Chick Davies (basketball)
Biographical details | |
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Born | March 1900 New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | April 15, 1985 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 85)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1924–1948 | Duquesne |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 314–106 |
Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA) 2–3 (NIT) |
Charles Robinson "Chick" Davies (March 1900 – April 15, 1985) was an American basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Duquesne University from 1924 to 1948, compiling a record of 314–106. Davies' teams played in one NCAA tournament and three National Invitation Tournaments. He led Duquesne to the 1940 NCAA Final Four as well as the 1940 NIT championship game, where the Dukes lost to Colorado. Davies was born in March 1900 in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He died on April 15, 1985, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Duquesne Dukes (Independent) (1924–1948) | |||||||||
1924–25 | Duquesne | 12–6 | |||||||
1925–26 | Duquesne | 15–4 | |||||||
1926–27 | Duquesne | 16–4 | |||||||
1927–28 | Duquesne | 15–7 | |||||||
1928–29 | Duquesne | 12–8 | |||||||
1929–30 | Duquesne | 18–10 | |||||||
1930–31 | Duquesne | 12–6 | |||||||
1931–32 | Duquesne | 14–6 | |||||||
1932–33 | Duquesne | 15–1 | |||||||
1933–34 | Duquesne | 19–2 | |||||||
1934–35 | Duquesne | 18–1 | |||||||
1935–36 | Duquesne | 14–3 | |||||||
1936–37 | Duquesne | 13–6 | |||||||
1937–38 | Duquesne | 6–11 | |||||||
1938–39 | Duquesne | 14–4 | |||||||
1939–40 | Duquesne | 20–3 | NCAA Final Four, NIT Runner–up | ||||||
1940–41 | Duquesne | 17–3 | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||||
1941–42 | Duquesne | 15–6 | |||||||
1942–43 | Duquesne | 12–7 | |||||||
1946–47 | Duquesne | 20–2 | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||||
1947–48 | Duquesne | 17–6 | |||||||
Duquesne: | 314–106 (.748) | ||||||||
Total: | 314–106 (.748) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ "Duquesne coach Chick Davies dead at 85". Pittsburgh Press. April 15, 1985. p. 13. Retrieved May 30, 2013 – via Google News.