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Wildcats Set to Battle Gonzaga in First Round of 2008 NCAA Tournament
3/20/2008 3:52:46 PM | Men's Basketball
Joey Beeler - Assistant SID
Tournament Central
WILDCAT UPDATE
- Davidson, which enters the tournament on a 22-game winning streak, earned the Southern Conference automatic bid after finishing with a 26-6 overall record and 20-0 mark in league play. The Wildcats will be making their third-straight NCAA Tournament appearance and fourth since the 2002 season.
- Along with owning the nation's longest winning streak, the Wildcats were one of three (Memphis & Cornell) Division I teams to finish their conference slates with an unblemished record. It marked the third (1995-96 & 2004-05) time under Bob McKillop Davidson ran the table in SoCon play.
- Conference Player of the Year and second-team All-America selection (Sports Illustrated & Sporting News) Stephen Curry (Charlotte, N.C.) ranks fifth nationally in scoring with an average of 25.1 per outing. The five-time SoCon Player of the Week and four-time Player of the Month, also ranks among national leaders in free-throw percentage (10th/89.4), three-pointers made (T-1st/139) and three-pointers per game (3rd/4.3).
- Along with Curry ranking among national leaders in scoring, his backcourt mate and first-team all-conference selection Jason Richards (Barrington, Ill.) is also averaging double digits (12.6 ppg.) and leads the country in assists at 8.0 per contest. The Bob Cousy nominee is the first player in school history to score 1,000 points and hand out 600 assists.
- Davidson's last win in the NCAA Tournament came in 1969 when Lefty Driesell led the Wildcats over St. John's before falling to North Carolina in the Regional Finals for the second consecutive year. That same season, Davidson defeated Villanova in Raleigh, N.C., to advance to the second round.
- In last year's setback to Maryland in the first round, Curry poured in a game-high 30 points including five buckets from downtown. Richards also scored in double digits with 11 points.
Friday's meeting between the Wildcats and Zags will be the first time the two schools have met on the hardwood. The winner of Davidson's first-round matchup will advance to face the victor of the game between second-seeded Georgetown and 15th-seeded UMBC.
TIPOFF NOTES
Coach: Bob McKillop, the all-time winningest coach in Davidson and SoCon history has compiled a record of 337-224 in 19 years at the helm. The seven-time league Coach of the Year has guided the Wildcats to nine SoCon divisional crowns, five league tournament titles and eight postseason appearances -- NCAA (5) and NIT (3).
NCAA Appearances (Last): 10 (2007)
2007 NCAA Result: The fourth-seeded Maryland Terrapins erased an eight-point second-half deficit to defeat upset minded Davidson, 82-70 on March 15 in Buffalo, N.Y.
NCAA Tournament Record: 5-10
Radio: Davidson Radio Network — John Kilgo and Logan Kosmalski will call the action.
TV: CBS Sports — Jim Nantz will handle the play-by-play, while Billy Packer provides color commentary.
WILDCAT UPDATE
- Davidson, which enters the tournament on a 22-game winning streak, earned the Southern Conference automatic bid after finishing with a 26-6 overall record and 20-0 mark in league play. The Wildcats will be making their third-straight NCAA Tournament appearance and fourth since the 2002 season.
- Along with owning the nation's longest winning streak, the Wildcats were one of three (Memphis & Cornell) Division I teams to finish their conference slates with an unblemished record. It marked the third (1995-96 & 2004-05) time under Bob McKillop Davidson ran the table in SoCon play.- Conference Player of the Year and second-team All-America selection (Sports Illustrated & Sporting News) Stephen Curry (Charlotte, N.C.) ranks fifth nationally in scoring with an average of 25.1 per outing. The five-time SoCon Player of the Week and four-time Player of the Month, also ranks among national leaders in free-throw percentage (10th/89.4), three-pointers made (T-1st/139) and three-pointers per game (3rd/4.3).
- Along with Curry ranking among national leaders in scoring, his backcourt mate and first-team all-conference selection Jason Richards (Barrington, Ill.) is also averaging double digits (12.6 ppg.) and leads the country in assists at 8.0 per contest. The Bob Cousy nominee is the first player in school history to score 1,000 points and hand out 600 assists.
- Davidson's last win in the NCAA Tournament came in 1969 when Lefty Driesell led the Wildcats over St. John's before falling to North Carolina in the Regional Finals for the second consecutive year. That same season, Davidson defeated Villanova in Raleigh, N.C., to advance to the second round.
- In last year's setback to Maryland in the first round, Curry poured in a game-high 30 points including five buckets from downtown. Richards also scored in double digits with 11 points.
Friday's meeting between the Wildcats and Zags will be the first time the two schools have met on the hardwood. The winner of Davidson's first-round matchup will advance to face the victor of the game between second-seeded Georgetown and 15th-seeded UMBC.
TIPOFF NOTES
Coach: Bob McKillop, the all-time winningest coach in Davidson and SoCon history has compiled a record of 337-224 in 19 years at the helm. The seven-time league Coach of the Year has guided the Wildcats to nine SoCon divisional crowns, five league tournament titles and eight postseason appearances -- NCAA (5) and NIT (3).
NCAA Appearances (Last): 10 (2007)2007 NCAA Result: The fourth-seeded Maryland Terrapins erased an eight-point second-half deficit to defeat upset minded Davidson, 82-70 on March 15 in Buffalo, N.Y.
NCAA Tournament Record: 5-10
Radio: Davidson Radio Network — John Kilgo and Logan Kosmalski will call the action.
TV: CBS Sports — Jim Nantz will handle the play-by-play, while Billy Packer provides color commentary.
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