COACHING STAFF

Head Coach Bob McKillop 60-63 McKillop’s Graduates 64-65 Davidson Coaching History 66 Assoc. Head Coach 67 Asst. Coach Jim Fox 68 Asst. Coach Tim Sweeney 69 Dir. of BB Operations Jeremy Henney 70

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Each morning when coach Bob coach. “Bob McKillop is equal or better HEAD HEAD THE MCKILLOP FILE McKillop enters his office in Davidson's than any other coach that I know, and Baker Sports Complex, he passes a I've coached against most of the best in NAME Robert McKillop December 1968 Sports Illustrated maga- the country in my 15 years in Division BIRTHDATE July 13, 1950 zine that is displayed prominently, one 1.”

BIRTHPLACE Queens, N.Y. that has a cover picturing North Like many outstanding coaches, COACH COACH WIFE Cathy Carolina's Charlie Scott, Kentucky's McKillop cloaks himself in mystery, lest CHILDREN Kerrin, Matt, Brendan Mike Casey and Davidson's Mike Maloy, he dare become predictable, a trait COLLEGE Hofstra ’72 under a headline that reads, coaches aren't allowed. His resume tells DEGREE History “Challengers to UCLA.” an interesting story, one of dedication, McKillop studies the photograph, and discipline, preparation, competitiveness

CHAMPIONSHIPS thinks, “We can do that.” and humility. BOB

BOB 1996 We can do what? The 1969 Davidson He was a successful baseball and bas- North Division Regular Season team won 27 games, now the second ketball player at Chaminade High 1997 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE most in school history, finished the sea- School in the High

North Division Regular Season son ranked third in the nation, and School Catholic League, where one of his MCKILLOP

MCKILLOP 1998 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE fought powerful North Carolina to the fellow students in homeroom for four North Division Regular Season final second before falling 87-85 in the years was Bill O'Reilly of the O'Reilly Southern Conference Tournament NCAA . One step from the Factor on FOX News. Jack Curran, the 2002 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Final Four. Davidson can coach at rival Archbishop Molloy High, North Division Regular Season duplicate that storybook season? helped him get a basketball scholarship Southern Conference Tournament Go ahead, laugh at the supposition, to East Carolina. His last game at East 2003 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE or even scoff at it, but if Carolina North Division Regular Season McKillop didn't believe in “Many times you only hear about the coaches in was in the the power conferences being great coaches. Bob 2004 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE his heart that it could be old McKillop is equal or better than any other coach South Division Regular Season repeated, he wouldn't be in Charlotte that I know, and I’ve coached against most of the his 19th year as Davidson Coliseum in 2005 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE best in the country in my years in Division I.” South Division Regular Season College's head basketball the 1969 2006 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE coach. He believes it even , Michigan Head Coach Southern Southern Conference Tournament more now, in view of last Conference 2007 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE year's team setting a school record with tournament championship game, a 102- South Division Regular Season 29 victories, two more than the powerful 76 loss to Davidson, a game that stuck in Southern Conference Tournament 1969 Wildcats. McKillop is a confessed his mind and later would have major dreamer. His players, who have seen his consequences in his life. COACHING HONORS teams win eight of the last 12 Southern Homesick and ready to be closer to SOCON COACH OF THE YEAR Conference Division championships, and home, he transferred from East Carolina 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2007 five of the last six, plus two consecutive to Hofstra University where he became FINALIST SoCon championships, call him a dream- the team's MVP and later was inducted 2007 maker. So do many of the nation's lead- into the Hofstra Basketball Hall of Fame. All-time winningest coach in Davidson and ing coaches. After graduation in 1972, he signed as a Southern Conference history with 311 victories “Many times you only hear about the free agent with the 76ers and 171 league victories. coaches in the power conferences being but was cut. The 76ers went 9-72 that 62 of 62 seniors have graduated great coaches,” says John Beilein, the season. “I was cut from the worst team during the McKillop era. highly successful in NBA history,” McKillop jokes.

