2007–08 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

2007–08 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
2007–08 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Southern Conference tournament champions ; Southern Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southern Conference
	South
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 23
Record	29–7 (20–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Bob McKillop (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Matheny; Jim Fox; Tim Sweeney;
Home arena	John M. Belk Arena
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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
No. 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 during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

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 Division I men's basketball tournament Elite 8, upsetting Gonzaga, Georgetown, and Wisconsin before falling to eventual national champion Kansas 59–57. This marked the first time that Davidson 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	Hometown
G	1	Brendan McKillop	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Davidson, NC
G	2	Jason Richards	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Barrington, IL
G	4	Aaron Bond	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Ashburn, VA
F	5	Boris Meno	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Paris, France
G	12	Can Civi	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Istanbul, Turkey
G	14	Max Paulhus Gosselin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Carignan, QC, Canada
F	15	Thomas Sander	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, OH
G/F	20	Mike Schmitt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Rocky Mount, NC
G/F	22	Will Archambault	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Montreal, QC, Canada
F	23	Steve Rossiter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Staten Island, NY
G	24	Bryant Barr	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Falmouth, ME
G	30	Stephen Curry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Charlotte, NC
F	35	Dan Nelms	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Lake Forest, IL
F	41	Andrew Lovedale	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Benin City, Nigeria
F	42	Ben Allison	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	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

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007 8:00 p.m.		Emory	W 120–56	1–0	27 – Curry	13 – Meno	–	John M. Belk Arena (3,142) Davidson, NC
Nov 14, 2007* 7:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 1 North Carolina	L 68–72^[1]	1–1	24 – Curry	9 – Meno	–	Charlotte Bobcats Arena (19,299) Charlotte, NC
Nov 21, 2007*		at Western Michigan	L 76–83	1–2	25 – Curry	8 – Meno	–	University Arena (3,542) Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 24, 2007*		North Carolina Central	W 98–50	2–2	16 – Curry	10 – Rossiter	–	John M. Belk Arena (3,412) Davidson, NC
Nov 26, 2007*		at Appalachian State	W 71–60	3–2 (1–0)	38 – Curry	6 – Tied	–	Holmes Convocation Center (3,248) Boone, NC
Dec 1, 2007* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. No. 7 Duke	L 73–79	3–3	20 – Curry	10 – Meno	–	Charlotte Bobcats Arena (17,034) Charlotte, NC
Dec 5, 2007*		at Charlotte	L 68–75	3–4	32 – Curry	14 – Sander	–	Dale F. Halton Arena (8,923) Charlotte, NC
Dec 8, 2007*		vs. No. 7 UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	L 63–75	3–5	15 – Curry	4 – Curry	–	Honda Center (17,440) Anaheim, CA
Dec 13, 2007*		The Citadel	W 95–74	4–5 (2–0)	23 – Barr	8 – Meno	–	John M. Belk Arena (3,492) Davidson, NC
Dec 21, 2007*		at NC State	L 65–66	4–6	29 – Curry	5 – Tied	–	RBC Center (14,024) Raleigh, NC
Jan 3, 2008* 7:00 p.m.		Georgia Southern	W 92–67	5–6 (3–0)	24 – Curry	10 – Curry	–	John M. Belk Arena (3,314) Davidson, NC
Jan 5, 2008* 7:00 p.m.		Western Carolina	W 92–67	6–6 (4–0)	19 – Curry	10 – Sander	–	John M. Belk Arena (4,602) Davidson, NC
Jan 9, 2008*		at Elon	W 59–57	7–6 (5–0)	15 – Curry	13 – Sander	–	Alumni Gym (1,662) Elon, NC
Jan 12, 2008*		at Wofford	W 85–50	8–6 (6–0)	26 – Curry	9 – Meno	–	Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,095) Spartanburg, SC
Jan 16, 2008*		at Furman	W 73–51	9–6 (7–0)	14 – Curry	7 – Curry	–	Timmons Arena (2,061) Greenville, SC
Jan 19, 2008*		Chattanooga	W 85–58	10–6 (8–0)	37 – Curry	5 – Tied	–	John M. Belk Arena (5,361) Davidson, NC
Jan 21, 2008*		at Western Carolina	W 82–67	11–6 (9–0)	29 – Curry	8 – Tied	–	Ramsey Center (2,125) Cullowhee, NC
Jan 24, 2008*		at The Citadel	W 87–70	12–6 (10–0)	28 – Curry	9 – Meno	–	McAlister Field House (1,204) Charleston, SC
Jan 26, 2008*		at College of Charleston	W 70–58	13–6 (11–0)	21 – Sander	7 – Lovedale	–	John Kresse Arena (3,681) Charleston, SC
Jan 30, 2008*		Wofford	W 78–65	14–6 (12–0)	34 – Curry	9 – Sander	–	John M. Belk Arena (3,932) Davidson, NC
Feb 2, 2008*		at Chattanooga	W 78–71	15–6 (13–0)	24 – Curry	7 – Tied	–	McKenzie Arena (5,493) Chattanooga, TN
Feb 6, 2008*		Elon	W 74–64	16–6 (14–0)	36 – Curry	13 – Lovedale	–	John M. Belk Arena (3,424) Davidson, NC
Feb 9, 2008*		College of Charleston	W 81–56	17–6 (15–0)	26 – Curry	10 – Meno	–	John M. Belk Arena (5,753) Davidson, NC
Feb 13, 2008*		at UNC Greensboro	W 83–78	18–6 (16–0)	41 – Curry	8 – Lovedale	–	Fleming Gymnasium (1,831) Greensboro, NC
Feb 16, 2008*		Furman	W 86–51	19–6 (17–0)	28 – Archambault	7 – Richards	–	John M. Belk Arena (4,724) Davidson, NC
Feb 19, 2008*		UNC Greensboro	W 75–66	20–6 (18–0)	30 – Curry	5 – Tied	–	John M. Belk Arena (4,466) Davidson, NC
Feb 22, 2008*		at Winthrop BracketBusters	W 60–47^[2]	21–6	24 – Richards	10 – Lovedale	–	Winthrop Coliseum (6,105) Rock Hill, SC
Feb 27, 2008*		Appalachian State	W 68–55	22–6 (19–0)	24 – Richards	7 – Sander	–	John M. Belk Arena (5,838) Davidson, NC
Mar 1, 2008*		at Georgia Southern	W 89–69	23–6 (20–0)	35 – Curry	9 – Meno	–	Hanner Fieldhouse (3,074) Statesboro, GA
SoCon Tournament
Mar 8, 2008*	(1) No. 25	vs. (8) Wofford Quarterfinals	W 82–49	24–6	19 – Curry	11 – Lovedale	–	North Charleston Coliseum (4,289) North Charleston, SC
Mar 9, 2008*	(1) No. 25	vs. (5) UNC Greensboro Semifinals	W 82–52	25–6	26 – Curry	7 – Rossiter	–	North Charleston Coliseum (6,612) North Charleston, SC
Mar 10, 2008*	(1) No. 23	vs. (7) Elon Championship	W 65–49	26–6	23 – Curry	6 – Sander	11 – Richards	North Charleston Coliseum (4,181) North Charleston, SC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2008*	(10 MW) No. 23	vs. (7 MW) No. 24 Gonzaga First Round	W 82–76	27–6	40 – Curry	13 – Lovedale	9 – Richards	RBC Center (19,477) Raleigh, NC
Mar 23, 2008*	(10 MW) No. 23	vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Georgetown Second Round	W 74–70^[3]	28–6	30 – Curry	6 – Sander	5 – Tied	RBC Center (19,477) Raleigh, NC
Mar 28, 2008*	(10 MW) No. 23	vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Wisconsin Sweet Sixteen	W 73–56^[4]	29–6	33 – Curry	6 – Gosselin	13 – Richards	Ford Field (57,028) Detroit, MI
Mar 30, 2008*	(10 MW) No. 23	vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas Elite Eight	L 57–59^[5]	29–7	25 – Curry	5 – Tied	9 – Richards	Ford Field (57,563) Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	23	23	Not released
Coaches	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	23	9

