, Stephen (15)LOVEDALE, Andrew

11/24/08 ^ FLORIDA ATLANTIC 76-60 W 2179 (39)CURRY, Stephen (15)LOVEDALE, Andrew

11/25/08 ^ LOYOLA (MD.) 78-48 W 2373 (20)LOVEDALE, Andrew (10)LOVEDALE, Andrew

12/06/08 NC STATE 72-67 W 11599 (44)CURRY, Stephen (10)ROSSITER, Steve

12/09/08 # vs West Virginia 68-65 W 14675 (27)CURRY, Stephen (6)ROSSITER, Steve

12/13/08 * CHATTANOOGA 100-95 W 5223 (41)CURRY, Stephen (18)LOVEDALE, Andrew

12/20/08 + vs Purdue 58-76 L 12754 (13)CURRY, Stephen (8)CURRY, Stephen

(13)ARCHAMBAULT, Will

12/29/08 * at College of Charleston 79-75 W 5368 (29)CURRY, Stephen (8)ROSSITER, Steve

01/03/09 * SAMFORD 76-55 W 5223 (21)CURRY, Stephen (8)ROSSITER, Steve

01/07/09 at Duke 67-79 L 9314 (29)CURRY, Stephen (10)ROSSITER, Steve

01/10/09 * at The Citadel 84-69 W 5336 (32)CURRY, Stephen (6)CURRY, Stephen

(6)ALLISON, Ben

01/12/09 * at Appalachian State 70-52 W 8350 (16)CURRY, Stephen (6)PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max

01/14/09 * ELON 83-68 W 5223 (39)CURRY, Stephen (7)LOVEDALE, Andrew

01/17/09 * at Georgia Southern 89-68 W 4360 (28)CURRY, Stephen (15)LOVEDALE, Andrew

01/21/09 * FURMAN 83-43 W 5223 (30)CURRY, Stephen (7)LOVEDALE, Andrew

01/24/09 * WOFFORD 79-56 W 5223 (33)CURRY, Stephen (7)CURRY, Stephen

01/28/09 * at Chattanooga 92-70 W 9234 (32)CURRY, Stephen (11)LOVEDALE, Andrew

01/31/09 * at Samford 55-52 W 5116 (20)CURRY, Stephen (12)LOVEDALE, Andrew

02/02/09 * WESTERN CAROLINA 89-65 W 5223 (26)CURRY, Stephen (8)CURRY, Stephen

02/05/09 * at UNC Greensboro 75-54 W 11687 (29)CURRY, Stephen (13)ROSSITER, Steve

02/07/09 * COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 75-77 L 5223 (25)CURRY, Stephen (8)ROSSITER, Steve

02/12/09 * at Wofford 78-61 W 3500 (39)CURRY, Stephen (9)LOVEDALE, Andrew

02/14/09 * at Furman 75-60 W 2595 (25)CURRY, Stephen (11)ROSSITER, Steve

02/18/09 * THE CITADEL 46-64 L 5223 (16)LOVEDALE, Andrew (11)LOVEDALE, Andrew

02/21/09 BUTLER 63-75 L 5223 (20)CURRY, Stephen (7)BEN-EZE, Frank

(7)LOVEDALE, Andrew

02/25/09 * UNC GREENSBORO 70-49 W 5223 (20)CURRY, Stephen (10)CURRY, Stephen

02/28/09 * GEORGIA SOUTHERN 99-56 W 5223 (34)CURRY, Stephen (12)BEN-EZE, Frank

03/02/09 * at Elon 90-78 W 1710 (26)CURRY, Stephen (9)LOVEDALE, Andrew

03/07/09 ~ vs Appalachian State 84-68 W 4542 (43)CURRY, Stephen (14)LOVEDALE, Andrew

03/08/09 ~ vs College of Charleston 52-59 L 5497 (20)CURRY, Stephen (10)ARCHAMBAULT, Will

03/17/09 ! at South Carolina 70-63 W 7251 (32)CURRY, Stephen (9)LOVEDALE, Andrew

03/23/09 ! at Saint Mary's (Calif.) 68-80 L 3500 (26)CURRY, Stephen (10)LOVEDALE, Andrew

* = Southern Conference game

^ = NIT Season Tip-Off

# = Jimmy V Classic (Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.)

+ = Wooden Tradition (Conseco Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind.)

~ = SoCon Tournament (McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.)

! = Postseason NIT

RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ATTENDANCE TOTALS AVERAGEAll Games 27-8 13-3 11-3 3-2 Home (16) 84,050 5,253

Conference 18-2 8-2 10-0 0-0 Away (14) 88,114 6,294

Non-Conference 9-6 5-1 1-3 3-2 Neutral (5) 47,093 9,419

Total (35) 219,257 6,264

2008-09 STATISTICS


overall statisticsToTal 3-PTs Rebounds

## Player GP Gs Min avg fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avg30 CURRY, Stephen 34 34 1145 33.7 312 687 .454 130 336 .387 220 251 .876 21 130 151 4.4 81 0 189 126 8 86 974 28.641 LOVEDALE, Andrew 35 35 1060 30.3 185 367 .504 0 0 .000 68 115 .591 99 207 306 8.7 91 3 23 59 54 31 438 12.522 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 35 9 849 24.3 110 265 .415 51 148 .345 21 46 .457 56 93 149 4.3 72 0 54 49 5 21 292 8.324 BARR, Bryant 35 26 721 20.6 82 240 .342 63 182 .346 23 35 .657 21 50 71 2.0 51 0 18 22 1 15 250 7.123 ROSSITER, Steve 35 35 830 23.7 75 149 .503 1 5 .200 62 90 .689 82 125 207 5.9 122 8 63 45 17 42 213 6.101 MCKILLOP, Brendan 35 1 603 17.2 54 159 .340 41 114 .360 22 31 .710 15 37 52 1.5 47 0 50 29 0 19 171 4.914 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max 34 34 895 26.3 54 131 .412 12 43 .279 34 48 .708 43 92 135 4.0 85 3 64 35 11 55 154 4.542 ALLISON, Ben 35 0 446 12.7 52 116 .448 1 11 .091 45 84 .536 34 48 82 2.3 84 2 13 41 6 9 150 4.304 BOND, Aaron 5 0 23 4.6 6 12 .500 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 6 0 2 2 0 0 16 3.234 BEN-EZE, Frank 22 0 167 7.6 12 23 .522 0 0 .000 5 9 .556 18 34 52 2.4 30 0 5 12 10 4 29 1.335 NELMS, Dan 29 0 148 5.1 9 20 .450 0 0 .000 3 11 .273 11 13 24 0.8 32 1 7 7 1 0 21 0.712 CIVI, Can 17 1 58 3.4 3 16 .188 2 12 .167 0 0 .000 1 3 4 0.2 4 0 4 7 0 1 8 0.520 REIGEL, Will 16 0 35 2.2 2 7 .286 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 4 1 5 0.3 7 0 0 0 0 2 6 0.425 ATKINSON, AJ 13 0 20 1.5 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.2TM TEAM................ 51 66 117 3.3 1 4 28

Total.......... 35 957 2194 .436 305 859 .355 505 722 .699 457 900 1357 38.8 715 17 492 439 113 285 2752 78.6opponents...... 35 767 1926 .398 218 658 .331 554 799 .693 406 900 1306 37.3 668 - 348 612 91 189 2335 66.7

sCoRe by PeRiods: 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 1347 1377 2724Opponents 1099 1207 2306

southern Conference Games onlyToTal 3-PTs Rebounds

## Player GP Gs Min avg fG fGa Pct 3fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct off def Tot avg Pf fo a To blk stl Pts avg30 CURRY, Stephen 19 19 619 32.6 175 366 .478 78 181 .431 117 134 .873 10 75 85 4.5 42 0 101 60 2 46 545 28.741 LOVEDALE, Andrew 20 20 577 28.9 100 201 .498 0 0 .000 31 60 .517 56 115 171 8.6 54 2 14 33 37 23 231 11.622 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 20 3 480 24.0 70 163 .429 33 90 .367 10 28 .357 33 53 86 4.3 40 0 30 29 2 10 183 9.224 BARR, Bryant 20 16 388 19.4 44 130 .338 31 101 .307 19 24 .792 12 23 35 1.8 22 0 10 9 0 12 138 6.923 ROSSITER, Steve 20 20 473 23.7 44 88 .500 0 1 .000 46 68 .676 50 67 117 5.9 68 3 39 29 8 25 134 6.701 MCKILLOP, Brendan 20 1 358 17.9 36 104 .346 27 73 .370 18 23 .783 9 25 34 1.7 25 0 27 17 0 9 117 5.914 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max 20 20 550 27.5 32 79 .405 9 27 .333 26 34 .765 28 60 88 4.4 49 2 41 19 7 33 99 5.042 ALLISON, Ben 20 0 253 12.7 30 67 .448 0 5 .000 29 46 .630 18 36 54 2.7 52 2 3 22 3 6 89 4.534 BEN-EZE, Frank 17 0 135 7.9 10 17 .588 0 0 .000 5 9 .556 11 28 39 2.3 27 0 4 11 5 4 25 1.535 NELMS, Dan 17 0 91 5.4 7 14 .500 0 0 .000 3 10 .300 8 9 17 1.0 18 0 5 3 0 0 17 1.012 CIVI, Can 12 1 44 3.7 2 11 .182 1 8 .125 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.2 3 0 3 6 0 1 5 0.420 REIGEL, Will 11 0 18 1.6 2 7 .286 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 0 3 0.3 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.425 ATKINSON, AJ 9 0 14 1.6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0TM TEAM................ 30 37 67 3.4 0 4 0

Total.......... 20 552 1248 .442 179 488 .367 304 436 .697 270 529 799 40.0 405 9 277 242 64 171 1587 79.3opponents...... 20 429 1081 .397 124 389 .319 285 436 .654 217 495 712 35.6 386 - 189 349 46 99 1267 63.3

sCoRe by PeRiods: 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 802 785 1587Opponents 601 666 1267

Will Archambault Bryant Barr Steve Rossiter Brendan McKillop

2008-09 SOCON HONORS


2008-09 FINAL SOCON STANDINGSnoRTh division

ConfeRenCe oveRall

sTandinGs W l PCT W l PCTWestern Carolina 11 9 .550 16 15 .516Chattanooga 11 9 .550 18 17 .514Samford 9 11 .450 16 16 .500Appalachian State 9 11 .450 13 18 .419Elon 7 13 .350 11 20 .355UNC Greensboro 4 16 .200 5 25 .167

souTh divisionConfeRenCe oveRall

sTandinGs W l PCT W l PCTDavidson 18 2 .900 27 8 .771The Citadel 15 5 .750 20 13 .606College of Charleston 15 5 .750 27 9 .750Wofford 12 8 .600 16 14 .533Georgia Southern 5 15 .250 8 22 .267Furman 4 16 .200 6 24 .200

2009 TouRnaMenT ResulTsChattanooga, Tenn.

first Roundfriday, March 6, 2009

Game 1: No. 4N Appalachian State 86, No. 5S Ga. Southern 68Game 2: No. 3S Coll. of Charleston 69, No. 6N UNCG 56

Game 3: No. 4S Wofford 55, No. 5N Elon 62Game 4: No. 3N Samford 57, No. 6S Furman 52

Quarterfinalssaturday, March 7, 2009

Game 5: No. 1S Davidson 84, No. 4N Appalachian St. 68Game 6: No. 2N W. Carolina 48, No. 3S Coll. of Charleston 67

Game 7: No. 1N Chattanooga 79, No. 5N Elon 78Game 8: No. 2S The Citadel 67, No. 3N Samford 76

semifinalssunday, March 8, 2009

Game 9: No. 1S Davidson 52, No. 3S Coll. of Charleston 59Game 10: No. 1N Chattanooga 81, No. 3N Samford 70

ChampionshipMonday, March 9, 2009

COACHES POSTSEASON AWARDSPlayer of the Year: Stephen Curry, Davidson

Coach of the Year: Ed Conroy, The Citadel

Freshman of the Year: Harouna Mutombo, Western Carolina

Def. Player of the Year: Max Paulhus Gosselin, Davidson

All-Southern Conference Team

Kellen Brand, Appalachian State

Stephen Curry, Davidson

Noah Dahlman, Wofford

Nicchaeus Doaks, Chattanooga

Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston

Andrew Lovedale, Davidson

Stephen McDowell, Chattanooga

Harouna Mutombo, Western Carolina

Demetrius Nelson, The Citadel

Cameron Wells, The Citadel

All-Freshman Team

John Brown, The Citadel

Ben Drayton III, Georgia Southern

Damian Eargle, UNC Greensboro


Brad Loesing, Wofford

SCSMA POSTSEASON AWARDSMalcolm U Pitt Player of the Year: Stephen Curry, Davidson

Anton Foy Coach of the Year: Ed Conroy, The Citadel

Freshman of the Year: Harouna Mutombo, Western Carolina

First Team

Stephen Curry, Davidson

Noah Dahlman, Wofford

Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston

Stephen McDowell, Chattanooga

Demetrius Nelson, The Citadel

Second Team

Kellen Brand, Appalachian State

Nicchaeus Doaks, Chattanooga

Andrew Lovedale, Davidson


Cameron Wells, The Citadel

Third Team

Ola Atoyebi, Elon

Brandon Giles, Western Carolina

Jermaine Johnson, College of Charleston

Jordan Miller, Furman

Junior Salters, Wofford

Voted on by the Southern Conference Sports Media Association

Andrew Lovedale Stephen Curry

2008-09 BOX SCORES


Steve Rossiter registered 10 points and six rebounds against James Madison.

visiToRs: Guilford 0-0tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min15 SANBORN, Tyler f 5 9 0 0 1 2 4 9 13 3 11 0 6 1 0 2621 NEVILLE, George f 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1811 HENSON, Clay g 6 13 5 11 4 5 0 2 2 1 21 6 3 0 0 2533 STANLEY, Mat g 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1334 BONNER, Rhett g 4 8 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 3 13 1 10 0 0 2505 LOWDER, Gabriel 5 10 4 6 1 3 2 3 5 4 15 1 3 0 0 2112 ENGEBRETSEN, Jake 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 713 HIGH, Eric 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 1932 STEPHENSON, Martin 2 3 0 0 3 4 2 5 7 1 7 1 7 0 0 2840 MONROE, Brad 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 750 STAFFORD, Justin 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 11

TEAM 1 2 3 3Totals.............. 27 52 12 23 17 23 12 27 39 20 83 13 39 1 1 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-29 48.3% 2nd Half: 13-23 56.5% Game: 51.9% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 8-16 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 52.2% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 73.9% 0

hoMe TeaM: davidson 1-0tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 3 5 0 1 3 3 3 4 7 2 9 1 3 0 4 2441 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 7 8 0 0 2 4 2 3 5 1 16 0 1 0 1 2714 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 4 8 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 9 0 0 1 8 2024 BARR, Bryant g 4 9 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 1 2230 CURRY, Stephen g 9 20 3 9 8 10 2 1 3 3 29 10 1 1 9 2901 MCKILLOP, Brendan 4 7 4 7 2 2 1 2 3 2 14 3 1 0 1 1704 BOND, Aaron 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 512 CIVI, Can 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 520 REIGEL, Will 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 522 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 2 8 2 6 1 2 1 2 3 1 7 2 3 0 0 1825 ATKINSON, AJ 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 335 NELMS, Dan 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 2 0 0 842 ALLISON, Ben 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 6 1 2 0 1 17

TEAM 1 3 4Totals.............. 39 76 12 35 17 22 12 19 31 25 107 18 14 2 25 200


officials: Xavier McCall, Jason Page, Jeff WagnerTechnical fouls: Guilford-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalGuilford 44 39 83Davidson 56 51 107Points in the paint-GLF 24,DAV 48. Points off turnovers-GLF 13,DAV 55. 2nd chance points-GLF 11,DAV 12. Fastbreak points-GLF 0,DAV 18. Bench points-GLF 36,DAV 33. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time. Last FG-GLF2nd-00:31, DAV 2nd-00:14. Largest lead-GLF by 3 1st-19:51, DAV by 39 2nd-08:16.

Game #1 — Guilford vs. no. 20 davidsonnov. 14, 2008, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena

visiToRs: James Madison 0-1tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min33 James, Juwann f 3 10 0 0 4 5 3 8 11 3 10 2 1 1 1 2655 Thornton, Dazzmond f 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 1410 Jalloh, Abdulai g 1 8 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 4 1 1 2140 Moore, Devon g 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 5 0 0 2651 Curtis, Pierre g 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 2901 Swanston, Kyle 4 7 4 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 12 1 0 0 1 1804 Ratner, Heiden 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 411 Semenov, Andrey 3 6 1 1 2 2 3 1 4 3 9 2 1 0 1 2114 Louis, Ben 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1123 Renkin, Scooter 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 325 Knight, Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 131 Parker, Matt 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 334 Wells, Julius 7 17 3 6 4 5 1 2 3 3 21 1 0 0 1 23

Team 1 1Totals.............. 21 60 9 19 13 15 11 17 28 14 64 9 18 3 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-31 35.5% 2nd Half: 10-29 34.5% Game: 35.0% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 47.4% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 3-3 100% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 86.7% 0



TEAM 3 2 5Totals.............. 38 65 10 25 13 14 11 30 41 13 99 15 10 1 10 200


officials: Les Jones, Anthony Jordan, Doug SirmonsTechnical fouls: James Madison-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 9625score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalJames Madison 30 34 64Davidson 50 49 99Points in the paint-JMU 16,DAV 32. Points off turnovers-JMU 7,DAV 24. 2nd chance points-JMU 13,DAV 8. Fast breakpoints-JMU 3,DAV 19. Bench points-JMU 46,DAV 25. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-JMU 2nd-01:03, DAV 2nd-01:57. Largest lead-JMU None, DAV by 35 2nd-01:57.

Game #2 — James Madison vs. no. 21 davidsonnov. 17, 2008, norman, okla. — lloyd noble Center

dick’s sporting Goods niT season Tip-off

visiToRs: davidson 2-1tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 2 4 0 0 2 4 2 4 6 5 6 1 0 1 2 2941 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 4 12 0 0 2 5 2 6 8 3 10 0 0 0 0 3614 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 0 2 1624 BARR, Bryant g 1 9 1 7 0 0 2 2 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 2730 CURRY, Stephen g 12 29 6 15 14 14 1 2 3 3 44 3 3 0 2 3301 MCKILLOP, Brendan 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 2322 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 2 5 2 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 7 2 0 0 1 2642 ALLISON, Ben 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 10

TEAM 4 1 5Totals.............. 24 68 10 29 20 26 14 17 31 22 78 10 5 2 9 200


hoMe TeaM: oklahoma 3-0tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 Griffin, Blake f 7 11 0 0 11 12 3 18 21 3 25 3 6 0 1 3832 Griffin, Taylor f 6 7 0 0 4 5 2 4 6 4 16 0 0 1 1 3505 Crocker, Tony g 2 8 2 6 2 2 0 3 3 2 8 0 1 0 0 3613 Warren, Willie g 7 11 3 5 3 4 0 1 1 5 20 2 5 0 0 2420 Johnson, Austin g 1 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 4 4 3 2 1 0 2201 Wright, Ryan 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 711 Leary, Omar 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1412 Pattillo, Juan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+34 Davis, Cade 1 4 1 4 3 4 1 3 4 1 6 2 0 0 1 2141 Willis, Ray 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 3

TEAM 1 1 2 1Totals.............. 25 48 6 18 26 31 9 34 43 22 82 11 17 2 3 200


officials: Jamie Luckie, Pat Adams, Tom EadesTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Oklahoma-None. attendance: 10793score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 34 44 78Oklahoma 38 44 82 Points in the paint-DAV 16,OU 34. Points off turnovers-DAV 23,OU 9. 2nd chance points-DAV 23,OU 14. Fast breakpoints-DAV 0,OU 4. Bench points-DAV 13,OU 9. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-2 times. Last FG-DAV 2nd-00:54,OU 2nd-03:04. Largest lead-DAV by 5 1st-18:06, OU by 21 2nd-13:09.

Game #3 — no. 21 davidson vs. no. 12 oklahomanov. 18, 2008, norman, okla. — lloyd noble Center


2008-09 BOX SCORES


visiToRs: Winthrop 1-3tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min11 STANLEY, Cameron f 7 12 1 4 5 9 3 2 5 2 20 0 0 0 1 3333 ROBINSON, Mantoris f 3 9 0 1 4 5 1 2 3 4 10 0 5 0 1 2842 CORBIN, Charles f 2 6 0 0 4 5 1 6 7 1 8 0 2 0 0 2203 BURTON, Justin g 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 0 1 7 0 0 0 2925 FAISON, Byron g 2 4 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 7 1 3 0 0 1601 DAVIS, Raymond 3 6 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 8 0 2 0 1 1204 MIDDLETON, Reggie 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1113 VIL, Marc-David 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+21 JONES, Andre 3 8 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 3 8 0 3 1 1 2430 MALCOLM, Chris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 743 VALENTINE, George 2 4 0 0 4 5 1 1 2 2 8 0 0 2 0 18

TEAM 2 5 7Totals.............. 22 57 2 13 24 33 10 22 32 23 70 8 17 3 6 200




TEAM 2 2 4Totals.............. 33 67 13 32 18 21 13 28 41 26 97 25 16 0 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-34 41.2% 2nd Half: 19-33 57.6% Game: 49.3% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-15 26.7% 2nd Half: 9-17 52.9% Game: 40.6% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 9-12 75.0% 2nd Half: 9-9 100% Game: 85.7% 1

officials: Jerry Heater, Mike Nance, Tim CloughertyTechnical fouls: Winthrop-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWinthrop 35 35 70Davidson 41 56 97Points in the paint-WU 20,DAV 30. Points off turnovers-WU 12,DAV 22. 2nd chance points-WU 5,DAV 10. Fast breakpoints-WU 2,DAV 16. Bench points-WU 24,DAV 20. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-5 times. Last FG-WU 2nd-00:15, DAV 2nd-00:30. Largest lead-WU by 6 1st-10:29, DAV by 31 2nd-04:59.

Game #4 — Winthrop vs. no. 21 davidsonnov. 21, 2008, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena

visiToRs: florida atlantic 3-2tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min03 Watson, Chris f 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 3 5 0 0 1 1 0 2240 Royster, Brett f 1 5 0 0 0 2 3 6 9 3 2 2 0 4 0 3212 Nwoji, Carderro g 1 6 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1624 Perkins, Xavier g 5 7 2 2 12 14 3 5 8 2 24 1 2 0 0 2925 Graham III, Paul g 3 13 1 4 0 0 0 4 4 1 7 0 1 0 0 2901 Richardson, Shavar 6 17 3 6 4 5 1 6 7 1 19 1 6 0 0 3205 Tucker, Alex 2 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 5 4 4 0 1 2513 Gagel, Nick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 Hernandez, Sammy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 13

TEAM 1 1 2Totals.............. 18 53 7 17 17 27 10 28 38 18 60 8 15 5 2 200



## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 2 6 0 0 0 0 6 6 12 5 4 2 2 0 1 2541 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 4 14 0 0 5 6 2 13 15 1 13 0 2 0 2 3414 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 1 4 0 2 1 3 3 5 8 2 3 0 2 1 1 3324 BARR, Bryant g 4 10 4 7 0 0 1 0 1 3 12 0 1 1 0 3030 CURRY, Stephen g 13 21 5 9 8 9 1 3 4 1 39 4 2 1 0 3601 MCKILLOP, Brendan 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1122 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 2 9 0 5 1 2 5 2 7 4 5 4 1 0 2 2535 NELMS, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 ALLISON, Ben 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5

TEAMTotals.............. 26 70 9 26 15 20 20 29 49 19 76 12 11 3 7 200


officials: Kelly Self, Larry Spaulding, Anthony JordanTechnical fouls: Florida Atlantic-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 2179score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalFlorida Atlantic 30 30 60Davidson 41 35 76Points in the paint-FAU 18,DAV 26. Points off turnovers-FAU 13,DAV 9. 2nd chance points-FAU 10,DAV 17. Fast breakpoints-FAU 2,DAV 4. Bench points-FAU 24,DAV 5. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-FAU 2nd-07:12, DAV 2nd-05:22. Largest lead-FAU None, DAV by 19 2nd-11:32.

Game #5 — florida atlantic vs. no. 24 davidsonnov. 24, 2008, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena


visiToRs: loyola (Md.) 2-4tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Winbush, Anthony f 2 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 6 2 5 1 1 1 2 2902 Reid, Isaac f 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 2504 Harvey, Brett g 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1322 Barney, Jamal g 2 7 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 1 4 1 2 0 0 2231 Rudolph, Brian g 1 6 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 3 3 5 6 0 1 3003 Lewis, Tony 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 505 Sullivan, Marquis 5 11 4 7 2 2 0 1 1 1 16 0 4 0 1 2310 Hall, J'hared 2 6 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1113 Ficke, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 721 Wright, Jawaan 3 3 0 0 5 6 2 1 3 4 11 0 1 0 0 1833 Farrell, Brad 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1255 Wiegand, Josh 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 5

TEAM 3 3Totals.............. 16 47 6 18 10 13 8 23 31 14 48 8 21 2 4 200




TEAM 1 2 3Totals.............. 29 62 14 27 6 9 11 26 37 18 78 20 11 2 3 200


officials: Bobby Vetkoetter, Brian Shey, Antinio PettyTechnical fouls: Loyola (Md.)-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 2373score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalLoyola (Md.) 17 31 48Davidson 39 39 78Points in the paint-LOY 18,DAV 26. Points off turnovers-LOY 7,DAV 27. 2nd chance points-LOY 5,DAV 11. Fast breakpoints-LOY 4,DAV 2. Bench points-LOY 34,DAV 34. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-3 times. Last FG-LOY 2nd-00:59, DAV 2nd-00:01. Largest lead-LOY by 5 1st-15:31, DAV by 34 2nd-03:12.

Game #6 — loyola (Md.) vs. no. 24 davidsonnov. 25, 2008, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena


Bryant Barr scored 18 points against Loyola (Md.), hitting 6-of-11 from 3-point range.

2008-09 BOX SCORES


visiToRs: nC state 4-1tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min21 Williams, C.J. f 2 8 2 7 1 2 0 3 3 5 7 0 0 0 0 2933 Costner, Brandon f 5 13 0 3 8 11 4 7 11 2 18 2 4 1 0 2934 McCauley, Ben c 5 11 0 0 6 7 4 6 10 2 16 1 2 0 0 3504 Fells, Courtney g 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2210 Gonzalez, Javier g 1 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 4 7 0 5 2602 Harris, Simon 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 912 Degand, Farnold 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 415 Ferguson, Trevor 1 2 1 2 4 4 0 2 2 4 7 1 1 0 1 1923 Smith, Tracy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 524 Mays, Julius 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1031 Horner, Dennis 2 4 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 12

TEAM 3 3 6Totals.............. 20 54 4 17 23 28 12 27 39 20 67 10 19 1 6 200




TEAM 4 4Totals.............. 26 69 6 24 14 21 21 24 45 22 72 9 14 2 7 200


officials: Jamie Luckie, Mike Wood, Sean HullTechnical fouls: NC State-TEAM. Davidson-None. attendance: 11599score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalNC State 41 26 67Davidson 37 35 72Max Paulhus-Gosselin ejected at 12:08 of first half after flagrant foul Points in the paint-ST 26,DAV 24. Points off turnovers-ST 20,DAV 12. 2nd chance points-ST 11,DAV 23. Fast breakpoints-ST 0,DAV 0. Bench points-ST 19,DAV 9. Score tied-9 times. Lead changed-5 times. Last FG-ST 2nd-02:53,DAV 2nd-01:21 Largest lead-ST by 11 1st-14:48, DAV by 6 2nd-09:52.

Game #7 — nC state vs. no. 22 davidsondec. 6, 2008, Charlotte, n.C. — Time Warner Cable arena


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 4 6 4 1 1 0 1 2 2241 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 6 12 0 0 3 4 2 3 5 0 15 2 1 3 0 3722 ARCHAMBAULT, Will g 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 6 1 0 0 0 2324 BARR, Bryant g 3 6 2 5 1 3 1 2 3 4 9 0 2 0 0 1830 CURRY, Stephen g 9 27 4 16 5 6 1 3 4 3 27 10 8 2 4 4001 MCKILLOP, Brendan 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 2504 BOND, Aaron 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 520 REIGEL, Will 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 942 ALLISON, Ben 5 6 0 0 0 2 3 2 5 3 10 0 0 0 1 21

TEAM, 2 2 4Totals.............. 26 61 6 24 10 17 12 20 32 23 68 16 12 6 7 200


hoMe TeaM: West virginia 6-2tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 Butler, Da'Sean f 7 21 2 6 8 8 7 7 14 1 24 1 4 1 2 40-03 Ebanks, Devin f 6 14 0 4 1 4 7 10 17 3 13 0 3 0 1 3335 Smith, Wellington f 0 4 0 1 2 4 2 2 4 5 2 0 1 0 1 2441 Flowers, John f 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 9 2 2 1 2 2121 Mazzulla, Joe g 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 602 Thoroughman, Cam 0 2 0 0 2 4 4 4 8 4 2 0 1 0 1 1805 Jones, Kevin 0 4 0 1 2 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 2120 Sowards, Josh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+24 Thomas, Will 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 725 Bryant, Darryl 5 13 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 13 1 4 0 2 2745 Proby, Dee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 3

TEAM, 6 1 7Totals.............. 22 66 4 16 17 29 29 29 58 21 65 8 17 3 10 200


officials: Karl Hess, Bryan Kersey, Sean HullTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. West Virginia-None. attendance: 14675score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 36 32 68West Virginia 29 36 65

Game #8 — West virginia vs. no. 22 davidsondec. 9, 2008, new york, n.y. — Madison square Garden

Jimmy v Classic

visiToRs: Chattanooga 1-6, 0-1 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min34 DOAKS, Nicchaeus f 2 3 0 1 3 6 1 3 4 4 7 2 5 0 0 2644 HARTWELL, Khalil f 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 8 9 5 4 0 2 1 0 2500 MCDOWELL, Stephen g 12 25 6 15 1 1 0 5 5 4 31 1 5 0 0 3423 PATTERSON, Ty g 4 8 1 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 11 2 0 0 0 3331 SHEARD, Keyron g 3 10 3 7 4 4 0 3 3 5 13 2 4 0 3 2701 WILLIAMS, Jasper 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 1204 HARVEY, Dontay 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 505 EARLY, Chris 3 4 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 1233 GOFFNEY, Kevin 6 10 1 2 2 5 2 4 6 3 15 3 2 0 1 2553 SAFFORE, Jeremy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

TEAM 4 3 7Totals.............. 33 65 15 35 14 24 10 29 39 29 95 15 19 1 4 200


hoMe TeaM: davidson 8-1, 1-0 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 4 4 2 2 1 0 1741 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 4 9 0 0 1 4 9 9 18 3 9 0 4 1 0 3814 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 0 6 0 2 1 2 2 4 6 5 1 4 1 0 2 2824 BARR, Bryant g 2 10 2 8 2 4 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 2130 CURRY, Stephen g 11 22 5 11 14 18 0 4 4 4 41 6 5 0 1 3601 MCKILLOP, Brendan 3 5 2 4 4 4 2 2 4 2 12 1 0 0 1 1822 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 8 10 4 6 0 1 0 2 2 2 20 0 1 0 1 2742 ALLISON, Ben 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 15

TEAM 2 2Totals.............. 32 71 13 32 23 35 16 28 44 23 100 13 13 2 5 200


officials: Everett Summers, William Covington, Mike CowartTechnical fouls: Chattanooga-TEAM. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalChattanooga 44 51 95Davidson 40 60 100Points in the paint-UTC 28,DAV 30. Points off turnovers-UTC 13,DAV 21. 2nd chance points-UTC 8,DAV 16. Fast breakpoints-UTC 8,DAV 2. Bench points-UTC 29,DAV 37. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-11 times. Last FG-UTC 2nd-00:30, DAV 2nd-00:49. Largest lead-UTC by 10 1st-13:03, DAV by 14 2nd-02:21.

Game #9 — Chattanooga vs. no. 22 davidsondec. 13, 2008, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 1041 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 5 9 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 1 10 0 1 0 0 3014 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 6 3 4 5 1 0 2 3824 BARR, Bryant g 2 6 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 1 0 0 1830 CURRY, Stephen g 5 26 2 12 1 1 1 7 8 0 13 6 6 0 3 3901 MCKILLOP, Brendan 3 6 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 2 1 0 2 1822 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 4 9 3 5 2 2 2 1 3 2 13 3 0 1 0 2934 BEN-EZE, Frank 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 835 NELMS, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 ALLISON, Ben 1 3 0 1 0 4 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 9

TEAM 2 3 5Totals.............. 23 65 9 29 3 7 14 22 36 15 58 17 11 3 7 200


hoMe TeaM: Purdue 9-2tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min03 Kramer,Chris f 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 5 1 0 1 2304 Hummel,Robbie f 6 11 2 4 4 4 2 12 14 3 18 4 1 0 0 3744 Calasan,Nemanja f 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 0 2 1 0 1723 Jackson,Lewis g 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 2133 Moore,E'Twaun g 3 11 2 4 3 4 0 2 2 2 11 4 4 0 2 3405 Grant,Keaton 4 7 3 6 4 4 1 2 3 2 15 1 1 0 0 2820 Green,Marcus 2 7 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 0 8 1 1 1 1 1625 Johnson,JaJuan 6 10 0 0 2 4 3 4 7 2 14 2 1 2 2 24

TEAM 3 2 5 1Totals.............. 25 54 11 18 15 18 10 30 40 13 76 18 14 4 7 200


officials: John Cahill, Reggie Greenwood, Brian O'ConnellTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Purdue-None. attendance: 12754score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 24 34 58Purdue 47 29 76 Points in the paint-DAV 26,PUR 26. Points off turnovers-DAV 19,PUR 10. 2nd chance points-DAV 15,PUR 11. Fastbreak points-DAV 9,PUR 11. Bench points-DAV 23,PUR 37. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-DAV2nd-01:58, PUR 2nd-07:34. Largest lead-DAV None, PUR by 29 2nd-17:27.

Game #10 — no. 20 davidson vs. no. 13 Purduedec. 20, 2008, indianapolis, ind. — Conseco fieldhouse

Wooden Tradition

2008-09 BOX SCORES


visiToRs: davidson 9-2, 2-0 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds


TEAM 1 1 2Totals.............. 31 67 7 23 10 18 12 33 45 22 79 16 16 2 7 200


hoMe TeaM: College of Charleston 10-2, 2-1 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min05 Jermaine Johnson f 3 8 0 0 10 12 5 8 13 4 16 1 5 0 1 3811 Dustin Scott f 3 9 1 3 0 1 2 9 11 4 7 4 2 3 0 2644 Antwaine Wiggins f 1 7 0 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 3303 Andrew Goudelock g 10 22 2 9 0 0 1 6 7 2 22 1 5 0 1 3232 Tony White, Jr. g 4 9 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 2 0 1 3101 Donavan Monroe 2 6 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 1602 Matt Sundberg 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 1031 Marcus Hammond 2 4 1 2 6 9 0 1 1 0 11 1 0 0 0 14

TEAM 4 3 7Totals.............. 25 67 7 29 18 26 15 29 44 19 75 8 16 3 5 200


officials: Ron Groover, Robbie Robinson, William HumesTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. College of Charleston-None. attendance: 5368score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 44 35 79College of Charleston 33 42 75

Points in the paint-DAV 34,COFC 18. Points off turnovers-DAV 17,COFC 20. 2nd chance points-DAV 13,COFC 14. Fastbreak points-DAV 4,COFC 4. Bench points-DAV 19,COFC 17. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-3 times. Last FG-DAV2nd-03:45, COFC 2nd-00:51. Largest lead-DAV by 12 2nd-03:45, COFC by 6 1st-12:42.

Game #11 — davidson vs. College of Charlestondec. 29, 2008, Charleston, s.C. — Carolina first arena

visiToRs: samford 5-6, 0-2 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min13 FRIDAY, Bryan f 4 11 1 4 1 4 2 1 3 0 10 0 4 0 0 2132 KING, Andy f 2 5 2 5 0 2 1 3 4 1 6 0 1 0 0 2104 DAVIS, Josh g 2 5 2 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 2 2011 MONTGOMERY, Trey g 2 4 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 7 1 3 0 0 2344 BERMUDEZ, Gaby g 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1301 WEST, Curtis 2 4 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 1 2103 GRIFFIN, Jim 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2205 MERRITT, Jeffrey 3 5 2 3 0 1 1 3 4 0 8 3 1 0 1 1910 BEDWELL, Josh 1 6 1 5 2 2 1 4 5 1 5 1 3 0 1 2112 PETERSON, John 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 314 JOHNSON, Kaylin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 123 FRIDAY, Matthew 0 2 0 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 2 3 1 0 0 15

TEAM 3 3Totals.............. 17 47 10 29 11 21 10 20 30 14 55 8 14 0 5 200



## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 2 2 0 0 1 2 3 5 8 3 5 1 3 0 3 2441 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 3 4 0 0 3 4 3 4 7 1 9 0 3 1 0 2714 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 3 2 3 0 0 1 2124 BARR, Bryant g 1 8 1 5 4 4 0 3 3 2 7 1 0 0 1 2730 CURRY, Stephen g 7 14 5 6 2 2 0 4 4 3 21 8 3 1 4 3401 MCKILLOP, Brendan 2 6 2 5 0 0 0 3 3 0 6 0 1 0 0 1712 CIVI, Can 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 320 REIGEL, Will 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 122 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 4 6 4 5 0 0 2 3 5 3 12 0 0 0 0 2034 BEN-EZE, Frank 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1035 NELMS, Dan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 342 ALLISON, Ben 5 7 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 3 12 0 1 1 1 13

TEAMTotals.............. 26 55 12 23 12 15 10 27 37 21 76 14 11 3 10 200


officials: Bruce Bell, John Corio, Steve ColemanTechnical fouls: Samford-TEAM. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalSamford 25 30 55Davidson 41 35 76Points in the paint-SAM 14,DAV 18. Points off turnovers-SAM 6,DAV 17. 2nd chance points-SAM 4,DAV 12. Fast breakpoints-SAM 0,DAV 2. Bench points-SAM 24,DAV 32. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-SAM 2nd-00:23, DAV 2nd-01:12. Largest lead-SAM None, DAV by 29 2nd-05:24.

Game #12 — samford vs. davidsonJan. 3, 2009, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 1 4 0 0 2 2 4 6 10 5 4 1 0 0 0 3141 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 6 12 0 0 3 4 2 5 7 3 15 0 4 4 0 3614 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 3 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 6 2 2 0 2 3124 BARR, Bryant g 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1730 CURRY, Stephen g 10 22 1 8 8 9 1 7 8 4 29 6 7 0 2 3801 MCKILLOP, Brendan 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 1812 CIVI, Can 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+22 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 2 0 0 2534 BEN-EZE, Frank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+42 ALLISON, Ben 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4

TEAM 2 2Totals.............. 25 58 4 17 13 17 11 22 33 24 67 10 17 4 5 200


hoMe TeaM: duke 13-1tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min12 Kyle Singler f 8 18 3 8 3 4 4 2 6 1 22 3 4 1 1 3615 Gerald Henderson f 3 11 1 3 4 4 0 7 7 2 11 1 3 1 0 2555 Brian Zoubek c 2 4 0 0 3 4 3 6 9 4 7 1 0 1 1 1702 Nolan Smith g 2 8 0 3 0 1 0 3 3 4 4 2 2 0 1 3230 Jon Scheyer g 6 11 3 4 7 8 2 1 3 3 22 4 1 0 3 3603 Greg Paulus 2 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 6 0 2 0 0 1514 David McClure 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1420 Elliot Williams 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 542 Lance Thomas 1 2 0 0 3 4 4 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 20

TEAMTotals.............. 25 59 8 20 21 27 14 23 37 16 79 12 12 3 6 200


officials: Mike Eades, Mike Stuart, Doug SirmonsTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Duke-None. attendance: 9314score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 24 43 67Duke 37 42 79Points in the paint-DAV 38,DU 28. Points off turnovers-DAV 9,DU 21. 2nd chance points-DAV 10,DU 22. Fast breakpoints-DAV 15,DU 2. Bench points-DAV 10,DU 13. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-DAV 2nd-00:37, DU 2nd-00:52. Largest lead-DAV None, DU by 26 2nd-14:33.

Game #13 — davidson vs. no. 2 dukeJan. 7, 2009, durham, n.C. — Cameron indoor stadium

Stephen Curry tallied 29 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his secondtrip to Cameron Indoor Stadium.

2008-09 BOX SCORES



## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 0 3 1 0 3 3041 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 3 12 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 1 6 1 1 1 2 3214 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 5 9 3 4 1 2 2 4 6 2 14 1 1 0 1 3124 BARR, Bryant g 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 1 1830 CURRY, Stephen g 7 13 2 8 0 0 0 2 2 4 16 6 1 0 3 1801 MCKILLOP, Brendan 5 10 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 13 3 1 0 1 2212 CIVI, Can 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 REIGEL, Will 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 6 10 2 5 0 1 2 3 5 1 14 2 2 0 0 2825 ATKINSON, AJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 BEN-EZE, Frank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 735 NELMS, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 ALLISON, Ben 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10

TEAM 5 5 10Totals.............. 29 65 11 28 1 3 13 22 35 19 70 17 9 1 11 200


hoMe TeaM: appalachian state 6-7, 3-2 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min25 HUNTER, Josh f 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 5 2 2 0 2 0 0 2432 BUTTS, Isaac c 4 4 0 0 2 2 1 5 6 1 10 1 1 0 0 3201 ABRAHAM, Ryann g 3 12 2 6 2 2 0 4 4 1 10 1 3 1 3 2821 BERMUDEZ, Eduardo g 1 4 0 2 0 4 1 5 6 2 2 2 2 1 1 2423 BRAND, Kellen g 8 12 1 3 4 6 2 3 5 1 21 0 2 0 1 3100 SIMS, Donald 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 1804 HUGHES, Donterious 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 615 BOOTH, Jeremi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1124 WRIGHT, Marcus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 233 WEBB, Tyler 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 850 WILLIAMSON, Andre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 16

TEAM 1Totals.............. 20 44 4 18 8 16 7 25 32 11 52 8 17 3 5 200


officials: Tim Clougherty, Bryan Kersey, Ray NatilliTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Appalachian State-None. attendance: 8350score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 33 37 70Appalachian State 30 22 52Points in the paint-DAV 32,ASU 24. Points off turnovers-DAV 17,ASU 8. 2nd chance points-DAV 9,ASU 8. Fast breakpoints-DAV 9,ASU 6. Bench points-DAV 27,ASU 7. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-DAV 2nd-01:00, ASU 2nd-00:08. Largest lead-DAV by 21 2nd-04:46, ASU None.

Game #15 — davidson vs. appalachian stateJan. 12, 2009, boone, n.C. — holmes Center

visiToRs: elon 4-9, 1-4 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ATOYEBI, Ola f 9 15 0 0 9 9 3 5 8 2 27 1 0 1 1 2944 DOUGLAS, TJ f 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 1 1 0 2405 CARTER, Devan g 4 7 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 9 1 4 0 2 2210 JAMES, Brett g 3 13 1 3 0 0 6 4 10 2 7 1 3 1 1 2613 LONG, Chris g 2 7 1 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 6 3 3 0 1 2900 BONNEY, Josh 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 1 0 1 2401 SPRADLIN, Drew 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 1702 BIRDETTE, Terrance 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 215 SANDERS, Monty 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 1622 WATTS, Daniel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 432 CONSTANTINE, Adam 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7

TEAM 1 2 3 1Totals.............. 26 60 4 12 12 16 15 18 33 21 68 8 14 3 8 200




TEAM 3 1 4Totals.............. 27 55 13 21 16 22 15 21 36 17 83 12 16 5 3 200


officials: Billy Dunlap, Dave Davis, Greg FoglemanTechnical fouls: Elon-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalElon 24 44 68Davidson 46 37 83Points in the paint-ELON 34,DAV 20. Points off turnovers-ELON 21,DAV 16. 2nd chance points-ELON 17,DAV 25. Fastbreak points-ELON 6,DAV 0. Bench points-ELON 16,DAV 18. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-ELON2nd-01:31, DAV 2nd-02:49. Largest lead-ELON None, DAV by 22 1st-00:01.

Game #16 — elon vs. davidsonJan. 14, 2009, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 1 2 0 1 5 5 1 1 2 4 7 1 1 0 1 1841 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 5 9 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 5 10 0 0 3 1 1914 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 2 4 0 1 4 6 2 3 5 4 8 2 3 0 1 2424 BARR, Bryant g 2 6 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 2430 CURRY, Stephen g 8 16 4 8 12 14 1 5 6 2 32 5 4 0 5 3401 MCKILLOP, Brendan 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 1712 CIVI, Can 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 REIGEL, Will 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+22 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 4 9 2 5 1 2 2 3 5 3 11 3 3 0 1 2725 ATKINSON, AJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+34 BEN-EZE, Frank 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 2 0 1 2 1 1335 NELMS, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 542 ALLISON, Ben 1 5 0 1 1 3 1 5 6 1 3 1 3 0 0 18

TEAM 2 2Totals.............. 25 53 9 23 25 32 13 24 37 24 84 12 18 5 13 200


hoMe TeaM: The Citadel 7-8, 2-2 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min20 BROWN, John f 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 5 4 0 2 0 0 2124 DAHN, Austin f 3 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 2 3 0 0 2544 NELSON, Demetrius c 5 10 0 0 8 11 2 2 4 3 18 0 2 1 0 2615 URBANUS, Zach g 4 9 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 10 3 3 0 1 3722 WELLS, Cameron g 9 16 1 2 6 8 3 3 6 3 25 2 6 0 3 3501 McDOWELL, Tyrell 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1903 MORABBI, Cosmo 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1112 BRICK, Jonathan 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 921 STREETER, Bryan 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 1433 EYKYN, Daniel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 240 ROBERTS, Matt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+45 CLARK, Matt 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

TEAM 4 4 8Totals.............. 24 56 3 9 18 25 13 20 33 24 69 7 19 3 6 200


officials: Gary Wall, Nathan Quick, Roger ParramoreTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. The Citadel-None. attendance: 5336score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 43 41 84The Citadel 35 34 69Points in the paint-DAV 22,CIT 32. Points off turnovers-DAV 20,CIT 19. 2nd chance points-DAV 13,CIT 14. Fast breakpoints-DAV 0,CIT 0. Bench points-DAV 21,CIT 5. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-4 times. Last FG-DAV 2nd-00:52,CIT 2nd-00:06. Largest lead-DAV by 20 2nd-15:37, CIT by 1 1st-17:50.

Game #14 — davidson vs. The CitadelJan. 10, 2009, Charleston, s.C. — Mcalister field house

Brendan McKillop scored 13 points in 22 minutes off the bench in a victoryat Appalachian State and followed that with nine points vs. Elon.

2008-09 BOX SCORES




TEAM 2 2Totals.............. 32 74 10 30 15 22 18 34 52 24 89 17 16 3 9 200


hoMe TeaM: Georgia southern 5-9, 3-3 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min21 TROUPE, Tyler f 3 10 1 5 0 0 1 3 4 2 7 2 3 0 0 2045 WARD, Kenith f 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 910 HANSON, Antonio g 4 10 2 6 4 4 0 1 1 2 14 1 7 0 0 2922 DRAYTON, Ben g 6 13 4 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 16 1 2 0 2 3424 ALLEN, Julian g 4 11 0 0 3 5 3 8 11 3 11 4 1 0 2 2803 JOHNSON, Antoine 2 3 1 1 3 6 1 1 2 2 8 1 1 0 1 2013 JANISZEWSKI, K 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 823 PERRY, Sandy 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 1532 MARSHALL, Anthony 1 3 0 1 2 5 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 1144 PEARSON, Trumaine 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 1453 WOHLLEB, Colby 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 12

TEAM 1 1Totals.............. 22 57 8 22 16 30 8 26 34 21 68 11 17 0 9 200


officials: Rick Ridenhour, Robbie Robinson, Charles EllstromTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Georgia Southern-None. attendance: 4360score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 51 38 89Georgia Southern 30 38 68Points in the paint-DAV 30,GSU 14. Points off turnovers-DAV 11,GSU 12. 2nd chance points-DAV 20,GSU 8. Fastbreak points-DAV 2,GSU 4. Bench points-DAV 24,GSU 19. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-DAV2nd-02:22, GSU 2nd-01:30. Largest lead-DAV by 28 2nd-08:01, GSU None.

Game #17 — davidson vs. Georgia southernJan. 17, 2009, statesboro, Ga. — hanner field house

visiToRs: furman 2-14, 0-7 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min04 STATES, Noah f 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 8 0 0 1824 SEBIRUMBI, Brandon f 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 2150 TOLER, Chris c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1001 DEHM, Justin g 4 10 3 6 1 2 0 2 2 1 12 4 3 0 1 3711 MILLER, Jordan g 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 6 0 5 0 0 2702 DUVAL, Neil 1 5 0 0 2 4 3 1 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 2315 ANDERSON, Tony 2 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 1720 NOLTE, Connor 2 4 2 3 0 0 2 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 2022 COPELAND, Garrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 232 BARNES, Bryson 2 5 0 0 2 3 2 5 7 2 6 0 1 1 1 1841 OPACIC, Alex 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 7

TEAM 2 2 2Totals.............. 15 47 6 17 7 12 12 18 30 15 43 10 22 1 3 200




TEAM 1 3 4Totals.............. 30 54 11 23 12 14 6 23 29 17 83 16 7 4 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-28 60.7% 2nd Half: 13-26 50.0% Game: 55.6% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd Half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 47.8% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 10-12 83.3% 2nd Half: 2-2 100% Game: 85.7% 2

officials: Ted Valentine, Mark Chafin, James BarkerTechnical fouls: Furman-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalFurman 30 13 43Davidson 51 32 83Points in the paint-FUR 8,DAV 32. Points off turnovers-FUR 9,DAV 25. 2nd chance points-FUR 5,DAV 4. Fast breakpoints-FUR 2,DAV 10. Bench points-FUR 25,DAV 25. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-FUR 2nd-01:27, DAV 2nd-03:09. Largest lead-FUR None, DAV by 49 2nd-03:09.

Game #18 — furman vs. davidsonJan. 21, 2009, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena

Will Archambault posted 14 points and six rebounds at Georgia Southern.He shot 5-of-8 from the floor and 3-for-5 from long distance.

Max Paulhus Gosselin recorded eight points, four rebounds and three stealsin the Wildcats’ home win over Furman.

2008-09 BOX SCORES



## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 5 2 2 3 0 0 1641 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 8 12 0 0 1 4 3 8 11 1 17 2 1 3 1 3614 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 3 7 0 2 0 0 1 4 5 3 6 2 0 1 2 3124 BARR, Bryant g 3 9 3 9 0 0 1 0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 1930 CURRY, Stephen g 9 21 5 11 9 9 2 3 5 3 32 8 4 0 3 3501 MCKILLOP, Brendan 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 2 2 0 0 1912 CIVI, Can 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 REIGEL, Will 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 3 8 2 5 0 0 2 3 5 4 8 4 0 0 1 1534 BEN-EZE, Frank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 435 NELMS, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 242 ALLISON, Ben 6 11 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 4 12 0 1 0 0 21

TEAM 2 2Totals.............. 34 72 12 30 12 15 12 29 41 26 92 20 11 4 7 200


hoMe TeaM: Chattanooga 9-12, 5-5 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min33 GOFFNEY, Kevin f 6 13 0 3 4 5 2 1 3 2 16 0 1 1 1 3034 DOAKS, Nicchaeus f 5 9 2 3 3 3 3 7 10 3 15 2 4 2 0 2944 HARTWELL, Khalil f 3 4 0 0 3 6 4 9 13 3 9 1 2 0 0 3100 MCDOWELL, Stephen g 5 12 4 10 3 7 1 1 2 1 17 0 3 0 1 3431 SHEARD, Keyron g 0 7 0 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 5 5 4 0 4 2801 WILLIAMS, Jasper 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 1105 EARLY, Chris 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 1310 FERRELL, Zach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 223 PATTERSON, Ty 0 4 0 3 2 4 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1653 SAFFORE, Jeremy 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6

TEAM 1 6 7Totals.............. 21 54 7 22 21 35 12 28 40 15 70 10 18 3 6 200


officials: William Humes, Steve Pyatt, Mike NanceTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Chattanooga-None. attendance: 9234score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 41 51 92Chattanooga 28 42 70Points in the paint-DAV 32,UTC 20. Points off turnovers-DAV 16,UTC 6. 2nd chance points-DAV 13,UTC 15. Fast breakpoints-DAV 4,UTC 0. Bench points-DAV 26,UTC 8. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time. Last FG-DAV 2nd-00:29,UTC 2nd-00:18. Largest lead-DAV by 25 2nd-05:48, UTC by 2 1st-19:28.

Game #20 — davidson vs. ChattanoogaJan. 28, 2009, Chattanooga, Tenn. — Mckenzie arena

visiToRs: Wofford 7-9, 3-4 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min41 JOHNSON,Tim f 2 7 0 0 3 7 3 2 5 2 7 2 0 0 1 3050 MARTIN,Terry f 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 1103 SALTERS,Junior g 6 14 2 10 2 2 2 5 7 1 16 1 4 0 0 3022 DAWSON, Jason g 1 5 1 4 2 2 0 3 3 2 5 1 3 0 2 3135 LOESING, Brad g 5 8 2 3 0 0 2 3 5 4 12 1 1 0 0 2710 GILTNER, Kevin 1 4 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 2512 ESTEP,Matt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 415 STEELMAN, Matt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 CROWELL,Drew 2 3 0 0 2 2 1 3 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 1725 TECKLENBURG, Joseph 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 242 DAHLMAN,Noah 1 6 0 0 4 5 0 3 3 1 6 1 2 0 0 21

TEAM 1 2 3 1Totals.............. 19 50 5 20 13 20 11 23 34 14 56 8 14 0 3 200



## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 2 4 0 0 1 2 2 3 5 4 5 3 0 0 1 1841 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 6 14 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 4 12 1 0 1 2 2714 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 0 3 0 2 2 2 3 2 5 1 2 0 2 1 1 3222 ARCHAMBAULT, Will g 5 9 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 12 0 2 0 0 2630 CURRY, Stephen g 10 17 7 12 6 7 0 7 7 0 33 7 2 0 0 3301 MCKILLOP, Brendan 2 7 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 2212 CIVI, Can 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 220 REIGEL, Will 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 224 BARR, Bryant 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 425 ATKINSON, AJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 234 BEN-EZE, Frank 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 535 NELMS, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1142 ALLISON, Ben 2 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 4 5 0 1 0 1 16

TEAM 1 2 3Totals.............. 29 65 11 26 10 15 14 26 40 20 79 14 8 2 5 200


officials: William Covington, Sean Casady, Haywood BosticTechnical fouls: Wofford-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWofford 29 27 56Davidson 46 33 79Points in the paint-WOF 14,DAV 32. Points off turnovers-WOF 3,DAV 18. 2nd chance points-WOF 7,DAV 14. Fastbreak points-WOF 2,DAV 2. Bench points-WOF 14,DAV 15. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-WOF2nd-01:32, DAV 2nd-01:00. Largest lead-WOF None, DAV by 26 2nd-03:07.

Game #19 — Wofford vs. davidsonJan. 24, 2009, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena



TEAM 2 2 1Totals.............. 19 58 4 21 13 14 13 27 40 18 55 8 14 3 10 200


hoMe TeaM: samford 11-10, 6-6 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min13 FRIDAY, Bryan f 2 10 0 2 2 3 3 2 5 1 6 1 3 1 1 2832 KING, Andy c 1 4 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 2 3 0 0 2401 WEST, Curtis g 4 6 1 3 4 6 0 5 5 2 13 2 2 0 2 3404 DAVIS, Josh g 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 1611 MONTGOMERY, Trey g 2 12 0 4 6 9 1 5 6 1 10 3 5 0 2 3803 GRIFFIN, Jim 3 5 1 2 2 2 1 3 4 1 9 2 1 0 0 2605 MERRITT, Jeffrey 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 610 BEDWELL, Josh 3 6 3 5 0 0 0 3 3 2 9 1 1 0 1 2644 BERMUDEZ, Gaby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

TEAM 3 6 9Totals.............. 16 47 6 22 14 21 9 27 36 15 52 11 18 1 7 200


officials: Robbie Robinson, Nathan Quick and Tony WhisnantTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Samford-None. attendance: 5116score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 27 28 55Samford 22 30 52Points in the paint-DAV 26,SAM 20. Points off turnovers-DAV 18,SAM 10. 2nd chance points-DAV 5,SAM 2. Fastbreak points-DAV 0,SAM 0. Bench points-DAV 8,SAM 20. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-DAV2nd-01:12, SAM 2nd-00:31. Largest lead-DAV by 17 1st-10:17, SAM None.

Game #21 — davidson vs. samfordJan. 31, 2009, birmingham, ala. — Pete hanna Center

Andrew Lovedale collected 17 points and 11 rebounds at Chattanooga andfollowed that with 13 points and 12 rebounds at Samford.

2008-09 BOX SCORES




TEAM 4 1 5Totals.............. 27 71 6 27 15 27 25 26 51 18 75 11 13 3 11 200


hoMe TeaM: unC Greensboro 3-18, 2-10 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min24 STYWALL, Ben f 5 9 0 0 3 7 1 6 7 3 13 0 7 2 2 3455 JACKSON, DeAngelo f 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1004 KOIVISTO, Mikko g 2 7 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 5 0 3 0 1 2714 SMITH, Montel g 1 4 1 3 3 4 0 2 2 1 6 2 1 0 0 2040 EARGLE, Damian g 5 16 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 2 10 1 2 6 0 3510 OLIVER, Daniel 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 3 3 4 6 0 4 0 0 1912 HARDIMAN, Mike 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0+15 TONEY, Kendall 3 6 2 4 4 4 1 0 1 2 12 5 0 1 0 2821 BONE, Elhanan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 825 SPOONER, Sean 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 BROWN, Pete 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 18

TEAM 3 4 7Totals.............. 19 51 4 11 12 18 10 24 34 20 54 8 20 10 5 200


officials: Mike Wood, Bill Covington, Greg FoglemanTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. UNC Greensboro-None. attendance: 11687score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 37 38 75UNC Greensboro 24 30 54Points in the paint-DAV 34,UNCG 12. Points off turnovers-DAV 27,UNCG 8. 2nd chance points-DAV 27,UNCG 7. Fastbreak points-DAV 4,UNCG 5. Bench points-DAV 12,UNCG 20. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time. Last FG-DAV2nd-00:58, UNCG 2nd-02:22. Largest lead-DAV by 22 2nd-03:17, UNCG by 6 1st-16:20.

Game #23 — davidson vs. unC Greensborofeb. 5, 2009, Greensboro, n.C. — Greensboro Coliseum

visiToRs: College of Charleston 17-6, 9-4 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min05 Jermaine Johnson f 3 6 0 0 5 6 4 8 12 2 11 0 1 0 1 2911 Dustin Scott f 6 7 0 0 2 2 3 2 5 5 14 2 3 0 0 2244 Antwaine Wiggins f 2 11 0 3 1 4 4 5 9 2 5 0 2 2 0 3003 Andrew Goudelock g 2 11 0 6 4 4 0 1 1 2 8 1 4 0 1 2732 Tony White, Jr. g 7 10 2 3 3 4 0 2 2 1 19 1 3 0 0 3401 Donavan Monroe 3 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 10 0 1 0 0 1502 Matt Sundberg 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 621 Jeremy Simmons 3 8 0 0 2 3 6 6 12 4 8 0 1 3 0 2331 Marcus Hammond 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 14

TEAM 1 5 6Totals.............. 27 62 4 15 19 25 19 32 51 22 77 6 17 5 3 200



## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 3 4 0 0 1 1 2 6 8 5 7 1 1 1 1 2841 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 5 10 0 0 3 6 1 6 7 2 13 0 1 2 1 3214 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 1 0 2 2324 BARR, Bryant g 5 10 3 7 3 4 3 1 4 1 16 3 0 0 3 2630 CURRY, Stephen g 7 23 4 13 7 7 1 3 4 2 25 4 4 0 4 40-01 MCKILLOP, Brendan 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 822 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 2 8 1 5 0 2 2 1 3 0 5 2 1 0 0 2535 NELMS, Dan 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 542 ALLISON, Ben 1 1 0 0 6 8 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 13

TEAM 1 1 2 1Totals.............. 23 60 8 28 21 30 11 20 31 17 75 10 9 3 11 200


officials: Steve Coleman, Kevin Scott, Scott SmithTechnical fouls: College of Charleston-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalCollege of Charleston 36 41 77Davidson 38 37 75Points in the paint-COFC 32,DAV 26. Points off turnovers-COFC 8,DAV 21. 2nd chance points-COFC 19,DAV 7. Fastbreak points-COFC 2,DAV 2. Bench points-COFC 20,DAV 14. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-4 times. Last FG-COFC2nd-00:34, DAV 2nd-00:52. Largest lead-COFC by 9 1st-08:22, DAV by 14 2nd-13:51.