60 DAVIDSON Humility comes in strange packages. Davidson 'basketball family.' I stay in Reluctantly accepting the fact that his contact with many of our guys…I would playing career was over, he took a job love to be on an all-Davidson team again teaching history and coaching basketball the country's top liberal arts colleges and with Coach McKillop leading the way.” at Holy Trinity High in in competes in the demanding Southern McKillop's players talk about his lead- 1972. After a sparking 86-25 record as Conference along with a ridiculously ership, teaching, and confidence. coach, in 1978 McKillop was offered tough non-conference schedule.” “Coach McKillop is the best at prepar- assistant coaching positions at the McKillop accepted the challenge of ing his team,” says Logan Kosmalski, University of Pennsylvania and rebuilding Davidson basketball and who was an All-Southern Conference Davidson where became its head player in 2005 and now plays profession- “Bob McKillop is a very well respected coach, not only coach in 1989. He ally in Europe. “His knowledge and in the United States, but internationally. McKillop just had just been proceeded cautious- attention to detail made us feel like we gets it. He understands the game, and how it should be ly at first, as he could win against any opponent.” named head played, and he understands the players, and how they Now 57 years old, McKillop loves his- coach. In making should be led. The only thing that McKillop lacks as a learned to mesh his decision, coach is a media spotlight. People that know basketball what fit at tory, politics, Italian cuisine, nice clothes, McKillop recalled know Bob McKillop. He is truly one of the very best.” Davidson with his good books and movies that teach him his last game for personal philoso- life's lessons. A frequent lecturer, he has East Carolina, the , ESPN Basketball Analyst phy. “Davidson is a as many basketball friends in Europe as loss to Davidson, special place, a he does in the United State. He once the way the fans celebrated the champi- unique place,” McKillop says. “In dreamed of being a U.S. Senator from onship. In making his decision between recruiting and staffing, we must have the New York, a notion that has since sub- Penn and Davidson, he visited the right fit, otherwise it could lead to frus- sided. His reading preferences lean Davidson campus in North tration and immediate failure.” toward history, politics, leadership, Mecklenburg, was stricken with its beau- Davidson has a special blend of aca- coaching stories, and not much fiction. ty and charm, as well as the mission of demics, social life and athletics. Not all Four movies rank as his favorites: Life is the college, and the uniqueness of the good players with excellent grades are a Beautiful, Michael Collins, The village. “Davidson, here I come!” The fit. McKillop's ability to put the proper Godfather, and Schindler's List. MCKILLOP MCKILLOP Wildcats went 8-19 that season. Penn people in place has been a leading rea- “Those movies teach great lessons went to the NCAA Final Four. Oh, well. son that he has succeeded at such a high about life, family, struggles and leader- After one year on the Davidson staff, level at Davidson. ship,” he says. In his view, movies a great high school opportunity beck- One of McKillop's former Davidson should do more than entertain; they BOB BOB oned at Long Island Lutheran High players, Martin Ides, now in his sixth should also teach life's lessons. School. McKillop went there as head bas- season of playing professional basketball McKillop cherishes each moment and ketball coach, director of summer pro- in Europe, says: “There are many things treats it as gold. Whether it's on the bus grams, and for two years served as inter- that set Coach McKillop apart from all with his team to a road game or waiting im headmaster. He compiled a record the coaches I've had…However, what I for a flight in an airport terminal, he there of 182-51. In his high school coach- appreciate most is what Coach calls our always has work at hand. When a friend COACH COACH ing career, he won was late to a breakfast five New York meeting last summer, State champi- McKillop waved it off, onships, coached saying as he surveyed five high school papers on the table in HEAD HEAD All-Americas, one front of him, “No of whom was Matt problem. I had plenty Doherty, former of work to do.” He head coach at carries his office with North Carolina him. and now in the He grew up in same position at Queens and Long SMU. Island and had a fas- “Bob McKillop cination with sports is easily one of the for as long as he can nation's best remember. He loved coaches,” Doherty Army football and the says. “What he legacy of the Black has done at Knights of the Davidson is truly Hudson. The first col- remarkable. He lege basketball game recruits top-flight that he saw in person students for one of was at Alumni Hall,

WILDCATS 61 St. John's vs. NYU. He loved going to 27, a 2002 Davidson graduate, games at Alumni Hall and Madison Matthew, 24, who graduated from Square Garden and dreamed of playing Davidson two years ago after playing for NYU, a powerhouse at the time. for his father for four years, and is an Although he's been in North Carolina Eho says. assistant basketball coach at Emory for 19 years, he hasn't lost the sharp Terrell Ivory often was present when University for head coach Jason edges of his New York brogue. His McKillop was recruiting his brother, Zimmerman, a former player and assis- phone mail message begins, “How ya Titus, who eventually chose Penn State tant coach under McKillop at doin'?” His metaphors, which he often over Davidson. “Even though Titus Davidson, and Brendan, 19, a freshman uses, speak of “Broadway stages,” and didn't go to Davidson, when my father on this year's Davidson team. “magical carpet rides.” died, Coach McKillop was at the funer- “ is a special His coaching career at Davidson has al,” Terrell said. “I said then that I place,” McKillop says. “One reason our been scintillating by any barometer. wanted to play for this man. He's like a teams have been so united and close is His Davidson record is 311-218. He's second father to me.” Terrell, now an because we reflect the total Davidson coached assistant coach at Blair philosophy. Our players remain close “Bob McKillop has quietly done as good a coaching Davidson Academy, came to long after they leave Davidson.” job as any coach at any level in the country. With longer than that statement, he is quite possibly the most Davidson as a walk-on, When McKillop thinks back to play-

