Emmett Davis
Emmett Davis (born September 9, 1959)
Current position: Associate head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Navy Midshipmen (Head coach: Ed DeChellis)
Current conference: Patriot League
Teams coached: Colgate Raiders
Colgate record: 163-214 (.432)
Overall record: 163-214 (.432)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2015-present | Navy (assoc. HC) |
| 2011-2012 | Tulsa (asst) |
| 1998-2011 | Colgate |
| 1986-1998 | Navy (asst) |
Emmett Davis Facts
- Emmett Davis
- Born September 9, 1959
- Hometown: Gloversville, New York
- Alma Mater: St. Lawrence University (BA, 1981)
- An Upstate New York-native, Davis played basketball at D-III St. Lawrence in Canton, NY
- Spent twelve years as an assistant at Navy under head coaches Pete Herrmann (1986-92) and Don DeVoe (1992-98)
- Hired in 1998 to be the head coach at Colgate; went 163-214 over thirteen seasons at the helm
- Never reached the postseason but finished .500 or better on five occasions
- Fired in 2011 following a 7-23 season, the worst record of his tenure and a third-straight losing season
- After some time away, Davis became an assistant under Doug Wojcik at Tulsa in 2011
- Returned to Navy the following year, where he now serves as associate head coach under Ed DeChellis
Emmett Davis Coaching Tree
- Jeremy Ballard (FIU)
- Jon Coffman (Purdue Fort Wayne)
- Nathan Davis (New Hampshire, Bucknell, Randolph-Macon)
