2007-08 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES E XHIBITION G AME 2007-08 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER DAVIDSON WILDCATS VS. LENOIR-RHYNE BEARS w w 7 Lenoir-Rhyne (Exhibition) 7:00 Wednesday, November 7, 2007 7 p.m. Davidson, North Carolina 9 Emory 8:00 1 John M. Belk Arena (5,700) 14 vs. North Carolina ESPN 7:00 21 at Western Michigan 7:00 24 North Carolina Central 2:00 WILDCAT UPDATE 26 at Appalachian State* MASN 7:00 Under the direction of 19th year head coach Bob McKillop, the Davidson Wildcats will take DECEMBER to the hardwood for the first time this season vs. 1 1 vs. Duke ESPNU 1:00 Wednesday evening as they host an exhibition 5 at Charlotte 7:00 contest with Lenoir-Rhyne in a 7 p.m. tip. The Wildcats return all five starters and 11 let- w THE MATCHUP 14TH ANNUAL JOHN WOODEN CLASSIC terwinners from last year’s SoCon Tournament Coaches: Davidson Bob McKillop, the all-time Anaheim, Calif. -- The Honda Center champions that finished the 2006-07 campaign winningest coach in Davidson and SoCon his- 8 vs. UCLA WGN 5:30 with a school-record 29 wins. Last season’s trip tory has compiled a record of 311-218 in 18 to the NCAA Tournament was the second years at the helm. A year ago, McKillop was 13 The Citadel* 7:00 straight, ninth overall and fourth under named league Coach of the Year for a record 21 at North Carolina State FSNS 7:00 McKillop, who is the all-time winningest coach sixth time. Lenoir-Rhyne John Lentz now in his in Davidson and SoCon history with a career 24th season with the Bears has a mark of 326- JANUARY mark of 311-218. 261. He is 379-294 in 27 years as a collegiate 3 Georgia Southern* 7:00 Among those returning, include senior tri-cap- head coach. 5 Western Carolina* 7:00 tains Boris Meno, Jason Richards and Thomas w 9 at Elon* MASN 7:00 Sander and the reigning SoCon Freshman Player Series: Davidson leads the all-time series 12 at Wofford* 7:00 of the Year Stephen Curry. with the Bears 12-2. 16 at Furman* 7:00 Richards, Sander and Curry have been named w 19 Chattanooga* 7:00 to the 2007-08 Preseason All-SoCon team, while Last Meeting: Lenoir-Rhyne defeated the 21 at Western Carolina* 7:00 the Wildcats were the unanimous selection to Wildcats 43-31 during the 1936-37 campaign. 24 at The Citadel* 7:05 win the South Division title as voted on by the 11 w 26 at College of Charleston* SPSO 5:00 league head coaches. Along with being named Radio: N/A 30 Wofford* 7:00 the preseason squad, Curry was tabbed the con- w ference’s Preseason Player of the Year. TV: N/A FEBRUARY Davidson will open its 2007-08 campaign w 2 at Chattanooga* 7:00 Friday, Nov. 9 in an 8 p.m. tip-off with Emory Videostreaming: www.DavidsonWildcats.com 6 Elon* MASN 7:00 University at John M. Belk Arena. 9 College of Charleston* SPSO 3:00 13 at UNC Greensboro* MASN 7:00 16 Furman* SPSO 3:00 19 UNC Greensboro ESPN2 7:00 DAVIDSON PLAYER PERSONNEL 2 PROJECTED STARTERS 2006-07 STATISTICS 23 ESPN BracketBusters TBA TBA No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Ppg. Rpg. Notes 27 Appalachian State* SPSO 7:00 2 Jason Richards G 6-2 190 Sr. 13.5 7.3* Bob Cousy Award Nominee 30 Stephen Curry G 6-3 185 So. 21.5 4.6 Naismith List / Wooden Award Nominee MARCH 14 Max Paulhus Gosselin G 6-6 205 Jr. 4.8 3.1 Member of Canadian National Team 1 at Georgia Southern* 7:30 5 Boris Meno F 6-8 220 Sr. 11.0 8.2 Career-Hi 18 reb. vs. Colby 15 Thomas Sander F 6-8 220 Sr. 13.2 6.4 Preseason All-Conference 2008 SOCON TOURNAMENT OFF THE BENCH 2006-07 STATISTICS Charleston, S.C. -- North Charleston Coliseum No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Ppg. Rpg. Notes 7 First Round TBA 1 Brendan McKillop G 6-1 180 Fr. -- -- Mecklenburg Co-Player of the Year 8 Quarterfinals TBA 4 Aaron Bond G 6-5 185 Fr. -- -- McDonald’s All-American Nominee 9 Semifinals SPSO TBA 12 Can Civi G 6-1 180 Jr. 0.2 0.2 Appeared in 13 Games Last Season 10 Championship Game ESPN2 TBA 20 Mike Schmidt G 6-4 205 Fr. -- -- Joined Team as Walk-on 22 William Archambault G/F 6-6 220 So. 7.9 2.8 2nd on Club with 58 Treys in 2006-07 1 Bobcats Arena -- Charlotte, N.C. 23 Stephen Rossiter F 6-7 230 R-So. 1.6 2.1 Shot 57.6% From the Floor in 2006-07 2 Opponent, Site and Time to be determined. 