any basket- earned a scholarship ing against Davidson in 1969, he HEAD HEAD underrated coach in the nation.” ball coach, and contributed to reflects on the job former coach Lefty won more , University of Texas Head Coach many wins. Driesell did in putting the Wildcats in games there McKillop runs sev- the nation's Top 10 and twice taking than any coach, and his 174 Southern eral miles most days, never gains an them to the NCAA Elite Eight. “What

Conference wins are more than any ounce, and as his assistants can attest, and his players did is COACH COACH coach in league history. He's been con- often gets so lost in his work that he one of the greatest stories in college ference Coach of the Year six times, has can go a full day without eating. basketball history,” McKillop says. won eight Southern Conference divi- Sweets are a weakness, though, and he It was the “Broadway stage,” is sion titles, four tournament champi- attacks a bag of chocolate chip cookies what it was, and McKillop the dreamer onships, and taken his team to four the way a woodpecker works on a thinks there can be an encore.

NCAA tournaments and three postsea- sugar maple. BOB BOB son NITs. All this winning hasn't come McKillop and his wife Cathy, a at any academic sacrifice, as 95 percent knowledgeable basketball person in her have graduated from Davidson and own right, have three children - Kerrin,

100 percent have graduated from col- MCKILLOP MCKILLOP lege. BOB MCKILLOP’S OVERALL RECORD Duke coach calls McKillop “a sensational coach.” Texas OVERALL CONFERENCE CONFERENCE coach Rick Barnes says, “There are YEAR SCHOOL W L PCT. W L PCT. FINISH some great coaches out there who 1973-78 Holy Trinity H.S. 86 25 .775 deserve recognition, and Bob is at the 1979-89 Long Island Lutheran 182 51 .781 1989-90 Davidson 4 24 .143 Independent very top of that list.” 1990-91 10 19 .345 6 8 .429 4th (Big South) McKillop derived his basketball phi- 1991-92 11 17 .393 6 8 .429 6th (Big South) losophy from many sources: Lou 1992-93 14 14 .500 10 8 .556 5th Carnesecca, Al and Frank McGuire, 1993-94 22 8 .733 13 5 .722 T-2nd Jack Curran, Frank Morris, Paul 1994-95 14 13 .519 7 7 .500 3rd North Division Lynner, , , Red 1995-96 25 5 .833 14 0 1.000 1st North Division Auerbach, Ettore Messina and others. 1996-97 18 10 .643 10 4 .714 T-1st North Division He's studied the winning ways of for- 1997-98 20 10 .667 13 2 .867 T-1st North Division mer college football coaches Ara 1998-99 16 11 .593 11 5 .688 2nd North Division Parseghian, Bud Wilkinson and Knute 1999-00 15 13 .536 10 6 .625 2nd North Division 2000-01 15 17 .469 7 9 .438 4th North Division Rockne. “I've stolen from the best,” he 2001-02 21 10 .677 11 5 .688 T-1st North Division says, laughing. 2002-03 17 10 .630 11 5 .688 T-1st North Division McKillop's demanding practices are 2003-04 17 12 .586 11 5 .688 T-1st South Division planned to the second. He stresses fun- 2004-05 23 9 .719 16 0 1.000 1st South Division damentals, is a disciplinarian as well as 2005-06 20 11 .645 10 5 .666 2nd South Division a stickler for details, but his players 2006-07 29 5 .853 17 1 .944 1st South Division always know he cares. DAVIDSON 311 218 .588 183 87 .678 Jouni Eho, one of McKillop's former HIGH SCHOOL 268 79 .779 players now playing overseas, was married in the summer of 2005. NCAA TOURNAMENT — 1998, 2002, 2006, 2007 McKillop attended the ceremony - in NIT — 1994, 1996, 2005 * Davidson competed in the Big South in 1990-91 and 1991-92 Finland. “That was very special to me,”

