Dr. Tom Davis
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 3, 1938 Ridgeway, Wisconsin |
| Playing career | |
| 1950s | Wisconsin–Platteville |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1959–? | Milledgeville |
| ?–1967 | Portage HS |
| 1967–1971 | Maryland (asst.) |
| 1971–1977 | Lafayette |
| 1977–1982 | Boston College |
| 1982–1986 | Stanford |
| 1986–1999 | Iowa |
| 2003–2007 | Drake |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 598–355 (.628) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big East regular season championship (1981) | |
| Awards | |
| AP Coach of the Year (1987) | |
Thomas "Dr. Tom" Davis (born December 3, 1938) is an American former college men's basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Lafayette College, Boston College, Stanford University, the University of Iowa, and Drake University from 1971 to 2007.
A native of Ridgeway, Wisconsin, Davis attended the University of Wisconsin–Platteville, where he played on the basketball team as a point guard. He was interested in politics, and between his junior and senior years of college, held a congressional internship for Wisconsin state senator Alexander Wiley.
After graduating from UW–Platteville, at the age of 21, Davis took over as head coach in Milledgeville, Illinois. He attempted to mimic the martinet coaching style of his own college mentor, John Barth, but concluded that "You have to be yourself. What works for someone else isn't going to work for you just because it worked for him."
Davis then became head coach at Portage High School in Portage, Wisconsin. While there, he faced a dilemma in allotting playing time to his players, most of whom he believed were good enough to warrant it. Davis awarded playing time to all deserving players, which gave rise to his philosophy of constantly pressing and rotating players in an effort to wear down the opposing team.
Davis earned a master's degree from University of Wisconsin. In 1967, Frank Fellows took over as head coach at the University of Maryland, and hired Davis onto his staff. While serving as an assistant at Maryland, Davis earned his doctorate in history.
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