Steph found one of his most trusted teammates for the final shot. And once again, Steph took over down the stretch. 3 seed Wisconsin and Davidson are tied 36-36 at halftime in Detroit’s Ford Field. I did see the play when (Mario) Chalmers hit his shot (to save Kansas in the title game with Memphis), but I stayed away from TV.”. The 2008–09 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in … Curry played one more season with the Wildcats before becoming the ninth-overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. He is so old he covered Bob Knight when he had dark hair and basketball shorts were actually short.The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. The Badgers lead the nation in scoring defense, allowing only 53 points a game. Davidson was down six points in the second half with the Jayhawks seemingly taking charge, when a reserve named Bryant Barr came off the bench and hit three 3-pointers in two minutes. So I knew going into those games, the likelihood of getting on the court was slim to none. So the fact Steph took the nation by storm, it was newspaper articles, people texting, people calling and leaving voice messages, sending emails. Too bad, Davidson’s fairy tale couldn’t have lasted one week longer – as it did two years earlier for George Mason, as it would two years later for Butler. Having the crowd behind us at Ford field, it was just an incredible feeling to be there and see it all happening. But the legacy of 2008 was there for good. There was no doubt people were doing that. I think they went on a 9-0 run. “There was no Twitter really, there was no Instagram, there was no Snapchat. “In 2008, when you think about it, Facebook had just started,” Richards said. Davidson Best Tournament Performances. TEAM BESTS. When the Wildcats lost by one point at North Carolina State on Dec. 21, they were 4-6. Coach Fox: Georgetown presented a lot of different challenges. Curry that day: “I don’t want to get caught up in this-is-a-big-atmosphere, and people-are-watching kind of mindset.”. Richards’ game-winning 3-point attempt was off, ending Davidson’s Cinderella run in the Elite Eight. As a point guard, you got to have a feel for who you need to get the ball to, and obviously, Steph started to get it rolling. Stephen Curry leads No. I don’t know how I never watched it. Coach McKillop: I remember we went to his house on a midweek afternoon. That’s what kind of the whole season was, a build-up to March.”. Steph sprint’s from half-court to the arc, Andrew looks, which he did instinctively and habitually because all of our guys did, for Steph at the arc. You watch him be Steph Curry, the world superstar. Three-point play, and we never look back. Sherron Collins missed on a 3-point attempt during Kansas’ next possession, setting up a wild final possession for the Wildcats. The Jayhawks switched every screen that was set for Curry, giving him little-to-no space to even possess the ball. Giannis Antetokounmpo Agrees to Five-Year, $228M Super Max Extension, Josh Richardson and his quickly found comfort with the Mavericks, Grizzlies 123, Wolves 104: Case of the Monday’s. But there has 100% been moments where he was the best basketball player on the planet, which is just mind-blowing to be able to say that. Davidson 82, Gonzaga 76. Not his time. There were rumors that Davidson wouldn't be in the NCAA Tournament at all if it didn't win the Southern Conference Tournament. “It changed the life of Davidson basketball. The 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2008, and ended with the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2009, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.The season saw six different teams achieve the AP #1 ranking during the year (just one shy of the NCAA record). Would Sixers’ Daryl Morey offer multiple first round picks and young players in a blockbuster trade? Steph hit eight-of-10 3-point attempts in the second half, pouring in 30 out of his 40 points over the final 20 points as Davidson went on to an 82-76 win. That guard was Steph Curry, an eventual three-time NBA champion and two-time MVP. If so, it’s dead. They defeated East Tennessee State. The play was to be a high screen to get Curry some space to shoot. Davidson with Coach McKillop had been consistently good, near the top of the Southern Conference, so when some of those guys left — some really good players — people thought Davidson was going to die down. Richards: When we started to chip away and make our run, the entire arena started cheering for us. The Davidson players wanted to test themselves against the best teams in the nation. He still thinks the Davidson mania helped him get a shot at the NBA, though a series of knee injuries killed that chance. Being able to get a guy like that, who’s kind of a hometown hero, getting him to come to Davidson was a huge win for us. And that was us, that was Steph, and that was what we call a dagger. Note: Insider gets you ready for the NCAA Tournament with complete scouting reports on all 65 teams and in-depth bracket analysis to help you project the field all the way to San Antonio. The one thing we did was that we made a huge adjustment, X’s and O’s wise; we wanted to speed them up a little bit. I mean, we circled him as our top guy, felt he could be somebody that changes our program. And it egged me on to get kind of extra motivated. When you see Steph has that look in his eye and continue to just a shot-after-shot, it was only a matter of time that we got back in the game. Final Fours: 0. Georgetown vs. Davidson Box Score, March 23, 2008. The Wildcats weren’t dead yet. 11 years ago today, Stephen Curry put the nation on notice vs. Gonzaga. They’re going to go on their run, we’re going to go on our run, but no matter what, we can’t let the deficit kind of derail us from the way we play Davidson basketball. But before the two-time NBA MVP was recognized as the best shooter of all-time, he was a relative unknown going into the 2008 NCAA Tournament. He makes that 3, and what was critical about it, is that it got the lead into single digits. Davidson went 29-5 overall in Curry’s freshman year and lost in the first round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats made it to the 2008 NCAA Tournament, where Steph’s All-Word performance introduced him to the world. He’s still the same person. The way that that run happened, we’re even a couple of minutes into the second half. They had Patrick Ewing’s son and Roy Hibbert, who was a first-round pick, and a host of other outstanding players. It’s a skill and mental ability, but that tough-mindedness, I’m convinced, is one of the true tests of greatness. Curry hits 33, is picking up legions of new fans, including the familiar face applauding from his courtside seat. Stephen Curry scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half and little Davidson upset mighty Georgetown 74-70 on Sunday to reach the NCAA tournament's round of 16. A week later, Kansas was national champion. By the time they hit the NCAA Tournament, they had won 22 in a row. Wallace (played for the Hoyas and had 12 points in the game): We saw how Steph led the comeback the game before against Gonzaga. Matt Matheny, who is one of our assistant head coaches, and I sat down in his living room about 4:00 in the afternoon. And Coach McKillop, he’s a New York City guy, so he’s tough. Coach Fox: a lot of people thought Davidson has no shot of winning those games. UNC (1) 108: Final: ARK (9) 77 TENN (2) 76: Final: BUT (7) 71: OT GTWN (2) 70: Final: DAV (10) 74 OKLA (6) 48: Final: LOU (3) 78 MSST (8) 74: Final: MEM (1) 77 By then, Davidson was the perfect Cinderella story. It was one of the things where we lost focus. Richards would graduate that spring. After a Kansas miss, the Wildcats had 17 seconds left, and one last chance. Matt Matheny and Jim Fox were absolutely spectacular. But I mean, even if I didn’t watch those games, I could tell you just there’s the thing about Steph is that any moment of time, we knew that he could string multiple baskets together and get us on a roll just because of his knack for scoring. 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Coach McKillop: They were doubling Steph every time he touched the ball in the half-court, so he hadn’t really possessed the ball in roughly six minutes. I can only imagine what it would be like if we had social media back then.”. He shot the ball amazingly. Still, he has one second guess, and it’s not the final play. That was the overall goal as a team. And just like when he was at Davidson, he’s a superstar, but he was just a normal guy, and nothing’s changed. Second round, No. DAVIDSON’S 2008 NCAA TOURNAMENT RUN Davidson closed a 1-point favorite in the first round in nearby Raleigh, NC. And I think that was a little different than our past two games. Davidson basketball scores, news, schedule, players, stats, photos, rumors, depth charts on RealGM.com The first and second round games were pl… 1 ranked Jayhawks. Then, led by Steph, we just got on a wave, and that wave kept on going in that second half. He drew a foul on it. But when you go back home to his house after the game, he’s the same Steph that was joking in your office 10-15 years ago. We had a tough-mindedness that I think is a unique skill for a team. Coach McKillop obliged and set-up non-conference games against powerhouse programs. I