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63 CLASS OF 1992 PAUL DENMOND Insurance Agent Metropolitan Life Insurance Janko Narat Detlef Musch Houston, Texas Chris Alpert Jason Zimmerman PAUL DROBNITCH Director of Corporate Development CLASS OF 1990 Turner Corporation CLASS OF 1996 Dallas, Texas EDWARD GAINES CHRIS ALPERT Cardiovascular Specialist STERLING FREEMAN NBDL - Dir. of Basketball Operations Scios Inc. Executive Director New York, N.Y. Tallahassee, Fla. Wildacres Leadership Pro Basketball — France Durham, N.C. MAURICE “MO” GRAY JEFF ANDERSON Commercial Lender PAUL RYBISKI World Group Mortgage HSBC Bank USA Marketing Representative Charlotte, N.C.

Pembroke Pines, Fla. Bell South

MCKILLOP’S GRADUATES MCKILLOP’S GRADUATES Sydney, Australia QUINN HARWOOD JEFF HARRIS Youth Pastor Neurologist Amateur Support Huntsville, Ala. CLASS OF 1993 Tustin, Calif. Pro Basketball — CBA ALAN HUNTER J.D. HEUER Century Chemical Controller Pharmaceutical Sales MARK MCGUIRE Jonesboro, Ga. Spinetech Professor — John Abbott College Greensboro, N.C. Quebec, Canada A.J. MORGAN Ph.D. — Cornell University Sports Producer MATT MATHENY Bollinger Insurance Assoc. Head Basketball Coach BRANDON WILLIAMS Caldwell, N.J. Davidson College NBA — Director of Player Development New York, N.Y. JAY SCHMITT DETLEF MUSCH NBA — Atlanta, New York, San Antonio, Director of Business Development Pro Basketball Golden State; CBA, France, Greece, Strategic Benefits Advisors France, Italy, Germany Germany, Italy Atlanta, Ga. DICK SEIDEL CLASS OF 1994 Sales Representative CLASS OF 1997 Ticor Title Insurance RONALD HORTON JAY ARIAL Chicago, Ill. Assistant VP of Client Access Teacher and Basketball Coach Bank of America Christ Church School CLASS OF 1991 Charlotte, N.C. Christ Church, Va. JANKO NARAT TURNER GILMORE Computer Programmer NARCISSE EWODO Attorney, Teacher, Sports Agent Lucent Technologies Pro Basketball — France, Italy, Germany Pembroke Pines, Fla. Columbia, Md. Pro Basketball — Slovenia THOMAS HELLAND CLASS OF 1998 Sports Consultant CHRIS SHIELDS Blue Sombrero Financial Advisor BILLY ARMSTRONG Atlanta, Ga. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Camp Director Durham, N.C. Pro Players Basketball Instruction DARRY STRICKLAND New Jersey Asst. Principal and Head Coach JASON ZIMMERMAN Pro Basketball — Kosovo, Belgium Bell Multicultural High School Head Basketball Coach Washington, D.C. Emory University Atlanta, Ga. CLASS OF 1995 TIM CALDWELL High School Teacher and Coach Louisville, Ky. GEORGE SPAIN Pro Basketball — Sweden