24 Bryant Barr G 6-4 195 So 3.5 0.9 Hit 11 of his last 17 Treys in 2006-07 Boldface Denotes home game 35 Dan Nelms F 6-9 215 So. 0.8 0.9 Appeared in 16 Games Last Season * Denotes Southern Conference Opponent 41 Andrew Lovedale F 6-8 215 Jr. 4.9 5.9 12th in SoCon in Rebounds Per Game All Times Eastern 42 Ben Allison F 6-9 205 Fr. -- -- Member of U-20 Great Britain Team * Denotes assists per game www.davidsonwildcats.com A “L O N G” RANGE STREAK The Wildcats have canned at least one three in 404 consecutive games. The last time the Wildcats failed to hit a three-pointer in a game came on Jan. 15, 1994 in a 65-63 win at East Tennessee State. But there are three schools that have hit at least one trey in every game since the inception of the three-point line in 1986-87 — Vanderbilt, UNLV and Princeton. QUICK FACTS GENERAL DAVIDSON TRI-CAPTAINS Name of School Davidson College For the second straight season, seniors Boris Meno (Paris, France), Jason City / Zip Davidson, N.C. 28035 Richards (Barrington, Ill.) and Thomas Sander (Cincinnati, Ohio) will serve as Founded 1837 the team’s tri-captains. Enrollment 1700 Nickname Wildcats FRESH FACES Colors Red and Black Coach Bob McKillop welcomes four newcomers to the 2007-08 Davidson Home Arena / Capacity John M. Belk Arena (5,700) men’s basketball squad. Affiliation NCAA Division I The quartet joining this year’s roster are Ben Allison (West Sussex, England Conference Southern / Christs Hospital), Aaron Bond (Ashburn, Va. / Georgetown Prep), Brendan President Tom Ross, Davidson ’72 McKillop (Davidson, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic) and Mike Schmidt (Rocky Athletics Director Jim Murphy, Davidson ’78 Mount, N.C. / Rocky Mount Academy). Athletic Dept. Phone 704.894.2800 Ticket Office Phone 704.894.2375 DAVIDSON NOW A PART OF BODY WORLDS EXHIBITION The worlds of science and sports merged Thursday, Nov. 1 at Discovery HISTORY Place when Davidson men’s basketball coach Bob McKillop delivered an offi- First Year of Men’s Basketball 1907-08 cial Wildcats' basketball to be displayed at BODY WORLDS for the remainder All-Time Record 1,191-1,088 of the exhibition’s Charlotte engagement. NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 9 (2007) NIT Appearances (Last) 4 (2005) EMPHASIS ON STUDENT-ATHLETE Last Postseason Appearance 2007 NCAA Following the graduation of last year’s two senior basketball players, head Results Lost, 70-82 vs. Maryland (4 Seed) coach Bob McKillop still boasts a perfect graduation rate. All 62 of the seniors First Round -- March 15, 2007 (Buffalo, N.Y.) he has coached during his 18 seasons at the helm have graduated. COACHING STAFF CURRY LEADS USA U-19 TEAM TO SILVER Head Coach Bob McKillop, Hofstra ’72 Stephen Curry was one of 12 players to make the 2007 USA U-19 World Record at Davidson (Years) 311-218 (18) Championship Roster this past summer. Team USA claimed the Silver Medal Career Record Same at the 2007 FIBA Basketball World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia. The 6-3 Basketball Office Phone 704.894.2369 guard averaged 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists per contest, while connect- Assoc. Head Coach Matt Matheny, Davidson ’93 (15th) ing on 45 percent of his attempts from the floor. Curry recorded four double- Assistant Coach Jim Fox, SUNY-Geneseo ’95 (7th) digit scoring performances, including a game-high 19 in Team USA’s victory Assistant Coach Tim Sweeney, Rochester ’03 (2nd) over eventual champion Serbia. Dir. of BB Operations Jeremy Henney, Indiana ’02 (2nd) PAULHUS GOSSELIN AND TEAM CANADA CLAIM BRONZE TEAM INFORMATION This past summer, Max Paulhus Gosselin was a member of the Canadian 2006-07 Overall Record 29-5 Men’s Development Basketball team that defeated Japan 90-84 in the bronze 2006-07 SoCon Record (Place) 17-1 (1st) medal game at the 24th Summer Univerisade Games. Lettermen Returning / Lost 11/2 Starters Returning / Lost 5/0 2006-07 SEASON REVIEW Newcomers 4 SoCon regular season and tournament champions ... second straight trip to NCAA Tournament, ninth overall ... Third straight 20-season, seventh under SPORTS INFORMATION Bob McKillop ... School record 29 wins ... League record 17 SoCon victories ... Sports Information Director Marc Gignac Strung together 12 and 13-game winning streaks ... Set 14 school records (7 Office Phone 704.894.2123 school / 7 individual) ... Won 25 of its last 27 contests ... Arizona Sleep Cell Phone 980.297.9981 America Classic Champions ... Top-20 Nationally in eight major statistical cat- E-mail [email protected] egories ... Three All-Conference performers ... Five SoCon Player of the Weeks Assistant SID (MBB Contact) Joey Beeler ..