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(Official) Mike Davis to Leave Indiana at the End of the Season

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indianacane02 said:
You forgot about players like Josh McRoberts and Sean May. Matta has always recruited Indiana well, but there are many other players Davis hasn't recruited from Indiana to play in Bloomington.
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How did BK lose Eric Montross? Larry Bird (when he had him)? Some kids in Indiana just want out. Who wouldn't?

This IS a race issue with SOME Indiana fans. There are fans over there that don't like the fact that Davis goes out of state to recruit the black players as opposed to some of the white players in state, who they say have carried this program on their back over the years. (hmm... Damon Bailey? or Isiah Thomas?). There are a lot of racial connotations to the criticism of Davis over there.

But Davis still can't coach. Regardless of the unfair shake he's gotten from the fans and alumni. His teams have horrendously underacheived, and if they hadn't, maybe this wouldn't even be an issue.
 
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Found this little blurb on benmaller.com, but it's actually an excerpt from Cleveland.com. I know people have questioned before (I think more fans at other programs *cough*Wake Forest*cough*) whether the IU job is his real dream job, but found it noteworthy nonetheless.


Ohio State men's basketball coach Thad Matta coyly ducked questions on whether he would be interested in the coaching job at Big Ten-rival Indiana. It seems clear that current IU coach Mike Davis will be out after this season, and Matta was once coach at Butler University - also in Indiana. When reporters noted that Matta would not directly answer questions about the IU job, the OSU coach laughed and said, "I'm not going to. They've got a coach." Matta said if the Indiana coaching job did open up, he'd address questions about it then - but quickly added he hopes Davis remains IU's coach.
 
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Steve19 said:
I realize that the American Nazi Party and the Ku Klux Klan both moved their national headquarters out of Indianapolis only in the early 1980s, but if race was an issue, why would Indiana have appointed Davis anyway?
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the comment is not at the university, but a faction of the fans who dont want a minority coach in any way shape or form. not saying this is all or a large group, but a certain faction did not support davis from the get go.
 
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crazybuckfan40 said:
IU down early 25-20.

Davis might get the axe b4 the season is over if he loses tonite to PSU.
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I do believe tonight is officially it for him...whether he likes it or not. Interestingly, as bad as Penn State basketball is and has been, they may have put the nail in the coffin of two coaches trying to take over two of the most storied programs in basketball: Doherty at UNC in 2001, and Davis at IU in 2005.
 
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Yahoo.com

2/16/06


Davis out at IndianaSeth Davis, SI.com
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Mike Davis has resigned as coach at Indiana but will stay on for the remainder of the season, a source in the IU athletic department with knowledge of Davis' situation told SI.com.

The source added that the university hopes to have a news conference in Bloomington to discuss details of Davis' termination as early as Thursday.

According to the source, Davis informed Indiana officials of his decision more than a week ago and Davis' attorney and the university subsequently negotiated the terms of his departure, which were finalized this week.

Davis' resignation brings an abrupt end to his turbulent six-year tenure as Indiana's head coach. He spent three years as an assistant before taking over the program after Bob Knight was fired in September 2000. Davis led the Hoosiers to the NCAA championship game in 2002, where they lost to Maryland, but his support among fans and boosters plummeted as IU failed to qualifty for the NCAA the last two years.

Following Wednesday night's 71-68 loss at Penn State, Davis' record at Indiana was 109-76. Indiana (13-9, 5-6 in the Big Ten) had lost six of its last seven games to drop to seventh place in the conference, putting the Hoosiers' NCAA tournament hopes in jeopardy.

During a Big Ten conference call with the media on Monday, Davis said that he thought Indiana fans would be happier "with one of their own," meaning someone who played for the Hoosiers. Iowa coach Steve Alford and Orlando Magic assistant Randy Wittman are two prominent alums who have long been rumored to Indiana's top choices as Davis' replacement.

But on Tuesday, Davis seemed to reverse himself.

"I'm not quitting. I'm going to coach the remainder of the season," he told Sporting News Radio. "We're right there at making the tournament; we're right there. Now someone has to lose for us to have a chance to win the conference championship, but everything is right there."
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I don't agree that IU's "right there" for making the NCAA tourney, at 13-9 overall and 5-6 in conference. And Davis's kidding himself if he thinks "someone" has to lose for them to have a shot at the conference championship--try 2 teams would have to lose once, 3 teams would have to lose 2 times, and one team would have to lose 3 times.
 
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sandgk said:
See - that's Steve talking just like you would expect a Knight coached player to talk.

I can't see how Davis stays. The fans don't want him, he isn't even getting the obligatory "he's our man" vote of support from an AD or team member. Teh recruits / prospects story is very well documented - and you have an heir apparent waiting in the wings in the form of Alford.

