Don DeVoe
Don DeVoe (born December 31, 1941)
Teams Coached: Virginia Tech Hokies, Wyoming Cowboys, Tennessee Volunteers, Florida Gators, Navy Midshipmen
Virginia Tech record: 88-45 (.662)
Wyoming record: 29-25 (.537)
Tennessee record: 204-137 (.598)
Florida record: 7-21 (.250)
Navy record: 184-161 (.533)
Overall record: 512-389 (.568)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 10 (1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1998)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 1 (1981)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 1 (1973)
- NIT Appearances: 4 (1973, 1984, 1985, 1988)
- Patriot League Regular Season Champion: 5 (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000)
- SEC Regular Season Champion: 1 (1982)
- Patriot League Tournament Champion: 3 (1994, 1997, 1998)
- SEC Tournament Champion: 1 (1979)
Awards:
- Patriot League Coach of the Year: 3 (1994, 1997, 2000)
- SEC Coach of the Year: 3 (1979, 1981, 1982)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1992-2004 | Navy |
| 1989-1990 | Florida (interim HC) |
| 1978-1989 | Tennessee |
| 1976-1978 | Wyoming |
| 1971-1976 | Virginia Tech |
| 1965-1971 | Army (asst) |
Don DeVoe Facts
- Donald Eugene DeVoe
- Born December 31, 1941
- Hometown: Sabina, Ohio
- Alma Mater: The Ohio State University (BA, 1964)
- Played for head coach Fred Taylor at Ohio State, going to the 1962 NCAA title game and winning two straight Big Ten titles
- Started coaching in 1965 as an assistant at Army under former Buckeye teammate Bob Knight
- Became the head coach at Virginia Tech in 1971, winning the 1973 NIT title and going to the NCAAT in 1976
- After two years as the head coach at Wyoming, DeVoe was hired to take over the Tennessee program
- Went to six NCAA Tournaments during his eleven-year tenure at UT, including each of his first five seasons
- Retired from coaching in 1989 but soon after became the interim head coach at SEC rival Florida for one season (7-21)
- Returned to coaching in 1992 as the head coach at Navy, a position he would hold until his final retirement in 2004
- Won 184 games, five Patriot League titles and three Patriot League Tournaments (each with a trip to the NCAAs) at Navy
- Has two daughters and one son; married to Ana
Don DeVoe Coaching Tree
- Jimmy Allen (Army, Averett)
- Tom Asbury (Pepperdine, Kansas State)
- Charles Bradley (Loyola Marymount, Metro State)
- Allan Bristow (Charlotte Hornets)
- Bill Brown (California PA, Kenyon)
- Coleman Crawford (Akron)
- Emmett Davis (Colgate)
- Nathan Davis (New Hampshire, Bucknell, Randolph-Macon)
- Blake Flickner (Dallas Baptist)
- Mack McCarthy (East Carolina, VCU, Chattanooga)
- Sonny Smith (VCU, Auburn, East Tennessee State)
- Doug Wojcik (College of Charleston, Tulsa)