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DAV I D S ON I 2008-09 Wildcats Roster NTRODUCT No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Last School 1 Brendan McKillop G 6-0 175 So. Davidson, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 4 Aaron Bond G 6-4 185 R-Fr. Ashburn, Va./Georgetown Prep I ON 12 Can Civi G 6-1 180 Sr. Istanbul, Turkey/Uskudar American 14 Max Paulhus Gosselin G 6-6 195 Sr. Carignan, Quebec/Champlain St. Lambert 22 Will Archambault G 6-6 220 Jr. St. Hubert, Quebec/Champlain St. Lambert 23 Stephen Rossiter F 6-7 230 Jr. Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell Thomas W. Ross 24 Bryant Barr G 6-4 185 Jr. Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth President 30 Stephen Curry G 6-2 185 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian S OUTHERN 34 Frank Ben-Eze F 6-10 230 Fr. Arlington, Va./Bishop O’Connell 35 Dan Helms F 6-9 215 Jr. Lake Forest, Ill./Phillips Exeter Acad. 41 Andrew Lovedale F 6-8 215 Sr. Benin City, Nigeria/Loretto (Eng.) C 42 Ben Allison F 6-9 205 R-Fr. West Sussex, Eng./Christs Hospital ONFERENCE Quick Facts 2008-09 Schedule Location: ........................................................... Davidson, N.C. Founded: ............................................................................. 1837 Date. Opponent Time Enrollment: ........................................................................ 1,700 Nov. 17 vs. James Madison^ 6 p.m. Nickname: .................................................................... Wildcats Nov. 18 Oklahoma/Miss. Valley St.^ 6:30/9:30 p.m. Colors: ................................................................. Red and Black Jim Murphy Nov. 21 WINTHROP 7 p.m. Director of Athletics President: ..................................................................... Tom Ross T Athletics Director: ............................................... Jim Murphy Nov. 24-28 TBA^ TBA EAM Home Court (Capacity): .........John M. Belk Arena (5,223 Dec. 6 vs. N.C. State% (FSNS) 12 p.m. Press Row Phone: ......................................... (704) 892-3324 P Dec. 9 vs. West Virginia$ (ESPN) 7 p.m. ROF Basketball Facts Dec. 13 CHATTANOOGA* 7 p.m. I LE 2007-08 Record: ................................................................. 29-7 Dec. 20 vs. Purdue# (CBS) 4 p.m. S Conference Record (Place): .....................20-0 (1st, South) Dec. 29 at College of Charleston* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. Home: .................................................................................... 12-2 Away: ..................................................................................... 11-3 Jan. 3 SAMFORD* 2 p.m. Neutral: .....................................................................................6-2 Jan. 7 at Duke (ESPN) 7 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .....................................11/3 Jan. 10 at The Citadel* 7:05 p.m. 2007-08 Starters Returning/Lost: .....................................................3/2 Jan. 12 at Appalachian State* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 ELON* 7 p.m. Dr. Fred Smith Media Relations Faculty Athletics Rep. Director: ................................................................ Marc Gignac Jan. 17 at Georgia Southern* (SPSO) 3 p.m. E-mail: .......................................... [email protected] Jan. 21 FURMAN* 7 p.m. R Office: ................................................................ (704) 894-2123 EV I Jan. 24 WOFFORD* 7 p.m. EW Basketball Contact: ........................................... Marc Gignac E-mail: .......................................... [email protected] Jan. 28 at Chattanooga* 7 p.m. Office: ............................................................... (704) 894-2635 Jan. 31 at Samford* (SPSO) 3 p.m. Fax: .................................................................... (704) 894-2636 Feb. 2 WESTERN CAROLINA* 7 p.m. Website: ................................ www.davidsonwildcats.com Feb. 5 at UNC Greensboro*@ 7 p.m. Feb. 7 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON* (ESPN2) 6 p.m. Primary Media R Feb. 12 at Wofford* 7 p.m. ECORD Charlotte Observer (704-358-5125) Feb. 14 at Furman* 4 p.m. Stan Olson ([email protected]) Feb. 18 THE CITADEL* 7 p.m. S Feb. 20/21 Bracketbuster TBA H Katy McNay Greensboro News and Record (336-373-7062) Senior Woman Admin. Joe Sirera ([email protected]) Feb. 25 UNC GREENSBORO* 7 p.m. Feb. 28 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 2 p.m. Winston-Salem Journal (336-727-7211) Mar. 2 at Elon* 7 p.m. Tommy Bowman ([email protected]) Mar. 6-9 at SoCon Tournament TBA is WBTV-TV (704-374-3713) (at Chattanooga, Tenn.) TORY Delano Little ([email protected]) WCCB-TV (704-632-7551) *Southern Conference game Bruce Snyder ([email protected]) All Times Eastern ^Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season