Davey Whitney information

Davey Whitney
Biographical details
Born	January 8, 1930; Midway, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	May 10, 2015 (aged 85); Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Playing career
1948–1952	Kentucky State
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954–1964	Burt HS (TN)
1964–1969	Texas Southern
1969–1989	Alcorn A&M / Alcorn State
1989–1994	Wichita Falls Texans (asst.)
1994	Mississippi Coast Gamblers (asst.)
1996–2003	Alcorn State
Head coaching record
Overall	562–364 (college)
Tournaments	3–6 (NCAA Division I); 10–5 (NAIA); 1–2 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	12 SWAC regular season (1973, 1976, 1979–1982, 1984–1986, 1999, 2000, 2002); 6 SWAC tournament (1980, 1982–1984, 1999, 2002);
Awards
	3× SWAC Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2002);
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2010
Baseball career
	Infielder
Negro league baseball debut
	1952, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
	1954, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Teams
	Kansas City Monarchs (1952–1954);

Davey Lee Whitney Sr. (January 8, 1930 – May 10, 2015), also known as "The Wiz", was an American college basketball coach and the head basketball coach at Texas Southern University from 1964 to 1969 and Alcorn State University from 1969 to 1989 and 1996 to 2003. He amassed a total record of 566 wins and 356 losses in 33 seasons of coaching at both institutions.

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Biographical details

Born	(1930-01-08)January 8, 1930 Midway, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	May 10, 2015(2015-05-10) (aged 85) Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Playing career
1948–1952	Kentucky State

Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954–1964	Burt HS (TN)
1964–1969	Texas Southern
1969–1989	Alcorn A&M / Alcorn State
1989–1994	Wichita Falls Texans (asst.)
1994	Mississippi Coast Gamblers (asst.)
1996–2003	Alcorn State

Head coaching record
Overall	562–364 (college)
Tournaments	3–6 (NCAA Division I) 10–5 (NAIA) 1–2 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
12 SWAC regular season (1973, 1976, 1979–1982, 1984–1986, 1999, 2000, 2002) 6 SWAC tournament (1980, 1982–1984, 1999, 2002)
Awards
3× SWAC Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2002)


College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2010

Baseball player Baseball career
Infielder
Negro league baseball debut
1952, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
1954, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Teams
Kansas City Monarchs (1952–1954)