spoke with Davidson head coach Bob McKillop, assistant coach Jim Fox, teammates Jason Richards and Brendan McKillop, as well as former Georgetown player and current Denver Nuggets executive, Jon Wallace. The Wildcats blow them away with a 37-20 second half to win 73-56. But before he was Steph Curry, he led Davidson to a first-round upset of Gonzaga in the 2008 NCAA men's basketball tournament. The 2008 NCAA tournament was the eighth NCAA tournament with a 65-team bracket, prior to the introduction of the 68-team bracket that featured the First Four in 2011. WIS (3) 56: Final: DAV (10) 73 NOVA (12) 57: Final: KU (1) 72 MSU (5) 74: Final: MEM (1) 92 TEX (2) 82: Final: STAN (3) 62 via Sports Logos.net. I’m a New York guy, so Broadway, to me, is the most important. UNC Greensboro took the Southern title and the NCAA tournament berth in 2018, 62-47. Plus more Golden State Warriors news from around the web. “If we wanted to be the best, we had to play against the best. “It changed my life,” McKillop said. Let me tell you this, Jason Richards made that shot countless times in practice, that same shot, when we went through the situation in practice, some of it live, some of it simulated. We played North Carolina, played Duke, played NC State, played UCLA, which really prepared us for the NCAA Tournament down the road. Richards: When he came in as a freshman, coach McKillop knew right away what Steph had in him. He scores 25, but has to shoot 9-for-25 to get them. Everyone knew where the ball was going, including the Jayhawks, who double-teamed Curry. Curry finished the game with 33 points, leading the Wildcats to a 73-56 victory. The game was played in North Carolina, giving Davidson home-court advantage. We became the darlings of that year, with Steph being our guy, our leader. I think having the mentality he had is what made him even better. LeBron James. Richards: His freshman, my junior year, we went to coach Coach McKillop and said, ‘you know, we want to play a tough schedule. March Madness: 31 questions for college basketball’s best month, “Taking Jason Richards out with 7:42 to go in the game and a seven-point lead. You have to realize how good UCLA was with Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook and Darren Collison on the roster. Obviously I missed it, but I would take it again if I had the opportunity. You think what if I did this on this possession and that possession? We go out to Anaheim to play UCLA, and we jumped out to a 15 or 17-point lead. 10 seed in the Midwest Region. Thomas Sander was fouled with 58 seconds left on the clock. We were on TV, we were in the paper. Richards has to, from the next zip code. Coach Fox: I love going out to the Bay Area to watch him play. Curry was back at Davidson the next season and led the nation in scoring, but the Wildcats could not recapture the same electricity. The Wildcats had not won an NCAA Tournament game in 39 years. And then, all of a sudden, before you know it, it was 15 points. And again, to us, it wasn’t a surprise. They had a lot of abilities, from the talent on their team that we didn’t have. Few people, especially Davidson fans, will forget where they were the day the last time these two teams met, which was in the 2008 NCAA Tournament Elite … Coach McKillop: They would shoot a quick-3, and we get a run out lay-up. Davidson held a 49-45 lead after Bryant Barr, who remains one of Curry’s closest friends, connected from deep. Then just a couple of tough shots he hit, you can’t describe that as well. NCAA Tournament Scores — Mar 28, 2008. Davidson drew a first-round matchup against the seventh-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs. We had this tremendous sense of peace. That’s something that you don’t see every day as a freshman coming in at the collegiate level. Steph’s college coaches and teammates reflect on when he introduced himself to the world. The Davidson Wildcats, looking the part of the upstart as much as ever. We had it for those two successive weekends.”, But he hasn’t watched the Kansas game. I think the one thing that’s great about Steph is how he is such a great person. All top-10 teams on the docket. Jason was fatigued, so I took him out. Ranking all of Steph’s teammates: #31 — Glenn Robinson III, Ranking all of Steph’s teammates: #30 — Brandon Rush, Dubs in-depth: NBA executive says Warriors have ‘no shot to make playoffs’. We knew the only way to compete with them was just to play our game stick, to our principles. Do you think Steph’s going to say, “okay, let’s hold it out, call a play and get a great shot?” No, he just fired it in. Richards: We knew how talented they were. There are currently 32 conferences in Division I men's basketball. He took the nation by storm, and ran with it.”