TipOff Tournament WCNC-TV (704-329-3636) (Norman, Okla.) P Greg Bailey ([email protected]) O S %Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, N.C. T S Marc Gignac WSOC-TV (704-335-4746) $Jimmy V Basketball Classic, (Madison Square Garden - EA Tiffany Wright ([email protected]) S Men’s Basketball SID New York, N.Y.) ON Radio Play-by-Play #Wooden Tradition, (Conseco Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind.) John Kilgo ([email protected]) @Greensboro, Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. www.SoConSports.com 33 WI LDCAT S DAV I D S ON Players to Watch ON I Stephen Curry G, Jr., 6-2, 185 NTRODUCT I Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian A year after being named the Southern Confer- ence Freshman of the Year, Stephen Curry added to his already impressive resume, leading the SoCon and finishing fourth in the nation with 25.9 points per game as a sophomore. The 2007-08 Southern Conference Player of the Year, Curry set a new NCAA single-season record with 162 made ONFERENCE three pointers. A Wooden Award Finalist, Curry C was named Second Team All-America by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated and Sporting News. He was named the Midwest Regional’s Most Outstanding Player as he helped Davidson become just the first SoCon team to advance to OUTHERN Belk Arena the Elite Eight since 1976. Arena: Belk Arena S Capacity: 5,223 Curry’s Career Stats Season Opened: 1989-90 Year GP-GS REB-AVG A TO BK ST PTS AVG First Game: Davidson vs. Virginia (Virginia won 71-57) 2006-07 34-33 157-4.6 95 95 6 62 730 21.5 First Davidson Win: Davidson 70, Erskine 69 (1989-90) 2007-08 36-35 165-4.6 104 93 14 73 931 25.9 S All-Time Belk Arena Record: 180-60 (.750) Totals 70-68 322-4.6 199 188 20 135 1661 23.7 LE I Largest Crowd: 5,854 vs. Duke in 1989-90 Largest Average Attendance: 4,222 in 2007-08 (50,660 in 12 games) ROF P Andrew Lovedale EAM F, Sr., 6-8, 215 T Benin City, Nigeria/Loretto Bob McKillop (England) Head Coach Andrew Lovedale pulled down 194 rebounds as EW a junior, the tenth-highest total in the Southern I Hometown: Queens, N.Y. EV Conference in 2007-08. Lovedale was 17th in Birth date: July 13, 1950 R the league in rebounding (5.4 rpg) and 15th in Education: B.A., Hofstra, 1972 offensive rebounds per game (1.83). Last season Coaching: Assistant, Head Coach, Holy Trinity he ranked ninth in the league in blocked shots High (N.Y.), 1973-78 (0.83 bpg). Lovedale scored in double figures ten Assistant, Davidson, 1978-79 times last season and posted a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds 2007-08 Head Coach, Long Island Lutheran in Davidson’s first-round victory over Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament. High (N.Y.), 1980-89 Head Coach, Davidson, 1989-present Lovedale’s Career Stats Year GP-GS REB-AVG A TO BK ST PTS AVG 2005-06 25-0 53-2.1 5 19 8 4 34 1.4 S Year-by-Year Record 2006-07 34-2 199-5.9 23 48 17 24 166 4.9 Year School Record SoCon 2007-08 36-24 194-5.4 18 26 30 25 246 6.8 1989-90 Davidson 4-24 ECORD Totals 95-26 446-4.7 46 93 55 53 446 4.7 1990-91 Davidson 10-19 1991-92 Davidson 11-17 1992-93 Davidson 14-14 10-8 1993-94 Davidson 22-8 13-5 1994-95 Davidson 14-13 7-7 All-Time Davidson Coaches 1995-96 Davidson 25-5 14-0 Coach Seasons Years W L Pct. 1996-97 Davidson 18-10 10-4 J.W. Rhea 1908-09 1 1 2 .333 1997-98 Davidson 20-10 13-2 W.T. Cook 1912-13 1 0 1 .000 R 1998-99 Davidson 16-11 11-5 W.M. Fetzer 1915-18 3 29 19 .604 1999-00 Davidson 15-13 10-6 Fred Hengeveld 1919-22 3 20 20 .500 TORY2000-01 Davidson 15-17 7-9 H.M. Grey 1922-23 1 9 9 .500 is 2001-02 Davidson 21-10 11-5 Monk Younger 1923-31 8 85 62 .578 H 2002-03 Davidson 17-10 11-5 “Red” Flake Laird 1931-37 6 47 74 .368 2003-04 Davidson 17-12 11-5 Norman Shepard 1937-49 12 170 119 .588 2004-05 Davidson 23-9 16-0 Boyd Baird 1949-52 3 24 53 .312 2005-06 Davidson 20-11 10-5 Danny Miller 1952-56 3 19 47 .288 2006-07 Davidson 29-5 17-1 2007-08 Davidson 29-7 20-0 Tom Scott 1956-60 5 41 84 .328 ON Lefty Driesell 1960-69 9 176 65 .730 S Davidson Total 340-225 191-67 Terry Holland 1969-74 5 92 43 .681 EA S Robert Brickels 1974-76 2 12 40 .231 T Coaching Staff S Dave Pritchett 1976-78 2 14 40 .259 O Assistant Coach: Matt Matheny (Davidson, 1993) Eddie Biedenbach 1978-81 3 29 51 .363 Assistant Coach: Jim Fox (SUNY-Genesco, 1995) Bobby Hussey 1981-89 8 107 126 .459 P Assistant Coach: Matt McKillop (Davidson, 2006) Bob McKillop 1989-present 19 340 225 .602 34 2008-09 Southern Conference Basketball WI LDCAT S DAV I D S ON I 2007-08 Results (29-7, 20-0) NTRODUCT Date Opponent Result Score Attendance Leading Scorer Leading Rebounder Nov. 9 EMORY W 120-56 3142 (27) Stephen Curry (13) Boris Meno Nov. 14 NORTH CAROLINA $ L 68-72 19299 (24) Stephen Curry (8) Boris Meno Nov. 21 at Western Michigan L 76-83 3542 (25) Stephen Curry (8) Boris Meno I Nov.