Davey Whitney

Alma Mater: 

Kentucky State

Class of: 
Hometown: 
Midway, KY
  • Coach of six SWAC Tournament champions--1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1999 and 2002
  • Finished 2nd in the 1974 NAIA Tournament and 3rd in 1975
  • Alcorn State's all-time winningest coach
  • Coached in the CBA and USBL
  • Final Division II Top 15 Rankings (two)--1974 (4) and 1975 (10).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1964-65

Texas Southern

6-20

4-10

T-6th

SWAC

DNP

1965-66

Texas Southern

16-11

9-5

T-3rd

SWAC

DNP

1966-67

Texas Southern

10-16

4-10

7th

SWAC

DNP

1967-68

Texas Southern

11-12

5-9

6th

SWAC

DNP

1968-69

Texas Southern

11-13

4-10

7th

SWAC

DNP

1969-70

Alcorn State

16-9

9-5

3rd

SWAC

DNP

1970-71

Alcorn State

16-9

8-4

T-3rd

SWAC

DNP

1971-72

Alcorn State

14-10

8-4

3rd

SWAC

DNP

1972-73

Alcorn State

24-5

10-2

1st

SWAC

NAIA (0-1)

1973-74

Alcorn State

29-6

10-2

2nd

SWAC

NAIA (4-1)

1974-75

Alcorn State

25-10

8-4

2nd

SWAC

NAIA (4-1)

1975-76

Alcorn State

27-4

10-2

1st

SWAC

NAIA (0-1)

1976-77

Alcorn State

26-9

5-7

6th

SWAC

NAIA (2-1)

1977-78

Alcorn State

21-7

8-4

3rd

SWAC

DNP

1978-79

Alcorn State

28-1

12-0

1st

SWAC

NIT (1-1)

1979-80

Alcorn State

28-2

12-0

1st

SWAC

NCAA (1-1)

1980-81

Alcorn State

17-12

8-4

T-1st

SWAC

DNP

1981-82

Alcorn State

22-8

10-2

T-1st

SWAC

NCAA (0-1)

1982-83

Alcorn State

22-10

10-4

3rd

SWAC

NCAA (1-1)

1983-84

Alcorn State

21-10

11-3

T-1st

SWAC

NCAA (1-1)

1984-85

Alcorn State

23-7

13-1

1st

SWAC

NIT (0-1)

1985-86

Alcorn State

16-13

11-3

T-1st

SWAC

DNP

1986-87

Alcorn State

5-23

3-11

7th

SWAC

DNP

1987-88

Alcorn State

8-21

5-9

T-5th

SWAC

DNP

1988-89

Alcorn State

5-23

4-10

7th

SWAC

DNP

1996-97

Alcorn State

11-17

8-6

3rd

SWAC

DNP

1997-98

Alcorn State

12-15

8-8

6th

SWAC

DNP

1998-99

Alcorn State

23-7

14-2

1st

SWAC

NCAA (0-1)

1999-00

Alcorn State

19-10

15-3

1st

SWAC

DNP

2000-01

Alcorn State

15-15

13-5

T-3rd

SWAC

DNP

2001-02

Alcorn State

21-10

16-2

1st

SWAC

NCAA (0-1)

2002-03

Alcorn State

14-19

10-8

5th

SWAC

DNP