Many forget that Bob McKillop originally came to Davidson as an assistant coach for the 1978 – 1979 season.The team photo from the 1978 – 1979 Wildcats – McKillop is on the far left.McKillop returned to Davidson as the head coach for the 1989 – 1990 season (from that year’s basketball media guide).Part of the head coach gig at Davidson includes posing for photos with team sponsors – as McKillop does here with Robert Cashion of Cashion’s deli, for the 1991 – 1992 media guide.… and also here, with Jeff Shoe of Mooresville Ford-Mercury, for the 1992 – 1993 media guide.1992 – 1993 men’s basketball team photo – McKillop is standing on the far right.McKillop on the cover of the 1998 – 1999 men’s basketball game day program.McKillop courtside, during the 1999 – 2000 season.McKillop on the cover of the 2000 – 2001 men’s basketball media guide.The men’s basketball team photo for 2006 – 2007 – McKillop is in the center of the back row. Current NBA player Steph Curry is seated second from the left, front row.A more casual McKillop on the court with the USA U18 team, whom he coached to a silver medal in the 2008 FIBA Americas Championship.The cover of the 2008 – 2009 basketball media guide, taken in E.H. Little’s own Smith Rare Book Room. McKillop is pictured with a few of his SoCon tournament trophies and with then-seniors Andrew Lovedale, Can Civi, and Max Paulhus Gosselin.McKillop on the court with players, from the 2009 – 2010 media guide.In honor of McKillop’s 25th year at Davidson, the basketball court became McKillop Court (from the February 5th, 2014 issue of The Davidsonian).
We hope you enjoyed this small sample of archival holdings on Bob McKillop’s years at Davidson – go Wildcats!