. Coach Fox: Oh, it was awesome. In March 2008, Stephen Curry and Davidson College—total undergraduate population: 1,674—beat Gonzaga in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. So it just kind of worked out in their favor. As a senior, Curry hoped to get a Division 1 scholarship to continue his career and showcase his phenomenal shooting ability. Post-Season NCAA Tournament. What we didn’t know and but we came to know, that is apparent now is that his work ethic was top-notch. We’ve got good news with the season around the corner. Roy Hibbert got into foul trouble that game. It was just really special. I liken him to a great Broadway performer. The Bucks superstar announced a five-year, supermax extension on Tuesday. “I’d be lying to you if I said that shot didn’t replay in my mind every couple of days. Coach Mckillop: It was Easter Sunday. It had worked against Georgetown. Kansas answered back for a 59-53 lead with 1:15 to go, but a four-point Davidson possession – free throw, Jayhawks losing the rebound of a second missed free throw out of bounds, Curry 3-pointer – cut it to 59-57. Coach always called it to grab the golden ring and win a big game like those ones. I think Steph had been going back on defense because he thought they would get the rebound, not realizing Andrew could actually get that board. 10 seed in the Midwest Region. Our assistant coaches were spectacular in the way they prepared us. These are the essential Steph Curry college basketball stats, moments and best quotes from his career at Davidson. Coach Fox: Our guys were ready for a battle against a good team, against a really well-coached team on an incredible stage. He contributed 20 points against Georgetown, 13 assists against Wisconsin. The Wildcats blow by for an 82-76 win, with 40 points from Curry, 30 in the second half. At that point, it was all right, “let’s get him the ball.”. We were down double digits at half time against Georgetown. But we didn’t make all the plays we needed to, and I think that really set the tone for the year. Yeah, it was deep. An oral history of Steph Curry’s historic run at the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Draymond Green and James Wiseman are back at practice. Stephen Curry’s first foray into the national spotlight came in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Curry hinted at the future with his early games against the bluebloods; 24 points in a four-point loss to North Carolina, 20 in a six-point defeat by Duke. He has covered college basketball for 43 years, including 39 Final Fours. So no matter what the deficit that we had, we knew we could get out of it. His game took a big leap, and I think that’s a lot of people have to understand is in the summertime, that’s when you make your progress as a player, and Steph made a huge jump. It was Ford Field (home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions). Seven years later, Curry was in his first NBA Finals, beating the superstar who stood and cheered for him that night in Ford Field. Steph wound up accepting a scholarship close to home, joining the Davidson Wildcats, a school of just 1,700 students at the time, for the 2006-07 season. Elite Eight, and the long, glorious ride finally ends against No. In Sporting News‘ recent oral history breakdown of Curry’s sensational 2008 NCAA tournament, Curry’s former Davidson teammate Thomas Sander said: “I … Richards: We went into halftime with Wisconsin tied. Next up for the Wildcats was a date with the No. And Steph played that role and got better and better at that role. I think that speaks volumes of his upbringing in his household and Mr. and Mrs. Curry, raising Steph and their children. Shoot a quick-3, we would come down, and Steph would make one from deep. It was the kind of feel-good underdog story that puts the heart into March. We use the pressure and that kind of invited them into shooting quick 3s. Tournament Appearances: 14. We kind of pressured them just to where we just tried to get the ball out of their point guard’s hands. “I want to say about 1200 of the 1700 went,” McKillop said. After pulling off a second-consecutive upset, Davidson was set to take on the third-seeded Wisconsin Badgers in the Sweet 16. We were sitting on a cloud that entire ride home. Richards: With this quarantine that’s going on, I actually popped in a couple of the old tapes a while ago just to kind of buy some time because there’s not much going on. He reportedly only received a walk-on offer from his father’s alma mater, Virginia Tech University. We had maturity. When Steph said yes, there was a lot of good wine drank that night. They were a lot taller than us at every position. It’s hard to really describe how it felt. Stephen Curry led 10-seed Davidson to the Elite Eight in the 2008 NCAA tournament after scoring 40 points against Gonzaga, 30 against Georgetown, 33 against Wisconsin and 25 against Kansas. It was a close contest through the first 20 minutes and the game was tied 36-36 going into the break. It was close through the opening 10 minutes, but the Hoyas began imposing their will over the final eight-and-a-half minutes, taking an 11-point lead into the break. 