2007-08 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES G AME #7 2007-08 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER DAVIDSON WILDCATS (3-3) AT CHARLOTTE 49ERS (4-2) w w w 7 Lenoir-Rhyne (Exh.) 82-58 W Wednesday, December 5, 2007 7:30 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. Halton Arena (9,105) 9 Emory 120-56 W 1 29th Annual Hornets’ Nest Trophy Game 14 vs. No. 1 North Carolina ESPN 68-72 L 21 at Western Michigan 76-83 L 24 North Carolina Central 98-50 W u WILDCAT UPDATE 26 at Appalachian State* MASN 71-60 W Davidson enters 3-3 overall following a 79-73 setback to No. 7 Duke at Bobcats Arena Saturday. u DECEMBER Despite their second loss to a Top-10 opponent AT 1 1 vs. No. 7 Duke ESPNU 73-79 L on the young season, Jason Richards (14 points, 11 5 at Charlotte TWC 7:30 assists) and Boris Meno (13 points, 10 rebounds) each recorded double-doubles for the Wildcats, while Stephen Curry scored a team-high 20 points. THE MATCHUP 14TH ANNUAL JOHN WOODEN CLASSIC u w Curry, named SoCon Player of the Week and Coaches: Davidson Bob McKillop, the all-time Anaheim, Calif. -- The Honda Center Month earlier this week, has hit the 20-point winningest coach in Davidson and SoCon his- 8 vs. UCLA WGN 5:30 plateau five times this season and has scored dou- tory has compiled a record of 314-221. Charlotte ble figures in 33 consecutive contests and 39-of-40. Bobby Lutz is 172-114 in 10 seasons on the 13 The Citadel* 7:00 It was the fourth time he has received the weekly 49ers’ bench and 353-205 in 19 years as a colle- 21 at N.C. State FSNS 7:00 and monthy honor in his brief career. giate head coach. u Offensively, Curry continues to lead the w Series: Charlotte leads, 25-10 JANUARY Wildcats in scoring, averaging 25.0 points per out- ing, which also ranks him fifth in the nation. The 6- w 3 Georgia Southern* 7:00 Last Meeting: Davidson placed six players in 3 guard is shooting 49.5 percent (55-111) overall 5 Western Carolina* 7:00 double figures as the Wildcats defeated and 43.5 percent (27-62) from downtown. u Charlotte, 79-51, Dec. 9, 2006 at Belk Arena. 9 at Elon* MASN 7:00 Along with Curry ranking among national lead- 12 at Wofford* 7:00 ers in scoring, his backcourt mate Jason Richards is w 16 at Furman* 7:00 Radio: John Kilgo (Play-By-Play) and Logan also averaging double digits (11.7 ppg.) and leads Kosmalski (Analyst) will call the action on the 19 Chattanooga* 7:00 the country in assists at nine per contest. u Davidson Radio Network. 21 at Western Carolina* 7:00 Tonight’s meeting between Davidson and the w 24 at The Citadel* 7:05 49ers is the 36th all-time and 29th Annual Hornets’ Television: Time Warner Cable -- Mike 26 at College of Charleston* SPSO 5:00 Nest Trophy Game. A year ago, the Wildcats ended Solarte (Play-By-Play), Dave Telep (Analyst). 30 Wofford* 7:00 Charlotte’s three-year reign with a 79-51 victory in Davidson, Dec. 9, 2006. w u Next Up: Davidson will travel to Anaheim, Charlotte has won nine of the last 11 meetings FEBRUARY Calif., to face UCLA in the John Wooden and holds a perfect 5-0 mark against the Wildcats Classic, Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Charlotte hosts 2 at Chattanooga* 7:00 in Halton Arena. The last time they met in Southern Illinois Dec. 8 in a 7 p.m. tip. 6 Elon* MASN 7:00 Charlotte, the 49ers edged Davidson 85-81 in dou- 9 College of Charleston* SPSO 3:00 ble overtime, Nov. 30, 2005. 13 at UNC Greensboro* MASN 7:00 16 Furman* SPSO 3:00 19 UNC Greensboro ESPN2 7:00 DAVIDSON PLAYER PERSONNEL 2 PROJECTED STARTERS 2007-08 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. 11.7 9.0* 1st Nationally in APG; Cousy Nominee 30 Stephen Curry G 6-3 185 So. 25.0 4.3 Naismith List / Wooden Award Nominee MARCH 14 Max Paulhus Gosselin G 6-6 205 Jr. 2.0 3.7 Member of Canadian Development Team 1 at Georgia Southern* 7:30 5 Boris Meno F 6-8 230 Sr. 8.8 7.7 12 Career Double-Doubles 15 Thomas Sander F 6-8 220 Sr. 9.7 5.3 Preseason All-Conference 2008 SOCON TOURNAMENT OFF THE BENCH 2007-08 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. 