| Indiana Pacers | |
|---|---|
| Position | College coaching consultant |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1972-03-10)March 10, 1972 (age 53) Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Iowa |
| Coaching career | 1991–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1991–1995 | Iowa (assistant) |
| 1995–1997 | Southern Indiana (assistant) |
| 1997–2003 | Southeast Missouri State (assistant) |
| 2003–2007 | Drake (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Drake |
| 2008–2011 | Providence |
| 2012–2021 | Central Michigan |
| 2022–2023 | Flint United |
| 2023–2024 | Indiana Pacers (college scouting consultant) |
| Career highlights | |
| AP National Coach of the Year (2008) Sporting News Coach of the Year (2008) Henry Iba Award (2008) Hugh Durham Award (2008) MVC Coach of the Year (2008) MAC Coach of the Year (2015) Skip Prosser Man of the Year (2015) | |
Keno Emlen Davis (born March 10, 1972) an Americanbasketball coach who worked last season as acollege basketball color analyst, and as a college scouting consultant for theIndiana Pacers of theNBA. He was most recently the men's basketball head coach atCentral Michigan University. Davis was previously head coach atDrake University for one season (2007–08), where he was named the 2008Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year, and at Providence College for three seasons (2008–2011). Davis also served as an assistant coach at Drake from 2003–2007 under his fatherTom Davis prior to starting his coaching career.
Davis served as an undergraduate assistant coach at theUniversity of Iowa under his father from 1991–1995. After graduating, he served as an assistant coach at theUniversity of Southern Indiana from 1995–1997 and atSoutheast Missouri State University from 1997–2003. He rejoined his father as an assistant coach after the elder Davis was named head coach atDrake University in April 2003. When his father retired in 2007, Keno Davis became the team's head coach, and led the Bulldogs to a 28–5 record and a berth in the2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Following the season, Davis was named the College Basketball Coach of the Year by 6 organizations including the Associated Press and U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Davis left Drake University to join theBig East Conference as the head coach ofProvidence College in April 2008. After the 2010–11 season, Davis joined theBig Ten Network as an analyst for the 2011–12 college basketball season.
Davis was introduced by Central Michigan University as the Chippewas' 20th head men's basketball coach on April 3, 2012. Just four players would be on CMU's roster from the previous season (all of which would be reserves for Davis). One of the youngest teams in the country, the Chippewas found a way to win in double figures each season though only acquiring a 21–41 overall record.
Central Michigan finished the 2014–15 regular season 22–7 (12–6) and earned the top seed in the MAC conference tournament.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Bulldogs(Missouri Valley Conference)(2007–2008) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Drake | 28–5 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| Drake: | 28–5 (.848) | 15–3 (.833) | |||||||
| Providence Friars(Big East Conference)(2008–2011) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Providence | 19–14 | 10–8 | T–6th | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Providence | 12–19 | 4–14 | 15th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Providence | 15–17 | 4–14 | 14th | |||||
| Providence: | 46–50 (.479) | 18–36 (.333) | |||||||
| Central Michigan Chippewas(Mid-American Conference)(2012–2021) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Central Michigan | 11–20 | 4–12 | 5th(West) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Central Michigan | 10–21 | 3–15 | 5th(West) | |||||
| 2014–15 | Central Michigan | 23–9 | 12–6 | 1st(West) | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Central Michigan | 17–16 | 10–8 | T–1st (West) | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Central Michigan | 16–16 | 6–12 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2017–18 | Central Michigan | 21–15 | 7–11 | 5th (West) | CIT Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2018–19 | Central Michigan | 23–12 | 10–8 | 2nd(West) | CBI First Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Central Michigan | 14–18 | 7–11 | 4th(West) | |||||
| 2020–21 | Central Michigan | 7–16 | 3–13 | 11th | |||||
| Central Michigan: | 142–143 (.498) | 62–96 (.392) | |||||||
| Total: | 216–198 (.522) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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