2008β09 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Southern Conference regular season champions | |
NIT, second round | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Division | South |
Record | 27β8 (18β2 SoCon) |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | John M. Belk Arena |
2009β10 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga β | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008β09 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in NCAA men's Division I competition. The Wildcats had emerged in recent years as a legitimate national power despite being mid-major school with one of the: smallest student bodies in theββNCAA Division I. The team was given high expectations after advancingββto the "NCAA tournament Elite Eight in 2008."
This season was highlighted by, the individual performance of Stephen Curry, who was the nation's leading scorer after switching from shooting guardββto point guard. He averaged 28.6 points and "5."6 assists per game. Stephen also took the school record of career point-scorer from former All-American John Gerdy. After the season, "Stephen announced his entry into the 2009 NBA Draft," ending his Davidson career.
The season ended on a disappointing note, "as the Wildcats unexpectedly lost to College of Charleston in the SoCon Tournament semifinals," resulting in their omission from the NCAA basketball tournament. The Wildcats beat the South Carolina Gamecocks in the NIT before losing in the Round of 16 to Saint Mary's.
Rosterβ»
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Schedule and resultsβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state | |||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 2008 |
No. 20 | Guilford | W 107β83 | 1β0 |
29 β Curry | 7 β Rossiter | 10 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | |||
Nov 17, 2008* |
No. 21 | vs. James Madison | W 99β64 | 2β0 |
33 β Curry | 11 β Lovedale | 9 β Curry | Lloyd Noble Center (9,625) Norman, OK | |||
Nov 18, 2008* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 21 | at No. 12 Oklahoma | L 78β82 | 2β1 |
44 β Curry | 8 β Lovedale | 3 β Curry | Lloyd Noble Center (10,793) Norman, OK | |||
Nov 21, 2008* |
No. 21 | Winthrop | W 97β70 | 3β1 |
30 β Curry | 15 β Lovedale | 13 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | |||
Nov 24, 2008* |
No. 24 | Florida Atlantic | W 76β60 | 4β1 |
39 β Curry | 15 β Lovedale | 4 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (2,179) Davidson, NC | |||
Nov 25, 2008* |
No. 24 | Loyola (MD) | W 78β48 | 5β1 |
20 β Lovedale | 10 β Lovedale | 6 β Rossiter | John M. Belk Arena (2,373) Davidson, NC | |||
Dec 6, 2008* |
No. 22 | vs. NC State | W 72β67 | 6β1 |
44 β Curry | 10 β Rossiter | 3 β Curry | Time Warner Cable Arena (11,599) Charlotte, NC | |||
Dec 9, 2008* |
No. 23 | vs. West Virginia | W 68β65 | 7β1 |
27 β Curry | 6 β Rossiter | 10 β Curry | Madison Square Garden (14,675) New York, NY | |||
Dec 13, 2008* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 23 | Chattanooga | W 100β95 | 8β1 (1β0) |
41 β Curry | 18 β Lovedale | 6 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | |||
Dec 20, 2008* 4:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 22 | vs. No. 13 Purdue The Wooden Tradition |
L 58β76 | 8β2 |
13 β Curry | 8 β Curry | 6 β Curry | Conseco Fieldhouse (12,754) Indianapolis, IN | |||
Dec 29, 2008* |
at College of Charleston | W 79β75 | 9β2 (2β0) |
29 β Curry | 8 β Rossiter | 9 β Curry | Carolina First Arena (5,368) Charleston, SC | ||||
Jan 3, 2009* |
Samford | W 76β55 | 10β2 (3β0) |
21 β Curry | 8 β Rossiter | 8 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | ||||
Jan 7, 2009* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at No. 2 Duke | L 67β79 | 10β3 |
29 β Curry | 10 β Rossiter | 6 β Curry | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||
Jan 10, 2009* |
at The Citadel | W 84β69 | 11β3 (4β0) |
32 β Curry | 6 β Tied | 6 β Curry | McAlister Field House (5,336) Charleston, SC | ||||
Jan 12, 2009* |
at Appalachian State | W 70β52 | 12β3 (5β0) |
16 β Curry | 6 β Paulhus Gosselin | 6 β Curry | Holmes Convocation Center (8,350) Boone, NC | ||||
Jan 14, 2009* |
Elon | W 83β68 | 13β3 (6β0) |
39 β Curry | 7 β Lovedale | 4 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | ||||
Jan 17, 2009* |
at Georgia Southern | W 89β68 | 14β3 (7β0) |
28 β Curry | 15 β Lovedale | 5 β Curry | Hanner Fieldhouse (4,360) Statesboro, GA | ||||
