Keno Emlen Davis (born March 10, 1972) an American

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coach who worked last season as a college basketball color analyst, and as a college scouting consultant for the Indiana Pacers. He was most recently the men's basketball head coach at

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. Davis was previously head coach at

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for one season (2007–08), where he was named the 2008

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, and at Providence College for three seasons (2008–2011). Davis also served as an assistant coach at Drake from 2003–2007 under his father Tom Davis prior to starting his coaching career.

Coaching career

Davis served as an undergraduate assistant coach at the

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under his father from 1991–1995. After graduating, he served as an assistant coach at the

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from 1995–1997 and at

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from 1997–2003. He rejoined his father as an assistant coach after the elder Davis was named head coach at

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 the

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. 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 the

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as the head coach of

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in April 2008. After the 2010–11 season, Davis joined the

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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.

Head coaching record

References

External links

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Statistics at College Basketball-Reference.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Keno 1972 births Living people American men's basketball coaches Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball coaches College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Drake Bulldogs men's basketball coaches Educators from Pennsylvania Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball coaches Providence Friars men's basketball coaches Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball coaches Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball coaches Sportspeople from Easton, Pennsylvania University of Iowa alumni