Game #24 — College of Charleston vs. davidsonfeb. 7, 2009, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena

visiToRs: Western Carolina 11-10, 6-5 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min02 RUSSELL, Kendall f 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 2450 GORDON, Richie f 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1322 MUTOMBO, Harouna c 6 13 1 3 2 3 1 2 3 0 15 2 4 0 1 3201 GILES, Brandon g 5 12 1 2 0 0 0 3 3 3 11 1 3 0 0 2313 WAGINGER, Brigham g 2 7 1 5 2 5 0 3 3 2 7 3 2 0 1 2903 CHILDS, Antoine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 304 COLE, Keaton 1 2 1 2 4 5 1 1 2 0 7 0 2 0 0 1405 AVERY, Greg 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 3 0 4 0 0 1425 QUARLES, Domnique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 131 GAILLIARD, Adrian 3 4 0 0 2 2 1 4 5 1 8 0 2 0 0 1432 MAGOWAN, Tim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 234 GALLAGHER, Blake 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1340 TONKINS, Christian 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 142 ROBINSON, Jake 2 6 2 4 2 2 1 1 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 17

TEAM 2 2 4 1Totals.............. 21 53 8 19 15 21 11 22 33 16 65 7 20 0 2 199




TEAM 2 2 2Totals.............. 33 61 13 25 10 14 8 25 33 18 89 19 12 5 9 200


officials: Timothy Nestor, Bryan Kersey, Gary MaxwellTechnical fouls: Western Carolina-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalWestern Carolina 31 34 65Davidson 49 40 89Points in the paint-WCU 20,DAV 30. Points off turnovers-WCU 15,DAV 20. 2nd chance points-WCU 12,DAV 4. Fastbreak points-WCU 4,DAV 6. Bench points-WCU 29,DAV 25. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-WCU2nd-00:27, DAV 2nd-04:39. Largest lead-WCU None, DAV by 38 2nd-06:34.

Game #22 — Western Carolina vs. davidsonfeb. 2, 2009, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena



TEAM 4 2 6Totals.............. 28 63 9 24 13 18 18 26 44 16 78 11 11 2 3 200


hoMe TeaM: Wofford 11-12; 7-7 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min41 JOHNSON,Tim f 2 5 0 0 3 4 2 5 7 3 7 1 2 1 1 2242 DAHLMAN,Noah f 7 11 0 0 4 5 1 3 4 1 18 2 1 2 0 3103 SALTERS,Junior g 3 18 1 10 0 0 0 3 3 2 7 1 1 1 1 3433 GODZINSKI,Corey g 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 1 2535 LOESING, Brad g 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 4 8 3 5 0 0 3510 GILTNER, Kevin 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 1412 ESTEP,Matt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 CROWELL,Drew 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 522 DAWSON, Jason 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 923 JACKSON,Marcus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 150 MARTIN,Terry 3 4 0 0 5 6 1 5 6 3 11 2 1 0 1 22

TEAM 4 1 5Totals.............. 23 54 3 14 12 15 8 22 30 20 61 13 14 5 4 200


officials: Karl Hess, Mike Wood, Dwayne GladdenTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Wofford-None. attendance: 3500score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 36 42 78Wofford 41 20 61Points in the paint-DAV 22,WOF 34. Points off turnovers-DAV 15,WOF 11. 2nd chance points-DAV 13,WOF 8. Fastbreak points-DAV 0,WOF 0. Bench points-DAV 6,WOF 17. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-1 time. Last FG-DAV2nd-02:18, WOF 2nd-07:48. Largest lead-DAV by 17 2nd-01:29, WOF by 9 1st-15:44.

Game #25 — davidson vs. Woffordfeb. 12, 2009, spartanburg, s.C. — benjamin Johnson arena

2008-09 BOX SCORES




TEAM 3 4 7Totals.............. 21 54 7 24 26 40 13 24 37 20 75 13 8 5 8 200


hoMe TeaM: furman 6-19, 4-12 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min04 STATES, Noah f 1 6 0 1 4 4 0 5 5 2 6 3 2 1 0 2224 SEBIRUMBI, Brandon f 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 1532 BARNES, Bryson f 8 13 0 0 1 1 2 4 6 4 17 0 0 0 0 2601 DEHM, Justin g 4 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 5 4 0 0 3611 MILLER, Jordan g 5 15 4 7 6 8 2 5 7 4 20 1 2 0 3 3402 DUVAL, Neil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1615 ANDERSON, Tony 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1020 NOLTE, Connor 1 3 1 3 0 0 1 3 4 3 3 0 4 0 1 1841 OPACIC, Alex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 550 TOLER, Chris 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 18

TEAM 1 1 1Totals.............. 21 50 5 15 13 18 7 25 32 27 60 11 16 2 4 200


officials: Gary Wall, Bruce Bell, Tim NestorTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Furman-None. attendance: 2595score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 35 40 75Furman 36 24 60Points in the paint-DAV 20,FUR 16. Points off turnovers-DAV 18,FUR 10. 2nd chance points-DAV 15,FUR 5. Fastbreak points-DAV 6,FUR 5. Bench points-DAV 19,FUR 5. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-5 times. Last FG-DAV2nd-03:03, FUR 2nd-05:41. Largest lead-DAV by 16 2nd-01:04, FUR by 3 2nd-18:06.

Game #26 — davidson vs. furmanfeb. 14, 2009, Greenville, s.C. — Timmons arena

visiToRs: The Citadel 18-10, 13-4 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min20 BROWN, John f 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 10 12 4 8 1 2 0 1 2224 DAHN, Austin f 1 7 1 6 0 0 1 2 3 1 3 3 2 0 0 2744 NELSON, Demetrius c 8 15 0 0 6 11 6 8 14 2 22 0 2 1 1 3615 URBANUS, Zach g 3 9 2 7 3 4 0 5 5 4 11 2 1 0 0 3622 WELLS, Cameron g 3 12 1 3 8 8 1 7 8 2 15 1 4 0 1 3703 MORABBI, Cosmo 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1912 BRICK, Jonathan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 STREETER, Bryan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 1945 CLARK, Matt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3

TEAM 1 1Totals.............. 21 52 5 19 17 23 11 38 49 18 64 10 13 1 3 200



## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 3 0 2 0 0 2 2441 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 6 14 0 0 4 6 6 5 11 3 16 0 2 3 0 3301 MCKILLOP, Brendan g 5 20 2 11 3 5 1 4 5 1 15 1 1 0 1 3914 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 0 4 0 2 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 2324 BARR, Bryant g 2 11 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 2812 CIVI, Can 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 722 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 3 12 1 5 0 1 2 3 5 3 7 0 1 0 0 2934 BEN-EZE, Frank 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 0 2 1 1 842 ALLISON, Ben 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 9

TEAM 1 3 4Totals.............. 17 67 3 23 9 17 17 22 39 19 46 5 8 6 4 200


officials: Tim Nestor, Mark Schnur, Dan StryffelerTechnical fouls: The Citadel-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalThe Citadel 28 36 64Davidson 21 25 46Points in the paint-CIT 26,DAV 20. Points off turnovers-CIT 5,DAV 8. 2nd chance points-CIT 10,DAV 13. Fast breakpoints-CIT 2,DAV 0. Bench points-CIT 5,DAV 11. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-CIT 2nd-01:52,DAV 2nd-01:09. Largest lead-CIT by 18 2nd-00:29, DAV None.

Game #27 — The Citadel vs. davidsonfeb. 18, 2009, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena

visiToRs: butler 23-4tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min21 VEASLEY, Willie f 3 10 1 6 3 3 2 5 7 2 10 2 3 1 3 3854 HOWARD, Matt f 5 8 0 0 2 3 3 2 5 4 12 3 2 0 0 2001 MACK, Shelvin g 3 11 1 3 2 2 1 5 6 1 9 4 3 0 2 3705 NORED, Ronald g 2 4 0 1 2 4 2 1 3 1 6 4 4 0 3 3220 HAYWARD, Gordon g 6 12 4 7 11 12 4 5 9 4 27 0 2 1 2 3202 VANZANT, Shawn 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 1703 HAHN, Zach 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 411 ANGLIN, Alex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+32 BUTCHER, Garrett 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 6 2 0 0 0 20

Team 3 3 1Totals.............. 24 54 7 20 20 24 13 23 36 20 75 15 16 2 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-31 48.4% 2nd Half: 9-23 39.1% Game: 44.4% DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 35.0% REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 18-20 90.0% Game: 83.3% 0,1


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2141 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 6 6 0 0 3 5 2 5 7 4 15 0 2 2 0 2614 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 2 0 2 3022 ARCHAMBAULT, Will g 3 7 3 6 2 2 2 3 5 2 11 0 4 0 0 2930 CURRY, Stephen g 6 23 2 13 6 8 0 5 5 4 20 6 7 0 2 3701 MCKILLOP, Brendan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1124 BARR, Bryant 3 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 2034 BEN-EZE, Frank 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 1 2 0 1 1 0 1335 NELMS, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 342 ALLISON, Ben 0 3 0 1 2 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 10

TEAM 1 1Totals.............. 22 52 6 24 13 19 10 21 31 21 63 12 19 4 5 200


officials: Todd Williams, Tom Fogarty, Brad GastonTechnical fouls: Butler-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalButler 34 41 75Davidson 29 34 63Points in the paint-BU 34,DAV 22. Points off turnovers-BU 19,DAV 17. 2nd chance points-BU 13,DAV 7. Fast breakpoints-BU 6,DAV 2. Bench points-BU 11,DAV 11. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-2 times. Last FG-BU 2nd-00:51,DAV 2nd-00:12. Largest lead-BU by 17 2nd-00:51, DAV by 1 1st-18:19.

Game #28 — no. 21 butler vs. davidsonfeb. 18, 2009, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena

Frank Ben-Eze had seven rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench against Butler.

2008-09 BOX SCORES


visiToRs: Georgia southern 8-20, 5-14 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min21 TROUPE, Tyler f 5 11 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 1 10 0 2 0 1 3323 PERRY, Sandy f 0 5 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 3 2345 WARD, Kenith f 2 4 0 0 3 4 2 2 4 3 7 0 2 0 0 1610 HANSON, Antonio g 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 4 1 4 0 1 3522 DRAYTON, Ben g 3 10 3 4 9 12 0 3 3 2 18 1 10 0 0 3813 JANISZEWSKI, K 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1414 BRANNEN, Jeb 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 1032 MARSHALL, Anthony 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 753 WOHLLEB, Colby 2 7 1 5 6 8 1 1 2 4 11 0 0 1 0 24

TEAM 1 4 5Totals.............. 16 45 4 14 20 34 7 19 26 20 56 7 25 1 7 200



## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 4 7 0 0 4 4 3 6 9 3 12 1 0 1 2 2241 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 6 9 0 0 2 4 1 3 4 3 14 2 1 0 1 1712 CIVI, Can g 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 1314 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 1 3 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 0 4 4 1 0 5 2430 CURRY, Stephen g 11 19 5 9 7 7 0 4 4 2 34 6 3 0 2 2701 MCKILLOP, Brendan 2 4 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 8 1 1 0 0 1720 REIGEL, Will 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 322 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 3 6 0 1 1 4 1 4 5 3 7 2 3 0 3 1624 BARR, Bryant 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 1 1725 ATKINSON, AJ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 334 BEN-EZE, Frank 2 3 0 0 0 1 4 8 12 4 4 0 4 0 0 2035 NELMS, Dan 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 742 ALLISON, Ben 1 1 0 0 3 4 0 2 2 5 5 0 1 0 1 14

TEAM 1 1Totals.............. 35 64 8 19 21 28 13 31 44 29 99 20 16 1 15 200


officials: John Corio, Sean Casady, Charles BridwellTechnical fouls: Georgia Southern-TEAM. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalGeorgia Southern 24 32 56Davidson 50 49 99Points in the paint-GSU 20,DAV 42. Points off turnovers-GSU 9,DAV 31. 2nd chance points-GSU 9,DAV 16. Fast breakpoints-GSU 4,DAV 8. Bench points-GSU 15,DAV 32. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-GSU 2nd-00:44, DAV 2nd-01:13. Largest lead-GSU None, DAV by 45 2nd-02:27.

Game #30 — Georgia southern vs. davidsonfeb. 28, 2009, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 6 9 0 0 5 5 2 3 5 2 17 1 3 0 1 2841 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 5 13 0 0 1 3 1 8 9 3 11 3 4 1 2 3114 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 2522 ARCHAMBAULT, Will g 5 9 2 4 1 3 1 4 5 4 13 2 1 0 2 2230 CURRY, Stephen g 8 16 2 6 8 10 0 3 3 3 26 5 3 1 4 3801 MCKILLOP, Brendan 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 1924 BARR, Bryant 4 8 3 6 7 8 0 1 1 4 18 0 0 0 0 1934 BEN-EZE, Frank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 742 ALLISON, Ben 1 2 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 11

TEAM 1 2 3Totals.............. 29 58 7 17 25 33 6 31 37 22 90 16 11 2 10 200


hoMe TeaM: elon 10-19,7-13 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min15 SANDERS, Monty f 5 10 5 9 2 3 2 4 6 3 17 4 4 0 0 2323 ATOYEBI, Ola f 6 12 0 0 1 1 2 7 9 3 13 0 0 1 0 2700 BONNEY, Josh g 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 0 0 2905 CARTER, Devan g 3 9 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 7 1 3 0 0 2910 JAMES, Brett g 3 7 1 2 9 12 0 5 5 4 16 1 1 2 0 2501 SPRADLIN, Drew 1 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 1113 LONG, Chris 2 9 2 6 4 5 0 4 4 1 10 4 2 0 0 2632 CONSTANTINE, Adam 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 5 0 2 0 1 1344 DOUGLAS, TJ 1 6 1 6 2 2 1 2 3 3 5 3 0 0 0 17

TEAM 2 1 3Totals.............. 24 63 11 29 19 24 10 27 37 23 78 17 16 3 3 200


officials: Jamie Luckie, Dan Stryffeler, Ray NatiliTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Elon-None. attendance: 1710score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 37 53 90Elon 33 45 78Points in the paint-DAV 28,ELON 22. Points off turnovers-DAV 21,ELON 11. 2nd chance points-DAV 9,ELON 11. Fastbreak points-DAV 2,ELON 5. Bench points-DAV 23,ELON 23. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-2 times. Last FG-DAV2nd-04:16, ELON 2nd-00:58. Largest lead-DAV by 19 2nd-04:16, ELON by 1 1st-16:14.

Game #31 — davidson vs. elonMarch 2, 2009, elon, n.C. — alumni Gym

visiToRs: appalachian state 13-18tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min25 HUNTER, Josh f 4 9 0 0 5 8 3 4 7 2 13 0 0 0 1 2932 BUTTS, Isaac c 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 4 6 1 4 1 0 2300 SIMS, Donald g 6 17 5 12 12 12 0 2 2 1 29 2 5 1 0 3904 HUGHES, Donterious g 0 5 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 2 1 2 2 0 1 2323 BRAND, Kellen g 3 9 0 4 0 0 1 2 3 5 6 2 2 0 0 2603 DOWDELL, Quinche 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 315 BOOTH, Jeremi 1 4 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 4 2 1 0 0 1224 WRIGHT, Marcus 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 2 4 0 2 1131 HIGHSMITH, A.J. 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 933 WEBB, Tyler 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 650 WILLIAMSON, Andre 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 9 2 2 1 0 2 0 19

TEAM 3 3 6 1Totals.............. 21 58 6 19 20 24 15 29 44 27 68 12 20 4 4 200



## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min22 ARCHAMBAULT, Will f 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1723 ROSSITER, Steve f 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 4 6 1 1 0 2 2741 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 7 12 0 0 3 6 4 10 14 2 17 0 1 2 1 3414 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 2 4 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 2 6 0 0 1 0 3130 CURRY, Stephen g 11 18 5 10 16 18 1 3 4 3 43 4 3 0 3 2701 MCKILLOP, Brendan 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 1 0 1 2324 BARR, Bryant 2 8 2 4 0 2 0 3 3 1 6 2 1 0 0 2134 BEN-EZE, Frank 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 435 NELMS, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 242 ALLISON, Ben 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 14

TEAM 1 1 1Totals.............. 27 57 7 18 23 33 7 26 33 19 84 15 8 5 8 200


officials: John Corio, Bill Covington, Billy DunlapTechnical fouls: Appalachian State-TEAM. Davidson-TEAM. attendance: 4542score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalAppalachian State 34 34 68Davidson 44 40 84Points in the paint-ASU 30,DAV 28. Points off turnovers-ASU 12,DAV 28. 2nd chance points-ASU 17,DAV 10. Fastbreak points-ASU 8,DAV 2. Bench points-ASU 13,DAV 10. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-4 times. Last FG-ASU2nd-01:26, DAV 2nd-00:17. Largest lead-ASU by 1 1st-18:58, DAV by 16 2nd-00:17.

Game #32 — appalachian state vs. davidsonMarch 7, 2009, Chattanooga, Tenn. — The Mckenzie arena

southern Conference Tournament

visiToRs: unC Greensboro 4-24, 3-16 soContot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min21 BONE, Elhanan f 1 5 0 0 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 0 1 0 0 2140 EARGLE, Damian f 3 13 0 0 1 3 1 5 6 3 7 0 3 1 0 2755 JACKSON, DeAngelo f 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 6 0 2 0 0 1712 HARDIMAN, Mike g 2 4 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1925 SPOONER, Sean g 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 5 3 2 1 4 0 0 2604 KOIVISTO, Mikko 2 8 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 1714 SMITH, Montel 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 4 3 2 3 1 0 3 1415 TONEY, Kendall 5 10 3 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 15 1 1 0 2 2624 STYWALL, Ben 1 3 0 0 1 3 2 5 7 1 3 0 4 0 2 2744 BROWN, Pete 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6

TEAM 3 3 6 1Totals.............. 19 57 5 18 6 12 12 23 35 22 49 6 20 1 7 200



## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 1 3 0 0 3 4 1 1 2 2 5 1 1 0 2 2341 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 6 9 0 0 1 2 3 4 7 3 13 0 0 2 3 2814 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 1 4 0 1 2 4 1 6 7 2 4 4 3 1 2 2922 ARCHAMBAULT, Will g 3 11 0 4 2 2 5 2 7 1 8 1 1 0 0 2830 CURRY, Stephen g 7 15 3 5 3 3 1 9 10 1 20 5 3 0 1 2601 MCKILLOP, Brendan 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1612 CIVI, Can 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 220 REIGEL, Will 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 124 BARR, Bryant 1 7 1 6 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 1825 ATKINSON, AJ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 BEN-EZE, Frank 3 3 0 0 3 4 1 3 4 3 9 0 1 0 0 1435 NELMS, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 542 ALLISON, Ben 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 9

TEAM 2 2 4Totals.............. 25 61 5 21 15 24 17 30 47 15 70 13 15 3 10 200


officials: Zelton Steed, Steve Pyatt, William CovingtonTechnical fouls: UNC Greensboro-None. Davidson-None. attendance: 5223score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalUNC Greensboro 18 31 49Davidson 36 34 70Points in the paint-UNCG 26,DAV 34. Points off turnovers-UNCG 11,DAV 22. 2nd chance points-UNCG 11,DAV 9. Fastbreak points-UNCG 4,DAV 8. Bench points-UNCG 25,DAV 20. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-UNCG 2nd-00:01, DAV 2nd-00:17. Largest lead-UNCG None, DAV by 32 2nd-03:39.

Game #29 — unC Greensboro vs. davidsonfeb. 25, 2009, davidson, n.C. — John M. belk arena

2008-09 BOX SCORES


visiToRs: College of Charleston 26-7tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min05 Jermaine Johnson f 2 5 0 0 1 4 3 3 6 4 5 0 0 0 1 1811 Dustin Scott f 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 14 17 3 4 3 1 1 1 3244 Antwaine Wiggins f 0 9 0 3 0 2 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 2703 Andrew Goudelock g 4 14 2 5 2 2 1 1 2 0 12 0 4 1 0 2732 Tony White, Jr. g 4 10 1 5 8 9 1 3 4 0 17 1 2 0 1 2901 Donavan Monroe 6 11 1 4 0 2 2 2 4 1 13 1 0 0 1 2802 Matt Sundberg 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 421 Jeremy Simmons 1 4 0 0 3 4 1 3 4 3 5 0 0 1 3 2631 Marcus Hammond 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 9

TEAM 1 1Totals.............. 20 61 5 21 14 24 17 29 46 11 59 5 8 4 8 200



## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min14 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max f 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 4 0 1 2523 ROSSITER, Steve f 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 3 4 2 2 0 0 2741 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 4 12 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 5 8 2 1 2 0 2822 ARCHAMBAULT, Will g 0 7 0 3 0 0 5 5 10 2 0 0 1 0 1 2530 CURRY, Stephen g 5 18 2 11 8 8 1 5 6 2 20 3 3 1 1 3801 MCKILLOP, Brendan 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1224 BARR, Bryant 1 7 1 6 1 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 2134 BEN-EZE, Frank 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 735 NELMS, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 ALLISON, Ben 4 4 0 0 4 7 1 0 1 3 12 0 2 0 0 16

TEAM 1 4 5Totals.............. 18 57 3 22 13 17 12 30 42 18 52 8 13 6 3 200


officials: Antinio Petty, Zelton Steed, Rick RidenhourTechnical fouls: College of Charleston-Jeremy Simmons. Davidson-None. attendance: 5497score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalCollege of Charleston 20 39 59Davidson 29 23 52Points in the paint-COFC 18,DAV 28. Points off turnovers-COFC 10,DAV 5. 2nd chance points-COFC 10,DAV 10. Fastbreak points-COFC 8,DAV 4.Bench points-COFC 21,DAV 18. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-4 times. Last FG-COFC2nd-01:19, DAV 2nd-00:09. Largest lead-COFC by 7 2nd-11:14, DAV by 12 1st-02:41.

Game #33 — College of Charleston vs. davidsonMarch 8, 2009, Chattanooga, Tenn. — The Mckenzie arena

southern Conference Tournament


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 5 0 2 1 0 0 1241 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 7 13 0 0 3 6 2 7 9 3 17 1 1 2 2 3714 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 1 2 1 2 1 4 1 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 2522 ARCHAMBAULT, Will g 4 8 0 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 8 2 1 1 1 3630 CURRY, Stephen g 9 19 5 9 9 10 0 3 3 3 32 3 7 1 2 3501 MCKILLOP, Brendan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 1024 BARR, Bryant 1 4 0 1 2 3 0 3 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 1735 NELMS, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 642 ALLISON, Ben 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 2 3 3 6 0 0 22

TEAM 1 1 2Totals.............. 24 51 6 15 16 30 7 28 35 24 70 16 19 5 6 200


hoMe TeaM: south Carolina 21-10tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min21 Archie, Dominique f 1 3 0 0 2 4 2 4 6 4 4 0 4 2 1 3224 Holmes, Mike f 4 6 0 0 4 5 4 4 8 3 12 0 0 0 1 2744 Muldrow, Sam c 1 1 0 0 3 6 0 6 6 3 5 0 1 1 1 1802 Downey, Devan g 5 14 0 2 8 8 0 4 4 3 18 4 6 0 0 3120 Fredrick, Zam g 4 13 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 5 10 1 6 0 1 3205 Raley-Ross, Brandis 2 8 1 3 0 2 0 3 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 2112 Conrad, Branden 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 1814 Wilder, Robert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 Steed, Austin 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 4 0 0 2 0 1031 Baniulis, Evaldas 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 10

TM 1 3 4Totals.............. 21 56 2 10 19 27 9 28 37 27 63 7 18 5 5 200


officials: Sean Hull, Kevin Mathis, Brent HamptonTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. South Carolina-TM. attendance: 7251score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 28 42 70South Carolina 26 37 63Points in the paint-DAV 26,SC 32. Points off turnovers-DAV 16,SC 16. 2nd chance points-DAV 6,SC 15. Fast breakpoints-DAV 9,SC 6. Bench points-DAV 9,SC 14. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-6 times. Last FG-DAV 2nd-02:44,SC 2nd-02:28. Largest lead-DAV by 11 1st-08:37, SC by 2 1st-14:50.

Game #34 — davidson vs. south CarolinaMarch 17, 2009, Columbia, s.C. — Colonial life arena

national invitation Tournament


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min14 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 2222 ARCHAMBAULT, Will g 4 9 2 4 0 0 2 3 5 3 10 0 0 0 2 2523 ROSSITER, Steve f 3 7 1 2 1 2 2 3 5 3 8 1 3 3 1 3030 CURRY, Stephen g 11 27 4 10 0 0 0 9 9 4 26 5 6 0 2 3741 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 3 11 0 0 3 4 5 5 10 4 9 1 3 0 0 3101 MCKILLOP, Brendan 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 6 2 1 0 0 1324 BARR, Bryant 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 2335 NELMS, Dan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 642 ALLISON, Ben 0 2 0 0 3 5 0 2 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 13

TEAM 2 3 5Totals.............. 25 68 11 24 7 13 12 29 41 21 68 12 17 4 6 200


hoMe TeaM: saint Mary's (Calif.) 28-6tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min13 MILLS, Patrick g 9 22 1 10 4 4 0 0 0 1 23 10 1 1 1 3920 SIMPSON, Diamon f 6 7 0 0 0 5 3 12 15 3 12 0 3 2 4 3324 HUNTER, Wayne g 4 10 1 4 3 5 2 4 6 4 12 2 0 0 1 2932 McCONNELL, Mickey g 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 3 0 1 1850 SAMHAN, Omar f 6 10 0 0 6 6 2 7 9 4 18 1 1 0 0 3403 HUGHES, Carlin 3 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 2 0 3 2304 O'LEARY, Ian 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 805 SMITH, Yusef 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 1312 WALKER, Lucas 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

TEAM 1 1Totals.............. 31 66 5 20 13 20 10 36 46 16 80 15 12 3 10 200


officials: Shawn Lehigh, Kevin Cutler, Ruben RamosTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Saint Mary's (Calif.)-None. attendance: 3500score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 33 35 68Saint Mary's (Calif.) 36 44 80 Points in the paint-DAV 20,SMC 40. Points off turnovers-DAV 11,SMC 17. 2nd chance points-DAV 6,SMC 11. Fastbreak points-DAV 0,SMC 0. Bench points-DAV 12,SMC 12. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-1 time. Last FG-DAV2nd-02:07, SMC 2nd-02:15. Largest lead-DAV by 5 1st-16:46, SMC by 13 2nd-04:44.

Game #35 — davidson vs. saint Mary’sMarch 23, 2009, Moraga, Calif. — Mckeon Pavilion

national invitation Tournament

Ben Allison netted 12 points in 16 minutes of action in the SoConTournament semifinal contest against College of Charleston.

100 YEARS OF HOOPS


Each man who ever wore the uniformof Davidson basketball, and each coachwho ever sat on the bench to direct theWildcats, deserves recognition and honor.That stipulation is made here at the top,at the very beginning.

Norman Shepard, for instance,coached Davidson for 12 seasons, from1938 to 1949, and produced teams thatwon 19 games in two seasons, 18 gamesin two seasons and 17 games once.

Tom Scott coached the Wildcats for fiveseasons, and while his record was notspectacular, he was considered one of themost influential athletic directors inAmerica, and it was he who hired LeftyDriesell, an obscure high school coach, tosucceed him as Davidson's head coach.Talk about good executive decisions!

Terry Holland, Driesell’s first David-son recruit, coached the Wildcats for fiveseasons, had a record of 92-43 and wonone Southern Conference championship.Many other former coaches made majorcontributions in their own ways.

Countless players made headlines fortheir excellent play and brought glory to

the red and black. Space limitations, ofcourse, prevent us from detailing all theachievements of so many.

Any objective evaluation of men’s bas-ketball at Davidson would likely come tothe conclusion that two men and twocoaching eras stand out as the crowningachievements of Davidson basketball.

Charles G. (Lefty) Driesell, Davidson'scoach for nine glorious seasons, is one.

Bob McKillop, in his 21st season ashead coach of the Wildcats, is the other.

Driesell took over the Davidson pro-gram from Dr. Scott in 1960-61. Never oneto tread lightly entering a room, Driesell’sWildcats shocked powerful Wake Forest65-59 in the first game he ever coached atDavidson.

Driesell didn’t come to Davidson towin every now and then or to pull anupset occasionally. His mission - and itwas a mission - was to have the best pro-gram in the country. To accomplish that,he knew he’d have to hit the road and re-cruit players who could compete at thehighest level of college basketball whilemeeting the rigorous academic standards

of Davidson.That would have been enough to dis-

courage most people, but Driesell hadmany doors slammed in his face in hisdays as a door-to-door encyclopediasalesman. There was always another doorto knock on, another presentation tomake, and the answer might be yes thistime.

Play the percentages, Lefty thoughtthen. Knock on enough doors and some-body is going to buy a set of books. It’sthe same philosophy he followed later inrecruiting. There was another roadblock,a rather serious one. Davidson's basket-ball recruiting budget for the entire yearwas a whopping $500.

That didn’t deter Driesell either. Madehim a little bit angry but didn’t stall him.Here’s one way he overcame it. The ath-letic department had a green Chevroletstation wagon. Driesell packed his per-sonal belongings, drove it to an airport inOhio, parked in the terminal lot and sleptin the vehicle overnight. The next morn-ing he went to the airport restroom andshaved, changed clothes and met the par-ents of high school star Don Davidson atone of the terminal gates. They didn’tknow until much later that he didn’t flyin. Driesell knew that coaches from NorthCarolina and Duke wouldn’t have todrive that far on a recruiting trip, and hewasn't going to give them an inch.

Driesell proved to be one of the best re-cruiters ever. He brought the likes of FredHetzel, Dick Snyder, Mike Maloy, JerryKroll, Doug Cook, Barry Teague, RodneyKnowles, Don Davidson and countlessothers to Davidson. Most Davidson bas-ketball historians would likely say thatthe best player in Davidson history is Het-zel, Snyder or Maloy, take your pick.

Once he assembled the talent, Driesellcoached them to play tough man defense,rebound and take good shots. He won 176games at Davidson and lost only 65. Histeams won three Southern Conferencetournament championships, played inthree NCAA tournaments and missed onat least two more they should have made.

For instance, in 1963-64, the 22-4 Wild-cats lost in the SoCon tournament inCharlotte to VMI, 82-81. The teams hadplayed twice in the regular season, with

dRiesell, MCkilloP eRas hiGhliGhT hisToRy of davidson baskeTball

Dick Snyder (left), Fred Hetzel (right) along with Terry Holland, became the foundation on which Lefty Driesell built his greatteams of the 1960s.

Davidson winning by 12 and 38 points.There was no comparison between thetwo teams, but that’s tournament basket-ball. The best team loses sometimes. Fansenjoy watching it for the same reason theypull over to the side of the road to get abetter view of a train wreck.

Davidson’s 24-2 team of 1964-65,which Driesell said was one of his best,had won 23 games in a row when theywere beaten in overtime by West Virginiain the SoCon tournament. Davidson did-n’t get a chance to play in the nationaltournament because of that loss.

“That team would have been a seriouscontender for the national champi-onship,” Lefty says, still smarting fromthe loss that ended his season.

Driesell’s last two Davidson teams gotwithin a breath of making the Final Four.The 1967-68 team was 24-5, defeated St.John’s and Columbia in the NCAA tour-nament before losing to North Carolina.In Driesell’s last season at Davidson, theWildcats were 27-3, ranked third in thenation in the last national poll and beatVillanova and St. John’s in the NCAAtournament. Davidson was one win awayfrom the Final Four, but a two-point lossto nemesis North Carolina ended its sea-son.

The Driesell era saw the Wildcats play-ing before capacity crowds of 11,666 fans

at the old Charlotte Coliseum. The excite-ment of having such a great basketballprogram flowed across the campus likerampaging rapids, all the time enhancingthe spirits and morale of students, alumniand friends of the college. Driesell’s Wild-cats were featured on the cover of SportsIllustrated and other national publica-tions, and the widespread publicity dra-matically increased the number of studentapplications to Davidson.

Driesell’s goal was to play the best andbeat them. He broke a long Ohio Statehome winning streak by routing theBuckeyes, 95-73. It was televised back tothe Charlotte area and helped create evenmore excitement about Lefty and histeam. The 1965 team beat Wake Forest,Ohio State, Virginia, Alabama and NYU.

The Driesell Era is known as “TheGlory Years.” Driesell and his playersmade a mark that will stand out as longas the sport is played at Davidson. It’s noexaggeration to say that Lefty's miracle atDavidson is one of the greatest achieve-ments in college basketball history.

Times change, of course. Rules are dif-ferent, the environment changes. BobMcKillop faces obstacles today thatweren't there 35 years ago. Recruiting, forexample, has changed completely. Whileit used to be possible by hard work towhisk away star players that many

schools didn't know about, there’s no wayto do it now. There are more recruitingservices than there are fleas on a hounddog. Young players are ranked and writ-ten about from the time they enter juniorhigh school. There are very few recruitingsecrets out there. In fact, recruiting is asport unto itself. There is no shortagewhatsoever of recruiting nuts. They are inample supply.

McKillop’s tenure at Davidson, still on-going, has produced a record of 367 wins,233 losses. He’s won more games thanany basketball coach in Davidson history.His teams have won five SoCon tourna-ment championships, dominated leagueplay in the regular season and partici-pated in five NCAA tournaments, ad-vancing to the Elite Eight in 2008.McKillop has been Southern Conferencecoach of the year seven times, and his 212wins against SoCon teams are the most byany coach ever.

The consistency that he brings to hisprogram is extraordinary. His brilliance inwinning in conference play has made theWildcats the one team in the league thatwears a bull’s-eye on its chest. If theywould be honest about it, nearly everyschool in the SoCon would list Davidsonas its number one rival. To win in this en-vironment, where every road game is afestival, through thick and thin, in good

Lefty Driesell’s determination and creativity in recruitinghelped him sign high school stars like Don Davidson.

Lefty Driesell (left) went 176-65 in his tenure at Davidsonwhile leading the Wildcats to the postseason three times.

Ian Johnson was a member of the class of seven seniors wholed the ‘Cats to the 2006 NCAA Tournament.

100 YEARS OF HOOPS


100 YEARS OF HOOPS


times and bad, is what makesMcKillop’s program stand out.

He and his staff work ex-tremely hard in recruiting. Theynot only look for players withgood basketball talent and excel-lent grades, but also for youngmen who will fit in well with theplayers already in the Davidsonprogram. If a player had scintil-lating basketball skills butshowed traits of being selfish orunconcerned about others, hewouldn’t end up at Davidson.McKillop doesn’t recruit prob-lems.

Talk to the young men inDavidson's program now, askthem why they came to David-son, and to the man, they willmention McKillop’s honesty inrecruiting as one of their majorreasons for coming.

Like Driesell, McKillop willnot duck a fight. This season'sschedule is a prime example: Gonzaga,UMass, Rhode Island and a tough field atthe Charleston Classic. All strong pro-grams with a tremendous history of suc-cess. It’s the kind of challenge McKilloplikes for his team.

Ian Johnson, a 2006 Davidson gradu-ate, and one of the best offensive insideplayers McKillop has ever coached, isplaying professional basketball in Swe-den. When asked to comment on his play-ing days at Davidson under McKillop, hesaid:

“By far the greatest dimension ofDavidson basketball is the bond thatgrows between the players from year toyear. It’s a unity forged through innu-merable hours of work on the court andan enormous number of defining experi-ences off it. I am able to recall the hard-fought championships, the significantvictories and my best personal perform-ances. But more than that, it is the faces ofmy teammates that I see, the guys I spentfour years of my life with, and all thelaughs, jokes, pranks and tears that weshared together. I can see how lucky wewere to have so many great opportunities,and the way we seized them together…I'm still great friends with the guys I grad-uated with, and the bond that we share

after four years of Davidson basketball isone that can never be replaced.”

McKillop’s style is to keep basketballin perspective. Certainly, he’s passionateabout winning. He encourages his play-ers to experience the total college life atDavidson, which one could discern fromIan Johnson’s remarks.

The McKillop era is still going strong.He is only 59, has the energy of a hum-mingbird and should have many produc-tive coaching years ahead. Driesell isretired from coaching and living in Vir-ginia Beach, Va. McKillop marvels atwhat Driesell did at Davidson and keepsreminders of Lefty’s success sprinkledaround his office as a reminder that it hasbeen done and can be repeated. What’swrong with dreaming?

McKillop's team in 2007-08, whichwent 29-7 and advanced to the MidwestRegional Final, began to mirror theDriesell team’s of the 1960s. The ‘Catscame within one shot of the Final Four,much like the 1968-69 Wildcats.

It would make no sense whatsoever totry to pick one era as superior to the other,Driesell vs. McKillop. Both have been su-perb in their own ways, surreal in theirexcellence. Driesell's “Glory Years” andMcKillop’s “Magic.”

Two great coaches along with their ex-

cellent players and assistant coaches havewritten most of the headlines for David-son basketball’s first 100-plus years.Theirs has been an inspiring story.

And with McKillop, keep an open tab.The best might well be still out there forhim and his program.

The Bob McKillop (back) era reached new heights in 2007-08, when the Wildcats, led by Stephen Curry (front), advanced to the Elite Eight ofthe NCAA Tournament and came within a shot of the Final Four.

Andrew Lovedale is one of several recruiting gems McKillophas uncovered through his international contacts.

2009 NIT TEAM


Expectations for the 2008-09 Davidson

basketball team ricocheted wildly in the

months preceding the season. Even before

the village celebrated Independence Day,

townsfolk gathered on the brick sidewalks

downtown to talk basketball, wondering if

this would be the year that the Wildcats

made it to the NCAA Final Four. No dream

was considered too big, not even a national

championship.

The players heard all of the talk and prog-

nostications, of course they did. Newspaper

reporters converged on Davidson during

the summer to tell the story of how basket-

ball had taken over the village. Realism was

lost in a flood of wistfulness. Message

boards went nuts, but there’s no news in

that, is there? The school upgraded its bas-

ketball arena with new scoreboards and

handsome seatbacks. Fans called the ticket

office in early summer making sure that

their season tickets were secure. The arena

sold out.

This onslaught of enthusiasm, of course,

was a leftover from the season before when

Davidson dominated the Southern Confer-

ence and went into the NCAA tournament

and beat favored teams Gonzaga, George-

town and Wisconsin. Led by a boyish bas-

ketball assassin by the name of Stephen

Curry, whose marksmanship from deep be-

yond the arc, endless charisma and the un-

abashed joy he displayed in playing the

game suddenly made Davidson America’s

team.

The ‘Cats made the Final Eight in 2008

and a squadron of police cars escorted the

team bus from its Dearborn hotel to Ford

Field, where 57,500 fans and millions more

on television watched Davidson and Kansas

duel to the last second. It was only when

Jason Richards’ shot caromed off the left of

the rim at the final buzzer that the issue was

decided. Davidson lost by two points to the

eventual national champions.

While Davidson lost three valuable sen-

iors from that dream team (Richards,

Thomas Sander and Boris Meno), Curry

was back with a supporting cast that was

more than capable. Davidson had basketball

fever and there was no vaccine to slow it.

Some of the fan buzz was crazy. One

woman, a staunch friend of the program,

stopped a writer on a fall morning before

the season began and forecast: “I don’t think

any team will come within 20 points of us.”

Respite for the players came when the

season finally started. Their sanctuary was

the court. They had been hugged and

praised and applauded until they were slap

worn out. They kept it in perspective, but

who among us doesn’t like to believe the

good things said about us? It’s hard to keep

an even keel under those circumstances.

Curry and the Wildcats took the chal-

lenge and slapped it in the face. They won

20 of their first 23 games, roared to 13

straight wins in the conference. The three

losses were at Oklahoma, at Duke and to

Purdue in Indianapolis.

The first tear in Superman’s cape came on

Feb. 7, 2009, in Davidson. College of

Charleston, behind Antwaine Wiggins’ bril-

liant defense against Curry, upset the Wild-

cats 77-75. It was Davidson’s first

conference loss in 43 games. Curry came

open just beyond the 3-point arc on the right

wing with two seconds remaining, poised

to take the game-winning shot, but Wiggins

somehow recovered and as Curry launched

the ball, Wiggins reached from behind and

blocked it cleanly.

Davidson finished the regular season 18-

2 in the conference, 25-6 overall, and de-

feated Appalachian State in the first round

of the SoCon tournament in Chattanooga

behind 43 points from Curry, which tied for

the third-most in tourney history. It set up

the rubber match in the semifinals between

the Wildcats and College of Charleston. In

a choppy offensive game, Davidson built a

12-point lead in the first half and led by 29-

20 at halftime. Its defense held C of C to 21

percent shooting from the field in the first

20 minutes.

Second half was a different story. College

of Charleston took a one-point lead with

14:49 to play and never lost it. The Wildcats

The ‘season afTeR’ PRoduCed 27 Wins, beRTh in niT

The 2008-09 Wildcats won the Southern Conference regular-season title, finishing first in the South Division for the fourthtime in five years. Davidson made its fifth consecutive postseason appearance and defeated South Carolina in the NIT.

Max Paulhus Gosselin finished his Davidson career with afourth trip to the postseason.

2009 NIT TEAM


davidson vs. south CarolinaMarch 17, 2009, Columbia, s.C. — Colonial life arena


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min23 ROSSITER, Steve f 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 5 0 2 1 0 0 1241 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 7 13 0 0 3 6 2 7 9 3 17 1 1 2 2 3714 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 1 2 1 2 1 4 1 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 2522 ARCHAMBAULT, Will g 4 8 0 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 8 2 1 1 1 3630 CURRY, Stephen g 9 19 5 9 9 10 0 3 3 3 32 3 7 1 2 3501 MCKILLOP, Brendan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 1024 BARR, Bryant 1 4 0 1 2 3 0 3 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 1735 NELMS, Dan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 642 ALLISON, Ben 1 3 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 2 3 3 6 0 0 22

TEAM 1 1 2Totals.............. 24 51 6 15 16 30 7 28 35 24 70 16 19 5 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd Half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 47.1%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 40.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 14-23 60.9% Game: 53.3%

hoMe TeaM: south Carolina 21-10tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min21 Archie, Dominique f 1 3 0 0 2 4 2 4 6 4 4 0 4 2 1 3224 Holmes, Mike f 4 6 0 0 4 5 4 4 8 3 12 0 0 0 1 2744 Muldrow, Sam c 1 1 0 0 3 6 0 6 6 3 5 0 1 1 1 1802 Downey, Devan g 5 14 0 2 8 8 0 4 4 3 18 4 6 0 0 3120 Fredrick, Zam g 4 13 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 5 10 1 6 0 1 3205 Raley-Ross, Brandis 2 8 1 3 0 2 0 3 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 2112 Conrad, Branden 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 1814 Wilder, Robert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 Steed, Austin 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 4 0 0 2 0 1031 Baniulis, Evaldas 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 10

TM 1 3 4Totals.............. 21 56 2 10 19 27 9 28 37 27 63 7 18 5 5 200


officials: Sean Hull, Kevin Mathis, Brent HamptonTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. South Carolina-TM. attendance: 7251score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 28 42 70South Carolina 26 37 63

davidson vs. saint Mary’s (Calif.)March 23, 2009, Moraga, Calif. —Mckeon Pavilion


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min14 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 2222 ARCHAMBAULT, Will g 4 9 2 4 0 0 2 3 5 3 10 0 0 0 2 2523 ROSSITER, Steve f 3 7 1 2 1 2 2 3 5 3 8 1 3 3 1 3030 CURRY, Stephen g 11 27 4 10 0 0 0 9 9 4 26 5 6 0 2 3741 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 3 11 0 0 3 4 5 5 10 4 9 1 3 0 0 3101 MCKILLOP, Brendan 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 6 2 1 0 0 1324 BARR, Bryant 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 2335 NELMS, Dan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 642 ALLISON, Ben 0 2 0 0 3 5 0 2 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 13

TEAM 2 3 5Totals.............. 25 68 11 24 7 13 12 29 41 21 68 12 17 4 6 200


hoMe TeaM: saint Mary's (Calif.) 28-6tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min13 MILLS, Patrick g 9 22 1 10 4 4 0 0 0 1 23 10 1 1 1 3920 SIMPSON, Diamon f 6 7 0 0 0 5 3 12 15 3 12 0 3 2 4 3324 HUNTER, Wayne g 4 10 1 4 3 5 2 4 6 4 12 2 0 0 1 2932 McCONNELL, Mickey g 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 3 0 1 1850 SAMHAN, Omar f 6 10 0 0 6 6 2 7 9 4 18 1 1 0 0 3403 HUGHES, Carlin 3 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 2 0 3 2304 O'LEARY, Ian 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 805 SMITH, Yusef 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 1312 WALKER, Lucas 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

TEAM 1 1Totals.............. 31 66 5 20 13 20 10 36 46 16 80 15 12 3 10 200


officials: Shawn Lehigh, Kevin Cutler, Ruben RamosTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Saint Mary's (Calif.)-None. attendance: 3500score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 33 35 68Saint Mary's (Calif.) 36 44 80

shot a cold 28.6 percent in the second

half and lost, 59-52.

Davidson hoped its 26-7 record might

be good enough to earn a spot in the

NCAA tournament field, but it wasn’t

to be. The Wildcats accepted a bid to the

NIT and a first-round date at South Car-

olina of the Southeastern Conference.

Davidson took the fight to the favored

Gamecocks from the get-go and built an

11-point lead midway through the first

half only to see the margin reduced to

two points at halftime. The second half

showed much more offense on the part

of both teams. Davidson led the entire

half except for 30 seconds when South

Carolina took a one-point cushion.

The Wildcats held South Carolina star

guard Devan Downey to 5-of-14 from

the field while Curry scorched the nets

for 32, as Davidson advanced, 70-63. Im-

pressive road win against a good team

that tied for first in the East Division of

the Southeastern Conference.

The reward was a trip to Moraga,

Calif., and a game with Saint Mary’s of

California in tiny McKeon Pavilion. The

headline of the game, which ESPN

snatched up to show nationally, was a

shootout between Davidson’s Curry

and Saint Mary’s star guard Patrick

Mills.

Attendance for the game was an-

nounced at 3,500. Every inch of stand-

ing room in the old building was taken.

When asked if the atmosphere was sim-

ilar to when conference rival Gonzaga

comes to town, the locals replied it was

more raucous for the Wildcats.

The crowd was uproarious the entire

evening, and the shootout came as ad-

vertised with Saint Mary’s leading 36-33

at halftime. Davidson’s biggest lead of

the half was five points, while Saint

Mary’s built its biggest lead at 21-14.

Saint Mary’s broke a tie with 17:52 to

play in the second half and never lost

the lead the rest of the way, winning 80-

68. Mills scored 23 points and had 10 as-

sists while Curry, in what turned out to

be his last Davidson game, scored 26

points, and had nine rebounds and five

assists. Both Mills and Curry

would enter the draft with

Curry going seventh overall to

Golden State and Mills taken in

the second round by Portland.

It was also the last game for

Davidson seniors Andrew

Lovedale, Max Paulhus Gos-

selin and Can Civi. Their class

won 105 games in four years,

lost only 31, went to the post-

season each year and will have

the lifetime memory of the jour-

ney that took them to the Elite

Eight.

The 2009 Davidson team won

27 games, lost eight and won

the regular-season SoCon title,

as the college made its fifth con-

secutive trip to basketball’s

postseason. That hardly falls

into the category of a disap-

pointing season, even though it

must be told that the Wildcats

expected more. It’s an indica-

tion of how far the program has

advanced.Stephen Curry scored 32 points against the Gamecocks to set up thesecond-round contest against Mills and Saint Mary’s.

2008 NCAA TEAM


Jason Richards, Davidson’s outstandingsenior point guard for 2007-08, was em-phatic when he talked about team goals be-fore the start of a rugged non-conferenceschedule.

“We want to go back to the NCAA tour-nament,” he said, “but going back to playjust one game would be a disappointing endto my Davidson career. We’ve been to thetournament two years in a row. We’ve ex-perienced that. Now we want to return andwin some games.”

Coach Bob McKillop took steps to pre-pare his team for that dream by schedulingoutside opponents that included North Car-olina, Duke, UCLA and NC State. Davidsonwanted to test itself against the best, know-ing that playing those teams would exposeany weaknesses and give them a chance tocorrect them before tournament time.

It’s not a strategy that’s recommended ifthe goal is merely to impress outsiders bythe number of wins and losses. But if thegoal is to get better – and that was David-son’s mission from Day One – then the chal-lenging schedule made sense.

After cruising past Division III opponentEmory 102-56, the Wildcats went to down-town Charlotte and Bobcats Arena to takeon No. 1 North Carolina. A full houseshowed up for the game — 19,299 — fairlyequally split between those wearing David-son red and black and Carolina blue. The at-mosphere of the game was electric: greatcrowd, intense competition, close game that

raged back and forth. Davidson’s last leadcame with 6:40 to play when Stephen Curryhit a 3-point basket to put the ‘Cats up 57-56. The Tar Heels found themselves hang-ing on to win 72-68.

While the loss was disappointing, theWildcats showed they could competeagainst the nation’s best. It was a valuablelesson that would come in handy in March.

The next six games served as a roller-coaster ride for the Wildcats. Davidson trav-eled to Kalamazoo, Mich., and lost toWestern Michigan 83-76 while allowing thehome team to shoot 59.1 percent from thefield.

Practice the next day – on Thanksgivingmorning – was intense. If the Wildcats weregoing to be special, performances like thatone couldn’t occur. Lessons had to belearned.

Davidson routed North Carolina Central,won by 11 in its conference opener at Ap-palachian State with Curry scoring 38, andthen lost back-to-back games against Dukeand Charlotte. Davidson was competitiveagainst Duke, losing by six, but not verygood in a seven-point loss to Charlotte.

The Wildcats went to California on Dec. 8to play mighty UCLA. Davidson led by 17 –32-15 – with 7:48 left in the first half. Thecrowd in Anaheim was stunned. But theBruins fought back to cut the deficit to fourat halftime en route to a 75-63 win. Anotherscrappy effort against a powerhouse team –but also another loss.

After beating Citadel by 21, Davidson

traveled to the RBC Center in Raleigh totake on NC State. Curry hit a 3-pointer with43 seconds to play to give Davidson a 65-64lead. NCSU’s Ben McCauley shot andmissed, but his teammate Gavin Grant camedown with the rebound and was fouledwith three seconds to play. Grant made twofree throws, and Davidson missed at thebuzzer to take a one-point loss and a 4-6record with them into the Christmas holi-days. It was a keen disappointment, comingso close and yet losing to another widelyknown team.

But playing in the RBC Center wouldeventually help Davidson. Stay tuned forthat development.

Davidson began a run of 16 consecutiveSouthern Conference games on Jan. 3 with asmashing 92-67 win over Georgia Southern.The Wildcats won all 16 of those games,most of them by wide margins. The excep-tion was a 59-57 win at Elon in a game thatit appeared the Wildcats would lose.

Davidson rode the winning streak intothe ESPN BracketBusters game at Winthrop.Davidson won that one by 13 and returnedto conference play where it ended regular-season play with a home win over Ap-palachian State and a 20-point road win onSenior Night at Georgia Southern.

The Wildcats took a 19-game winningstreak into the Southern Conference tourna-ment in Charleston where they had to provethemselves all over again to be sure of a bidto the NCAA tournament.

They proved themselves, all right. They

WildC aTs defeaT ThRee GianTs en RouTe To beRTh in eliTe eiGhT

The 2007-08 team won 25 straight games en route to a third straight SoCon Tournament Championship and an NCAA Tourneybid. The Wildcats won their first NCAA Tournament game since 1969, advancing to the Elite Eight and a shot away from theFinal Four.

Jason Richards tied an NCAA Tourney regional semifinalrecord with 13 assists against Wisconsin.

2008 NCAA TEAM


no. 23 davidson vs. no. 24 GonzagaMarch 21, 2008, Raleigh, n.C. — RbC Center


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min15 SANDER, Thomas f 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 2541 LOVEDALE, Andrew f 4 8 0 0 4 6 6 7 13 4 12 2 0 1 0 2902 RICHARDS, Jason g 4 14 2 7 5 7 1 2 3 4 15 9 3 0 2 3614 PAULHUS GOSSELIN, Maxg 2 6 1 3 2 2 0 3 3 3 7 2 2 0 1 3130 CURRY, Stephen g 14 22 8 10 4 6 0 3 3 0 40 2 2 0 5 3905 MENO, Boris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1522 ARCHAMBAULT, Will 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1123 ROSSITER, Steve 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 1124 BARR, Bryant 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

TEAM 2 2Totals.............. 28 57 11 22 15 21 10 19 29 18 82 18 14 1 9 200


hoMe TeaM: Gonzaga 25-8tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min25 PENDERGRAFT, David f 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 2 1721 SACRE, Robert c 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 302 PARGO, Jeremy g 5 10 2 5 6 8 1 4 5 3 18 6 6 0 3 3815 BOULDIN, Matt g 4 8 0 1 0 0 2 3 5 1 8 4 5 0 3 2632 GRAY, Steven g 7 12 7 12 0 0 2 1 3 3 21 2 4 0 0 3505 DAYE, Austin 3 13 1 6 0 1 1 5 6 1 7 0 0 0 1 2211 SORENSON, Andrew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 520 GURGANIOUS, Larry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 722 DOWNS, Micah 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 731 KUSO, Abdullahi 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1342 HEYTVELT, Josh 5 6 1 1 1 3 2 6 8 3 12 1 1 1 0 2650 BROWN, Ira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

TEAM 1 1 1Totals.............. 28 55 12 27 8 14 11 23 34 19 76 14 19 1 11 200


officials: Tom O’Neill, Robert Adams, Dwayne GladdenTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Gonzaga-None. attendance: 19477score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 36 46 82Gonzaga 41 35 76

no. 23 davidson vs. no. 8 GeorgetownMarch 23, 2008, Raleigh, n.C. — RbC Center



TEAM 3 2 5 1Totals.............. 22 57 6 28 24 30 12 16 28 20 74 10 5 0 6 200


hoMe TeaM: Georgetown 28-6tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min03 SUMMERS, DaJuan f 4 8 2 4 0 0 1 3 4 3 10 1 5 0 0 2555 HIBBERT, Roy c 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 6 1 3 1 0 1602 WALLACE, Jonathan g 5 8 2 4 0 0 0 4 4 1 12 1 2 0 0 3315 FREEMAN, Austin g 2 2 2 2 3 4 0 2 2 4 9 1 3 0 1 2321 SAPP, Jessie g 5 6 4 5 0 0 0 4 4 3 14 2 2 0 0 2401 MACKLIN, Vernon 2 4 0 0 4 8 2 1 3 2 8 1 0 1 1 1804 WRIGHT, Chris 4 6 0 1 1 2 0 4 4 3 9 3 2 0 0 1905 RIVERS, Jeremiah 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1622 CRAWFORD, Tyler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 633 EWING, Patrick 1 4 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 3 2 0 3 1 0 20

TEAM 4 4Totals.............. 26 41 10 18 8 17 7 23 30 27 70 11 20 3 2 200


officials: Tom O’Neill, Paul Janssen, Douglas SirmonsTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Georgetown-None. attendance: 19477score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 27 47 74Georgetown 38 32 70

beat Wofford 82-49, UNC-Greensboro82-52 and knocked out Elon in the cham-pionship game 65-49. Their NCAA tour-nament ticket was punched for the thirdconsecutive year. But would this trip bedifferent?

A crowd of students and friends of thecollege gathered in the Student Unionlate on a Sunday afternoon to hear thepairings for the tournament. Davidsonwas seeded 10th and would play 7th-seeded Gonzaga in Raleigh’s RBC Cen-ter in the first round. A roar went up inthe Davidson union when the Davidsonroad map was announced.

Davidson was a determined teamheading into the tournament. They cer-tainly caught a break by getting to playin Raleigh, but Gonzaga was the regularseason West Coast Conference champi-ons and brought a record of 25-7 toRaleigh. Playing on the road would notintimidate them. Meanwhile, the Wild-cats had a 22-game winning streak andwere feeling pretty good.

With a partisan crowd of 19,722pulling for them in Raleigh, Davidsonsaw Gonzaga lead 28-17 with 8:17 toplay in the first half and by 41-36 at half-time. The Zags continued to dominateseven minutes into the second half witha 58-48 advantage. But then the gamebegan to turn Davidson’s way. Thecloser the Wildcats came, the louder thecrowd. A Curry 3-pointer tied the gameat 62 with 9:46 to play.

The two teams swapped leads untilDavidson got the ball with just over aminute to play. Max Paulhus Gosselin,who played a terrific game, missed a 3-point attempt, and as the ball headed to-wards the right corner of the court andappeared to be going out of bounds, An-drew Lovedale raced from the free throwline to the corner, grabbed the ball inchesbefore it went out of bounds, turned andpassed to Curry who hit a 3-pointer for a77-74 Davidson lead. The Wildcats nevertrailed again and won 82-76. Curry had40 points, 30 in the second half. Lovedalecaptured 13 rebounds, and Richardsrecorded nine assists.

It was Davidson’s first NCAA tourna-ment win since 1969 and set up a show-down with the second-seed from theMidwest Regional, Georgetown. TheHoyas were big, athletic, won the Big

East regular season title, ranked No. 8 inthe nation, No. 1 in the nation in fieldgoal percentage defense and No. 5 inscoring defense.

As the two teams lined up facing eachother on the court as the national anthemplayed, Georgetown’s Patrick Ewing, 6-9, reached over and pounded the chestof 7-2 teammate Roy Hibbert and saidsomething to him. The favored Hoyaswere ready – but so was Davidson. TheWildcats had played UNC, Duke,UCLA. They weren’t intimidated byGeorgetown.

The Hoyas had quick athletes whocould defend, and they made life miser-able for Curry in the first half and led 38-27 at the break. Lefty Driesell, the formerDavidson coach, appeared on theschool’s radio network at half and said,“Curry’s going to have to get more shotsin the second half, but this game isn’tlost. Davidson can come back and winit.”

It certainly didn’t look that way earlyin the second half, as Georgetown roaredto a 46-29 lead with 17:52 to play. Thenthe game turned, almost dramatically so.Down by 16, the Wildcats went on a 7-0run. Then down by 11, the ‘Cats scorednine in a row to make it a 50-48 gamewith 8:45 to play.

You could see it in the faces of George-town’s players: they had a feisty oppo-nent that was not going to be knockedout. Paulhus Gosselin tied the game at57 with 5:06 to play, and once again, theRBC Center crowd roared its support ofthe underdog Wildcats. When Curry hita tough layup and then the ensuing foulshot with 4:35 to play to give Davidson a60-58 lead, their first in the game sincethe score was 11-9. Once down by 17 inthe second half, McKillop’s team sud-denly led by two.

Davidson never trailed again and de-feated the Hoyas 74-70 to earn a spot inthe Sweet 16 and a trip to Detroit to playin massive Ford Field, home of the NFLDetroit Lions.

