Scott Davenport
ASUN Conference | |
Record | 418–166 (.716) |
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Biographical details | |
Born | January 25, 1957/1958[1] Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Alma mater | Louisville ('84) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1984–1985 | Louisville (grad assistant) |
1985–1986 | VCU (assistant) |
1986–1996 | Ballard HS |
1996–2005 | Louisville (assistant) |
2005–present | Bellarmine |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 418–166 (.716) |
Tournaments | 26–10 (NCAA DII) 1–1 (CBI) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Awards | |
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Scott Davenport, also known as "Scotty" (born January 25, 1957/1958), is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team.[2]
Early life
Davenport, a native of Bellarmine's home city of Louisville, Kentucky, grew up less than a mile from Churchill Downs in the city's South End, an area described by Sports Illustrated writer (and Louisville resident) Pat Forde as "gritty". His father died of a heart attack when he was 9 years old, and he was raised from that point by his mother, a hair stylist who had a sixth-grade education. According to Forde, Davenport "was not blessed with abundant athletic talent, but had an unquenchable love of basketball", playing at nearby Iroquois High School.[1]
Coaching career
Davenport began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach under
Since joining the Knights, Davenport has become the all-time wins leader at the school, and has led the team to six Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season titles and five conference tournament titles, along with 12 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournaments which includes four Final Four appearances (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017), and the 2011 national title.[4][5]
After a
Personality
In a 2020 story for SI, Forde had this to say about Davenport's personality:[1]
The coach doesn't just wear his emotions on his sleeve; he wears them on his trousers, his collar, his forehead ... everywhere. North Carolina coach Roy Williams has declared himself the corniest man in college basketball, but he better make room for the new guy. The guy whose ring tone on his phone is "One Shining Moment". The Louisville lifer who will tell stories for hours about growing up here and wanting to make his hometown proud.
Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Bellarmine Knights (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2005–2020) | |||||||||
2005–06 | Bellarmine | 14–14 | 11–8 | 3rd (East) | |||||
2006–07 | Bellarmine | 12–15 | 11–8 | 5th (East) | |||||
2007–08 | Bellarmine | 14–14 | 11–8 | T–3rd (East) | |||||
2008–09 | Bellarmine | 26–7 | 13–5 | 2nd (East) | NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2009–10 | Bellarmine | 23–9 | 12–6 | 3rd (East) | NCAA DII second round | ||||
2010–11 | Bellarmine | 33–2 | 17–1 | 1st (East) | NCAA DII national champions | ||||
2011–12 | Bellarmine | 29–4 | 16–2 | 1st (East) | NCAA DII Final Four | ||||
2012–13 | Bellarmine | 24–8 | 12–6 | T–3rd (East) | NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2013–14 | Bellarmine | 23–8 | 12–6 | 3rd (East) | NCAA DII first round | ||||
2014–15 | Bellarmine | 31–4 | 17–1 | T–1st (East) | NCAA DII Final Four | ||||
2015–16 | Bellarmine | 23–7 | 15–3 | T–1st (East) | NCAA DII first round | ||||
2016–17 | Bellarmine | 32–4 | 17–1 | 1st (East) | NCAA DII Final Four | ||||
2017–18 | Bellarmine | 29–3 | 16–2 | 1st (East) | NCAA DII second round | ||||
2018–19 | Bellarmine | 28–5 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2019–20 | Bellarmine | 20–8 | 13–7 | 5th | |||||
ASUN Conference ) (2020–present)
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2020–21 | Bellarmine | 14–8 | 10–3 | 2nd | CBI semifinal | ||||
2021–22 | Bellarmine | 20–13 | 11–5 | 2nd (West) | |||||
2022–23 | Bellarmine | 15–18 | 9–9 | T–7th | |||||
2023–24 | Bellarmine | 8–23 | 4–12 | 12th | |||||
Bellarmine: | 418–166 (.716) | 234–92 (.718) | |||||||
Total: | 418–166 (.716) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b c d e Forde, Pat (December 3, 2020). "The Rise of the Bellarmine Knights: How a Hometown Hero Built a Division I Basketball Program". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bellarmine University - 2023-24 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". athletics.bellarmine.edu. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Davenport Departs to Become Bellarmine's Head Coach". University of Louisville Athletics. April 29, 2005. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ Crush, Patrick (March 26, 2011). "TRUST THE CHAMPS! BELLARMINE WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!". Bellarmine University Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ Lane, Tom (November 13, 2019). "LANE | Historic victory for Scott Davenport at Bellarmine". WDRB.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Doug Davenport named "Coach-in-Waiting" at Bellarmine" (Press release). Bellarmine Knights. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.