Chick Davies (basketball)

Chick Davies

Biographical details
Born	March 1900 (1900-03) New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 15, 1985(1985-04-15) (aged 85) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1924–1948	Duquesne
Head coaching record
Overall	314–106
Tournaments	1–1 (NCAA) 2–3 (NIT)

Charles Robinson "Chick" Davies (March 1900 – April 15, 1985) was an American basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Duquesne University from 1924 to 1948, compiling a record of 314–106. Davies' teams played in one NCAA tournament and three National Invitation Tournaments. He led Duquesne to the 1940 NCAA Final Four as well as the 1940 NIT championship game, where the Dukes lost to Colorado. Davies was born in March 1900 in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He died on April 15, 1985, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Duquesne Dukes (Independent) (1924–1948)
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
1938–39	Duquesne	14–4
1939–40	Duquesne	20–3			NCAA Final Four, NIT Runner–up
1940–41	Duquesne	17–3			NIT Quarterfinals
1941–42	Duquesne	15–6
1942–43	Duquesne	12–7
1946–47	Duquesne	20–2			NIT Quarterfinals
1947–48	Duquesne	17–6
Duquesne:		314–106 (.748)
Total:		314–106 (.748)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

See also

• List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach