Al Davis took over as the head women’s basketball coach for Eastern Oklahoma State College in 2019. 

 

In his second season, Davis led the Lady Mountaineers to a share of the NJCAA Region 2 title with a record of 13-3 in conference play. The team swept through the Region 2 Tournament, winning the title for the first time since 2001. Eastern also earned a spot in the NJCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years.

 

In Davis’ first season, he led his team to an 11 game improvement from the previous season with an overall record of 19-12. Davis also had two players make Region 2 All-Region Team, one NJCAA All American and one NJCAA WBCA All-Star. Also, his team finished 2nd in conference play with a record of 11-5. This was the most conference wins for the Lady Mountaineers since the 2013-14 season.

 

Davis spent the 2018-19 season at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kan., where he served as the assistant women’s basketball coach and recruiting coordinator. Davis was in charge of all aspects of recruiting, team travel, study hall and also coached guards. In Davis’s only season with GCCC he recruited Alyssa Boyce from Putnam City West High School, the No. 1 ranked 6A high school in Oklahoma and 2018 state runner-up. Boyce made the all-conference team as a freshman. Davis also coached point guard Talia Roberts, who led the Jayhawk Conference in scoring with 18 ppg.

 

Prior to GCCC, Davis spent two seasons at Bacone College in Muskogee, Okla., where he served as an assistant coach. While at Bacone College, Davis was in charge of recruiting, scouting opponents, day-to-day operations, team travel and film exchange. Davis also served as the head junior varsity coach for the women’s basketball team. In Davis’s two years with the program, he recruited and coached four all-conference players. In the 2017-2018 season, Davis helped lead the program to a record of 16-14,  the school’s first winning season since 2010. Davis’s defensive mindset helped the Lady Warriors finish second in the nation in steals with two players, Cierra Miles and Samantha Jackson, ranked No. 1 and No. 8 in the nation in steals.

Davis spent six years coaching AAU basketball for Baylor Basketball in northwestern Indiana and helped produce 26 Division I athletes.

 

Davis is originally from Gary, Ind., and played two years at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas, where he earned an associate’s degree in computer science. Davis then transferred to Bacone College in 2011 to finish his college playing career and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. In Davis’s two years playing at Bacone, he was selected as team captain and also received two NAIA Champions of Character awards. Davis earned his master’s degree in sport studies and athletic administration from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2020.