Bob McKillop (Tim Cowie photo)

Veteran Davidson College basketball Coach Bob McKillop will get his own coach’s show starting this weekend on four North Carolina TV stations.

Meanwhile in a related news item out Wednesday, guard Stephen Curry, the nation’s leading scorer with a 29-points-per-game average, has been named the Southern Conference male athlete of the month.

TV SHOW FOR THE COACH

“The Bob McKillop Show,” featuring the 20-year veteran bench boss of the Davidson basketball team, will begin this weekend and air weekly on four stations covering the Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro areas.

The 30-minute show, produced by the Urban Sports & Entertainment Group, will air Sundays at 10 a.m. on WJZY in Charlotte. It will air Fridays at 4 p.m. on Comcast Sports Southeast (check local listings) and at days and times to be determined on WRAL in Raleigh and WGSR in Greensboro.

Host Stan Lewter will talk Davidson basketball with McKillop, and the show will contain game highlights and feature stories on Wildcat players.

McKillop was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year in 2008 after leading the Wildcats to the Midwest Regional final of the NCAA Tournament. The 2008 Coach Clair Bee Award winner owns a career record of 350-227, including 194 Southern Conference victories. He has led the Wildcats to eight postseason appearances, including the last three NCAA?Tournaments.

CURRY IS SoCON ATHLETE OF THE MONTH

Davidson junior guard Stephen Curry has been named the Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Month for December, the league announced today. He has earned Athlete of the Month accolades a total of 10 times in his career, including the last seven.

Curry averaged 30.8 points, 6.8 assists, five rebounds and 2.8 steals a game in leading the Wildcats to a 4-1 record. He topped the 40-point mark twice, both of which resulted in Davidson wins, and matched his career high with 44 points in a win over NC State at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte.

Curry netted a Belk Arena record 41 points as Davidson opened its SoCon schedule with a 100-95 win over Chattanooga. He scored all 12 points in a decisive run as Davidson defeated West Virginia in Madison Square Garden and capped the month with 29 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and three steals to lead the ‘Cats to a 79-75 victory at College of Charleston. He earned SoCon Player of the Week honors twice during the month.