Emeka Erege George Spain Narcisse Ewodo Michel Lusakueno

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STEPHEN MARSHALL Master’s Program Drexel University Pro Basketball — Germany, The Netherlands Mark Donnelly Jeff Bergmann CLASS OF 2002 Wayne Bernard Jouni Eho MARK DONNELLY MICHAEL BREE CLASS OF 2006 Commercial Real Estate Agent Irish Junior National Coach Stafford Smith Commerciall Realty Pro Basketball — France, Germany, Sweden, ERIC BLANCETT Manasquan, N.J. Spain, Poland Trade Support Specialist Basketball — Italy Bank of America Charlotte, N.C. CHRIS STEC EMEKA EREGE Asst. Director of Safety, Education and Instruction Pro Basketball — France, Germany CHRIS CLUNIE American Cande Association MARTIN IDES Project Assistant Fredericksburg, Va. Pro Basketball — Czech Republic, Italy, External Affairs and Corporate Greece Development Spurs Sports & Entertainment CLASS OF 1999 CHRIS PEARSON San Antonio Spurs Pro Basketball — France, Italy, Greece DAVID BURNS San Antonio, Texas Circulation Manager FERNANDO TONELLA KENNY GRANT Charlotte Observer Investment Banking Financial Consultant Pro Basketball — France Cornelius, N.C. Factset Europe, Ltd. London, England IAN JOHNSON BEN EBONG Pro Basketball — France Pro Basketball — Spain, Sweden Pro Basketball — CBA, Australia, Spain, Argentina, Germany, Turkey MATT MCKILLOP CLASS OF 2003 Assistant Basketball Coach CHADD HOLMES Emory University Middle School Teacher PETE ANDERER Atlanta, Ga. Fort Myers, Fla. Fisher Investments Pro Basketball — Czech Republic Pro Basketball — Ireland , Calif. JASON MORTON ALI TON Pro Basketball — Germany Wellington Management Company Assistant Basketball Coach Philadelphia, Pa. Radford University WAYNE BERNARD Radford, Va. Pro Basketball — Israel, Greece, Sweden, Pro Basketball — Turkey France, Finland Pro Basketball — France, Germany MICHEL LUSAKUENO CLASS OF 2000 Bank of America CLASS OF 2007 Charlotte, N.C. JEFF BERGMANN LAMAR HULL Financial Advisor Pro Basketball — England MCKILLOP’S GRADUATES MCKILLOP’S GRADUATES Bank One CLASS OF 2004 JOHN FALCONI Chicago, Ill. JOUNI EHO Associate Database Specialist DAVOR HALBAUER Pro Basketball — Finland The Nielsen Company Pro Basketball Wilton, Conn. TERRELL IVORY Croatia, Ireland, Kosovo Assistant Basketball Coach Blair Academy Head Basketball Coach / Dean of Students Blairstown, N.J. The Webb School Pro Basketball — England Knoxville, Tenn. Pro Basketball — Sweden, France NICK BOOKER Assistant Coach — Saddleback C.C. Graduate School CLASS OF 2005 CONOR GRACE Pro Basketball — Italy LOGAN KOSMALSKI Pro Basketball — France, Poland

Chadd Holmes Fernando Tonella Conner Grace Ian Johnson

WILDCATS 65 CAREER COACHING RECORDS

COACH YEARS SEASONS W L PCT J.W. Rhea 1908-09 1 1 2 .333 No coach 1909-12 3 6 7 .462 W.T. Cook 1912-13 1 0 1 .000 EDDIE BIEDENBACH No coach 1913-16 3 14 12 .538 JIM LARRANAGA Davidson Head Coach (1978-81) W.M. Fetzer 1916-18 2 18 10 .643 Davidson Assistant (1971-76) UNCA Head Coach George Mason Head Coach No coach 1918-19 1 3 6 .333 Fred Hengeveld 1919-22 3 20 19 .513 H.M. Grey 1922-23 1 9 8 .529 Monk Younger 1923-31 8 83 61 .576 Flake Laird 1931-37 6 43 74 .368

Norman Shepard 1937-49 12 169 120 .585 DAVIDSON

DAVIDSON Boyd Baird 1949-52 3 24 53 .312 Danny Miller 1952-55 3.5 24 52 .316 1956-60 4.5 35 79 .307 Lefty Driesell 1960-69 9 176 65 .730 1969-74 5 92 43 .681 Bo Brickels 1974-76 2 12 40 .231 Dave Pritchett 1976-78 2 14 40 .259 RICK BARNES Eddie Biedenbach 1978-81 3 29 51 .363 BOB MCKILLOP Davidson Assistant (1978-80) 1981-89 8 108 127 .460 Davidson Assistant (1978-79)

Texas Head Coach Davidson Head Coach

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COACHING BOB MCKILLOP 1989- 18 311 218 .588

HISTORY HISTORY

JEFF BZDELIK MATT DOHERTY LEFTY DRIESELL TERRY HOLLAND Davidson Assistant (1978-80) Davidson Assistant (1989-92) Davidson Head Coach (1960-69) Davidson Head Coach (1969-74) Air Force Head Coach Southern Methodist Head Coach East Carolina A.D.

