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Mike Davis 
Mike Davis Sport(s) Basketball Current position Title Head coach Team UAB Record 107-57 (.652) Annual salary $625,000 Biographical details Born September 15, 1960 Place of birth Fayette, Alabama, U.S. Playing career 1979–1983 Alabama Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1989–1990
1990–1994
1994–1995
1995–1997
1997–2000
2000–2006
2006–presentMiles (asst.)
Wichita Falls - CBA (asst.)
Chicago (asst.)
Alabama (asst.)
Indiana (asst.)
Indiana
UABHead coaching record Overall 222-135 (.622) Accomplishments and honors Championships Conference USA Regular Season Championship (2011), Big Ten Regular Season Championship (2002), led IU to Regional title, Final Four and National Championship Game appearance in 2002. Mike Davis (born September 15, 1960) is an American college basketball coach.[1] He is currently the head men's basketball coach at University of Alabama at Birmingham. He formerly held the same position at Indiana University.[2]
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Playing career
Davis, an Alabama native, spent his collegiate playing career with the University of Alabama Crimson Tide after earning the state's Mr. Basketball honor in 1979. In his first season, he played for the legendary C. M. Newton and then spent his final three years playing under another coaching legend, Wimp Sanderson. He ended his career with a 10.1 points per game average. His 165 steals ranks third all-time at the school. Davis won the teams's Hustle Award all four seasons and was named to the Southeastern Conference's All-Defensive team his senior year.
Following his playing career at Alabama, Davis was a second-round selection of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association in the 1983 draft, but never played in the league. He would spend the next two seasons playing in Switzerland, where he and teammate Ron Burns were named to the league's all-star team, and in Italy. He played the 1988-89 season with the Topeka Sizzlers of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).
Coaching career
Davis began his coaching career as an assistant at Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama. After one season at Miles College, Davis relocated to Venezuela, directing both professional teams and the country's national team.[1]
In 1990, Davis returned to the United States and took a position with the Wichita Falls Texans of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). In 1994, the Wichita Falls franchise relocated to Chicago. Davis moved with the team not only as an assistant coach, but also as a player. Despite not having played for five consecutive years, the then 35-year-old Davis averaged 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest for the Rockers.[1]
Alabama
Davis returned to his alma mater, Alabama and served as an assistant coach from (1995–1997) under head coach, David Hobbs.[1]
Indiana
Assistant coach
In 1997, Davis joined the coaching staff of legendary coach Bob Knight at Indiana. In his three seasons as an IU assistant, the Hoosiers compiled a 63-32 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament three times.
Head coach
IU president Myles Brand dismissed Bob Knight in September 2000, finding him in violation of a "zero tolerance" policy Brand had previously instituted. Students and alumni protested the Knight firing, and several players threatened to transfer unless assistants John Treloar and Mike Davis were promoted to replace Knight. Brand offered the assistants jobs as 'co coaches' but Treloar declined, deferring to Davis who became Knight's successor on September 12, 2000. Treloar accepted the title of 'Associate Head Coach.'
In his first season, Davis led a team featuring NBA Draft picks Kirk Haston and Jared Jeffries to a 21–13 record. On March 21, 2001, Davis was given the head coaching position on a permanent basis. In 2002, the Davis-led Hoosiers followed a 19–11 regular season with surprise run to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament title game. One month later, Indiana rewarded Davis with a contract extension through the 2007–2008 season.
Coach Davis was unable to maintain similar success in the following years. Indiana's 14-15 record during the 2003-2004 season was the school's first losing season in over 35 years. In 2004 'Associate Head Coach' John Treloar left Indiana for a position as an assistant coach at LSU. The following season, Indiana went 15–14, including a first round home loss in the NIT. In the spring of 2005, Rick Greenspan warned,
- "While we share this common goal and are both confident that it will be reached, we also know that our record the last two years is not up to the standards to which Indiana is accustomed and to which we aspire. This is why we have set ambitious and achievable goals for next season of competing at a very high level in the Big Ten Conference and successfully competing in the NCAA tournament."[3]
Indiana again failed to meet expectations during the 2005–2006 season. By late January 2006, the Hoosiers were at risk of missing the tournament for the third straight year and the calls for Davis' job grew louder. On February 11, 2006, Davis missed a home game against Iowa. Four days later, he resigned effective at the end of the 2006 season. Davis said that he decided to make the announcement before the end of the season to end the distraction that his position's uncertainty had created around the team. The Hoosiers performed better after this announcement and reached the second-round of the NCAA Tournament. Indiana lost 90–80 to Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament on March 18, 2006, ending Mike Davis' tenure as Indiana's head coach.
