Joe Davis (basketball, born 1902)

Joe Davis
Davis in 1940
Biographical details
Born(1902-01-30)January 30, 1902[1]
Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJanuary 5, 1990(1990-01-05) (aged 87)
Sugar Land, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football/Basketball/Baseball
1924–1928Southwestern (TN)
Position(s)End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1931–1940Clemson
1942–1949Rice
Football
1931–1939Clemson (assistant)
1940–1967Rice (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall184–142
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SoCon (1938–39)
4 SWC (1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1948-49)

Joe Davis (January 30, 1902–January 5, 1990) was an American college basketball and football coach at Clemson and Rice.

Born in Smyrna, Tennessee, Davis played football, basketball, and baseball at Southwestern Presbyterian in Memphis, Tennessee, playing football for coach Jess Neely. After two years in business and coaching high school football in Mississippi, Davis joined Neely's staff at Clemson, and was also named head basketball coach.[2] Davis left Clemson as the school's winningest basketball coach, including winning the 1939 Southern Conference tournament with star center Banks McFadden.[3]

In 1940 he and Neely moved to Rice University, where the two would coach together for 27 more years. Davis took over as the Owls' head basketball coach in 1942, and won three consecutive Southwest Conference regular season championships, and a fourth in 1948–49, his last as basketball coach.[4] Davis retired from football coaching after the 1967 season. He was inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame in 1973.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Joe Davis' Record vs. Kentucky". The Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Official Program: Tulane / Rice". October 11, 1947. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Blackman, Sam. "Clemson Basketball in the '30s". Clemson Tigers. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Joe Davis coaching record". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Rice Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees". Rice Owl Club. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.