NORMAN SHEPARD LEFTY DRIESELL TERRY HOLLAND 169-120 1937-49 176-65 1960-69 92-43 1969-74 Norman Shepard Coming from the high school coaching As an assistant and held coaching ranks ranks where his teams at Newport News player under at Davidson for 12 posted a record of 64-6 — including a 57- Driesell, Terry seasons while also game winning streak and a state cham- Holland became the assuming the posi- tion of athletic pionship — Driesell was determined to 13th Davidson head director. Shepard put Davidson on the national map. As it basketball coach. He was active in bas- turned out, he coached three of continued where ketball since his col- Davidson’s five All-Americans, led the Driesell left off, lead- lege days at Wildcats to their highest national rank- ing the ’Cats to their Davidson and North Carolina where he ing, took the ’Cats to the Elite Eight on third straight SoCon title and an NCAA received his bachelor’s degree. As coach two consecutive occasions and won Tournament berth in his first season. of the ‘Cats, Shepard’s win total of 169 SoCon Coach of the Year an unprece- Holland never had a losing season and has only been surpassed by Lefty dented four straight times. His .730 win- was league coach of the year in 1970, ’71 Driesell and current coach Bob McKillop. Prior to Davidson, Shepard coached at ning percentage has yet to be surpassed and ’72. During his five seasons, the ’Cats UNC and in 1924 led an undefeated at Davidson. Driesell coached the lost only seven league games. Holland team to 25 consecutive wins and a recog- Wildcats to six straight 20-win seasons, ended his career after combining for 418 nized national championship. also a mark that has not been outdone. wins at Davidson and Virginia.

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After one of Davidson’s 29 victories in a athlete. He was a quarterback and wide receiver THE MATHENY FILE championship season last year, coach Bob on the football team, a point guard on the bas- McKillop was analyzing the game on his post- ketball team. NAME Matthew Manson Matheny game radio show when he said, “I want to After graduation in the spring of 1993, BIRTHDATE February 11, 1970 emphasize how much Coach Matheny con- Matheny went to Germany to play a summer of MATHENY MATHENY BIRTHPLACE Shelby, N.C. tributed to our winning tonight. His excellent American football. McKillop contacted him WIFE Jennifer scouting and the way he communicated the there and offered him a job as an assistant coach CHILDREN Brock (3) information to our players were invaluable.” on the Davidson staff. Matheny accepted and COLLEGE Davidson ’93 A 1993 Davidson graduate and former joined Steve Shurina and Larry Garloch on Wildcat football and basketball captain, McKillop’s staff. DEGREE History MATT MATT Matheny has been an assistant coach on The detour in career plans even surprised COACHING HISTORY McKillop’s staff since Aug. 1, 1993. Davidson Matheny. He graduated from Davidson with has won 254 games during their stint together the full intentions of going to law school. But JOINED STAFF August 10, 1993 on the bench, averaged 18 wins a season, won even though he was recruited to Davidson to 2003-PR. Associate Head Coach four SoCon tournament championships and play football, and joined the basketball team as 1993-2003 Asst. Coach, Davidson played in three NCAA tournaments. Now the a walk-on, basketball was always his first love. program’s associate head coach, Matheny has If he were going to coach, he knew basketball COACH COACH been involved in more victories than any assis- would be his sport. But even when he joined tant coach in Davidson’s history. He’s been by the coaching staff, he thought the job would be McKillop’s side as the Wildcats have won a stopover between coaching and law school. Southern Conference division championships in “The more I coached, the more I grew to

eight of the last 12 years, and now are consid- love it,” Matheny says. “A coach can play an HEAD HEAD ered the team to beat from year to year. influential role in the life of a college athlete.” “Coach Matheny is a symbol of what our Matheny’s goal is to become a head coach of program tries to represent,” Coach McKillop his own program. McKillop has prepared him says. “He’s smart, hard working and team ori- well, allowing Matheny to become immersed in ented. And, he wears Davidson on his heart.” every single area of college coaching. He is the Matheny loves preparing for games: the point man for Davidson’s scheduling, works scouting of the opponent, drafting a plan for the extensively with recruiting, excels at public rela- players, and then relaying that plan to the team tions, and is superb as an on-the-court teacher. in video sessions and on the court. He excels in “Coach McKillop has allowed me to work in all those areas. His rapport with the players is all areas,” Matheny says, “and I’ve learned so ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE so strong that a visitor could hear a pin drop much from him, in the way he has built a lead- when he imparts scouting information to them ing program with high integrity.” in pre-game meetings. A highly competitive person, Matheny says Although he now excels in his chosen pro- losing is tougher on him now than it was earlier fession, coaching was not always Matheny’s in his coaching career, because he has so much goal. He grew up in Statesville about 20 miles invested now. “When we lose, it makes me from the Davidson campus. He was a star stu- want to work harder,” he says. “That’s another dent and football, basketball and tennis stand- thing I learned from Coach McKillop.” out at North Iredell High School. He had inten- Matheny and the former Jennifer Collins tions of going to Wake Forest or Duke, but were married in June 2001. They are parents of those plans changed when Davidson recruited Brock, born in April 2004 who is now a popular him as a football player. He had never seen the figure at Davidson’s home games. Jennifer is a Davidson campus until he visited as a high licensed Real Estate Broker. The Matheny fami- school senior, liked it, and enrolled as a student- ly lives in Davidson.

