Wildcats Look to Become First 10 Seed to Advance to the Final Four
3/29/2008 5:44:51 PM | Men's Basketball
Joey Beeler - Assistant SID
Tournament Central
WILDCAT UPDATE
- 10th seeded Davidson (29-6) enters the “Elite Eight” having won 25 straight games, the nation's longest streak.
- Friday evening against third-seeded and Big Ten Champion Wisconsin, the two clubs battled back and forth to a halftime tie (36-36), before the Wildcats took control and cruised into the Midwest Regional Finals with a 73-56 victory.
- For the fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament game, sophomore sensation Stephen Curry hit the 30-point plateau with a game-high 33 points, including six three-pointers to tie the NCAA record for threes in a single season with 158. Jason Richards also impressesd, scoring 11 points and handing out 13 assists, while Andrew Lovedale went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field to finish with 12 points.
- Richards' 13 assists moved him ahead of Ali Ton and into first all-time on the Davidson charts. His performance against the Badgers also tied a record for assists in a regional contest.
- Davidson's last trip to the “Elite Eight” came in 1969, when Lefty Driesell led the Wildcats to the East Regional Finals before falling to North Carolina. The Wildcats have never been to the Final Four.
- Curry is just the fourth player to score at least 30 points in each of his first four NCAA Tournament games, joining Glenn Robinson (Purdue 1993-94), Jerry Chambers (Utah 1966) and Clyde Lovellette (Kansas 1952).
- Curry, the SoCon Player of the Year and second-team All-America selection (Sporting News & Sports Illustrated), ranks fourth nationally with an average of 25.9 per outing. The five-time SoCon Player of the Week and four-time Player of the Month, ranks among national leaders in free-throw percentage (12th/89.2), 3-pointers made (1st/158) and 3-pointers per game (2nd/4.5).
- Richards, Curry's backcourt mate and fellow first-team all-conference selection, is also averaging double digits (12.9 ppg.) and leads the country in assists at 8.1 per contest. The 2008 Bob Cousy nominee is the first player in school history to score 1,000 points and hand out 600 assists.
- Davidson and the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks have never met on the hardwood.
- The Wildcats are the ninth 10 seed (since 1979) to advance to the regional finals. Each of the first eight failed to reach the Final Four.
- Davidson is in the Elite Eight for the third time in program history and first time since 1969.
- The Wildcats are the ninth 10 seed (since 1979) to advance to the regional finals. Each of the first eight failed to reach the Final Four.
- Davidson is the first Southern Conference team to win three games in a single NCAA Tournament, and those three victories equal the amount won by SoCon teams over the past 25 years.
- The last SoCon team to reach the regional finals was VMI in 1976.
- Entering the NCAA Tournament, Davidson had not beaten a ranked team during Bob McKillop's tenure. The 'Cats have beaten ranked teams in the last three games (Gonzaga 24 AP, Georgetown 8/8, Wisconsin 6/5).
- Curry is just the fourth player to score at least 30 points in each of his first four NCAA Tournament games, joining Glenn Robinson (Purdue 1993-94), Jerry Chambers (Utah 1966) and Clyde Lovellette (Kansas 1952).
- Curry has 158 three-pointers this season, tying the NCAA single-season record set by Butler's Darrin Fitzgerald in 1986-87.
- Curry set the single-season freshman record for threes last year with 122, now owns the sophomore record with 158, plus has more threes per game (4.51) than any other sophomore in NCAA history.
- Curry needs just three more trifectas to be among the top 10 in a single tournament, and eight to tie the record of 27 set by Michigan's Glen Rice (in six games).
- His 103 points in the first three games of the tournament are the second most ever.
- With 13 assists, Richards tied a regional semifinal record set by Michigan's Rumeal Robinson in 1989.
- Richards also broke the Davidson career record for assists (654).
- Curry needs 26 points to move past Mike Maloy into sixth place on the Davidson all-time scoring list (58 to pass Dick Snyder for fifth!)