Next up: Big Ten regular-season andtournament champion Wisconsin, with31 wins, the most in school history. TheBadgers were giving up only 53.9 pointsa game, which led the nation in scoringdefense. The Wildcats were riding a 24-game winning streak. Something would

2008 NCAA TEAM


no. 23 davidson vs. no. 5 WisconsinMarch 28, 2008, detroit, Mich. — ford field


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TEAM 3 3 2Totals.............. 26 53 12 24 9 12 11 17 28 19 73 18 7 0 9 200


hoMe TeaM: Wisconsin 31-5tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min01 LANDRY, Marcus f 1 4 0 1 5 6 1 5 6 3 7 1 1 0 0 3145 KRABBENHOFT, Joe f 4 5 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 10 2 3 0 0 3532 BUTCH, Brian c 4 9 2 6 1 4 0 2 2 1 11 1 2 0 0 2903 HUGHES, Trevon g 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1222 FLOWERS, Michael g 4 14 3 9 1 1 3 3 6 2 12 2 2 0 1 40-12 BOHANNON, Jason 3 8 2 4 3 4 1 1 2 2 11 3 1 1 1 3414 BRONSON, Tanner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 124 JARMUSZ, Tim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 LEUER, Jon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+34 STIEMSMA, Greg 1 3 0 0 3 4 2 3 5 3 5 0 2 2 0 1652 NANKIVIL, Keaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+

TEAM 4 1 5Totals.............. 17 46 8 23 14 21 14 17 31 13 56 9 12 3 2 200


officials: David C. Hall, Tom B. Eades and Paul T. FaiaTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Wisconsin-None. attendance: 57028score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 36 37 73Wisconsin 36 20 56

no. 23 davidson vs. no. 4 kansasMarch 30, 2008, detroit, Mich. — ford field



TEAM 5 1 6Totals.............. 22 57 8 27 5 12 9 21 30 15 57 17 9 2 7 200


hoMe TeaM: kansas 35-3tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

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TEAM 5 5 1Totals.............. 23 52 5 14 8 14 10 28 38 16 59 12 14 5 5 200


officials: Tony Greene, Randy McCall and Doug SirmonsTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Kansas-None. attendance: 57563score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 28 29 57Kansas 30 29 59

have to give. Someone would have toblink.

Davidson belonged on this stage andknew it. Please, don’t call them Cin-derella.

With more than 57,000 fans in atten-dance at Ford Field, including ClevelandCavaliers great LeBron James whowanted to see Curry play in person, theWildcats and Badgers traded punches inthe first half and went to the lockerrooms tied at 36.

Davidson owned the second half –lock, stock and barrel. Richards hit a 3-pointer with 12:13 to play to put David-son up 57-45. Curry’s layup with 9:07left gave Davidson a 63-46 lead.

This was Davidson’s game, pure andsimple. The Wildcats were better thanthe Big Ten champions and no one whosaw the game would dare dispute it.Curry continued his scoring rampagewith 33 points. Lovedale had 12 points,and the poised Richards had 13 assistsand no turnovers in a spectacular per-formance.

Final score: Davidson 73 Wisconsin 56.The Wildcats won the second half by awhopping 17 points to earn a spot in theElite Eight against the Kansas Jayhawks,the tournament champions of the toughBig 12.

Kansas coach Bill Self had never takena team to the Final Four, and a lot of fans

and media people in his own state re-minded him of it. Davidson was lookingto go to the Final Four for the first timein school history. So much was at stake.

The game was as close as pages in abook. The biggest lead by either team inthe first half was four points with seventies. The Jayhawks sprinted off the courtat halftime with a 30-28 lead, but thiswas anybody’s game. It had the smell ofa game that was going down to the lastsecond.

Kansas took its biggest lead of the sec-ond half with 12:11 to play at 43-37. Butthen Bryant Barr came off Davidson’sbench and thrilled most of the crowd of57,563 by making three 3-point fieldgoals in two minutes to give Davidson a49-45 lead with 9:33 to play.

Kansas had talent and determination,too, and pushed to a 59-53 lead with 1:15to play. Davidson’s Thomas Sander, whowas playing with a painful injury to thethumb on his shooting hand, made a freethrow, and when he missed the secondDavidson rebounded and Richardspassed to Curry for a 3-pointer to makeit 59-57 with 55 seconds to play.

Kansas ran some clock on its next pos-session but when Sherron Collins misseda 3-pointer, Davidson rebounded andtook timeout with 17 seconds to play.Coach McKillop put the ball in the handsof Curry in the backcourt and whenCurry got to the frontcourt, Kansasjumped him with a double team. Withthe clock winding down and no cracksopen to get off a shot himself, Currypassed to Richards who took a long, con-tested shot that missed at the buzzer.Missed left, but just barely.

Kansas won 59-57 and went on to winthe national championship.

The Wildcats covered themselves withglory, won the hearts of basketball fansfrom coast to coast, and finished the sea-son with 29 wins and seven losses.

Richards got his preseason wish. A re-turn to the NCAA tournament and somehuge victories on the game’s biggeststage. And all of those people who oncehad to ask where Davidson was located?After the tournament, they didn’t needto ask anymore.

They knew the answer.

Thomas Sander posted eight points and four boardsagainst Kansas in the regional final.

2007 NCAA TEAM


The day after Davidson was picked to

finish fourth in the SoCon South Division

2006-07 preseason poll, coach Bob McKil-

lop walked among his players as they

were stretching on the court before the

start of practice.

“Fourth in the South Division,” he ex-

claimed, loud enough for all of the play-

ers to hear. “How does that make you

feel? You proud of that? They picked you

fourth in the division.”

As preseason predictions go, this one

really wasn’t that unreasonable. David-

son had graduated seven seniors from the

conference championship team of 2006.

Not just seven ordinary seniors, either,

but players that comprised most of

Davidson’s scoring, rebounding, passing

and ballhandling, as well as its best de-

fenders. Davidson's leadership and expe-

rience walked down the aisle in caps and

gowns the previous May to get their

diplomas.

Like it or not, 2006-07 was rebuilding

time for the Wildcats.

When you’re used to winning, as

Davidson is, rebuilding is not synony-

mous with failure - or defeat. Especially

not with Bob McKillop. He had warned

his players at the team banquet the previ-

ous April that experts would count them

out the next season. “But we have some-

thing for them,” the coach told the packed

room, “and that is … SURPRISE!”

It turned out to be a storybook season

for the Wildcats, all right. Three experi-

enced juniors - Thomas Sander, Jason

Richards and Boris Meno - took on the

role of leadership and excelled at it. Max

Paulhus Gosselin, a sophomore warrior,

inspired the team with his unrelenting ef-

fort and defensive prowess. Paulhus Gos-

selin was first in line to accept any small

job that would help his team win. And

then there was a precocious freshman by

the name of Stephen Curry, a 6-1 package

of dynamite that wasn’t afraid of the devil

himself.

Another freshman, Will Archambault,

came off to bench to play in 33 games and

average eight points. When Archambault

couldn't play against rival Charlotte due

to injury, freshman teammate Bryant Barr

stepped into his role and scored 11 points.

Also coming off the bench and creating

havoc for opponents was Davidson's “Big

Cat,” Andrew Lovedale. His energy, abil-

ity to beat much smaller players down the

court and defensive and rebounding

skills sparked the Wildcats on a consistent

basis. Redshirt freshman Steve Rossiter,

freshman Dan Nelms, sophomore Can

Civi and seniors John Falconi and Lamar

Hull made significant contributions in

ways that impressed the coaching staff.

The chemistry on the team was about

as good as it gets. The players genuinely

liked each other, hung out together, stuck

together in tough times.

Davidson stood at 4-3 when it opened

its Southern Conference season against

Elon on Dec. 1. The Wildcats sent a mes-

sage that night that resonated throughout

the conference: Davidson 86 Elon 61.

Then the Wildcats went on a tear: 12 wins

in a row, including the championship of a

tournament hosted by Pac-10 member

Arizona State. After Davidson won 83-78

at Wofford, Terriers coach Mike Young

said, “They lost seven really good players

from last year, and somehow they're bet-

ter now than they were then. It's amaz-

ing.”

McKillop’s young team seemed to be

on cruise control when Appalachian State

came to Davidson on Jan. 20. Before a

large, loud crowd, Appalachian State won

one of the most exciting games of the sea-

son, 81-74. It was an emotional game, and

the defeat was a slap in the face to the

Wildcats, one that maybe they needed at

that point in the season. Losing a confer-

ence game at home didn't set well with

any of them. It got the attention of the

players, that’s for sure, who vowed not to

let it happen again.

The rest of the schedule was against

teams from the Southern Conference.

suRPRisinG ‘C aTs sC aRe MaRyland

The 2006-07 Wildcats were picked fourth in the South Division of the Southern Conference in the preseason. Davidson earnedits second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Will Archambault made an impact as a freshman and aver-aged eight points a game in 33 outings.

2007 NCAA TEAM


Davidson won them all - 13 in a row. The

team picked to finish fourth in the South

Division was 17-1 in regular-season con-

ference action. But nothing was decided

when Davidson headed to Charleston for

the SoCon tournament to compete for the

automatic invitation to the NCAA tour-

nament. Davidson had been down that

road before. Two years previous, the 'Cats

went 16-0 in conference, lost in the semi-

finals of the tournament and failed to get

a bid to the NCAAs, even though they

were one of only two teams in the nation

to go unbeaten in their conference.

Clearly the conference's best team over

a tough home-and-home schedule,

Davidson would have to validate three

months of hard work by winning three

more games in three nights. If you think

it's easy, basketball to you is a foreign lan-

guage. Beating conference opponents -

teams that know you so well - two and

three times in a season is extremely diffi-

cult.

Chattanooga, a team that Davidson

had already beaten twice, once by 30

points, put up a strong battle before

Davidson prevailed, 78-68. Furman,

which was playing well, was the semi-fi-

nals opponent. Davidson didn't mess

around - 91-68, a knockout.

The championship game pitted two ri-

vals, Davidson and College of

Charleston. It was a road game for

the Wildcats, a tough deal when an

NCAA tournament berth is on the

line supposedly in front of a non-

partisan crowd. Playing in front of

8,000 boisterous fans, about 80 per-

cent of which supported the home

Cougars, the two teams put on a

special game. Davidson led by two

at halftime. Back and forth went

the second half before Davidson

prevailed, 72-65. Curry, the tourna-

ment’s MVP, had 29 points. Meno

tallied 14 and 10 rebounds.

Richards had six assists, one

turnover.

It was a team victory. Each man

contributed to the championship

in a meaningful way. It was an un-

selfish, tenacious, tough team with

excellent chemistry.

The opponent for the 13th-

seeded Wildcats, making their

ninth NCAA tournament appear-

ance, was Maryland. Davidson

took 29 wins with it to Buffalo for

the game, the most ever won by a David-

son basketball team in a single season. It

broke the record of 27 wins set by Lefty

Driesell’s 1969 team; many historians con-

sider it the best team in Davidson history.

Davidson gave Maryland more than

the Terps had bargained for. Standing toe-

to-toe with its ACC foe, Davidson didn’t

flinch. Maryland led by a point at the half,

and when Max Paulhus Gosselin hit a

spectacular layup in transition after four

minutes of the second half, Davidson led

by eight.

The ‘Cats couldn’t hold on, as Mary-

land dominated the last three minutes to

win, 82-70. It was a game Davidson felt it

could have won, should have won. But

after the disappointment of defeat sub-

sided, the coaches and players were able

to look back on the record-breaking sea-

son and appreciate it. Much was accom-

plished.

From a predicted fourth-place division

finish in its own conference, the Wildcats

soared to 29 dazzling victories, broke 15

school records, enjoyed numerous indi-

vidual accolades and served notice - not

just to its conference, but to the nation -

that theirs is a program that is justified in

harboring dreams of national signifi-

cance.

Boris Meno posted nine points and nine rebounds againstMaryland in Buffalo.

davidson vs. no. 17 MarylandMarch 15, 2007, buffalo, n.y. — hsbC arena


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min05 MENO, Boris f 4 13 0 3 1 1 4 5 9 1 9 2 0 0 3 3015 SANDER, Thomas f 1 8 0 2 2 2 4 4 8 2 4 2 2 0 2 3102 RICHARDS, Jason g 4 15 1 8 2 3 0 3 3 1 11 7 5 0 2 3914 PAULHUS GOSSELIN,Max g 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 2330 CURRY, Stephen g 9 21 5 14 7 7 1 3 4 5 30 3 4 0 3 3622 ARCHAMBAULT, William 3 7 3 7 0 0 1 3 4 2 9 0 3 0 0 1523 ROSSITER, Steve 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 324 BARR, Bryant 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 641 LOVEDALE, Andrew 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 2 2 17

TEAM 2 2 4Totals.............. 24 70 10 37 12 14 13 22 35 17 70 17 17 2 13 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-36 38.9% 2nd Half: 10-34 29.4% Game: 34.3%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-20 35.0% 2nd Half: 3-17 17.6% Game: 27.0%F Throw % 1st Half: 8-10 80.0% 2nd Half: 4-4 100% Game: 85.7%

hoMe TeaM: Maryland 25-8tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min15 James Gist f 5 9 0 0 2 2 2 6 8 2 12 4 3 0 1 2625 Ekene Ibekwe f 5 8 0 0 1 2 7 3 10 5 11 1 1 1 1 1802 D.J. Strawberry g 5 17 1 4 1 3 2 6 8 3 12 5 2 0 1 3821 Greivis Vasquez g 4 9 1 4 1 2 0 4 4 2 10 4 4 1 1 3123 Mike Jones g 6 13 3 7 2 2 0 6 6 2 17 1 4 0 1 2805 Eric Hayes 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 4 0 1 1824 Parrish Brown 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 531 Will Bowers 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 3 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 1535 Dave Neal 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0+50 Bambale Osby 4 6 0 0 3 4 3 3 6 0 11 1 3 1 1 21

TEAM 2 3 5Totals.............. 31 68 6 17 14 19 19 35 54 15 82 19 22 4 8 200


officials: David Libbey, William Covington, Michael ScyphersTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Maryland-None. attendance: 18646score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 43 27 70Maryland 44 38 82

Max Paulhus Gosselin was a sophomore starter on a teamwith only two seniors on the roster.

2006 NCAA TEAM


The players on Davidson’s 2005-06

basketball team had decided well before

the first shot was taken that the only way

to have a successful season would be to

win the Southern Conference champi-

onship and qualify for the NCAA Tour-

nament. The seven seniors made sure

every player on the team understood the

mission.

Nothing less would do.

It was coach Bob McKillop’s 17th

Davidson team, and it’s doubtful that he

ever had one that had better chemistry.

Team unity was enhanced by a summer

trip to Italy where the Wildcats went

sightseeing and played six exhibition

games, including one against one of the

best teams in the world – the Italian Na-

tional team.

Once practices began in earnest in

mid-October, Davidson’s players were se-

rious about their quest. The outside

schedule was tough. The ’Cats won home

games against UMass, Saint Joseph’s,

Missouri and dropped road games to

Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, Char-

lotte and Illinois-Chicago. Davidson was

overmatched against Duke and UNC, but

had excellent chances to win the other

three games. McKillop’s men are not into

moral victories, but playing well in such

tough venues toughened them for the

SoCon regular season.

Good thing it did, because Davidson

didn’t waltz through the conference sea-

son. It lost five regular-season conference

games, including one at home to Western

Carolina, the only home loss against 14

wins.

The Wildcats didn’t exactly roar into

the SoCon Tournament in Charleston in

early March. They lost by 13 at Wofford

on Feb. 11, 2006, and were on the verge of

dropping what would have been a

shocker to Citadel in Charleston two days

later. Senior Jason Morton came off the

bench to rescue the Wildcats, hitting all

six of his 3-point attempts and nailing 9-

of-10 from the field to score 27 points in

27 minutes. After winning by eight over

Furman, Davidson dropped a 76-73 game

at Georgia Southern. On Senior Day in the

Baker Sports complex, the Wildcats ral-

lied to beat the rival College of

Charleston, 65-63 on a Kenny Grant three-

pointer.

Davidson ended the regular season

with 17 wins and 10 losses and was 10-5

in the SoCon regular season. Based on

their conference play in the regular sea-

son, which had been erratic, the Wildcats

went to Charleston for the championship

tournament as one of several that were

thought to be good enough to win it, but

not as the prohibitive favorite.

The team’s seven seniors however

were on a mission. Brendan Winters, Ian

Johnson, Jason Morton, Matt McKillop,

Kenny Grant, Eric Blancett and Chris Clu-

nie wouldn’t get another chance for a

SoCon title. It was now or never.

It was almost never. An inspired

Citadel team roared to a 19-point first-half

lead, and for a time, it appeared that

Davidson was too stunned to rally. But

the Wildcats reduced the deficit to seven

by halftime, and behind Matt McKillop’s

21 points, survived a scare, 79-73. Tour-

nament basketball is all about advancing.

Style points aren’t important. Davidson

was still alive.

Ian Johnson missed only two shots as

Davidson eliminated Elon in the semifi-

nals, 65-58. The final score was closer than

the actual game, as the Wildcats were in

charge most of the way.

It set up a bout for the championship

against Chattanooga, a team that had

beaten Davidson on Jan. 23, 65-59. With

an NCAA Tournament bid at stake, it was

a mismatch of major proportions. Behind

a brilliant 33-point performance by Bren-

dan Winters, who would be named the

tournament’s Most Outstanding Player,

Davidson cruised to the NCAAs with a

smashing 80-55 win. Johnson and Matt

McKillop joined Winters on the All-Tour-

Johnson leads in uPseT dRive

The 2005-06 team got back to the NCAA Tournament, defeating Chattanooga in the Southern Conference championship game.The squad featured seven seniors.

Brendan Winters was named the SoCon Tournament MostOutstanding Player in 2006.

2006 NCAA TEAM


nament team. Coach McKillop was

able to play all 14 of his players who

dressed for the game.

With championship trophy in

hand, McKillop would take his third

Davidson team to the NCAA Tourna-

ment, and overall, this would be

Davidson’s eighth team to make the

Big Dance.

Given a 15th seed by the NCAA Se-

lection Committee, Davidson was sent

to Dayton, Ohio, to play against sec-

ond-seeded Ohio State, the regular-

season Big Ten champions. With its

campus in Columbus located only a

short bus ride from Dayton, the game

was for all intents and purposes a road

game for the Wildcats.

They weren’t the least bit intimi-

dated. In talking to his players at the

pre-game meal, Coach McKillop said,

“We have a real chance to win this

game. We are going to attack Ohio

State and knock them on their heels.”

Davidson did just that. The 12,945

fans in attendance, most in garnet and

gray, were silenced as Davidson led by

four at halftime. Davidson stayed

close for most of the second half, but

the Buckeyes put together enough of-

fense to win, 70-62. Johnson was bril-

liant for Davidson, as he thoroughly

outplayed Ohio State star Terence

Dials.

In addition to the seven seniors,

Davidson received outstanding per-

formances from sophomores Thomas

Sander, Boris Meno and Jason

Richards. Freshmen Andrew

Lovedale, Max Paulhus Gosselin and

Can Civi made major contributions to

the team’s success, as did junior John

Falconi. Steve Rossiter received an in-

jury redshirt, and he and Lamar Hull

were superb practice players who

helped Davidson prepare for upcom-

ing opponents.

Davidson ended the season with 20

wins, 11 losses, a Southern Conference

championship and the invitation to

the Big Dance.

The Wildcats didn’t just show up

for the NCAA Tournament, either.

They went to Dayton to win the game

- and almost did it. It was a season of

great memories for all of the Wildcats,

especially for the seven seniors, all of

whom earned their degrees.

Kenny Grant posted seven points and nine assists against the Buckeyes inthe NCAA Tournament.

davidson vs. no. 6 ohio stateMarch 17, 2006, dayton, ohio — ud arena


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min15 SANDER, Thomas f 2 6 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 2522 JOHNSON, Ian f 10 20 3 8 3 3 1 9 10 3 26 0 0 1 0 3504 McKILLOP, Matt g 1 6 1 5 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 2112 GRANT, Kenny g 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 3 4 7 9 2 0 0 3332 WINTERS, Brendan g 5 16 0 4 0 0 2 6 8 1 10 1 4 0 1 3502 RICHARDS, Jason 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 605 MENO, Boris 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 1830 BLANCETT, Eric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 334 MORTON, Jason 2 6 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 2340 CLUNIE, Chris 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 199 TEAM 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

TEAM 4 4Totals.............. 26 68 5 22 5 7 14 30 44 20 62 13 9 3 1 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-33 39.4% 2nd Half: 13-35 37.1% Game: 38.2%3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 3-13 23.1% Game: 22.7%F Throw % 1st Half: 1-1 100% 2nd Half: 4-6 66.7% Game: 71.4%

hoMe TeaM: ohio sTaTe 26-5tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min34 Dials, Terence f 9 21 0 0 1 4 6 7 13 2 19 0 0 2 0 3940 Sylvester, Matt f 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 1000 Sullinger, J.J. g 6 12 0 3 1 2 1 12 13 2 13 0 0 0 1 3814 Butler, Jamar g 1 8 0 4 3 6 1 4 5 2 5 3 3 2 0 3723 Foster, Je’Kel g 2 6 1 4 2 3 1 1 2 4 7 3 1 0 0 2703 Harris, Ivan 2 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 1512 Lewis, Ron 5 12 3 8 6 8 1 2 3 0 19 2 0 0 1 34

TEAM 2 2Totals.............. 26 65 5 22 13 23 15 28 43 13 70 10 4 4 2 200


officials: Ed Corbett, Larry Spaulding, Ray Perone (Reggie Greenwood)Technical fouls: DAVIDSON-None. OHIO STATE-None. attendance: 12945score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDAVIDSON 29 33 62OHIO STATE 25 45 70

Ian Johnson earned All-SoCon Tournament honors andscored 26 points against Ohio State.

Matt McKillop was one of seven seniors who led the‘Cats to the 2006 NCAA Tournament.

2005 NIT TEAM


The 2004-05 Wildcats had some close

calls in Southern Conference regular-sea-

son play, but always found a way to win

in compiling a sparkling 16-0 record, a

full four games better than the second-

place team in the South Division and six

games better than the North Division

champion. Davidson is the first confer-

ence team ever to go through the regular

season at 16-0.

How impressive was that unbeaten

conference record? Only one Division I

basketball team in the nation other than

Davidson went unbeaten in its conference

regular season — the University of the Pa-

cific.

“Our 16-0 record in conference play is

an experience that will stay with the play-

ers forever,” coach Bob McKillop said. “It

was a magic carpet ride.”

Unfortunately for the Wildcats, after

topping Elon 67-53 in the quarterfinals of

the Southern Conference Tournament in

Chattanooga, Tenn., they ran into a red-

hot UNC Greensboro team in the semifi-

nals and lost, 73-68.

The defeat left Davidson with a record

of 21-8 and the bitter disappointment of

not making the 65-team NCAA Tourna-

ment field.

However, Davidson was invited to the

postseason NIT and made the most of it.

The Wildcats went on the road and won

by a 77-62 margin at Virginia Common-

wealth, placing five scorers in double fig-

ures, led by Brendan Winters and Jason

Morton with 14 points each.

The Wildcats then scored an impres-

sive 82-71 victory before a loud and ap-

preciative audience at

Southwest Missouri State, a

win that McKillop calls “one

of the best we’ve ever had

here.”

Winters again led the team

in scoring with 22 points, and

Logan Kosmalski added 13

points and 11 rebounds.

Continuing its excellent

play, Davidson built a 17-

point first-half lead at Mary-

land before faltering in the

second half and losing to the

Terps of the ACC, 78-63.

The Wildcats had to feel

good about the way they ral-

lied themselves from the deep

disappointment of not mak-

ing the NCAA tournament to

playing some of their best bas-

ketball of the season in the

NIT.

Instead of sulking and feel-

ing sorry for themselves, they

went at the NIT with excep-

tional excitement and deter-

davidson GeTs T Wo niT Wins

The 2004-05 ‘Cats went 16-0 in the SoCon but ran into a hot UNC Greensboro team in the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament.Davidson went on to win two games in the NIT.

davidson vs. virginia CommonwealthMarch 16, 2005, Richmond, va.—alltel Pavilion


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min35 KOSMALSKI, Logan f 4 10 0 1 3 4 2 6 8 5 11 2 0 0 1 2942 GRACE, Conor f 4 6 0 1 3 3 1 2 3 3 11 0 1 0 0 2304 MCKILLOP, Matt g 2 8 2 6 2 2 1 1 2 2 8 0 1 0 2 2712 GRANT, Kenny g 5 8 1 2 0 2 1 4 5 2 11 9 4 0 1 3732 WINTERS, Brendan g 4 11 4 7 2 2 0 4 4 0 14 0 3 0 0 3202 RICHARDS, Jason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 305 MENO, Boris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 215 SANDER, Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 322 JOHNSON, Ian 3 8 0 1 2 3 5 0 5 1 8 1 1 0 1 2130 BLANCETT, Eric 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 334 MORTON, Jason 3 8 2 5 6 6 0 4 4 3 14 0 0 0 2 20

TEAM 4 4 8Totals.............. 25 60 9 23 18 22 14 25 39 17 77 13 10 0 7 200


hoMe TeaM: virginia Commonwealth 19-13tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min02 Doles, Michael f 7 10 2 3 4 5 2 2 4 3 20 0 2 0 2 3421 George, Nick f 7 17 1 5 6 6 3 4 7 3 21 1 2 0 2 3130 Roland, Calvin f 0 1 0 0 3 6 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 3 0 1720 Walker, B.A. g 2 6 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 5 7 5 3 0 0 3523 Pellot-Rosa, Jesse g 2 9 1 4 1 2 2 8 10 1 6 1 1 2 1 3301 Dixon, Renardo 2 6 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 5 0 3 0 2 1704 Anderson, Michael 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 205 Capel, Julian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 115 Shuler, Jamal 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 Harper, Alexander 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1134 Reid, Derrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 17

TEAM 1 3 4Totals.............. 20 53 6 22 16 21 11 23 34 22 62 8 14 5 8 200


officials: Mike Eades, Raymie Styons, Timothy NestorTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Virginia Commonwealth-None. attendance: 2862score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 28 49 77Virginia Commonwealth 31 31 62

Connor Grace was one of two senior starters on Davidson’s 2005 post-season squad.

2005 NIT TEAM


Logan Kosmalski was named All-Southern Conference and helped lead the ‘Cats to two NIT wins in 2005.

davidson vs. southwest Missouri stateMarch 19, 2005, springfield, Mo. —hammons student Center


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min32 WINTERS, Brendan f 7 10 6 8 2 2 1 2 3 4 22 0 3 0 0 2535 KOSMALSKI, Logan f 4 12 2 3 3 5 1 10 11 3 13 0 1 0 0 3342 GRACE, Conor c 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 2 1 1 1 0 1804 MCKILLOP, Matt g 2 8 2 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 1 1 0 1 2512 GRANT, Kenny g 2 6 0 3 2 2 0 4 4 4 6 10 4 0 3 3502 RICHARDS, Jason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 405 MENO, Boris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 115 SANDER, Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 122 JOHNSON, Ian 5 9 1 1 3 3 0 6 6 1 14 0 3 0 0 2730 BLANCETT, Eric 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 634 MORTON, Jason 4 8 4 7 7 8 0 2 2 3 19 1 1 0 0 25

TEAM 2 2Totals.............. 25 56 15 29 17 20 7 29 36 23 82 14 15 1 5 200


hoMe TeaM: southwest Missouri state 19-13tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min00 BILYEU, Nathan f 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 3 3 5 2 2 1 0 0 1903 CHANEY, Tyler f 1 7 0 2 1 3 0 3 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 2105 MACLIN, Tamarr c 4 8 0 0 0 2 4 6 10 2 8 1 2 1 2 2621 THOMPSON, Deke g 6 11 2 3 1 2 2 2 4 1 15 2 1 0 0 2733 SHAVIES, Anthony g 3 10 0 2 8 8 3 1 4 2 14 3 0 0 0 2804 RICHARDS, Drew 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 3 1 0 2 0 1115 AHEARN, Blake 3 10 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 3 8 1 1 0 0 2523 MITCHELL, Deven 2 6 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 1 5 1 2 1 2 2124 FISHER, Trevyor 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 030 EASLEY, Kellen 4 8 2 2 3 3 3 4 7 2 13 2 2 0 1 2041 FRAZIER, Sky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2

TEAMTotals.............. 24 65 6 18 17 24 15 25 40 19 71 14 12 4 5 200


officials: Sam Lickliter, Lamar Simpson, Tom ClarkTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Southwest Missouri State-None. attendance: 5619score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 28 54 82Southwest Missouri St. 32 39 71

davidson vs. MarylandMarch 23, 2005, College Park, Md. —Comcast Center


## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min35 KOSMALSKI, Logan f 4 10 2 5 3 4 4 6 10 5 13 2 1 2 1 3242 GRACE, Conor f 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 6 5 3 1 1 0 0 1604 MCKILLOP, Matt g 2 9 1 6 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 4 4 0 2 2212 GRANT, Kenny g 0 6 0 2 1 3 1 5 6 4 1 4 3 0 2 3032 WINTERS, Brendan g 5 14 4 10 2 2 2 1 3 3 16 2 4 0 0 2702 RICHARDS, Jason 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1405 MENO, Boris 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 215 SANDER, Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 222 JOHNSON, Ian 3 10 0 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 8 2 2 2 0 2730 BLANCETT, Eric 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 234 MORTON, Jason 6 13 2 6 1 2 1 3 4 3 15 0 0 0 0 2640 CLUNIE, Chris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+

TEAM 2 6 8Totals.............. 21 67 10 35 11 17 14 29 43 24 63 16 16 4 5 200


hoMe TeaM: Maryland 18-12tot-fg 3-pt rebounds

## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min04 Travis Garrison f 5 16 0 0 2 2 4 2 6 2 12 0 1 0 1 2322 Nik Caner-Medley f 3 10 1 4 5 5 1 10 11 2 12 2 1 0 1 3831 Will Bowers c 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 912 Sterling Ledbetter g 4 6 1 1 1 1 0 3 3 3 10 8 6 1 1 3413 Chris McCray g 5 13 0 3 1 3 3 3 6 2 11 1 1 0 1 3115 James Gist 4 5 0 0 7 7 1 6 7 1 15 1 1 0 1 2621 Mike Grinnon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 723 Mike Jones 3 6 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 0 1 0 1 1125 Ekene Ibekwe 4 7 0 1 3 8 2 7 9 4 11 1 2 5 2 21

TEAM 3 3Totals.............. 28 67 3 12 19 26 16 35 51 16 78 15 14 6 8 200


officials: Rick Crawford, Carlos Reyes, Tony TurnerTechnical fouls: Davidson-None. Maryland-None. attendance: 12126score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalDavidson 34 29 63Maryland 34 44 78

mination, even though all of their

games in the tournament were tough

road contests. The team’s final record

was 23-9.

“In order for us to respond so well

in the NIT after not making the

NCAA Tournament, it had to be an

internal response from our team. It

was a credit to our seniors, Logan

Kosmalski and Conor Grace, as well

as an outstanding class of junior lead-

ers,” McKillop said. “It’s a great state-

ment about the kind of people we

have in our program.”

It was also a year of superlatives

for the ’Cats. Kosmalski and team-

leading scorer Winters made the All-

Southern Conference team, with

Winters also being named the confer-

ence’s Player of the Year.

Winters was named honorable

mention All-America by the Associ-

ated Press and selected to the USBWA

All-District III team, the only non-

ACC player to make the squad.

McKillop capped his 16th year as

head coach of the Wildcats by taking

conference Coach of the Year honors

for the fifth time.

Jason Morton averaged 16 points a game in the Wildcats’ 2005 NIT run.

2002 NCAA TEAM


Coming off a 15-17 record in 2001, and

with virtually the same players back for

the 2001-02 season, coach Bob McKillop

felt game experience would help restore

Davidson basketball to its winning ways.

There was a catch: Davidson needed to

stay healthy. Injuries had ravaged the

’Cats’ chances in 2001, and McKillop was

looking for better luck. He knew he had

experienced players in seniors Michael

Bree, Emeka Erege, Martin Ides and Fern

Tonella. In addition, Chris Pearson,

Wayne Bernard, Peter Anderer and

Michel Lusakueno were juniors, most

with game experience.

Unfortunately, injuries struck the team

again. Erege endured a painful leg injury

while Bree hurt his elbow in the Southern

Conference Tournament, which kept him

out of the NCAA Tournament.

“This team will be remembered for

fighting through many challenges, yet

finding a way to succeed,” Coach McKil-

lop said. “We had injury after injury, but

the resilience of the players was inspiring.

For instance, when (Bree) was hurt,

Wayne, Terrell (Ivory) and Fern took over

as a point guard committee and did a ter-

rific job.”

McKillop also praised the senior lead-

ership on the team. “The team bonded in

a way that those seniors are still ex-

tremely close to this day,” he said.

The Wildcats ended the regular season

tied with UNC Greensboro and East Ten-

nessee State atop the Southern Confer-

ence North Division standings with a

league mark of 11-5. Davidson headed to

Charleston for the conference tournament

knowing that it had to win three tough

games in order to get an invitation to the

NCAA Tournament.

After beating The Citadel, 71-58, and

Wildcat nemesis UNC Greensboro, 68-58,

Davidson found a way to overcome a 28-

24 halftime deficit and rally to beat Fur-

man in the championship game, 62-57.

Anderer picked up the ’Cats in the second

half, hitting five three-pointers, and in

one stretch, scoring 17 of Davidson’s 19

points. He dropped in two clutch free

throws with eight seconds left to seal the

victory. His sterling play netted him the

tournament’s MVP award.

The win sent Davidson to Albu-

querque, N.M., for the NCAA Tourna-

ment as a 13 seed to face Ohio State. The

13,661 fans in The Pit quickly jumped on

the side of the underdog Wildcats, who

fought and scrapped and trailed only 33-

32 at halftime. Davidson got a sensational

game from Ides, who scored a career-high

20 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

Davidson led the game late at 59-58,

but senior Brian Brown scored Ohio

State’s next eight points to give the Buck-

eyes a 65-61 lead with 2:35 to play. An An-

derer 3-pointer with 35 seconds on the

clock shaved the deficit to one point. After

two OSU free throws, Bernard broke open

down the lane off the dribble, but his

layup attempt tantalized the crowd by

rolling off the rim. Ohio State prevailed,

69-64, yet the fans gave the Wildcats a

standing ovation as they left the court.

“It was a special team,” Coach McKil-

lop said, “one that left us with many ex-

traordinary memories.”

Including one of the biggest wins in

the program’s storied history, a 58-54 win

over North Carolina in the Smith Center

in Chapel Hill.

‘C aTs lose sQueakeR To buCke yes

The 2001-02 team returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in four seasons. The Wildcats topped Furman in theSoCon Championship and led Ohio State late in the NCAA Tournament first round game before falling 69-64.

Martin Ides tallied 20 points and seven rebounds against the12th-ranked Buckeyes.

davidson vs. no. 12 ohio stateMarch 14, 2002, albuquerque, n.M. — The Pit

davidson fG-a 3G-a fT-a R Pf TP a To b s Min

Booker f 1-2 0-1 0-0 4 3 2 6 2 1 0 29Pearson f 4-12 0-1 1-5 11 3 9 0 3 3 0 38Ides c 9-13 0-0 2-3 7 2 20 0 2 3 2 34Tonella g 1-4 0-1 0-0 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 14Bernard g 3-8 1-5 0-1 4 5 7 5 3 0 1 29Anderer 4-9 3-6 0-0 0 1 11 4 1 0 2 30Erege 3-5 0-0 7-8 3 1 13 0 3 0 0 20Ivory 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2White 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Grace 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4Team 5ToTals 30-68 5-16 8-14 38 17 21 11 1 7 73 200

ohio sTaTe fG-a 3G-a fT-a R Pf TP a To b s Min

Williams f 1-5 0-0 0-0 5 3 2 4 1 0 0 36Radinovic f 1-5 0-0 0-0 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 10Darby g 2-8 1-3 2-3 1 2 7 2 0 0 1 24Brown g 13-19 3-6 4-4 3 1 33 1 2 1 1 35Savovic g 1-7 0-2 3-4 4 2 5 3 1 0 0 36Fuss-Cheatham 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2Connolly 0-4 0-3 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 23Dials 6-11 0-0 6-7 9 3 18 0 2 1 1 22Dudley 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 8Martin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4Team 3 2ToTals 25-62 4-14 15-18 33 20 69 11 9 4 5 200

1998 NCAA TEAM


The Wildcats had high hopes for the1997-98 basketball season. A strong cast ofplayers returned, led by senior guardsMark Donnelly and Billy Armstrong, jun-ior point guard Ali Ton, junior forwardsBen Ebong and Chadd Holmes, and soph-omores Landry Kosmalski, Stephen Mar-shall and Davor Halbauer.

Davidson finished 18-10 the previousseason. Recent Davidson teams had pro-duced 20-win seasons, trips to the NIT,but the goal for 1998 was to get over thehump: win the Southern ConferenceTournament and go to the NCAA Tour-nament.

Davidson and Appalachian State fin-ished tied for first place in the SoCon’sNorth Division with records of 13-2. Inthe quarterfinals, the Wildcats got theirtournament legs in a 74-68 defeat of Geor-gia Southern behind 20 points from Ton.

The Citadel focused on shutting downDavidson’s perimeter game in the semifi-nals, so the ’Cats went inside and high-lighted Stephen Marshall, who hit nine of12 shots and scored 27 points. Ben Ebongcame off the bench for 11 points and 10 re-bounds, as Davidson won 68-59 to ad-vance to the title game, fittingly againstrival Appalachian State.

It was a terrific game, back and forththe entire way. Ebong’s shot in the lanelate kept Davidson ahead and directed

the Wildcats to a 66-62 victory and theconference championship. Ebong wasnamed tournament MVP and joinedteammates Marshall and Donnelly on theall-tournament team with Ton making thesecond team. Appalachian State lost onlythree games all season to Southern Con-ference teams — all of them to Davidson.

The Wildcats were off to Atlanta toplay Michigan of the Big Ten in the firstround of the Southeast Region of the

NCAAs. Riding a 12-game winningstreak, Davidson kept it close for a whilebefore the powerful Wolverines andRobert “Tractor” Traylor pulled away foran 80-61 victory.

“Mark Donnelly and Billy Armstrongwere our senior leaders,” coach BobMcKillop said. “The team hit the wallwith a demanding schedule early, and westruggled in December. But we turned thecorner the first week of conference playand really got going.”

It was the Davidson team that returnedthe Wildcats to the national spotlight inthe NCAA Tournament – for the first timein 12 years. “This team accomplished a lotfor our program,” McKillop said.

MiChiGan ends davidson’s season

The 1997-98 Wildcats were the first team to advance to the NCAA Tournament under Coach Bob McKillop. Davidson defeatedAppalachian State in the SoCon Tournament championship.

Mark Donnelly netted 13 points and seven rebounds againstthe Wolverines.

davidson vs. no. 12 MichiganMarch 13, 1998, atlanta, Ga.


Kosmalski f 2-6 0-1 1-5 5 3 5 2 2 0 2 29Marshall f 1-4 0-2 1-2 4 3 3 0 3 0 0 21Donnelly g 6-17 1-6 0-1 7 2 13 1 0 1 1 37Ton g 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 12Halbauer g 5-9 4-6 0-0 8 3 14 2 4 0 0 31Ebong 3-13 0-0 3-4 8 5 9 2 2 1 3 26Holmes 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 7Armstrong 5-10 2-6 1-1 3 2 13 4 3 0 1 28Burns 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7Allenspach 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2ToTals 23-65 7-22 8-15 39 23 61 14 17 2 9 200

MiChiGan fG-a 3G-a fT-a R Pf TP a To b s Min

Ward f 5-11 0-3 2-3 5 3 12 0 1 1 1 28Traylor f 6-9 0-0 2-3 11 3 14 4 4 2 2 25Reid g 6-11 5-8 0-1 2 2 17 4 2 0 2 34Bullock g 4-7 4-5 8-8 1 1 20 7 2 0 2 34Conlan g 0-3 0-2 2-2 3 2 2 5 2 0 4 34Smith 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 4 1 1 2 1 10Baston 2-3 0-0 4-7 6 4 8 0 3 0 1 21Asselin 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 11Vignier 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Oliver 0-1 0-0 1-4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1ToTals 26-49 9-18 18-28 35 16 80 21 17 6 13 200Ben Ebong helped the ‘Cats take home the hardware in

1998.

1996 NIT TEAM


Fans who have followed Davidson

basketball for many years probably

would say that the 1995-96 team is one of

the best in school history.

The team had a little bit of everything:

five gifted seniors, explosive scoring that

saw four players average double digit

scoring for the season, three outstanding

shot blockers, a defensive stopper in Jeff

Anderson, quality depth and an offense

that produced 123 more assists than its

opponents on the way to a scoring aver-

age of 84.3 points a game.

On average, Davidson outscored op-

ponents by 16 points a game. Examples:

88-56 over East Tennessee State, 106-57

over Marshall, 71-46 over Georgia South-

ern, 90-68 over Appalachian State. Those

were all Southern Conference opponents.

Davidson cruised through the SoCon

regular season, winning the North Divi-

sion by four games and seldom playing a

close game while posting a league record

of 14 wins, no losses. Senior Brandon

Williams led the Davidson scoring parade

at 18.2 a game. He could take it inside

with his athleticism or outside with his

velvet shooting touch, one that resulted in

making 40.7 percent of this 3-pointers. He

had plenty of help. Classmate Quinn Har-

wood scored 13.9 points a game, sopho-

more Ray Minlend checked in with 12.1

points a game and junior Narcisse Ewodo

averaged 10.1 points. The quarterback

was senior point guard Chris Alpert, who

contributed 9.4 points and averaged 4.3

assists.

Bench scoring was terrific — Mark

Donnelly (6.1 points), Anderson (5.5), Ben

Ebong (5.5).

Davidson had to earn its stripes all

over again in the league tournament in

order to get an automatic bid to the

NCAAs. The quest began in the opening

round by beating East Tennessee State for

the third time, this time by 24 points. In

the semifinals the ’Cats beat Marshall,

also for the third time in the season, this

one by 15 points.

Then came the game that could punch

Davidson’s ticket to the NCAAs. The

championship game opponent was West-

ern Carolina, which Davidson played

only once during the regular season. The

’Cats prevailed 98-85 at Western in early

February. An athletic team that won the

South Division regular-season title with a

10-4 record, the Catamounts averaged 81

points a game during the season. The title

game turned into a defensive struggle be-

tween two offensive-minded teams, and

Western won, 69-60.

The Wildcats ended their regular sea-

son with a mark of 25 wins against only

four losses. They had reason to hope —

even to believe — that they be would se-

lected as an at-large entry to the tourna-

ment. When it didn’t happen, Davidson

was dejected but still accepted a bid to the

NIT.

The first-round game was at South

Carolina, which the Gamecocks won de-

cisively, 100-79.

“It was a shocking end to our season,”

Coach McKillop said of the loss to West-

ern Carolina. “We had five seniors on the

team, and their dream was to play in the

NCAA Tournament. The disappointment

of not going to the NCAAs lingered as we

prepared to play South Carolina in the

NIT. Not getting to the NCAAs will for-

ever haunt that team.”

The accomplishments were many, and

McKillop knows it ranks as one of his best

Davidson teams.

WildC aTs fall To souTh C aRolina

Brandon Williams led the 1996 team in scoring, averaging18.2 points a game.

The 1995-96 squad has been called one of the best in school history, but the Wildcats fell to Western Carolina in the SoConchampionship.

davidson at south CarolinaMarch 13, 1995, Columbia, s.C.


Williams f 3-11 1-7 4-5 1 3 11 0 1 1 1 28Harwood f 3-9 1-3 0-1 4 5 7 0 3 2 0 21Alpert g 1-5 0-3 1-3 3 2 3 6 3 0 2 32Minlend g 6-12 0-0 5-8 1 4 17 2 2 0 1 31Anderson g 5-7 0-0 4-6 4 1 14 0 2 0 0 28Donnelly 3-5 3-4 2-4 1 4 11 1 3 0 1 18Ton 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 9Burns 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 3Holmes 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9McGuire 3-3 0-0 2-3 4 3 8 0 4 0 1 21ToTals 25-54 5-18 18-30 24 25 73 10 19 3 8 200

s.CaRolina fG-a 3G-a fT-a R Pf TP a To b s Min

Russell f 8-10 0-0 0-1 3 2 16 6 2 0 1 34Stack f 3-5 0-1 0-0 3 4 6 0 3 0 1 16Johnson c 0-1 0-0 0-0 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 19Davis g 12-13 7-7 2-2 5 3 33 2 0 0 4 33Watson g 2-4 0-1 2-2 5 4 6 9 6 0 2 30McKie 4-6 0-0 14-15 2 1 22 3 3 0 3 27Gallman 2-3 0-0 4-6 5 4 8 0 1 0 0 10Formanek 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 6Carlisle 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 8Wilbourne 1-4 0-0 3-9 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 17ToTals 34-49 7-10 25-35 34 24 100 22 20 1 12 200

1994 NIT TEAM


Davidson’s 1993-94 basketball team

wasn’t viewed in the preseason as one

that would make a serious run at the

Southern Conference championship or a

berth in a postseason tournament. The

Wildcats were coming off a 14-14 season

in 1993, and coach Bob McKillop’s re-

building job was still a work in progress.

But Davidson’s players saw things dif-

ferently. They wanted a taste of postsea-

son basketball and thought they could

achieve it. With seniors Janko Narat and

Jason Zimmerman leading the way with

their skills and leadership, Davidson de-

feated UNC Charlotte twice, beat Clem-

son and won a one-point game at NC

State.

Sophomore Brandon Williams gave

Davidson athleticism and 14.4 points and

6.3 rebounds a game, but Narat was the

team’s go-to guy. He averaged 17.7 points

while shooting 51.2 percent from the field

and 81.9 percent from the free throw line.

A versatile player, he could score from the

perimeter or back his defender inside for

some deadly turnaround jumpers.

Junior center George Spain used his

left-handed shooting skill to average 10.1

points while Chris Alpert, the point

guard, chipped in with 8.1 points and a

team-leading 130 assists. Quinn Har-

wood, 6-9, sophomore, averaged 7.9

points and Zimmerman, 6.8 points. The

defensive stopper was Jeff Anderson, a

versatile sophomore who could guard

three positions on the court.

The Wildcats won 15 of their last 18

games on their way to a final record of 22-

8. They were 13-5 in conference play in

the regular season, good for second place.

The ’Cats advanced to the

league championship game

against Chattanooga and had

a real chance to win it with

seconds left, but a shot in the

lane failed and the Mocs held

on for a 65-64 win.

Davidson’s season wasn’t

over, however. It received a

bid to the NIT where it lost to

West Virginia, 85-69.

“Our disappointment of

losing in the conference

championship game and not

making the NCAA Tourna-

ment was tempered some-

what because our team

overachieved,” McKillop

said. “We got great leader-

ship from Zimmerman, who

became an even better leader

when he was removed from

the starting lineup. Our lack of postsea-

son experience, on the part of coaches and

players, was very evident in our game

against West Virginia. We were just so

happy to be in the NIT that we didn’t play

our best. But we had an excellent senior

class (Narat, Zimmerman, Ron Horton,

Chris Shields) and a terrific season.”

There were superlatives, too. Narat

and Zimmerman surpassed 1,000 points

in their excellent Davidson careers. Narat

was named to the All-Southern Confer-

ence team and McKillop, in his fifth sea-

son as Davidson’s head coach, was

named conference Coach of the Year.

‘C aTs dRoP niT oPeneR To WesT viRGinia

The 1993-94 team fell 65-64 to Chattanooga in the SoCon Championship but earned the first postseason bid in the McKillopera, facing West Virginia in the NIT.

Quinn Harwood tallied 12 points and eight rebounds in the Wildcats’ NIT game atWest Virginia.

davidson at West virginiaMarch 17, 1994, Morgantown, W. va. — Wvu Coliseum


Narat f 5-12 2-4 0-2 5 3 12 1 1 0 0 28Williams f 5-12 2-5 1-2 3 4 13 1 3 1 2 33Spain c 4-8 0-1 0-0 4 0 8 0 0 1 2 15Anderson g 3-6 0-0 2-2 2 3 8 0 3 0 0 19Alpert g 1-8 0-3 2-2 3 2 4 6 6 0 1 30Harwood 4-7 2-3 2-4 8 3 12 1 2 0 3 29Zimmerman 1-5 1-4 0-0 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 17Donnelly 2-3 1-2 2-4 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 16McGuire 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 11Caldwell 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Shields 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1ToTals 26-62 8-22 9-16 33 19 69 12 19 2 9 200

W. viRGinia fG-a 3G-a fT-a R Pf TP a To b s Min

Robinson f 5-9 0-0 4-5 4 0 14 4 1 0 1 29Greene f 7-14 0-3 5-6 7 1 19 2 2 1 1 35Wilson c 0-2 0-0 2-2 4 0 2 0 1 4 0 29Basey g 4-9 4-5 5-8 6 4 17 6 4 0 2 33Boyd g 8-13 0-1 1-1 6 2 17 6 1 0 2 31Shaw 2-6 0-1 0-0 3 2 4 0 1 1 1 17Liquori 2-3 1-1 0-0 4 1 5 0 2 0 0 12Agnew 2-3 0-0 1-2 2 4 5 0 1 0 1 7Grmusa 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 4Pollard 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Lamb 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1Barron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1ToTals 31-62 5-13 18-24 40 14 85 19 17 6 8 200

1986 NCAA TEAM


The 1985-86 Wildcats of coach Bobby

Hussey lost their last two games of the

regular season on their way to champi-

onship dreams in the Southern Confer-

ence Tournament. Davidson lost 66-57 at

Marshall and 76-70 at VMI to finish that

part of its season with 17 wins and 10

losses.

Maybe it was a good omen, because

when Davidson traveled to Asheville,

N.C., to open play in the SoCon Tourna-

ment four days later, VMI was the first-

round opponent. Davidson would be

ready.

Davidson finished 10-6 in the Southern

Conference regular season, tied with Mar-

shall for second place behind 12-4 Chat-

tanooga. The Wildcats had not played in

an NCAA Tournament since 1970, a long

dry spell for a program that had lived in

the national spotlight under Lefty Driesell

in the 1960s.

Davidson and VMI had split two regu-

lar-season games with the ’Cats winning

by seven at home and losing by six in Lex-

ington, Va. In the rubber game, David-

son’s Derek Rucker scored 17 points, and

Gerry Born had 14 points and 10 re-

bounds as the ’Cats took their first SoCon

Tournament win since 1982, by the score

of 71-62.

Anthony “Ace” Tanner and Jeff Himes

each scored 15 points to help Davidson

avenge that loss to the Keydets just four

nights earlier.

Davidson’s semifinal game was

against East Tennessee State. It was back

and forth for most of the game. Davidson

jumped to a good lead early only to see

ETSU rally and tie the game at halftime.

The Bucs led by four with 7:43 to play, but

a 10-2 Davidson rally put the Wildcats on

top 58-54 with 3:46 left en route to a 74-65

victory. Davidson had five players score

in double figures: Tanner with 17, Born,

Rucker, and Himes with 12, and Jim Mc-

Conkey with 10.

The championship game opponent

was Chattanooga. Davidson led by 10

early in the game, but UTC rallied to take

a second-half lead in a low-scoring game.

The game was tied with just seconds re-

maining when Born hit a 22-foot shot to

win it for the Wildcats, 42-40. Born was

named the tournament’s most valuable

player and was joined on the all-tourna-

ment team by teammates Rucker and

Tanner. The 20-10 record heading into the

NCAA Tournament was Davidson’s best

in 16 seasons.

Rucker led the ’Cats in scoring at 14

points a game, followed by Born at 11.0,

Himes at 10.2, Chris Heineman at 9.0 and

Tanner at 7.9.

The reward for the conference champi-

onship was a trip to Charlotte to face an-

other breed of cat — the mighty Wildcats

of Kentucky. Davidson battled Kentucky

close for much of the first half but fell be-

hind by 12 at halftime. Kentucky was

never threatened in the second half en

route to an impressive 75-55 victory. Born

and Himes led Davidson’s scoring with

13 points each while Rucker added 10.

Kentucky had a massive advantage on

the backboards, 39-19.

kenTuCky sToPs davidson in nC aa s

Davidson made its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1970 after the 1985-86 Wildcats topped Chattanooga in the SoCon Cham-pionship game. Gerry Born hit a jumper with 22 seconds left for the 42-40 victory.

Anthony “Ace” Tanner averaged eight points a game in the1985-86 season, helping the ‘Cats reach the NCAA Tourney.

davidson vs. no. 3 kentuckyMarch 14, 1986, Charlotte, n.C. — Charlotte Coliseum

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Born f 6-8 1-1 3 4 0 13Tanner f 0-5 0-0 2 4 3 0McConkey c 1-4 2-2 2 4 0 4Heineman g 2-6 0-0 0 4 1 4Rucker g 5-13 0-0 2 1 3 10Bego 1-2 2-2 4 1 2 4Riazzi 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0Keener 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Fitzgerald 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Hines 6-8 1-2 1 5 2 13Gynn 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Wolfe 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0Niebuhr 1-3 0-0 2 0 0 2Sellers 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Scott 2-3 1-1 2 0 0 5ToTals 24-53 7-8 19 24 11 55

kenTuCky fG-a fT-a R Pf a TP

Bennett f 3-6 8-12 6 3 1 14Walker f 7-9 6-9 10 2 1 20Blackman c 4-7 1-2 11 2 1 9Davender g 4-12 1-2 1 0 2 11Harden g 2-5 0-0 0 2 3 4Byrd 0-0 3-4 0 0 2 3Andrews 2-3 0-0 1 1 0 4Thomas 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 2Zeigler 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2Lock 0-2 0-0 3 3 0 0Jenkins 2-3 2-3 4 0 0 6ToTals 27-49 21-32 39 15 10 75

1972 NIT TEAM


As a young coach, Terry Holland was

outspoken and optimistic about his out-

look for his Davidson basketball teams.

Before the start of Davidson’s 1971-72 sea-

son, Holland was quoted, “Our returning

veterans, Eric Minkin, Joe Sutter and John

Pecorak can give us the leadership and

experience we need to go with the youth-

ful enthusiasm of the sophomores. As

coaches we feel this combination is capa-

ble of 20 wins and an NCAA berth.”

Holland’s prediction came within a

game of being correct. Davidson ended

the season 19-9 and 8-2 in the Southern

Conference regular season, which put the

Wildcats atop the league standings. After

beating Appalachian State, 87-77, in the

opening round of the Southern Confer-

ence Tournament, the Wildcats lost a

heartbreaker in the semifinals to East Car-

olina, 81-77, thereby losing out on an

NCAA trip.

It was an interesting season for Hol-

land and his Wildcats. In his third year as

Davidson’s head coach, the former Wild-

cat star player and assistant coach wel-

comed back a roster of one senior, two

juniors and 10 sophomores. Freshmen

were ineligible for varsity play, so this

represented one of the youngest teams in

major college basketball.

Sutter, a 6-7 junior, averaged 15.9

points and 7.6 rebounds the previous sea-

son when the Wildcats finished 15-11.

Minkin averaged 10.8 points and 7.7 re-

bounds and Pecorak scored 7.4 points a

game and pulled 6.4 rebounds.

The most ballyhooed of the sopho-

mores was John Falconi, who averaged

25.5 points for the Davidson freshman

team. “We expect him to do

equally well against varsity

competition,” Holland said.

Falconi didn’t disappoint

anyone in red and black, as

he led the ’Cats in scoring at

16.1 points a game.

Davidson proved to be an

extremely hard team to

guard as a balanced attack

resulted in five players aver-

aging double digits in

points: Falconi led followed

by Sutter (15.7), John Peco-

rak (11.5), Minkin (11.5),

sophomore Mike Sorrentino

(10.9). Sophomore T. Jay Pec-

orak (John’s brother) aver-

aged 9.6 points a game.

While the team’s goal

was the conference tourna-

ment championship and an

automatic berth in the

NCAA Tournament, Davidson was in-

vited to the National Invitation Tourna-

ment for the first time in the school’s

history. It should be understood that in

this era the NIT was almost as prestigious

as the NCAA Tournament. In fact, in the

late 1960s, coach Al McGuire of Mar-

quette turned down an NCAA bid to ac-

cept one to the NIT.

Davidson went to New York to play in

Madison Square Garden, maybe the most

famous building in the world for basket-

ball. The opponent was Syracuse, which

defeated Davidson in a squeaker, 81-77.

Falconi led the Davidson scorers with 21

points while Minkin hauled down 13 re-

bounds. New Yorkers Falconi and Sor-

rentino were thrilled with the chance to

play in New York and the storied Garden.

Sutter missed the NIT as he kept an ear-

lier commitment to take part in a foreign

exchange program in Mexico.

davidson in niT foR fiRsT TiMe

Eric Minkin averaged nearly 11 points and eight boards a game for Terry Holland’ssecond consecutive postseason team.

Terry Holland led Davidson to its first NIT appearance in 1972 after the Wildcats suffered an 81-77 setback to East Carolina inthe SoCon Tournament semifinals.

davidson vs. syracuseMarch 18, 1972, new york, n.y. — Madison square Garden

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J. Pecorak f 1-7 4-5 3 2 2 6Sorrentino f 5-14 3-4 2 4 11 13Gadaire c 6-9 2-5 2 5 0 14Falconi g 10-23 1-3 8 4 2 21T.J. Pecorak g 6-14 3-6 11 4 3 15Minkin 3-6 2-2 13 1 1 8ToTals 31-73 15-25 39 20 19 77

syRaCuse fG-a fT-a R Pf a TP

Wadach f 2-6 1-1 11 5 4 5Lee f 9-15 4-5 12 3 1 22Dooms c 3-9 4-8 16 2 0 10DuVal g 8-20 2-5 6 2 4 18Kohls g 7-21 8-9 2 5 5 22Stundis 1-4 0-0 6 2 0 2Wichman 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2ToTals 31-76 19-28 53 19 14 81

1970 NCAA TEAM


The storybook era of Davidson basket-

ball under coach Lefty Driesell ended in

the spring of 1969 when he resigned to be-

come basketball coach at the University of

Maryland, which he vowed to turn into

“the UCLA of the East.”

Driesell’s first recruit at Davidson and

his former assistant coach, Terry Holland,

was chosen to replace him as the Wildcats

head coach. It was a good year to take the

job. Davidson was 27-3 the year before,

and returning were stars Mike Maloy,

Doug Cook and Jerry Kroll, plus preco-

cious sophomore Bryan Adrian.

Holland was excited. Before the season

began, he said, “There isn’t any limit to

what we can do. A national championship

is a possibility.”

Davidson made Holland look good

when it ran the table in the Southern Con-

ference, going 10-0 in the regular season

and then romping through the conference

tournament without playing in a close

game. Outside the league, Davidson de-

feated Michigan, Georgia, Syracuse,

Princeton and South Carolina, and lost by

three points to Duke in overtime before a

sellout crowd in the old Charlotte Coli-

seum.

Champions of the Southern Confer-

ence, the Wildcats played St. Bonaventure

in a first-round NCAA tournament game.

Going against a St. Bonaventure team that

featured 6-11 superstar Bob Lanier, who

would go on to have a great career in the

NBA, Davidson led 36-34 at halftime but

eventually lost, 85-72.

Lanier was just too much. He had 28

points, 15 rebounds, and his shot-block-

ing prowess made it tough on Maloy and

Cook inside, as they combined to take

only 24 shots, 11 of which were made.

Davidson went to the perimeter game

with Adrian taking 26 shots and making

12 en route to a 28-point performance.

Davidson didn’t help itself by making

only 16-of-26 free throws.

With four offensive stars on the team,

Holland wisely directed his offense to suit

them. Of the 846 field goals that Davidson

scored during the season, Maloy, Cook,

Kroll and Adrian hit 660 of them. Adrian

averaged 20.2 points a game, Maloy 17.4,

Cook 15.6 and Kroll 13.4. Cook led the

team in field-goal percentage at .500.

