Bob McKillop

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bob McKillop
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 13, 1950(1950-07-13)
Age	74
Birthplace	Queens
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Cancer

Bob McKillop Biography

Bob McKillop is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on July 13, 1950 in Queens, New York, United States. Robert McKillop (born July 13 1950) is an American college basketball coach. He is also his head coach for the Davidson Wildcats men’s team of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

On March 3 in 2007, the Wildcats took home their second consecutive Southern Conference Tournament Championship, and their third championship in the last five years. Davidson beat College of Charleston 72-65, after having a whizz past Furman in the first round and UT Chattanooga in the earlier rounds. McKillop’s Wildcats were part of an entire Southern Conference in the NCAA tournament, where they faced #4 seeded Maryland losing 12-12 at Buffalo.

The 2008 season was a testament to McKillop’s recruiting prowess, as they were carried by the shooting of Curry, who did not get a second look from most of the bigger programs.

In 2008, after compiling a perfect regular season conference record, the Wildcats ran their record to three straight Southern Conference Tournament Championships, beating Elon in the title game. They entered the NCAA tournament as a 10-seed and took down 7-seed Gonzaga, for their first NCAA Tournament win since 1969. They then won their second-round game against the 2-seed Georgetown to advance to the Sweet 16. Almost a week after beating Georgetown, McKillop and Davidson stunned the world by upsetting the 3 seed and regular season Big Ten champions Wisconsin. This win put Davidson in the Elite Eight for the first time since Lefty Driesell got them there in 1969.

Despite the recent successes of the Wildcats however, the season of 2006-07 was predicted to be a year for rebuilding with McKillop has lost 7 seniors and accounted the majority of the points scored. But, Davidson finished the year with an overall record of 24-4, and 17-1 for the SoCon. The team was ranked as 31st in country by the ESPN/USA Today poll, and fourth in the mid-majors. The months of January, December and February The Wildcats were beaten by one game. The season also saw the debut of the Wildcats their most successful player of the modern era the potential twice-time NBA champion Stephen Curry.

Bob McKillop Net Worth

Bob McKillop is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bob McKillop 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

McKillop was born in Queens, New York, McKillop was raised within Queens along with Long Island and played for Chaminade High School in Mineola. McKillop continued to play for the university team of East Carolina University before transferring to Hofstra University. While at Hofstra McKillop was named the team’s MVP. After graduating in 1972 , with a the degree of a historian and a minor in sports, he was granted a contract as a free-agent for the Philadelphia Sixers however, he was cut.

McKillop along with his spouse, Cathy are parents to three kids. Kerrin graduated in 2002 of Davidson and Matt is an ’06 Davidson graduate. He worked for the team of his dad from 2003 until 2006 and was awarded four high school letters. After working with an ex- Wildcat players and coach assistant Jason Zimmerman at Emory University in Atlanta, Matt has been named an assistant coach for dad as a coach at Davidson College. The eldest McKillop, Brendan, graduated from Davidson in the year 2011 following four years of playing.

In 1989, McKillop returned to Davidson as head coach. He is Davidson’s all- time leader in wins, years coached, and games coached. 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. 4 seeded Ohio State in the NCAA tournament. 13th 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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Who is Bob McKillop Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Bob Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bob McKillop celebrates birthday on July 13 of every year.

What is Bob McKillop salary?

According to industry sources, McKillop’s new salary is in the $400,000 range , which would be among the lowest in the Atlantic 10.

Did Bob McKillop retire?

Davidson basketball coach Bob McKillop is retiring after 33 seasons at the school. McKillop, 71, announced his retirement at a Friday news conference that was originally billed as one to honor Steph Curry, who just won his fourth NBA championship with Golden State.

Is Bob McKillop in the Hall of Fame?

Long-known for his connections around the globe, McKillop has coached more than 40 international players from 24 different countries. An inductee into the Hofstra Basketball and NYC Basketball Hall of Fame , McKillop was signed and then cut by the Philadelphia 76ers before becoming a history teacher and coach.

How long has Bob McKillop been Davidson?

Bob McKillop’s 32-year tenure as Davidson’s head basketball coach has always been guided by his philosophy that the next step should be up.

What is Todd Golden salary?

Florida has hired San Francisco’s Todd Golden to be its men’s basketball coach on a six-year deal worth $18 million , the school announced on Friday.