Bob McKillop
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Davidson |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
| Record | 530-328 (.618) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 13, 1950 Queens, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1969 | East Carolina |
| 1970–1972 | Hofstra |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973–1978 | Holy Trinity HS |
| 1978–1979 | Davidson (asst.) |
| 1979–1989 | Long Island Lutheran HS |
| 1989–present | Davidson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 530-328 (.618) |
| Tournaments | (NCAA): 3–8 (NIT): 2–5 (CBI): 2–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 7× SoCon Tournament championship (1998, 2002, 2006–2008, 2012, 2013) 11× SoCon regular season championship (1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007–2009, 2012–2014) 13× SoCon division championship (1996–1998, 2001–2005, 2007–2009, 2012, 2013) A10 regular season championship (2015) |
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| Awards | |
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NABC Coach of the Year (2008) Clair Bee Coach of the Year (2008) 8× SoCon Coach of the Year (1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013) A10 Coach of the Year (2015) |
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Robert Howard McKillop (born July 13, 1950) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach of the Davidson College Wildcats men's basketball team.
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.
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.
In 1989, McKillop returned to Davidson as head coach. He is the longest-tenured coach in Davidson history, and has won more games there than any coach. His 230 Southern Conference wins are more than any coach in league history. He has been the SoCon Coach of the Year seven times, has won thirteen conference division titles, seven tournament championships, and taken his team to seven NCAA tournaments and four postseason NITs. All this winning hasn't come at any academic sacrifice, as 95 per cent 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 27, 2007, McKillop reached 300 wins with a 79–59 victory over Western Carolina in Belk Arena. On February 26, 2011 he reached 400 wins with a 78-67 victory over UNC Greensboro.
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