At 71, Davidson basketball coach Bob McKillop retires. His son will replace him
.JPG "Davidson Men’s Basketball head coach Bob McKillop looks on as his team would host the VCU Men’s basketball team Jan. 26, 2022.")
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Davidson head basketball coach Bob McKillop retires after 33 seasons
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Matt McKillop will replace his father, Bob McKillop, as Davidson’s coach, effective immediately.
Bob McKillop, 71, announced his retirement at a Friday news conference that was originally billed as one to honor Steph Curry. But while Curry’s number will be retired, the McKillop news quickly usurped it.
Matt McKillop played for his father for four years at Davidson and later became his top assistant coach. He has been an assistant at Davidson for 14 years and, before all that, was a ballboy at Davidson.
Bob McKillop coached for 33 years at Davidson, winning 634 games and coaching the 2008 team to the NCAA Elite Eight.
“This is an emotional day for our family,” Matt McKillop said.
Both Matt and Bob McKillop choked up at times during the announcement. Bob McKillop said Matt would be his “own man” and that he knew Matt was ready for the job because for the past five years, on the bench, “he’s been a pain in the butt.”
Bob McKillop added that Matt had become more vocal with his suggestions over the past few years, many of them good ones, and that to try to get them across “took courage.” Matt McKillop is 39 and hasn’t been a head coach before.
This breaking story will be updated.
This story was originally published June 17, 2022 at 2:21 PM with the headline "At 71, Davidson basketball coach Bob McKillop retires. His son will replace him."
