Brian Davis

Bio

Brian Davis will enter his 22nd season as an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach for the Vincennes University Trailblazers in 2026–27. Over the course of more than two decades, Davis has been instrumental in establishing and maintaining one of the premier junior college basketball programs in the nation. His responsibilities include recruiting, academic coordination, individual skill development, directing the team’s annual jamboree and youth summer camps, and organizing team travel, among a variety of other critical program functions.

The 2025–26 season saw the Blazers make another trip to Hutchinson, KS, finishing 31–3 led by All-American guard Drae Vasser. The Blazers won both the regular season Region 24 title and the postseason tournament championship. VU fell in the Sweet 16 to Northwest Florida State College.

Since joining the Trailblazer coaching staff, Davis has helped lead VU to an impressive 571–129 overall record, averaging 27 wins per season at an almost 82% winning clip. During that span, the Trailblazers have reached the NJCAA National Tournament 15 times, including four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 2019. The program has consistently been ranked among the nation’s elite, earning the No. 1 national ranking multiple times and tying the school record for consecutive home wins with 52 straight victories at the P.E. Complex. The Blazers have won at least 30 games nine times during Coach Davis’s tenure.

Coach Davis has been directly involved in the recruitment and development of 22 NJCAA All-Americans, many of whom have gone on to play at the NCAA Division I level in major conferences such as the Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, and Pac-12. His recruiting success includes Mychal Mulder, who has played in the Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic, and Miami Heat, and Craig Porter Jr., currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In 2020, Davis was recognized by Silver Waves Media as one of the 50 Most Impactful Coaches in Junior College Basketball and was also honored by Basketball Scoop as the NJCAA’s Top Assistant Coach, further solidifying his reputation as one of the most respected and effective coaches in the junior college ranks.

Before joining VU, Davis coached at Lawrenceville and Robinson High Schools in Illinois, and at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington, Kentucky. As an assistant coach at Robinson, he helped guide the team to a 29–3 record and a berth in the Illinois Elite Eight in 2002.

As a player, Davis starred at Lawrenceville High School, earning All-North Egypt Conference honors in 1995 while helping lead the program to two conference and regional championships. He is a graduate of VU and the University of Kentucky, where he earned a degree in Health Promotion.

He currently resides in Vincennes with his wife, Megan, and their three children: Presley, Bennett, and Grady.