Make no mistake, though if it is wonder-boy who returns to IU then recruiting Indiana becomes a much tougher task, for Ohio State, for ND and for Purdue.
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Personally, I cant see a single reason outside of its his alma mater as to why he would even consider taking the job. His record as a HC at Iowa gets him fired at IU.

Its not like IU can pay him more money either. IU is stilly paying for the buy to hire Heopner and it will have to pay to buy out Davis.

I think at the end of the day the media talks about Alford going to IU and what ends up happening is something entirely different
 
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http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/9238935



Report: Davis to resign at Indiana
Feb. 16, 2006
CBS SportsLine.com staff
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[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] The Indianapolis Star is reporting that Mike Davis has resigned as the head coach of Indiana University. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] The Star claims that Davis will meet athletic director Rick Greenspan on Thursday morning followed by an early afternoon news conference in Bloomington, Ind. Davis plans to finish the season with the Hoosiers. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Davis' Hoosiers lost at Penn State 71-68 Wednesday night, dropping Indiana to 13-9 overall and 5-6 in the Big Ten. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Indiana associate athletic director Tim Fitzpatrick was asked after the game, which he attended, whether he knew anything about Davis' resignation. He said, "I don't know anything about any of that." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] The Hoosiers fell out of the Top 25 for the first time this season when the latest poll came out Monday -- this was after Indiana dropped a 70-67 decision to visiting Iowa on Saturday. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Davis didn't attend the Iowa game because he was sick, but he told the Star later that day that he had not resigned. [/FONT]
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Mike Davis' Hoosiers fell out of the Top 25 for the first time this season Monday. (AP) [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Davis was hired at Indiana as an interim coach Sept 12, 2000, two days after Bob Knight was fired. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Indiana finished the 2000-01 season 21-13 with an NCAA Tournament bid, earning Davis the head coach's position. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] The following season, Davis had the Hoosiers in the NCAA championship game, where they lost to Maryland. They also claimed their first Big Ten title since 1992. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] But the past two seasons haven't been kind to the traditional power as Indiana's streak of 18 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances ended. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Davis is 109-76 in five-plus seasons with the Hoosiers. He has two years left on a six-year contract. Davis' base salary is $225,000 per season, with it bumping up to $800,000 after outside income. [/FONT]
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Bucky Katt said:
Something irked Bobby Knight? I'm shocked! :)
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I applaud what he did. They had him on to interview him for his reality show and Bobby was upfront and frankly polite about asking them to stick to what they said they were going to interview him for.

He has more stones than a lot of people. I would have done the same thing. Get up, put the earpeice down and walk out.
 
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Davis could be out as Indiana coach

Associated Press

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Mike Davis's rocky six-year stay as the successor to Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight could be over.

The university scheduled a news conference Thursday for 3:30 p.m. ET to discuss Davis' status amid speculation he has agreed to leave after the season.
Assistant coaches Kerry Rupp, Donnie Marsh and Sidney Green were at Assembly Hall earlier Thursday. Marsh, who replaced Davis for last Saturday's game against Iowa, declined to comment.

The Associated Press left phone messages at the offices of school president Stephen Ferguson and vice president Pat Shoulders.

After the Hoosiers' 71-68 loss to Penn State on Wednesday night, Davis would not discuss his future.

"I'm not answering anything about my job," Davis said in a low, raspy voice when asked about a story on SI.com, which cited sources in the athletic department and said he would step down after the season.

Davis said he didn't know about that story until he was asked to comment on his postgame radio show.

"If I say something, I say the wrong thing," Davis said. "I just need to keep my mouth quiet and focus on my basketball team."

Indiana (13-9, 5-6 Big Ten) lost for the sixth time in seven games. The Hoosiers fell out of the Top 25 this week for the first time this season, giving more fuel to a vocal contingent of fans calling for his ouster. Indiana plays at No. 10 Illinois on Sunday.

Davis, in his sixth season since replacing Knight, took Indiana to the NCAA championship game in 2002. But his team has slipped badly since starting this season 10-2 and peaking at No. 9 in the AP poll on Jan. 9.

The game Wednesday night was his first back on the bench after missing one game with flulike symptoms. Before the game against Penn State, Davis sat in a chair in a hallway leading to the court and in front of the media room for at least 45 minutes. He declined to answer questions about his job status.

Indiana guard Roderick Wilmont said Davis didn't address the speculation to the team in the locker room after the game.

"I don't know what's going on," Wilmont said on his way out of the Bryce Jordan Center. "I'm here to play."

When asked Monday to explain why Indiana fans have been reluctant to fully embrace him, Davis suggested it was because he didn't graduate from the school.

Davis then tried to quiet speculation Tuesday by saying he had no plans to quit this season. He also said that his job status had become too big a distraction as the Hoosiers prepare for the final weeks of the regular season.
 
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