People around here have long since learned to respect Bob McKillop’s Davidson program and it wasn’t just because he found bottled lightning in Steph Curry.
A Charlotte kid and son of NBA shot artist Dell, not many people were interested in Curry but took a chance and it paid off spectacularly.
That was the high point but McKillop has been a superb coach. After his first three seasons of struggle, he’s been at .500 or higher every year since 1992-93. The guy has been brilliant, legitimately Hall of Fame level.
So when Alabama needed a quickie due to a Covid cancellation, Nate Oats called and it was on.