2007–08 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2007-08 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball

Southern Conference Regular Season Champions
Southern Conference Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite 8, L 59-57 v. Kansas
Conference	Southern Conference South
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#23
2007-08 record	29-7 (20-0 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob McKillop
Assistant coach	Matt Matheny
Assistant coach	Jim Fox
Assistant coach	Tim Sweeney
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena

2007–08 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Appalachian State	13	–	7	.650	18	–	13	.581
Chattanooga	13	–	7	.650	18	–	13	.581
UNC Greensboro	12	–	8	.600	19	–	12	.613
Elon	9	–	11	.450	14	–	19	.424
Western Carolina	6	–	14	.300	10	–	21	.323
South
#23 Davidson†	20	–	0	1.000	29	–	7	.806
Georgia Southern	13	–	7	.650	20	–	12	.625
College of Charleston	9	–	11	.450	16	–	17	.485
Wofford	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
Furman	6	–	14	.300	7	–	23	.233
The Citadel	1	–	19	.050	6	–	24	.200

† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in NCAA men's Division I competition. Coached by 2008 NABC Coach of the Year Bob McKillop and led by consensus Second Team All-American guard Stephen Curry, the Wildcats completed an undefeated season in the Southern Conference, and reached the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Elite 8, upsetting Gonzaga, Georgetown, and Wisconsin before finally falling to eventual national champion Kansas by a score of 59-57. This marked the first time that Davidson had won a tournament game since the 1969 season, when the Wildcats reached the Elite Eight under then coach Lefty Driesell.

Roster

2007–08 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	1	McKillop, BrendanBrendan McKillop	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Davidson, NC
1.5 !G	2	Richards, JasonJason Richards	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Barrington, IL
1.5 !G	4	Bond, AaronAaron Bond	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Ashburn, VA
3.5 !F	5	Meno, BorisBoris Meno	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Paris, France
1.5 !G	12	Civi, CanCan Civi	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Istanbul, Turkey
1.5 !G	14	Gosselin, Max PaulhusMax Paulhus Gosselin	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Carignan, QC, Canada
3.5 !F	15	Sander, ThomasThomas Sander	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cincinnati, OH
2.5 !G/F	20	Schmitt, MikeMike Schmitt	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Rocky Mount, NC
2.5 !G/F	22	Archambault, WillWill Archambault	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Montreal, QC, Canada
3.5 !F	23	Rossiter, SteveSteve Rossiter	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Staten Island, NY
1.5 !G	24	Barr, BryantBryant Barr	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Falmouth, ME
1.5 !G	30	Curry, StephenStephen Curry	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Charlotte, NC
3.5 !F	35	Nairns, DanDan Nairns	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Lake Forest, IL
3.5 !F	41	Lovedale, AndrewAndrew Lovedale	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Benin City, Nigeria
3.5 !F	42	Allison, BenBen Allison	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	West Sussex, England

Head coach

Bob McKillop (Hofstra)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

References

2007-08 Southern Conference Basketball Standings

Davidson Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Gymnasium (c. 1916–1949) Johnston Gym (1949–1989) John M. Belk Arena (1989–present)

People	Head coaches

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