Charles "Chick" Davies

Alma Mater: 
Hometown: 
New Castle, PA
  • Reached NCAA Final Four in 1940 (tied for third place)
  • Coach of second-place finisher in 1940 NIT
  • Guided Duquesne to nation's best record among more than 30 independent schools in 1947
  • Duquesne's all-time winningest coach
  • All-Americans (one): Paul Birch (1935).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

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

DNP

1938-39

Duquesne

14-4

DNP

1939-40

Duquesne

20-3

NCAA (1-1)

1940-41

Duquesne

17-3

NIT (0-1)

1941-42

Duquesne

15-6

DNP

1942-43

Duquesne

12-7

DNP

1946-47

Duquesne

20-2

NIT (0-1)

1947-48

Duquesne

17-6

DNP

  • 21-Year Coaching Record: 314-106 (.748) at Duquesne
  • 1-1 (.500) in NCAA Tournament
  • 2-3 (.400) in NIT