Maloy averaged 12.7 rebounds and Cook

10.2

The era of Maloy, Cook and Kroll

ended with a 22-5 season. Over their three

varsity seasons, Davidson won 73 games,

lost only 13, and played in the NCAA

Tournament each season, twice advanc-

ing to the Elite Eight, where they lost to

North Carolina each time.

The Wildcats were prominently in the

national picture during the entire Maloy-

Cook-Kroll era. It was a special time in the

village.

‘C aTs unable To hold lead

All-America selection Mike Maloy averaged 17.4 points and12.7 rebounds a game in the 1969-70 season.

The 1969-70 Wildcats made their third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament under first-year head coach Terry Holland.

no. 10 davidson vs. no. 4 st. bonaventureMarch 7, 1970, Jaimaica, n.y.

davidson fG-a fT-a R Pf TP

Adrian f 12-26 4-5 7 3 28Cook f 6-12 3-6 6 2 15Maloy c 5-12 3-6 12 3 13Kroll g 4-10 4-5 2 4 12Kirley g 0-4 2-2 2 2 2Minkin 1-3 0-2 3 0 2Stelzer 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Totals 28-67 16-26 32 13 72

sT. bonavenTuRe fG-a fT-a R Pf TP

Lanier f 13-24 2-3 15 5 28Kalbuagh f 8-11 1-1 3 3 17Gantt c 8-17 3-4 16 4 19Hoffman g 1-4 3-4 6 1 5Gary g 4-8 5-5 4 4 13Kull 1-4 1-1 0 2 3Totals 35-68 15-18 44 19 85

Sophomore Bryan Adrian scored 28 points against the Bon-nies, but it wasn’t enough as All-American Bob Lanier had 28points and 15 boards. St. Bonaventure would advance to theFinal Four.

1969 NCAA TEAM


Sometimes Lefty Driesell, the former David-son coach who guided the Wildcats to the rar-efied air of the nation’s Top-10 basketballteams, sits in his beachfront house in VirginiaBeach, Va., looking out at the ocean and won-dering which of his many Davidson basketballteams was his best.

Was it the brilliant 1964-65 team of Fred Het-zel, Don Davidson, Barry Teague, Dick Snyderand other standouts that finished the seasonwith 24 wins against only two losses? It wellcould have been. Sports Illustrated pickedDavidson number one in the nation in the pre-season. That team beat Wake Forest twice byseven points each time, hammered Ohio Stateby 23, beat Virginia by 12, Alabama by 17 anddominated the tough Southern Conference,going unbeaten against the league in the regu-lar season.

It included two victories over conferencerival West Virginia by nine and 23 points.What galls Driesell to this day is that team, assplendid as it was, didn’t even get a chance toplay in the postseason when it lost by twopoints to West Virginia in the conference tour-nament championship game, a loss that brokea 23-game winning streak. The ’Cats wereranked sixth in the nation in the final poll ofthe season.

“That team was good enough to make a se-rious run at the national championship,”Driesell said. “It had everything: good shoot-ers, excellent rebounders and scorers, goodball handlers, and we could flat out play somedefense.”

Or maybe it was Davidson’s 1968-69 pow-erhouse team, which won 27 games and lostthree, and was mere seconds away from goingto the NCAA Final Four.

“This is the team that won more games thanany team I coached at Davidson,” Driesellsaid, “so maybe it was the best we ever had.”

Certainly, a good case could be made for it.The ’Cats finished third in the nation in thefinal poll. It was a team that had experience,depth, great rebounding, scorers, excellent ballhandlers and defensive stoppers.

In an effort to build his program and put iton a national stage, Driesell never duckedtough non-conference games. The 1968-69team demonstrated the truth in that statement,as it defeated Vanderbilt, South Carolina,Maryland, Texas, Michigan, Wake Forest,Duke and Princeton. Again unbeaten in regu-lar-season conference play, the Wildcats had toprove it all over again in the conference tour-nament, which it did by routing VMI, Rich-mond and East Carolina.

It was a veteran and gifted team thatDriesell took to the NCAA Tournament. Threejuniors that came to Davidson in the same re-cruiting class made up the starting frontcourt:Mike Maloy, Doug Cook and Jerry Kroll. They

complemented each other perfectly. Maloywas quicker than bad news and almost im-possible to guard in the post and keep off theoffensive glass. He was a ferocious rebounderand shot blocker.

Cook was competitive, tough, liked to getinside and bang for position, and he couldscore from the low block. He and Maloyformed a rebounding tandem that gave oppo-nents fits. Kroll was more of a finesse player, aplayer with savvy who could score, defendand rebound, and never lost his cool.

The senior backcourt was special, featuringWayne Huckel, 6-3, at the two-guard, andDave Moser, 6-1, at the point. Those two hadplayed on the varsity together for three sea-sons and fit like a hand in a glove. Two excel-lent seniors — Mike O’Neill and Mike Spann— were available off the bench.

Davidson opened NCAA Tournament playwith a 14-point win over Villanova. Then itwas off to College Park, Md., for the East Re-gionals. After defeating St. John’s, 79-69, oldnemesis North Carolina stood between David-son and the Final Four. Ironically, one ofUNC’s stars was Charlie Scott, a superstarwho had verbally committed to Davidson dur-ing his high school recruitment but changedhis mind.

The game that ensued was befitting of twosuperpowers. Close the entire way and hotlycontested, Davidson had the ball with under aminute to play in a tie game and was holdingfor the final shot. Kroll reversed his dribblenear mid-court, and when he moved in the op-posite direction, he collided with North Car-olina’s Gerald Tuttle, who had positionedhimself to take a charge, which was the offi-cial’s call. Possession to North Carolina.

In the UNC timeout huddle, coach DeanSmith told Scott, “They will be looking for you

to take the final shot, so be patient, and if yousee an open teammate, get him the ball.”

Scott controlled the ball and never intendedto give it up. It was a final shot that he latersaid he wanted badly. With the scoreboardclock beating down to zero, and the score tiedat 85, Scott got just inside the foul circle,jumped and fired. Nothing but net. The shothad such important meaning to so many peo-ple that some, including Driesell, believe Scotttook the shot from deep on the court, fromwhat would now be well beyond the 3-pointarc. Tapes of the game, however, show that thewinning shot was from about 18 feet, just in-side the foul circle. Whatever the recollectionsof fans of both schools, everyone remembersScott’s great game as he led all scorers with 32points, which overshadowed the superb 13-re-bound performance by Maloy.

As the North Carolina bench exploded withjoy on the home court of the Maryland Terps,Lefty Driesell dropped to his knees in front ofDavidson’s bench, buried his head in hishands and stayed there for what seemed likean eternity.

“We played great, and it was a tough loss totake,” Driesell said. It was the second year in arow that North Carolina had denied Davidsona trip to the Final Four.

The 1968-69 Wildcats won more games (27)than any Davidson basketball team in history.So, was it Davidson’s best basketball teamever?

“It could be,” Driesell said. “It won moregames than any of my teams there. But some ofmy other teams were really good, too, so it’shard for me to say.”

The game with Carolina turned out to beDriesell’s last at Davidson. In the spring of1969, he left to accept the head coaching posi-tion at the University of Maryland.

sCoT T ’s shoT beaTs WildC aTs

The 1968-69 Wildcats came within a game of the Final Four for the second straight season, and for the second consecutive year,North Carolina proved to be the ‘Cats’ nemisis.

1968 NCAA TEAM


Davidson’s 1967-68 Wildcats were an excit-ing blend of youth and experience, a combina-tion so lethal that it had coach Lefty Drieselland the team’s fans thinking of a trip to theNCAA Final Four.

Rodney Knowles, 6-9, was a senior front-court player, who averaged 18.4 points and 12rebounds as a junior, a season in which the re-building Wildcats won 15 games and lost 12.Key returning players from the 1966-67 teamalso included starting point guard Dave Moser(8.9 points), sharp-shooting wing Mike O’Neill(11.1 points, 5.4 rebounds), the swashbucklingWayne Huckel, 6-3, who averaged 16.8 pointsas a junior and was so tough that he wore base-ball sliding pads to help survive the skidmarks he received from diving on the floor.Tom Youngdale (10.7 points), and Mike Spann(5.5 points) also returned, among others.

Joining those talented players were sopho-mores Doug Cook, Mike Maloy and Jerry Kroll(freshmen weren’t eligible to play varsity bas-ketball in this era).

As usual, the Wildcats under Driesell didn’tdodge a fight. They played the likes of Michi-gan, Vanderbilt, Memphis State, St. Joseph’s,St. John’s, Temple, Wake Forest and Duke. Itwas a splendid team, defensively tough andone of relentless rebounders. Davidson, led byMaloy’s average of 11.7 rebounds a game, out-rebounded opponents on a average of nine agame, and the stifling man-to-man defensethat Driesell drilled into his players each after-noon resulted in opponents shooting only 39.8percent for the season, as opposed to David-son’s 49.4 percent.

Stopping the ’Cats on offense was a com-plicated equation. Five players scored in dou-ble figures, led by Maloy’s 15.6 points, withMoser just out of double digits with an 8.6-point average. Driesell was a firm believer inattacking inside with high-percentage shots,which resulted in Davidson taking 134 morefoul shots than its opponents.

Davidson went through the Southern Con-ference regular season with a record of 9-1 andthen won the conference tournament to qualifyfor the NCAA Tournament. The ’Cats beat St.John’s in the NCAA opener, 79-70. It was off toReynolds Coliseum in Raleigh for the East Re-gionals, where Davidson was to meet Colum-bia of the Ivy League and North Carolina wasto play unbeaten and third-ranked St.Bonaventure. North Carolina had a surpris-ingly easy time with Bob Lanier and St.Bonaventure (91-72) while Davidson eked outa 61-59 overtime win over Columbia.

It set up a showdown between UNC andDavidson, a game Driesell had been clamoringfor publicly. North Carolina coach Dean Smithhad a policy that he would not play in-state

schools during the regular season other thanthe ones in the ACC, and it galled Driesell,who accused Smith of ducking him.

Reynolds Coliseum was filled to capacity(12,600) on Saturday night, March 16, 1968. Aheavyweight battle was expected by fans andthe media, and one resulted. Smith’s philoso-phy was to play his bench and keep fresh play-ers in the game. Tired players could removethemselves from the game and put themselvesback in when they were rested. Driesell, on theother hand, believed in playing his five startersand maybe one or two reserves. In this game,North Carolina played eight players andDavidson six. Davidson’s starters of Moser,Huckel, Maloy, Kroll and Knowles were re-lieved by O’Neill, who scored seven pointsand pulled five rebounds in a superb per-formance.

It was scintillating game from the outset.With the crowd roaring and often standing,Davidson took the early lead behind its de-fense and led at halftime, 34-28. UNC shot 39.4percent in the first half to Davidson’s 41.9 per-

cent. However, North Carolina also prided it-self on its defense, and while Driesell preferredstraight man-to-man, with no switching,North Carolina went with a defensive smor-gasbord of man-to-man, half-court traps and apoint zone. North Carolina turned the tablesin the second half, holding Davidson to 29.4percent shooting from the field while the TarHeels connected on 48.3 percent of its second-half shots.

North Carolina won the game, 70-66, forthe right to advance to the NCAA Final Four.But it was a sensational battle, one so good thatan encore was needed. Moser and Maloyplayed all 40 minutes in the game for David-son, with Knowles going 39 minutes. FourWildcats scored in double figures, led byMaloy’s 18 points and 13 rebounds. Knowlescashed in 12 rebounds as Davidson dominatedthe backboards, 47-37.

Ironically, North Carolina’s two leadingscorers in the game, Rusty Clark (22 points, 17rebounds) and Charlie Scott (18 points, six re-bounds), were recruited extensively byDriesell.

“People need to remember that the NCAAdidn’t seed teams in those days,” Driesell said.“They kept you in your own section of thecountry. There were very few good teams inthe West then and a bunch of good ones in theEast. If the system had been in place then that’sin use now, Davidson and North Carolina bothwould have been No. 1 seeds. We wouldn’thave met before the Final Four. It’s a shamethat we did, because both of us had greatteams, in 1968 and 1969.”

Davidson ended its season with a record of24 wins, five losses. With so many talentedplayers returning, the best was ahead, anothergreat season that would result in yet anotherclassic battle with the team from Chapel Hill.

WildC aTs sToPPed shoRT of final fouR

Davidson’s 1967-68 squad defeated St. John’s and Columbia to set up the first of two showdowns with North Carolina. MikeMaloy recorded 18 points and 13 boards, but the Tar Heels came away with the win.

no. 8 davidson vs. no. 4 north CarolinaMarch 16, 1968, Raleigh, n.C.

davidson fG-a fT-a R Pf TP a To Min

Kroll f 5-13 6-6 5 5 16 1 0 28Knowles f 5-17 1-2 12 4 11 0 3 39Maloy c 6-13 6-6 13 1 18 2 3 40Moser g 0-7 2-2 7 4 2 2 5 40Huckel g 4-8 4-5 5 0 12 0 5 31O’Neill 3-7 1-1 5 2 7 0 3 22ToTals 23-65 20-22 47 16 66 5 19 200

n. CaRolina fG-a fT-a R Pf TP a To Min

Scott f 8-15 2-2 6 2 18 0 2 39Miller f 7-14 2-5 6 2 16 4 1 40Clark c 8-17 6-7 17 3 22 3 6 37Grubar g 3-8 5-6 1 5 11 1 3 36Bunting g 1-4 0-0 4 4 2 0 0 20Fogler 0-3 1-2 0 0 1 3 1 10Brown 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 5Tuttle 0-0 0-1 2 0 0 1 0 13ToTals 27-62 16-23 37 16 70 12 14 200

davidson 34 32 — 66noRTh CaRolina 28 42 — 70

1966 NCAA TEAM


Coach Lefty Driesell believed that his

Davidson basketball team faced a mam-

moth rebuilding in 1965-66, which was

true. After all, the Wildcats had lost to

graduation All-America and Southern

Conference Player of the Year Fred Hetzel

as well as stars Don Davidson and Barry

Teague from the previous year’s team that

compiled a record of 24-2. Hetzel scored

2,032 points in his three varsity seasons,

while Davidson was a tough defender

and double-digit scorer and Teague was a

talented, reliable point guard. The three

had started for the Wildcats for three

years and catapulted Davidson into the

national basketball picture.

To continue on the national stage in

1966, Driesell would have to depend on

three inexperienced sophomores (fresh-

men were not eligible to play varsity bas-

ketball in those days). But there was some

good news, too. Some very good news.

Back for his senior season was Dick Sny-

der, one of the greatest players in David-

son basketball history. Snyder had

averaged 15.9 points a game as a sopho-

more and 20.2 points as a junior. In addi-

tion, he was one of the best defensive

players in all of college basketball.

“I can’t think of a man I’d trade him

for,” Driesell said before the start of the

season.

But if Davidson were going to succeed,

Snyder couldn’t do it alone. New faces

would have to step up. They included

Phil Squier, 5-11, an inexperienced senior,

and sophomores Rodney Knowles, 6-8,

Tom Youngdale, 6-10, and Bobby Lane, 6-

3.

“We lacked experience, but those guys

certainly achieved a lot,” Driesell said.”

That they did.

Davidson won seven of its first eight,

losing the opener to Wake Forest by one

point before dropping a five-point deci-

sion to Navy in the Charlotte Invitational

Tournament. The ’Cats entered the South-

ern Conference Tournament with a record

of 17-5, meaning they would have to win

the tournament championship in order to

advance to the NCAA tournament. They

were up to the task, defeating conference

rivals The Citadel, Richmond and West

Virginia.

That sent Driesell’s team to the NCAA

tournament and a date with Rhode Is-

land, which Davidson won easily, 95-65.

Then it was off to the Eastern Regionals,

where Syracuse defeated Davidson 94-78.

A consolation game to decide third place

was played in the regionals in those days

and Davidson lost to St. Joseph’s, 92-76, to

end its season.

It was a good year, maybe even an

overachieving one, as Davidson finished

with 21 wins and seven defeats. The Wild-

cats accomplished their mission of keep-

ing Davidson basketball in the national

spotlight, while giving Driesell time to

load up with more talent. “Twenty-one

wins is about as much as anyone could

have expected from that team,” Driesell

recalls. “They accomplished a lot.”

Snyder won All-America honors with

an absolutely sensational season. Even

with all opponents gunning for him and

often double-teaming him, he averaged

26.9 points a game while shooting 56.3

percent from the field and 79.7 percent on

his free throws. But offense was just part

of Snyder’s game. He pulled 9.2 rebounds

a game and was Davidson’s best defen-

sive player.

“He was an absolutely great defensive

player,” Driesell said. “I usually put him

on the other team’s top scorer, and it was

normal for him to hold the guy to 10

points less than his season’s average.”

A master recruiter, Driesell said that

the father of one of his Davidson players,

Don Davidson, had seen Snyder play a

high school football game in North Can-

ton, Ohio.

“Mr. Davidson called me,” Driesell

said, “and told me he saw this great quar-

terback play, and the kid had jumped over

a tackler in the open field on his way to a

touchdown.”

Intrigued by a football athlete with

such speed and jumping skills, Driesell

was off to North Canton to recruit Snyder.

Ranked as one of the best high school

football quarterbacks in the country, the

big football schools were lined up to re-

cruit him, including Ohio State and Notre

Dame.

lefT y GeTs TeaM To nC aas

The 1965-66 Wildcats, led by Dick Snyder, became the first Davidson team to advance to the postseason. Dick Snyder was theSoCon Player of the Year and went on to a successful NBA career.

Dick Snyder was a consensus second-team All-America selec-tion in 1966 on Driesell’s first postseason squad.

1966 NCAA TEAM


niT aPPeaRanCes (5)3-5 ReCoRd

1972(19-9, 8-2)

1st Round Syracuse 77- 81 L(Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.)

1994(22-8, 13-5)

1st Round West Virginia 69- 85 L(Morgantown, W.Va.)

1996(25-5, 14-0)

1st Round South Carolina 79-100 L(Columbia, S.C.)

2005(23-9, 16-0)

Opening Va. Commonwealth 77 -62 W(Richmond, Va.)

1st Round SW Missouri State 82 -71 W(Springfield, Mo.)

2nd Round Maryland 63 -78 L(College Park, Md.)

2009(27-8, 18-2 SoCon)

1st Round South Carolina 70 -63 W

(Columbia, S.C.)

2nd Round Saint Mary’s 80 -68 L(Moraga, Calif.)

nCaa TouRnaMenT aPPeaRanCes (10)8-11 ReCoRd

But on the recruiting trail, Driesell took a

back seat to no one, including Notre Dame foot-

ball. He and Snyder had a great visit, the coach

recalls, but Driesell said that Snyder told him

he was going to the U.S. Naval Academy.

“I gave him my telephone number and told

him to call me if he changed his mind,” Driesell

said. Not long afterwards, Driesell got the call

he coveted. Snyder, Driesell said, was color

blind and couldn’t be admitted to Annapolis.

He wanted to come to Davidson and join the

basketball revolution.

“The day he signed with us,” Driesell said,

“Notre Dame had people in his house trying to

talk him into playing football for the Irish.”

Getting Snyder to come to Davidson was

worth all the work that Driesell put into it. He

ended up as an All-American, the 1966 South-

ern Conference Player of the Year, and scored

1,703 points in just three seasons of varsity bas-

ketball. He went on to an extremely successful

career in the NBA. He held Oscar Robertson,

who many people think is the best guard in the

history of basketball, to 14 points in one NBA

game while scoring 14 himself. After the game,

Snyder said, “Playing defense in the pros hasn’t

been an especially difficult transition for me be-

cause Coach Driesell taught me how to play it

at Davidson.”

While Snyder was the unquestioned leader

and star, the 1965-66 Wildcats also got a sterling

performance from sophomore Knowles, who

averaged 19.4 points and led the team with 9.9

rebounds. Fellow sophomores Youngdale and

Lane both averaged 10.2 points a game, while

senior Squier scored 7.6 points a game. This

Davidson team shot an impressive 51.2 percent

from the field while holding opponents to 40.6

percent, and averaged 82.8 points a game.

Pretty impressive for a rebuilding season.

It was a typical Driesell-coached team: com-

petitive, tough and defensive-minded, with

good shooters and led by a superstar.

They called Snyder “super horse” at David-

son. He was that and more, one of the greatest

players ever to wear the red and black. “He was

special, that’s for sure,” said Driesell.

For good measure, Snyder also starred in

baseball for the Wildcats.

“When it came to athletics,” Driesell said,

“Dick could do just about anything he wanted

to. That even included riding a bicycle better

than anybody else.”

Rodney Knowles Lefty DriesellTom Youngdale

1966 EAST (21-7, 11-1)

1st Round Rhode Island 95- 65 W(Blacksburg, Va.)

East Semis Syracuse 78- 94 LEast Cons. St. Joseph’s (Pa.) 76- 92 L

(Raleigh, N.C.)

1968 EAST (24-5, 9-1)

1st Round St. John’s 79- 70 W(College Park, Md.)

East Semis Columbia (OT) 61- 59 WEast Finals North Carolina 66- 70 L

(Raleigh, N.C.)

1969 EAST (27-3, 9-0)

1st Round Villanova 75- 61 W(Raleigh, N.C.)

East Semis St. John’s 79- 69 WEast Finals North Carolina 85- 87 L

(College Park, Md.)

1970EAST (22-5, 10-0)

1st Round St. Bonaventure 62- 75 L(Jamaica, N.Y.)

1986SOUTHEAST (20-11, 10-6)

1st Round Kentucky 55- 75 L(Charlotte, N.C.)

1998 SOUTHEAST (20-10, 13-2)

1st Round Michigan 61- 80 L(Atlanta, Ga.)

2002WEST (21-10, 11-5)

1st Round Ohio State 64- 69 L(The Pit - Albuquerque, N.M.)

2006MINNEAPOLIS (20-11, 10-5)

1st Round Ohio State 62- 70 L(UD Arena - Dayton, Ohio)

2007 MIDWEST (29-5, 17-1)

1st Round Maryland 70- 82 L(HSBC Arena - Buffalo, N.Y.)

2008 MIDWEST (29-7, 20-0)

1st Round Gonzaga 82-76 W2nd Round Georgetown 74-70 W

(RBC Center - Raleigh, N.C.)

MW Semis Wisconsin 73-56 WMW Finals Kansas 57-59 L

(Ford Field - Detroit, Mich.)

ALL-AMERICANS


GeoRGe “buddy” Cheek

6-3, CenTeR

selMa, ala. - 1946-49

All-American: 1949 -Helms Foundation (3rd)

Cheek excelled in twosports — football and

basketball — at Davidson and was in-strumental in one of the Wildcats’ mostsuccessful basketball eras. He led David-son to records of 17-8, 19-9, and 18-8 (54-25) in his three seasons with theWildcats. Cheek was the first Davidsonplayer to score 1,000 points in his career(including a freshman season at Tulane).He was an all-state and All-SouthernConference selection as a center in bas-ketball and a third team Helms Founda-tion All-America selection in 1949. Cheekalso played offensive and defensive endfor the ’Cats in football, leading the teamwith 16 receptions in 1948.

fRed heTZel

6-8, CenTeR

WashinGTon, d.C. - 1962-65

All-American: 1963 -

Helms Foundation, Con-

verse Yearbook (2nd);

1964 - consensus second-

team All-America, Converse Yearbook

(1st), Helms Foundation; 1965 - consen-

sus first-team All-America

Davidson’s first three-time All-Ameri-can, Fred Hetzel led Davidson’s basket-ball rebirth in the mid-1960s underhead coach Lefty Driesell. The three-time Southern Conference Player of theYear helped Davidson to its first na-tional ranking. The center from Wash-ington, D.C., finished his career asDavidson’s all-time leader in points(2,032) and rebounds (1,111). He was aninaugural inductee into the DavidsonAthletics Hall of Fame in 1989-90.

diCk snydeR

6-5, GuaRd

noRTh CanTon, ohio

1963-66

All-American: 1966 - con-

sensus second-team All-

America, USBWA (1st),

Converse Yearbook (1st), The Sporting

news (1st)

Following in Hetzel’s footsteps, Snyderwas the Southern Conference Player ofthe Year and an All-America selection inhis senior season. Snyder had a jumpshot that one writer described as, “softerthan a Carolina sunrise.” Snyder’s sweetjumper allowed him to score 1,693 pointsin his career while averaging 26.9 pergame during his All-American season.Considered the best defensive playerever under Coach Lefty Driesell, Snyderwas inducted into the Davidson AthleticsHall of Fame with Hetzel in 1989-90.

Mike Maloy

6-7, CenTeR

neW yoRk, n.y. - 1967-70


Converse Yearbook (2nd);

1969 - consensus second-

team All-America,

USBWA (1st), Converse Yearbook (1st);

1970 - The Sporting news (2nd), Con-

verse Yearbook (2nd), AP (3rd), UPI (3rd),

nABC (3rd), Basketball news (3rd)

A three-time All-America selection,Maloy led Davidson to three straightSouthern Conference titles and as manytrips to the NCAA Tournament.Maloy’s teams were a win away fromthe Final Four two years in a row butlost each time to the University ofNorth Carolina. He is Davidson’s all-time leading rebounder and seventh-leading scorer and averaged 19.3 pointsand 12.9 rebounds a contest for his ca-reer. He was a three-time All-SoCon se-lection and the league’s Player of theYear in 1969 and 1970.

John GeRdy

6-5, GuaRd

liTTle falls, n.J. - 1975-79


Helms Foundation

Gerdy finished his careeras Davidson’s all-time

leading scorer with 2,483 points. In 1979,he was named Southern Conference Ath-lete of the Year and listed as a HelmsFoundation All-American. He earnedAll-SoCon accolades in three straightseasons, from 1977-79. Gerdy is one ofthree Wildcats to break the 2,000-pointbarrier and ranks fourth on the SouthernConference all-time scoring chart. Gerdywas inducted into the Davidson AthleticHall of Fame in 1994-95.

sTePhen CuRRy

6-3, GuaRd

ChaRloTTe, n.C. - 2006-09

All-American: 2008 - con-

sensus second-team All-

America; 2009 - consensus

first-team All-America

Curry finished his three-year Davidsoncareer as the school’s and SouthernConference’s all-time leading scorerwith 2,635 points. He opted into theNBA draft following his junior seasonand was selected seventh by theGolden State Warriors, becomingDavidson’s second first-round selec-tion. At the time, his point total ranked25th in all-time NCAA Division I scor-ing, and his 414 career 3-pointersranked fourth. In 2007-08, he set theNCAA single-season 3-pointer recordwith 162 while leading the Wildcats tothe Midwest Regional Final in theNCAA Tournament. Curry was namedthe regional’s Most Outstanding Playerand earned second-team consensus All-America honors. In 2008-09, he led thenation in scoring with 28.6 points agame and was named consensus first-team All-America.

aCadeMiC all-aMeRiCans1966 Dick Snyder 3rd Team

1970 Duncan Postma 3rd Team

1983 Cliff Tribus 3rd Team

1987 Derek Rucker 2nd Team

1988 Derek Rucker 1st Team

RETIRED JERSEYS


hobby Cobb1952-56

Cobb is a member of the Davidson Col-

lege Athletics Hall of Fame and ranks 14th on

Davidson’s all-time scoring list with 1,409

points. He was the first player to score 1,000

points for Davidson, and also the first to aver-

age more than 20 points in a season, having

accomplished the feat in both his junior and

senior seasons. And although it has been 50

years since he graced the hardwood in a Wild-

cat uniform, he still ranks fourth all-time in rebounds. Cobb

currently resides in Davidson and has a constant presence at

practices, home and away games.

John GeRdy1975-79

Gerdy is Davidson’s second all-time lead-

ing scorer with 2,483 points and was selected

as a member of the school’s Athletics Hall of

Fame in 1995. In 1979, he was the Southern

Conference Athlete of the Year and named to

the Helms foundation All-America team.

Gerdy was a third-round pick in the NBA

draft. He earned his doctorate at Ohio Univer-

sity and is now a sports consultant living in

Pennsylvania.

fRed heTZel1962-65

Hetzel, a charter member of the David-

son College Athletics Hall of Fame, led

Davidson to its first national rankings in the

mid-1960s and was a consensus All-Ameri-

can. He ranks third on Davidson’s all-time

scoring list with 2,032 points. He and Mike

Maloy are Davidson’s only players with more

than 1,000 career points and rebounds. Hetzel

was a first-round pick in the NBA Draft and

played seven years of professional basketball for the San Fran-

cisco Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks. In 1996, he was named to

the Southern Conference 75th Anniversary team. Hetzel is a

successful realtor in Virginia.

deRek RuCkeR1984-88

Rucker finished his Davidson career as

the ’Cats’ all-time leader in assists (436) and

steals (250). He also ranks fourth on the all-

time scoring list with 1,952 points. He was

named to the CoSIDA Academic All-Ameri-

can team twice and was a three-time winner

of the John M. Belk MVP award. A three-time

All-SoCon pick, Rucker played on the David-

son NCAA Tournament team which won the

Southern Conference Tournament in 1986. Rucker was signed

as a free agent by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1988 and for more

than a decade played professionally in Australia.

diCk snydeR1963-66

Snyder, a charter member of the David-

son College Athletics Hall of Fame, was a first

team All-American who led Davidson to its

first Southern Conference championship and

NCAA playoff appearance in 1966. He was a

second-round pick in the National Basketball

Association draft and starred 13 years for the

St. Louis Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers,

Phoenix Suns and Seattle Supersonics. He

ranks sixth on Davidson’s all-time scoring list with 1,693

points. Snyder owns an insurance agency in Phoenix.

#21

#33

#44

#11

#10

‘CATS IN THE NBA

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davidson draft Picksname Rd. year TeamFred Hetzel 1 (1) 1965 San Francisco Warriors

Don Davidson 5 (44) 1965 Boston Celtics

Dick Snyder 2 (14) 1966 St. Louis Hawks

Rodney Knowles 6 (77) 1968 Phoenix Suns

Tom Youngdale 14 (181) 1968 Phoenix Suns

Wayne Huckel 16 (195) 1969 Phoenix Suns

Doug Cook 2 (22) 1970 Cincinnati Royals

Jerry Kroll 6 (98) 1970 Los Angeles Lakers

Mike Maloy 10 (157) 1970 Boston Celtics

Bryan Adrian 5 (77) 1972 Boston Celtics

John Falconi 9 (153) 1974 Buffalo Braves

John Gerdy 3 (51) 1979 New Jersey Nets

Todd Haynes 8 (168) 1981 San Diego Clippers

Cliff Tribus 8 (175) 1983 Denver Nuggets

Stephen Curry 1 (7) 2009 Golden State Warriors

Overall pick in ( )

davidson Players in the nbaname years TeamStephen Curry 2009-10 Golden State Warriors

Brandon Williams 1997-98 Golden State Warriors

1998-99 San Antonio Spurs

1999-00 Atlanta Hawks

2002-03 Atlanta Hawks

Dick Snyder 1966-68 St. Louis Hawks

1968-69 Phoenix Suns

1969-70 Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics

1970-74 Seattle Supersonics

1974-78 Cleveland Cavaliers

1978-79 Seattle Supersonics

Rodney Knowles 1968-69 Phoenix Suns

Fred Hetzel 1965-68 San Francisco Warriors

1968-69 Milwaukee Bucks, Cincinnati Royals

1969-70 Philadelphia 76ers

1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers

heTZel - CouRTesy of nba PhoTos

snydeR - CouRTesy of nba PhoTos

WilliaMs - CouRTesy of aTlanTa haWks CuRRy - CouRTesy of Golden sTaTe WaRRioRs

Curry with NBA Commissioner David Stern afterbeing selected seventh overall in the 2009 draft.

2 0 0 9 - 1 0 D A V I D S O N B A S K E T B A L L

DAVIDSON AWARDS


John M. belk MvPJoe Markee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1961Bill Jarman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1962Fred Hetzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1963Fred Hetzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1964Fred Hetzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1965Dick Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1966Rodney Knowles . . . . . . . . . . .1967Dave Moser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1968Dave Moser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1969Mike Maloy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1970Joe Sutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971Joe Sutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972John Falconi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973Greg Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974Greg Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975Jay Powell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976John Gerdy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977John Gerdy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978John Gerdy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979Rich DiBenedetto . . . . . . . . . .1980Todd Haynes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981Jamie Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982Kenny Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983Kenny Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984Gerry Born, Derek Rucker . . . .1985Gerry Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986Derek Rucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987Derek Rucker, Jeff Himes . . . .1988Bruce Elder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989Alan Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990Detlef Musch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991Janko Narat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992Detlef Musch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993Janko Narat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994George Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995Brandon Williams . . . . . . . . . .1996Narcisse Ewodo . . . . . . . . . . .1997Mark Donnelly . . . . . . . . . . . .1998Landry Kosmalski . . . . . . . . .1999Landry Kosmalski . . . . . . . . .2000Stephen Marshall . . . . . . . . . .2000Wayne Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . .2001Michael Bree, Emeka Erege . . . . .2002Wayne Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . .2003Brendan Winters . . . . . . . . . . .2004Brendan Winters . . . . . . . . . . .2005Brendan Winters . . . . . . . . . . .2006Stephen Curry . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007Stephen Curry . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008Stephen Curry . . . . . . . . . . . . .2009

d.G. MaRTin husTle aWaRdBilly Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971John Pecorak . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972John Pecorak . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973Jay Schmitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990Paul Drobnitch . . . . . . . . . . . .1991Sterling Freeman . . . . . . . . . . .1992Jason Zimmerman . . . . . . . . .1993Quinn Harwood . . . . . . . . . . .1994Narcisse Ewodo . . . . . . . . . . .1995Narcisse Ewodo . . . . . . . . . . .1996Mark Donnelly . . . . . . . . . . . .1997Billy Armstrong . . . . . . . . . . .1998Ali Ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999Michael Bree . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000

Peter Anderer . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001Peter Anderer . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002Peter Anderer . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003Matt McKillop . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004Conor Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005Matt McKillop . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006Jason Richards . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007Jason Richards . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008Max Paulhus Gosselin . . . . . .2009

RobeRT MCleoddefense aWaRd

D.G. Martin, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . .1962Barry Teague . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1963Don Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . .1964Dick Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1965Bobby Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1966Mike O’Neill . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1967Dave Moser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1968Mike Maloy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1969Mike Maloy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1970Duncan Postma, Steve Kirley 1971T.Jay Pecorak . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972T.Jay Pecorak . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973T.Jay Pecorak . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974No award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975Jim Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976Marvin Lively . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977Ernie Reigel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978Rich Perkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979Jamie Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1980Jamie Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981John Carroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982Richard Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . .1983Ken Niebuhr . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984Jeff Himes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985Chris Heineman . . . . . . . . . . .1986Chris Heineman . . . . . . . . . . .1987Alan Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988Alan Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989Darry Strickland . . . . . . . . . . .1990James Marsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991Paul Drobnitch . . . . . . . . . . . .1992J.D. Heuer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993Jeff Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994Quinn Harwood . . . . . . . . . . .1995Mark Donnelly . . . . . . . . . . . .1996Landry Kosmalski* . . . . . . . . .1997Ben Ebong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998No award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999No award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000Chris Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001Chris Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002Conor Grace* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003

*award was given for rebounding

The WildCaT aWaRdLogan Kosmalski . . . . . . . . . .2004Logan Kosmalski . . . . . . . . . .2005Thomas Sander . . . . . . . . . . . .2006Thomas Sander . . . . . . . . . . . .2007Thomas Sander . . . . . . . . . . . .2008Andrew Lovedale . . . . . . . . . .2009

Award for defensive and rebounding efforts

davidson hall of fame

Former Davidson basketball play-ers who have been inducted into

the school’s Hall of Fame.

John Belk ’43George “Buddy” Cheek ’49

Whit Cobb ’50Hobby Cobb ’56Doug Cook ’70

Charles “Lefty” DriesellJohn Gerdy ’79Fred Hetzel ’65

Terry Holland ’64Bill Jarman ‘63

Rodney Knowles ’68Jerry Kroll ’70

Thomas Peters ’45George Peters ’47Derek Rucker ’88Dick Snyder ’66

Ed White ’47 Mike Williams ’49

Brandon Williams ’96 Kenny Wilson ’84

davidson awards

John Pecorak

Narcisse Ewodo

Thomas Sander Terry Holland

T.J. Pecorak

Wayne Bernard

Fred Hetzel Greg Dunn

Jamie Hall Derek Rucker

NATIONAL RANKINGS


sCoRinG1963-64 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89.31964-65 11th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88.51968-69 14th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87.11995-96 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84.32002-03 10th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80.72006-07 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81.32007-08 26th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77.92008-09 25th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77.8

sCoRinG defense1970-71 13th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66.3

Won-loss PeRCenTaGe1967-68 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..8281968-69 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..9001995-96 11th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..8332006-07 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..8532007-08 14th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..8062008-09 17th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..771

sCoRinG MaRGin1963-64 1st (tied with UCLA) . . . . . .18.81964-65 2nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17.61967-68 11th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.61968-69 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.51969-70 19th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.81995-96 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15.02006-07 10th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.62007-08 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.72008-09 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.9

ReboundinG1962-63 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5781963-64 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5682002-03 8th* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+6.82003-04 28th* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+5.12004-05 28th* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+5.32005-06 12th* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+6.02006-07 14th* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+6.5

* Rebound Margin

3-PoinT fG PeR GaMe2002-03 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.02004-05 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.92005-06 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.92006-07 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.62007-08 16th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.12008-09 12th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.7

field Goal PeRCenTaGe1962-63 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4851963-64 1st (NCAA record at time) . . . ..5441964-65 2nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5091965-66 2nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5121967-68 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4941973-74 9th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5051980-81 11th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..5291995-96 25th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..479

fRee ThRoW PeRCenTaGe1948-49 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7101962-63 9th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7441963-64 8th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..740

1965-66 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7621966-67 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7571971-72 11th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7471973-74 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7831978-79 9th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7621980-81 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7621984-85 2nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7791985-86 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7721993-94 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7512002-03 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7782005-06 9th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..761

3-PoinT field Goal PeRCenTaGe2002-03 2nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..417

fG PeRCenTaGe defense2001-02 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..3802002-03 12th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..397

assisTs PeR GaMe2002-03 10th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17.02005-06 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18.32007-08 15th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17.1

leasT TuRnoveRs PeR GaMe2007-08 15th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.8

assisTs To TuRnoveR RaTio2007-08 2nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.44

TuRnoveR MaRGin2008-09 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.9

TeaM RankinGs

in The PollsYear Poll Rank1963 AP 18th1964 AP 10th

UPI 10th1965 AP 6th

UPI 7th1966 AP 16th1968 AP 8th

UPI 9th1969 AP 5th

UPI 3rd1970 AP 15th2008 AP 23rd

Coaches 9th

The Wildcats finished third in the final 1969 AP Poll. The ‘Cats wereconsidered a title contender in the preseason by Sports Illustrated.

sCoRinG1962-63 Fred Hetzel 15th 23.51963-64 Fred Hetzel 12th 27.31964-65 Fred Hetzel 8th 26.51965-66 Dick Snyder 14th 26.91968-69 Mike Maloy 19th 24.61976-77 John Gerdy 17th 23.21977-78 John Gerdy 8th 25.81978-79 John Gerdy 6th 26.72006-07 Stephen Curry 9th 21.52007-08 Stephen Curry 4th 25.92008-09 Stephen Curry 1st 28.6

ReboundinG1962-63 Fred Hetzel 31st 13.31963-64 Fred Hetzel 30th 13.51964-65 Fred Hetzel 16th 14.81968-69 Mike Maloy 20th 14.3

fG PeRCenTaGe1963-64 Terry Holland 1st .6311964-65 Fred Hetzel 6th .5801965-66 Dick Snyder 12th .5631973-74 Larry Horowitz 19th .5761979-80 Rich DiBenedetto 11th .6201994-95 George Spain 2nd .6711999-00 Stephen Marshall 12th .593

3-PoinT fG PeRCenTaGe2001-02 Peter Anderer 12th .4542004-05 Brendan Winters 13th .434

3-PoinT fG PeR GaMe2006-07 Stephen Curry 4th 3.62007-08 Stephen Curry 2nd 4.52008-09 Stephen Curry 5th 3.8

fT PeRCenTaGe1957-58 Semi Mintz 1st .8821968-69 Jerry Kroll 13th .8621985-86 Derek Rucker 10th .8881990-91 Jason Zimmerman 13th .8631992-93 Janko Narat 19th .8672007-08 Stephen Curry 9th .8942008-09 Stephen Curry 16th .876

assisTs1996-97 Ali Ton 9th 6.81997-98 Ali Ton 13th 6.41998-99 Ali Ton 3rd 7.62004-05 Kenny Grant 23rd 5.62005-06 Kenny Grant 5th 6.72006-07 Jason Richards 2nd 7.32007-08 Jason Richards 1st 8.12008-09 Stephen Curry 24th 5.6

sTeals1998-99 Ali Ton 15th 2.82008-09 Stephen Curry 13th 2.5

Ali Ton ranked in the top-10 nationally in assists in two of his fourseasons at Davidson.

1,000-POINT CLUB


1. stephen Curry- 6-3, Guard - Charlotte, n.C. - 2006-2009Total 3-Ptrs

year GP Gs fG fGa Pct fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg ast blk stl Pts avg2006-07 34 33 242 523 .463 122 299 .408 124 145 .855 157 4.6 95 6 62 730 21.52007-08 36 36 317 656 .483 162 369 .439 135 151 .894 165 4.6 104 14 73 931 25.92008-09 34 34 312 687 .454 130 336 .387 220 251 .876 151 4.4 189 8 86 974 28.6ToTal 104 103 871 1866 .467 414 1004 .412 479 547 .876 473 4.5 388 28 221 2635 25.3

2. John Gerdy - 6-5, Guard - little falls, n.J. - 1975-1979year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg ast blk stl Pts avg1975-76 26 207 437 .474 51 66 .773 77 3.0 54 0 0 465 17.91976-77 27 264 532 .496 99 124 .798 145 5.4 32 3 16 627 23.21977-78 26 292 539 .542 86 106 .811 97 3.7 41 2 39 670 25.81978-79 27 289 549 .526 143 176 .813 121 4.5 93 3 28 721 26.7

ToTal 106 1052 2057 .511 379 472 .803 440 4.2 220 8 83 2483 23.4

3. fred hetzel - 6-8, Center - Washington, d.C. - 1962-1965year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg Pts avg1962-63 27 245 460 .533 144 181 .796 359 13.3 634 23.51963-64 26 273 498 .548 163 211 .773 351 13.5 709 27.31964-65 26 273 471 .580 143 178 .803 384 14.8 689 26.5

ToTal 79 791 1429 .554 450 570 .789 1094 13.8 2032 25.7

4. derek Rucker - 6-1, Guard - beachwood, ohio - 1984-1988Total 3-Ptrs

year GP Gs fG fGa Pct fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg ast blk stl Pts avg1984-85 30 29 152 294 .517 0 0 .000 79 96 .823 75 2.5 121 6 63 383 12.81985-86 31 31 166 322 .516 0 0 .000 103 116 .888 75 2.4 136 4 67 435 14.01986-87 26 23 186 353 .527 73 147 .497 82 96 .854 66 2.5 88 3 51 527 20.31987-88 28 28 199 425 .468 81 199 .407 128 162 .790 104 3.7 91 4 69 607 21.7

ToTal 115 111 703 1394 .504 154 346 .445 392 470 .834 320 2.8 436 17 250 1952 17.0

5. brendan Winters - 6-5, Guard - denver, Colo. - 2002-2006Total 3-Ptrs


ToTal 118 115 609 1375 .443 268 661 .405 406 509 .798 613 5.2 241 19 96 1892 16.0

6. dick snyder - 6-5, Guard - north Canton, ohio - 1963-1966year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg Pts avg1963-64 26 170 306 .556 75 90 .833 164 6.3 415 16.01964-65 26 221 403 .548 83 103 .806 226 8.7 525 20.21965-66 28 284 504 .563 185 232 .797 258 9.2 753 26.9

ToTal 80 675 1213 .556 343 425 .807 648 8.1 1693 21.2

7. Mike Maloy - 6-7, Center - new york, n.y. - 1967-1970year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg ast Pts avg1967-68 29 168 297 .566 116 181 .641 339 11.7 35 452 15.61968-69 30 270 554 .487 199 273 .729 429 14.3 47 739 24.61969-70 27 177 396 .447 116 166 .699 343 12.7 40 470 17.4

ToTal 86 615 1247 .493 431 620 .695 1111 12.9 122 1661 19.3

John Gerdy Fred Hetzel Derek Rucker Brendan Winters Dick Snyder Mike Maloy

Jeff Himes Kenny Wilson Janko Narat Ian Johnson Brandon Williams Landry Kosmalski Hobby Cobb

8. Jeff himes - 6-4, forward - Columbia, s.C. - 1984-1988Total 3-Ptrs

year GP Gs fG fGa Pct fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg ast blk stl Pts avg1984-85 30 28 93 176 .528 0 0 .000 54 72 .750 129 4.3 48 10 17 240 8.01985-86 31 19 120 218 .550 0 0 .000 77 113 .681 121 3.9 33 2 12 317 10.21986-87 30 30 196 319 .614 0 2 .000 151 214 .706 208 6.9 28 3 34 543 18.11987-88 27 26 173 299 .579 0 0 .000 144 197 .731 203 7.5 21 5 35 490 18.1ToTal 118 103 582 1012 .575 0 2 .000 426 596 .715 661 5.6 130 20 98 1590 13.5

9. kenny Wilson - 6-4, forward - hope Mills, n.C. - 1980-1984Total 3-Ptrs


10. Janko narat - 6-6 , forward - domzale, slovenia - 1990-1994Total 3-Ptrs


11. ian Johnson - 6-9, forward - Ruckersville, va. - 2002-2006Total 3-Ptrs


12. brandon Williams - 6-6, forward - detroit, Mich. - 1992-1996Total 3-Ptrs


13. landry kosmalski - 6-8, forward - bedford, Texas - 1996-2000Total 3-Ptrs


14. hobby Cobb - 6-3, forward - Charlotte, n.C. - 1952-1956year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg Pts avg1952-53 21 47 133 .353 33 43 .767 86 4.1 127 6.01953-54 22 117 260 .450 131 174 .753 255 11.6 365 16.61954-55 18 131 241 .543 130 183 .710 172 9.5 392 21.81955-56 24 200 410 .488 140 216 .648 323 13.5 540 22.5ToTal 85 495 1044 .474 434 616 .705 836 9.8 1424 16.8

Stephen Curry

1,000-POINT CLUB


15. Todd haynes - 6-7, forward - bourbonnais, ill. - 1977-1981Total 3-Ptrs


ToTal 96 49 544 1088 .500 8 13 .615 297 369 .805 510 5.3 97 25 61 1393 14.5

16. semi Mintz - 6-2, Guard - Raleigh, n.C. - 1955-1959year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg Pts avg1955-56 23 74 189 .392 75 92 .815 62 2.7 223 9.71956-57 26 153 306 .500 163 204 .799 135 5.2 469 18.01957-58 24 123 311 .395 105 119 .882 123 5.1 351 14.61958-59 -- 136 324 .416 58 77 .753 -- -- 330 14.1

ToTal -- 486 1130 .430 401 492 .815 -- -- 1373 18.8

17. Rodney knowles - 6-9, Center - Greenville, n.C. - 1965-1968year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg Pts avg1965-66 28 219 394 .556 104 138 .754 276 9.9 542 19.41966-67 27 187 383 .488 122 161 .758 323 12.0 496 18.41967-68 29 123 250 .492 60 85 .706 205 7.1 306 10.6

ToTal 84 529 1027 .515 286 384 .745 804 9.6 1344 16.0

18. detlef Musch - 7-0, Center - fulda, Germany - 1989-1993Total 3-Ptrs


ToTal 113 110 538 1025 .525 1 4 .250 265 424 .625 691 6.1 105 107 60 1342 11.9

19. bill Jarman - 6-5, Center - Gastonia, n.C. - 1960-1963year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg Pts avg1960-61 23 123 269 .457 105 143 .734 217 9.4 351 15.31961-62 25 185 359 .515 166 226 .735 281 11.2 536 21.41962-63 27 168 327 .514 115 148 .777 260 9.6 451 16.7

ToTal 75 476 955 .498 386 517 .747 758 10.1 1338 17.8

20. dave hollingsworth - 6-4, Center - Juneau, alaska - 1955-1959year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg Pts avg1955-56 20 39 133 .293 35 72 .486 138 6.9 113 5.71956-57 26 144 306 .471 78 104 .750 227 8.7 366 14.11957-58 24 146 375 .389 48 89 .539 206 8.6 340 14.21958-59 -- 182 453 .401 81 137 .591 -- -- 445 18.5

ToTal -- 511 1267 .403 242 402 .602 -- -- 1264 18.1

21. Jason Zimmerman - 6-2, Guard - Warsaw, ind. - 1990-1994Total 3-Ptrs


ToTal 115 89 415 966 .430 184 463 .397 246 302 .815 320 2.8 360 9 85 1260 11.0

Todd Haynes Semi Mintz Rodney Knowles Detlef Musch Bill Jarman Dave Hollingsworth Jason Zimmerman

Greg Dunn Doug Cook Cliff Tribus Wayne Bernard Jamie Hall Rich DiBenedetto Jerry Kroll

22. Greg dunn - 6-5, Guard - youngstown, ohio - 1972-1975year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg asst Pts avg1972-73 27 138 277 .498 125 170 .735 136 5.0 49 401 14.91973-74 27 146 314 .465 133 162 .821 153 5.7 89 425 15.71974-75 26 165 345 .478 89 115 .774 138 5.3 111 419 16.1

ToTal 80 449 936 .480 347 447 .776 427 5.3 249 1245 15.6

23. doug Cook - 6-6, Center - ho-ho-kus, n.J. - 1967-1970year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg ast Pts avg1967-68 27 136 262 .519 91 134 .679 161 6.0 29 363 13.41968-69 30 164 344 .477 108 153 .706 287 9.6 67 436 14.51969-70 27 154 308 .500 114 181 .630 276 10.2 55 422 15.6

ToTal 84 454 914 .497 313 468 .669 724 8.6 151 1221 14.5

24. Cliff Tribus - 6-10, forward - essex falls, n.J. - 1979-1983Total 3-Ptrs


ToTal 108 59 528 1043 .506 19 51 .373 132 167 .790 433 4.0 100 30 50 1207 11.2

25. Wayne bernard - 6-3, Guard - Poway, Calif. - 1999-2003Total 3-Ptrs


ToTal 99 90 362 901 .402 143 418 .342 329 423 .778 282 2.8 344 16 144 1196 12.1

26. Jamie hall - 6-9, Center - Pittsburgh, Pa. - 1978-1982Total 3-Ptrs


ToTal 105 74 482 929 .519 0 2 .000 209 275 .760 751 7.2 171 159 109 1173 11.2

27. Rich dibenedetto - 6-7, forward - bergenfield, n.J. - 1977-81year GP Gs fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg ast blk stl Pts avg1977-78 26 0 120 200 .600 46 79 .582 240 9.2 15 21 15 286 11.01979-80 25 22 181 292 .620 137 202 .678 190 7.6 18 8 11 499 20.01980-81 27 26 141 242 .583 99 142 .697 205 7.6 42 8 12 381 14.1

ToTal 78 48 442 734 .602 282 423 .667 635 8.1 75 37 38 1166 14.9

28. Jerry kroll - 6-4, forward - houston, Texas - 1967-1970year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg ast Pts avg1967-68 29 128 244 .525 77 92 .837 103 3.6 48 333 11.51968-69 28 175 355 .493 119 138 .862 170 6.1 47 469 16.81969-70 27 123 270 .456 117 145 .807 105 3.9 81 363 13.4

ToTal 84 426 869 .490 313 375 .835 378 4.5 176 1165 13.9

1,000-POINT CLUB


29. Jason Richards - 6-2, Guard - barrington, ill. - 2004-2008Total 3-Ptrs


ToTal 128 70 355 852 .417 131 383 .342 255 325 .785 325 2.5 663 9 121 1096 8.6

30. larry horowitz - 6-7, forward - north hollywood, Calif. - 1972-1975year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg ast Pts avg1972-73 27 121 223 .543 47 71 .662 194 7.2 12 289 10.71973-74 27 152 264 .576 54 77 .701 165 6.1 21 358 13.31974-75 26 82 364 .500 73 113 .646 192 7.4 38 437 16.8

ToTal 80 455 851 .535 174 261 .667 551 6.9 71 1084 13.6

31. Terry holland - 6-7, forward - Clinton, n.C. - 1961-1964year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg Pts avg1961-62 25 144 328 .439 105 136 .772 249 10.0 393 15.71962-63 27 120 227 .529 82 107 .766 210 7.8 322 11.91963-64 26 135 214 .631 82 117 .701 171 6.6 352 13.5

ToTal 78 399 769 .519 269 360 .747 630 8.1 1067 13.7

32. bill shinn - 6-4, forward - Raleigh, n.C. - 1957-1961year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg Pts avg1957-58 24 98 218 .450 56 70 .800 136 5.7 252 10.51958-59 -- 126 318 .396 45 67 .672 -- -- 297 12.31959-60 -- 133 303 .439 53 67 .790 -- -- 319 13.31960-61 22 87 190 .458 23 32 .719 80 3.6 197 9.0

ToTal -- 444 1029 .431 177 236 .750 -- -- 1065 23.2

33. Mark donnelly - 6-5, Guard - shrewsbury, n.J. - 1993-1998Total 3-Ptrs


ToTal 115 60 363 895 .406 177 483 .366 161 219 .735 324 2.8 133 17 90 1064 9.3

34. stephen Marshall - 6-8, forward - Midlothian, va. - 1996-2000Total 3-Ptrs


ToTal 103 72 388 710 .546 46 111 .414 241 329 .733 463 4.5 58 23 51 1063 10.3

Jason Richards Larry Horowitz Terry Holland Bill Shinn Mark Donnelly Stephen Marshall

John Falconi Quinn Harwood George “Buddy” Cheek Logan Kosmalski

35. John falconi - 6-5, Guard - new york, n.y. - 1971-1974year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg ast Pts avg1971-72 21 138 264 .523 62 87 .713 82 3.9 57 338 16.11972-73 27 172 347 .496 80 106 .755 119 4.4 91 424 15.71973-74 20 106 204 .520 54 62 .871 84 4.2 59 266 13.3

ToTal 68 416 815 .510 196 255 .769 285 4.2 207 1028 15.1

36. Quinn harwood - 6-9, forward - Reston, va. - 1992-1996Total 3-Ptrs


ToTal 101 55 347 693 .501 64 173 .370 269 383 .702 512 5.1 48 29 132 1027 10.2

37. Wayne huckel - 6-3, Guard - Cranford, n.J. - 1966-1969year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg ast Pts avg1966-67 27 153 314 .487 140 180 .778 119 4.4 -- 446 16.51967-68 29 115 230 .500 103 146 .705 98 3.4 38 333 11.51968-69 30 91 210 .433 44 74 .595 94 3.1 51 226 7.5

ToTal 86 359 754 .476 287 400 .718 311 3.6 -- 1005 11.7

Transfers to Reach 1,000 Points

George “buddy” Cheek - 6-3, Center - selma, ala. - 1946-49year GP fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg Pts avg1946-47 -- 106 -- -- 75 93 .806 -- -- 287 --1947-48 -- 123 -- -- 124 165 .752 -- -- 370 --1948-49 26 119 -- -- 75 94 .798 -- -- 313 12.0

ToTal 101 348 -- -- 274 352 .778 -- -- 1198 11.8* Scored 228 points at Tulane in 1945-46

logan kosmalski - 6-8, forward - bedford, Texas - 2003-05Total 3-Ptrs

year GP Gs fG fGa Pct fG fGa Pct fT fTa Pct Reb avg ast blk stl Pts avg2000-01* 31 18 69 150 .460 16 48 .333 34 53 .642 116 3.7 17 2 13 188 6.12001-02* 30 1 49 121 .405 14 39 .359 19 31 .613 92 3.1 24 7 11 131 4.42003-04 29 29 132 268 .493 24 70 .343 68 104 .654 203 7.0 36 3 13 356 12.32004-05 32 32 125 298 .419 27 82 .329 80 106 .755 273 8.5 47 5 23 357 11.2

at dC 61 61 257 566 .454 51 152 .336 148 210 .705 476 7.8 83 8 36 713 11.7Total 122 80 375 837 .448 81 239 .339 201 294 .684 684 5.6 124 7 60 1032 8.5*Played at Baylor from 2000-02

Wayne Huckel

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS


John Gerdy (right) was at Belk Arena to present Stephen Curry (left) with the game ballafter Curry broke the Davidson all-time scoring record, held for 28 seasons by Gerdy.

MosT PoinTs sCoRed53 Fred Hetzel (20 FG, 13 FT) vs. Furman, Dec. 8, 196447 John Gerdy vs. Canisius, Nov. 24, 1978 (in Charlotte)46 Fred Hetzel vs. Jacksonville, Jan. 12, 196346 Dick Snyder vs. Ohio, Dec. 21, 196544 Stephen Curry (15 FG, 4 3FG, 10 FT) vs. NC State, Dec. 6, 200844 Stephen Curry (12 FG, 6 3FG, 14 FT) at Oklahoma, Nov. 18, 200843 Stephen Curry (11 FG, 5 3FG, 16 FT) vs. Appalachian State, March 7, 200941 Stephen Curry (11 FG, 5 3FG, 14 FT) vs. Chattanooga, Dec. 13, 200841 Stephen Curry (14 FG, 4 3FG, 9 FT) at UNC Greensboro, Feb. 13, 200841 Fred Hetzel vs. VMI, 1963-6441 John Gerdy (16 FG, 9 FT) at Rutgers, Dec. 12, 197740 Stephen Curry (14 FG, 8 3FG 4 FT) vs. Gonzaga, March 21, 2008 (Raleigh, N.C.)*40 Rich DiBenedetto (16 FG, 8 FT) vs. Wofford, Dec. 1, 197940 John Gerdy vs. Wake Forest, Feb. 16, 1977 (in Charlotte)39 Stephen Curry (14 FG, 5 3FG, 6 FT) at Wofford, Feb. 12, 200939 Stephen Curry (11 FG, 6 3FG, 11 FT) vs. Elon, Jan. 14, 200939 Stephen Curry (13 FG, 5 3FG, 8 FT) vs. Florida Atlantic, Nov. 24, 200839 Hobby Cobb vs. Guilford, Feb. 195439 Derek Rucker (11 FG, 14 FT) vs. Chattanooga, Jan. 16, 198839 Terry Holland (14 FG, 11 FT) vs. Mississippi, Dec. 19, 1961 (Atlanta, Ga.)39 Bill Jarman vs. George Washington, Dec. 11, 196139 Rodney Knowles (15 FG, 9 FT) vs. Rhode Island, March 7, 1966 (Blacksburg, Va.)* NCAA Tournament

MosT PoinTs sCoRed - hoMe53 Fred Hetzel (20 FG, 13 FT) vs. Furman, Dec. 8, 196447 John Gerdy vs. Canisius, Nov. 24, 1978 (in Charlotte)46 Dick Snyder vs. Ohio, Dec. 21, 196544 Stephen Curry (15 FG, 4 3FG, 10 FT) vs. NC State, Dec. 6, 2008

MosT PoinTs sCoRed - aWay44 Stephen Curry (12 FG, 6 3FG, 14 FT) at Oklahoma, Nov. 18, 200841 John Gerdy (16 FG, 9 FT) at Rutgers, Dec. 2, 197741 Stephen Curry (14 FG, 9 FT) at UNC Greensboro, Feb. 13, 2008

MosT PoinTs sCoRed - neuTRal siTe43 Stephen Curry (11 FG, 5 3FG, 16 FT) vs. Appalachian State, March 7, 200940 Stephen Curry (14 FG, 4 FT) vs. Gonzaga, March 21, 2008 (Raleigh, N.C.)39 Terry Holland (14 FG, 11 FT) vs. Mississippi Dec. 19, 1961 (Atlanta, Ga.)39 Rodney Knowles (15 FG, 9 FT) vs. Rhode Island March 7, 1966 (Blacksburg, Va.)

