Scott Davenport

Last updated
Scott Davenport
Air Force leadership convene for Spring Phoenix Rally 2023 (6) (cropped).jpg
Davenport in 2023
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Bellarmine
Conference ASUN Conference
Record418–166 (.716)
Biographical details
BornJanuary 25, 1957/1958 [1]
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma mater Louisville ('84)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1985 Louisville (grad assistant)
1985–1986 VCU (assistant)
1986–1996 Ballard HS
1996–2005Louisville (assistant)
2005–present Bellarmine
Head coaching record
Overall418–166 (.716)
Tournaments26–10 (NCAA DII)
1–1 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • NABC Division II Coach of the Year (2011)
  • 4× GLVC Coach of the Year (2011, 2012, 2017, 2018)

Scott Davenport, also known as "Scotty" (born January 25, 1957/1958), is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team. [2]

Contents

Early life

Davenport, a native of Bellarmine's home city of Louisville, Kentucky, grew up less than a mile from Churchill Downs in the city's South End, an area described by Sports Illustrated writer (and Louisville resident) Pat Forde as "gritty". His father died of a heart attack when he was 9 years old, and he was raised from that point by his mother, a hair stylist who had a sixth-grade education. According to Forde, Davenport "was not blessed with abundant athletic talent, but had an unquenchable love of basketball", playing at nearby Iroquois High School. [1]

Coaching career

Davenport began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach under Denny Crum at Louisville in 1984. He then moved on to VCU for one season as an assistant to Mike Pollio. He returned to the Louisville area as a high school head coach at Ballard High School where he stayed for 10 seasons from 1986 to 1996. In his first two Ballard seasons, he led the Bruins to the state tournament finals, both against a Clay County team led by future Kentucky star Richie Farmer. The Bruins, featuring future NBA player Allan Houston in both seasons, lost in overtime in 1987 and survived a 51-point game by Farmer to win in 1988. [1] Davenport later coached another future NBA player in DeJuan Wheat. [2] Davenport returned to the Cardinals under Crum in 1996, and would stay on as an assistant coach for Rick Pitino. When Pitino took over from Crum in 2001, he gave Davenport, who then weighed 249 pounds (113 kg), an ultimatum to lose weight; Pitino reminded Davenport of the loss of his father, telling him, "Think of all the things your dad never got to see you do." Within a year, he had lost 78 pounds (35 kg), and has remained at his new weight ever since. [1] Davenport remained at Louisville until 2005, when he accepted the head coaching job at Bellarmine. [3]

Since joining the Knights, Davenport has become the all-time wins leader at the school, and has led the team to six Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season titles and five conference tournament titles, along with 12 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournaments which includes four Final Four appearances (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017), and the 2011 national title. [4] [5]

After a 2021–22 season in which the Knights won the ASUN Conference tournament, Bellarmine named his son Doug, who had played at Bellarmine from 2006 to 2010 and joined the Knights coaching staff in 2016, as his designated successor upon his eventual retirement. [6]

Personality

In a 2020 story for SI, Forde had this to say about Davenport's personality: [1]

The coach doesn't just wear his emotions on his sleeve; he wears them on his trousers, his collar, his forehead ... everywhere. North Carolina coach Roy Williams has declared himself the corniest man in college basketball, but he better make room for the new guy. The guy whose ring tone on his phone is "One Shining Moment". The Louisville lifer who will tell stories for hours about growing up here and wanting to make his hometown proud.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Bellarmine Knights (Great Lakes Valley Conference)(2005–2020)
2005–06Bellarmine 14–1411–83rd (East)
2006–07Bellarmine 12–1511–85th (East)
2007–08Bellarmine 14–1411–8T–3rd (East)
2008–09Bellarmine 26–713–52nd (East) NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen
2009–10Bellarmine 23–912–63rd (East) NCAA DII second round
2010–11Bellarmine 33–217–11st (East) NCAA DII national champions
2011–12Bellarmine 29–416–21st (East) NCAA DII Final Four
2012–13Bellarmine 24–812–6T–3rd (East) NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen
2013–14Bellarmine 23–812–63rd (East) NCAA DII first round
2014–15Bellarmine 31–417–1T–1st (East) NCAA DII Final Four
2015–16Bellarmine 23–715–3T–1st (East) NCAA DII first round
2016–17Bellarmine 32–417–11st (East) NCAA DII Final Four
2017–18Bellarmine 29–316–21st (East) NCAA DII second round
2018–19Bellarmine 28–514–42nd NCAA DII Sweet Sixteen
2019–20Bellarmine 20–813–75th
Bellarmine Knights (ASUN Conference)(2020–present)
2020–21 Bellarmine 14–810–32nd CBI semifinal
2021–22 Bellarmine 20–1311–52nd (West)
2022–23 Bellarmine 15–189–9T–7th
2023–24 Bellarmine 8–234–1212th
Bellarmine:418–166 (.716)234–92 (.718)
Total:418–166 (.716)

      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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rick Pitino</span> American basketball coach

Richard Andrew Pitino is an American basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at St. John's University. He was also the head coach of Greece's senior national team. He has been the head coach of several teams in NCAA Division I and in the NBA, including Boston University (1978–1983), Providence College (1985–1987), the New York Knicks (1987–1989), the University of Kentucky (1989–1997), the Boston Celtics (1997–2001), the University of Louisville (2001–2017), Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and EuroLeague (2018–2020), and Iona University (2020–2023).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Billy Donovan</span> American professional basketball coach

