2007-08 POSTSEASON GUIDE 2007-08 SCHEDULE NO. 25 DAVIDSON WILDCATS (24-6, 20-0) NOVEMBER 2008 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 7 Lenoir-Rhyne (Exh.) 82-58 W Friday, March 7 - Monday, March 10 9 Emory 120-56 W u 1 North Charleston Coliseum Charleston, South Carolina 14 No. 1 North Carolina ESPN 68-72 L 21 at Western Michigan 76-83 L 24 North Carolina Central 98-50 W 26 at Appalachian State* MASN 71-60 W u WILDCAT UPDATE w TIP-OFF NOTES Coming off a convincing 82-49 victory over Coach: Bob McKillop, the all-time winningest DECEMBER Wofford in the quarterfinals, No. 25 and top-seeded coach in Davidson and SoCon history has com- 1 Davidson will put its nation-leading 20-game win- 1 No. 7 Duke ESPNU 73-79 L piled a record of 335-224 in 19 years at the ning streak on the line against the fifth-seeded helm. The seven-time league Coach of the Year 5 at Charlotte TWC 68-75 L UNC Greensboro Spartans in the semifinals of the has guided the Wildcats to nine Southern 2008 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Conference divisional crowns, four league tour- 14TH ANNUAL JOHN WOODEN CLASSIC Tournament Sunday evening. nament titles, including back-to-back, and u Anaheim, Calif. -- The Honda Center Sophomores Stephen Curry (19) and Bryant seven postseason appearances -- NCAA (4) and 8 vs. No. 7 UCLA WGN 63-75 L Barr (17) combined for 36 points and 10 three- NIT (3). Jason Richards pointers, while added 13 points w 13 The Citadel* 95-74 W and seven assists in Davidson’s 33-point win over Regular Season Titles: 20 21 at N.C. State FSNS 65-66 L the Terriers. u w The Wildcats (24-6, 20-0) are attempting to win SoCon Tournament Record: 57-34 JANUARY its 10th tournament title and fifth under Head w 3 Georgia Southern* 92-67 W Coach Bob McKillop. SoCon Tournament Titles (Last): 9 (2007) u 5 Western Carolina* 86-73 W To go along with completing their third perfect w Radio: 9 at Elon* MASN 59-57 W league slate (1995-96, 2004-05, 2007-08) under John Kilgo and Logan Kosmalski will call the action on the Davidson Radio Network. 12 at Wofford* 85-50 W Coach McKillop, the Wildcats have won 34 straight 16 at Furman* 73-51 W games against league competition and 45 of their last 46 contests. ble digits (13.0 ppg.) and still leads the country in 19 Chattanooga* 85-58 W u SoCon Player of the Year Curry leads the confer- assists at 8.0 per contest. 21 at Western Carolina* 82-67 W u 24 at The Citadel* 87-70 W ence in scoring and ranks fifth nationally with an By virtue of winning the regular-season title, average of 25.1 per outing. The five-time SoCon Davidson has already earned a bid to the NIT at 26 at College of Charleston* SPSO 70-58 W Player of the Week also ranks among national lead- the very least. But the Wildcats have their sights 30 Wofford* 78-65 W ers in free-throw percentage (8th/89.4), three-point- set on becoming the first SoCon team to win three ers made (T-2nd/130) and three-pointers per game straight league tournaments and the SoCon’s FEBRUARY (3rd/4.3). automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament since u 2 at Chattanooga* 78-71 W Along with Curry ranking among national lead- Chattanooga in 1993, 1994 and 1995. 6 Elon* MASN 74-64 W ers in scoring, his backcourt mate and first-team 9 College of Charleston* SPSO 81-55 W All-SoCon selection Richards is also averaging dou- 13 at UNC Greensboro* MASN 83-78 W 16 Furman* SPSO 86-51 W 19 UNC Greensboro ESPN2 75-66 W DAVIDSON PLAYER PERSONNEL 2 PROJECTED STARTERS 2007-08 STATISTICS 22 at Winthrop ESPN2 60-47 W No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Ppg. Rpg. Notes 27 Appalachian State* SPSO 68-55 W 2 Jason Richards G 6-2 190 Sr. 13.0 8.0* 1st Nationally in APG; Cousy Nominee 30 Stephen Curry G 6-3 185 So. 25.1 4.7 Naismith List / Wooden Award Nominee MARCH 14 Max Paulhus Gosselin G 6-6 205 Jr. 3.4 3.4 42 Assists to just 16 Turnovers in 2007-08 1 at Georgia Southern* 89-69 W 41 Andrew Lovedale F 6-8 215 Jr. 6.3 5.4 Started last 19 of 20 contests; All wins 15 Thomas Sander F 6-8 220 Sr. 7.7 5.0 Season-High 21 pts (7-10) at CofC (1/26) 2008 SOCON TOURNAMENT OFF THE BENCH 2007-08 STATISTICS Charleston, S.C. -- North Charleston Coliseum No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Ppg. Rpg. Notes 8 vs. #8 Wofford 82-49 W 1 Brendan McKillop G 6-1 180 Fr. 2.2 0.4 Mecklenburg Co-Player of the Year 9 vs. #5 UNC Greensboro SPSO 