WILDCATS 67 JJIMIM FFOXOX w w ASSISTANT COACH SUNY-GENESEO ’95 7TH SEASON

Jim Fox has been an assistant coach on the U.S. Secret Service between his junior

Bob McKillop’s Davidson basketball staff and senior college years, and seriously

ASSISTANT COACH JIM FOX THE FOX FILE ASSISTANT COACH JIM FOX THE FOX FILE during some of the program’s most suc- thought about joining the service as a NAME James Patrick Fox cessful seasons. Now in his sixth year as a career. Fox saw how much his father loved BIRTHDATE October 2, 1973 Davidson assistant, Fox has been on the basketball and enjoyed the work, which BIRTHPLACE Queens, N.Y. bench as Davidson compiled an 117-57 influenced him to give coaching a try, WIFE Single overall record, 76-21 versus teams in the which he did at St. Dominic. He’s glad he COLLEGE SUNY-Geneseo ’95 Southern Conference, won three confer- did. DEGREE Political Science ence tournament championships, played In addition to coaching at St. Dominic, HIGH SCHOOL Chaminade in three NCAA tournaments and one post- Fox was also head coach and director of season NIT. the Long Island Lightning AAU Basketball COACHING HISTORY “It’s no coincidence that our program Club, where one of his players was Matt has enjoyed consistent success since Jim McKillop, Coach McKillop’s son and a JOINED STAFF August 27, 2001 Fox joined our staff in August 2001,” three-year starter at Davidson who gradu- 2001-PR. Asst. Coach, Davidson Coach McKillop says. “Jim has developed ated last spring. Fox coached more than 20 1996-01 Associate Head Coach into a superb recruiter and coupled with young men who went on to play college St. Dominic High School his understanding of the game, he has basketball. 1995-01 Head Coach Director become a very valuable member of our Fox’s father now runs the Island Long Island Lighting AAU Basketball staff.” Garden, where Coach Fox and his brother, Now the second assistant on the Jeff, have their own basketball camp for Davidson staff, Fox, a native of Levittown, two weeks each summer - the Fox N.Y., spent five years as associate head Offensive Skills Basketball Camp. coach at St. Dominic High School in Fox has had a long acquaintance with Oyster Bay, N.Y. He served one year as the Coach McKillop, first meeting him when school’s athletic director, and as the head McKillop was a highly successful coach at coach of the freshman team, directed the Long Island Lutheran High School. When St. Dominic frosh to an impressive record McKillop offered Fox a job at Davidson, of 55-1 and four consecutive Catholic High Fox quickly accepted. School championships. He also taught “I knew Coach McKillop as a person government, economics and criminal jus- and a coach,” Fox says, “and I knew work- tice and psychology at the high school. ing for him and learning from him would Fox graduated in 1995 from the State be great for my career. Coach lets his assis- University of New York at Geneseo tants get involved in all areas of coaching. College, earning his degree in political sci- The work ethic in the Davidson program ence. Fox father’s retired as a chief U.S. runs from the coaches to the players. Probation Officer and his mother retired as Everyone is working towards a common a school principal at a Catholic elementary goal: to get to the NCAA tournament and school on Long Island. In his off time, be successful in it.” Fox’s father ran a youth basketball pro- Fox is single and lives in Davidson. His gram on Long Island, and Fox began brother, Jeff, is a lawyer, and his sister, Jen, coaching in the program when he was still is a nurse. His parents travel to see in high school. Davidson play several times each year. Coaching was in his blood, but so was Coach Fox loves golf, tennis, politics and federal law enforcement. He interned with rooting for his beloved New York Yankees.

