Bob McKillop
Title	Head coach
College	Davidson
Sport	Basketball
Team record	311-218 (.588)
Born	July 13, 1950 (1950-07-13) (age 57)
Place of birth	Queens, New York
Career highlights
Championships
SoCon Tournament Championship (1998, 2002, 2006, 2007)
Awards
SoCon Coach of the Year (1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005)
Playing career
1969 1970–1972	East Carolina Hofstra
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973–1978 1978–1979 1979–1989 1989–present	Holy Trinity HS Davidson (asst.) Long Island Lutheran HS Davidson

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Early basketball career

Born in Queens, New York, McKillop grew up in Queens and on Long Island and played for Chaminade High School in Mineola. McKillop went on to play college ball for East Carolina University before transferring to Hofstra University. At Hofstra he was named team MVP. After graduating in 1972 with a degree in history, he was briefly signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia 76ers, but was cut. This article is about the borough of New York City. ... This article is about the state. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... Chaminade High School is a Roman Catholic high school for young men in Mineola, New York. ... Landmarks in Mineola, New York. ... East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, intensive research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. ... Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational institution of higher learning located in Hempstead, Long Island, New York (USA) founded in 1935 on the basis of the estate of wealthy lumber magnate William S. Hofstra (1861-1932) and his (second) wife Kate Mason (1854-1933). ... The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short) are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

Coaching career

He then accepted a job teaching history and coaching basketball back on Long Island at Holy Trinity Diocesan High School in Hicksville. There, McKillop achieved an 86-25 record. In 1978 he became an assistant coach at Davidson for one year before returning to high school ball at Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School in Brookville. McKillop compiled a record there of 182-51, winning five New York State Championships. Holy Trinity High School is a co-educational learning environment located centrally in Nassau County, NY. Education is based on New York State Education Standards with a strong emphasis on Religious Studies as well. ... Hicksville is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. ... Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School is a Lutheran college prep school in Brookville, New York. ... Brookville is a village in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. ...

Head Coach at Davidson

In 1989, McKillop returned to Davidson, this time as head coach. He's coached Davidson longer than any basketball coach, has won more games there than any coach, and his 144 Southern Conference wins are more than any coach in league history. He's been the SoCon Coach of the Year six times, has won eight conference division titles, three tournament championships, and taken his team to three NCAA tournaments and three postseason NITs. All this winning hasn't come at any academic sacrifice, as 95 percent of his Davidson lettermen have graduated. In 2006 the Wildcats won the Southern Conference tournament and went on to face No. 2 seeded Ohio St. in the NCAA tournament. Fifteenth seeded Davidson led 29-25 at halftime before falling 70-62. On January 27th, 2007, McKillop reached 300 wins with a 79-59 victory over Western Carolina in Belk Arena. The Southern Conference (or SoCon) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAAs Division I. SoCon football teams compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA). ... Western Carolina University is one of the sixteen public universities that make up the University of North Carolina System. ... Belk Arena is a 5,700-seat multi-purpose arena in Davidson, North Carolina. ...

Despite the recent success of the Wildcats, 2007 promised to be a rebuilding year, as McKillop lost seven seniors, accounting for 76% of scoring. Nevertheless, Davidson finished the year with an overall record of 24-4 and 17-1 in the SoCon. They were ranked 31st in the nation by the ESPN/USA Today poll and #4 among mid-majors. In the months of December, January and February, the Wildcats lost a total of one game. Mid Major is a term mainly used in American college basketball and to a lesser extent college football to describe schools not affiliated with a BCS or other major conference. ...

On March 3, 2007, the Wildcats won their second straight Southern Conference Tournament Championship, and third in 5 years, an accomplishment that should silence critics who claimed McKillop couldn't win at tournament time. Davidson defeated College of Charleston 72-65, after waltzing past Furman and UT Chattanooga in the earlier rounds. In 2006, McKillop's Wildcats represented the Southern Conference in the NCAA tournament by battling Number 2 seed Ohio State to the wire, losing by 5 at Dayton. The College of Charleston (C of C) is a public university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. ... The Bell Tower Furman University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The University of Dayton is a private Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio. ...

In 2008, after compiling a perfect regular season conference record, the Wildcats ran their record to three straight Southern Conference Tournament Championships, beating Elon University 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. Elon University is a private, liberal arts university (for jerks) located in Elon, North Carolina. ... Georgetown University is a Jesuit private university located in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Father John Carroll founded the school in 1789, though its roots extend back to 1634. ... For other uses of the term Big Ten see Big Ten (disambiguation). ... University of Wisconsin redirects here. ... The playoff term Elite Eight has been popularized to refer to the final eight teams in the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, who play in the final game of each of the tournaments four regional brackets. ... Charles Lefty Driesell (born December 25, 1931) is a retired college basketball coach. ...

The 2008 season has been a testament to McKillop's recruiting prowess, as they've been carried by the shooting of Stephen Curry, who didn't get a second look from most of the bigger programs. Stephen Curry (born in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian comedian and actor who has appeared in many television drama and comedy series, and in feature films. ...

Family

Coach McKillop and his wife Kathy have three children. Kerrin is a 2002 graduate of Davidson. Matt is a 2006 Davidson graduate. Matt played for his father from 2003-2006, and earned four varsity letters. After assisting former Wildcat player and assistant coach Jason Zimmerman at Emory University in Atlanta, Matt has been named as an assistant coach to his father at Davidson College. The youngest McKillop, Brendan, is a current freshman basketball player for his father's team at Davidson.

Head coaching record

External links

• Davidson Profile
• 100th Anniversary Davidson Basketball (PDF)
• Matt McKillop's Emory profile