Davidson Basketball coach Bob McKillop announced his retirement on Friday after 33 years of prestigious runs that turned Wildcats into one of the top mid-major programs in college basketball. The 71-year-old McKillop has a record of 634-380 and will leave the bench after reaching his 10th NCAA tournament with Davidson in the 2021-22 season.McKillop’s retirement was first reported Adam Finkelstein from 247 Sports..
After playing for four years with his father, McKillop will be taken over by his son, Matt McKillop, who has spent the last 14 seasons on Davidson’s staff.
“We did due diligence, and after that process, it only verified what we already knew,” said Davidson’s athletic director, Chris Crannie. “No one else was ready to take Davidson Basketball to the next level.”
Davidson’s head coach position remains in the McKillop family, but before Wildcats suffered 74-73 after winning the league with a record of 27-7 (15-3 A-10) last season. Transitions show great turmoil in Atlantic 10 Lost to Michigan in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Under the supervision of Bob McKillop, Davidson won 11 SoCon regular season titles and 7 SoCon tournament titles before moving to Atlantic 10 in the 2014-15 season. Since the move, Wildcats has won two more regular season titles and the 2018 A-10 tournament. Elector McKillop is a 10-time conference coach this year and has already been named in Davidson’s court in honor of him.
Bob McKillop’s influence on college basketball has been widespread after spending 10 years at Long Island Lutheran High School and taking over in 1989, but his role is best known to many. It has been. Stephen Curry College Coach.. The 2022 NBA Finals MVP and eight All-Stars played for Davidson for three seasons, averaging 25.3 points with a 41.2% 3-point shot while at Wildcats.
During Curry’s sophomore season of 2007-08, Davidson reached the Elite Eight as the 10th seed and marked the program’s deepest NCAA tournament run to date. However, even after Curry left for the NBA, Wildcats has been a college basketball force since then, with five big dance appearances.
Friday’s announcement from Davidson was advertised as a press conference on curry. The school has announced plans to celebrate Curry’s Hall of Fame later this year, but Bob McKillop has announced plans to resign in tears.
“Did you see Steph after the match last night?” He said. “He was crying. Weeping. Tears. I thought it was a message that I could cry today. I read that tears are a gift from God. Tears can touch your heart. It shows what you can do. How did Davidson, who you think you know, touch my heart? “