MosT PoinTs sCoRed - half31 Stephen Curry vs. Chattanooga, Dec. 13, 200830 Stephen Curry vs. Gonzaga, March 21, 2008 (Raleigh, N.C.)28 Fred Hetzel vs. The Citadel, Feb. 21, 196428 Fred Hetzel vs. Furman, Dec. 8, 1964

MosT PoinTs sCoRed - TWo PlayeRs72 Terry Holland (39) and Bill Beermann (33) vs. Mississippi College, Dec. 19, 1961

MosT PoinTs sCoRed - by an oPPonenT50 Frank Selvy, Furman, Feb. 26, 195443 David Thompson (19 FG, 5 FT), NC State, Dec. 21, 197441 Zam Fredrick (14 FG, 13 FT), at South Carolina, Jan. 24, 198141 Frankie King (14 FG, 6 FT), vs. Western Carolina, March 5, 199440 Stan Boskovich (12 FG, 16 FT), West Virginia, Feb. 1, 197539 Aron Stewart (15 FG, 9 FT), Richmond, Jan. 20, 197338 Wil Robinson (15 FG, 8 FT), West Virginia, Jan. 8, 197238 Aron Stewart (13 FG, 12 FT), Richmond, March 1, 197438 Adrian Dantley (12 FG, 14 FT), Notre Dame, Jan. 8, 197538 Gerry McNamara (11FG, 8 FT), Syracuse, Dec. 18, 2005

TRiPle doublesJohn Falconi vs. Loyola, Dec. 28, 1973 - 17 pts, 12 reb., 11 asst.

MosT PoinTs sCoRed1. 974 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2008-092. 931 Stephen Curry (36 games) 2007-083. 753 Dick Snyder (28 games) 1965-664. 739 Mike Maloy (30 games) 1968-695. 730 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2006-076. 721 John Gerdy (27 games) 1978-797. 709 Fred Hetzel (26 games) 1963-648. 689 Fred Hetzel (26 games) 1964-659. 670 John Gerdy (26 games) 1977-7810. 634 Fred Hetzel (27 games) 1962-63

MosT PoinTs sCoRed by a fReshMan730 Stephen Curry, 2006-07

MosT PoinTs sCoRed by a soPhoMoRe931 Stephen Curry, 2007-08634 Fred Hetzel, 1962-63

MosT PoinTs sCoRed by a JunioR974 Stephen Curry, 2008-09739 Mike Maloy, 1968-69

MosT PoinTs sCoRed by a senioR753 Dick Snyder, 1965-66

GaMes WiTh 30 oR MoRe PoinTs15 Stephen Curry, 2008-0911 Stephen Curry, 2007-0810 John Gerdy, 1977-7810 Dick Snyder, 1965-66

GaMes WiTh 40 oR MoRe PoinTs4 Stephen Curry, 2008-093 Fred Hetzel, 1963-64

sCoRinG aveRaGe (Min. 20 GaMes Played)1. 28.6 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2008-092. 27.3 Fred Hetzel (26 games) 1963-643. 26.9 Dick Snyder (28 games) 1965-664. 26.7 John Gerdy (27 games) 1978-795. 26.5 Fred Hetzel (26 games) 1964-656. 25.9 Stephen Curry (36 games) 2007-087. 25.8 John Gerdy (26 games) 1977-788. 24.6 Mike Maloy (30 games) 1968-699. 23.5 Fred Hetzel (27 games) 1962-6310. 23.2 John Gerdy (27 games) 1976-77

S I N G L E - G A M E S C O R I N G

S I N G L E - S E A S O N S C O R I N G

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS


Todd Haynes (left) made 12-of-13 from the field against South Carolina in 1979, whileJanko Narat hit all 12 of his free throws vs. Western Carolina in 1994.

MosT PoinTs sCoRed1. 2635 Stephen Curry (104 games) 2006-092. 2483 John Gerdy (106 games) 1975-793. 2032 Fred Hetzel (79 games) 1962-654. 1952 Derek Rucker (115 games) 1984-885. 1892 Brendan Winters (118 games) 2002-066. 1693 Dick Snyder (80 games) 1963-667. 1661 Mike Maloy (86 games) 1967-708. 1590 Jeff Himes (118 games) 1984-889. 1573 Kenny Wilson (111 games) 1980-8410. 1539 Janko Narat (115 games) 1990-9411. 1511 Ian Johnson (119 games) 2002-0612. 1505 Brandon Williams (112 games) 1992-9613. 1438 Landry Kosmalski (113 games) 1996-0014. 1424 Hobby Cobb (85 games) 1952-5615. 1393 Todd Haynes (96 games) 1977-8116. 1373 Semi Mintz (73 games) 1955-5917. 1344 Rodney Knowles (84 games) 1965-6818. 1342 Detlef Musch (113 games) 1989-9319. 1338 Bill Jarman (75 games) 1960-6320. 1264 Dave Hollingsworth (70 games) 1955-5921. 1260 Jason Zimmerman (115 games) 1990-9422. 1245 Greg Dunn (80 games) 1972-7523. 1221 Doug Cook (84 games) 1967-7024. 1207 Cliff Tribus (108 games) 1979-8325. 1196 Wayne Bernard (99 games) 1999-0326. 1173 Jamie Hall (105 games) 1978-8227. 1166 Rich DiBenedetto (78 games) 1977-8128. 1165 Jerry Kroll (84 games) 1967-7029. 1096 Jason Richards (128 games) 2004-0830. 1084 Larry Horowitz (80 games) 1972-7531. 1067 Terry Holland (78 games) 1961-6432. 1065 Bill Shinn (46 games) 1957-6133. 1064 Mark Donnelly (115 games) 1993-9834. 1063 Stephen Marshall (103 games) 1996-0035. 1028 John Falconi (68 games) 1971-7436. 1027 Quinn Harwood (101 games) 1992-9637. 1005 Wayne Huckel (86 games) 1966-6938. 970 George Cheek (26 games) 1946-4939. 962 Thomas Sander (128 games) 2004-0840. 960 Chris Alpert (115 games) 1992-9641. 955 Matt McKillop (117 games) 2002-0642. 951 Bill Brooks (77 games) 1949-5243. 948 Narcisse Ewodo (83 games) 1994-9744. 937 Ray Harding (78 games) 1952-5645. 933 Gerry Born (112 games) 1982-8646. 923 Jay Powell (102 games) 1972-7647. 918 Chris Heineman (118 games) 1983-8748. 863 Whit Cobb (51 games) 1946-5049. 850 Mike Sorrentino (82 games) 1971-74

850 Don Davidson (75 games) 1962-65

MosT GaMes WiTh 30 oR MoRe PoinTs30 Stephen Curry, 2006-0924 John Gerdy, 1975-79

MosT GaMes WiTh 40 oR MoRe PoinTs6 Stephen Curry, 2006-094 Fred Hetzel, 1962-65

ConseCuTive GaMes WiTh 20 oR MoRe PoinTs19 Stephen Curry, Jan. 14, 2009 to March 24, 200917 John Gerdy, Jan. 5, 1977 to Dec. 9, 1978

ConseCuTive GaMes WiTh double fiGuRes76 John Gerdy, 1975-7968 Stephen Curry, 2006-2008

sCoRinG aveRaGe (Min. 60 GaMes Played)1. 25.7 Fred Hetzel (79 games) 1962-652. 25.3 Stephen Curry (104 games) 2006-093. 23.4 John Gerdy (106 games) 1975-794. 21.2 Dick Snyder (80 games) 1963-665. 19.3 Mike Maloy (86 games) 1967-706. 18.8 Semi Mintz (73 games) 1955-597. 18.1 Dave Hollingsworth (70 games) 1955-598. 17.8 Bill Jarman (75 games) 1960-639. 17.0 Derek Rucker (115 games) 1984-8810. 16.8 Hobby Cobb (85 games) 1952-56

MosT field Goals Made20 Fred Hetzel (Att. 28) vs. Furman, Dec. 8, 196420 Dick Snyder (Att. 26) vs. Ohio, Dec. 21, 1965

MosT field Goals aTTeMPTed33 Stephen Curry (made 15) vs. NC State, Dec. 6, 200832 John Gerdy (made 16) vs. VMI, Feb. 14, 1977

hiGhesT field Goal PeRCenTaGe (Min. 10 Made).923 Todd Haynes (12 of 13) vs. South Carolina, Feb. 7, 1979

MosT 3-PT field Goals Made9 Stephen Curry vs. Colby College, Nov. 21, 20069 Stephen Curry at Appalachian State, Nov. 26, 2007

MosT 3-PT field Goals aTTeMPTed20 Stephen Curry vs. Colby, Nov. 21, 2006

hiGhesT 3-PT PeRCenTaGe (Min. 6 Made)1.000 Jason Morton (6 of 6) at The Citadel, Feb. 13, 2006

MosT fRee ThRoWs Made23 Bill Jarman (Att. 27) vs. George Washington, Dec. 11, 1961

MosT fRee ThRoWs aTTeMPTed27 Bill Jarman (Made 23) vs. George Washington, Dec. 11, 1961

hiGhesT fRee ThRoW PeRCenTaGe (Min. 11 Made)1.000 Stephen Curry (14 of 14) at Oklahoma, Nov. 18, 20081.000 Mike Maloy (13 of 13) vs. St. John’s, March 13, 19691.000 Stephen Curry (13 of 13) vs. Western Michigan, Dec. 30, 20061.000 Yanko Narat (12 of 12) vs. Western Carolina, Jan. 5, 19941.000 Kenny Grant (11 of 11) at Princeton, Jan. 2, 2005

ConseCuTive fRee ThRoWs Made18 Bill Jarman (23 of 27) vs. George Washington, Dec. 11, 1961

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George Spain (left) made 67.1 percent of his attempts from the floor in the 1994-95 sea-son, while Stephen Curry (right) hit a Davidson and NCAA record 162 3-pointers in the2007-08 campaign.

MosT field Goals Made1. 317 Stephen Curry (36 games) 2007-082. 312 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2008-093. 292 John Gerdy (26 games) 1977-784. 289 John Gerdy (27 games) 1978-795. 284 Dick Snyder (28 games) 1965-666. 273 Fred Hetzel (26 games) 1964-65

273 Fred Hetzel (26 games) 1963-648. 270 Mike Maloy (30 games) 1968-699. 264 John Gerdy (27 games) 1976-7710. 245 Fred Hetzel (27 games) 1962-63

MosT field Goals aTTeMPTed1. 687 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2008-092. 656 Stephen Curry (36 games) 2007-083. 554 Mike Maloy (30 games) 1968-694. 549 John Gerdy (27 games) 1978-795. 539 John Gerdy (26 games) 1977-786. 532 John Gerdy (27 games) 1976-777. 523 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2006-078. 504 Dick Snyder (28 games) 1965-669. 498 Fred Hetzel (26 games) 1963-6410. 471 Fred Hetzel (26 games) 1964-65

hiGhesT field Goal PeRCenTaGe (Min. 100 Made)1. .671 George Spain (141-210) 1994-952. .643 George Spain (133-207) 1993-943. .631 Terry Holland (135-214) 1963-644. .620 Rich DiBenedetto (181-292) 1979-805. .614 Jeff Himes (196-319) 1986-876. .600 Rich DiBenedetto (120-200) 1977-787. .596 Pat Hickert (136-228) 1977-788. .593 Stephen Marshall (163-275) 1999-009. .583 Rich DiBenedetto (141-242) 1980-8110. .581 Thomas Sander (111-191) 2007-08

MosT 3-PT field Goals Made1. 162* Stephen Curry (36 games) 2007-082. 130 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2008-093. 122 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2006-074. 89 Brendan Winters (32 games) 2004-055. 84 Peter Anderer (31 games) 2001-026. 81 Derek Rucker (28 games) 1987-887. 75 Brendan Winters (29 games) 2003-048. 73 Derek Rucker (26 games) 1986-879. 69 Mark Donnelly (30 games) 1997-9810. 67 Matt McKillop (29 games) 2003-04* NCAA Record

MosT 3-PT field Goals aTTeMPTed1. 369 Stephen Curry (36 games) 2007-082. 336 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2008-093. 299 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2006-074. 205 Brendan Winters (32 games) 2004-055. 199 Derek Rucker (28 games) 1987-886. 195 Brendan Winters (29 games) 2003-047. 185 Peter Anderer (31 games) 2001-028. 182 Jason Richards (36 games) 2007-08

182 Bryant Barr (35 games) 2008-099. 177 Mark Donnelly (30 games) 1997-9810. 170 Mark Donnelly (27 games) 1996-97

hiGhesT 3-PT field Goal PeRCenTaGe (Min. 50 Made)1. .497 Derek Rucker (73-147) 1986-872. .454 Peter Anderer (84-185) 2001-023. .452 Peter Anderer (57-126) 2002-034. .439 Stephen Curry (162-369) 2007-08

5. .435 Matt McKillop (67-154) 2003-046. .434 Brendan Winters (89-205) 2004-057. .427 Janko Narat (53-124) 1991-928. .422 Bryant Barr (54-128) 2007-089. .417 Matt McKillop (50-120) 2002-0310. .416 Jason Zimmerman (62-149) 1992-93

MosT fRee ThRoWs Made1. 220 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2008-092. 199 Mike Maloy (30 games) 1968-693. 185 Dick Snyder (28 games) 1965-664. 166 Bill Jarman (25 games) 1961-625. 163 Fred Hetzel (26 games) 1963-64

163 Semi Mintz (26 games) 1956-57163 Janko Narat (30 games) 1993-94

8. 151 Jeff Himes (30 games) 1986-879. 144 Jeff Himes (27 games) 1987-88

144 Fred Hetzel (27 games) 1962-63

MosT field fRee ThRoWs aTTeMPTed1. 273 Mike Maloy (30 games) 1968-692. 251 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2008-093. 232 Dick Snyder (28 games) 1965-664. 226 Bill Jarman (25 games) 1961-625. 216 Hobby Cobb (24 games) 1955-566. 214 Jeff Himes (30 games) 1986-877. 211 Fred Hetzel (26 games) 1963-648. 204 Semi Mintz (26 games) 1956-579. 202 Rich DiBenedetto (25 games) 1979-8010. 199 Janko Narat (30 games) 1993-94

hiGhesT fRee ThRoW PeRCenTaGe (Min. 60 Made)1. .913 John Gullickson (63-69) 1980-812. .894 Stephen Curry (135-151) 2007-083. .891 Bobby Lane (82-92) 1965-664. .888 Derek Rucker (103-116) 1985-865. .882 Semi Mintz (105-119) 1957-586. .876 Stephen Curry (220-251) 2008-096. .871 Tom Youngdale (74-85) 1966-677. .867 Janko Narat (85-98) 1992-938. .863 Jason Zimmerman (82-95) 1990-919. .862 Jerry Kroll (119-138) 1968-6910. .855 Stephen Curry (124-145) 2006-07

ConseCuTive fRee ThRoWs Made in a season41 Stephen Curry, 2007-08 (2 vs. Wofford, 6 vs. Chattanooga, 9 vs. Elon, 6 vs.

Charleston, 9 vs. UNCG, 5 vs. Furman, 4 vs. UNCG)37 Brendan Winters, 2005-06 (2 vs. UMass, 9 vs. St. Joe’s, 4 at UNCC, 2 at App.

State, 6 vs. Missouri, 6 vs. Catholic, 2 vs. St. Mary’s 6, at Syracuse)

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Peter Anderer (left) ranks fourth in career 3-pointers made with 190, and Jerry Kroll(right) ranks second on the career free-throw percentage chart.

MosT field Goals Made1. 1052 John Gerdy (106 games) 1975-792. 871 Stephen Curry (104 games) 2006-093. 791 Fred Hetzel (79 games) 1962-654. 703 Derek Rucker (115 games) 1984-885. 675 Dick Snyder (80 games) 1963-666. 615 Mike Maloy (86 games) 1967-707. 609 Brendan Winters (118 games) 2002-068. 596 Kenny Wilson (111 games) 1980-849. 595 Ian Johnson (119 games) 2002-0610. 582 Jeff Himes (118 games) 1984-88

MosT field Goals aTTeMPTed1. 2057 John Gerdy (106 games) 1975-792. 1866 Stephen Curry (104 games) 2006-093. 1429 Fred Hetzel (79 games) 1962-654. 1394 Derek Rucker (115 games) 1984-885. 1375 Brendan Winters (118 games) 2002-066. 1247 Mike Maloy (86 games) 1967-707. 1213 Dick Snyder (80 games) 1963-668. 1178 Brandon Williams (112 games) 1992-969. 1140 Janko Narat (115 games) 1990-9410. 1131 Ian Johnson (119 games) 2002-06

hiGhesT field Goal PeRCenTaGe (Min. 390 Made)1. .602 Rich DiBenedetto (442-734) 1977-812. .575 Jeff Himes (582-1012) 1984-883. .556 Dick Snyder 675-1213) 1963-664. .554 Fred Hetzel (791-1429) 1962-655. .535 Larry Horowitz (455-851) 1972-756. .534 Kenny Wilson (596-1117) 1980-847. .526 Ian Johnson (595-1131) 2002-068. .525 Detlef Musch (538-1025) 1989-939. .519 Terry Holland (399-769) 1961-64

.519 Jamie Hall (482-929) 1978-82

MosT 3-PT field Goals Made1. 414 Stephen Curry (104 games) 2006-092. 268 Brendan Winters (118 games) 2002-063. 223 Matt McKillop (117 games) 2002-064. 190 Peter Anderer (91 games) 1999-035. 184 Jason Zimmerman (115 games) 1990-946. 177 Mark Donnelly (115 games) 1993-987. 154 Derek Rucker (115 games) 1984-888. 143 Wayne Bernard (99 games) 1999-039. 142 Bryant Barr (104 games) 2006-Pres.10. 136 Janko Narat (115 games) 1990-94

MosT 3-PT field Goals aTTeMPTed1. 1004 Stephen Curry (104 games) 2006-092. 661 Brendan Winters (118 games) 2002-063. 567 Matt McKillop (117 games) 2002-064. 483 Mark Donnelly (115 games) 1993-985. 463 Jason Zimmerman (115 games) 1990-946. 438 Peter Anderer (91 games) 1999-037. 418 Wayne Bernard (99 games) 1999-038. 400 Will Archambault (104 games) 2006-Pres.9. 383 Jason Richards (128 games) 2004-0810. 381 Bryant Barr (104 games) 2006-Pres.

hiGhesT 3-PT field Goal PeRCenTaGe (Min. 120 Made)1. .445 Derek Rucker (154-346) 1984-882. .434 Peter Anderer (190-438) 1999-033. .412 Stephen Curry (414-1004) 2006-094. .405 Brendan Winters (268-661) 2002-065. .397 Jason Zimmerman (184-463) 1990-946. .393 Matt McKillop (223-567) 2002-06

7. .374 Jason Morton (122-326) 2003-068. .373 Bryant Barr (142-381) 2006-Pres.9. .366 Mark Donnelly (177-483) 1993-98

.366 Janko Narat (136-372) 1990-94

MosT fRee ThRoWs Made1. 479 Stephen Curry (104 games) 2006-092. 450 Fred Hetzel (79 games) 1962-653. 434 Hobby Cobb (85 games) 1952-564. 431 Mike Maloy (86 games) 1967-705. 426 Jeff Himes (118 games) 1984-886. 406 Brendan Winters (118 games) 2002-067. 401 Semi Mintz (73 games) 1955-598. 392 Derek Rucker (115 games) 1984-889. 386 Bill Jarman (75 games) 1960-6310. 379 John Gerdy (106 games) 1975-79

MosT fRee ThRoWs aTTeMPTed1. 620 Mike Maloy (86 games) 1967-702. 616 Hobby Cobb (85 games) 1952-563. 596 Jeff Himes (118 games) 1984-884. 570 Fred Hetzel (79 games) 1962-655. 547 Stephen Curry (104 games) 2006-096. 536 Kenny Wilson (111 games) 1980-847. 517 Bill Jarman (75 games) 1960-638. 509 Brendan Winters (118 games) 2002-069. 492 Semi Mintz (73 games) 1955-5910. 472 John Gerdy (106 games) 1975-79

hiGhesT fRee ThRoW PeRCenTaGe (Min. 200 Made)1. .876 Stephen Curry (479-547) 2006-092. .835 Jerry Kroll (313-375) 1967-703. .834 Derek Rucker (392-470) 1984-884. .815 Semi Mintz (401-492) 1955-59

.815 Jason Zimmerman (246-302) 1990-946. .807 Dick Snyder (343-425) 1963-66

.807 Janko Narat (351-435) 1990-948. .805 Todd Haynes (297-369) 1977-819. .803 John Gerdy (379-472) 1975-7910. .801 Ian Johnson (245-306) 2002-06

MosT Rebounds in a GaMe27 Fred Hetzel vs. Furman, Feb. 8, 196426 Mike Maloy vs. Virginia Tech, Feb. 7, 197025 Fred Hetzel vs. The Citadel, Feb. 23, 196324 Hobby Cobb vs. Catawba, Dec. 6, 195523 Rodney Knowles vs. Fordham, Dec. 29, 196623 Mike Maloy vs. St. Joseph’s (Pa.), Feb. 4, 196723 Mike Maloy vs. St. Josepgh’s (Pa.), Feb. 14, 196823 Mike Maloy vs. Holy Cross, Dec. 29, 1969

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Gerry Born (left) collected 553 career rebounds to rank 25th on the all-time list, whileDetlef Musch (right) ranks 11th with 691.

23 Rodney Knowles vs. Fordham, Dec. 29, 196622 Dick Snyder vs. Richmond, 1965-6622 Fred Hetzel vs. Presbyterian, Jan. 16, 196522 Fred Hetzel vs. Wake Forest, Jan. 30, 1965

MosT Rebounds in a season1. 429 Mike Maloy 1968-692. 384 Fred Hetzel 1964-653. 359 Fred Hetzel 1962-634. 351 Fred Hetzel 1963-645. 343 Mike Maloy 1969-706. 339 Mike Maloy 1967-687. 323 Rodney Knowles 1966-67

323 Hobby Cobb 1955-569. 306 Andrew Lovedale 2008-0910. 287 Doug Cook 1968-69

hiGhesT ReboundinG aveRaGe in a season (Min. 20 GaMes)1. 14.8 Fred Hetzel (26 games) 1964-652. 14.3 Mike Maloy (30 games) 1968-693. 13.5 Fred Hetzel (26 games) 1963-64

13.5 Hobby Cobb (24 games) 1955-565. 13.3 Fred Hetzel (27 games) 1962-636. 12.7 Mike Maloy (27 games) 1969-707. 12.0 Rodney Knowles (27 games) 1966-678. 11.7 Mike Maloy (29 games) 1967-689. 11.6 Hobby Cobb (22 games) 1953-5410. 11.2 Bill Jarman (25 games) 1961-62

MosT Rebounds in a CaReeR1. 1111 Mike Maloy 1967-702. 1094 Fred Hetzel 1962-653. 877 Landry Kosmalski (313o-564d) 1996-004. 836 Hobby Cobb 1952-565. 804 Rodney Knowles 1965-686. 758 Bill Jarman 1960-637. 752 Andrew Lovedale (248o-504d) 2005-098. 751 Jamie Hall 1978-829. 724 Doug Cook 1967-7010. 719 Boris Meno (234o-485d) 2004-0811. 691 Detlef Musch (135o-556d) 1989-9312. 661 Jeff Himes 1984-8813. 648 Dick Snyder 1963-6614. 635 Rich DiBenedetto 1977-8115. 631 Ian Johnson (205o-426d) 2002-0616. 630 Terry Holland 1961-6417. 627 Conor Grace (193o-434d) 2001-0518. 613 Thomas Sander (243o-370d) 2004-08

613 Brendan Winters (180o-433d) 2002-0620. 601 Janko Narat (91o-510d) 1990-9421. 591 Brandon Williams (108o-483d) 1992-9622. 571 Dave Hollingsworth 1955-5923. 557 Kenny Wilson 1980-8424. 556 Pat Hickert 1975-7925. 553 Gerry Born 1982-8626. 551 Larry Horowitz 1972-7527. 518 Eric Minkin 1969-7228. 512 Quinn Harwood (143o-369d) 1992-9629. 511 John Pecorak 1970-7330. 510 Todd Haynes 1977-81

hiGhesT ReboundinG aveRaGe in a CaReeR (Min. 60 GaMes)1. 13.8 Fred Hetzel (79 games) 1962-652. 12.9 Mike Maloy (86 games) 1967-703. 10.1 Bill Jarman (75 games) 1960-634. 9.8 Hobby Cobb (85 games) 1952-565. 9.6 Rodney Knowles (84 games) 1965-686. 8.6 Doug Cook (84 games) 1967-707. 8.2 Dave Hollingsworth (70 games) 1955-598. 8.1 Rich DiBenedetto (78 games) 1977-81

8.1 Dick Snyder (80 games) 1963-668.1 Terry Holland (78 games) 1961-64

MosT assisTs in a GaMe19 Jason Richards vs. Mount Saint Mary College, Dec. 15, 200617 Mike Sorrentino vs. Appalachian St., Dec. 17, 197117 Chris Dodds vs. Wofford, Nov. 26, 197716 Jason Richards vs. Colby College, Nov. 21, 2006

MosT assisTs in a season1. 293 Jason Richards 2007-082. 249 Jason Richards 2006-073. 208 Kenny Grant 2005-064. 203 Chris Dodds 1977-785. 193 Ali Ton 1997-986. 190 Ali Ton 1998-99

190 Ali Ton 1996-978. 189 Stephen Curry 2008-099. 187 Malcolm McLean 1951-5210. 178 Kenny Grant 2004-05

hiGhesT aveRaGe assisTs in a season (Min. 20 GaMes)1. 8.1 Jason Richards (36 games) 2007-082. 7.6 Ali Ton (25 games) 1998-993. 7.5 Chris Dodds (27 games) 1977-78

7.5 Malcolm McLean (25 games) 1951-525. 7.3 Jason Richards (34 games) 2006-076. 6.8 Ali Ton (28 games) 1996-977. 6.7 Kenny Grant (31 games) 2005-068. 6.4 Ali Ton (30 games) 1997-989. 5.6 Kenny Grant (32 games) 2004-05

5.6 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2008-0910. 5.5 Chris Alpert (27 games) 1994-95

MosT assisTs in a CaReeR1. 663 Jason Richards 2004-082. 646 Ali Ton 1995-993. 542 Chris Alpert 1992-964. 479 Kenny Grant 2002-065. 436 Derek Rucker 1984-886. 428 John Carroll 1979-837. 388 Stephen Curry 2006-098. 370 Ernie Reigel 1976-809. 365 Michael Bree 1998-0210. 360 Jason Zimmerman 1990-9411. 355 Mike Sorrentino 1971-7412. 345 Chris Heineman 1983-8713. 344 Wayne Bernard 1999-0314. 323 Dave Moser 1966-6915. 271 Jay Powell 1972-7616. 249 Greg Dunn 1972-75

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Chris Alpert (left) averaged 4.7 assists a game for his career, while Tom Dore (right) ownsthe single-game shot blocking record with eight against Wofford in 1975.

17. 248 Alan Hunter 1986-9018. 241 Brendan Winters 2002-0619. 225 Fernando Tonella 1999-0220. 220 John Gerdy 1975-7921. 219 Janko Narat 1990-9422. 213 Matt McKillop 2002-0623. 207 John Falconi 1971-7424. 205 Anthony Tanner 1983-8725. 203 Chris Dodds 1977-78

hiGhesT aveRaGe assisTs in a CaReeR (Min. 60 GaMes)1. 5.7 Ali Ton (113 games) 1995-992. 5.3 Kenny Grant (91 games) 2002-063. 5.2 Jason Richards (128 games) 2004-084. 4.7 Chris Alpert (115 games) 1992-965. 4.3 Mike Sorrentino (82 games) 1971-746. 3.9 John Carroll (109 games) 1979-837. 3.8 Derek Rucker (115 games) 1984-88

3.8 Dave Moser (86 games) 1966-699. 3.7 Stephen Curry (104 games) 2006-0910. 3.5 Wayne Bernard (99 games) 1999-03

3.5 Ernie Reigel (107 games) 1976-80

MosT bloCked shoTs in a GaMe8 Tom Dore vs. Wofford, Dec. 1, 1975 7 Jamie Hall vs. Wofford, Dec. 1, 19797 Martin Ides vs. The Citadel, Feb. 19, 2001

MosT bloCked shoTs in a season1. 54 Andrew Lovedale 2008-092. 51 Chris Pearson 2000-013. 49 Jamie Hall 1978-794. 43 Chris Pearson 2001-025. 41 Pat Hickert 1976-77

41 Jamie Hall 1979-807. 37 Pat Hickert 1977-78

37 Jamie Hall 1980-819. 36 Martin Ides 2001-0210. 34 Boris Meno 2006-07

hiGhesT aveRaGe bloCks in a season (Min. 20 GaMes)1. 1.8 Jamie Hall (27 games) 1978-792. 1.7 Jamie Hall (24 games) 1979-803. 1.6 Chris Pearson (32 games) 2000-014. 1.5 Pat Hickert (27 games) 1976-77

1.5 Jamie Hall (25 games) 1980-811.5 Andrew Lovedale (35 games) 2008-09

7. 1.4 Chris Pearson (31 games) 2001-021.4 Pat Hickert (27 games) 1977-78

9. 1.2 Martin Ides (30 games) 2001-0210. 1.1 Jamie Hall (29 games) 1981-82

MosT bloCked shoTs in a CaReeR1. 159 Jamie Hall 1978-822. 109 Andrew Lovedale 2005-093. 107 Detlef Musch 1989-934. 98 Chris Pearson 1999-025. 97 Pat Hickert 1975-796. 89 Boris Meno 2004-087. 86 Brandon Williams 1992-968. 74 Martin Ides 1998-029. 71 Anthony Tanner 1983-8710. 62 Chad Holmes 1995-99

hiGhesT aveRaGe bloCks in a CaReeR (Min. 60 GaMes)1. 1.5 Jamie Hall (105 games) 1978-82

2. 1.2 Chris Pearson (79 games) 1999-023. 0.9 Detlef Musch (113 games) 1989-93

0.9 Pat Hickert (104 games) 1975-795. 0.8 Brandon Williams (112 games) 1992-96

0.8 Andrew Lovedale (130 games) 2005-097. 0.7 Martin Ides (103 games) 1998-02

0.7 Boris Meno (125 games) 2004-080.7 Nick Booker (85 games) 2000-04

10. 0.6 Anthony Tanner (110 games) 1983-87

MosT sTeals in a GaMe11 Ali Ton vs. Tufts, Nov. 29, 19979 Stephen Curry vs. Guilford, Nov. 14, 20088 Max Paulhus Gosselin vs. Guilford, Nov. 14, 2008

MosT sTeals in a season1. 86 Stephen Curry 2008-092. 73 Stephen Curry 2007-083. 71 Ali Ton 1998-994. 69 Derek Rucker 1987-885. 67 Derek Rucker 1985-866. 66 Ali Ton 1997-987. 63 Derek Rucker 1984-858. 62 Stephen Curry 2006-079. 60 Anthony Tanner 1986-8710. 57 Ray Minlend 1995-96

hiGhesT aveRaGe sTeals in a season (Min. 20 GaMes)1. 2.8 Ali Ton (25 games) 1998-992. 2.5 Derek Rucker (28 games) 1987-88

2.5 Stephen Curry (34 games) 2008-094. 2.2 Bruce Elder (20 games) 1988-89

2.2 Ali Ton (30 games) 1997-982.2 Derek Rucker (31 games) 1985-86

7. 2.1 Derek Rucker (30 games) 1984-858. 2.0 Narcisse Ewodo (27 games) 1996-97

2.0 Stephen Curry (36 games) 2007-082.0 Anthony Tanner (30 games) 1986-872.0 Derek Rucker (26 games) 1986-87

MosT sTeals in a CaReeR1. 250 Derek Rucker 1984-882. 222 Ali Ton 1995-993. 221 Stephen Curry 2006-094. 174 Chris Alpert 1992-965. 149 Max Paulhus Gosselin 2005-096. 144 Wayne Bernard 1999-037. 143 Michael Bree 1998-028. 138 Anthony Tanner 1983-87

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Derek Rucker (left) owns the school record with 2.2 steals a game during his career, andAndrew Lovedale (right) played in more games than anyone in Davidson history.

9. 132 Quinn Harwood 1992-9610. 125 Narcisse Ewodo 1994-9711. 121 Jason Richards 2004-08

121 Landry Kosmalski 1996-0013. 116 Brandon Williams 1992-96

116 John Carroll 1979-8315. 112 Chris Heineman 1983-8716. 109 Jamie Hall 1978-8217. 105 Ernie Reigel 1976-8018. 103 Janko Narat 1990-9419. 98 Jeff Himes 1984-8820. 96 Brendan Winters 2002-06

hiGhesT aveRaGe sTeals in a CaReeR (Min. 60 GaMes)1. 2.2 Derek Rucker (115 games) 1984-882. 2.1 Stephen Curry (104 games) 2006-093. 2.0 Ali Ton (113 games) 1995-994. 1.5 Chris Alpert (115 games) 1992-96

1.5 Narcisse Ewodo (83 games) 1994-971.5 Wayne Bernard (99 games) 1999-03

7. 1.3 Michael Bree (109 games) 1998-021.3 Quinn Harwood (101 games) 1992-961.3 Anthony Tanner (110 games) 1983-871.3 Max Paulhus Gosselin (118 games) 2005-09

MosT GaMes Played in a season1. 36 Bryant Barr 2007-08

36 Will Archambault 2007-0836 Jason Richards 2007-0836 Stephen Curry 2007-0836 Andrew Lovedale 2007-0836 Steve Rossiter 2007-0836 Boris Meno 2007-08

MosT GaMes sTaRTed in a season1. 36 Jason Richards 2007-08

36 Stephen Curry 2007-083. 35 Thomas Sander 2007-08

35 Steve Rossiter 2008-0935 Andrew Lovedale 2008-09

6. 34 Max Paulhus Gosselin 2007-0834 Jason Richards 2006-0734 Max Paulhus Gosselin 2008-0934 Stephen Curry 2008-09

hiGhesT aveRaGe MinuTes Played in a season1. 39.2 John Gerdy (27 games) 1976-772. 38.5 Marvin Lively (27 games) 1976-773. 38.3 Ernie Reigel (27 games) 1976-774. 38.2 Rod Owens (27 games) 1976-775. 37.9 Kenny Wilson (28 games) 1983-84

37.9 Pat Hickert (27 games) 1976-777. 37.6 John Gerdy (26 games) 1977-788. 37.0 Derek Rucker (28 games) 1987-88

37.0 Kenny Wilson (29 games) 1981-8210. 36.4 Cliff Tribus (29 games) 1981-82

MosT GaMes Played in a CaReeR1. 130 Andrew Lovedale 2005-092. 128 Jason Richards 2004-08

128 Thomas Sander 2004-084. 125 Boris Meno 2004-085. 119 Ian Johnson 2002-066. 118 Jeff Himes 1984-88

118 Chris Heineman 1983-87118 Brendan Winters 2002-06

118 Max Paulhus Gosselin 2005-0910. 117 Matt McKillop 2002-0611. 115 Janko Narat 1990-94

115 Mark Donnelly 1993-98115 Jason Zimmerman 1990-94115 Chris Alpert 1992-96115 Jay Schmitt 1986-90115 Derek Rucker 1984-88

MosT GaMes sTaRTed in a CaReeR1. 115 Brendan Winters 2002-062. 112 Landry Kosmalski 1996-003. 111 Chris Alpert 1992-96

111 Derek Rucker 1984-885. 110 Detlef Musch 1989-936. 108 Janko Narat 1990-947. 105 Jay Schmitt 1986-908. 103 Jeff Himes 1984-88

103 Stephen Curry 2006-0910. 101 Max Paulhus Gosselin 2005-09

hiGhesT aveRaGe MinuTes Played in a CaReeR (Min. 70 GaMes)1. 36.0 John Gerdy (106 games) 1975-792. 34.7 Derek Rucker (115 games) 1984-883. 32.8 Kenny Wilson (111 games) 1980-844. 32.6 Stephen Curry (104 games) 2006-095. 32.2 Brendan Winters (118 games) 2002-066. 32.0 Jamie Hall (105 games) 1978-827. 30.0 Ernie Reigel (107 games) 1976-808. 29.5 Rich DiBenedetto (78 games) 1977-81

29.5 John Carroll (109 games) 1979-8310. 29.2 Jeff Himes (118 games) 1984-88

PA R T I C I PAT I O N

Brendan Winters (left) started the most games in Davidson history, while Chris Heine-man (right) is tied for sixth with 118 contests played.

TEAM RECORDS


MosT PoinTs sCoRed137 vs. Warren Wilson (61 FG 8 3FG, 7 FT), Dec. 9, 1991130 vs. Presbyterian, Jan. 18, 1965129 vs. VMI, Feb. 1, 1964126 vs. George Washington, Feb. 9, 1969

MosT PoinTs sCoRed aT hoMe137 vs. Warren Wilson (61 FG 8 3FG, 7 FT), Dec. 9, 1991

MosT PoinTs sCoRed aWay111 vs. William & Mary (41 FG, 29 FT), Feb. 4, 1964

MosT PoinTs sCoRed in a half72 vs. Warren Wilson (1st, 61 FG [8 3s], 7 FT), Dec. 9, 1991

MosT PoinTs sCoRed in a loss109 vs. Central Connecticut (129-109, 36 FG, 36 FT), Nov. 23, 1990

MosT PoinTs sCoRed by an oPPonenT129 Central Connecticut, Nov. 23, 1990

MosT PoinTs sCoRed CoMbined238 vs. Central Connecticut, Nov. 23, 1990 (Davidson 109, CCSU, 129)

feWesT PoinTs alloWed (ModeRn eRa) 33 vs. Maine Farmington, Nov. 24, 200441 vs. Carnegie Mellon, Nov. 30, 200042 vs. Sewanee, Dec. 17, 200443 vs. East Tennessee State, March 1, 199643 vs. Furman, Jan. 21, 2009

feWesT PoinTs alloWed in a half (ModeRn eRa)6 vs. Erskine, Dec. 10, 1983

MosT PoinTs sCoRed1. 2803 (36 games) 2007-082. 2765 (34 games) 2006-073. 2724 (35 games) 2008-094. 2613 (30 games) 1968-695. 2528 (30 games) 1995-96

sCoRinG aveRaGe1. 89.3 (26 games) 1963-642. 88.5 (26 games) 1964-653. 87.1 (30 games) 1968-694. 85.1 (27 games) 1972-735. 84.3 (30 games) 1995-96

feWesT PoinTs alloWed 1. 1,265 (26 games) 1948-492. 1,376 (28 games) 1947-483. 1,538 (21 games) 1952-534. 1,555 (24 games) 1957-58

MosT field Goals Made61 vs. Warren Wilson (Att. 97), Dec. 10, 1991

MosT field Goals aTTeMPTed98 vs. New Hampshire (made 50), Dec. 28, 196292 vs. Emory (made 46), Nov. 9, 200790 vs. Colby College (made 38), Nov. 21, 2006

hiGhesT field Goal PeRCenTaGe.724 vs. Marshall (42 of 58), Jan. 10, 1981.717 vs. VMI (33 of 46), March 3, 1983.711 at South Carolina (27 of 38), Jan. 24, 1985

hiGhesT field Goal PeRCenTaGe in a half.842 vs. Marshall (16 of 19), Feb. 3, 1986.833 vs. South Carolina (10 of 12), Feb. 13, 1982.813 at South Carolina (13 of 16), Jan. 24, 1985

feWesT field Goals Made14 vs. William & Mary (Att. 39), Jan. 4, 1961

loWesT field Goal PeRCenTaGe.254 vs. The Citadel (17-67), Feb. 18, 2009.262 vs. Duke (17 of 65), Feb. 13, 1991

loWesT field Goal PeRCenTaGe in a half.091 vs. Duke (3-33), Jan. 5, 1977

3-PoinT field Goals Made19 vs. Washington & Lee, Nov. 30, 200219 vs. Colby College, Nov. 21, 200619 vs. Emory, Nov. 9, 2007

3-PoinT field Goals aTTeMPTed52 vs. Colby, Nov. 21, 200646 vs. Emory, Nov. 9, 2007

3-PoinT field Goal PeRCenTaGe (Min. 10 Made) .679 vs. Washington & Lee (19 of 28), Nov. 30, 2002.619 vs. Elon (13 of 21), Jan. 14, 2009.577 at Furman (15 of 26), Feb. 10, 2004

fRee ThRoWs Made48 vs. The Citadel (Att. 57), Jan. 26, 1985

fRee ThRoWs aTTeMPTed 57 vs. The Citadel (Made 48), Jan. 26, 198556 vs. Richmond (Made 44), Dec. 14, 1971

fRee ThRoW PeRCenTaGe (Min. 20 Made) 1.000 vs. Chattanooga (21-21), Jan. 14, 1978.968 vs. West Virginia (23-24), Feb. 1, 1967

oPPonenT fRee ThRoW PeRCenTaGe (Min 20 Made)1.000 Duke (24 of 24), Feb. 11, 19781.000 Western Carolina (21 of 21), Jan. 5, 2002

feWesT fRee ThRoWs Made0 vs. East Carolina (Att. 2), Jan. 20, 19750 vs. Alabama (Att. 0), Nov. 23, 1991

feWesT fRee ThRoWs aTTeMPTed0 vs. Alabama, Nov. 23, 1991

loWesT fRee ThRoW PeRCenTaGe.000 vs. East Carolina (0 of 2), Jan. 20, 1975

S I N G L E - G A M E S H O O T I N G

S I N G L E - S E A S O N S C O R I N G

College basketball icon Dick Vitale came to broadcast a game in Belk Arena in 2009.

S I N G L E - G A M E S C O R I N G

TEAM RECORDS


feWesT oPPonenT fRee ThRoWs Made0 vs. Lynchburg, Nov. 27, 1996

feWesT oPPonenT fRee ThRoWs aTTeMPTed0 vs. Lynchburg, Nov. 27, 1996

field Goals Made1. 1032 (36 games) 2007-082. 984 (30 games) 1968-693. 969 (34 games) 2006-074. 957 (35 games) 2008-095. 908 (26 games) 1964-65

field Goals aTTeMPTed1. 2199 (36 games) 2007-082. 2194 (35 games) 2008-093. 2157 (34 games) 2006-074. 2105 (30 games) 1968-695. 1885 (31 games) 2005-06

field Goal PeRCenTaGe1. .544 (894-1644) 1963-642. .529 (809-1530) 1980-813. .518 (824-1591) 1986-874. .512 (877-1713) 1965-665. .509 (908-1784) 1964-65

3-PoinT field Goals Made1. 328 (34 games) 2006-07

328 (36 games) 2007-083. 305 (35 games) 2008-094. 286 (32 games) 2004-055. 277 (31 games) 2005-06

3-PoinT field Goals aTTeMPTed1. 901 (36 games) 2007-082. 888 (34 games) 2006-073. 859 (35 games) 2008-094. 782 (32 games) 2004-055. 751 (31 games) 2005-06

3-PoinT field Goal PeRCenTaGe1. .455 (138-303) 1986-872. .417 (269-645) 2002-033. .391 (106-271) 1987-884. .389 (118-303) 1991-925. .372 (80-215) 1989-90

fRee ThRoWs Made1. 696 (28 games) 1971-722. 645 (30 games) 1968-693. 581 (30 games) 1995-964. 573 (27 games) 1969-705. 563 (28 games) 1965-66

fRee ThRoWs aTTeMPTed1. 932 (28 games) 1971-722. 886 (30 games) 1968-693. 849 (24 games) 1955-564. 840 (27 games) 1969-705. 809 (30 games) 1995-96

fRee ThRoW PeRCenTaGe1. .783 (488-623) 1973-742. .779 (539-692) 1984-853. .778 (413-531) 2002-034. .772 (520-674) 1985-865. .762 (477-626) 1980-81

MosT Rebounds in a GaMe72 vs. VMI, Jan. 8, 197068 vs. Richmond, Dec. 14, 197168 vs. Emory, Nov. 9, 2007

MosT Rebounds in a season1. 1537 (30 games) 1968-692. 1454 (27 games) 1969-703. 1378 (465o-913d, 34 games) 2006-074. 1357 (457o-900d, 35 games) 2008-095. 1350 (29 games) 1967-68

hiGhesT ReboundinG aveRaGe in a season1. 53.9 (27 games) 1969-702. 51.2 (30 games) 1968-693. 47.3 (26 games) 1964-654. 46.6 (29 games) 1967-685. 45.2 (26 games) 1963-64

hiGhesT Rebound PeRCenTaGe in a season.568 (1,176 of 2,069), 1963-64

MosT assisTs in a GaMe39 vs. Warren Wilson, Dec. 9, 1991

MosT assisTs in a season1. 615 (36 games) 2007-082. 567 (31 games) 2005-063. 559 (34 games) 2006-074. 531 (31 games) 1985-865. 502 (30 games) 1995-96

hiGhesT assisT aveRaGe in a season1. 19.4 (25 games) 1951-522. 18.3 (31 games) 2005-063. 17.6 (26 games) 1974-754. 17.3 (27 games) 1998-995. 17.2 (28 games) 1996-97

MosT bloCked shoTs in a GaMe14 vs. Guilford, Nov. 20, 1999

MosT bloCked shoTs in a season1. 119 (32 games) 2000-012. 116 (31 games) 2001-023. 114 (36 games) 2007-084. 113 (35 games) 2008-095. 109 (27 games) 1978-79

S I N G L E - S E A S O N S H O O T I N G

R E B O U N D I N G

A S S I S T S

Davidson won 59 consecutive games at Johnston Gymnasium from 1962-71. The shell ofthe building still stands as part of Knobloch Campus Center.

B L O C K E D S H O T S

TEAM RECORDS


A combined crowd of 114,591 came out to watch Davidson in two games at Ford Field in De-troit in 2008.

hiGhesT bloCked shoTs aveRaGe in a season1. 4.0 (27 games) 1978-792. 3.7 (31 games) 2001-02

3.7 (32 games) 2000-014. 3.4 (27 games) 1977-785. 3.2 (30 games) 1995-96

MosT sTeals in a GaMe25 vs. Guilford, Nov. 14, 200819 vs. Tufts, Nov. 29, 199719 vs. Guilford, Nov. 20, 199918 vs. Furman, Feb. 15, 199718 vs. UNC Greensboro, Feb. 6, 1999

MosT sTeals in a season1. 320 (30 games) 1995-962. 290 (36 games) 2007-083. 285 (35 games) 2008-094. 272 (34 games) 2006-075. 249 (28 games) 1996-97

hiGhesT aveRaGe sTeals in a season1. 10.7 (30 games) 1995-962. 9.0 (27 games) 1998-993. 8.9 (28 games) 1996-974. 8.2 (27 games) 1994-955. 8.1 (35 games) 2008-09

viCToRies in a season1. 29 2006-07

29 2007-083. 27 1968-69

27 2008-095. 26 1964-65

ConseCuTive viCToRies1. 25 2007-082. 23 1964-653. 19 1995-964. 16 2004-055. 14 1967-68

WinninG PeRCenTaGe1. .923 (24-2) 1964-652. .900 (27-3) 1968-693. .852 (29-5) 2006-074. .846 (22-4) 1963-645. .833 (25-5) 1995-96

ConseCuTive viCToRies in a venue59 1962-1971 (Johnston Gymnasium)

seasons WiThouT a loss in a venue11 1962-71, 1973, 1986 (Johnston Gymnasium)

MosT GaMes Played in a season1. 36 2007-082. 35 2008-093. 34 2006-074. 32 2000-01

32 2004-05

feWesT fouls in a GaMe8 vs. William & Mary, Jan. 4, 1961

feWesT oPPonenT fouls in a GaMe6 vs. George Washington, 1954-556 vs. Ogelthorpe, Nov. 23, 2001

feWesT fouls in a GaMe CoMbined19 Davidson (13) vs. Oglethorpe (6), Nov. 23, 2001

MosT fouls in a GaMe41 vs. Furman, Jan. 25, 197339 vs. VMI, 1950-51

MosT fouls in a GaMe CoMbined79 Davidson (41) vs. Furman (38), Jan. 25, 1973

MosT PlayeRs fouled ouT4 vs VMI, Mar. 1, 1973 (John Falconi, Larry Horowitz, T.J. Pecorak,

Paul Wagner)4 vs. VMI, Feb. 11, 1975 (Kevin Doherty, Larry Horowitz, Eppa

Rixey, Tom Verlin)4 vs. UNC Charlotte, Dec. 1, 2000 (Wayne Bernard, Martin Ides,

Stephen Marshall, Chris Pearson)

hiGhesT aTTendanCe aT a GaMe57,563 vs. Kansas, March 30, 2008 (Ford Field - Detroit, Mich.)57,028 vs. Wisconsin, March 28, 2008 (Ford Field - Detroit, Mich.)21,808 vs. Iona, Dec. 2, 1994 (Carrier Dome - Syracuse, N.Y.)

hiGhesT aTTendanCe in belk aRena5,854 vs. Duke, Dec. 21, 19895,838 vs. Appalachian State, Feb. 27, 20085,753 vs. College of Charleston, Feb. 9, 2008(All before Belk Arena was refurbished in 2008, bringing capacity to 5,223)

hiGhesT aTTendanCe in belk aRena foR ConfeRenCe GaMe5,838 vs. Appalachian State, Feb. 27, 20085,753 vs. College of Charleston, Feb. 9, 20085,580 vs. Appalachian State, Jan. 20, 2007(All before Belk Arena was refurbished in 2008, bringing capacity to 5,223)

sinGle-season sellouTs aT belk aRena13 2008-09

ConseCuTive sellouTs aT belk aRena11 Dec. 13, 2008 to Present

hiGhesT aTTendanCe aT hoMe siTe19,299 vs. North Carolina, Nov. 14, 2007 (at Time Warner Cable Arena)17,034 vs. Duke, Dec. 1, 2007 (at Time Warner Cable Arena)16,356 vs. North Carolina, Nov. 24, 2003 (at Charlotte Coliseum)

hiGhesT aveRaGe hoMe aTTendanCe foR a season8,366 (133,379 total), 1968-69, 16 games6,271 ( 87,793 total), 2007-08, 14 games

hiGhesT season ToTal aTTendanCe332,928 (9,248 avg.), 2007-08, 36 games237,918 (7,931 avg.), 1968-69, 30 games

S T E A L S

M I S C E L L A N E O U S

AT T E N D A N C E

YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS


PoinTsYear Player Pts Avg

1946-47 Cheek, George 287 --

1947-48 Cheek, George 370 --

1948-49 Williams, Mike 321 12.3

1949-50 Brooks, Bill 290 11.2

1950-51 Brooks, Bill 345 13.3

1951-52 Brooks, Bill 316 12.6

1952-53 Dudley, Joe 375 17.9

1953-54 Cobb, Hobby 365 16.6

1954-55 Cobb, Hobby 392 21.8

1955-56 Cobb, Hobby 540 22.5

1956-57 Mintz, Semi 469 18.0

1957-58 Mintz, Semi 351 14.6

1958-59 Hollingsworth, Dave 445 --

1959-60 Shinn, Bill 319 --

1960-61 Markee, Joe 380 16.5

1961-62 Jarman, Bill 536 21.4

1962-63 Hetzel, Fred 634 23.5

1963-64 Hetzel, Fred 709 27.3

1964-65 Hetzel, Fred 689 26.5

1965-66 Snyder, Dick 753 26.9

1966-67 Knowles, Rodney 496 18.4

1967-68 Maloy, Mike 452 15.6

1968-69 Maloy, Mike 739 24.6

1969-70 Adrian, Bryan 525 20.2

1970-71 Sutter, Joe 397 15.9

1971-72 Sutter, Joe 423 15.7

1972-73 Falconi, John 424 15.7

1973-74 Dunn, Greg 425 15.7

1974-75 Horowitz, Larry 437 16.8

1975-76 Gerdy, John 465 17.9

1976-77 Gerdy, John 627 23.2

1977-78 Gerdy, John 670 25.8

1978-79 Gerdy, John 721 26.7

1979-80 DiBenedetto, Rich 499 20.0

1980-81 Haynes, Todd 535 19.8

1981-82 Tribus, Cliff 454 15.7

1982-83 Wilson, Kenny 487 17.4

1983-84 Wilson, Kenny 511 18.3

1984-85 Rucker, Derek 383 12.8

1985-86 Rucker, Derek 435 14.0

1986-87 Himes, Jeff 543 18.1

1987-88 Rucker, Derek 607 21.7

1988-89 Elder, Bruce 343 17.2

1989-90 Denmond, Paul 376 13.4

1990-91 Zimmerman, Jason 363 12.5

1991-92 Narat, Janko 393 14.0

1992-93 Musch, Detlef 419 15.0

1993-94 Narat, Janko 531 17.7

1994-95 Harwood, Quinn 358 13.3

1995-96 Williams, Brandon 545 18.2

1996-97 Ewodo, Narcisse 426 15.8

1997-98 Donnelly, Mark 437 14.6

1998-99 Kosmalski, Landry 375 13.9

1999-00 Marshall, Stephen 444 15.9

2000-01 Bernard, Wayne 288 13.7

2001-02 Pearson, Chris 362 11.7

2002-03 Bernard, Wayne 409 15.1

2003-04 Winters, Brendan 517 17.8



2006-07 Curry, Stephen 730 21.5

2007-08 Curry, Stephen 931 25.9

2008-09 Curry, Stephen 974 28.6

ReboundsYear Player Reb Avg

1951-52 Dudley, Joe 174 7.0

1952-53 Dudley, Joe 178 8.5

1953-54 Cobb, Hobby 255 11.6

1954-55 Cobb, Hobby 172 9.5

1955-56 Cobb, Hobby 323 13.5

1956-57 Hollingsworth, Dave 227 8.7

1957-58 Hollingsworth, Dave 206 8.6

1958-59 No Record -- --

1959-60 No Record -- --

1960-61 Markee, Joe 246 10.7

1961-62 Jarman, Bill 281 11.2

1962-63 Hetzel, Fred 359 13.3

1963-64 Hetzel, Fred 351 13.5

1964-65 Hetzel, Fred 384 14.8



1967-68 Maloy, Mike 339 11.7

1968-69 Maloy, Mike 429 14.3

1969-70 Maloy, Mike 343 12.7

1970-71 Sutter, Joe 191 7.6

1971-72 Pecorak, John 234 8.4




1975-76 Rixey, Eppa 150 5.8

1976-77 Hickert, Pat 193 7.1


1978-79 Hall, Jamie 210 7.8



1981-82 Hall, Jamie 203 7.0

1982-83 Tribus, Cliff 169 6.0

1983-84 Wilson, Kenny 175 6.3

1984-85 Born, Gerry 179 6.0

1985-86 Born, Gerry 207 6.7

1986-87 Himes, Jeff 208 6.9

1987-88 Himes, Jeff 203 7.5

1988-89 Schmitt, Jay 139 4.5

1989-90 Musch, Detlef 187 6.7

1990-91 Marsh, James 179 6.2

1991-92 Musch, Detlef 179 6.4

1992-93 Musch, Detlef 178 6.4


1994-95 Harwood, Quinn 191 7.1






2000-01 Pearson, Chris 217 6.8


2002-03 Grace, Conor 233 8.6

2003-04 Kosmalski, Logan 203 7.0

2004-05 Kosmalski, Logan 273 8.5

2005-06 Meno, Boris 205 6.6

2006-07 Meno, Boris 269 8.2

2007-08 Meno, Boris 195 5.4

2008-09 Lovedale, Andrew 306 8.7

assisTsYear Player Ast Avg

1951-52 McLean, Malcolm 187 7.5

John Falconi led the Wildcats in scoring by averaging 15.7points a contest in the 1972-73 season.

Dave Hollingsworth led the Wildcats in rebounding fortwo straight seasons, from 1956-58.

Jeff Himes led the Wildcats in rebounding from 1986-88.

YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS


1953-66 No Record -- --

1966-67 Moser, Dave 79 2.9

1967-68 Moser, Dave 89 3.1

1968-69 Moser, Dave 155 5.2

1969-70 Kroll, Jerry 81 3.0

1970-71 Postma, Duncan 78 3.0

1971-72 Sorrentino, Mike 146 5.2



1974-75 Powell, Jay 114 4.4

1975-76 Powell, Jay 78 3.0

1976-77 Reigel, Ernie 114 4.2

1977-78 Dodds, Chris 203 7.5

1978-79 Gerdy, John 93 3.4

1979-80 Reigel, Ernie 108 4.2

1980-81 Carroll, John 115 4.4

1981-82 Carroll, John 134 4.6

1982-83 Carroll, John 117 4.2

1983-84 Heineman, Chris 84 3.0

1984-85 Rucker, Derek 121 4.0

1985-86 Rucker, Derek 136 4.4

1986-87 Heineman, Chris 119 4.0

1987-88 Rucker, Derek 91 3.3

1988-89 Hunter, Alan 103 3.8

1989-90 Hunter, Alan 76 2.8


1991-92 Harris, Frank 85 3.0


1993-94 Alpert, Chris 130 4.3

1994-95 Alpert, Chris 149 5.5

1995-96 Alpert, Chris 129 4.3

1996-97 Ton, Ali 190 6.8

1997-98 Ton, Ali 193 6.4

1998-99 Ton, Ali 190 7.6

1999-00 Bree, Michael 115 4.1

2000-01 Bree, Michael 81 3.2

2001-02 Bree, Michael 123 4.2

2002-03 Bernard, Wayne 147 5.4

2003-04 Grant, Kenny 93 3.3

2004-05 Grant, Kenny 178 5.6

2005-06 Grant, Kenny 208 6.7

2006-07 Richards, Jason 249 7.3

2007-08 Richards, Jason 293 8.1

2008-09 Curry, Stephen 189 5.6

bloCked shoTsYear Player Blk Avg

1976-77 Hickert, Pat 41 1.5

1977-78 Hickert, Pat 37 1.4

1978-79 Hall, Jamie 49 1.8

1979-80 Hall, Jamie 41 1.7

1980-81 Hall, Jamie 37 1.5

1981-82 Hall, Jamie 32 1.1

1982-83 Rowan, Brian 17 0.6

1983-84 Born, Gerry 18 0.6

1984-85 Tanner, Anthony 17 0.6



1987-88 Gray, Maurice 8 0.3

1988-89 Sellers, Bill 21 0.7

1989-90 Musch, Detlef 23 0.8

1990-91 Musch, Detlef 30 1.0

1991-92 Musch, Detlef 29 1.0

1992-93 Musch, Detlef 25 0.9




1996-97 Holmes, Chad 27 1.0

1997-98 Ebong, Ben 23 0.8





2002-03 Lusakueno, Michel 16 0.6

2003-04 Booker, Nick 19 0.7

2004-05 Johnson, Ian 9 0.3

Meno, Boris 9 0.4

Grace, Conor 9 0.3

2005-06 Meno, Boris 18 0.6

2006-07 Meno, Boris 34 1.0



sTealsYear Player Stl Avg

1976-77 Lively, Marvin 35 1.3

1977-78 Gerdy, John 39 1.5

1978-79 Gerdy, John 28 1.0

1979-80 Hall, Jamie 43 1.8

1980-81 Gullickson, John 34 1.3

1981-82 Carroll, John 31 1.1

1982-83 Wilson, Rich 48 1.7

1983-84 Wilson, Kenny 34 1.2

1984-85 Rucker, Derek 63 2.1

1985-86 Rucker, Derek 67 2.2


1987-88 Rucker, Derek 69 2.5

1988-89 Elder, Bruce 44 2.2

1989-90 Hunter, Alan 26 1.0

1990-91 Holloway, Pat 32 1.1

1991-92 Narat, Janko 28 1.0

1992-93 Alpert, Chris 33 1.2

1993-94 Alpert, Chris 47 1.6

1994-95 Harwood, Quinn 48 1.8

1995-96 Minlend, Ray 57 1.9


1997-98 Ton, Ali 66 2.2

1998-99 Ton, Ali 71 2.8

1999-00 Bree, Michael 54 1.9


2001-02 Bree, Michael 44 1.5


2003-04 Booker, Nick 36 1.2

2004-05 Grant, Kenny 30 0.9

2005-06 Grant, Kenny 30 1.0




Jason Richards led the team in assists from 2006-08.

