Nathan Davis (basketball)

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Nathan Davis
Davis coaching a game in February, 2017
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamNew Hampshire
ConferenceAmerica East
Record16–15 (.516)
Biographical details
Born (1974-03-25) March 25, 1974 (age 50)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Playing career
1992–1996Randolph–Macon
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1997–1998Emory and Henry (assistant)
1998–2003Navy (assistant)
2003–2008Bucknell (assistant)
2008–2009Colgate (assistant)
2009–2015Randolph–Macon
2015–2023Bucknell
2023–presentNew Hampshire
Head coaching record
Overall286–169 (.629)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA Division I)
0–1 (NIT)
9–6 (NCAA Division III)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 ODAC regular season (2011, 2014, 2015)
3 ODAC tournament (2011, 2013, 2015)
4 Patriot League regular season (2016–2019)
2 Patriot League tournament (2017, 2018)
Awards
ODAC Coach of the Year (2014, 2015)
Patriot League Coach of the Year (2016, 2017)

Nathan Davis (born March 25, 1974) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team.[1] He previously served as the men's basketball coach at Bucknell from 2015 to 2023 and Randolph–Macon from 2009 to 2015.[2]

Playing career[edit]

Davis played college basketball at Randolph–Macon, where he was a two-time captain and two-time Old Dominion Athletic Conference all-conference selection.[3]

Coaching career[edit]

Davis got his coaching start at Emory and Henry for a single season before assistant coaching stops at both Navy, Bucknell and Colgate before returning to his alma mater as head coach in 2009, replacing Mike Rhoades.In six seasons with the Yellow Jackets, Davis guided the team to a 141–39 overall record with six NCAA Division III tournament appearances, including a Final Four in 2009.[3][4]

In 2015, Davis took over for Dave Paulsen at Bucknell where in eight seasons, Davis led the Bison to four Patriot League regular season titles from 2015 to 2019, as well as two conference tournament titles and appearances in the 2017 and 2018 NCAA tournament. On March 3, 2023, Davis was let go as the head coach at Bucknell, where he finished with a 129–115 overall record.[5]

On April 7, 2023, he was hired as the new head coach at New Hampshire, replacing Bill Herrion.[6][7][1]

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) (2009–2015)
2009–10 Randolph–Macon 26–7 11–5 4th NCAA Division III Final Four
2010–11 Randolph–Macon 25–5 13–3 1st NCAA Division III second round
2011–12 Randolph–Macon 21–7 12–4 2nd NCAA Division III first round
2012–13 Randolph–Macon 21–10 11–5 3rd NCAA Division III third round
2013–14 Randolph–Macon 20–7 14–2 1st NCAA Division III first round
2014–15 Randolph–Macon 28–3 16–0 1st NCAA Division III Elite Eight
Randolph–Macon: 141–39 (.783) 77–19 (.802)
Bucknell Bison (Patriot League) (2015–2023)
2015–16 Bucknell 17–14 14–4 1st NIT first round
2016–17 Bucknell 26–9 15–3 1st NCAA Division I first round
2017–18 Bucknell 25–10 16–2 1st NCAA Division I first round
2018–19 Bucknell 21–12 13–5 T–1st
2019–20 Bucknell 14–20 8–10 T–6th
2020–21 Bucknell 5–7 4–6 2nd (Central)
2021–22 Bucknell 9–23 5–13 9th
2022–23 Bucknell 12–20 5–13 10th
Bucknell: 129–115 (.529) 80–56 (.588)
New Hampshire Wildcats (America East Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24 New Hampshire 16–15 7–9 T–4th
New Hampshire: 16–15 (.516) 7–9 (.438)
Total: 286–169 (.629)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Nathan Davis Named Men's Basketball Head Coach". University of New Hampshire Athletics.
  2. ^ "Nathan Davis to Become Bucknell's Next Head Men's Basketball Coach". Bucknell Bison.
  3. ^ a b "Nathan Davis '97". Randolph-Macon.
  4. ^ "Nathan Davis - Men's Basketball Coach". Bucknell University Athletics.
  5. ^ "Nathan Davis out as Bucknell hoops coach after 8 seasons". ESPN. Associated Press. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Borzello, Jeff. "New Hampshire Wildcats name Nathan Davis as new head coach". ESPN.com.
  7. ^ Staff Reports. "UNH names former Bucknell University head coach as new men's basketball coach". Portsmouth Herald.

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