2008–09 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball
Southern Conference regular season champions
NIT, second round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionSouth
Record27–8 (18–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn M. Belk Arena
2008–09 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Western Carolina119 .5501615  .516
Chattanooga119 .5501817  .514
Samford911 .4501616  .500
Appalachian State911 .4501318  .419
Elon713 .3501120  .355
UNC Greensboro416 .200525  .167
South
Davidson182 .900278  .771
The Citadel155 .7502013  .606
Charleston155 .750279  .750
Wofford128 .6001614  .533
Georgia Southern515 .250822  .267
Furman416 .200624  .200
SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 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 a mid-major school with one of the smallest student bodies in the NCAA Division I. The team was given high expectations after advancing to 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 guard to 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.

Roster

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No. Position Player
1 United States PG Brendan McKillop
4 United States SG Aaron Bond
12 Turkey PG Can Civi
14 Canada SF Max Paulhus Gosselin
20 United States SG Will Reigel
22 Canada SF Will Archambault
23 United States PF Steve Rossiter
No. Position Player
24 United States SG Bryant Barr
25 United States SG A.J Atkinson
30 United States PG Stephen Curry
34 Nigeria PF Frank Ben-Eze
35 United States PF Dan Nelms
41 Nigeria PF Andrew Lovedale
42 England PF Ben Allison