Chris Pearson led Davidson in blocked shots from 2000-02,posting 94 in the two seasons.

Ray Minlend led the ‘Cats in steals with 57 in 1995-96.

ALL-TIME LETTERMEN


aaAdams, Dickie . .1953-54, 1955-56Adams, Eddie . . . . . . . . . .1951-52Adrian, Bryan . . . . . . . . . .1969-71Aiken, Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1953-54Alford, Scott . . . . . . . . . . .1990-92Alexander, Thomas . . . . .1918-19Allenspach, Brian . . . . . . .1997-98Allison, Ben . . . . . . . . . .2008-Pres.Allison, James . . . . . . . . . .1956-57Alpert, Chris . . . . . . . . . . .1992-96Altmeyer, Andi . . . . . . . . .2002-03Anderer, Pete . . . . . . . . .1999-2003Anderson, Ronnie . . . . . . .1959-60Anderson, Jeff . . . . . . . . . .1992-96Anderson, Thomas . . . . . .1924-27Angle, Charles . . . . . . . . . .1917-18Arbuckle, Howard . . . . . .1961-62Achambault, William .2006-Pres.Ariail, Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-97Armstrong, Billy . . . . . . . .1994-98Armstrong, John . . . . . . . .1935-37Ashmore, J.D. . . . . . . . . . .1946-49Atkinson, AJ . . . . . . . . .2008-Pres.Austin, James . . . . . . . . . .1914-15Avery, Sam . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974-75

bbBabka, Frantisek . . . . . . . .1992-94Baird, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974-75Baker, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . .1954-56Baker, Edward . .1954-55, 1956-57Bankhead, Olin . . . . . . . . .1935-36Barr, Bryant . . . . . . . . . .2006-Pres.Barr, Hyder . . . . . . . . . . . .1907-08Barrow, Henry . . . . . . . . . .1935-38Beall, McFherson . . . . . . .1921-25Beerman, Bill . . . . . . . . . . .1961-64Bego, Harold “Pepper” . .1982-86Belk, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1940-43Ben-Eze, Frank . . . . . . .2008-Pres.Bennet, John “Ish” . . . . . .1951-55Bergmann, Jeff . . . . . . . .1996-2000Berlacher, Greg . . . . . . . . .1978-79Bernard, Meade . . . . . . . . .1930-32Bernard, Wayne . . . . . . .1999-2003Bernardo, Samuel . . . . . . .1933-34Berry, Robert . . . . . . . . . . .1944-47Blackburn, Charles . . . . . .1944-45Blancett, Eric . . . . . . . . . . .2001-06Boggs, Ralph . . . . . . . . . . .1922-25Bond, Aaron . . . . . . . . .2007-Pres.Booe, Edward . . . . . . . . . .1912-13Booker, Nick . . . . . . . . . . .2000-04Born, Gerry . . . . . . . . . . . .1982-86Boucher, Harry . . . . . . . . .1930-33Bowen, Adrian . . . . . . . . .1950-52Bowen, Ted . . . . . . . . . . . .1949-50Bowker, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . .1976-80Bowman, Nate . . . . . . . . .1971-72Bownes, James . . . . . . . . .1957-58Boyd, William . . . . . . . . . .1936-39Brady, J. Harper . . . . . . . . .1911-12Brandon, Scott . . . . . . . . . .1981-82Bree, Michael . . . . . . . . .1998-2002Brice, Samuel . . . . . . . . . . .1918-20Briggs, Jack . . . . . . . . . . . .1954-55Briggs, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . .1962-65Brinegar, Haywood . . . . .1946-48

Brooks, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . .1949-52Brown, Buddy . . . . . . . . . .1952-54Brown, Skip . . . .1978-79, 1981-83Brown, Ray . . . . . . . . . . . .1970-71Brown, Steven . . . . . . . . . .1930-32Brownson, William . . . . . .1945-46Bruce, Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . .1941-42Burdette, Corky . . . . . . . . .1952-53Burness, Stuart . . . . . . . . .1963-64Burns, David . . . . . . . . . . .1995-98Bussell, Jerry . . . . . . . . . . .1959-61Byrd, Dick . . . . . . . . . . . . .1964-65Byrd, Jackie . . . . . . . . . . . .1942-43

CCCaldwell, Tim . . . . . . . . . .1991-95Calhoun, Glenn . . . . . . . . .1926-29Cannon, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . .1958-61Carrell, Danny . . . . . . . . . .1960-63Carroll, John . . . . . . . . . . .1979-83Carson, James . . . . . . . . . .1914-16Carson, McAllister . . . . . .1910-13Case, Marshall . . . . . . . . . .1971-72Cashion, Jay . . . . . . . . . . . .1912-13Cates, Curtiss . . . . . . . . . .1953-54Cathey, Henry . . . . . . . . . .1935-36Chalmers, Dwight . . . . . .1918-20Chapin, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-91Cheek, George “Buddy” .1946-49Childs, Edward Jr. . . . . . .1914-16Civi, Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-09Clark, Frank . . . . . . . . . . . .1969-70Clary, Whitfield . . . . . . . . .1911-12Clifton, Cecil . . . . . . . . . . .1965-66Clunie, Chris . . . . . . . . . . .2002-06Crawford, Clifford . . . . . .1920-23Crawford, George . . . . . . .1926-29Cromartie, Benjamin . . . .1907-08Crosswhite, Rocky . . . . . .1966-69Coan, George . . . . . . . . . . .1910-11Cobb, Hobby . . . . . . . . . . .1952-56Cobb, Whit . . . . . . . . . . . . .1946-50Cochran, Jarred . . . . . . . . .1999-01Coffey, Brian . . . . . . . . . . .1975-78Coleman, Tom . . . . . . . . . .1949-52Combe, Kirk . . . . . . . . . . .1974-75Cook, Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1949-50Cook, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . .1967-70Corbin, Ramon . . . . . . . . .1954-55Cornelson, George . . . . . .1921-22Corso, John . . . . . . . . . . . .1980-81Cosby, Mortimer . . . . . . . .1910-11Cowan, James . . . . . . . . . .1937-40Cromartie, Benjamin . . . .1907-08Crosswhite, Rocky . . . . . .1966-69Cumbie, Slbert . . . . . . . . .1935-36Cunningham, Robert . . . .1918-19Currie, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . .1941-43Curry, Stephen . . . . . . . . .2006-09Cuttino, Jud . . . . . . . . . . . .1972-73

ddDavenport, John . . . . . . . .1917-19Davidson, Don . . . . . . . . .1962-65Davis, Calvin . . . . . . . . . . .1954-55Davis, Charles . . . . . . . . . .1920-24Dawson, Caryl . . . . . . . . .1983-84DeMoisey, Fox . . . . . . . . . .1967-70Denmond, Paul . . . . . . . . .1988-92DiBenedetto, Rich . . . . . . .1977-81Dickens, Jason . . . . . . . .1999-2001Dickens, Mike . . . . . . . . . .1966-67Dickerson, Fred . . . . . . . . .1931-33Dillon, Lymon . . . . . . . . . .1961-62Dodds, Chris . . . . . . . . . . .1977-78Doherty, Kevin . . . . . . . . .1974-78Donaldson, Lonnie . . . . . .1907-08Donnelly, Mark .1993-94, 1995-98Dore, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975-76Drobnitch, Paul . . . . . . . . .1988-92Dudley, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . .1950-53

Dugan, Tommy . . . . . . . . .1994-95Duncan, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . .1972-73Dunn, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . .1972-75

eeEarp, Malcolm . . . . . . . . . .1946-47Ebong, Ben . . . . .1994-96, 1997-99Eho, Jouni . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-04Elder, Bruce . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-89Elliott, Linton . . . . . . . . . .1991-92Erege, Emeka . . .1997-99, 2000-02Etheridge, Jack . . . . . . . . .1944-45Evans, Haywood . . . . . . .1960-63Evans, John . . . . . . . . . . . .1909-10Ewodo, Narcisse . . . . . . . .1994-97Ezelle, Travis . . . . . . . . . . 1997-98

ffFairley, John . . . . . . . . . . . .1907-09Falconi, John . . . . . . . . . . .1971-74Falconi, John . . . . . . . . . . .2003-07Faucette, Jim . . . . . . . . . . .1952-53Feeney, Floyd . . . . . . . . . . .1953-54Ferguson, Bill . . . . . . . . . .1956-58Ferguson, Sonny . . . . . . . .1954-58Ferroni, Franco . . . . . . . . .1991-92Ficklen, George . . . . . . . . .1938-40Fisher, Gary . . . . . . . . . . . .1954-55Fitzgerald, Al . . . . . . . . . . .1950-52Fitzgerald, Dave . . . . . . . .1984-88Flowers, Allan . . . . . . . . . .1917-18Flowers, Bob . . . . . . . . . . .1946-47Ford, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-01Fowle, Pappy . . . . . . . . . . .1952-55Franz, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . .1980-84Fredricks, John . . . . . . . . .1940-43Freeman, Sterling . . . . . . .1988-92Furman, Frank . . . . . . . . .1944-45

GGGadaire, Steve . . . . . . . . . .1971-75Gaines, Edward . . . . . . . . .1986-89Garrett, Ed . . . . . . . . . . . . .1959-60Gerdy, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-73Gerdy, John . . . . . . . . . . . .1975-79Gibbon, James . . . . . . . . . .1913-14Gilmore, Turner . . . . . . . .1987-91Glasgow, Gordon . . . . . . .1971-72Glidewell, Bill . . . . . . . . . .1951-52Goodson, Willie . . . . . . . .1928-31Grace, Conor . . . . . . . . . . .2001-05Graham, Gordon . . . . . . . .1970-71Graham, Robert . . . . . . . .1950-51Grant, Kenny . . . . . . . . . . .2002-06Gray, Maurice . . . . . . . . . .1986-90Grieser, Matt . . . . . . . . . . .1992-93Gullickson, John . . . . . . . .1980-81Gynn, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . .1984-88

hhHacker, Lloyd . . . . . . . . . .1954-55Halbauer, Davor . . . . . . . .1996-00Hall, Jamie . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978-82Hall, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . .1917-18Hall, Walter . . . . . . . . . . . .1919-20Haller, Tommy . . . . . . . . .1948-51Halverstadt, James . . . . . .1931-32Hampton, James . . . . . . . .1997-99Hancock, William . . . . . . .1935-37Hankins, Walter . . . . . . . .1949-50

Harding, Ray . . . . . . . . . . .1952-56Harkness, Cam . . . . . . . . .1963-65Harrington, George . . . . .1918-19Harris, Charlie . . . . . . . . .1932-34Harris, Frank . . . . . . . . . . .1991-92Harris, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986-90Harris, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . .1959-61Harrison, Charles . . . . . . .1925-28Harrison, Frank . . . . . . . . .1937-40Harwood, Quinn . . . . . . .1992-96Hatcher, Sam . . . . . . . . . . .1965-66Haynes, Todd . . . . . . . . . .1977-81Heineman, Chris . . . . . . . .1983-87Helland, Thomas . . . . . . .1987-89Henderson, Stephen . . . . .1916-17Hengeveld, Fred . . .1914-16, 1918Hengeveld, Fred . . . . . . . .1947-51Hernandez, Rafael . . . . . .1982-83Hetzel, Fred . . . . . . . . . . . .1962-65Helland, Thomas . . . . . . .1987-89Henderson, Stephen . . . . .1916-17Hengeveld, Fred . . .1914-16, 1918Hengeveld, Fred . . . . . . . .1948-51Hernandez, Rafael . . . . . .1982-83Hetzel, Fred . . . . . . . . . . . .1962-65Heuer, J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-93Hewlett, Andrew1924-25, 1927-28Hickert, Pat . . . . . . . . . . . .1975-79Hicks, James . . . . . . . . . . .1936-39Hill, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . .1969-70Himes, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984-88Hock, Danny . . . . . . . . . . .1976-78Hogg, James . . . . . . . . . . .1938-41Holland, Mack . . . . . . . . .1931-34Holland, Terry . . . . . . . . . .1961-64Hollingsworth, Dave . . . .1955-59Holloway, Pat . . . . . . . . . .1990-92Holmes, Chad . . . . . . . . . .1995-99Holt, Tony . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981-82Hopper, Ed . . . . . . . . . . . .1948-49Horowitz, Larry . . . . . . . .1972-75Horton, Ron . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-94Howell, Billy . . . . . . . . . . .1914-15Howell, J.V. . . . . . . . . . . . .1951-53Howell, George Jr. . . . . . .1910-13Huckel, Wayne . . . . . . . . .1966-69Hudgins, Frank . . . . . . . . .1926-27Huie, John . . . . . . . . . . . . .1957-60Huie, Litchfield . . . . . . . . .1925-26Hull, Lamar . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-07Hunter, Alan . . . . . . . . . . .1986-90Hunter, Bud . . . . . . . . . . . .1956-58Hyder, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . .1965-66

iiIdes, Martin . . . . . . . . . .1998-2002Iverson, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . .1945-49Iverson, Daniel . . . . . . . . .1936-38Iverson, Halvor . . . . . . . . .1937-39Ivory, Terrell . . . . . . . . . . .2000-04

JJJames, Walter . . . . . . . . . . .1913-14Jarman, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . .1960-63Johnson, Burton . . . . . . . .1937-39Johnson, Edmund . . . . . . .1933-34Johnson, Frank . . . . . . . . .1981-84Johnson, Ian . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-06Johnston, Frontis . . . . . . . .1928-30Johnston, Joseph . . . . . . . .1935-36Jones, Freeman . . . . . . . . .1946-47Jorgensen, Tom . . . . . . . . .1975-76Jung, Eugene . . . . . . . . . . .1994-95

kkKeener, Dean . . . . . . . . . . .1984-88Keesler, Lenoir . . . . . . . . .1944-45Keesler, Samuel . . . . . . . . .1916-17Keith, Graeme . . . . . . . . . .1951-54Kiesewetter, William . . . .1935-38King, George . . . . . . . . . . .1915-18

Frantisek Babka Doug Cook

Paul Drobnitch Steve Gadaire

ALL-TIME LETTERMEN


King, George . . . . . . . . . . .1950-52King, Gerald . . . . . . . . . . .1951-53Kirley, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . .1968-71Knechtle, Cliff . . . . . . . . . .1974-75Knorr, Kenneth . . . . . . . . .1935-36Knowles, Rodney . . . . . . .1965-68Kosmalski, Landry . . . .1996-2000Kosmalski, Logan . . . . . . .2003-05Kroll, Jerry . . . . . . . . . . . . .1967-70Kugler, John . . . . . . . . . . . .1927-28

llLafferty, John . . . . . . . . . . .1931-34Laird, Flake . . . . . . . . . . . .1922-26Laird, John . . . . . . . . . . . . .1913-15Lane, Gary . . . . . . . . . . . . .1959-60Lane, Bobby . . . . . . . . . . . .1965-66Lasley, William . . . . . . . . .1944-45Lazenby, Don . . . . . . . . . . .1949-52Leahy, Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975-76Leight, George . . . . . . . . . .1965-66Liles, Davis . . . . . . . . . . . .1967-68Lively, Marvin . . . . . . . . . .1973-77Lovedale, Andrew . . . . . .2005-09Lowry, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . .1942-43Lowry, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972-75Lucas, Ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1939-42Lusakueno, Michel . . . .1999-2003Lyon, George . . . . . . . . . . .1954-56

MMMallory, Daniel . . . . . . . . .1921-24Maloy, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . .1967-70Maner, Bobby . . . . . . . . . .1945-49Manson, Alex . . . . . . . . . .1930-31Marcon, Charlie . . . . . . . .1962-65Markee, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . .1957-61Marsh, George . . . . . . . . . .1940-42Marsh, James . . . . . . . . . . .1990-91Marshall, Stephen . . . . .1996-2000Martin, D.G. . . . . . . . . . . . .1959-62Martin, Grier . . . . . . . . . . .1930-32Martin, Mike . . . . . . . . . . .1954-58Matheny, Matt . .1988-89, 1991-93Mathis, Doc . . . . . . . . . . . .1929-32Mauze, George . . . . . . . . .1921-23McAlister, John . . . . . . . . .1917-18McAllister, Phil . . . . . . . . .1910-11McAskill, Leon . . . . . . . . .1917-19McAuley, Marshall . . . . . .1926-28McClintock, James . . . . . .1907-10McConkey, Jim . . . . . . . . .1982-86McConnell, James . . . . . . .1922-25McConnell, Tommy . . . . .1980-82McDonald, Graham . . . . .1913-14McDonald, Gary . . . . . . . .1981-82McDuffie, Allen . . . . . . . . .1909-12McGuire, Mark . . . . . . . . .1992-96McKillop, Brendan . . . .2007-Pres.McKillop, Matt . . . . . . . . .2002-06McLain, James . . . . . . . . . .1981-82McLean, Billy . . . . . . . . . .1974-75McLean, Joseph . . . . . . . . .1944-45McLean, Malcolm . . . . . . .1949-52McLeod, Robert . . . . . . . .1939-42McNeill, John . . . . . . . . . .1956-57McRae, James . . . . . . . . . .1908-09McSwain, Mal . . . . . . . . . .1954-57Means, William . . . . . . . . .1938-40Melton, George . . . . . . . . .1951-54Mendler, John . . . . . . . . . .1945-46Meno, Boris . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-08Miles, Robert . . . . . . . . . . .1908-10Millar, Allan . . . . . . . . . . . .1959-62Mills, Dick . . . . . . . . . . . . .1946-48Milner, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . .1955-59Minkin, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . .1969-72Minlend, Ray . . . . . . . . . . .1994-96Mintz, Semi . . . . . . . . . . . .1955-59Moore, James . . . . . . . . . . .1928-30Moore, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . .1959-62

Moore, John . . . . . . . . . . . .1911-12Moreau, Al . . . . . . . . . . . . .1953-54Morgan, James . . . . . . . . .1933-34Morgan, Elford . . . . . . . . .1954-55Morgan, A.J. . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-90Morton, Jason . . . . . . . . . .2003-06Moser, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . .1966-69Moyer, Russell . . . . . . . . . .1935-36Munroe, Colin . . . . . . . . . .1933-34Murphy, Calvin . . . . . . . . .1967-68Murray, Robert . . . . . . . . .1916-17Musch, Detlef . . . . . . . . . .1989-93Myers, Charles . . . . . . . . .1931-33

nnNarat, Janko . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-94Naso, Billy . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982-84Neill, David . . . . . . . . . . . .1944-46Neisler, Henry . . . . . . . . . .1945-49Nelms, Dan . . . . . . . . . .2006-Pres.Nelson, Tom . . . . . . . . . . .1944-45Niebuhr, Ken . . . . . . . . . . .1982-86Nimocks, Bob . . . . . . . . . .1949-50Nuckolls, Jim . . . . . . . . . . .1957-61

ooO’Briant, Paul . . . . . . . . . .1944-45O’Neill, Mike . . . . . . . . . . .1966-69Ormond, Alfred . . . . . . . .1919-21Orsbon, Tony . . . . . . . . . . .1966-69Osbourne, Brady . . . . . . . .1949-50Owens, Rod . . . . . . . . . . . .1976-78

PPParker, Sheldon . . . . . . . . .1972-75Patrick, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . .1931-32Paulhus Gosselin, Max . .2005-09Peabody, Bruce . . . . . . . . .1930-33Peabody, Maurice . . . . . . .1935-37Pearson, Chris . . . . . . . . . .1999-02Pecorak, John . . . . . . . . . . .1970-73Pecorak, T.Jay . . . . . . . . . .1971-74Peden, James . . . . . . . . . . .1909-10Perkey, Rich . . . . . . . . . . . .1976-80Peters, George . .1942-43, 1945-47Peters, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . .1942-43Pharr, Walter . . . . . . . . . . .1907-08Pickens, Bob . . . . . . . . . . .1966-68Pierce, Billy . . . . . . . . . . . .1968-71Piercy, Gifford . . . . . . . . . .1978-79Pollock, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . .1982-83Poole, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . .1947-48Postma, Duncan . . . . . . . .1968-71Postma, Jan . . . . . . . . . . . .1967-70Powell, Roger . . . . . . . . . .1954-55Powell, Jay . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972-76Powers, Preston “Rock” .1974-75Price, Julian . . . . . . . . . . . .1921-22Price, Philip . . . . . . . . . . . .1916-17Price, William . . . . . . . . . .1908-09Pritchett, Carl . . . . . . . . . .1927-30Proctor, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . .1950-51Proctor, James . . . . . . . . . .1928-31Prospere, Peyton . . . . . . . .1971-72

QQQuery, Hugh . . . . . . . . . . .1908-09Quick, Clifford . . . . . . . . .1935-37

RRRamm, Casey . . . . . . . . . .1979-80Reams, Scotty . . . . . . . . . .1952-53Redmond, Hight . . . . . . . .1957-59Reese, Algernon . . . . . . . .1913-16Regen, Jon . . . . . . . . . . . . .1953-54Reid, Lawrence . . . . . . . . .1935-38Reigel, Ernie . . . . . . . . . . .1976-80Reigel, Will . . . . . . . . . .2008-Pres.Reinhardt, James . . . . . . . .1935-36Riazzi, Patrick . . . . . . . . . .1984-86Rice, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975-76Richards, Jason . . . . . . . . .2004-08Richards, Johnny . . . . . . . .1948-49Ringer, Howard . . . . . . . .1981-82Rixey, Eppa . . . . . . . . . . . .1972-76Roberts, William . . . . . . . .1919-21Robinson, Bill . . . . . . . . . .1945-46Roddey, Bo . . . . . . . . . . . . .1947-50Rogers, Ansell . . . . . . . . . .1933-34Romefelt, Birchie . . . . . . . .1919-20Ross, Courtney . . . . . . . . .1932-34Rossiter, Stephen . . . . .2005-Pres.Rowan, Brian . . .1978-80, 1981-83Rucker, Derek . . . . . . . . . .1984-88Rupp, Terry . . . . . . . . . . . .1984-85Rusk, Dean . . . . . . . . . . . .1928-31Rybiski, Paul . . . . . . . . . . .1988-92

ssSander, Thomas . . . . . . . . .2004-08Sapp, Henry . . . . . . . . . . . .1923-24Scarborough, Alfred . . . . .1944-45Schenck, John . . . . . . . . . .1920-21Schenck, Lewis . . . . . . . . .1918-21Schmitt, Jay . . . . . . . . . . . .1986-90Schmitt, Mike . . . . . . . . . .2007-08Scott, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985-87Seidel, Dick . . . . . . . . . . . .1986-89Sellers, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985-89Severinghaus, Jeff . . . . . . .2002-04Shaw, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . .1954-57Shepard, A.H. . . . . . . . . . .1928-30Sherrill, John . . . . . . . . . . .1944-45Shields, Chris . . . . . . . . . .1993-94Shinn, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1957-61Shore, Richard . . . . . . . . . .1938-40Simpson, John . . . . . . . . . .1925-27Simpson, William . . . . . . .1944-45Sinnock, Scott . . . . . . . . . .1966-67Smith, James . . . . . . . . . . .1950-52Smith, Ralph . . . . . . . . . . .1944-45Snyder, Dick . . . . . . . . . . .1963-66Sommerville, Thomas . . .1913-15Sorensen, Eric . . . . . . . . . .1978-79Sorrentino, Mike . . . . . . . .1971-74Spain, George . . . . . . . . . .1991-95Spann, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . .1966-68Spears, Llew . . . . . . . . . . .1954-58Spencer, Dave . . . . . . . . . .1940-42Sprunt, Alexander . . . . . .1910-14Squire, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . .1964-66St. Clair, Barry . . . . . . . . . .1964-65Stafford, John . . . . . . . . . . .1957-59Staley, Thomas . . . . . . . . .1922-25Stallworth, Jerry . . . . . . . .1973-77Stec, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-98Stelzer, Ron . . . . . . . . . . . .1968-71Stewart, Eddie . . . . . . . . . .1956-60Stone, Ronnie . . . . . . . . . .1963-66Streibich, Charles . . . . . . .1919-20Strickland, Darry . . . . . . .1987-91Strong, Lester . . . . . . . . . .1969-71Summers, Puff . . . . . . . . . .2001-04Sumwalt, Mark . . . . . . . . .1974-78Sumwalt, Rollie . . . . . . . . .1970-71Sutter, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1970-72

TTTanner, Anthony . . . . . . . .1983-87

Taylor, George . . . . . . . . . .1938-40Teague, Barry . . . . . . . . . .1962-65Thomas, James . . . . . . . . .1937-40Tice, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1936-39Todd, Carter . . . . . . . . . . .1976-79Ton, Ali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995-99Tonella, Fernando . . . . . . .1999-02Trammell, Ed . . . . . . . . . . .1961-62Tribus, Cliff . . . . . . . . . . . .1979-83Trusgnich, Steve . . . . . . . .1973-74Tull, Charles . . . . . . . . . . .1909-10Turk, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1949-52Turner, Brian . . . . . . . . . . .1998-00Turner, John . . . . . . . . . . . .1907-08

vvVance, Allen . . . . . . . . . . . .1950-51Vander Griend, Bob . . . . .1971-74Verlin, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . .1972-76

WWWagner, Jack . . . . . . . . . . .1932-33Wagner, Paul . . . . . . . . . . .1971-74Walker, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . .1914-16Walker, Brad . . . . . . . . . . .1977-78Walker, Gaylord . . . . . . . .1954-55Wall, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1944-45Walton, Birchie . . . . . . . . .1920-21Wayman, Jack . . . . . . . . . .1941-43Weaver, Frank . . . . . . . . . .1959-60Webber, Christian . . . . . . .1944-45Weeks, Edson . . . . . . . . . .1951-54Weeks, Richard . . . . . . . . .1954-57Wells, Alfred . . . . . . . . . . .1953-54Westmoreland, Trent . . . .1981-82White, Damion . . . . . . . . .2001-02White, Ed . . . . . .1942-43, 1945-47White, Locke . . . . . . . . . . .1909-13White, Locke . . . . . . . . . . .1976-77White, Tommy . . . . . . . . . .1962-63Wilder, Bruce . . . . . . . . . . .1957-59Williams, Bobby . . . . . . . .1940-41Williams, Brandon . . . . . .1992-96Williams, Mike . . . . . . . . .1946-49Williams, Pat . . .1941-43, 1946-47Wilson, Adrian . . . . . . . . .1975-76Wilson, Ben . . . . . . . . . . . .1925-29Wilson, Kenny . . . . . . . . . .1980-84Wilson, Robert . . . . . . . . . .1930-32Wilson, Rich . . . . . . . . . . . .1979-83Windham, Cole . . . . . . . . .1933-34Winters, Brendan . . . . . . .2002-06Wolfe, Ted . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982-86Wood, Albert . . . . . . . . . . .1914-16

yyYarborough, Tom1939-42, 1945-46Yearwood, Herman . . . . .1935-36Yeaton, Ed . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972-74Yelverton, Hugh . . . . . . . .1932-34 Young, Archibald . . . . . . .1916-17Youngdale, Tom . . . . . . . .1965-68Younger, William . . . . . . .1915-16

ZZZimmerman, Jason . . . . . .1990-94

Ken Niebuhr Brian Rowan

Cliff Tribus Jason Zimmerman

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE


The Southern Conference, which began its 89th season of intercollegiate com-petition in 2009, is a national leader in emphasizing the development of the stu-dent-athlete and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models.

The Southern Conference has been on the forefront of innovation and origi-nality in developing creative solutions to address issues facing intercollegiate

athletics. From establishing the firstconference basketball tournament(1921), tackling the issue of freshmeneligibility (1922), developing women’schampionships (1984) and becomingthe first conference to install the three-point goal in basketball (1980), theSouthern Conference has been a pio-neer.

The Southern Conference is thenation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division Icollegiate athletic association. Onlythe Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley(1907), the Pacific 10 (1915) and the

Southwestern Athletic (1920) confer-ences are older in terms of origination.

Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern Conference’s tra-dition. Hundreds of Southern Conference student-athletes have been recognizedon ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America and all-district teams.A total of 19 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been selected from conferenceinstitutions.

The Conference currently consists of 12 members in five states throughoutthe Southeast and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that produceparticipants for NCAA Division I Championships.

Men’s basketball was the first sport in which the conference held a champi-onship. The league tournament is the nation’s oldest, with the inaugural cham-pionship held at Atlanta’s City Auditorium in 1922 and was won by NorthCarolina.

Not only was the Southern Conference Tournament the first of its kind, theleague also helped change the face of college basketball. In 1980, the leaguebegan a season-long experiment with a 22-foot three-point field goal with theapproval of the NCAA Rules Committee. Ronnie Carr of Western Carolina madethe first three-point field goal in college basketball history in a game againstMiddle Tennessee State on Nov. 29, 1980.

Another college basketball tradition that originated in the Southern Confer-ence is the traditional cutting of the nets by the winning team. According to USAToday, the practice of net cutting originated in 1947 with North Carolina Statehead coach Everett Case. As a first-year head coach, Case led the Wolfpack to theSouthern Conference Tournament title. Case celebrated by claiming the nets asa souvenir of the win to commemorate the event.

Basketball coaching legend Red Auerbach gives credit to former GeorgeWashington coach Bill Reinhart, who coached in the conference for nearly 30years, as one of the originators of the modern fast-break.

West Virginia’s 10 tournament championships are still the most in league his-tory. The Mountaineers were led by the incomparable Jerry West from 1958through ’60. West, a two-time All-America selection, spurred West Virginia tothe Final Four in 1959. The Mountaineers lost in the championship game thatseason to California, 71-70, but West earned Final Four Most Valuable Playerhonors. West was a three-time Southern Conference tournament MVP, a two-time league regular season MVP, and was twice named the conference’s Athleteof the Year. He went on to a spectacular career with the Los Angeles Lakers of theNational Basketball Association and was inducted into the Naismith MemorialBasketball Hall of Fame in 1979. He was a 14-time NBA All-Star while with theLakers. It is West’s silhouette that comprises the NBA’s globally recognized logo.

Frank Selvy set the NCAA record for points in a game while at Furman. OnFeb. 13, 1954, the senior scored 100 points in a game against Newberry, a recordthat still stands. Selvy was the Southern Conference Most Valuable Player in1953 and 1954 and the league’s Athlete of the Year in 1954. He went on to a 10-year career in the NBA.

Rod Hundley was another West Virginia star during the 1950s. “Hot Rod”made a name for himself as one of the most spectacular players to tour the leagueduring his era. Hundley averaged 24.5 points per game in his three seasons as aMountaineer and was an all-conference and all-tournament performer in each ofthose three years. He was the Southern Conference Most Valuable Player andAthlete of the Year as a senior in 1957. He was the first player selected in the1957 NBA draft and enjoyed a six-year career in that league.

East Tennessee State’s Keith “Mister” Jennings made his mark on the collegebasketball world in the early 1990s. Despite standing less than six feet tall, Jen-

nings was a two-time all-conference choice andthe league’s Player of the Year and Athlete of theYear in 1991. Jennings played with the GoldenState Warriors of the NBA.

Besides West Virginia’s team in 1959, theSouthern Conference has been represented in theFinal Four on two other occasions. North Carolinaadvanced to the NCAA championship game in1943 before falling 43-40 to Oklahoma State.North Carolina State finished third in the tourna-ment in 1950.

Davidson continued the record of success by advancing to the NCAA Tour-nament’s Elite Eight in 2008 and coach Bob McKillop’s Wildcats came within abasket of making the Final Four behind the play of sophomore guard StephenCurry.

davidson soCon RecordsYear W L Place Coach

1953-54 3 5 7th Danny Miller

1954-55 4 6 7th Danny Miller

1955-56 5 7 7th Danny Miller/Tom Scott

1956-57 4 8 8th Tom Scott

1957-58 4 8 T-7th Tom Scott

1958-59 2 8 8th Tom Scott

1959-60 0 10 9th Tom Scott

1960-61 2 10 9th Lefty Driesell

1961-62 5 6 5th Lefty Driesell

1962-63 8 3 2nd Lefty Driesell

1963-64 9 2 1st Lefty Driesell



1966-67 8 4 2nd Lefty Driesell



1969-70 10 0 1st Terry Holland




1973-74 7 3 3rd Terry Holland

1974-75 4 6 6th Robert Brickels

1975-76 1 9 8th Robert Brickels

1976-77 2 8 6th Dave Pritchett

1977-78 3 7 7th Dave Pritchett

1978-79 3 7 6th Eddie Biedenbach

1979-80 4 11 9th Eddie Biedenbach

1980-81 11 5 T-1st Eddie Biedenbach

1981-82 9 7 3rd Bobby Hussey

1982-83 8 8 5th Bobby Hussey



1985-86 10 6 T-2nd Bobby Hussey

1986-87 12 4 3rd Bobby Hussey

1987-88 9 7 T-3rd Bobby Hussey

1992-93 10 8 5th Bob McKillop

1993-94 13 5 T-2nd Bob McKillop

1994-95 7 7 3rd, North Bob McKillop

1995-96 14 0 1st, North Bob McKillop

1996-97 10 4 T-1st, North Bob McKillop


1998-99 11 5 2nd, North Bob McKillop

1999-00 10 6 2nd, North Bob McKillop

2000-01 7 9 4th, North Bob McKillop



2003-04 11 5 T-1st, South Bob McKillop

2004-05 16 0 1st, North Bob McKillop

2005-06 10 5 2nd, South Bob McKillop

2006-07 17 1 1st, South Bob McKillop



Totals 527 413

John Iamarino, Southern Conference Commissioner, pres-ents Max Paulhus Gosselin the league’s award for Defen-sive Player of the Year in 2009.

SOCON HONORS


soCon aThleTe of The yeaRWhit Cobb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1950Fred Hetzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1965Dick Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1966John Gerdy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979Stephen Curry . . . . . . . . . .2008-09

soCon CoaCh of The yeaRLefty Driesell . . . . . . . . . . . . .1963-66Terry Holland . . . . . . . . . . .1970-72Bob McKillop . . . .19941, ’961, ’972, . . . . . . . . . . .20023, 20051, 2007-081

soCon PlayeR of The yeaRFred Hetzel . . . . . . . . . . . . .1963-65Dick Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1966Mike Maloy . . . . . . . . . . . .1969-70Brendan Winters . . . . . . . . . .20051

Stephen Curry . . . . . . . . .2008-091

soCon fReshMan of The yeaRJamie Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19793

Landry Kosmalski . . . . . . . . .19971

Stephen Curry . . . . . . . . . . . .20071

1Media Association and SoConCoaches

2SoCon Coaches ~ 3Media Association

soCon defensive PlayeR of The yeaRMax Paulhus Gosselin . . . . . .2009

Awarded by coaches

soCon TouRnaMenT MvPsFred Hetzel . . . . . . . . . . . . .1964-65Dick Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1966Mike Maloy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1968Doug Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . .1969-70Gerry Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986Derek Rucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987Ben Ebong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998Peter Anderer . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002Brendan Winters . . . . . . . . . . .2006Stephen Curry . . . . . . . . . .2007-08

nCaa TouRnaMenT all-ReGionalMike Maloy (East) . . . . . . . . .1968Mike Maloy (East) . . . . . . . . .1969Doug Cook (East) . . . . . . . . . .1969Stephen Curry (Midwest) . .2008*Jason Richards (Midwest) . . .2008* Most Outstanding Player

fiRsT-TeaM all-soConTommy Peters . . . . . . . . . . . . .1943George “Buddy” Cheek . . . . .1947Hobby Cobb . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1956Fred Hetzel . . . . . . . . . . . . .1963-65Dick Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . .1965-66Rodney Knowles . . . . . . . . . . .1967Mike Maloy . . . . . . . . . . . .1968-70Jerry Kroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1969Bryan Adrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1970Doug Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1970Joe Sutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-72John Falconi . . . . . . . . . . . .1972-73Greg Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974John Gerdy . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977-79Rich DiBenedetto . . . . . . . . . .1980Todd Haynes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981Cliff Tribus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982Kenny Wilson . . . . . . . . . . .1983-84Derek Rucker . . . . . . . . . . .1986-88Jeff Himes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988Janko Narat . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19941

Brandon Williams . . . .19942, 19961

Quinn Harwood . . . . . . . . . .19961

Narcisse Ewodo . . . . . . . . . . .19972

Mark Donnelly . . . . . . .19972, ‘981

Landry Kosmalski . . .19992, 20002

Ali Ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19992

Stephen Marshall . . . . . . . . . .20001

Chris Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . .20022

Wayne Bernard . . . . . . . . . . .20032

Brendan Winters . . . . . . . .2004-061

Logan Kosmalski . . . . . . . . . .20052

Ian Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20061

Stephen Curry . . . . . . . . . . .2007-091

Jason Richards . . . . . . . .20072, ‘081

Andrew Lovedale . . . . . . . . . . .20092

1Media Association and SoConCoaches

2SoCon Coaches ~ 3Media Association

seCond-TeaM all-soConGeorge “Buddy” Cheek . . . . .1949Bill Jarman . . . . . . . . . . . . .1962-63Terry Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . .1964Don Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . .1965Barry Teague . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1965Rodney Knowles . . . . . . . . . . .1966Wayne Huckel . . . . . . . . . .1967-68Doug Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . .1968-69Dave Moser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1969Jerry Kroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1970Eric Minkin . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-72Greg Dunn . . . . . . . . . . .1973, 1975Mike Sorrentino . . . . . . . . . . .1974Rich DiBenedetto . . . . . . . . . .1981Cliff Tribus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983Derek Rucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985Gerry Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986Jeff Himes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987Brandon Williams . . . . . . . . . .1994Chris Alpert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996Narcisse Ewodo . . . . . . . . . . .1997Landry Kosmalski . . . . . . .1999-00Ali Ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999Chris Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002Wayne Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . .2003Logan Kosmalski . . . . . . . . . .2005Jason Richards . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007Thomas Sander . . . . . . . . . . . .2007Andrew Lovedale . . . . . . . . . .2009From 1989-Present, only media associ-

ation selected a second team

ThiRd-TeaM all-soConKenny Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006Thomas Sander . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008From 2000-Present, only media associ-

ation selected a third team

soCon all-fReshMan TeaMTommy Peters . . . . . . . . . . . . .1943Chris Dodds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978Rich DiBenedetto . . . . . . . . . .1978Jamie Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979John Gullickson . . . . . . . . . . . .1981Jim McConkey . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983Chris Heineman . . . . . . . . . . .1984Jeff Himes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985Derek Rucker . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985Jay Schmitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987Chris Alpert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993Ray Minlend . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995Landry Kosmalski . . . . . . . . .1997Wayne Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . .2000Ian Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003Brendan Winters . . . . . . . . . . .2003Stephen Curry . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007

soCon all-TouRnaMenTTommy Peters . . . . . . . . . . . . .1943Jim Lowry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1944*Buddy Cheek . . . . . . . . . . . . .1948*Bill Jarman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1963Fred Hetzel . . . . . . . . . . . . .1963-65Barry Teague . . . . . . . . . . . . .1963*Don Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . .1964*Dick Snyder . . . . . . . . . .1965*, ’66Rodney Knowles . . . . . .1966, ’67*Bobby Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1966*Tom Youngdale . . . . . . . . . . .1966*Wayne Huckel . . . .1967, ’68*, ’69*Mike Maloy . . . . . . . . . . . .1968-70Doug Cook . . . . . . . .1968*, ’69, ’70Jerry Kroll . . . . . . . . .1968*, ’69, ’70Dave Moser . . . . . . . . . . . .1968-69*Bryan Adrian . . . . . . . . . . . . .1970*Joe Sutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971John Falconi . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972*Greg Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-74Mike Sorrentino . . . . . . . . . . .1973*Larry Horowitz . . . . . . . . . . .1974*Jamie Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982Cliff Tribus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982Gerry Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986Anthony Tanner . . . . . . . . . . .1986Derek Rucker . . . . . . . . . . .1986-87Jeff Himes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987Janko Narat . . . . . . . . . . .1993*, ’94Brandon Williams . . . . . .1994, ’96Quinn Harwood . . . . . . . . . . .1996Chris Alpert . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996*Landry Kosmalski . . .1997*, 2000*Mark Donnelly . . . . . . . . . . . .1998Ben Ebong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998Stephen Marshall . . . . . . . . . .1998Ali Ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998*Wayne Bernard . . . . . . . . . . .2001*Peter Anderer . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002Chris Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002Emeka Erege . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002*Brendan Winters . . . . .2005*, 2006Ian Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006Matt McKillop . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006Stephen Curry . . . . . . . . . .2007-08Jason Richards . . . . . . . . . .2007-08Thomas Sander . . . . . . . . . . .2008*Stephen Curry . . . . . . . . . . . . .2009

* Second Team

soCon PlayeR of The Week1968-69 Mike O’Neil Wk 71969-70 Bryan Adrian Wk 4

Doug Cook Wk 6Mike Maloy Wk 7Bryan Adrian Wk 9

1970-71 Joe Sutter Wk 2Steve Kirley Wk 5Joe Sutter Wk 10

1971-72 John Falconi Wk 2Joe Sutter Wk 3John Falconi Wk 6

1972-73 T.J. Pecorak Wk 31973-74 John Falconi Wk 31974-75 Larry Horowitz Wk 11976-77 John Gerdy Wk 91977-78 Chris Dodds Wk 1

John Gerdy Wk 4John Gerdy Wk 6

1978-79 John Gerdy Wk 8John Gerdy Wk 11

1979-80 Rich DiBenedetto Wk 11980-81 Todd Haynes Wk 2

Todd Haynes Wk 5Rich DiBenedetto Wk 6

1981-82 Cliff Tribus Wk 4Cliff Tribus Wk 12

1982-83 Kenny Wilson Wk 2Cliff Tribus Wk 5

1983-84 Kenny Wilson Wk 51984-85 Derek Rucker Wk 71986-87 Jeff Himes Wk 3

Derek Rucker Wk 6Chris Heineman Wk 9

1987-88 Derek Rucker Wk 61992-93 Detlef Musch Wk 7

Detlef Musch Wk 121995-96 Brandon Williams Wk 1

Quinn Harwood Wk 41996-97 Narcisse Ewodo Wk 101997-98 Stephen Marshall Wk 111999-00 Stephen Marshall Wk 112001-02 Chris Pearson Wk 72002-03 Wayne Bernard Wk 8

Brendan Winters Wk 11Conor Grace Wk 13

2003-04 Brendan Winters Wk 112004-05 Brendan Winters Wk 1

Brendan Winters Wk 82005-06 Ian Johnson Nov. 29

Brendan Winters Dec. 62006-07 Stephen Curry Nov. 21

Thomas Sander Dec. 5Jason Richards Dec. 19Stephen Curry Feb. 13Stephen Curry Feb. 20

2007-08 Stephen Curry Dec. 3Stephen Curry Jan. 28Stephen Curry Feb. 4Stephen Curry Feb. 11Stephen Curry Feb. 18

2008-09 Stephen Curry Nov. 18Stephen Curry Nov. 25Stephen Curry Dec. 9Stephen Curry Dec. 16Stephen Curry Jan. 20Stephen Curry Jan. 27Stephen Curry Feb. 3Stephen Curry March 3

soCon PlayeR of The MonTh2004-05 Brendan Winters Nov.2005-06 Brendan Winters Nov.

Ian Johnson Dec.2006-07 Stephen Curry Jan.

Stephen Curry Feb.2007-08 Stephen Curry Nov.

Stephen Curry Dec.Stephen Curry Jan.Stephen Curry Feb.Stephen Curry Mar.

2008-09 Stephen Curry Nov.Stephen Curry Dec.Stephen Curry Jan.

biG souThTouRnaMenT ResulTs

19914TH (6-8, 10-19)

Qtr Winthrop 63- 48 WSemis Coastal Carolina 55- 58 L

(Anderson, S.C.)

1992 6TH (6-8, 11-17)

Qtr Campbell 60- 69 L(Anderson, S.C.)

biG souTh TouRnaMenT ReCoRd 1-2

SOCON TOURNEY RESULTS


1939 RaleiGh, n.C.

5Th (9-7, 19-9)Qtr Washington & Lee 43-32 WSemis Clemson 33-49 L

1943RaleiGh, n.C.

4Th (7-4, 18-6)Qtr N.C. State 33-30 WSemis George Washington 40-47 L

1944RaleiGh, n.C.

6Th (3-4, 16-7)Qtr Virginia Tech 34-38 L

1948duRhaM n.C.

5Th (10-7, 19-9)Qtr Maryland 58-51 WSemis Duke 39-53 L

1949duRhaM n.C.

5Th (11-6, 18-8)Qtr William & Mary 50-54 L

1954MoRGanToWn, W. va.

7Th (3-5, 7-15)Qtr Furman 68-84 L

1955RiChMond, va.

7Th (4-6, 8-14)Qtr West Virginia 36-74 L

1956RiChMond, va.


1957RiChMond, va.


1958RiChMond, va.


1959RiChMond, va.


1962RiChMond, va.

5Th (5-6, 14-11)Qtr George Washington 81-85 L

1963RiChMond, va.

2nd (8-3, 20-7)Qtr VMI 108-75WSemis Virginia Tech 75-67 WFinals West Virginia 74-79 L

1964ChaRloTTe, n.C.1sT (9-2, 22-4)

Qtr The Citadel 91-62 WSemis VMI 81-82 L

1965ChaRloTTe, n.C.

1sT (12-0, 24-2)Qtr VMI 86-73 WSemis West Virginia (OT) 72-74 L

1966ChaRloTTe, n.C.

1sT (11-1, 21-7)Qtr The Citadel 79-61 WSemis Richmond 84-65 WFinals West Virginia 80-69 W

1967ChaRloTTe, n.C.

2nd (8-4, 15-12)Qtr Furman 64-55 WSemis William & Mary 78-65 WFinals West Virginia 65-81 L

1968ChaRloTTe, n.C.1sT (9-1, 24-5)

Qtr William & Mary 107-68WSemis Furman 79-63 WFinals West Virginia 87-70 W

1969ChaRloTTe, n.C.1sT (9-0, 27-3)

Qtr VMI 99-76 WSemis Richmond 97-83 WFinals East Carolina 102-76W

1970ChaRloTTe, n.C.

1sT (10-0, 22-5)Qtr VMI 72-46 WSemis William & Mary 78-54 WFinals Richmond 81-61 W

1971ChaRloTTe, n.C.

1sT (9-1, 15-11)Semis Furman 79-83 L

1972GReenville, s.C.1sT (8-2, 19-9)

Qtr Appalachian State 87-77 WSemis East Carolina 77-81 L

1973RiChMond, va.

1sT (9-1, 18-9)Qtr VMI 88-77 WSemis William & Mary 79-76 WFinals Furman 81-99 L

1974RiChMond, va.

3Rd (7-3, 18-9)Qtr The Citadel 82-69 WSemis Richmond 68-86 L

1975WilliaMsbuRG, va.6Th (4-6, 7-19)

Qtr William & Mary 64-78 L

1976lexinGTon, va.

8Th (1-9, 5-21)Qtr VMI 69-71 L

1977boone, n.C.

6Th (2-8, 5-22)Qtr Appalachian State 66-71 L

1978lexinGTon, va.

7Th (3-7, 9-18)Qtr VMI 80-95 L

1979ChaRlesTon, s.C.6Th (3-7, 8-19)

Qtr The Citadel 76-89 L

1981oPeninG Round siTes - davidson, n.C.

T-1sT (11-5, 13-14)Qtr Marshall 77-90 L

1982oPeninG Rd. siTes

ChaMPionshiP aT ChaRlesTon, W. va.3Rd (9-7, 14-15)

Qtr Furman 74-66 WSemis The Citadel 57-54 WFinals UT-Chattanooga 58-69 L

1983ChaRlesTon, W. va.5Th (8-8, 13-15)

Qtr Western Carolina 62-86 L

1984asheville, n.C.

8Th (5-11, 9-19)Qtr Marshall 68-78 L

1985asheville, n.C.

7Th (6-10, 10-20)Qtr Marshall 71-83 L

1986asheville, n.C.

T-2nd (10-6, 20-11)Qtr VMI 71-62 WSemis East Tennessee State 74-65 WFinals UT-Chattanooga 42-40 W

1987asheville, n.C.

3Rd (12-4, 20-10)Qtr VMI 93-63 WSemis Western Carolina 85-76 WFinals Marshall (OT) 64-66 L

1988asheville, n.C.

3Rd (9-7, 15-13)Qtr UT-Chattanooga 69-83 L

1993asheville, n.C.

5Th (10-8, 14-14)Qtr Marshall 67-65 WSemis UT-Chattanooga 68-72 L

1994asheville, n.C.

2nd (13-5, 22-8)Qtr VMI 71-61 WSemis Western Carolina 93-89 WFinals UT-Chattanooga 64-65 L

1995asheville, n.C.

3Rd in noRTh (7-7, 14-13)Qtr Western Carolina 74-78 L

1996GReensboRo, n.C.

1sT in noRTh (14-0, 25-5)Qtr East Tennessee State 67-43 WSemis Marshall 92-77 WFinals Western Carolina 60-69 L


T-1sT in noRTh (10-4, 18-10)Qtr The Citadel 83-61 WSemis UT-Chattanooga 70-77 L


T-1sT in noRTh (13-2, 20-10)Qtr Georgia Southern 74-68 WSemis The Citadel 68-59 WFinals Appalachian State 66-62 W


2nd in noRTh (11-5, 16-11)Qtr Western Carolina 77-82 L

2000GReenville, s.C.

2nd in noRTh (10-6, 15-13)Qtr Wofford 64-65 L


4Th in noRTh (7-9, 15-17)1st Rd. Wofford 60-57 WQtr Coll. of Charleston 57-54 WSemis UNC Greensboro 68-73 L

2002noRTh ChaRlesTon, s.C.

T-1sT in noRTh (11-5, 21-10)Qtr The Citadel 71-58 WSemis UNC Greensboro 68-58 WFinals Furman 62-57 W


T-1sT in noRTh (11-5, 17-10)Qtr VMI 60-66 L


T-1sT in souTh (11-5, 17-12)Qtr The Citadel 68-61 WSemis ETSU 84-96 L

2005ChaTTanooGa, Tenn.

1sT in souTh (16-0, 23-9)Qtr Elon 67-53 WSemis UNC Greensboro 68-73 L


2nd in souTh (10-5, 20-11)Qtr The Citadel 79-73 WSemis Elon 65-58 WFinals Chattanooga 80-55 W


1sT in souTh (17-1, 29-5)Qtr Chattanooga 78-68 WSemis Furman 91-68 WFinals Coll. of Charleston 72-65 W


1sT in souTh (20-0, 29-7)Qtr Wofford 82-49 WSemis UNC Greensboro 82-52 WFinals Elon 65-49 W

2009ChaTTanooGa, Tenn.

1sT in souTh (18-2, 26-6)Qtr Appalachian State 84-68 WSemis Coll. of Charleston 52-59 L

GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS


1907-08

CoaCh: J.W. Rhea no ReCoRd

1908-09 CoaCh: J.W. Rhea 1-2

Guilford 25 -9 W

Wake Forest 17- 38 L

Trinity (Duke) 8- 22 L

1909-10CoaCh: none 2-3

VPI (Virginia Tech) 12- 68 L

Furman 37- 42 L

South Carolina 29- 8 W

Washington & Lee 13- 46 L

Furman 73- 25 W



North Carolina 25- 27 L


Charlotte YMCA1 22- 35 L

Charlotte YMCA1 29- 27 W


Newberry 29- 25 W

Wofford 37- 44 L

Wofford 67- 29 W1Charlotte, N.C.


Asheville YMCA

Asheville School

Wake Forest

at North Carolina 8- 42 L

A&M (NC State)

1913-14CoaCh: none no ReCoRd


at Statesville YMCA 39- 21 W

at Salisbury 38- 39 L

at Greensboro YMCA 16- 39 L



Charlotte YMCA1 36- 24 W1Charlotte, N.C.

1915-16CoaCh: W.M. feTZeR 11-9

States YMCA 24- 19 W

12/18 Trinity (Duke) 27- 23 W

at Asheville YMCA 27- 39 L

at Asheville School 44- 35 W

Elon 17- 25 L

A&M (NC State)1 30- 18 W

at Guilford 49- 26 W

at Elon 23- 18 W

at Winston-Salem YMCA 33- 34 L

Charlotte YMCA 49- 37 W

Guilford 45- 18 W


at A&M (NC State) 14- 35 L

at Trinity (Duke) 22- 38 L

2/ 16 North Carolina 14- 20 L

at Greensboro YMCA 32- 25 W



at Statesville YMCA 28- 36 L

at North Carolina 21- 31 L1Charlotte, N.C.






Stetson 47- 14 W

at Winston-Salem YMCA 28- 33 L


at Elon 31- 26 W


at North Carolina 36- 31 W

at NC State 26- 32 L

at Wake Forest 26- 19 W

Elon 19- 28 L

Statesville YMCA 28- 30 L

Guilford 19- 18 W


at Statesville YMCA 31- 37 L1Charlotte, N.C.


at Washington & Lee 33- 20 W

at VMI 12- 29 L

at VPI (Virginia Tech) 49- 20 W

at Roanoke 43- 17 W

Winston-Salem YMCA 55- 33 W

Guilford 37- 24 W

Guilford1 16- 22 L

at Elon 29- 23 W



Clemson 37- 22 W1Charlotte, N.C.


Camp Green1 54- 14 W

at VMI 10- 61 L

at Washington & Lee 6- 28 L

at VPI (Virginia Tech) 17- 20 L

at Roanoke 15- 25 L

at Guilford 9- 21 L

at Trinity (Duke) 20- 19 W

at Elon 23- 19 W


1919-20CoaCh: f.W. henGeveld 3-10

North Carolina 31- 20 W

at Guilford 22- 29 L


at Wake Forest 12- 24 L


at Elon 18- 24 L

Clemson 26- 28 L


at Wofford 38- 17 W

at Clemson 27- 38 L

at Presbyterian 30- 37 L

at South Carolina 17- 28 L

NC State 19- 37 L


Guilford 51- 14 W

NC State 45- 13 W

at Virginia 23- 47 L

at Elks Club 23- 37 L


Elon 38- 25 W

Florida 45- 26 W

at Elon 19- 30 L





Wofford 35- 34 W

at Winston-Salem YMCA 34- 25 W



Wofford 30- 21 W

NC State 23- 22 W


at NC State 25- 21 W


at Elon 30- 34 L

Trinity (Duke)1 32- 27 W

Elon 53- 25 W

Guilford 26- 45 L

at Clemson 32- 16 W

at Wofford 30- 25 W

Wake Forest 36- 27 W1Charlotte, N.C.

1922-23CoaCh: h.M. GRey 9-8



NC State 21- 8 W

Concord YMCA 35- 28 W

Trinity (Duke)1 27- 39 L

Wofford 37- 12 W

at Concord YMCA 37- 21 W



Guilford 43- 45 L

Elon 30- 24 W


at Clemson 18- 25 L

at Wofford 30- 32 L

at Furman 39- 34 W


at Elon 25- 39 L1Charlotte, N.C.

1923-24CoaCh: Monk younGeR 10-8


Charlotte YMCA 20- 26 L

at Statesville A.A. 36- 14 W

North Carolina1 27- 37 L

Belmont A.L. 31- 28 W

Guilford 33- 23 W

Trinity (Duke)1 30- 40 L

Florida 34- 22 W

Lenoir-Rhyne 34- 21 W

NC State 24- 13 W







at Belmont A.L. 33- 28 W

Statesville A.A. 44- 13 W1Charlotte, N.C.




Duke1 27- 25 W

at Duke 39- 22 W


Elon 46- 14 W

at Concord YMCA 37- 14 W

at Duke 22- 18 W

Durham Elks 33- 49 L


Durham Elks 44- 23 W


High Point 45- 28 W

2/ 17 Georgia Tech 36- 27 W




at Hampden-Sydney 35- 17 W

at Roanoke 41- 19 W


Guilford 49- 18 W

Wake Forest 48- 28 W1Charlotte, N.C.



Salisbury YMCA 27- 28 L

Duke 32- 31 W

NC State 19- 35 L

Wofford 32- 19 W

Hampden-Sydney 38- 31 W


Guilford 38- 28 W


Furman 36- 40 L

at Clemson 30- 32 L

at Furman 33- 29 W

at Wofford 29- 30 L

NC State 19- 35 L

at Duke 30- 32 L


at The Citadel 37- 39 L


Salisbury YMCA 33- 32 W


at Salisbury YMCA 33- 34 L

Union Seminary 42- 16 W

Wofford 50- 34 W

Furman 32- 41 L

Elon 36- 18 W


at Duke 24- 39 L

Guilford 67- 27 W


Carolina Monograms1 (OT) 33- 29 W

at Parris Island 18- 20 L

at College of Charleston 35- 29 W

The 1907-08 team was Davidson’s first. Bottom (L-R): Hyde Barr, James McClintock, John Fairly. Top (L-R):Walter Pharr, John Turner, Benjamin Cromartie and coach J.W. Rhea.



at South Carolina 29- 34 L

Duke 49- 42 W1Charlotte, N.C.


Salisbury YMCA 47- 43 W

Duke 27- 46 L

Furman 25- 33 L

Guilford 26- 28 L

Wofford 53- 31 W

Elon 40- 37 W

at Salisbury YMCA 47- 44 W




at Clemson 24- 35 L

at Furman 27- 32 L

at Wofford 37- 27 W


at Duke 33- 51 L



Furman1 40- 55 L


Wofford 46- 30 W


Elon 41- 35 W

Carolina Monograms1 41- 27 W

VPI (Virginia Tech) 28- 12 W

Duke 47- 40 W



at VMI 37- 38 L



at Lynchburg 33- 17 W

Wake Forest 38- 25 W

at Duke 25- 33 L


at NC State 22- 30 L1Charlotte, N.C.


Catawba 50- 26 W


at Wofford 29- 15 W

at Furman 20- 33 L

North Carolina1 22- 20 W



Maryville 33- 20 W

at VMI 35- 27 W

at Roanoke 49- 16 W


Duke1 30- 33 L


Elon 44- 30 W

Erskine 27- 32 L


at Duke 21- 45 L


Wofford 29- 10 W1Charlotte, N.C.


NC State1 26- 19 W

North Carolina 18- 17 W

Erskine 37- 23 W

VPI (Virginia Tech) 22- 20 W

Elon 39- 28 W


at Duke 18- 27 L



at North Carolina 30- 28 W


Duke 17- 31 L


at South Carolina 35- 26 W

at College of Charleston 30- 32 L

at The Citadel 21- 22 L1Charlotte, N.C.

1931-32CoaCh: flake laiRd 3-12


Furman 8- 19 L

Guilford 22- 18 W

at Duke 6- 21 L

Duke1 20- 38 L

Erskine 27- 28 L


Barium All-Stars 14- 16 L



College of Charleston 32- 19 W


Elon 30- 32 L


at College of Charleston 22- 28 L1Charlotte, N.C.




Furman 30- 44 L


Dukec 14- 58 L

Erskine 32- 33 L

Wofford (OT) 27- 25 W

at Furman 26- 33 L

at Wofford 24- 39 L



at Duke 25- 44 L

NC State 16- 39 L


at Elon 38- 18 W



Lynchburg 37- 32 W1Charlotte, N.C.


at Kannapolis YMCA 42- 30 W

at Statesville 33- 38 L

at Gastonia 35- 22 W

Statesville 39- 33 W

North Carolina 23- 38 L

at Duke 35- 40 L

at Lenoir-Rhyne 38- 29 W

NC State 29- 32 L




at William & Mary 19- 31 L

NC State 26- 50 L

NC State 23- 36 L


at Duke 26- 57 L


at Elon 34- 35 L

at Erskine 23- 32 L



at Lenoir-Rhyne 34- 25 W

Duke1 35- 39 L

Wofford 40- 35 W


Oglethorpe 41- 38 W


at Catawba 36- 31 W

NC State 21- 29 L

at Wofford 31- 33 L

at Oglethorpe 45- 37 W

at Atlanta YMCA 53- 56 L

at Atl. Jewish Prog. Club 29- 31 L

Catawba 43- 29 W


at Elon 46- 43 W

at Duke 34- 35 L


at High Point 30- 31 L


at NC State 39- 28 W


Erskine 47- 34 W1Charlotte, N.C.