6:00 4 Aaron Bond G 6-5 185 Fr. 1.0 0.8 McDonald’s All-American Nominee 10 Championship Game ESPN2 TBA 5 Boris Meno F 6-8 230 Sr. 7.7 6.0 13 Career Double-Doubles 12 Can Civi G 6-1 180 Jr. 0.8 0.2 Appeared in nine games this season 1 20 Mike Schmitt G 6-4 205 Fr. 0.0 0.5 Joined Team as Walk-on Bobcats Arena -- Charlotte, N.C. 2 22 Will Archambault G/F 6-6 220 So. 5.6 2.0 Career-High 28 points vs. Furman (2/16) ESPNU Bracketbuster 23 Stephen Rossiter F 6-7 230 R-So. 3.3 3.3 1st Career Dbl-Dbl 11/24 (13 pts, 10 reb) Boldface Denotes home game 24 Bryant Barr G 6-4 195 So. 5.4 1.1 Made 46 3-pointers this season * Denotes Southern Conference Opponent 35 Dan Nelms F 6-9 215 So. 0.6 0.4 Appeared in 15 games this season All times Eastern Standard 42 Ben Allison F 6-9 205 Fr. -- -- Member of U-20 Great Britain Team * Denotes assists per game www.davidsonwildcats.com MOST CAREER POINTS (NCAA CURRENT SOPHOMORES) PLAYER SCHOOL POINTS 1. Stephen Curry Davidson 1,484 QUICK FACTS 2. Jonathan Rodriguez Campbell 1,145 GENERAL 3. Ryan Anderson California 1,119 Name of School Davidson College 4. D.J. Augustin Texas 1,096 City / Zip Davidson, N.C. 28035 5. Jeremy Wise Southern Miss 1,074 Founded 1837 6. James Florence Mercer 1,053 Enrollment 1700 Nickname Wildcats WILDCATS CRACK AP TOP 25 FOR FIRST TIME IN 38 YEARS Colors Red and Black On the heels of completing a perfect Southern Conference regular season and Home Arena / Capacity John M. Belk Arena (5,838) winning their national-best 19th consecutive contest, the Davidson men’s basket- Affiliation NCAA Division I ball team has climbed into the Associated Press Top 25 as announced Monday Conference Southern afternoon. The Wildcats received 74 votes and are 25th in this week’s rankings. President Tom Ross, Davidson ’72 Though this is Davidson’s first appearance in the AP poll since the conclusion Athletics Director Jim Murphy, Davidson ’78 of the 1969-70 campaign, the Wildcats spent a week at No. 25 in the ESPN / USA Athletic Dept. Phone 704.894.2800 Today Coaches Top 25 earlier this season. Ticket Office Phone 704.894.2375 CURRY JOINS ACC’S BEST ON DISTRICT 5 FIRST TEAM HISTORY On the heels of being named Southern Conference Player of the Year by the First Year of Men’s Basketball 1907-08 media, Stephen Curry of the Davidson men’s basketball team has been selected to All-Time Record 1,219-1,091 the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 5 First Team. NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 9 (2007) Joining Curry on the first team were four student-athletes from the Atlantic NIT Appearances (Last) 4 (2005) Coast Conference, Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina), DeMarcus Nelson (Duke), Last Postseason Appearance 2007 NCAA Sean Singletary (Virginia) and Ty Lawson (North Carolina). Results Lost, 70-82 vs. Maryland (4 Seed) First Round -- March 15, 2007 (Buffalo, N.Y.) DAVIDSON QUARTET HONORED BY SOCON MEDIA COACHING STAFF Davidson’s Stephen Curry was a unanimous choice as the Southern Conference Head Coach Bob McKillop, Hofstra ’72 Player of the Year, while Jason Richards (1st Team), Thomas Sander (3rd Team) and Record at Davidson (Years) 335-224 (19) Head Coach Bob McKillop (Coach of the Year) were also honored by the Southern Career Record Same Conference Sports Media Association (SCSMA) Tuesday morning. Basketball Office Phone 704.894.2369 Assoc. Head Coach Matt Matheny, Davidson ’93 (15th) 20 SPELLS PERFECTION Assistant Coach Jim Fox, SUNY-Geneseo ’95 (7th) Stephen Curry poured in 35 points and Davidson torched the nets for 72.7 per- Assistant Coach Tim Sweeney, Rochester ’03 (2nd) cent in the second half as the Wildcats extended their winning streak to 19 straight Dir. of BB Operations Jeremy Henney, Indiana ’02 (2nd) and put the finishing touches on a perfect Southern Conference regular season with an 89-69 victory over Georgia Southern March 1. TEAM INFORMATION Along with completing the regular season 23-6 overall and 20-0 in league play, 2006-07 Overall Record 29-5 2006-07 SoCon Record (Place) 17-1 (1st) It marks the third time (1995-96, 2004-05) under Bob McKillop the Wildcats have Lettermen Returning / Lost 11/2 finished with a flawless SoCon slate. Starters Returning / Lost 5/0 Newcomers 4 SOUTHERN STREAK Davidson has won 30 straight Southern Conference regular season games SPORTS INFORMATION and 37 of its last 38 dating back to Feb.