- Curry's 4.51 3FG per game ranks 10th all-time in a single season.
- Curry needs 60 points to break into the top 25 single-season totals in NCAA history.
- Richards needs six assists to rank among the top 20 single-season totals (nine to equal Doug Gottlieb in 2000, 15 to equal Gottlieb's best of 299)
- At his current pace, Curry would finish his career second only to Pete Maravich in total points.
- Curry ranks third in NCAA history in three-pointers made per game (4.06).
- Curry needs five more steals to rank among the top 10 for a single tournament (has 12, record is 23). He also has 15 career steals in four NCAA Tournament games, 10th most in a career is 32 (Bobby Hurley in 20 games).
- Curry has attempted 652 threes in his Davidson career, one more than the previous record held by Brendan Winters.
- Curry's free throw percentage would set a Davidson single-season record (.892, Bobby Lane had .891).
- Davidson needs nine more threes to set a new school record, set last year. Also 15 more attempts to break last year's mark as well.
- This year's team broke the 2005-06 squad's mark for total assists (was 567, currently 598).
- Team will also break the school record for points scored in a season (currently have 2,746, record is 2,765 set last year).
- Davidson broke the school record for field goals in a season with the 26 against Wisconsin (entered the game tied with the 1968-69 squad, now has 1,010).
- Curry has 11 30-point games this season, breaking the school record of 10 set by Dick Snyder in 1965-66 and equaled by John Gerdy in 1977-78.
- Davidson's victory last night tied a single-season school record for wins, matching last year's squad that went 29-5.
TIPOFF NOTES
Coach: Bob McKillop, the all-time winningest coach in Davidson and SoCon history has compiled a record of 340-224 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: Fourth-seeded Maryland erased an eight-point second-half deficit to defeat Davidson, 82-70 on March 15 in Buffalo, N.Y.
NCAA Tournament Record: 8-10
Radio: Davidson Radio Network — John Kilgo and Logan Kosmalski will call the action.
TV: CBS Sports — Gus Johnson will handle the play-by-play, while Len Elmore provides color.
WILDCAT UPDATE
- 10th seeded Davidson (29-6) enters the “Elite Eight” having won 25 straight games, the nation's longest streak.
- Friday evening against third-seeded and Big Ten Champion Wisconsin, the two clubs battled back and forth to a halftime tie (36-36), before the Wildcats took control and cruised into the Midwest Regional Finals with a 73-56 victory.
- For the fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament game, sophomore sensation Stephen Curry hit the 30-point plateau with a game-high 33 points, including six three-pointers to tie the NCAA record for threes in a single season with 158. Jason Richards also impressesd, scoring 11 points and handing out 13 assists, while Andrew Lovedale went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field to finish with 12 points.- Richards' 13 assists moved him ahead of Ali Ton and into first all-time on the Davidson charts. His performance against the Badgers also tied a record for assists in a regional contest.
- Davidson's last trip to the “Elite Eight” came in 1969, when Lefty Driesell led the Wildcats to the East Regional Finals before falling to North Carolina. The Wildcats have never been to the Final Four.
- Curry is just the fourth player to score at least 30 points in each of his first four NCAA Tournament games, joining Glenn Robinson (Purdue 1993-94), Jerry Chambers (Utah 1966) and Clyde Lovellette (Kansas 1952).
- Curry, the SoCon Player of the Year and second-team All-America selection (Sporting News & Sports Illustrated), ranks fourth nationally with an average of 25.9 per outing. The five-time SoCon Player of the Week and four-time Player of the Month, ranks among national leaders in free-throw percentage (12th/89.2), 3-pointers made (1st/158) and 3-pointers per game (2nd/4.5).
- Richards, Curry's backcourt mate and fellow first-team all-conference selection, is also averaging double digits (12.9 ppg.) and leads the country in assists at 8.1 per contest. The 2008 Bob Cousy nominee is the first player in school history to score 1,000 points and hand out 600 assists.