10 Davidson by 10 points in the second half in Raleigh. In 2008… Entirety of 2021 women's tournament to take place in one location, West Virginia climbs in new Power 36 rankings. But against Wisconsin, we were tied, and I felt like we felt pretty confident we could win. But it was kind of just a wave of Steph. They did not lose again in the regular season. They had Doc Rivers’ son. Curry was averaging 26 points a game. Plus, you can follow all the games on your desktop with our discreet RealTime Scoreboard.. Also, don't miss Blue Ribbon's analysis of Davidson and all 65 teams. I actually watched this game from start to finish for the first time at the beginning of the pandemic. © 2020 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Coach McKillop: Matt (Matheny) suggested at halftime that we go back to pressuring, which we had not used at all in the first half. And one other thing about Davidson of 10 years ago. 1 ranks tried to get him to look elsewhere, to de-commit, so to speak, even though he has signed with us. The Wildcats nearly made the Final Four, but lost to the eventual champion Kansas Jayhawks 59-57. But the feeling that we had, was that Steph comes from a tremendous family, and he was excited to come to Davidson. So it gave us hope. We knew he was going to be a very important piece to our success at Davidson even when he first stepped foot on campus. It kind of broke down their rhythm. Those games were in Charlotte, the Duke and North Carolina games, and we were in both for the duration. And, you know, all of a sudden, you played North Carolina, and about two or three plays cost you the win. We knew he would have a long career, but to see him continue to grow and master his craft, it’s fun to watch. And for us, on the bench just sitting there in awe of what he was doing. It changed the life of the coaching staff and all the players who were part of that roster. The son of former NBA player Dell Curry, Steph was a scrawny teenager who stood 6’0 and weighed 160 pounds. A tiny school, oozing with charm, started cutting down one giant after another in the NCAA Tournament, as the bandwagon filled every seat. Steph is the most important part. He had led the nation in assists that season, as Robin to Curry’s Batman. Win-Loss: 8-15. We knew he was going to play in the NBA. Curry was a 3-star recruit coming out of high school and didn’t’ end up pursued by many traditional NCAA basketball powerhouses. Seeing a guy I knew most of my life, playing for the team I loved, and then being able to be a part of it even though I wasn’t necessarily on the court for those minutes. Coach Fox: Before Steph came in, we graduated, I think seven seniors or maybe eight seniors, and I think they scored about 95% of the points. I went to mass before the game and said a little prayer. I was playing by the numbers, doing what I thought was right.”. Thanks to original video provider. And we go out on the first play, and I’ll never forget this. Curry spearheaded a 16-2 run that saw him complete a four-point play, connect on a 3-pointer and then finish off a three-point play that gave Davidson a 60-58 lead, its first since the opening minute of the game. Brendan McKillop: I think for anyone to project for him to have the success he’s had, I don’t think that would be possible. … Davidson took over at the beginning of the second half, going on a 24-9 run to open up a 15-point lead. The Wildcats storm back to win 74-70. Curry’s individual 2008 NCAA Tournament numbers are ridiculous. We never had such a calming and peaceful feeling as we prepared for Kansas. I was doing the scout for the Kansas game, and I’m watching them beat Villanova by I think 30, so I’m literally scared to death. We want to prepare ourselves for the NCAA Tournament.’ So that’s when coach and the staff at Davidson put together that non-conference schedule. At Davidson, at that point in time, we didn’t really recruit a lot from the area around Charlotte. And one other thing about Davidson of 10 years ago. That is demoralizing, that eats at you a little bit, they start getting tighter. “I kept my head down, did my job,” he said. “We had played UCLA. Coach McKillop: There was a calm, there was a peace that we had the entire time. Curry that day: “It hurts a lot to get so far, be this close to the Final Four.”, MORE: Naismith Award 10 semifinalists announced |. He never forgot where he came from. Davidson. We stayed late Friday, just the coaches, to watch Kansas play. And he can’t off a last shot. Coach McKillop: What those games taught us was that we could compete, and we can play with anybody. The Wildcats trailed by 11 points with less than 15 minutes remaining in … Davidson’s program has stayed solid, but the Wildcats have not won an NCAA Tournament game since. Coach McKillop: In the lead up to the game, the Defensive Player of the Year in the Big-10 said he was going to leave Stephen breathless that he was going to defend him and press him. Coach Fox: Wisconsin that whole time said, “we shut down this guy, we’re winning the game.” All of a sudden, no matter what they do, no matter how hard they try, they’re unable to do it. It was an open look. “Coach asked us if we wanted to play a tough schedule, we knew we had the team coming back,” Richards said. Dell and Sonia were there. He hit the go-ahead bucket with 1:04 to go, on a play coach McKillop remembers fondly. “One thing I do remember is we weren’t nervous,” Richards said. I mean, he’s had a couple of injuries over the past few years. Brendan McKillop: After beating Gonzaga, beating Georgetown and beating Wisconsin, we were like, “man, we can beat these guys.” Watching Kansas film, and just kind of being in awe of their size and athleticism. Steph’s confidence just grew even more. That was a big adjustment that we made. Francisco Alonso was named MVP of the tournament. Was there a Giannis dream? 2 seeded Georgetown Hoyas, who had made it to the Final Four the year before. Brendan McKillop: I was kind of just trying to enjoy the ride, and I was out of the regular rotation as a freshman. Steph gets the rebound, takes one dribble and throws it on the money, like a Tom Brady pass to Thomas Sander in full sprint, he shoots the layup and gets fouled. He catches it in full-stride with a new shot clock. The Wildcat sophomore making a lot of the magic was named Stephen Curry. He’s just on another level in there. Sweet 16, No. 'March Means More': Remembering Stephen Curry's 2008 NCAA Tournament Run Thomas Duffy @ @TJDhoops. Also, of what Jason Richards was doing, I think he had 13 assists, no turnovers and just the overall team effort. They miss a shot. NCAA conference tournament schedule: Tracking March Madness automatic bids, “That was Steph Curry’s coming-out party,” teammate Jason Richards would say a decade later. ... 2008: DAVIDSON. It’s only going to prepare us for what we wanted to do in March. We knew he was a special talent. 3/24/2008 1 That sounds ancient, but people started getting noticed because we were everywhere. “I don’t think there’s ever been a question in anyone’s mind who was part of that experience of what could have happened. North Carolina, Duke, UCLA. Championships: 0. I think it sped them up a little bit. While Curry was getting the big headlines, Richards was having a big month himself. But everyone had a part in winning those games, which was just incredible. Curry goes for 30. In the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Stephen Curry carried his Davidson Wildcats into the Sweet 16 over the second-seeded Georgetown Hoyas. “We would have had another shot at Carolina, which we had lost to by four to begin the season,” Richards said. The Selection Committeeseeded the entire field from 1 to 65 within four regionals of 16 teams; Mount St. Mary's, as the winner of the play-in game, automatically received a 16 seed. As a coach, and I’m sure coach McKillop will tell you this, you feel pretty good about your team. Brendan McKillop: One thing I tell people about Steph is that he’s one of the most humble superstars I’ve ever crossed paths with. They didn’t want to hear anything about it. Because we knew we were right there, we had terrific senior leadership. Knowing Steph, we played baseball together when we were growing up and knew each other from the time we were nine. NCAA Tournament Scores — Mar 23, 2008. Social media wasn’t a big thing. NCAA Tournament. But there was something else going on that spring. I think for them, it was probably very deflating. Then Bleacher Report senior writer Howard Beck joins … The Jayhawks, free of Davidson at last, jumped into each other’s arms, and soon after headed for San Antonio for the Final Four. We thought we had a chance to beat them, just like we did any other team in that tournament. 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