Keno Davis
Keno Davis (born March 10, 1972)
Teams coached: Drake Bulldogs, Providence Friars, Central Michigan Chippewas
Drake record: 28-5 (.848)
Providence record: 46-50 (.479)
Central Michigan record: 142-143 (.498)
Overall record: 216-198 (.522)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (2008)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2009, 2015)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2019)
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2016, 2018)
- MAC Regular Season Champion: 2 (2015, 2016)
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Champion: 1 (2008)
- Missouri Valley Tournament Champion: 1 (2008)
Awards:
- AP Coach of the Year: 1 (2008)
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: 1 (2008)
- Henry Iba Award: 1 (2008)
- Hugh Durham Award: 1 (2008)
- Skip Prosser Man of the Year: 1 (2015)
- MAC Coach of the Year: 1 (2015)
- Missouri Valley Coach of the Year: 1 (2008)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2012-2021 | Central Michigan |
| 2008-2011 | Providence |
| 2007-2008 | Drake |
| 2003-2007 | Drake (asst) |
| 1997-2003 | Southeast Missouri State (asst) |
| 1995-1997 | Southern Indiana (asst) |
| 1991-1995 | Iowa (student asst) |
Keno Davis Facts
- Keno Emlen Davis
- Born March 10, 1972
- Hometown: Easton, Pennsylvania
- Alma Mater: University of Iowa (BA, 1995)
- Father is Tom Davis, former head coach at Drake, Iowa, Stanford, Boston College and Lafayette
- Was a student assistant at Iowa during his undergrad from 1991-1995 while his father was the Hawkeyes’ head coach
- First full-time assistant role was at then-Division II Southern Indiana, where he worked on Bruce Pearl‘s staff
- Worked as an assistant at Southeast Missouri State for six seasons under head coach Gary Garner
- Spent four seasons as an assistant under his father at Drake before taking over as head coach for the 2007-08 season
- In his one season at Drake, Davis lead the Bulldogs to a 28-5 record and a trip to the NCAA Tournament
- Earned several COY honors, including the 2008 AP Coach of the Year award, in the process
- Left Drake in 2008 and spent the next three seasons as the head coach Providence
- Went 46-50 during his tenure, failing to reach the NCAA Tournament
- Spent the 2011-12 season as an on-camera analyst for college basketball broadcasts on the Big Ten Network
- Hired in April 2013 as the new head coach at Central Michigan
- Went 142-143 and took the Chippewas to one NIT, one CBI and two CITs
- Fired in April 2021 after nine years as the CMU head coach
- Along with his wife, Krista, has one son and one daughter
Keno Davis Coaching Tree
- Kyle Gerdeman (Lindenwood)
- Pat Skerry (Towson)
- Chris Tifft (Cal Poly Humboldt)