- Davidson and the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks have never met on the hardwood.- The Wildcats are the ninth 10 seed (since 1979) to advance to the regional finals. Each of the first eight failed to reach the Final Four.
- Davidson is in the Elite Eight for the third time in program history and first time since 1969.
- The Wildcats are the ninth 10 seed (since 1979) to advance to the regional finals. Each of the first eight failed to reach the Final Four.
- Davidson is the first Southern Conference team to win three games in a single NCAA Tournament, and those three victories equal the amount won by SoCon teams over the past 25 years.
- The last SoCon team to reach the regional finals was VMI in 1976.
- Entering the NCAA Tournament, Davidson had not beaten a ranked team during Bob McKillop's tenure. The 'Cats have beaten ranked teams in the last three games (Gonzaga 24 AP, Georgetown 8/8, Wisconsin 6/5).
- Curry is just the fourth player to score at least 30 points in each of his first four NCAA Tournament games, joining Glenn Robinson (Purdue 1993-94), Jerry Chambers (Utah 1966) and Clyde Lovellette (Kansas 1952).
- Curry has 158 three-pointers this season, tying the NCAA single-season record set by Butler's Darrin Fitzgerald in 1986-87.- Curry set the single-season freshman record for threes last year with 122, now owns the sophomore record with 158, plus has more threes per game (4.51) than any other sophomore in NCAA history.
- Curry needs just three more trifectas to be among the top 10 in a single tournament, and eight to tie the record of 27 set by Michigan's Glen Rice (in six games).
- His 103 points in the first three games of the tournament are the second most ever.
- With 13 assists, Richards tied a regional semifinal record set by Michigan's Rumeal Robinson in 1989.
- Richards also broke the Davidson career record for assists (654).
- Curry needs 26 points to move past Mike Maloy into sixth place on the Davidson all-time scoring list (58 to pass Dick Snyder for fifth!)
- Curry's 4.51 3FG per game ranks 10th all-time in a single season.
- Curry needs 60 points to break into the top 25 single-season totals in NCAA history.
- Richards needs six assists to rank among the top 20 single-season totals (nine to equal Doug Gottlieb in 2000, 15 to equal Gottlieb's best of 299) - At his current pace, Curry would finish his career second only to Pete Maravich in total points.
- Curry ranks third in NCAA history in three-pointers made per game (4.06).
- Curry needs five more steals to rank among the top 10 for a single tournament (has 12, record is 23). He also has 15 career steals in four NCAA Tournament games, 10th most in a career is 32 (Bobby Hurley in 20 games).
- Curry has attempted 652 threes in his Davidson career, one more than the previous record held by Brendan Winters.
- Curry's free throw percentage would set a Davidson single-season record (.892, Bobby Lane had .891).
- Davidson needs nine more threes to set a new school record, set last year. Also 15 more attempts to break last year's mark as well.
- This year's team broke the 2005-06 squad's mark for total assists (was 567, currently 598).
- Team will also break the school record for points scored in a season (currently have 2,746, record is 2,765 set last year).
- Davidson broke the school record for field goals in a season with the 26 against Wisconsin (entered the game tied with the 1968-69 squad, now has 1,010).- Curry has 11 30-point games this season, breaking the school record of 10 set by Dick Snyder in 1965-66 and equaled by John Gerdy in 1977-78.
- Davidson's victory last night tied a single-season school record for wins, matching last year's squad that went 29-5.
TIPOFF NOTES
Coach: Bob McKillop, the all-time winningest coach in Davidson and SoCon history has compiled a record of 340-224 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: Fourth-seeded Maryland erased an eight-point second-half deficit to defeat Davidson, 82-70 on March 15 in Buffalo, N.Y.
NCAA Tournament Record: 8-10
Radio: Davidson Radio Network — John Kilgo and Logan Kosmalski will call the action.
TV: CBS Sports — Gus Johnson will handle the play-by-play, while Len Elmore provides color.
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