William John Donovan Jr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. Before moving to the NBA, he served as the head basketball coach at the University of Florida from 1996 to 2015, and led his Florida Gator teams to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007, as well as an NCAA championship appearance in 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Calipari</span> American college basketball coach (born 1959)

John Vincent Calipari is an American basketball coach who is the head coach at the University of Arkansas. He was the head coach at the University of Kentucky from 2009 until the end of the 2024 season, which he led to one NCAA Tournament Championship in 2012. He has been named Naismith College Coach of the Year three times, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denny Crum</span> American basketball coach (1937–2023)

Denzel Edwin Crum was an American men's college basketball coach at the University of Louisville from 1971 to 2001, compiling a 675–295 (.696) record. He guided the Cardinals to two NCAA championships and six Final Fours. Honored in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame since 1994, Crum was one of the major figures in the history of sports in Kentucky and in college basketball.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reece Gaines</span> American basketball player (born 1981)

Clifton Reece Gaines is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach at Austin Spurs. He is currently a video coordinator for Louisville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Gottfried</span> American basketball player and coach

Mark Frederick Gottfried is an American men's college basketball coach, basketball podcaster, and former player who most recently served as head coach of the Cal State Northridge Matadors.

The Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team is the men's college basketball program representing the University of Louisville in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) of NCAA Division I. The Cardinals have officially won two NCAA championships in 1980 and 1986 ; and have officially been to 8 Final Fours in 39 official NCAA tournament appearances while compiling 61 tournament wins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mick Cronin (basketball)</span> American basketball coach

Michael Walter Cronin is an American men's college basketball coach who is the head coach of the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball</span> College sports team

The New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represents New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1904, the Aggies compete in Conference USA after spending 18 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference from 2005 through 2023. The Aggies, who last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2022, are one of 34 college basketball teams with multiple NBA retired jerseys from former players and a team that reached the NCAA Final Four. The team plays home games in the Pan American Center.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Pitino</span> American basketball coach (born 1982)

Richard William Pitino is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the University of New Mexico men's basketball team, From 2013 to 2021, he was head coach of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charleston Cougars men's basketball</span> NCAA Division I college basketball team

The Charleston Cougars men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team representing the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. The Cougars compete in the Coastal Athletic Association. Home games are played at TD Arena, located on College of Charleston's campus. While a member of the NAIA, they were National Champions in 1983. The Cougars have appeared seven times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FIU Panthers men's basketball</span> Mens college basketball team

The FIU Panthers men's basketball team represents Florida International University in Westchester, Florida. The school's team currently competes in Conference USA. They are led by head coach Jeremy Ballard and play their home games at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bellarmine Knights</span> Intercollegiate athletic teams of Bellarmine University

The Bellarmine Knights are the athletic teams that represent Bellarmine University, located in Louisville, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, primarily competing in the ASUN Conference for most sports in the 2020–21 academic year. The Knights previously competed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) of the NCAA Division II ranks from 1978–79 to 2019–20.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the 88th season of interleague play for the Cardinals. The head coach was Rick Pitino and the team finished the season with an overall record of 19–13. Their longest winning streak was an 8-game streak and the Cardinals never lost more than 3 games in a row.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000–01 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2000–01 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the university's 87th season of intercollegiate competition. The head coach was Denny Crum and the team finished the season with an overall record of 12–19. It was Crum's last season as head coach of Louisville, ending the longest tenure of any Louisville head basketball coach. Crum also became the winningest coach of the Louisville basketball team during his 30-year coaching career, with 675 wins. Rick Pitino replaced Crum after the season ended.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kevin Keatts</span> American college basketball coach (born 1972)

Kevin Andre Keatts is an American college basketball coach. He is the current men's head coach at North Carolina State University.

The Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame is a sports hall of fame for the U.S. state of Kentucky established in 1963. Individuals are inducted annually at a banquet in Louisville and receive a bronze plaque inside Louisville's Freedom Hall. The Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame other wise known as the Kentucky Sports Hall of fame, is a non-profit organization funded by the Kentucky Lottery and owned and operated by the Louisville Sports Commission.

The 2017–18 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by interim head coach David Padgett after former head coach Rick Pitino was fired due to an FBI investigation into the school. They finished the season 22–14 overall, and 9–9 in ACC conference play, finishing in a tie for 8th with Florida State, who they defeated in the second round of the ACC tournament before losing to Virginia in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the NIT, where they defeated Northern Kentucky in the first round and Middle Tennessee in the second round before being defeated in the quarterfinals by Mississippi State.

The 2021–22 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by interim head coach Mike Pegues. The Cardinals finished the season 13–19 overall and 6–14 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated fourteenth seed Georgia Tech in the First Round before losing to sixth seed Virginia in the Second Round.

The 2022–23 Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team represented Bellarmine University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by 18th-year head coach Scott Davenport, played their home games at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky as members of the ASUN Conference. The Knights finished the season 15–18, 9–9 ASUN play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated North Florida before losing to Liberty in the quarterfinals.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Forde, Pat (December 3, 2020). "The Rise of the Bellarmine Knights: How a Hometown Hero Built a Division I Basketball Program". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Bellarmine University - 2023-24 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". athletics.bellarmine.edu. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Davenport Departs to Become Bellarmine's Head Coach". University of Louisville Athletics. April 29, 2005. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ Crush, Patrick (March 26, 2011). "TRUST THE CHAMPS! BELLARMINE WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!". Bellarmine University Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ Lane, Tom (November 13, 2019). "LANE | Historic victory for Scott Davenport at Bellarmine". WDRB.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Doug Davenport named "Coach-in-Waiting" at Bellarmine" (Press release). Bellarmine Knights. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.