Davey Whitney
| Sport(s) | Men's basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 8, 1930 Midway, Kentucky |
| Died | May 10, 2015 (aged 85) Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Playing career | |
| 1948–1952 | Kentucky State |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954–1964 | Burt HS |
| 1964–1969 | Texas Southern |
| 1969–1989 | Alcorn A&M/Alcorn State |
| 1989–1994 | Wichita Falls Texans (CBA) (asst.) |
| 1994 | Mississippi Coast Gamblers (USBL) (asst.) |
| 1996–2003 | Alcorn State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 562–364 |
| Tournaments | 3–6 (NCAA D-I) 1–2 (NIT) 10–5 (NAIA D-I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2010 |
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David "Davey" Lee Whitney (January 8, 1930 – May 10, 2015), also known as "The Wiz", was an American college basketball coach and the head basketball coach at Texas Southern University from 1964 to 1969 and Alcorn State University from 1969 to 1989 and 1996 to 2003. He amassed a total record of 566 wins and 356 losses in 33 years of coaching at these institutions.
David Lee Whitney was born in Midway, Kentucky but attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington while living with friends. At Dunbar, Whitney played at guard on the basketball team and led his school to the 1947 and 1948 tournaments of the Kentucky High School Athletic League, the state's black high school league, and the 1948 league title.
He attended Kentucky State University and graduated in 1952. At Kentucky State, Whitney lettered in basketball, baseball, football, and track. After college, Whitney started out playing Negro American League baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs as shortstop and third baseman, from 1952 to 1954.
Whitney began his coaching career in 1954 as varsity basketball head coach at Burt High School in Clarksville, Tennessee. In ten seasons, Whitney led Burt to over 200 victories and the 1961 National Negro High School Basketball Championship.
He had his first collegiate job as head coach of Texas Southern University in 1964. He didn't fare well during his five years there. In 1969 he moved on to Alcorn A&M (now Alcorn State), which had the reputation as a football school in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
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