The 2007–08 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in

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men's Division I

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during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Coached by 2008

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and led by consensus Second Team All-American guard Stephen Curry, the Wildcats completed an undefeated season in the Southern Conference, and reached the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Elite 8, upsetting Gonzaga, Georgetown, and

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before finally falling to eventual national champion

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by a score of 59–57. This marked the first time that Davidson had won a tournament game since the 1969 season, when the Wildcats had reached the Elite Eight under then-coach

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Awards and honors

* Stephen Curry – Consensus Second-team All-American, SoCon Player of the Year *

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– National assists leader *

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, SoCon Coach of the Year

References

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