Kermit Davis, Sr.

Kermit Davis, Sr.

Teams coached: Mississippi State Bulldogs
Mississippi State record: 91-91 (.500)
Overall record: 91-91 (.500)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0

Awards:

• SEC Coach of the Year:  1  (1971)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1970-1977	Mississippi State
1966-1970	Mississippi State (asst)

Kermit Davis, Sr. Facts

• John Kermit Davis, Sr.
• Alma Mater: Mississippi State University (BA, 1959)
• Played baseball and basketball at Mississippi State, the latter for head coach Babe McCarthy
• Spent four seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater under head coach Joe Dan Gold
• Elevated to head coach in 1970, leading the Bulldogs to an even 91-91 record in seven seasons at the helm
  • Improved from 6-18 in Gold’s last year to 15-10 in his first year and earned 1971 AP SEC Coach of the Year honors
  • Finished above .500 three times, including his final season 1976-77, but was let go by the school that year
  • Worked for the school later on in a fundraising capacity through the Bulldog Club
• His son, Kermit Davis, Jr., also played a Mississippi State and embarked on a college coaching career
  • After 16 seasons at Middle Tennessee, he became the head coach at rival Ole Miss in 2018

Kermit Davis, Sr. Coaching Tree

• John Brady (Arkansas State, LSU, Samford)
• Joe Dean Jr. (UCF, Birmingham Southern)
• Steve Newton (South Carolina, Murray State)
• Steve Steinwedel (Delaware)