Statesville Spirals 28- 32 L

at Lenoir-Rhyne 31- 51 L

at Statesville Spirals 29- 24 W


at Duke 24- 46 L

NC State 17- 55 L

at Catawba 25- 27 L

Elon 30- 43 L




at Duke 33- 37 L

Catawba 25- 24 W

at VMI 32- 37 L




Erskine 40- 25 W


1936-37CoaCh: flake laiRd 13-10 (5-8 soCon)

Catawba 41- 34 W

Unique Furniture 37- 35 W


at Duke* 34- 40 L

North Carolina*1 35- 33 W

Groves Thread 38- 46 L

NC State* 35- 41 L

South Carolina* 35- 39 L

at Duke* 27- 32 L

at North Carolina* 20- 34 L

at Furman* 45- 31 W

at The Citadel* 46- 36 W


Guilford 46- 26 W

at NC State* 34- 51 L

at Wake Forest* 43- 31 W

The Citadel* 46- 34 W


at South Carolina* 29- 40 L

Wake Forest* 33- 44 L

at Catawba 45- 37 W

Lenoir-Rhyne 31- 43 L

Erskine 45- 31 W

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte, N.C.

1937-38CoaCh: noRMan shePaRd 10-12 (4-11 soCon)


J.O. Jones 43- 29 W

McCrary Eagles 45- 48 L

Carlton Mills 42- 41 W

at Duke* 40- 22 W

1/8 North Carolina*1 (OT) 35- 37 L

1/11 South Carolina 37-26 W

Furman* 30- 25 W

Clemson* 29- 39 L

NC State* 24- 25 L

Guilford 57- 16 W

The Citadel* (OT) 29- 33 L

Duke*1 28- 52 L


at Wake Forest* 37- 45 L



at The Citadel* 26- 28 L

at Clemson* 34- 35 L

2/24 at South Carolina* 36- 22 W

at Furman* 61- 36 W




Duke Power 67- 33 W

J.O. Jones 68- 21 W

at Hampden-Sydney 46- 45 W

at William & Mary* 55- 35 W

at Randolph-Macon 49- 33 W

at University of Baltimore 27- 38 L

at Maryland* 27- 44 L

at Shelby-Lions 33- 41 L

at McCrary Eagles 47- 45 W

at Duke* 41- 39 W

North Carolina*1 46- 39 W

South Carolina* 37- 24 W

at Furman* 40- 31 W

at Wofford 36- 25 W

NC State* 36- 40 L

Guilford 42- 21 W


North Carolina* 28- 35 LThe 1912-13 Wildcats played Wake Forest, North Carolina and A&M (North Carolina State) in the sameseason for the first time in school history.

2 0 0 9 - 1 0 D A V I D S O N B A S K E T B A L L148


at Duke* 42- 40 W

at VPI (Virginia Tech)* 55- 40 W




Wofford 44- 22 W

at South Carolina* 36- 30 W


Furman* 53- 27 W

3/ 2 Washington & Lee2 43- 32 W

3 vs. Clemson2 33- 49 L


2Southern Conference Tournament, Raleigh, N.C.


J.O. Jones 34- 30 W


at VMI* 32- 31 W

at Richmond* 32- 33 L

at McCrary Eagles 22- 39 L

at George Washington 42- 74 L

Duke* 28- 51 L


North Carolina*1 47- 55 L

NC State* 41- 52 L

at Furman* 43- 33 W



at Duke* 30- 47 L







Furman*1 46- 39 W



at Union Seminary 61- 26 W

at J.O. Jones 91- 44 W


at George Washington 35- 55 L

at Seton Hall 28- 52 L


at Duke* 33- 57 L



at Furman* 45- 34 W

at Wofford 40- 49 L

VPI (Virginia Tech)* 41- 57 L





Wofford 52- 47 W



Furman* 47- 40 W


North Carolina* 31- 39 L

Guilford 47- 31 W

*Southern Conference game


J.O. Jones 44- 25 W

at Hanes Hosiery 24- 52 L


Kannapolis YMCA 43- 38 W


Langley Field 21- 20 W

Naval Base 25- 44 L


at Duke* 40- 75 L

NC State* 48- 71 L





at Duke* 37- 73 L

at Wofford 37- 31 W

Guilford 29- 20 W




at Furman* 34- 29 W

Wofford 49- 35 W



Furman* 39- 43 L




McCrary Eagles 52- 40 W

Morris Field 60- 29 W


Duke* 50- 60 L

NC State* 48- 37 W

Guilford 58- 25 W

Catawba 37- 32 W


North Carolina* 57- 41 W

Wofford 59- 27 W


Catawba 37- 53 L



NC State* 45- 53 L

Clemson* 53- 41 W




Wofford 40- 38 W

Clemson* 49- 32 W

3/ 4 at NC State2 33- 30 W

5 vs. George Washington2(OT) 40-47 L

*Southern Conference game2Southern Conference Tournament, Raleigh, N.C.


24th C.T.D. 33- 28 W



Catawba 49- 24 W

Catawba 52- 51 W


at Catawba 43- 41 W



at High Point 67- 38 W


Camp Sutton 53- 37 W

at Charlotte YMCA 64- 40 W




at Preflight 29- 82 L


Clemson* 42- 38 W

NC State* 41- 27 W

NC State* 31- 54 L

at Catawba 37- 51 L

2/ 24 vs. VPI (Virginia Tech)2 34- 38 L


2Southern Conference Tournament, Raleigh, N.C.


U.S. Rubber Co. 54- 46 W

at Wofford 41- 29 W

Guilford 42- 22 W


NC State* 31- 44 L

U.S. Rubber Co. 49- 44 W

Wofford 40- 53 L





The Citadel* 26- 60 L

at Furman* 39- 32 W

at Clemson* 34- 31 W

Morris Field 30- 47 L


Morris Field 29- 52 L

Furman* 50- 33 W




Elon 48- 35 W

at Duke* 23- 50 L



at Duke* 27- 55 L


Furman* 34- 38 L

Furman* 47- 40 W


at Furman* 46- 49 L

at Furman* 36- 38 L



at Wofford 51- 49 W


Wofford 38- 33 W


Clemson* 49- 53 L

NC State* 42- 49 L


Appalachian State 52- 39 W

Washington & Lee* 52- 39 W


Catawba 58- 64 L




Catawba 55- 17 W


at Wofford 55- 30 W

12/19 at Georgia Tech 41- 55 L


at Duke* 47- 55 L

NC State* 48- 53 L

Guilford 78- 31 W




2/ 1 at The Citadel* 60- 34 W

3 at South Carolina* 52- 50 W

7 at Duke* 47- 61 L

8 at North Carolina* 46- 55 L

11 The Citadel* 72- 46 W

14 at Clemson* 53- 57 L

15 at Furman* 57- 45 W

18 North Carolina* 38- 45 L

20 Clemson* 86- 48 W

22 at NC State* 56- 65 L

26 Wofford 74- 46 W

28 Furman* 68- 51 W

3/ 1 College of Charleston 67- 55 W







at George Washington* 40- 57 L


The 1946-47 team featured five future members of the Davidson Athletics Hall of Fame: Buddy Cheek(23), Whit Cobb (13), Ed White (15), George Peters (22) and Mike Williams (24).

The 1938-39 squad went 19-10 under coach Norm Shepard in his second season. The Wildcats beat Duketwice and North Carolina once that season.



at Quantico Marines 75- 50 W

at Hanes Hosiery 46- 52 L

at Duke* 44- 42 W

NC State* 39- 72 L


Wofford 62- 35 W




at Furman* 57- 46 W

VMI* 63- 53 W


Clemson* 85- 52 W



at Wofford 60- 45 W


Furman* 75- 39 W



vs. Maryland2 58- 51 W

at Duke2 39- 53 L

*Southern Conference game2Southern Conference Tournament, Durham, N.C.



Ellers 85- 39 W

at Hanes Hosiery 51- 46 W

at Wofford 53- 61 L

Duke*1 41- 58 L


Maryland*1 52- 49 W


NC State*1 47- 64 L


at North Carolina* 47- 37 W

at Duke* 51- 57 L

Clemson*1 65- 55 W


Wofford 82- 56 W

Furman*1 66- 40 W

at VMI* 51- 31 W

at Washington & Lee* 70- 44 W


at Furman* 59- 46 W






3/ 2 vs. William & Mary2 50- 54 L


2Southern Conference Tournament, Durham, N.C.

1949-50CoaCh: boyd baiRd 10-16 (6-12 soCon)12/ 5 at NC State* 43- 77 L


at VPI (Virginia Tech)* 60- 56 W

Duke* 49- 66 L

12/14 at Georgia Tech 59- 78 L

Monroe Clippers 63- 60 W

Hanes Hosiery 90- 87 W

at Monroe Clippers 49- 60 L


1/ 10 (9) NC State* 35- 44 L

at Furman* 58- 52 W

at Clemson* 82- 88 L


at Duke* 59- 69 L







at VMI* 68- 47 W

Clemson* 77- 65 W

Richmond* 60- 81 L


at Furman* 68- 58 W


*Southern Conference gameHome games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium

( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1950-51CoaCh: boyd baiRd 7-19 (5-15 soCon)12/ 5 at NC State* 53- 87 L

9 North Carolina* 69- 72 L

15 at Richmond* 61- 69 L

16 at William & Mary* 49- 65 L

20 at Quantico Marines 66- 83 L

21 at Loyola (Md.) 65- 63 W

23 at Geneva 79- 68 W

30 Morehead 63- 75 L

1/ 2 at McCrary Eagles 61- 78 L

5 at South Carolina* 52- 69 L

6 at The Citadel* 55- 52 W

9 (7) NC State* 61- 70 L


15 McCrary Eagles 71- 73 L


27 at Clemson* 56- 55 W

29 at Duke* 73- 94 L

2/ 1 Maryland* 55- 57 L

3 The Citadel*1 69- 49 W

5 South Carolina* 71- 74 L

6 Furman* 70- 51 W

9 Clemson* 62- 74 L

12 Duke*1 68- 90 L

16 at Washington & Lee* 68- 81 L

17 VMI* 74- 87 L

23 Washington & Lee* 74- 78 L


Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1951-52CoaCh: boyd baiRd 7-18 (4-15 soCon)12/ 1 Catawba1 65- 62 W

4 NC State* 48- 74 L

8 Furman* 66- 82 L

14 Washington & Lee* 69- 64 W

18 at (19) Duke* 49- 88 L

27 Auburn3 59- 66 L

28 South Carolina*3 87- 63 W

29 Georgia Tech3 60- 78 L


4 South Carolina* 61- 76 L



18 VPI (Virginia Tech)* 67- 58 W

2/ 1 at Furman* 69- 98 L


5 Wake Forest* 63- 64 L

8 Clemson* 69- 71 L



16 at The Citadel* 52- 62 L

18 North Carolina* 76- 71 W

23 at Wake Forest* 68- 82 L

26 (15) Duke* 50- 58 L

29 at Loyola (Md.) 73- 65 W

1 at Maryland 48- 71 L

*Southern Conference game3Carolinas Invitational Tournament


1952-53CoaCh: danny MilleR 4-17 (3-14 soCon)12/ 1 Erskine 89- 76 W


9 Furman* 71- 67 W

16 at Duke* 65- 94 L

1/ 3 South Carolina* 57- 66 L

6 (8) NC State* 71-105 L

10 at Tennessee 56- 84 L


17 at Wake Forest* 58- 91 L

30 (18) North Carolina*1 52- 73 L

2/ 3 Wake Forest* 57- 69 L



9 Tennessee 73- 83 L

13 Clemson* 59- 64 L

17 at McCrary Eagles 64- 74 L


21 at Furman* 54- 89 L


24 Duke* 72- 99 L

28 at VPI (Virginia Tech)* 62- 71 L



1953-54CoaCh: danny MilleR 7-16 (3-5 soCon)12/ 2 Guilford 56- 63 L

4 at Wake Forest 46- 88 L

5 at NC State 41- 99 L

8 South Carolina 65- 56 W

12 VPI (Virginia Tech)* 61- 68 L

15 at (13) Duke 37- 78 L

16 at VMI* 58- 65 L


5 Newberry 89- 36 W


11 North Carolina 54- 70 L


18 at VPI (Virginia Tech)* 87- 69 W

30 College of Charleston 77- 53 W

2/ 2 at South Carolina 73- 96 L

6 VMI* 75- 63 W

12 at College of Charleston 76- 59 W


16 at North Carolina1 69- 89 L

22 NC State 54-101 L

26 at Furman* 93-105 L

27 at Clemson 69- 81 L

3/ 4 vs. Furman2 68- 84 L


2Southern Conference Tournament, Morgantown, W.Va.Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium


1954-55CoaCh: danny MilleR 8-13 (4-6 soCon)12/ 2 at Guilford 94- 73 W

6 Guilford 78- 69 W

9 at College of Charleston 69- 92 L


11 at Sewanee 54- 80 L

13 at Southwestern 63- 97 L

14 Duke 75-107 L


1/ 7 The Citadel* 87- 66 W

11 Wofford 63- 81 L

14 at VPI (Virginia Tech)* 70- 68 W


31 at Wake Forest 51-101 L

2/ 4 Washington & Lee* 56- 83 L

5 VMI* 68- 65 W

10 Furman* 67- 96 L


21 Catawba 72- 70 W


26 at VMI* 52- 73 L

3/ 3 vs. (8) George Washington236- 74 L

*Southern Conference game2Southern Conference Tournament, Richmond, Va.Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium


1955-56CoaCh: MilleR, sCoTT 10-15 (5-7 soCon)12/ 2 Furman*1 66- 76 L

3 at Tennessee 64- 77 L

6 Catawba 96- 90 W



13 VPI (Virginia Tech)* 78- 76 W

15 Guilford 108- 65 W

19 Colgate3 51- 86 L

20 Mississippi State3 82- 89 L

21 Boston University3 69- 87 L

1/ 2 at McCrary Eagles 93- 78 W

3 at Wofford 67- 96 L



12 Furman* 70- 72 L

14 at Washington & Lee* 71- 65 W

30 at Catawba 64- 70 L

2/ 3 William & Mary* 75- 85 L

4 VMI* 73- 86 L

7 at Guilford 84- 79 W



21 Wofford 73- 77 L

23 at VMI* 79- 73 W


3/ 1 vs. West Virginia2 53- 59 L

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Richmond, Va.Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium

3Charlotte Carrousel Classic

1956-57CoaCh: ToM sCoTT 7-20 (4-8 soCon)11/30 Guilford 71- 65 W

12/ 4 Catawba 70- 72 L




14 Furman* 61- 75 L

15 at Guilford 57- 64 L

17 St. Joseph’s (Pa.)3 64- 86 L

18 Clemson3 67- 75 L

19 Colgate3 71- 82 L

The 1948-49 Wildcats posted an 18-8 overall record and an 11-6 mark in the Southern Conference, mark-ing the second straight season Davidson had a winning record in league play.



27 vs. Pennsylvania4 79- 83 L

28 at Richmond4 63- 92 L

29 vs. William & Mary4 63- 72 L

1/ 5 William & Mary* 67- 80 L




2/ 1 at VMI* 60- 75 L

2 at William & Mary* 86- 71 W


9 VMI* 66- 54 W

12 at Wofford 75- 85 L


26 Wofford 59- 79 L


3/ 2 VPI (Virginia Tech)* 71- 55 W

7 vs. (11) West Virginia2 51- 71 L


3Charlotte Carrousel Classic4Richmond Invitational, Richmond, Va.


1957-58CoaCh: ToM sCoTT 9-15 (4-8 soCon)


12/ 3 at Georgia Tech 52- 74 L


Wofford 67- 58 W

Catawba 54- 48 W

at Catawba 47- 45 W

Louisiana Tech3 41- 66 L

Bucknell3 58- 68 L

Lafayette3 46- 65 L

at VMI* 56- 52 W

at Washington & Lee* 84- 63 W

at William & Mary* 61- 75 L

Furman* 72- 70 W

The Citadel* 42- 61 L

at VPI (Virginia Tech)* 51- 64 L

William & Mary* 53- 72 L

Washington & Lee* 55- 61 L

VMI* 76- 65 W

at Furman* 70- 85 L



at VPI (Virginia Tech)* 58- 90 L

Wofford 62- 64 L

3/ 6 vs. (2) West Virginia2 61- 91 L


3Charlotte Carrousel Classic( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1958-59CoaCh: ToM sCoTT 9-15 (2-8 soCon)12/ 2 Wake Forest 52- 56 L

5 at Emory & Henry 66- 65 W

6 at King 43- 60 L

8 Catawba 79- 55 W


13 Pfeiffer 82- 65 W

15 Washington & Lee 98- 71 W


18 at (5) Tennessee 52- 67 L

29 South Carolina3 (2OT) 62- 55 W

30 St. Francis (Pa.)3 42- 61 L

31 George Washington*3 49- 74 L

William & Mary* 57- 59 L

1/ 10 at Furman* 64- 68 L

12 VMI* 75- 70 W


17 The Citadel* (2OT) 72- 78 L

2/ 4 Pfeiffer 71- 70 W

6 VPI (Virginia Tech) 63-94 L

9 at VMI* 60- 64 L

10 Washington & Lee (OT) 84- 75 W

18 Furman* 75- 59 W


26 vs. (10) West Virginia2 65-100 L


3Charlotte Carrousel Classic( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1959-60CoaCh: ToM sCoTT 5-19 (0-10 soCon)12/ 1 Pfeiffer 73- 59 W

3 at Tennessee 68-102 L

5 King 84- 70 W

8 Catawba 67- 62 W


12 at Louisville 47- 90 L


16 Furman* 60- 62 L

31 Erskine 68- 77 L

1/ 2 Clemson1 60- 66 L



11 VMI* 38- 70 L


16 The Citadel* 55- 73 L


2/ 3 at Pembroke 81- 73 W


6 at Erskine 55- 66 L

9 at VMI* 60- 72 L

11 at Pfeiffer 75- 78 L

16 William & Mary* 65- 73 L


22 Pembroke 80- 70 W

*Southern Conference gameHome games on campus played at Johnston

Gymnasium

1960-61CoaCh: lefTy dRiesell 9-14 (2-10 soCon)12/ 3 Wake Forest 65- 59 W

6 Catawba 52- 54 L

8 at VMI* 68- 72 L

9 at VPI (Virginia Tech)* 59-105 L


14 Furman* 52- 61 L


29 vs. East Tennessee State3 71- 83 L

30 vs. North Texas State3 72- 59 W

1/ 4 William & Mary* 54- 45 W


9 at Erskine 70- 63 W

14 The Citadel* 73- 74 L

30 Richmond* 78- 83 L

2/ 2 Wofford 72- 65 W

4 Pfeiffer 66- 56 W

6 VMI* 88- 79 W

9 at Pfeiffer 79- 72 W


16 Virginia Tech* 72- 79 L


21 Erskine 77- 58 W


*Southern Conference gameHome games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium

3Laurel Invitational

1961-62CoaCh: lefTy dRiesell 14-11 (5-6 soCon)12/ 2 at (3) Wake Forest 62- 96 L

5 at (7) Duke 72-115 L

9 at VMI* 60- 84 L

11 at George Washington* 77- 95 L

15 Furman* 60- 62 L

18 vs. Carson-Newman3 56- 57 L

19 vs. Mississippi College3 110- 95 W

22 at Alabama 68- 63 W

1/ 2 Alabama 73- 67 W

3 William & Mary* 62- 47 W


9 at Wofford 74- 55 W

12 Belmont Abbey1 56- 46 W

30 Georgia Southern 84- 64 W

2/ 1 Erskine 71- 57 W


5 at Richmond* 55- 52 W

10 VMI* 66- 68 L

12 Clemson 61- 55 W



20 Richmond* 72- 62 W


27 Wofford 75- 64 W

3/ 1 vs. George Washington2 81- 85 L

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Richmond, Va.

Home games played at Johnston Gymnasium3Oglethorpe Invitational, Atlanta, Ga.


1962-63CoaCh: lefTy dRiesell 20-7 (8-3 soCon)11/30 Erskine 91- 51 W

12/ 1 at (2) Duke 68- 76 L

4 Wofford 77- 58 W

8 VMI 64- 62 W

14 Furman 66- 63 W

18 (2) Duke1 72- 69 W

22 at (1) Cincinnati 46- 72 L

28 New Hampshire3 115- 54 W

29 Princeton3 70- 79 L


5 East Carolina 71- 61 W

8 at (9) West Virginia* 73- 89 L


12 Jacksonville 112- 78 W

16 at Wofford 66- 56 W

28 vs. Erskine4 89- 48 W


2/ 1 Richmond* 95- 73 W


8 at VMI* 64- 57 W


16 at Georgia Southern 59- 57 W

20 Wake Forest1 90- 75 W


28 vs. VMI2 108- 75 W

3/ 1 at Virginia Tech2 75- 67 W

2 vs. West Virginia2 74- 79 L


3Charlotte Invitational Tournament, CharlotteColiseum, Charlotte, N.C.

4Gastonia, N.C.( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1963-64CoaCh: lefTy dRiesell 22-4 (9-2 soCon)11/30 Hampden-Sydney 98- 52 W

12/ 2 Wake Forest1 66- 53 W

7 St. Joseph’s (Pa.)1 88- 77 W

11 at (8) Ohio State 95- 73 W

14 Jacksonville 121- 92 W

18 Furman* 89- 63 W

21 vs. East Carolina4 105- 77 W

30 Pennsylvania3 90- 73 W

31 Princeton3 102- 68 W

1/ 4 West Virginia*1 93- 82 W

7 at VMI* 70- 58 W

11 Virginia1 64- 62 W



25 Wofford 105- 73 W

29 at West Virginia*5 73- 75 L

2/ 1 VMI* 129- 91 W


7 Georgia Southern 95- 76 W



15 at Duke 78- 85 L



27 vs. The Citadel2 91- 62 W

28 vs. VMI2 81- 82 L

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Charlotte, N.C.

Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium3Charlotte Invitational Tournament, Charlotte

Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.4Norfolk, Va.

5Charleston, W.V.( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1964-65CoaCh: lefTy dRiesell 24-2 (12-0 soCon)12/ 1 Wake Forest1 95- 88 W

5 at St. Joseph’s (Pa.) 64- 77 L

8 Furman* 113- 82 W

12 at Jacksonville 91- 70 W

15 VMI* 91- 69 W

19 Ohio State1 87- 64 W

22 Virginia1 86- 74 W

28 Alabama3 79- 62 W

29 Ohio3 81- 63 W

1/ 2 William & Mary*1 77- 57 W


7 at New York University6 82- 73 W


14 at West Virginia*5 86- 77 W

18 Presbyterian 130- 67 W


30 vs. Wake Forest4 78- 71 W

2/ 2 at VMI* 84- 78 W

5 George Washington*1 119- 83 W

8 West Virginia*1 103- 80 W



16 Wofford 117- 72 W


25 vs. VMI2 86- 73 W

26 vs. West Virginia2 (OT) 72- 74 L

The 1964-65 team posted a 24-2 record and a 23-game winning streak. One of the Wildcats’ losses camein the SoCon Tournament, ending Davidson’s NCAA Tourney qualification hopes.





Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.4Greensboro, N.C.5Charleston, W.Va.

6Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.

1965-66CoaCh: lefTy dRiesell 21-7 (11-1 soCon)12/ 1 Wake Forest1 86- 87 L

4 Bucknell 90- 48 W

7 Furman* 90- 70 W

9 Marquette1 73- 65 W

11 East Carolina* 90- 82 W

14 at VMI* 67- 64 W

18 Dartmouth 93- 74 W

21 Ohio1 96- 63 W

28 Navy3 60- 65 L

29 Mississippi State3 72- 60 W

1/ 1 William & Mary*1 90- 59 W





29 vs. Wake Forest4 80- 82 L

2/ 2 at West Virginia*5 65- 74 L

5 VMI* 97- 84 W


12 New York University1 75- 59 W

15 (4) St. Joseph’s (Pa.)1 79- 83 L



25 vs. Richmond2 84- 65 W

26 vs. West Virginia2 80- 69 W

3/ 7 vs. Rhode Island6 95- 65 W

11 vs. Syracuse7 78- 94 L

12 vs. (5) St. Joseph’s (Pa.)7 76- 92 L



Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.4Greensboro, N.C.5Charleston, W.V.

6NCAA Tournament, Blacksburg, Va.7NCAA Tournament, Raleigh, N.C. (Reynolds Coliseum)


1966-67CoaCh: lefTy dRiesell 15-12 (8-4 soCon)12/ 1 Wake Forest1 76- 63 W

3 Pittsburgh1 97- 59 W

6 Furman* 84- 71 W

10 at Michigan 68- 71 L

13 at VMI* 82- 80 W

15 Princeton1 68- 91 L

17 at Tulane 89- 93 L

20 George Washington*1 54- 55 L

28 Maryland3 65- 66 L

29 Fordham3 74- 60 W

1/ 2 at Virginia 75- 71 W




13 Virgina Tech1 68- 74 L

28 vs. Wake Forest4 74- 88 L

2/ 1 at West Virginia* 83- 86 L



11 at Marquette 65- 66 L

14 William & Mary*1 71- 74 L


21 VMI* 73- 69 W


3/ 2 vs. Furman2 64- 55 W

3 vs. William & Mary2 78- 65 W

4 vs. West Virginia2 65- 81 L


1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Charlotte, N.C.


Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.4Greensboro, N.C.

1967-68CoaCh: lefTy dRiesell 24-5 (9-1 soCon)12/ 1 Bucknell 91- 70 W

2 VMI*1 80- 73 W

5 Furman* 95- 68 W

9 Michigan1 91- 70 W

12 at (3) Vanderbilt (OT) 79- 81 L

15 William & Mary*1 71- 65 W

18 Rice3 90- 68 W

19 Temple3 63- 60 W

29 vs. Memphis State5 51- 44 W

30 vs. (9) Vanderbilt5 67- 80 L

1/ 3 at Duke 84- 89 L

6 at St. John’s 70- 54 W

10 George Washington* 107- 75 W

13 at West Virginia* (OT) 86- 89 L

27 vs. Wake Forest4 75- 52 W

31 Virginia Tech1 81- 76 W

2/ 3 West Virginia*1 91- 77 W



14 at St. Joseph’s (Pa.) 66- 60 W

17 at George Washington* 85- 72 W


24 Tulane1 76- 68 W


3/ 1 vs. Furman2 79- 63 W

2 vs. West Virginia2 79- 70 W

9 vs. St. John’s6 87- 70 W

15 vs. (7) Columbia7 (OT) 61- 59 W

16 vs. (4) North Carolina7 66- 70 L




5Sugar Bowl Tournament, New Orleans, La.6NCAA Tournament, College Park, Md. (Cole Field House)

7NCAA Tournament, Raleigh, N.C.( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1968-69CoaCh: lefTy dRiesell 27-3 (9-0 soCon)11/30 VMI* 83- 72 W

12/ 3 Furman* 105- 70 W

7 Vanderbilt1 101- 84 W


20 South Carolina1 62- 55 W

27 Maryland3 83- 69 W

28 Texas3 98- 76 W

31 at Michigan 94- 82 W

1/ 4 (17) St. John’s1 (OT) 74- 75 L


3/ 7 vs. (4) St. Bonaventure4 72- 85 L



Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.4NCAA Tournament, Jamaica, N.Y.


1970-71CoaCh: TeRRy holland 15-11 (9-1 soCon)12/ 9 East Carolina*1 77- 61 W

12 Mercer 80- 50 W


19 at Georgia (OT) 77- 75 W

22 NC State1 64- 77 L

29 Boston College3 67- 72 L

30 Georgia3 63- 55 W

1/ 2 at William & Mary* 66- 49 W


9 West Virginia1 (OT) 66- 57 W

13 at Pittsburgh 67- 82 L

16 St. Joseph’s (Pa.)1 84- 85 L

19 at East Carolina* 60- 52 W

23 at Princeton 71- 91 L

26 St. John’s1 (OT) 56- 54 W

30 Wake Forest1 (OT) 60- 64 L

2/ 2 at VMI* 70- 39 W

6 at West Virginia 79- 93 L

10 (7) South Carolina1 (OT) 62- 70 L


16 vs. Duke4 55- 64 L

20 Furman* 71- 61 W


24 VMI* 109- 64 W

27 Cincinnati1 (OT) 70- 67 W

3/ 4 vs. Furman2 79- 83 L





1971-72CoaCh: TeRRy holland 19-9 (8-2 soCon)12/ 4 Clemson1 75- 65 W

8 at East Carolina* 57- 67 L

11 Furman* 86- 93 L


17 Appalachian State 109- 96 W


29 Georgia Tech3 91- 66 W



4 at (17) St. John’s 88- 84 W

8 at West Virginia 78- 95 L

12 Pittsburgh1 78- 91 L


18 at VMI* 73- 57 W

22 West Virginia1 101- 80 W

26 (17) Princeton1 81- 74 W

29 at Wake Forest 80- 66 W

2/ 1 East Carolina* 92- 79 W

3 VMI* 84- 61 W



12 at (9) South Carolina 71- 86 L

16 Duke1 74- 72 W

21 Dayton1 85- 69 W

26 (9) South Carolina1 82- 88 L

3/ 2 vs. Appalachian State2 87- 77 W

3 vs. East Carolina2 77- 81 L

18 vs. Syracuse5 77- 81 L

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Greenville, S.C.




18 at VMI* 66- 64 W




2/ 1 vs. Iowa4 61- 76 L

4 at West Virginia 94- 79 W

6 vs. (19) Dayton5 64- 63 W



15 at Furman* 103- 67 W

19 Duke1 88- 80 W


27 vs. VMI2 99- 76 W


3/ 1 vs. East Carolina2 102- 76 W

8 vs. (10) Villanova6 75- 61 W

13 vs. (8) St. John’s7 79- 69 W

15 vs. (4) North Carolina7 85- 87 L



Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.4Chicago, Ill.

5Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.6NCAA Tournament, Raleigh, N.C.

7NCAA Tournament, College Park, Md. (Cole Field House)( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1969-70CoaCh: TeRRy holland 22-5 (10-0 soCon)12/ 3 Furman* 109- 90 W

6 Michigan1 91- 85 W


19 at St. John’s 62- 74 L

22 Georgia1 74- 72 W

29 Holy Cross3 90- 76 W

30 Syracuse3 103- 81 W



8 VMI* 95- 52 W



17 at St. Joseph’s (Pa.) 81- 90 L


24 Princeton1 (OT) 71- 64 W

27 at West Virginia 87- 82 W



7 at Virginia Tech (OT) 73- 66 W

11 at (2) South Carolina 68- 62 W


18 Duke1 (OT) 76- 79 L


26 vs. VMI2 72- 46 W



The 1970-71 team posted a 9-1 record in the SoCon. It marked the fourth consecutive year the ‘Cats wonnine or more games in the league.



Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.5NIT, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.


1972-73CoaCh: TeRRy holland 18-9 (9-1 soCon)11/29 Wofford 88- 57 W

12/ 2 Clemson1 65- 59 W




16 at Cincinnati 84- 85 L

19 (2) NC State1 90-103 L

29 St. Bonaventure3 83- 76 W

30 Cincinnati3 66- 63 W

1/ 3 at William & Mary* 102- 88 W

6 St. John’s1 77- 78 L

10 at Pittsburgh 76- 73 W

13 at South Carolina 79- 90 L

17 Duke1 75- 78 L




31 at East Carolina* 73- 62 W

2/ 3 at West Virginia (OT) 85- 88 L

6 at VMI* 103- 88 W


12 Furman*1 89- 84 W

15 Appalachian State* 108- 81 W

24 at Dayton 84- 67 W

3/ 1 vs. VMI2 88- 77 W


3 vs. Furman2 81- 99 L


3Charlotte Invitational Tournament, CharlotteColiseum, Charlotte, N.C.( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1973-74CoaCh: TeRRy holland 18-9 (7-3 soCon)12/ 3 Wofford 111- 66 W

5 Brown1 103- 84 W

8 at East Carolina* 91-104 L




20 Furman* 62- 69 L

28 Loyola (Ill.)3 98- 83 W

29 Miami (Ohio)3 97- 87 W

1/ 3 VMI* 76- 62 W

5 Pittsburgh1 63- 90 L


12 (15) South Carolina1 70- 59 W



23 at Virginia 64- 63 W

26 at Wake Forest 78- 76 W

30 at Duke 72- 89 L

2/ 2 at (3) Notre Dame 84- 95 L



13 at (2) NC State 78-105 L


20 at Appalachian State* 65- 58 W

23 Cincinnati1 67- 62 W


3/ 1 at Richmond2 68- 86 L



1974-75CoaCh: bo bRiCkels 7-19 (4-6 soCon)12/ 3 Wofford 74- 69 W

7 Ohio State1 88- 80 W



17 at William & Mary* (OT) 75- 76 L

21 (1) NC State1 79- 95 L

31 at Brigham Young 76- 90 L

1/ 3 at (3) UCLA 64- 91 L

4 at UC-Santa Barbara 75- 91 L

8 Notre Dame1 73- 89 L

11 St. John’s1 81- 77 W

13 Virginia1 56- 58 L

18 at (16) South Carolina 68- 85 L

20 East Carolina* 78-110 L



29 Duke1 76-113 L

2/ 1 at West Virginia 92- 97 L


8 at East Carolina* 91-101 L

11 at VMI* (2OT) 94- 93 W

15 Furman*1 83- 96 L


19 Wake Forest1 69- 78 L

22 at Cincinnati 81- 96 L

3/ 1 at William & Mary2 64- 78 L

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Williamsburg, Va.Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium


1975-76CoaCh: bo bRiCkels 5-21 (1-9 soCon)12/ 1 Wofford 110- 81 W

3 Richmond* 62- 75 L


11 Baylor1 88- 86 W


16 at Georgia Tech 60- 85 L

20 at Ohio State 65- 94 L

29 Hofstra3 76- 61 W

30 Clemson3 54- 72 L

1/ 3 Georgia Tech1 68- 72 L

5 Virginia1 51- 52 L

10 West Virginia1 (OT) 80- 84 L




24 South Carolina1 70- 84 L

27 at Duke 79- 84 L

29 UC-Santa Barbara1 74- 67 W

31 East Carolina* 82- 88 L

2/ 4 at Appalachian State* 62- 75 L

7 at (11) Notre Dame 74-117 L

11 VMI* 76- 92 L

14 William & Mary* 73- 75 L


21 Furman*1 77- 85 L

28 at VMI2 69- 71 L

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Lexington, Va.Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium


1976-77CoaCh: dave PRiTCheTT 5-22 (2-8 soCon)11/27 Wofford 93- 70 W

30 St. John’s1 57- 58 L

12/ 4 at Brown 67- 72 L

6 Appalachian State* 53- 71 L

11 at Rollins 58- 60 L


18 Brigham Young1 61- 89 L

21 at Ohio State 57- 64 L

29 New Hampshire3 62- 63 L

30 Brown3 70- 64 W

1/ 3 at Virginia 48- 67 L

5 Duke1 51-102 L

8 Furman* 58- 69 L

11 East Carolina* 49- 51 L

15 Dartmouth1 59- 54 W


25 at Appalachian State* 44- 49 L




5 vs. Notre Dame4 57- 88 L



14 at VMI* 68- 83 L

16 (7) Wake Forest1 68- 70 L


26 at Appalachian State2 66- 71 L

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.

2Southern Conference Tournament, Boone, N.C.Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium

3Charlotte Invitational Tournament, CharlotteColiseum, Charlotte, N.C.

4Greensboro, N.C.( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1977-78CoaCh: dave PRiTCheTT 9-18 (3-7 soCon)11/26 Wofford 106- 88 W

28 Erskine 90- 76 W

12/ 2 Delaware3 89- 92 L

3 Colgate3 103- 87 W

5 Rollins 83- 77 W

7 NC State1 94-104 L

10 at Brown 82- 92 L

12 at Rutgers 77- 78 L

17 at Marshall* 80-108 L

19 Western Carolina*1 82- 76 W

21 Georgia Tech1 79- 78 W

1/ 4 Marshall*1 64- 87 L

9 Furman*1 86- 82 W

14 at Chattanooga* 87- 93 L



23 VMI* 69- 89 L

25 William & Mary1 56- 65 L

28 at Dartmouth 69- 82 L


2/ 1 Chattanooga*1 86- 96 L

4 at (4) Notre Dame 76-100 L


11 at Duke 88-104 L



25 at VMI2 80- 95 L

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Lexington, Va.Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium


1978-79CoaCh: eddie biedenbaCh -19 (3-7 soCon)11/24 Canisius*1 106- 99 W

25 Connecticut*1 84- 81 W

12/ 2 Wofford 110- 74 W

4 Brown1 75- 58 W

6 at (8) NC State 77- 97 L

15 at Western Kentucky 81-103 L

18 at Indiana3 64-101 L

19 vs. Army3 76- 80 L

29 at New Mexico4 77- 92 L

30 vs. Miami (Ohio)4 72- 96 L

1/ 2 (1) Duke1 59- 77 L


8 (2) Notre Dame1 63- 95 L


15 at Marshall* 74- 85 L



27 Furman*1 86- 97 L


2/ 3 at Western Carolina* 74- 87 L


8 at William & Mary (2OT) 62- 68 L

10 at VMI* 81- 54 W

12 Chattanooga* 70- 64 W

17 at South Carolina 88-102 L

19 UNC Charlotte1 83- 93 L

24 at The Citadel2 79- 86 L

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Charleston, S.C.

Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium3Indiana Classic, Bloomington, Ind.

4Lobo Invitational, Albuquerque, N.M.( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1979-80CoaCh: eddie biedenbaCh 8-18 (4-11 soCon)12/ 1 Wofford 88- 78 W

3 at VMI* 74- 73 W

7 Pennsylvania3 71- 62 W

8 UNC Charlotte3 82-104 L

10 Western Carolina*1 62- 74 L

12 Eckerd 83- 64 W

15 Furman*1 81- 91 L

17 at Marshall* 97-115 L

29 at Baylor 67- 76 L

31 NC State1 63- 66 L

1/ 2 East Tennessee State* 72- 66 W

7 VMI* (OT) 69- 70 L



19 Chattanooga* 59- 61 L

21 Marshall* 81- 53 W

24 at (9) St. John’s 48- 67 L

28 at Western Carolina* 53- 75 L

30 Appalachian State*1 58- 48 W

2/ 2 at (8) Notre Dame 71-105 L

The 1973-74 Wildcats went 18-9 overall and 7-3 in the SoCon in Terry Holland’s last season as head coach.




6 The Citadel*1 (OT) 88- 98 L

9 South Carolina1 (OT) 77- 78 L



18 UNC Charlotte1 73- 70 W

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium3First Union Holiday Classic, Charlotte Coliseum,

Charlotte, N.C.( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1980-81CoaCh: eddie biedenbaCh 13-14 (11-5 soCon)11/28 Wofford 92- 60 W

12 1 at NC State 72- 89 L

6 at East Tennessee State* 79- 97 L

8 at Marshall* (OT) 79- 73 W

12 Wisconsin3 67- 63 W

13 (12) Texas A&M3 62- 76 L


20 at Pennsylvania 60- 92 L

22 at Holy Cross 79- 96 L

30 (8) Wake Forest 70- 83 L

1/ 4 (4) Notre Dame 67- 87 L

7 Western Carolina* 77- 68 W


12 Appalachian State* (OT) 66- 63 W

17 Furman* 73- 72 W


21 VMI* 79- 63 W

24 at South Carolina 88-103 L


2/ 4 East Tennessee State* (OT) 84- 82 W


11 VMI* 95- 83 W

14 at Furman* (OT) 94- 79 W



23 UNC Charlotte (2OT) 89- 91 L

28 Marshall2 77- 90 L

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Davidson, N.C.

Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium3First Union Holiday Classic, Charlotte Coliseum,

Charlotte, N.C.( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1981-82CoaCh: bobby hussey 14-15 (9-7 soCon)11/30 NC State1 55- 76 L

12/ 2 Baptist 73- 59 W



11 The Citadel*3 63- 55 W




29 at Duke4 75- 73 W

30 vs. William & Mary4 44- 46 L

1/ 2 Furman*1 63- 45 W


7 Marshall* 65- 67 L

9 East Tennessee State* 59- 69 L


16 at Notre Dame 45- 59 L

20 at East Tennessee State* 71- 69 W

23 at Marshall* 61- 59 W

25 at VMI* 72- 58 W


2/ 1 VMI* 79- 63 W






28 vs. Furman2 84- 76 W

3/ 5 vs. The Citadel2 57- 54 W

6 vs. Chattanooga2 58- 69 L

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Charleston, W.V.Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium

3First Union Invitational, Charlotte Coliseum,Charlotte, N.C.

4Iron Duke Classic, Durham, N.C.

1982-83CoaCh: bobby hussey 13-15 (8-8 soCon)11/26 at DePaul3 39- 79 L

27 vs. Texas Tech3 54- 51 W

12/ 4 Erskine 80- 58 W


11 Massachusetts1 71- 68 W

14 at Duke 60- 63 L

16 Furman*1 47- 46 W


29 at Holy Cross4 62- 65 L

30 vs. George Washington4 50- 68 L

1/ 4 Notre Dame1 (ot) 54- 51 W


11 Appalachian State*1 (ot) 58- 60 L



22 VMI* 75- 43 W




2/ 4 at Appalachian State* 50- 45 W






3/ 3 at VMI* 83- 68 W


10 vs. Western Carolina2 62- 86 L

*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Charleston, W.V.Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium

3Crush Classic, Rosemont, Ill.4Shawmut Worcester County Classic, Worcester, Mass.

1983-84CoaCh: bobby hussey 9-19 (5-11 soCon)11/26 Wofford 73- 67 W

28 Pennsylvania1 59- 69 L

12/ 3 Duke1 63- 90 L


10 Erskine 88- 52 W

13 Sewanee 78- 66 W


27 vs. Miami (Ohio)3 52- 70 L

28 vs. McNeese State3 57- 61 L

1/ 3 at Furman* 70- 65 W



14 Furman* 48- 57 L




25 at Notre Dame (OT) 56- 59 L

28 VMI* 62- 55 W

2/ 4 at Appalachian State* 53- 55 L



13 at VMI* 47- 44 W


18 East Tennessee State* 79- 63 W



27 Western Carolina* 61- 67 L

3/ 2 vs. Marshall2 68- 78 L


2Southern Conference Tournament, Asheville, N.C.Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium

3Milwaukee Classic, Milwaukee, Wisc.

1984-85CoaCh: bobby hussey 10-20 (6-10 soCon)11/23 vs. Chaminade1 62- 77 L

24 vs. Virginia3 65- 69 L

12/ 1 Wofford 84- 56 W

3 Erskine 73- 64 W



12 St. John’s1 51- 77 L

17 at (4) Duke 65- 82 L

27 vs. Oregon4 50- 55 L

29 at Portland4 49- 51 L

30 vs. Pennsylvania4 80- 81 L

1/ 2 at Furman* 68- 67 W

5 Notre Dame1 62- 79 L


12 at Appalachian State* (OT) 70- 68 W

19 Marshall* (OT) 74- 80 L

21 at VMI* 51- 57 L

24 at South Carolina 77- 61 W



2/ 2 Chattanooga* 52- 62 L

4 Appalachian State*1 70- 73 L

6 Furman* 84- 70 W


11 at East Tenn. State* (OT) 67- 68 L


18 at The Citadel* (OT) 79- 82 L

21 VMI* 71- 63 W

23 Western Carolina* 68- 78 L

3/ 1 vs. Marshall2 71- 83 L



3Silversword Invitational at Kona, Hawaii4Fred Meyer Far West Classic at Portland, Ore.


1985-86CoaCh: bobby hussey 20-11 (10-6 soCon)

11/23 Wofford 72- 57 W

27 Erskine 83- 56 W

30 Catholic 98- 58 W

12/ 4 at Wake Forest 63- 67 L

7 Eckerd 89- 74 W


18 (3) Duke1 52- 69 L

21 Bethune-Cookman 75- 60 W

27 at Vanderbilt2 69- 78 L

28 vs. Rice2 70- 47 W

1/ 4 South Carolina1 49- 63 L





20 at East Tennessee State*(3OT) 76- 80 L


27 Furman* 67- 58 W

30 at Western Carolina* 62- 59 W

2/ 1 VMI* 75- 68 W







24 at VMI* 70- 76 L

28 vs. VMI3 71- 62 W

3/ 1 vs. East Tennessee State3 74- 65 W

2 vs. Chattanooga3 42- 40 W

14 VS. (3) Kentucky4 55- 75 L1Charlotte Coliseum (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.

2Music City Invitational at Vanderbilt3Southern Conference Tournament, Asheville, N.C.

4NCAA Tournament, Charlotte, N.C.( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1986-87CoaCh: bobby hussey 20-10 (12-4 soCon)11/29 Sewanee 85- 58 W

12/ 3 Wake Forest1 60- 75 L

6 Wofford 81- 74 W

8 at Duke 65- 95 L

10 Erskine 89- 63 W


16 at Princeton (OT) 58- 56 W

20 Holy Cross1 83- 68 W

27 at Bowling Green (OT) 71- 75 L

1/ 3 at South Carolina 56- 63 L









31 at VMI* 90- 65 W

2/ 2 at Marshall* 67- 75 L


7 Florida International 85- 59 W

12 Furman* (OT) 78- 76 W




23 VMI* 72- 69 W

27 vs. VMI2 92- 63 W

28 vs. Western Carolina2 85- 76 W

3/ 1 vs. Marshall2 (OT) 64- 66 L



1987-88CoaCh: bobby hussey 15-13 (9-7 soCon)11/27 Erskine 93- 67 W

12/ 3 at Wake Forest 65- 78 L

5 Bowling Green1 76- 70 W

9 (10) Duke1 71-105 LThe 1985-86 Wildcats were the first Davidson team to advance to the NCAA Tournament since 1970.




16 Pitt-Johnstown 93- 67 W


28 at UNC Wilmington 64- 69 L

30 Hofstra 82- 67 W

1/ 2 South Carolina1 55- 75 L

6 Wofford 87- 68 W


13 at VMI* 66- 64 W






2/ 1 at Furman* 80- 90 L


6 VMI* 55- 59 L



18 Furman* 65- 67 L


27 Appalachian State* (OT) 74- 72 W

29 East Tennessee State* (OT) 74- 76 L

3/ 4 vs. Chattanooga2 69- 83 L




1988-89CoaCh: bobby hussey 7-2411/25 vs. SW Texas State2 57- 53 W

26 vs. S.C. State2 44- 67 L

27 vs. Villanova2 47- 63 L


12/ 3 Wofford 47- 71 L

5 Eckerd 90- 80 W

10 at UNC Charlotte1 64- 79 L

12 Erskine 90- 63 W

22 at Lafayette 50- 87 L

28 vs. Air Force3 45- 48 L

29 vs. Harvard3 70- 62 W

1/ 5 at (13) Duke 53-101 L

7 South Carolina1 48- 65 L

9 at Campbell 45- 46 L

11 Md.-Baltimore County 69- 72 L

14 Florida International 85- 75 W

18 at Appalachian State 65- 75 L

21 Northern Illinois 74- 79 L

23 Campbell 50- 63 L

26 at Florida International 84- 91 L

28 at Central Florida 91- 83 W

30 UNC Wilmington 68- 81 L

2/ 2 Appalachian State 54- 65 L

8 at Northern Illinois 77- 89 L

11 William & Mary 69- 88 L

13 at Hofstra 71- 78 L

16 Baptist College 77- 84 L

18 at Md.-Baltimore County 73- 84 L

22 Miami (Ohio) 63- 65 L

25 Central Florida 75- 64 W

27 at Miami (Fla.) 78- 90 L1Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.

2San Juan Shootout at San Juan, P.R.3Connecticut Mutual Classic,

at Hartford, Conn.Home games on campus played at Johnston Gymnasium


1989-90CoaCh: bob MCkilloP ReCoRd: 4-2411/25 at Wake Forest 65- 84 L

27 at William & Mary 79- 80 L

12/ 1 Virginia 57- 71 L

4 Erskine 70- 69 W


21 (12) Duke 44- 89 L

29 at (17) St. John’s 65- 83 L

1/ 5 at UNC Asheville 56- 61 L

8 Campbell 54- 81 L

11 Furman 57- 60 L

13 at Iowa State 71- 86 L

15 Central Florida 51- 53 L


20 Winthrop 49- 51 L

22 at Appalachian State 60- 88 L


27 Wofford 79- 67 W

31 UNC Asheville 58- 61 L

2/ 3 at Campbell 56- 66 L

5 at The Citadel 66- 76 L

8 at Furman 76- 97 L

10 Miami (Fla.) 64- 72 L

15 at Winthrop 67- 68 L

19 at Miami (Ohio) 57- 89 L

22 The Citadel 76- 85 L

24 at Central Florida 83- 74 W

27 Liberty 55- 57 L

3/ 3 St. Joseph’s (Maine) 82- 61 W1Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.

Home games on campus played at Belk Arena( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1990-91CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 10-19 (6-8 biG souTh)11/23 vs. Central Connecticut3 109-129 L

24 vs. Monmouth3 55- 64 L

27 William & Mary 58- 59 L

12/ 1 Erskine 86- 82 W

5 UNC Asheville* 73- 71 W

8 Wake Forest 56- 72 L

10 Radford* 57- 71 L

19 Wofford 63- 74 L

29 at UNC Asheville* (OT) 86- 89 L

1/ 5 at Charleston Southern* 74- 80 L

8 Appalachian State 72- 60 W

12 Coastal Carolina* 48- 55 L

14 at Campbell* 59- 53 W

17 Charleston Southern* 92- 78 W

19 at Radford* 72- 78 L

21 at (14) Virginia 47- 71 L

23 (22) South Carolina 57- 85 L

26 Augusta* (OT) 72- 81 L


31 at Augusta* 62- 54 W

2/ 2 at Miami 67- 79 L

6 Winthrop* 59- 42 W

11 at Coastal Carolina* 52- 64 L

13 at (5) Duke 39- 74 L

16 at Winthrop* 69- 71 L

20 Campbell* 73- 58 W

25 at Liberty (OT) 71- 67 W

28 Winthrop2 63- 48 W

3/ 1 Coastal Carolina2 55- 58 L

*Big South Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.

2Big South Tournament, Anderson, S.C.3Joe Lapchick Memorial Tournament, Jamaica, N.Y.


1991-92CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 11-17 (6-8 biG souTh)11/23 (17) Alabama 59- 76 L

25 Methodist 102- 73 W

30 Sewanee 71- 44 W

12/ 2 at William & Mary (OT) 69- 70 L

9 Warren Wilson 137- 51 W


1/ 4 at NC State 63- 83 L

8 at Coastal Carolina* 62- 79 L

11 at Charleston Southern* 59- 64 L

13 Campbell* 48- 47 W

15 at UNC Asheville* 64- 45 W

18 at Liberty* 68- 86 L

21 at (19) UNC Charlotte1 70- 82 L

25 Winthrop* 67- 68 L

28 at Samford 61- 59 W

2/ 1 Miami (Fla.) 66- 62 W

3 UNC Wilmington 68- 71 L

8 (20) UNC Charlotte 85- 95 L

10 at Campbell* 64- 67 L

13 Coastal Carolina* 65- 72 L

15 Radford* 63- 72 L


22 at Radford* 75- 89 L

24 UNC Asheville* 76- 68 W

26 Charleston Southern* 77- 65 W

29 at Winthrop* 59- 52 W

3/ 2 Liberty* 69- 67 W

5 vs. Campbell2 60- 69 L

*Big South Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.

2Big South Tournament, Anderson, S.C.Home games on campus played at Belk Arena


1992-93CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 14-14 (10-8 soCon)12/2 St. Joseph’s (Maine) 98- 78 W

5 Tennessee Temple 82- 56 W

19 Lynchburg 82- 47 W



1/ 3 at UNC Charlotte1 57- 95 L

6 at Western Carolina 81- 69 W


11 NC State 58- 63 L




23 VMI* 75- 64 W


27 Georgia Southern* 88- 81 W



2/ 6 at Georgia Southern* 71- 83 L


10 UNC Charlotte 78- 80 L

13 Furman* 76- 64 W





28 at VMI* 84- 70 W

3/ 5 vs. Marshall2 67- 65 W


*Southern Conference game1Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.

2Southern Conference Tournament, Asheville, N.C.Home games on campus played at Belk Arena

1993-94CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 22-8 (13-5 soCon)11/27 Sewanee 102- 78 W

12/ 4 Samford 78- 51 W


11 UNC Charlotte 71- 65 W

13 Oglethorpe 98- 63 W

19 Clemson1 82- 79 W

30 at Marshall 71- 75 L

1/ 2 at NC State 64- 63 W


8 Furman* 72- 62 W





22 at VMI* 78- 60 W

26 at Georgia Southern* 69- 67 W



2/ 5 Georgia Southern* 83- 71 W



15 at UNC Charlotte3 74- 61 W




28 VMI* 79- 65 W

3/ 4 vs. VMI2 71- 61 W

5 vs. Western Carolina2 93- 89 W


17 at West Virginia4 69- 85 L


2Southern Conference Tournament, Asheville, N.C.Home games on campus played at Belk Arena

3Independence Arena (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.4NIT First round

1994-95CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 14-13 (7-7 soCon)11/25 Roanoke 93- 68 W

29 (21) Wake Forest 62- 74 L

12/ 2 vs. Iona4 88- 77 W

3 at (22) Syracuse4 66- 89 L

10 UNC Wilmington 78- 68 W

17 UNC Charlotte 66- 55 W

22 at Seton Hall 65- 73 L

29 vs. Lafayette5 96- 81 W

30 at Boise State5 64- 78 L

1/ 3 Emory 78- 46 W

5 Washington & Jefferson 95- 61 W




21 VMI* 83- 75 W



30 at Georgia Southern* 52- 59 L

2/ 4 Western Carolina* 68- 69 L





20 at VMI* 75- 81 L


27 Furman* 66- 55 W

3/ 3 Western Carolina2 74- 78 L

*Southern Conference game2Southern Conference Tournament, Asheville, N.C.

The 1992-93 squad posted a 14-14 overall record and a 10-8 SoCon mark, setting the table for the currentsuccess of Davidson basketball.



Home games on campus played at Belk Arena3Independence Arena (Bojangles Col.), Charlotte, N.C.

4Carrier Classic5Boise State Tournament( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1995-96CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 25-5 (14-0 soCon)11/24 Rhodes 91- 46 W

27 at Mississippi (OT) 84- 83 W

12/ 2 Catholic 101- 59 W


9 NC State 80- 84 L

16 Fairleigh-Dickinson 96- 56 W

21 Williams (OT) 93- 87 W

28 vs. Central Florida3 90- 51 W

30 vs. (19) Michigan3 70- 82 L

1/ 2 Lafayette 93- 68 W

6 Navy 87- 58 W


15 Furman* 102- 97 W

18 vs. UNC Charlotte1 56- 47 W




29 VMI* 86- 79 W

2/ 3 at Western Carolina* 98- 85 W

5 at Chattanooga* 70- 58 W




19 at VMI* 95- 76 W



3/ 1 vs. East Tennessee State2 67- 43 W

2 vs. Marshall2 92- 77 W


13 at South Carolina4 79-100 L


2Southern Conference Tournament, Greensboro, N.C.Home games on campus played at Belk Arena3UNLV Holiday Classic at Las Vegas, Nev.

4NIT First round( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1996-97CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 18-10 (10-4 soCon)11/23 at Fairleigh-Dickinson 87- 75 W

27 Lynchburg 89- 58 W

29 at (3) Wake Forest 45- 69 L

12/ 2 Mississippi 59- 56 W

5 SMU 55- 72 L

7 Sewanee 99- 59 W

11 at (14) Duke 58- 85 L


21 at New Hampshire 75- 57 W

1/ 2 at Massachusetts 64- 77 L

5 Connecticut College 90- 55 W








2/ 1 VMI* 77- 67 W


6 Siena 73- 64 W

8 Furman* 79- 68 W



17 at VMI* 97- 77 W



3/ 1 vs. Chattanooga2 70- 77 L

*Southern Conference game2Southern Conference Tournament, Greensboro, N.C.


1997-98

CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 20-10 (13-2 soCon)11/20 at (3) Duke 65-100 L

23 New Hampshire 72- 53 W

29 Tufts 89- 68 W

12/ 3 (24) Wake Forest 56- 61 L

6 Carnegie Mellon 91- 46 W

10 at UNC Charlotte 55- 70 L

14 Wofford* 93- 65 W

20 at SMU 59- 75 L

28 vs. Kansas State3 63- 70 L

30 vs. James Madison3 87- 69 W



8 at Siena 89-103 L

12 VMI* 58- 61 L



22 Massachusetts 66- 82 L



2/ 4 Chattanooga* (OT) 53- 52 W

7 at UNC Greensboro* 69- 68 W


14 UNC Greensboro* 76- 59 W

16 at VMI* 90- 66 W



27 vs. Georgia Southern2 74- 68 W


3/ 1 vs. Appalachian State2 66- 62 W

13 vs. (12) Michigan4 61- 80 L

*Southern Conference game2Southern Conference Tournament, Greensboro, N.C.

Home games on campus played at Belk Arena3Fiesta Bowl Classic, Tuscon, Ariz4NCAA Tournament, Atlanta, Ga.


1998-99CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 16-11 (11-5 soCon)11/17 (1) Duke1 61- 94 L

23 at Navy 60- 67 L


30 Elon 89- 51 W

12/ 4 vs. Colgate3 64- 67 L

5 vs. SW Texas State3 68- 64 W


12 Bowdoin 94- 58 W

19 Washington College 104- 64 W

29 at Massachusetts (OT) 75- 66 W

1/ 2 Appalachian State* 82- 73 W

4 at VMI* 85- 64 W


11 at UNC Greensboro* 67- 73 L




25 VMI* 76- 66 W

30 College of Charleston* 80- 84 L


3 Furman* 92- 70 W




16 at Wofford* 67- 66 W




2Southern Conference Tournament, Greensboro, N.C.Home games on campus played at Belk Arena

3Ameritas Classic, Lincoln, Neb.( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

1999-2000CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 15-13 (10-6 soCon)11/16 at Siena3 79- 89 L

20 Guilford 86- 59 W

22 Haverford 95- 46 W

12/ 1 at UNC Charlotte 55- 74 L

8 at Elon 70- 75 L


21 at (10) Duke 65-109 L

29 vs. Columbia4 50- 47 W

30 at (1) Stanford4 61- 87 L

1/ 2 at California 87- 95 L



15 at College of Charleston* 71- 58 W



22 VMI* 80- 69 W


29 UNC Greensboro* 75- 77 L


2/ 2 Wake Forest (OT) 54- 49 W






21 at VMI* 71- 58 W

26 Georgia Southern* 87- 88 L

3/ 3 vs. Wofford2 64- 65 L

*Southern Conference game2Southern Conference Tournament, Greenville, S.C.

Home games on campus played at Belk Arena3Preseason NIT

4Stanford Tournament at Stanford University( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

2000-01CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 15-17 (7-9 soCon)11/17 vs. South Florida3 70- 96 L

18 vs. Santa Clara3 51- 70 L

19 vs. Jackson State3 78- 66 W


28 Pennsylvania (OT) 84- 81 W

30 Carnegie Mellon 88- 41 W

12/ 2 at Elon 69- 74 L

5 at (1) Duke 60-102 L

9 Charlotte 53- 69 L

16 Rhodes 93- 60 W


29 vs. Drexel4 73- 84 L







20 VMI* 68- 60 W


27 UNC Greensboro* 61- 63 L

30 at VMI* 70- 67 W

2/ 3 Furman* 76- 69 W

5 at Wofford* 73- 83 L





24 College of Charleston* 68- 65 W

3/ 1 vs. Wofford2 60- 57 W

2 vs. College of Charleston2 57- 54 W

3 vs. UNC Greensboro2 68- 73 L

*Southern Conference game2Southern Conference Tournament, Greenville, S.C.