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 2008
No. 20 Guilford W 107–83  1–0
 29  Curry  7  Rossiter  10  Curry  John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
Nov 17, 2008*
No. 21 vs. James Madison W 99–64  2–0
 33  Curry  11  Lovedale  9  Curry  Lloyd Noble Center (9,625)
Norman, OK
Nov 18, 2008*
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 21 at No. 12 Oklahoma L 78–82[2]  2–1
 44  Curry  8  Lovedale  3  Curry  Lloyd Noble Center (10,793)
Norman, OK
Nov 21, 2008*
No. 21 Winthrop W 97–70  3–1
 30  Curry  15  Lovedale  13  Curry  John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
Nov 24, 2008*
No. 24 Florida Atlantic W 76–60  4–1
 39  Curry  15  Lovedale  4  Curry  John M. Belk Arena (2,179)
Davidson, NC
Nov 25, 2008*
No. 24 Loyola (MD) W 78–48  5–1
 20  Lovedale  10  Lovedale  6  Rossiter  John M. Belk Arena (2,373)
Davidson, NC
Dec 6, 2008*
No. 22 vs. NC State W 72–67  6–1
 44  Curry  10  Rossiter  3  Curry  Time Warner Cable Arena (11,599)
Charlotte, NC
Dec 9, 2008*
No. 23 vs. West Virginia W 68–65  7–1
 27  Curry  6  Rossiter  10  Curry  Madison Square Garden (14,675)
New York, NY
Dec 13, 2008*
7:00 p.m.
No. 23 Chattanooga W 100–95  8–1
(1–0)
 41  Curry  18  Lovedale  6  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 58–76[3]  8–2
 13  Curry  8  Curry  6  Curry  Conseco Fieldhouse (12,754)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 29, 2008*
at College of Charleston W 79–75  9–2
(2–0)
 29  Curry  8  Rossiter  9  Curry  Carolina First Arena (5,368)
Charleston, SC
Jan 3, 2009*
Samford W 76–55  10–2
(3–0)
 21  Curry  8  Rossiter  8  Curry  John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
Jan 7, 2009*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 2 Duke L 67–79[4]  10–3
 29  Curry  10  Rossiter  6  Curry  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan 10, 2009*
at The Citadel W 84–69  11–3
(4–0)
 32  Curry  6  Tied  6  Curry  McAlister Field House (5,336)
Charleston, SC
Jan 12, 2009*
at Appalachian State W 70–52  12–3
(5–0)
 16  Curry  6  Paulhus Gosselin  6  Curry  Holmes Convocation Center (8,350)
Boone, NC
Jan 14, 2009*
Elon W 83–68  13–3
(6–0)
 39  Curry  7  Lovedale  4  Curry  John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
Jan 17, 2009*
at Georgia Southern W 89–68  14–3
(7–0)
 28  Curry  15  Lovedale  5  Curry  Hanner Fieldhouse (4,360)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 21, 2009*
Furman W 83–43  15–3
(8–0)
 30  Curry  7  Lovedale  5  Curry  John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
Jan 24, 2009*
Wofford W 79–56  16–3
(9–0)
 33  Curry  7  Curry  7  Curry  John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
Jan 28, 2009*
at Chattanooga W 92–70  17–3
(10–0)
 32  Curry  11  Lovedale  8  Curry  McKenzie Arena (9,234)
Chattanooga, TN
Jan 31, 2009*
at Samford W 55–52  18–3
(11–0)
 20  Curry  12  Lovedale  4  Curry  Pete Hanna Center (5,116)
Birmingham, AL
Feb 2, 2009*
7:05 p.m.
Western Carolina W 89–65  19–3
(12–0)
 26  Curry  8  Curry  8  Curry  John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
Feb 5, 2009*
at UNC Greensboro W 75–54  20–3
(13–0)
 29  Curry  13  Rossiter  3  Curry  Fleming Gymnasium (11,687)
Greensboro, NC
Feb 7, 2009*
6:05 p.m.
College of Charleston L 75–77  20–4
(13–1)
 25  Curry  8  Rossiter  4  Curry  John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
Feb 12, 2009*
at Wofford W 78–61  21–4
(14–1)
 39  Curry  9  Lovedale  3  Curry  Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500)
Spartanburg, SC
Feb 14, 2009*
4:00 p.m.
at Furman W 75–60  22–4
(15–1)
 25  Curry  11  Rossiter  4  Rossiter  Timmons Arena (2,595)
Greenville, SC
Feb 18, 2009*
7:05 p.m.
The Citadel L 46–64  22–5
(15–2)
 16  Lovedale  11  Lovedale  2  Rossiter  John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
Feb 21, 2009*
12:03 p.m.
No. 21 Butler
BracketBusters
L 63–75[5]  22–6
 20  Curry  7  Tied  6  Curry  John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
Feb 25, 2009*
7:05 p.m.
UNC Greensboro W 70–49  23–6
(16–2)
 20  Curry  10  Curry  5  Curry  John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
Feb 28, 2009*
2:05 p.m.
Georgia Southern W 99–56  24–6
(17–2)
 34  Curry  12  Ben-Eze  6  Curry  John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
Mar 2, 2009*
7:00 p.m.
at Elon W 90–78  25–6
(18–2)
 26  Curry  9  Lovedale  5  Curry  Alumni Gym (1,710)
Elon, NC
SoCon Tournament
Mar 7, 2009*
2:10 p.m.
vs. Appalachian State W 84–68  26–6
 43  Curry  14  Lovedale  7  McKillop  McKenzie Arena (4,542)
Chattanooga, TN
Mar 8, 2009*
6:00 p.m.
vs. College of Charleston L 52–59[6]  26–7
 20  Curry  10  Archambault  3  Curry  McKenzie Arena (5,497)
Chattanooga, TN
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 17, 2009*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at South Carolina
First round
W 70–63  27–7
 32  Curry  9  Lovedale  3  Curry  Colonial Life Arena (7,251)
Columbia, SC
Mar 23, 2009*
8:40 p.m.
at Saint Mary's
Second Round
L 68–80  27–8
 26  Curry  10  Lovedale  5  Curry  McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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Awards and honors

Team Players in the 2009 NBA draft

Round Pick Player NBA Club
17Stephen CurryGolden State Warriors

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References

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  2. "OU TOPS NO. 21 DAVIDSON, 82-78". University of Oklahoma Athletics Communications. November 18, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. "Purdue Deals Davidson 76-58 Loss". Davidson Athletic Department. December 20, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  4. "No. 2 Duke Holds Off Stephen Curry and Davidson". nytimes.com. January 7, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  5. "Remember BracketBuster? Hayward, Steph Curry meet again". Indianapolis Star. November 29, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  6. "College of Charleston's 'Curry Stopper' rides again". The Post and Courier. March 8, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  7. "2008-09 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  8. "2008-09 Davidson Men's Basketball". Davidson Athletic Department. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  9. "2009 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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