BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas A&M's Barry Davis was featured among former greats from all 14 Southeastern Conference member institutions as the 2018 class of Allstate® SEC Basketball Legends was revealed Wednesday. The illustrious group will be honored at the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament March 7-11 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
Each SEC Basketball Legend will be recognized at halftime of his institution's first game at the tournament. This marks the 20th year of the SEC Basketball Legends program.
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Arkansas – Jonathon Modica; 2003-06, Guard
Auburn – Joel Eaves; 1935-37, Guard; 1950-63, Head Coach
Florida – David Lee; 2001-05, Forward
Georgia – Chad Kessler; 1983-87, Forward
Kentucky – Joe Crawford; 2005-08, Guard
Lsu – John Brady; 1997-2008, Head Coach
Ole Miss – Rob Evans; 1993-98, Head Coach
Mississippi State – Ray White; 1976-79, Guard
Missouri – Doug Smith; 1987-91, Forward
South Carolina – Carey Rich; 1993-95, Guard
Tennessee – Howard Wood; 1978-81, Center
Texas A&M – Barry Davis, 1974-76, Forward
Vanderbilt – Godfrey Dillard, 1966, Guard
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Davis twice earned first-team All-Southwest Conference honors after helping the Aggies win consecutive conference titles in 1975 and 1976. The 1975 squad finished 20-7 - the first 20-win season in school history - and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The 1976 Aggies went 21-6 with Davis serving as team co-captain.
He holds the unique distinction of having been on a national playoff team four consecutive years at three different levels -- Sam Houston State in 1973, where he began his college career and played in the NAIA College Tournament as a freshman, Hill Junior College for the 1974 NJCAA College Tournament and finally Texas A&M. Davis also has the recognition of playing and coaching teams that have played in the NCAA College Tournament and NJCAA National Tournament.
Davis joined Shelby Metcalf's staff as an assistant coach from 1977-82, helping the Aggies to a 24-9 record in 1978-79 and a school-record 26-8 mark in 1979-80. The 1978-79 team posted wins against Indiana, Kentucky and UNLV, while the 1979-80 team beat North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament before falling in overtime to eventual national champion Louisville.
Davis was head coach at Western Texas College from 1982-84, earning region coach of the year honors after leading the team to a fifth-place finish in the national junior college tournament. From 1986-88, he served as an assistant coach at North Texas, helping the team to its first Southland Conference title and the first NCAA Tournament appearance in the school's history.
Davis was co-MVP for 1975 and 1976 Southwest Conference Championship teams. After the completion of collegiate career, Davis was drafted by the Houston Rockets.
Davis was head coach at Bryan High School from 1988-94, earning a variety of coaching honors, and at Seguin High School from 1994-96. A native of Galveston, Davis was a standout player at Ball High School. He and his wife, Mildred, have one son, Barry, and godchildren - Tiffany, Bryan and Collin.
Each SEC Basketball Legend will be recognized at halftime of his institution's first game at the tournament. This marks the 20th year of the SEC Basketball Legends program.
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2018 ALLSTATE® SEC BASKETBALL LEGENDS
Alabama – James Robinson; 1990-93, GuardArkansas – Jonathon Modica; 2003-06, Guard
Auburn – Joel Eaves; 1935-37, Guard; 1950-63, Head Coach
Florida – David Lee; 2001-05, Forward
Georgia – Chad Kessler; 1983-87, Forward
Kentucky – Joe Crawford; 2005-08, Guard
Lsu – John Brady; 1997-2008, Head Coach
Ole Miss – Rob Evans; 1993-98, Head Coach
Mississippi State – Ray White; 1976-79, Guard
Missouri – Doug Smith; 1987-91, Forward
South Carolina – Carey Rich; 1993-95, Guard
Tennessee – Howard Wood; 1978-81, Center
Texas A&M – Barry Davis, 1974-76, Forward
Vanderbilt – Godfrey Dillard, 1966, Guard
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BARRY DAVIS
Barry Davis, considered among the greatest players in Texas A&M history, has been a part of three Sweet 16 seasons as a staff member in Aggieland (1980, 2007 and 2016) and was inducted into Texas A&M's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999 as well as the Hill College Athletic Hall of Honor in 2015. He came back to A&M to serve in his current role as Director of Student-Athlete Development in 2006 after 10 years as head coach at Grand Prairie (Texas) High School, where he had an impressive 179-124 record.Davis twice earned first-team All-Southwest Conference honors after helping the Aggies win consecutive conference titles in 1975 and 1976. The 1975 squad finished 20-7 - the first 20-win season in school history - and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The 1976 Aggies went 21-6 with Davis serving as team co-captain.
He holds the unique distinction of having been on a national playoff team four consecutive years at three different levels -- Sam Houston State in 1973, where he began his college career and played in the NAIA College Tournament as a freshman, Hill Junior College for the 1974 NJCAA College Tournament and finally Texas A&M. Davis also has the recognition of playing and coaching teams that have played in the NCAA College Tournament and NJCAA National Tournament.
Davis joined Shelby Metcalf's staff as an assistant coach from 1977-82, helping the Aggies to a 24-9 record in 1978-79 and a school-record 26-8 mark in 1979-80. The 1978-79 team posted wins against Indiana, Kentucky and UNLV, while the 1979-80 team beat North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament before falling in overtime to eventual national champion Louisville.
Davis was head coach at Western Texas College from 1982-84, earning region coach of the year honors after leading the team to a fifth-place finish in the national junior college tournament. From 1986-88, he served as an assistant coach at North Texas, helping the team to its first Southland Conference title and the first NCAA Tournament appearance in the school's history.
Davis was co-MVP for 1975 and 1976 Southwest Conference Championship teams. After the completion of collegiate career, Davis was drafted by the Houston Rockets.
Davis was head coach at Bryan High School from 1988-94, earning a variety of coaching honors, and at Seguin High School from 1994-96. A native of Galveston, Davis was a standout player at Ball High School. He and his wife, Mildred, have one son, Barry, and godchildren - Tiffany, Bryan and Collin.