DAVIDSON COACH

McKillop gets national award

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Davidson head coach Bob McKillop gives instructions to his team while playing Kansas in the second half of the Midwest Regional final at Ford Field in Detroit. Kansas won, 59-57. DAVID T. FOSTER III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com

    Davidson's Bob McKillop has won the Coach Clair Bee Award, his first national coaching honor.

    The award honors the Division I men's basketball coach who has made the most significant positive contribution to his sport in the preceding year. The awards ceremony will take place Monday in San Antonio.

    McKillop, 57, led Davidson (29-7) to the school's first Elite Eight appearance since 1969. Davidson had a 25-game winning streak and defeated three ranked opponents in the NCAA tournament.

    The nine-member selection committee for the award included Dean Smith, Bobby Knight, Billy Packer and Dick Vitale. Other finalists were Mark Few (Gonzaga), Trent Johnson (Stanford), Ernie Kent (Oregon) and Rick Stansbury (Mississippi State).

    Kevin Cary

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