LORMAN, Mississippi -- After four seasons as head coach at Armstrong State University, Evans Davis was named assistant coach with the Alcorn State University men's basketball program, announced by head coach Montez Robinson.Davis spent eight seasons total at Armstrong, including four seasons as assistant coach before moving up to head coach. He was at the helm when Armstrong athletics ceased to continue after the University merged with Georgia Southern.
"First off, I want to thank God for this marvelous opportunity to work with Coach Robinson. I'm looking forward to doing all I can to help him get this program to where he envisions it, and to win championships. I'm excited to be here and can't wait for the season to get underway," Davis said.
In 2015-16, Davis coached the Pirates to a 10-9 record in the Peach Belt Conference. The team led the league in assists and assist:turnover ratio, while ranking second in the league in three-point field goal percentage. Armstrong was considered one of the conference's most dangerous offensive teams during Davis' tenure.
Prior to Armstrong, Davis served as an assistant coach for North Florida for three years. He went to North Florida after working as both an assistant and then the head coach at Truett McConnell. Davis began his collegiate coaching career at Mercer as a graduate assistant for the women's program.
Davis and Robinson worked together previously as assistant coaches at Truett McConnell.
"I'm really excited to have Coach Davis on the staff. I've known him for a long time and he's been coaching basketball for nearly two decades," Robinson said. "Coach Davis is someone I really respect. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the program and he'll have an emphasis on making our post play better."
As a student-athlete, Davis played two seasons at Truett McConnell before becoming a standout at Mercer. During his two-year career at Mercer, he averaged 10.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
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