UAB
On April 7, 2006, Mike Davis was hired as the new head coach of the UAB Blazers.[1] Davis replaced Mike Anderson, who left UAB after a successful stint to become the head coach at Missouri. The Blazers finished 15–16 in Davis' first season at the helm, earning a 9th seed in the Conference USA tournament and losing to 8th seed Marshall 53–52 in the first round. UAB subsequently failed to qualify for the NCAA men's basketball tournament, ending the Blazers' three-year streak of appearances in the NCAA post-season and causing some to question whether Davis was the right man for the job.[4]
Despite several injuries and academic casualties in Davis' second year at UAB, Davis led the Blazers to a 22–9 regular season record and a 2nd place finish in Conference USA. The Blazers narrowly missed making the NCAA men's basketball tournament and instead were rewarded with an appearance in the NIT.
On April 24, 2007; the University Board of Trustees rewarded Coach Davis with a 2 year contract extension. The contract which now runs through the 2012–2013 season features a base salary that was increased to $625,000 from $600,000 annually. He is also eligible for increased incentives, including $35,000 for taking UAB to the NCAA Tournament, $75,000 each for a Sweet 16 appearance and a Final Four appearance and $100,000 for appearing in the national championship game. The buyout clause in the contract was increased from $500,000 to $625,000. This contract is fully guaranteed.
Head coaching record
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Indiana (Big Ten Conference) (2000–2006) 2000–2001 Indiana 21–13 10–6 4th NCAA 1st Round 2001–2002 Indiana 25–12 11–5 T–1st NCAA Finals 2002–2003 Indiana 21–13 8–8 6th NCAA 2nd Round 2003–2004 Indiana 14–15 7–9 T–9th 2004–2005 Indiana 15–14 10–6 T–4th NIT 1st Round 2005–2006 Indiana 19–12 9–7 T–4th NCAA 2nd Round Indiana: 115–79 55–41 UAB (Conference USA) (2006–present) 2006–2007 UAB 15–16 7–9 T–8th 2007–2008 UAB 23–11 12–4 2nd NIT 2nd Round 2008–2009 UAB 22–11 11–5 3rd NIT 1st Round 2009–2010 UAB 25–9 11–5 T–3rd NIT Quarterfinals 2010–2011 UAB 22–9 12–4 1st NCAA 1st Round UAB: 107–57 54–30 Total: 222–135 National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division ChampionPersonal
Davis is married to Tamilya Davis (née Floyd). The couple has a son, Antoine. Davis is also the father of Mike Davis, Jr., who was a member of the UAB men's basketball team, and has a daughter, Lateesha. His cousin is Ronnie McCollum, the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball scoring champion and professional expatriate basketball player.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mike Davis Named UAB Men's Basketball Coach". Conference USA. 2006-04-07. http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040706aab.html. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
- ^ "SI.com - Davis out at Indiana - Feb 15, 2006". CNN. February 15, 2006. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/seth_davis/02/15/indiana.davis/index.html. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana to Keep Davis As Coach, After All". The Washington Post. March 23, 2005. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57027-2005Mar22.html. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ http://www.al.com/sports/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/sports/1173172656223200.xml&coll=2
- ^ "Ronnie McCollum the player". ronniemccollum.com. 2010. http://www.ronniemccollum.com/player.php. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball head coaches J. H. Horne (1901) • Phelps Darby (1902) • Willis Coval (1903–1904) • Zora G. Clevenger (1904–1906) • James M. Sheldon (1907) • Ed Cook (1907–1908) • Robert Harris (1908–1909) • John Georgen (1910) • Oscar Rackle (1911) • James Kase (1912) • Art Powell (1913) • Arthur Berndt (1914–1915) • Allan Willisford (1916) • Guy Lowman (1916–1917) • Dana Evans (1917–1919) • Ewald O. Stiehm (1919–1920) • George Levis (1920–1922) • Leslie Mann (1922–1924) • Everett Dean (1924–1938) • Branch McCracken (1938–1943) • Harry Good (1943–1946) • Branch McCracken (1946–1965) • Lou Watson (1965–1969) • Jerry Oliver # (1969–1970) • Lou Watson (1970–1971) • Bob Knight (1971–2000) • Mike Davis (2000–2006) • Kelvin Sampson (2006–2008) • Dan Dakich # (2008) • Tom Crean (2008– )
Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.UAB Blazers men's basketball head coaches Gene Bartow (1978–1996) • Murry Bartow (1996–2002) • Mike Anderson (2002–2006) • Mike Davis (2006– )
UAB Blazers men's basketball All-time record 664–385 (.633)Key personnel Head Coach: Mike Davis • Assistant Coaches: Donnie Marsh • Walt Fuller • Mike Jaskulski • Athletic Director: Brian Mackin •Regular season conference championships 1981 • 1982 • 1990 • 1999 • 2004 • 2011Conference tournament championships 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1987NCAA Tournaments Seasons 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11 • 2011–12Head coaches Gene Bartow (1978–1996) • Murry Bartow (1996–2002) • Mike Anderson (2002–2006) • Mike Davis (2006– )Retired jerseys Home courts BJCC Arena (1978–1988) • Bartow Arena (1988–)Related Alumni • BlazeUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Schools & Colleges Arts and Sciences • Business • Dentistry • Education • Engineering • Health Professions • Medicine • Nursing • Optometry • Public Health • Graduate School
UAB Health System UAB Hospital • UAB Highlands • Kirklin Clinic • Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital • Spain Rehabilitation Center • University of Alabama Health Services Foundation • Viva Health • Medical West • Baptist Health of Montgomery • UAB Health CentersPeople UAB Alumni & Faculty • Tinsley Harrison • John W. Kirklin • Gene Bartow • Mike Davis • Neil Callaway • Carol GarrisonPlaces Birmingham • Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center • Bartow Arena • Legion Field • West Campus Field • Alabama Museum of Health Sciences • Mervyn H. Sterne Library • Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences • Innovation Depot • Samuel Ullman MuseumAthletics Football • Basketball (Men & Women) • Soccer • Synchronized Swimming • Baseball • Softball • Golf • Tennis • Track and Field • Cross Country • Rifle • VolleyballAffiliations University of Alabama System • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools • Oak Ridge Associated Universities • Urban 13 • Great Cities' Universities • Space Grant Colleges • Sea Grant Colleges • Conference USA • National Collegiate Athletic Association • Birmingham Area Consortium for Higher EducationCurrent men's basketball head coaches of Conference USA Jeff Lebo (East Carolina) • James Dickey (Houston) • Tom Herrion (Marshall) • Josh Pastner (Memphis) • Ben Braun (Rice) • Matt Doherty (SMU) • Larry Eustachy (Southern Miss) • Ed Conroy (Tulane) • Doug Wojcik (Tulsa) • Mike Davis (UAB) • Donnie Jones (UCF) • Tim Floyd (UTEP)
Crum | 1997: Watkins | 1998: Huggins | 1999: Huggins | 2000: Huggins | 2001: Green | 2002: Crean | 2003: Crean | 2004: Anderson | 2005: Pitino | 2006: Calipari | 2007: Speraw | 2008: Calipari | 2009: Calipari | 2010: Barbee | 2011: Davis 1983 NBA Draft First round Ralph Sampson · Steve Stipanovich · Rodney McCray · Byron Scott · Sidney Green · Russell Cross · Thurl Bailey · Antoine Carr · Dale Ellis · Jeff Malone · Derek Harper · Darrell Walker · Ennis Whatley · Clyde Drexler · Howard Carter · Jon Sundvold · Leo Rautins · Randy Breuer · John Paxson · Roy Hinson · Greg Kite · Randy Wittman · Mitchell Wiggins · Stewart GrangerSecond round Sidney Lowe · Leroy Combs · John Garris · Rod Foster · Larry Micheaux · Mark West · Glenn Rivers · Michael Britt · Dirk Minniefield · Guy Williams · Darrell Lockhart · Scooter McCray · David Russell · Chris McNealy · Granville Waiters · Jim Thomas · Ted Kitchel · Mike Davis · Pace Mannion · Horace Owens · Paul Williams · Kevin Williams · Kenneth LyonsCategories:- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Fayette, Alabama
- African American basketball coaches
- African American basketball players
- Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball coaches
- Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
- Basketball players from Alabama
- Chicago Maroons men's basketball coaches
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball coaches
- Miles College people
- Milwaukee Bucks draft picks
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- UAB Blazers men's basketball coaches
- Wichita Falls Texans players
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