Larry Davis (basketball)
Biographical details | |
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Born | East Tennessee State (asst.) | June 3, 1956
1982–1983 | Cloverport HS |
1983–1985 | Oak Hill Academy |
1985–1989 | Delaware (asst.) |
1989–1993 | Wake Forest (asst.) |
1993–1994 | Ball State (asst.) |
1994–1997 | Minnesota (asst.) |
1997–2006 | Furman |
2006–2018 | Cincinnati (assoc. HC) |
2014–2015 | Cincinnati (interim HC) |
2019 | Lincoln Academy |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 124–139 (college) 63–24 (high school) |
Larry Davis (June 3, 1956) is an American men's college basketball coach, most recently serving as the co-associate head coach at the University of Cincinnati.[1]
Early life
Davis was born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. After moving to Indiana as a child, he graduated from Wapahani High School in Selma, Indiana in 1974. Following high school, he attended Asbury College, in Wilmore, Kentucky, from which he graduated in 1978.[2] The following year, he enrolled in a graduate program at East Tennessee State University and began his coaching career as a graduate assistant. [1] Before coming to Cincinnati, Davis served as head coach at Furman University from 1997 to 2006 where he compiled a 124–139 record.
Coaching career
From East Tennessee State, Davis moved on to coach high school teams, first at
His single season at Cloverport compiled a 12–15 record.Davis temporarily served as interim coach for the final 25 games of the
On September 13, 2018, Davis resigned from his position as associate head coach of Cincinnati. In October 2018, it was revealed that Davis resigned over an alleged assault on a plane in September 2017. [5] A federal court in North Carolina would ultimately sentence Davis to two years probation for the incident.[6]
Davis was hired as the head coach of Lincoln Academy, a charter school hosted at Winston-Salem Christian School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school was suddenly closed on September 5, 2019, as a part of the MyPayrollHR fraud scheme.
References
- ^ a b "Larry Davis". University of Cincinnati. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Larry Davis". furmanpaladins. PrestoSports. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Rhoden, William C. (December 24, 1984). "Prep Schools For Athletes Flourish". Star News. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Hersch, Hank. "SI Vault - Miles From Nowhere". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "Ex-Cincinnati assistant basketball coach Larry Davis was ousted over airplane assault case". USA Today. October 23, 2018.
- Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 30 Jul 2020.