My City February 2022

“Our biggest goals are giving these guys opportunities to move to the next level, put a great product on the court and give the Flint community another thing to rally around.” Keno Davis

been a fan of the pro level and as a college coach, you are always trying to get your players opportunities at the next level and now I’m doing the same thing, personally,” he says. “I’ve been busy getting a sense of the type of players we will have through our try- outs and have been traveling to di“erent areas, evaluating players who might be a good t for Flint United.” Davis laid the founda- tion for becoming a college head coach under the guid- ance of legendary mentors like his father, Tom, current Auburn coach Bruce Pearl and Gary Garner, who won an NCAA Division II National Championship at Fort Hays State in Kansas. Keno Davis began his coaching career with a four-season stint as a stu- dent assistant on his father’s sta“ at Iowa from 1991-95. Over 32 seasons, Tom Davis was head coach of ve Di- vision I teams -- Lafayette College, Boston College,

Stanford, Iowa and Drake. He nished with a 598- 355 record and ten NCAA Tournament appearances. After graduating from the University of Iowa, Keno Davis spent two seasons (1995-97) under Pearl at Division II Southern Indi- ana. Pearl has since amassed a 385-193 record with Division I teams Wiscon- sin-Milwaukee, Tennessee and Auburn, including 11 NCAA Tournament berths. From 1997-2003, Davis coached under Gar- ner at Division II South- east Missouri State before joining his father’s sta“ at Drake in the fall of 2003. 

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