Nathan Davis
Nathan Davis (born March 25, 1974)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: New Hampshire Wildcats
Current conference: America East Conference
Randolph-Macon record: 141–39 (.783)
Bucknell record: 129-115 (.529)
New Hampshire record: 16-15 (.516)
Overall record^: 286-169 (.629)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (2017, 2018)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2016)
- America East Regular Season Champion: 0
- Patriot League Regular Season Champion: 4 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- ODAC (Div III) Regular Season Champion: 3 (2011, 2014, 2015)
- America East Tournament Champion: 0
- Patriot League Tournament Champion: 2 (2017, 2018)
- ODAC (Div III) Tournament Champion: 3 (2011, 2013, 2015)
- NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances: 6 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- NCAA Division III Tournament Final Four: 1 (2010)
Awards:
- Patriot League Coach of the Year: 2 (2016, 2017)
- ODAC (Div III) Coach of the Year: 2 (2014, 2015)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2023-present | New Hampshire |
| 2015-2023 | Bucknell |
| 2009-2015 | Randolph-Macon |
| 2008-2009 | Colgate (asst) |
| 2003-2008 | Bucknell (asst) |
| 1998-2003 | Navy (asst) |
| 1997-1998 | Emory & Henry (asst) |
Nathan Davis Facts
- Nathan Davis
- Born March 25, 1974
- Hometown: Washington, DC
- Alma Mater: Randolph-Macon College (BA, 1997)
- After playing at D-III Randolph-Macon (VA), Davis started his coaching career as an assistant at D-III Emory & Henry (VA)
- Spent five seasons as an assistant under Don DeVoe at Navy, then five with Pat Flannery at Bucknell and one with Emmett Davis at Colgate
- Got his first head coaching opportunity in 2009, taking over at his alma mater Randolph-Macon
- Went 141-39 in six seasons, going to the NCAA D-III Tournament each season and reaching the Final Four in 2010
- Returned to Bucknell in 2015 as head coach, leading the Bison to the NIT in year one and NCAA Tournament in years two and three
- Won or shared the Patriot League regular season title four seasons in a row (2016-19)
- The next four years were less successful, as the Bison finished below .500 each year and were just 40-70 overall
- In March 2023, Davis was fired following a last place finish that season
- The following month, New Hampshire announced it had hired Davis to be the Wildcats’ head coach
Nathan Davis Coaching Tree
- John Griffin III (Bucknell)
- Josh Merkel (Randolph-Macon)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division III levels