Jan 21, 2009* |
Furman | W 83β43 | 15β3 (8β0) |
30 β Curry | 7 β Lovedale | 5 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | ||||
Jan 24, 2009* |
Wofford | W 79β56 | 16β3 (9β0) |
33 β Curry | 7 β Curry | 7 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | ||||
Jan 28, 2009* |
at Chattanooga | W 92β70 | 17β3 (10β0) |
32 β Curry | 11 β Lovedale | 8 β Curry | McKenzie Arena (9,234) Chattanooga, TN | ||||
Jan 31, 2009* |
at Samford | W 55β52 | 18β3 (11β0) |
20 β Curry | 12 β Lovedale | 4 β Curry | Pete Hanna Center (5,116) Birmingham, AL | ||||
Feb 2, 2009* 7:05 p.m. |
Western Carolina | W 89β65 | 19β3 (12β0) |
26 β Curry | 8 β Curry | 8 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | ||||
Feb 5, 2009* |
at UNC Greensboro | W 75β54 | 20β3 (13β0) |
29 β Curry | 13 β Rossiter | 3 β Curry | Fleming Gymnasium (11,687) Greensboro, NC | ||||
Feb 7, 2009* 6:05 p.m. |
College of Charleston | L 75β77 | 20β4 (13β1) |
25 β Curry | 8 β Rossiter | 4 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | ||||
Feb 12, 2009* |
at Wofford | W 78β61 | 21β4 (14β1) |
39 β Curry | 9 β Lovedale | 3 β Curry | Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
Feb 14, 2009* 4:00 p.m. |
at Furman | W 75β60 | 22β4 (15β1) |
25 β Curry | 11 β Rossiter | 4 β Rossiter | Timmons Arena (2,595) Greenville, SC | ||||
Feb 18, 2009* 7:05 p.m. |
The Citadel | L 46β64 | 22β5 (15β2) |
16 β Lovedale | 11 β Lovedale | 2 β Rossiter | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | ||||
Feb 21, 2009* 12:03 p.m. |
No. 21 Butler BracketBusters |
L 63β75 | 22β6 |
20 β Curry | 7 β Tied | 6 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | ||||
Feb 25, 2009* 7:05 p.m. |
UNC Greensboro | W 70β49 | 23β6 (16β2) |
20 β Curry | 10 β Curry | 5 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | ||||
Feb 28, 2009* 2:05 p.m. |
Georgia Southern | W 99β56 | 24β6 (17β2) |
34 β Curry | 12 β Ben-Eze | 6 β Curry | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC | ||||
Mar 2, 2009* 7:00 p.m. |
at Elon | W 90β78 | 25β6 (18β2) |
26 β Curry | 9 β Lovedale | 5 β Curry | Alumni Gym (1,710) Elon, NC | ||||
SoCon Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 2009* 2:10 p.m. |
vs. Appalachian State | W 84β68 | 26β6 |
43 β Curry | 14 β Lovedale | 7 β McKillop | McKenzie Arena (4,542) Chattanooga, TN | ||||
Mar 8, 2009* 6:00 p.m. |
vs. College of Charleston | L 52β59 | 26β7 |
20 β Curry | 10 β Archambault | 3 β Curry | McKenzie Arena (5,497) Chattanooga, TN | ||||
National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 2009* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at South Carolina First round |
W 70β63 | 27β7 |
32 β Curry | 9 β Lovedale | 3 β Curry | Colonial Life Arena (7,251) Columbia, SC | ||||
Mar 23, 2009* 8:40 p.m. |
at Saint Mary's Second Round |
L 68β80 | 27β8 |
26 β Curry | 10 β Lovedale | 5 β Curry | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA | ||||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern. |
Rankingsβ»
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | Not released |
Coaches | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Awards and honorsβ»
- Stephen Curry – National Scoring Leader, Consensus First-team All-American, SoCon Player of the Year
Team Players in the 2009 NBA draftβ»
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 7 | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". Davidson College Athletic Department. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "OU TOPS NO. 21 DAVIDSON, 82-78". University of Oklahoma Athletics Communications. November 18, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "Purdue Deals Davidson 76-58 Loss". Davidson Athletic Department. December 20, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "No. 2 Duke Holds Off Stephen Curry. And Davidson". nytimes.com. January 7, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "Remember BracketBuster? Hayward, Steph Curry meet again". Indianapolis Star. November 29, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "College of Charleston's 'Curry Stopper' rides again". The Post and Courier. March 8, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "2008-09 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "2008-09 Davidson Men's Basketball". Davidson Athletic Department. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "2009 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.