Awards and honors

Stephen Curry – Consensus Second-team All-American, SoCon Player of the Year
Jason Richards – National assists leader
Bob McKillop – NABC Coach of the Year, Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award, SoCon Coach of the Year

References

^ "Top-ranked Tar Heels survive scare from Davidson". espn.com. November 14, 2007. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
^ "DAVIDSON TOPS WINTHROP, 60-47, IN BRACKETBUSTERS". soconsports.com. February 22, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
^ "For Davidson, Good Times Never Seemed So Good". nytimes.com. March 24, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
^ "Davidson continues dream run into Elite Eight". reuters.com. March 28, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
^ "Goliath slays Davidson, Curry as Kansas holds on". espn.com. March 30, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2019.^{[dead link]}
^ "2007-08 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "2007-08 Davidson Men's Basketball". Davidson College Athletic Department. Retrieved May 27, 2019.

[1] "Top-ranked Tar Heels survive scare from Davidson". espn.com. November 14, 2007. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2019.

[2] "DAVIDSON TOPS WINTHROP, 60-47, IN BRACKETBUSTERS". soconsports.com. February 22, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2019.

[3] "For Davidson, Good Times Never Seemed So Good". nytimes.com. March 24, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2019.

[4] "Davidson continues dream run into Elite Eight". reuters.com. March 28, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2019.

[5] "Goliath slays Davidson, Curry as Kansas holds on". espn.com. March 30, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2019.^{[dead link]}

[6] "2007-08 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

[7] "2007-08 Davidson Men's Basketball". Davidson College Athletic Department. Retrieved May 27, 2019.

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