game. This season saw the arrival of the Wildcats' greatest modern player, future two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry. On March 3, 2007, the Wildcats won their second straight Southern Conference tournament Championship, and third in 5 years. Davidson defeated College of Charleston 72–65, after waltzing past Furman and UT Chattanooga in the earlier rounds. In 2007, McKillop's Wildcats represented the Southern Conference in the NCAA tournament by battling number 4 seed Maryland losing by 12 at Buffalo. In 2008, after compiling a perfect regular season conference record, the Wildcats ran their record to three straight Southern Conference tournament Championships, beating Elon in the title game. They entered the NCAA tournament as a 10-seed and took down 7-seed Gonzaga, for their first NCAA Tournament win since 1969. They then won their second-round game against the 2-seed Georgetown to advance to the Sweet 16. Almost a week after beating Georgetown, McKillop and Davidson stunned the world by upsetting the 3 seed and regular season Big Ten champions Wisconsin. This win put Davidson in the Elite Eight for the first time since Lefty Driesell got them there in 1969. The 2008 season was a testament to McKillop's recruiting prowess, as they were carried by the shooting of Curry, who did not get a second look from most of the bigger programs. In February 2014, Davidson named the playing surface at Davidson's on-campus arena, John M. Belk Arena, "McKillop Court"—much to McKillop's surprise. Family McKillop and his wife, Cathy, have three children, all of whom graduated from Davidson—Kerrin in 2003, Matt in 2006, and Brendan in 2011. Matt played for his father from 2003 to 2006 and earned four varsity letters. After assisting former Wildcat player and assistant coach Jason Zimmerman at Emory University in Atlanta, Matt was named assistant coach to his father at Davidson in 2008, was elevated to associate head coach in 2016, and succeeded his father as Wildcats head coach in 2022. Brendan also played for his father at Davidson. All of McKillop's children married Davidson students; Kerrin married Henry Heil, Matt married former Wildcats tennis player Kelsey Linville, and Brenden married Keena Classen. McKillop has five grandchildren: Kerrin's children Maggie, Claire, and Jack Heil; and Matt's daughters Hazel and Rosie McKillop. Head coaching record College References External links Davidson profile 1950 births Living people American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from New York (state) Basketball