3.7 0.3 Mecklenburg Co-Player of the Year 8 Quarterfinals TBA 4 Aaron Bond G 6-5 185 Fr. 2.0 0.7 McDonald’s All-American Nominee 9 Semifinals SPSO TBA 12 Can Civi G 6-1 180 Jr. 2.5 0.0 Appeared in 13 Games Last Season 10 Championship Game ESPN2 TBA 20 Mike Schmitt G 6-4 205 Fr. -- -- Joined Team as Walk-on 22 Will Archambault G/F 6-6 220 So. 4.8 2.0 2nd on Club with 58 Treys in 2006-07 1 Bobcats Arena -- Charlotte, N.C. 23 Stephen Rossiter F 6-7 230 R-So. 4.7 3.7 1st Career Dbl-Dbl 11/24 (13 pts, 10 reb) 2 Opponent, Site and Time to be determined. 24 Bryant Barr G 6-4 195 So. 7.2 1.8 25-of-43 Treys Dating Back to 2006-07 Boldface Denotes home game 35 Dan Nelms F 6-9 215 So. 1.0 1.0 Appeared in 16 Games Last Season * Denotes Southern Conference Opponent 41 Andrew Lovedale F 6-8 215 Jr. 6.5 4.5 12 Pts (6-7 FG), 6 Reb. in 21 Min. vs. UNC 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 STAT COMPARISON SCOUTINGu CHARLOTTE Charlotte enters tonight’s affair with its cross-county rival 4-2 overall follow- ing a 63-59 win over Wake Forest at CATEGORY Overall Record 3-3 4-2 QUICK FACTS Bobcats Arena, Thursday, Nov. 29. Conference Record 1-0 0-0 GENERAL u Points Per Game 84.3 67.5 Name of School Davidson College Senior Leemire Goldwire leads a Opp. Pts Per Game 66.7 65.8 City / Zip Davidson, N.C. 28035 pair of 49ers in double digits on the Scoring Margin +17.7 +1.7 Founded 1837 young campaign averaging just over Rebounds Per Game 40.8 36.2 Enrollment 1700 18 per contest. Freshman An’Juan Opp. Reb. Per Game 34.7 36.0 Nickname Wildcats Wilderness (10.8), the A-10 Rookie of Rebound Margin +6.2 +0.2 Colors Red and Black the Week for the week ending Dec. 1 is Field Goal Pct. .455 .394 Opp. Field Goal Pct. .437 .423 Home Arena / Capacity John M. Belk Arena (5,700) also contributing double figures each 3-Point FG Pct. .337 .325 Affiliation NCAA Division I time the 49ers take the floor. Opp. 3-Point FG Pct. .393 .391 Conference Southern u Free Throw Pct. .641 .618 President Tom Ross, Davidson ’72 As a club, Charlotte is holding its Assists Per Game 20.3 12.3 Athletics Director Jim Murphy, Davidson ’78 opponents to just 65.8 points per con- Turnovers Per Game 12.2 15.3 Athletic Dept. Phone 704.894.2800 test, but the 49ers are only shooting Steals Per Game 8.7 8.3 Ticket Office Phone 704.894.2375 39.4 percent from the floor. Despite its Blocks Per Game 5.3 4.2 shooting woes, Charlotte is connecting HISTORY on almost 40 percent of its attempts from long range. First Year of Men’s Basketball 1907-08 u All-Time Record 1,198-1,088 The 49ers lead the all-time series 25-10 and are 19-9 in the Hornets’ Nest NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 9 (2007) Trophy Game. NIT Appearances (Last) 4 (2005) u Last Postseason Appearance 2007 NCAA Charlotte has won nine of the last 11 meetings and holds a perfect 5-0 mark Results Lost, 70-82 vs. Maryland (4 Seed) against the Wildcats in Halton Arena. The last time they met in Charlotte, the First Round -- March 15, 2007 (Buffalo, N.Y.) 49ers edged Davidson 85-81 in double overtime, Nov. 30, 2005. COACHING STAFF ANOTHER MONTHLY HONOR FOR CURRY Head Coach Bob McKillop, Hofstra ’72 On the heels of earning his fourth Southern Conference Player of the Week Record at Davidson (Years) 314-221 (18+) honor, Stephen Curry of the Davidson men’s basketball team has been name Career Record Same the league’s Player of the Month for the month of November. Basketball Office Phone 704.894.2369 For the opening month of the 2007-08 campaign, Curry averaged 26.0 Assoc. Head Coach Matt Matheny, Davidson ’93 (15th) points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.6 treys and 2.2 steals per outing, while connecting on Assistant Coach Jim Fox, SUNY-Geneseo ’95 (7th) 50.0 percent (47-94) of his attempts from the floor and draining 23-of-55 (41.8 Assistant Coach Tim Sweeney, Rochester ’03 (2nd) percent) from behind the three-point arc. Dir. of BB Operations Jeremy Henney, Indiana ’02 (2nd) CURRY TABBED SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK TEAM INFORMATION For the fourth time in his brief career, Stephen Curry of the Davidson 2006-07 Overall Record 29-5 men’s basketball team has been named the Southern Conference Player of the 2006-07 SoCon Record (Place) 17-1 (1st) Week for the week ending Dec.