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2008–09 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	2008–09
team	Davidson Wildcats
sport	Basketball
image_size	200px
conference	Southern Conference
division	South
short_conf	SoCon
record	27–8
conf_record	18–2
head_coach	Bob McKillop
hc_year	20th
asst_coach1	Matt Matheny
asst_coach2	Jim Fox
asst_coach3	Matt McKillop
stadium	John M. Belk Arena
champion	Southern Conference regular season champions
tourney	[NIT](2009-national-invitation-tournament)
tourney_result	second round

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

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Main article: 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

Stephen Curry – National Scoring Leader, Consensus First-team All-American, SoCon Player of the Year

Team Players in the 2009 NBA draft

1	7	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors

References

"2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster".
(November 18, 2008). "OU TOPS NO. 21 DAVIDSON, 82-78".
(December 20, 2008). "Purdue Deals Davidson 76-58 Loss".
(January 7, 2009). "No. 2 Duke Holds Off Stephen Curry and Davidson".
(November 29, 2015). "Remember BracketBuster? Hayward, Steph Curry meet again".
(March 8, 2009). "College of Charleston’s ‘Curry Stopper’ rides again".
"2008-09 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results".
"2008-09 Davidson Men's Basketball".
"2009 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com.

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