RE: O/T CMU hire
On February 24, 2009, Davis coached Providence to possibly the biggest win of his coaching career, knocking off Pittsburgh, who were at the time were ranked #1 in the AP Poll. In his first season at Providence, Davis led the team to an 18–12 regular season record, which also included a win over #15 Syracuse, a 10–8 Big East Conference record, and a win in the 2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to eventual champion Louisville. The Friars were then defeated in the first round of the 2009 National Invitation Tournament by Miami.
However, in 2009–10, Davis' team posted statistically the worst defensive performance in Big East history en route to a 12–19 finish. The 11-game losing streak to end the season led into a disastrous 2010 spring for Davis, who dismissed his leading scorer from the previous season in Jamine Peterson, had two of his players (James Still and Johnnie Lacy) arrested and dismissed or transferred, lost an assistant coach (Pat Skerry) to another Big East job, and had a top recruit from his 2010 (Joe Young) and 2011 (Naadir Tharpe) classes decommit. Davis later lost a top class of 2012 recruit and Rhode Island native Ricky Ledo, who gave Providence a verbal commitment in December 2010, only to rescind his commitment in January 2011.
In 2010–11, Davis coached Division I's second-leading scorer, forward Marshon Brooks for his senior season. However, the Friars could not improve on their conference record from the previous season, finishing 4–14 and 14th in the conference standings.
Davis was fired by Providence on March 11, 2011, despite five years remaining on his contract. He finished with an 18–36 conference record and 46–50 overall record in three seasons
Yep a sterling performance.
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