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Tim Sweeney enters his second season the charity stripe. Sweeney graduated THE SWEENEY FILE as an assistant coach with the men’s bas- among the top 10 at Rochester all-time in ketball program. three-point field goals made, assists and NAME Timothy G. Sweeney “Tim brings the experience of being a percentage. BIRTHDATE August 7, 1980 successful player and coach from a terrific Sweeney was named All-UAA in each of BIRTHPLACE Teaneck, N.J. school and basketball program like the his four campaigns and earned the Lysle WIFE Single University of Rochester,” McKillop com- Garnish Award for academic and athletic COLLEGE Rochester ’03 mented. “He is a superb addition to our excellence as a junior. The three-time mem- DEGREE Political Science staff.” ber of the UAA All-Academic Team was HIGH SCHOOL The Peddie School Sweeney, a 2003 graduate of the also named to the Dean’s List in seven of University of Rochester with a degree in his eight semesters. COACHING HISTORY political science, spent three seasons as an “Davidson represents both top notch ath- assistant at his alma mater as the letes along with committed students,” said JOINED STAFF July 20, 2006 Yellowjackets went 66-16 overall and won Sweeney. “It is enjoyable to work with stu- 2006-PR. Asst. Coach, Davidson two University Athletic Association titles. dent athletes who work hard and continual- 2003-06 Asst. Coach, Rochester In his first season on the staff, Rochester ly strive to improve. I want to contribute in went 25-2 and advanced to the Division III helping Davidson maintain its reputation as regional semifinal while the coaching staff a top basketball program that competes year earned honors from the UAA the NABC in and year out for conference champi- East Region and the New York State onships and the NCAA tournament.” Basketball Association as the Coaching Sweeney’s experience is not relegated to Staff of the Year. The following season, the the University of Rochester; he has served Yellowjackets posted a 25-5 mark and as a coach at numerous camps along the advanced to the Division III championship East Coast, including Davidson, Villanova, game. Princeton and Hofstra. Sweeney’s duties covered anything and Swenney is single and currently resides everything in the office, including recruit- in Davidson. ASSISTANT COACH TIM SWEENEY ASSISTANT COACH TIM SWEENEY ing coordinator as which he helped bring a pair of all-conference performers and four others that played in the regular rotation this past season. He also assisted with practice preparation, in-game strategy and scouting reports, plus oversaw the film exchange and monitored the student-ath- letes’ academic progress. A four-year starter at Rochester, Sweeney was the team captain as a senior and led the squad to a 24-6 record and the NCAA Division III semifinals in 2002, and a 23-4 mark and the regional semifinals in 2003. He averaged seven points a game over the two seasons and nearly four assists while shooting 38.9 percent from three-point range and over 80 percent from

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DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS JEREMY HENNEY DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS JEREMY HENNEY

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A former assistant at Lenoir-Rhyne to our staff.” THE HENNEY FILE College, Jeremy Henney enters his sec- A 2002 graduate of Indiana University ond year as the Director of Basketball with a degree in secondary social studies NAME Jeremy Henry Henney Operations. education, Henney was recently married BIRTHDATE October 11, 1978 “Jeremy brings additional energy and to the former Kala Riney of Evansville, BIRTHPLACE Fort Wayne, Ind. enthusiasm to our already very hard- Ind. WIFE Kala working staff,” commented McKillop, The couple currently resides in COLLEGE Indiana ’02 who is entering his 19th season at the Newton, N.C. DEGREE Secondary Education helm of the Wildcats. HIGH SCHOOL Northrop A native of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Henney joins the men’s basketball staff from COACHING HISTORY Lenoir-Rhyne College where he served as an assistant coach for Coach John JOINED STAFF September 6, 2006 Lentz. Prior to his most recent position, 2006-PR. he was an Economics/Government Dir. of BBall Operations, Davidson teacher at Fred T. Foard High School in 2006 Asst. Coach, Lenoir-Rhyne Newton, N.C. Along with his instruc- 2002-06 Asst. Coach tional duties inside the classroom, Fred T. Foard High School Henney was an assistant coach with the boy’s basketball team from 2002-2006. Along with taking part in the daily operations of the men’s basketball office, Henney’s primary responsibilities at Davidson are team travel arrangements and film exchange. “This is a tremendous opportunity for me to work at an institution that has such a rich basketball tradition, said Henney. “I feel very fortunate to work and learn under Coach Mckillop.” Henney is no stranger to the Davidson men’s basketball program hav- ing served as a camp instructor at Bob McKillop’s Boys’ Basketball Camp for the last three summers. He has also worked as a counselor/coach at the Naval Academy Basketball Camp and Kids Across America Summer Camp in Branson, Mo. “His eagerness to learn and his loyal- ty to our program has been in evidence during the many years he worked at our basketball camp and observed our prac- tices. He is already a valuable addition

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