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2008–09 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

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
Seasons
← 2007–08
2009–10 →
2008–09 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Western Carolina 11 – 9   .550 16 – 15   .516
Chattanooga † 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
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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Schedule and results

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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

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Main article: 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Awards and honors

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Team Players in the 2009 NBA draft

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See also: 2009 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 7 Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors

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References

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  1. ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". Davidson College Athletic Department. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  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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