Home games on campus played at Belk Arena3Top of the World Classic, Fairbanks, Alaska

4Comcast Lobo Invitational, Albuquerque, N.M.( ) Opponents’ AP ranking

2001-02CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 21-10 (11-5 soCon)11/16 at Charlotte 51- 65 L

20 at North Carolina 58- 54 W

23 Oglethorpe 114- 45 W

12/ 1 Navy 81- 79 W

4 Elon 66- 59 W


15 at St. Bonaventure 70- 79 L


19 Georgia Tech1 69- 83 L

22 at Pennsylvania (OT) 75- 71 W

29 Hamilton 85- 49 W

1/ 2 (1/1) Duke1 71-106 L




16 VMI* 79- 68 W



26 Western Carolina* (OT) 67- 70 L








23 at VMI* 77- 81 L


2 vs. UNC Greensboro2 68- 58 W

3 vs. Furman2 62- 57 W

14 vs. (14/12) Ohio State3 64- 69 L


2Southern Conference Tournament, Charleston, S.C.Home games on campus played at Belk Arena

3NCAA Tournament, University Arena (The Pit),Albuquerque, N.M.

( / ) Opponents’ AP/Coaches Poll Rankings

2002-03CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 17-10 (11-5 soCon)11/25 at (6/4) Duke 80- 95 L

27 at Navy 69- 61 W

30 Washington & Lee 105- 48 W

12/ 1 Washington College 114- 51 W

7 Charlotte 75- 56 W

10 St. Bonaventure 77- 72 W

The 1999-2000 Wildcats posted double-digit wins in the Southern Conference for the fifth straight sea-son.




28 at (4/4) Arizona3 69- 95 L

30 vs. Florida State3 66- 82 L


8 at North Carolina 64- 79 L



18 Furman* 65- 57 W

21 at VMI* 60- 61 L






11 at UNC Greensboro4* 84- 77 W




25 College of Charleston* (OT) 89- 94 L

3/ 1 VMI* 84- 49 W

6 vs. VMI2 60- 66 L

*Southern Conference game2Southern Conference Tournament, Charleston, S.C.

Home games on campus played at Belk Arena3Fiesta Bowl Classic, Tuscon, Ariz.

4Greensboro Coliseum( / ) Opponents’ AP/Coaches Poll Rankings

2003-04CoaCh: bob MCkilloP ReCoRd: 17-12 (11-5)11/18 at Texas Tech3 58- 89 L

24 vs. (9/10) North Carolina1 68- 91 L

29 Rhode Island College 108- 78 W

12/ 1 at College of Charleston* 69- 75 L

3 Hampton 83- 70 W

6 at Georgetown 53- 71 L

11 at Charlotte 65- 76 L

13 Haverford 79- 62 W

19 Clarkson 98- 60 W

22 at Seton Hall 50- 73 L

29 at (2/2) Duke 54- 88 L

1/ 3 Iona 75- 64 W






24 Elon* 72- 58 W









28 Furman* 71- 64 W

3/ 4 vs. Elon2 68- 61 W

5 vs. East Tennessee State2 84- 96 L


1Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.2Southern Conference Tournament, Charleston, S.C.

Home games on campus played at Belk Arena3Preseason NIT


2004-05CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 23-9 (16-0 soCon)11/19 at Missouri 84- 81 W

22 vs. (9/10) Duke1 61- 74 L

24 Maine-Farmington 103- 33 W

27 at St. Joseph’s 61- 76 L

30 Georgetown 51- 76 L

12/ 3 at Georgia Southern* 84- 76 W

8 Charlotte 68- 87 L

11 Brandeis 69- 49 W

17 Sewanee 87- 42 W

19 at Massachusetts 67- 70 L

29 Seton Hall 63- 73 L

1/ 2 at Princeton (OT) 68- 70 L

5 Furman* 81- 75 W

8 at Elon* 68- 57 W








2/ 5 at UNC Greensboro* 78- 69 W






3/ 3 vs. Elon2 67- 53 W

4 vs. UNC Greensboro2 68- 73 L

16 at Va. Commonwealth3 77- 62 W

19 at SW Missouri State3 82- 71 W

23 at Maryland3 63- 78 L


2Southern Conference Tournament, Chattanooga, Tenn.Home games on campus played at Belk Arena

3NIT( / ) Opponents’ AP/Coaches Poll Rankings

2005-06CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 20-11 (10-5 soCon)11/19 at (1/1) Duke 55- 84 L

22 Massachusetts 66- 63 W

26 St. Joseph’s (OT) 100- 94 W

30 at Charlotte (2OT) 81- 85 L


7 Missouri 82- 73 W

10 Catholic 80- 56 W

15 St. Mary’s (Md.) 112- 59 W

18 at Syracuse 80- 90 L

21 Clark (Mass.) 108- 57 W

29 at Illinois-Chicago 67- 76 L

1/ 3 at (25/25) North Carolina 58- 82 L

7 Wofford* 80- 62 W






27 Elon* 79- 61 W

29 Princeton 65- 50 W

2/ 4 Western Carolina* 70- 77 L




18 Furman* 77- 59 W




4 vs. Elon2 65- 58 W

5 vs. Chattanooga2 80- 55 W

17 vs. (6/6) Ohio State3 62- 70 L


Home games on campus played at Belk Arena3NCAA Tournament, UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio


2006-07CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 29-5 (17-1 soCon)11/10 vs. Eastern Michigan3 81- 77 W

11 at Michigan3 68- 78 L

12 vs. Central Conn. St.3 91- 64 W

15 Illinois-Chicago 100- 89 W

19 at Missouri 75- 81 L

21 Colby 99- 69 W

25 at (9/8) Duke 47- 75 L

12/ 1 Elon* 86- 61 W


9 Charlotte 79- 51 W

15 Mount Saint Mary (N.Y.) 116- 55 W


21 vs. Ohio4 83- 74 W

22 at Arizona State4 75- 70 W

30 Western Michigan 71- 64 W

1/ 6 Coll. of Charleston* 81- 73 W

10 at Furman*5 71- 63 W






30 at Elon* 88- 58 W

2/ 3 UNC Greensboro* 75- 65 W


12 at Coll. of Charleston* 73- 63 W



22 Furman* 75- 57 W


3/ 1 vs. Chattanooga2 78- 68 W

2 vs. Furman2 91- 68 W

3 vs. Charleston2 72- 65 W

15 vs. (17/20) Maryland6 70- 82 L


Home games on campus played at Belk Arena3John Thompson Foundation Classic, Ann Arbor, Mich.

4Sleep America Classic, Tempe, Ariz.5Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, S.C.

6NCAA Tournament, HSBC Arena, Buffalo, N.Y.( / ) Opponents’ AP/Coaches Poll Rankings

2007-08CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 29-7 (20-0 soCon)11/ 9 Emory 120-56 W

14 (1/1) North Carolina1 68-72 L

21 at Western Michigan 76-83 L

24 North Carolina Central 90-58 W

26 at Appalachian State* 71-60 W

12/ 1 (7/7) Duke1 73-79 L

5 at Charlotte 68-75 L

8 vs. (8/8) UCLA3 63-75 L

13 The Citadel* 95-74 W

21 at NC State 65-66 L

1/ 3 Georgia Southern* 92-67 W

5 Western Carolina* 86-73 W

9 at Elon* 59-57 W

12 at Wofford* 85-50 W

16 at Furman* 73-51 W

19 Chattanooga* 85-58 W

21 at Western Carolina* 82-67 W

24 at The Citadel* 87-70 W

26 at College of Charleston* 70-58 W

30 Wofford* 78-65 W

2/ 2 at Chattanooga* 78-71 W

6 Elon* 74-64 W

9 College of Charleston* 81-56 W

13 at UNC Greensboro* 83-78 W

16 Furman* 86-51 W

19 UNC Greensboro* 75-66 W

22 at Winthrop 60-47 W

27 Appalachian State* 68-55 W

3/ 1 at Georgia Southern* 89-69 W

8 vs. Wofford2 82-49 W

9 vs. UNC Greensboro2 82-52 W

10 vs. Elon2 65-49 W

21 vs. (24/-) Gonzaga4 82-76 W

23 vs. (8/8) Georgetown4 74-70 W

28 vs. (6/5) Wisconsin5 73-56 W

30 vs. (4/4) Kansas5 57-59 L

*Southern Conference Game1Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, N.C.

2Southern Conference Tournament, Charleston, S.C.Home games on campus played at Belk Arena

3The Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif. (Wooden Classic)4NCAA Tournament, RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C.5NCAA Tournament, Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.


2008-09CoaCh: bob MCkilloP 27-8 (18-2 soCon)11/14 Guilford 107-83 W

17 vs. James Madison3 99-64 W

18 at (12/14) Oklahoma3 78-82 L

21 Winthrop 97-70 W

24 Florida Atlantic3 76-60 W

25 Loyola (Md.)3 78-48 W

12/ 6 NC State1 72-67 W

9 vs. West Virginia4 68-65 W

13 Chattanooga* 100-95 W

20 vs. (13/18) Purdue5 58-76 L

29 at College of Charleston* 79-75 W

1/ 3 Samford* 76-55 W

7 at (2/2) Duke 67-79 L

10 at The Citadel* 84-69 W

12 at Appalachian State* 70-52 W

14 Elon* 83-68 W

17 at Georgia Southern* 89-68 W

21 Furman* 83-43 W

24 Wofford* 79-56 W

28 at Chattanooga* 92-70 W

31 at Samford* 55-52 W

2/ 2 Western Carolina* 89-65 W

5 at UNC Greensboro*6 75-54 W

7 College of Charleston* 75-77 L

12 at Wofford* 78-61 W

14 at Furman* 75-60 W

18 The Citadel* 46-64 L

21 (21/22) Butler 63-75 L

25 UNC Greensboro* 70-49 W

28 Georgia Southern* 99-56 W

3/ 1 at Elon* 90-78 W

7 vs. Appalachian State2 84-68 W

8 vs. College of Charleston2 52-59 L

17 at South Carolina7 70-63 W

23 at Saint Mary’s (Calif.)7 68-80 L

*Southern Conference Game1Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, N.C.

2Southern Conference Tournament, Chattanooga, Tenn.Home games on campus played at Belk Arena

3NIT Season Tip Off4Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. (Jimmy V Classic)5Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. (Wooden Tradition)

6at Greensboro Coliseum

The 2002-03 team posted an 11-5 record in the Southern Conference for the second consecutive season.



Maybe it wasn’t thesoundest negotiatingmaneuver ever de-vised, the one used byThomas W. Ross whenthe search committeeinterviewed him forthe position of David-son College presidentto replace the retiringBobby Vagt.

“If you offer me the job I’ll come,” Rosstold them, “but don’t offer it to me unlessyou’re positive that I can do it.”

Good negotiating strategy? Probablynot. But it was honest, candid andstraightforward – traits that characterizeRoss’ approach to his job as well as theway he lives his life.

Davidson’s trustees, to their credit, rec-ognized those qualities and more whenthey chose Ross to become the college’s17th president, a position that he officiallybegan on Aug. 1, 2007.

Ross can tell you on any given date ex-actly how many days he’s been David-son’s president. His first two-plus yearson the job have seen him darting aroundlike a hummingbird, first to this placethen to another. “Wonderful, fantastic,humbling, scary, exciting, tiring and ener-gizing,” is the way he describes his job atthis point.

Without question his first year as col-lege president was a whirlwind of activi-ties, which included coast-to-coast trips tospeak to 21 alumni events as well as fol-lowing Davidson’s storybook dash to theNCAA Elite Eight. In between, he had acollege to run and felt a need and desireto show up anywhere that someone

wanted to talk about Davidson and howto make it better, whether it was a retreatwith college trustees or a drop-in lunchwith students at the Student Union.

Much like a sophomore basketballplayer feels more relaxed and confidentafter a year of learning, Ross finds himselfmore comfortable in the job because notall of it is new to him.

“I have a much better understanding ofthe place,” he says.

There’s no question how much the col-lege means to him. He and wife SusanDonaldson Ross have a daughter and son,both of whom are Davidson graduates.Ross graduated from Davidson in 1972and then from the University of NorthCarolina School of Law. He taught at theUniversity’s School of Government, wasa member of a prestigious Greensboro lawfirm, worked as chief of staff in a congres-sional office, and in 1984 was appointed ajudge of Superior Court by former NorthCarolina Governor Jim Hunt. At the timeof the appointment, Ross was theyoungest Superior Court judge in thestate, a position he held for 17 years.

He served as director of North Car-olina’s Administrative Office of theCourts and later as executive director ofthe Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. It’s animpressive career, but all of that doesn’tkeep Ross from wondering from time totime if he’s up to the task of being presi-dent of his alma mater.

In speaking to this year’s freshmanclass, Ross told them that they wouldhave moments of doubt and uncertainty.He has some of the same feelings in hisjob, he said, that he had as a Davidsonfreshman, including “being surrounded

by people who are mostlysmarter than I am, theseparation from what Iknow and what I havebeen used to, questionsabout whether I will fit inand whether people willlike me, and the worryabout whether I can dothe work and be success-ful here.”

In expanding on thosewords for the purpose ofthis interview, Ross said,“Sometimes I wonder if Ihave what it takes to behere and do this job prop-

erly… I have such a love for this place,such a passion for it. The college has hadsuch an impact on my life that it wouldhurt me deeply if I ever did anything toharm it.”

After winning widespread praise for hisfirst two years as president, the chances ofRoss ever doing anything to harm David-son are indeed remote.

“I feel blessed to be here,” he says. “Itake nothing for granted and don’t as-sume anything.”

He’s discovered this job to be “busierthan any I’ve had. I’m scheduled tighterthan I’ve ever been. It is seven days aweek, begins early in the morning andgoes to the dinner hour and often beyond,sometimes a good bit beyond. But there isalso more joy in doing this job than anyI’ve experienced.”

Ross’ background, especially that of sit-ting on the Superior Court bench, pre-pared him well for the pressures that areever present in leading a liberal arts col-lege with 1,800 students and a brilliantfaculty.

“There’s tremendous pressure onjudges,” he said. “You carry it with youevery day and never really get away fromit because decisions you make affect thelives of people in a significant way.”

Ross says that his job as Davidson Col-lege president “is joyful, fun, exciting.Eighty percent of the time it’s a perfect joband they wouldn’t even have to pay me.The other 20 percent … they don’t have


PRESIDENT TOM ROSS

enough money.”Ross understands the Davidson

culture and honors it and does hisbest to enhance it. The DavidsonWay means a great deal to him. Herealizes that Davidson’s presidentis expected to be at many eventsand accessible to students, faculty,staff, alumni and friends of the in-stitution. His schedule is so tightthat it’s almost impossible for himto pick up and leave for a few daysduring the school year, so he usesanother approach, a unique one, torelieve the burdens.

He immerses himself in his job.He often surprises students by havinglunch with them unannounced. He asksquestions, listens to what they have to say,and has even made some changes becauseof ideas and recommendations they gavehim. Anything to make Davidson better,that’s the way he approaches his job.There are over 400 seniors in this year’sclass, and Ross hopes to have dinner withall of them before the school year is over.It’s quite an undertaking that means he’lltry to have dinner with 15 or 20 seniorsonce or twice a week.

“Tell me the best parts about David-son,” he says to them, “as well as whatyou think we need to think about chang-ing.”

His experience as a lawyer helps himask good questions. His role as a judgetaught him how to be a good listener.

A man of many interests, he attendsmany of Davidson’s sporting events, con-certs and plays. He is accessible and cour-teous and loves telling the Davidson story.While the college is steeped in tradition, achanging world makes it more importantthan ever to maintain flexibility while

holding on to things that are sacred.To help chart the course, Ross is leading

an extensive strategic planning programnow that when completed will serve asthe college’s road map. Hundreds, maybeeven thousands of people with connec-tions to the college have been surveyed.He’s been on retreats with the trustees todiscuss it further.

After the information was gatheredfrom all these sources, it was compiled, areport written, reviewed again by partici-pants, all with the intention of producinga strong plan that would help Davidsonnavigate its way through a fast-changingworld. The next step is implementation.

The planning won’t have to dwell onthe question of student body size. Rosssays the college is comfortable with itsstudent enrollment of approximately1,800.

“We are a small liberal arts college andthat’s what we will continue to be,” hesays. “We have no intention to grow sig-nificantly. That doesn’t mean that at timesour enrollment might not increase by 100to 200 students. Our average class size is13 students. Our student-faculty ratio is10 to 1. This intimate learning atmospherewill be maintained.”

Ross continues to marvel at the successthat men’s basketball coach Bob McKillop,his staff and players have produced thelast few years, one that reached all theway to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2008.

“It gave us tremendous national expo-sure, which was about more than just bas-ketball,” he says. “The media werefascinated with a place with such high ac-ademic standards that could also excel inathletics. It came through in the mediacoverage that our athletes are studentsfirst and are treated like all other students

on campus. We couldn’t buy the kind ofpublicity that we received during thetournament. It created a sense of prideamong our students, alumni, faculty andstaff. People that didn’t know whereDavidson was before the tournament cer-tainly know now. We received emailsfrom all over the world from people talk-ing about our basketball team.”

Ross has had an unprecedented oppor-tunity to witness the very best of David-son’s 100-plus years of collegiatebasketball. He was a student when LeftyDriesell was Davidson’s coach and tookthe Wildcats to the Elite Eight in 1969 be-fore falling to North Carolina. And he wasthe school’s president when McKillop’sWildcats returned to the Elite Eight andplayed on a bigger stage.

Ross appreciates such excellence notjust in basketball but in all things David-son. It doesn’t shock him when the suc-cess comes because his belief in the placeis so strong that he thinks just about any-thing is possible for the men and womenwho wear the red and black.

As he’s fond of saying when speakingto groups of alumni and students, “It’s agreat day to be a Wildcat.”

And for Tom Ross – who wears David-son on his heart and in his soul – it’s a spe-cial time to accomplish extraordinarythings for his alma mater.

Tom and Susan Ross.


PRESIDENT TOM ROSS

Jim Murphy was intro-

duced as Davidson Col-

lege’s Director of Athletics

in November of 1995, re-

turning to his alma mater

to lead the Wildcats on the

eve of their 100th anniversary of intercolle-

giate athletics and into the next century.

Prior to his appointment at Davidson,

Murphy, 53, spent 10 years as executive asso-

ciate athletic director and chief financial offi-

cer for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association.

Murphy, an Atlanta native, played foot-

ball and baseball during his freshman year at

Davidson. His experience has been invalu-

able as he guides a program which is unique

in its desire for excellence in both athletics

and academics and has one of the smallest

enrollments among NCAA Division I

schools.

Reflecting his support of academics,

Davidson’s NCAA graduation rate of 91 per-

cent was the highest in Division I in 2001-02,

second in 2002-03 with a rate of 97 percent

and continues to be above 90 percent each

year.

“I firmly believe Davidson represents the

ideal in college athletics and think the success

of Davidson’s students, both in competition

and after graduation proves that,” said Mur-

phy. “It’s true that Davidson needs intercol-

legiate athletics, but intercollegiate athletics

need Davidson even more.”

Since Murphy’s return to Davidson, the

Wildcats have pursued several major capital

projects, including the creation of the highly-

innovative $10 million Davidson Scholars

Program, and major improvements have

been completed in Belk Arena and at Smith

Field at Richardson Stadium.

The last five years have

seen the construction of the

Belk Artificial Surface Field

for field hockey, the new

Alumni Stadium for soccer,

Wilson Baseball Park and

batting cages and the football

stadium expansion project,

which included a state-of-

the-art weight room, a new

press box and additional per-

manent seating.

Murphy, the 2004

NACDA Division I-AA/I-

AAA Southeast Region Ath-

letic Director of the Year, served two terms on

the prestigious NCAA Division I Manage-

ment Council, a policy-making body within

the NCAA governance structure. He chaired

the Division I-AA Governance Committee

and formerly served on the NCAA Division I

Business and Finance Cabinet, the Division I

Governance Committee and the Division I Fi-

nance Committee. From 2002-04, Murphy

chaired the Athletic Directors Association of

the Southern Conference. He was part of

Charlotte’s successful bid to host the NCAA

Division I Men’s Soccer Championships in

1999 and 2000 and also served as Tournament

Director of the first and second-round games

of the 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Cham-

pionship in Charlotte.

Murphy is a past member of the Division

I Football Issues Committee and Past-Presi-

dent of the Football Championship Subdivi-

sion Athletic Directors Association. He was

also a member of the NCAA Task Force on

Recruiting, an 18-member panel charged

with changing the culture of recruiting in in-

tercollegiate athletics, and currently serves on

the NCAA’s Fiscal Responsibility Oversight

Group.

A licensed Certified Public Accountant

and 1978 graduate of Davidson with a degree

in economics, he earned a Master of Science

degree in management from Georgia Tech in

1979. He worked from 1979-85 as an audit

manager with the international public ac-

counting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick in At-

lanta with responsibility for financial

statement audits of public and private com-

panies with up to $1 billion in assets.

Murphy has been active in the community

since his return to Davidson. He is involved

with Social Venture Partners - Charlotte,

chairs the Board of Managers of the Lake

Norman YMCA, the Board of Directors of the

Charlotte Regional Sports Commission,

served three years on the Board of the Char-

lotte Council for Children and three years on

the Board of Directors of the Town of David-

son Youth Baseball League.

Murphy is married to Dr. Susan Roberts,

a political science professor at Davidson, and

his 24-year-old son, Matt, is a graduate of the

University of North Carolina and works in

advertising in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Scott Applegate is in

his 21st year at Davidson

and is responsible for

managing the athletics de-

partment operating

budget as well as the ath-

letics facilities. He cur-

rently serves on the

Southern Conference

men’s basketball commit-

tee.

A 1982 graduate of

East Carolina with a mas-

ter’s degree from Miami University in 1984,

Applegate began his tenure at Davidson as

an assistant athletic trainer in the fall of 1989.

In his nine years in that role, he was the

trainer for the men’s soccer team that played

in the College Cup in 1992 and served as the

medical coordinator at the event the follow-

ing two years.

Applegate also acted as the medical co-

ordinator for the 1997 NCAA Men’s Basket-

ball Tournament First and Second Rounds

in Charlotte.

In 1998, Applegate took over the duties

as head athletic trainer, a position he held for

four years. He continued his service on the

national stage, serving as the medical coor-

dinator for the 1999 and 2000 Men’s College

Cups in Charlotte.

Applegate was promoted to Assistant Di-

rector of Athletics for Operations in 2002

while still acting as an athletic trainer before

moving into administration full time as an

associate athletic director in 2003. In 2005, he

was the Tournament Manager for the NCAA

Men’s Basketball Tournament First and Sec-

ond Rounds in Charlotte, overseeing the op-

erations at the venue.

Applegate lives in Davidson with his

wife Dee Dee and 11-year-old daughter,

Kendall. His oldest daughter, Devon, is a

junior volleyball player at Colgate.

Jim Murphydirector of athletics

associate athletic director

Murphy (left) along with John Gerdy and Bob McKillop present Stephen Curry thegame ball after he broke Gerdy’s school career scoring record.

Scott ApplegateAssociate Athletic

Director


ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION

Katy McNay is in her

12th year at Davidson and

her third as an assistant

director of athletics. She

oversees Davidson’s nine

women’s sports teams

and serves as the director

of compliance, ensuring

that all coaches, student-

athletes and administra-

tors work within the

guidelines set by the

NCAA, Southern Confer-

ence (SoCon) and David-

son.

McNay is the Chair of the SoCon volley-

ball committee and sits on the league’s

men’s soccer committee. At Davidson, she

serves on the athletic equity committee and

is the administrative liaison to the student-

athlete advisory committee (SAAC).

McNay was a member of the women’s

tennis team at Appalachian State University

and served as the team’s captain in the 1995-

96 season. She earned her bachelor’s degree

in management and marketing from the

school in 1997 and received a master’s de-

gree in sport management from the Univer-

sity of Georgia in 1999.

She began her career as the athletics busi-

ness manager at Davidson in 1998 and be-

came the school’s director of compliance in

1999. McNay was named senior women's

administrator in 2005.

She and her husband, Matt, reside in

Concord, N.C., with their sons, JD (4) and

Will (3).

No stranger to David-

son College Athletics,

Martin McCann is in his

11th year with the Wild-

cats and earned the title of

assistant athletic director

for marketing and event

management in 2008.

While overseeing the

marketing and promotion

efforts for the institutions

21 varsity sports, McCann

also supervises game

management operations

for all home events.

He manages the Davidson Radio Net-

work, which provides live broadcasts of

men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and

women’s soccer, football and baseball.

A 1993 Davidson graduate with a bache-

lor’s degree in economics, McCann was a

four-year letterwinner and two-year team

captain for the Wildcats’ football team. Prior

to his current position, McCann was the

owner of McCann Marketing.

McCann and his wife, Paige, reside in

Mooresville, N.C., with their daughter

Mara.

Head athletic trainer

Beth Hayford, a 1993

graduate of Wingate,

oversees Davidson’s five

other full-time, fully-certi-

fied licensed athletic train-

ers as well student athletic

trainers from UNC Char-

lotte, who cover the

school’s 21 intercollegiate

sports.

Hayford came to

Davidson as an intern in August of 1994 and

was promoted to assistant athletic trainer in

1996, working with the football, lacrosse,

soccer and volleyball teams.

In 2002, Hayford was named the head

athletic trainer. In addition to her responsi-

bilities overseeing all medical aspects of the

athletic program, she supervises the

strength and conditioning department and

the equipment room.

Hayford works with the football and the

women's tennis teams.

Beth and her husband, Brett, who is the

associate head coach of the Davidson foot-

ball team, live in Huntersville with their 10-

year-old son, Thad.

Dick Cooke is in his

20th year at Davidson and

his sixth as the senior

men’s administrator. In

that role, he serves as a li-

aison between the coaches

and the athletic adminis-

tration and supervises

Davidson’s men’s sports.

The 2010 campaign

will be Cooke’s 21st as the

head coach of the Davidson baseball pro-

gram. No other coach in Davidson history

has coached, or won, as many games as

Cooke.

He graduated from Richmond in 1978

with a degree in journalism and was a three-

year baseball letterman for the Spiders as a

left-handed starting pitcher, ending with a

12-10 record. In his senior year, Cooke went

6-3 with a 2.80 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 68

innings.

Cooke spent three years in the Boston

Red Sox organization at the A, AA and AAA

levels, serving as a senior player-coach dur-

ing the 1981 season in the Florida State

League.

Cooke and his wife, Susan, live in David-

son with their three daughters, Alison (17),

Lindsay (14) and Erin (10).

Jamie Hendricks is in

his 12th season at David-

son, where he serves as

the director of ticketing

and game operations. He

arrived at Davidson in the

summer of 1998 after

completing his under-

graduate degree at West-

ern Carolina.

Hendricks began his

career as the assistant di-

rector of the ticket office

before being promoted to his current posi-

tion in 2004.

In this role, he manages the ticketing and

game operations for all of Davidson’s ath-

letic events, manages the daily operations of

the ticket office and develops and imple-

ments promotional strategies to aid sales.

Hendricks and his wife, Wendy, reside in

Davidson with their daughter, Hailey (5),

and son Ryan (2).

Compliance

Katy McNayAssistant Athletic

Director/Senior Women’s Administrator

Marketing and Promotions

Martin McCannAssistant Athletic

Director for Marketing and Event

Management

sports Medicine

Beth HayfordHead Athletic Trainer

Men’s administrator

Dick CookeSenior Men’s

Administrator

Ticket office

Jamie HendricksDirector of Ticketing

and Game Operations



Gary AndrewM. Cross Country/Track

Greg AshtonWomen’s Soccer

Bob McKillopMen’s Basketball

Drew BarrettMen’s Tennis

Tripp MerrittFootball

Caroline PriceWomen’s Tennis

Matt SpearMen’s Soccer

Jen StraubW. Cross Country/Track

Tim StraubGolf

Ginny SuttonField Hockey

Kim WayneLacrosse

John YoungSwimming & Diving

Annie PorgesDirector of the Davidson

Athletic Foundation

On November 10, 1917, a small cohort of22 football players traveled to Atlanta to rep-resent Davidson College against Auburn, oneof the most formidable teams in the South.The Plainsmen had massacred their first fouropponents, outscoring teams, 141-6.

According to one account, they were “big,quick, and undefeated” and heavily favoredin the day’s matchup. Davidson was 2-4 andstarted a line averaging 20 pounds less.

Not surprisingly, Auburn dominated thegame, outgaining the “Red and Black” 240yards to Davidson’s 91 yards. Astoundingly,Davidson pulled together an offensive attackthrough the efforts of running back A.R.“Buck” Flowers and quarterback HenrySpann, delivering a “bewildering array of for-ward passes.”

Davidson defeated one of the most power-ful teams in the South that day, 21-7, withscrappiness that captured the awe and re-

spect of Atlanta sportswriters. They wroteof the “Wildcats” from Davidson College,whose small stature and ferocious styleproved overwhelming. One account notesthat Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journalremarked of the Davidson team, “Noother team ever put together in theseUnited States of the same weight as CoachFetzer’s team could ever get the verdictover the flock of wild men from NorthCarolina.”

The Davidsonian picked up on the nick-name, and it has been used ever since, re-placing former, milder references such as“Red and Black,” “Presbyterians” and“Preachers.”

— revised and rewritten from an account in the Davidson College archives

Tim CowieVolleyball

Lee JonesDirector of Lake Campus

Annette WattsWomen’s Basketball

Bob PatneskyWrestling

The history of the Wildcat

Sandy HelfgottDirector of

P.E. & Recreation

head Coaches and administration



Assistant SID:

Lauren Biggers

Office Phone:

704-894-2815

E-Mail:

[email protected]

SID/MBB Contact:

Marc Gignac

Office Phone:

704-894-2123

Cell Phone:

980-297-9981

E-Mail:

[email protected]

Assistant SID:

Gavin McFarlin

Office Phone:

704-894-2635

E-Mail:

[email protected]

Assistant SID:

Mark Brumbaugh

Office Phone:

704-894-2931

E-Mail:

[email protected]

sports information officeWelcome to the 102nd season of Davidson bas-

ketball. The 2009-10 men’s basketball guide waswritten and designed by the Davidson sports in-formation office to assist the news media in itscoverage of the Wildcats. The Davidson Sports In-formation Office is located on the lower level ofthe Baker Sports Complex at the west end of thebasketball court.

Press facilitiesThe press row area at Belk Arena is located at

floor level on the south side. The shooting area forphotography is located under the baskets at eachend of the court.

Press/Photography CredentialsPress credentials are mailed for the entire sea-

son or one week in advance of the desired game.Credentials obtained by late arrangements may bepicked up at the press entrance on the lower levelof Baker Sports Complex. Please contact Marc Gi-gnac at 704-894-2123 or [email protected] least one day before the game to obtain creden-tials. Photography passes are limited to dailynewspaper, national magazine, student newspa-per, wire service, television and team photogra-phers.

Radio broadcastsStations originating broadcasts of Davidson

basketball games receive courtside locations atBelk Arena. There are two broadcast lines avail-able on a reciprocating basis or for a $150 fee. Con-tact Marc Gignac at 704-894-2123 [email protected] at least one week beforethe game to make arrangements for this service.

Postgame interviewsAfter a 10-minute cooling-off period, postgame

interviews will be conducted in the press room lo-cated on the west end of Belk Arena. The lockerroom is closed to the media. Postgame interviewsnot done in the press room should be conductedoutside the locker room. The policy for visitingteams will be set by the coach or SID from thatschool.

Player interviewsExcept for postgame situations, interviews

with players must be arranged through the sportsinformation office by contacting Marc Gignac at704-894-2123 or [email protected]. Inter-views will be arranged at times which do not in-terfere with a student’s academic schedule. NOinterviews will be granted prior to a contest ongame day. We ask you to observe this policy.

Coach MckillopExcept for postgame situations, interviews

with Coach McKillop must be arranged throughthe sports information office by contacting MarcGignac at 704-894-2123 [email protected]. NO interviews will begranted prior to a contest on game day.

Game informationPrior to the game, Davidson furnishes pro-

grams, statistics and rosters in the press room.Game services include play-by-play, halftime boxscores and final box scores. Refreshments areavailable in the press room at Belk Arena.

CoveRinG The 'CaTsThe associated Press

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MEDIA INFORMATION

Appalachian StateJan. 9 (H) w Feb. 11 (A)

Location/Enrollment: Boone, N.C./16,600Nickname: MountaineersColors: Black and GoldArena (Capacity): Holmes Center (8,325)Conference: Southern ConferencePresident: Dr. Kenneth PeacockAthletic Director: Charlie CobbHead Coach: Buzz Peterson (North Carolina ‘85)Career Record (Years): 201-134 (11)Record at ASU (Years): 79-39 (4)2008-09 Record/Conference: 13-18/9-11 (T-3rd, North)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 12/3Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1SID Contact: Charles CochrumOffice/Cell: 828-262-7602/828-964-6407E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.GoASU.com

The CitadelDec. 3 (A) w Jan. 30 (H)

Location/Enrollment: Charleston, S.C./2,086Nickname: BulldogsColors: Citadel Blue and WhiteArena (Capacity): McAlister Field House (6,000)Conference: Southern ConferencePresident: Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, Jr.Athletic Director: Larry LeckonbyHead Coach: Ed Conroy (The Citadel ‘89)Career Record (Years): 74-100Record at Citadel (Years): 33-60 (3)2008-09 Record/Conference: 20-13/15-5 (T-2nd, South)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/5Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2SID Contact: Jon ColeOffice/Cell: 843-953-7590/843-708-0915E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.CitadelSports.com

CornellDec. 20 wNew York, N.Y.

Location/Enrollment: Ithaca, N.Y./13,700Nickname: Big RedColors: Carnelian and WhiteArena (Capacity): Newman Arena (4,473)Conference: Ivy LeaguePresident: David J. SkortonAthletic Director: J. Andrew Noel, Jr.Head Coach: Steve Donahue (Ursinus ‘84)Career Record (Years): 117-133 (9)Record at Cornell (Years): Same2008-09 Record/Conference: 21-10/11-3 (1st)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 12/5Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0SID Contact: Jeremy HartiganOffice/Cell: 607-255-9788/607-351-1675E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.CornellBigRed.com

FurmanJan. 13 (A) w Feb. 20 (H)

Location/Enrollment: Greenville, S.C./2,600Nickname: PaladinsColors: Purple and WhiteArena (Capacity): Timmons Arena (2,595)Conference: Southern ConferencePresident: Dr. David ShiAthletic Director: Dr. Gary ClarkHead Coach: Jeff Jackson (Cornell ‘84)Career Record (Years): 49-123 (6)Record at Furman (Years): 28-63 (3)2008-09 Record/Conference: 6-24/4-16 (6th, South)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9/3Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0SID Contact: Jordan CaskeyOffice/Cell: 864-294-3065/864-567-1654E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.furmanpaladins.edu

ButlerNov. 14 w Indianapolis, Ind.

Location/Enrollment: Indianapolis, Ind./4,200Nickname: BulldogsColors: Blue and WhiteArena (Capacity): Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)Conference: Horizon LeaguePresident: Dr. Bobby FongAthletic Director: Barry CollierHead Coach: Brad Stevens (DePauw ‘99)Career Record (Years): 56-10 (2)Record at Butler (Years): Same2008-09 Record/Conference: 26-6/15-3 (1st)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 12/0Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0SID Contact: Jim McGrathOffice/Cell: 317-940-9414/317-842-5940E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.butlersports.com

College of CharlestonDec. 5 (A) w Jan. 28 (H)

Location/Enrollment: Charleston, S.C./11,617Nickname: CougarsColors: Maroon, Gold and WhiteArena (Capacity): Carolina First Arena (5,100)Conference: Southern ConferencePresident: Dr. P. George BensonAthletic Director: Joe HullHead Coach: Bobby Cremins (South Carolina ‘70)Career Record (Years): 519-344 (28)Record at CofC (Years): 65-37 (3)2008-09 Record/Conference: 27-9/15-5 (T-2nd, South) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/4Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3SID Contact: Tony CiuffoOffice/Cell: 843-953-5465/843-475-1139E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.cofcsports.com

ElonFeb. 27 w Elon, N.C.

Location/Enrollment: Elon, N.C./5,628Nickname: PhoenixColors: Maroon and GoldArena (Capacity): Alumni Gym (1,558)Conference: Southern ConferencePresident: Dr. Leo M. LambertAthletic Director: Dave BlankHead Coach: Matt Matheny (Davidson ‘92)Career Record (Years): First seasonRecord at Elon (Years): First season2008-09 Record/Conference: 11-20/7-13 (5th, North)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/3Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2SID Contact: Erica RobersonOffice/Cell: 336-278-6711/336-512-1614E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.elonphoenix.com

ChattanoogaFeb. 22 wChattanooga, Tenn.

Location/Enrollment: Chattanooga, Tenn./9.807Nickname: MocsColors: Navy, Old Gold and SilverArena (Capacity): The McKenzie Arena (10,928)Conference: Southern ConferencePresident: Dr. Jan SimekAthletic Director: Rick HartHead Coach: John Shulman (East Tennesee St. ‘89)Career Record (Years): 90-72 (5)Record at Chattanooga (Years): Same2008-09 Record/Conference: 18-17/11-9 (T-1st, North)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 7/6Starters Returning/Lost: 0/5SID Contact: Jim HortenOffice/Cell: 423-425-2350/423-645-8733E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.GoMocs.com

College of New JerseyDec. 17 wDavidson, N.C.

Location/Enrollment: Ewing, N.J./6,000Nickname: LionsColors: Blue and GoldArena (Capacity): Packer Hall (2,000)Conference: NJACPresident: R. Barbara GitensteinAthletic Director: John CastaldoHead Coach: Kelly Williams (TCNJ ‘93)Career Record (Years): 10-15 (1)Record at TCNJ (Years): Same2008-09 Record/Conference: 10-16, 6-7 (2nd, South)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 15/3Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3SID Contact: Mark GolaOffice/Cell: 609-771-2517/609-306-6498E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.tcnjathletics.com

Fredonia StateNov. 25 w Davidson, N.C.

Location/Enrollment: Fredonia, N.Y./5,500Nickname: Blue DevilsColors: Royal Blue and WhiteArena (Capacity): Steele Fieldhouse (3,500)Conference: SUNYACPresident: Dr. Dennis HefnerAthletic Director: Greg PrechtlHead Coach: Kevin Moore (Brockport State ‘83)Career Record (Years): 224-290 (20)Record at Fredonia St. (Years): 81-120 (8)2008-09 Record/Conference: 18-10/10-6 (2nd)Lettermen Returning/Lost: N/AStarters Returning/Lost: 4/1SID Contact: Jerry ReillyOffice/Cell: 716-673-3100/716-785-0088E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.fredonia.edu/athletics

Georgia SouthernJan. 23 (A) w Feb. 6 (H)

Location/Enrollment: Statesboro, Ga./17,764Nickname: EaglesColors: Blue and WhiteArena (Capacity): Hanner Fieldhouse (4,358)Conference: Southern ConferencePresident: Dr. Bruce GrubeAthletic Director: Sam BakerHead Coach: Charlton “C.Y.” Young (Ga. Southern ‘94)Career Record (Years): First seasonRecord at GSU (Years): First season2008-09 Record/Conference: 8-22/5-15 (5th, South)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/5Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1SID Contact: Rose CarterOffice/Cell: 912-478-5288/912-531-3358E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.georgiasoutherneagles.com

GonzagaDec. 12 w Seattle, Wash.

Location/Enrollment: Spokane, Wash./7,500Nickname: Bulldogs, ZagsColors: Blue, White and RedArena (Capacity): McCarthey Center (6,000)Conference: West CoastPresident: Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J.Athletic Director: Mike RothHead Coach: Mark Few (Oregon ‘87)Career Record (Years): 264-66 (10)Record at Gonzaga (Years): Same2008-09 Record/Conference: 28-6/14-0 (1st)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 6/6Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4SID Contact: Oliver PierceOffice/Cell: 509-313-6373E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.gozags.com


2009-10 OPPONENTS

HofstraPossible Opponent wNew York, N.Y.

Location/Enrollment: Hempstead, N.Y./12,400Nickname: PrideColors: Gold, White and BlueArena (Capacity): Mack Sports Complex (5,047)Conference: Colonial Athletic AssociationPresident: Stuart RabinowitzAthletic Director: Jack HayesHead Coach: Tom Pecora (Adelphi ‘83)Career Record (Years): 136-111 (8)Record at Hofstra (Years): Same2008-09 Record/Conference: 21-11/11-7 (5th)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 5/8Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3SID Contact: Jeremy KniffinOffice/Cell: 516-463-6759/516-523-6185E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.hofstra.edu/athletics

UNC GreensboroFeb. 24 w Davidson, N.C.

Location/Enrollment: Greensboro, N.C./17,467Nickname: SpartansColors: Blue and GoldArena (Capacity): Greensboro Coliseum (7,617)Conference: Southern ConferencePresident: Dr. Linda P. BradyAthletic Director: J. Rod WyattHead Coach: Mike Dement (East Carolina ‘76)Career Record (Years): 314-316 (22)Record at UNCG (Years): 107-126 (8)2008-09 Record/Conference: 5-25/4-16 (6th, North)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9/3Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1SID Contact:Mike HirschmanOffice/Cell: 336-334-5615/336-202-5331E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.UNCGSpartans.com

St. John’sPossible Opponent wNew York, N.Y.

Location/Enrollment: Queens, N.Y./20,086Nickname: Red StormColors: Red and WhiteArena (Capacity): Madison Square Garden (19,786)Conference: Big EastPresident: Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M.Athletic Director: Chris MonaschHead Coach: Norm Roberts (Queens College ‘87)Career Record (Years): 64-85 (5)Record at St. John’s (Years): Same2008-09 Record/Conference: 16-18/6-12 (13th)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9/3Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0SID Contact: Mark FrattoOffice/Cell: 718-990-6897/917-698-0865E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.redstormsports.com

South FloridaNov. 19 w Charleston, S.C.

Location/Enrollment: Tampa, Fla./45,244Nickname: BullsColors: Green and GoldArena (Capacity): USF Sun Dome (10,411)Conference: Big EastPresident: Dr. Judy GenshaftAthletic Director: Doug WoolardHead Coach: Stan Heath (Eastern Michigan ‘88)Career Record (Years): 133-118 (8)Record at USF (Years): 21-41 (2)2008-09 Record/Conference: 9-22/4-14 (14th)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/6Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2SID Contact:Amy WoodruffOffice/Cell: 813-974-4087/813-410-1194E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.GoUSFBulls.com

La SallePossible Opponent

Location/Enrollment: Philadelphia, Pa./7,554Nickname: ExplorersColors: Blue and GoldArena (Capacity): Tom Gola Arena (4,000)Conference: Atlantic 10President: Brother Michael McGinniss, FSCAthletic Director: Dr. Thomas BrennanHead Coach: Dr. John Giannini (North Central ‘84)Career Record (Years): 71-79 (5)Record at La Salle (Years): 368-228 (20)2008-09 Record/Conference: 18-13/9-7 (T-5th)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9/3Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0SID Contact: Kevin BonnerOffice/Cell: 215-951-1513E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.goexplorers.com

PennsylvaniaDec. 28 w Davidson, N.C.

Location/Enrollment: Philadelphia, Pa./10,275Nickname: QuakersColors: Red and BlueArena (Capacity): The Palestra (8,722)Conference: Ivy LeaguePresident: Amy GutmannAthletic Director: Steve BilskyHead Coach: Glenn Miller (UConn ‘86)Career Record: 233-202Record at Penn (Years): 45-45 (3)2008-09 Record/Conference: 10-18/6-8 (6th)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/4Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1SID Contact: Mike MahoneyOffice/Cell: 215-898-1747/267-278-7795E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.PennAthletics.com

SamfordJan. 4 w Davidson, N.C.

Location/Enrollment: Birmingham, Ala./4,500Nickname: BulldogsColors: Red and BlueArena (Capacity): Pete Hanna Center (5,000)Conference: Southern ConferencePresident: Dr. Andrew WestmorelandAthletic Director: Bob RollerHead Coach: Jimmy Tillette (Our Lady of Holy Cross ‘75)Career Record (Years): 195-161 (12)Record at Samford (Years): Same2008-09 Record/Conference: 16-16/9-11 (T-3rd, North)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/2Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1SID Contact: Zac SchreiberOffice/Cell: 205-726-2802/205-532-3476E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.samfordsports.com

UMassDec. 30 wDavidson, N.C.

Location/Enrollment: Amherst, Mass./26,360Nickname: MinutemenColors: Maroon, Black, Grey and WhiteArena (Capacity): Mullins Center (9,493)Conference: Atlantic 10President: Jack M. WilsonAthletic Director: John McCutcheonHead Coach: Derek Kellogg (UMass ‘95)Career Record (Years): 12-18 (1)Record at UMass (Years): Same2008-09 Record/Conference: 12-18/7-9 (10th)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 7/5Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3SID Contact: Jason YellinOffice/Cell: 413-577-3061E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.UMassAthletics.com

Rhode IslandNov. 28 w Davidson, N.C.

Location/Enrollment: Kingston, R.I./15,650Nickname: RamsColors: Keaney Blue, Dark Blue and WhiteArena (Capacity): Ryan Center (7,657)Conference: Atlantic 10President: Dr. David M. DooleyAthletic Director: Thorr BjornHead Coach: Jim Baron (St. Bonaventure ‘77)Career Record (Years): 337-320 (22)Record at URI (Years): 131-118 (8)2008-09 Record/Conference: 23-11/11-5 (2nd)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9/3Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2SID Contact: Mike LapreyOffice/Cell: 401-874-2401E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.gorhody.com

South CarolinaPossible Opponent

Location/Enrollment: Columbia, S.C./25,077Nickname: GamecocksColors: Garnet and BlackArena (Capacity): Colonial Life Arena (18,000)Conference: SoutheasternPresident: Dr. Harris PastidesAthletic Director: Eric HymanHead Coach: Darrin Horn (Western Kentucky ‘95)Career Record (Years): 132-58 (6)Record at USC (Years): 21-10 (1)2008-09 Record/Conference: 21-10, 10-6 (T-1st, East)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/3Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1SID Contact: Emily FeeneyOffice/Cell: 803-777-7743E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.GamecocksOnline.com

Western CarolinaJan. 20 (H) w Feb. 13 (A)

Location/Enrollment: Cullowhee, N.C./9,400Nickname: CatamountsColors: Purple and GoldArena (Capacity): Ramsey Activity Center (7,826)Conference: Southern ConferencePresident: Dr. John W. BardoAthletic Director: Chip SmithHead Coach: Larry Hunter (Ohio ‘71)Career Record (Years): 559-297 (29)Record at WCU (Years): 50-73 (4)2008-09 Record/Conference: 16-15/11-9 (T-1st, North)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 10/3Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0SID Contact: Daniel HookerOffice/Cell: 828-227-2339/828-508-2494E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.CatamountSports.com

WoffordJan. 16 (A) w Feb. 17 (H)

Location/Enrollment: Spartanburg, S.C./1,400Nickname: TerriersColors: Old Gold and BlackArena (Capacity): Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500)Conference: Southern ConferencePresident: Dr. Benjamin DunlapAthletic Director: Richard JohnsonHead Coach: Mike Young (Emory & Henry ‘86)Career Record (Years): 90-116 (7)Record at Wofford (Years): Same2008-09 Record/Conference: 16-14/12-8 (4th, South)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/2Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0SID Contact: Brent WilliamsonOffice/Cell: 864-597-4093/864-809-8900E-mail: [email protected] Site: www.woffordterriers.com


2009-10 OPPONENTS

OPPONENT H A N TOT. FIRST LASTAir Force 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 12/28/88 12/28/88

Alabama 1-1 1-0 1-0 3-1 12/22/61 11/23/91

Appalachian State 19-12 15-17 3-0 37-29 1946 3/7/09

Arizona 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 12/28/02 12/28/02

Army 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 12/19/78 12/19/78

Auburn 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1951 1951

Augusta 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-1 1/26/91 1/31/91

Univ. of Baltimore 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1938 1938

Baylor 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 12/11/75 12/29/79

Belmont Abbey 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1/12/62 1/12/62

Bethune-Cookman 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/21/85 12/21/85

Boise State 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 12/30/95 12/30/95

Boston College 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 12/29/70 12/29/70

Boston University 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 12/21/55 12/21/55

Bowdoin 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/12/98 12/12/98

Bowling Green 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 12/27/86 12/5/87

Brandeis 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/11/04 12/11/04

Brigham Young 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 12/31/74 12/18/76

Brown 3-0 0-2 0-0 3-2 12/5/73 12/4/78

Bucknell 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 1957 12/1/67

Butler 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 2/21/09 2/21/09

California 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1/2/00 1/2/00

Campbell 2-2 1-3 0-1 3-6 1/9/89 3/5/92

Canisius 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 11/24/78 11/24/78

Carnegie Mellon 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 12/6/97 11/30/00

Carson-Newman 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 12/18/61 12/18/61

Catawba 14-4 4-7 0-0 18-11 1929 12/12/60

Catholic 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 11/30/85 12/10/05

Central Conn. St. 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 11/23/90 11/12/06

Central Florida 1-1 2-0 1-0 4-1 1/28/89 12/28/95

Chaminade 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 11/23/84 11/23/84

Coll. of Charleston 24-3 21-7 2-1 47-11 1927 3/8/09

Charleston So. 3-1 0-2 0-0 3-3 12/2/81 2/26/92

Charlotte 10-18 0-8 0-0 10-26 2/19/79 12/9/06

Chattanooga 12-10 5-15 3-5 20-30 1/14/78 1/28/09

Cincinnati 3-0 0-3 0-0 3-3 12/22/62 2/22/75

The Citadel 53-11 31-33 5-0 89-44 1926 1/10/09

Clark (Mass.) 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/21/05 12/21/05

Clarkson 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/19/03 12/19/03

Clemson 12-9 6-13 0-1 18-23 1918 12/19/93

Coastal Carolina 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-5 1/12/91 2/13/92

Colby 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 11/21/06 11/21/06

Colgate 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-3 12/19/55 12/4/98

Columbia 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 3/15/68 12/28/99

Connecticut Coll. 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1/5/97 1/5/97

Connecticut 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 11/25/78 11/25/78

Dartmouth 2-0 0-1 0-0 2-1 12/18/65 1/28/78

Dayton 1-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 2/6/69 2/24/73

Delaware 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 12/2/77 12/2/77

DePaul 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 11/26/82 11/26/82

Drexel 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 12/29/00 12/29/00

Duke 5-14 8-55 4-17 17-87 1909 1/7/09

East Carolina 10-3 2-5 1-1 13-9 1/5/63 1/29/77

Eastern Michigan 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 11/10/06 11/10/06

East Tenn. State 15-7 10-10 1-2 26-19 12/29/60 1/26/05

OPPONENT H A N TOT. FIRST LASTEckerd 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 12/12/79 12/5/88

Elon 17-4 10-7 4-0 31-11 1915 3/2/09

Emory 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1/3/95 11/9/07

Emory & Henry 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1958 1958

Erskine 18-3 1-4 1-0 20-8 1930 12/1/90

Fairleigh-Dickinson 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 12/16/95 11/23/96

Florida 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1921 1924

Florida Atlantic 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 11/24/08 11/24/08

Florida Int’l. 2-0 0-1 0-0 2-1 2/7/87 1/26/89

Florida State 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 12/30/03 12/30/03

Fordham 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/29/66 12/29/66

Furman 47-28 41-30 3-2 91-60 1909 2/14/09

George Washington 4-2 3-4 0-4 7-10 1939 12/30/82

Georgetown 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-2 12/6/03 3/23/08

Georgia 2-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 12/22/69 12/30/70

Georgia Southern 12-1 9-5 1-0 22-6 1/30/62 2/28/09

Georgia Tech 3-3 0-6 0-0 3-9 2/17/25 12/19/01

Gonzaga 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 3/21/08 3/21/08

Guilford 23-5 10-7 0-0 31-12 1908 11/14/08

Hamilton 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/29/01 12/29/01

Hampden-Sydney 2-0 2-0 0-0 4-0 1925 11/30/63

Hampton 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/3/03 12/3/03

Harvard 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 12/29/88 12/29/88

Haverford 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 11/22/99 12/13/03

High Point 1-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 1925 1944

Hofstra 2-0 0-1 0-0 2-1 12/29/75 2/13/89

Holy Cross 2-0 0-2 0-0 2-2 12/29/69 12/20/86

Illinois-Chicago 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 12/29/05 11/15/06

Indiana 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 12/18/78 12/18/78

Iona 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 12/2/94 1/3/04

Iowa 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 2/1/69 2/1/69

Iowa State 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1/13/90 1/13/90

Jackson State 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 11/19/00 11/19/00

Jacksonville 2-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 1/12/63 12/12/64

James Madison 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 12/30/97 11/17/08

Kansas 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 3/30/08 3/30/08

Kansas State 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 12/28/97 12/28/97

Kentucky 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 3/14/86 3/14/86

King 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1958 1959

Lafayette 1-1 0-1 1-0 2-2 1958 1/2/96

Lenoir-Rhyne 10-1 2-1 0-0 12-2 1923 1937

Liberty 1-1 1-1 0-0 2-2 2/27/90 1/18/92

Louisiana Tech 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1957 1957

Louisville 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1959 1959

Loyola (Ill.) 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/28/73 12/28/73

Loyola (Md.) 1-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 1950 11/25/08

Lynchburg 3-0 3-0 0-0 6-0 1929 11/27/96

Maine-Farmington 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 11/24/04 11/24/04

Marquette 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 12/9/65 2/11/67

Marshall 9-8 4-12 1-3 14-23 1/4/78 2/3/97

Maryland 2-2 0-5 1-0 3-7 1938 3/23/05

Maryville 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1929 1929

Massachusetts 2-1 1-2 0-0 3-3 12/11/82 11/22/05

McNeese State 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 12/28/83 12/28/83

UMBC 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 1/11/89 2/18/89


ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS

OPPONENT H A N TOT. FIRST LASTMemphis 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 12/29/67 12/29/67

Mercer 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/12/70 12/12/70

Methodist 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 11/25/91 11/25/91

Miami (Fla.) 1-1 0-2 0-0 1-3 2/27/89 2/1/92

Miami (Ohio) 1-1 0-1 0-2 1-4 12/29/73 2/19/90

Michigan 2-0 1-2 0-2 3-5 12/10/66 11/11/06

Mississippi 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 11/27/95 12/2/96

Mississippi Coll. 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 12/19/61 12/19/61

Mississippi State 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 12/20/55 12/29/65

Missouri 1-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 11/19/04 11/19/06

Monmouth 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 11/24/90 11/24/90

Morehead 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1951 1951

Mount St. Mary 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/15/06 12/15/06

Navy 2-1 1-1 0-0 3-2 12/28/65 11/27/02

New Hampshire 2-1 1-0 0-0 3-1 12/28/62 11/23/97

New Mexico 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 12/29/78 12/29/78

New York Unit. 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 1/7/65 2/12/66

Newberry 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 1911 1/5/54

North Carolina 7-26 4-31 0-3 11-61 1911 11/14/07

N. Carolina Central 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 11/24/07 11/24/07

UNC Asheville 2-1 1-2 0-0 3-3 1/31/90 1/15/92

UNC Greensboro 9-2 7-3 2-2 18-7 2/14/98 2/25/09

UNC Wilmington 1-2 0-3 0-0 1-5 12/28/87 12/5/95

NC State 9-34 4-38 0-0 13-72 1913 12/6/08

North Texas State 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 12/30/60 12/30/60

Northern Illinois 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 1/21/89 2/8/89

Notre Dame 1-5 0-6 0-0 1-11 2/2/74 1/5/85

Oglethorpe 3-0 1-0 0-0 4-0 1935 11/23/01

Ohio 2-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 12/29/64 12/21/06

Ohio State 2-0 1-2 0-2 3-4 12/11/63 3/17/06

Oklahoma 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 11/18/08 11/18/08

Oregon 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 12/27/84 12/27/84

Pembroke 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 1959 1960

Pennsylvania 3-1 1-1 0-2 4-4 1956 12/22/02

Pfeiffer 3-0 2-2 0-0 5-2 1959 2/4/61

Pittsburgh 1-2 1-1 0-0 2-3 12/3/66 1/5/74

Pitt-Johnstown 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/16/87 12/16/87

Portland 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 12/29/84 12/19/84

Presbyterian 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 1920 1/18/65

Princeton 7-2 1-4 0-0 8-6 12/29/62 1/29/06

Purdue 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 12/20/08 12/20/08

Radford 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-4 1/19/91 2/15/92

Randolph-Macon 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1938 1938

Rhode Island 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 3/7/66 3/7/66

Rhode Island Coll. 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 11/29/03 11/29/03

Rhodes 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 11/24/95 12/16/00

Rice 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 12/18/67 12/28/85

Richmond 17-3 12-9 0-0 28-12 1939 1/17/76

Roanoke 1-0 3-1 0-0 4-1 1917 11/25/94

Rollins 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 12/11/76 12/5/77

Rutgers 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 12/12/77 12/12/77

St. Bonaventure 2-0 0-1 0-1 2-2 3/7/70 12/10/02

St. Francis (Pa.) 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1958 1958

St. John’s 2-4 2-6 2-0 6-10 3/9/68 12/29/89

St. Joseph’s (Maine) 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 3/3/90 12/2/92

OPPONENT H A N TOT. FIRST LASTSt. Joseph’s (Pa.) 4-3 1-3 0-1 5-7 1956 11/26/05

Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 3/23/09 3/23/09

St. Mary’s (Md.) 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/15/05 12/15/05

Samford 2-0 2-0 0-0 4-0 1/28/92 1/31/09

Santa Clara 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 11/18/00 11/18/00

Seton Hall 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-4 1940 12/29/04

Sewanee 6-1 0-0 0-0 6-1 1954 12/17/04

Siena 1-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 2/6/97 11/16/99

South Carolina 19-15 7-24 0-0 26-39 1909 3/17/09

South Carolina St. 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 11/26/88 11/26/88

South Florida 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 11/17/00 11/17/00

SMU 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 12/5/96 12/20/97

SW Missouri State 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 3/19/05 3/19/05

SW Texas State 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 11/25/88 12/5/98

Southwestern 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1954 1954

Stanford 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 12/30/99 12/30/99

Stetson 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1916 1916

Syracuse 1-0 0-2 0-2 1-4 3/11/66 12/18/05

Temple 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/19/67 12/19/67

Tennessee 0-1 0-4 0-0 0-5 1953 1959

Tennessee Temple 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/5/92 12/5/92

Texas 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/28/68 12/28/68

Texas A&M 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 12/13/80 12/13/80

Texas Tech 0-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 11/27/82 11/18/03

Tufts 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 11/29/97 11/29/97

Tulane 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 12/17/66 2/24/68

UC-Santa Barbara 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 1/4/75 1/29/76

UCLA 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 1/3/75 12/8/07

Vanderbilt 1-0 0-2 0-1 1-3 12/30/67 12/27/85

Villanova 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 3/8/69 11/27/88

Virginia 2-3 2-6 0-1 4-10 1920 1/21/91

VCU 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 3/16/05 3/16/05

VMI 39-11 32-18 5-1 76-30 1917 3/6/03

Virginia Tech 9-5 9-13 0-1 18-19 1909 12/30/71

Wake Forest 16-32 7-28 0-0 23-60 1908 2/2/00

Warren Wilson 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/9/91 12/9/91

Washington Coll. 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 12/19/98 12/1/02

Wash. & Jefferson 5-0 0-0 0-0 5-0 1/5/95 12/21/02

Washington & Lee 7-8 5-6 0-0 12-14 1909 11/30/02

West Virginia 13-4 2-8 1-5 16-18 3/1/56 12/9/08

Western Carolina 19-8 14-8 2-2 34-18 12/19/77 2/2/09

Western Kentucky 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 12/15/78 12/15/78

Western Michigan 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 12/30/06 11/21/07

William & Mary 13-11 6-13 2-3 21-27 1934 12/30/00

Williams 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 12/21/95 12/21/95

Winthrop 3-2 2-2 0-0 5-4 2/15/90 11/21/08

Wisconsin 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 12/12/80 3/28/08

Wofford 50-8 17-13 2-1 67-21 1912 2/12/09

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