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Bob McKillop to Be Inducted into N.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 2024
Former head coach Bob McKillop will be inducted into the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame next May.
The 60th induction celebration will be held this May in Charlotte.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former Davidson head men’s basketball coach Bob McKillop will be inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame this spring, the organization’s board of directors announced Tuesday morning.
The 2024 class, listed alphabetically, includes: Randolph Childress, Sheila Ford Duncan, Caroline Lind, McKillop, Jim Nantz, Pettis Norman, Shea Ralph, Don Skakle, Steve Smith Sr., Marilyn “Que” Tucker and Ron Wellman.
The group of 11 will be enshrined during the 60th annual Induction Celebration on the evening of Friday, May 10, at the Charlotte Convention Center, starting at 5 p.m. Their induction will bring the total number of Hall of Fame members to 411.
“This year’s class joining the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame is dynamic in many ways,” said Dr. Jerry McGee, president of the hall’s Board of Directors. “Not only are they part of a milestone group, given that this is the 60th Induction Celebration, they are representative of the reach throughout the Charlotte community, the state of North Carolina, the United States, and beyond.”
McKillop led Davidson College to 23 conference championships (15 regular season and 8 tournament titles), 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and 634 wins. During the 2021-22 campaign, McKillop led the Wildcats to their second-most wins in a single season, going 27-7 overall, which included a program-best 15-3 mark in the Atlantic 10. McKillop’s Wildcats reached postseason play 19 times, played in eight NIT Tournaments and the 2011 College Basketball Invitational. The 2007-08 NABC National Coach of the Year led Davidson to the 2008 NCAA Midwest Regional Championship game with victories over three nationally ranked opponents.