University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Men's Basketball Coach
- Email:
- joel.davidson@unco.edu
- Phone:
- 970.351.2939
Joel Davidson joined Northern Colorado head coach B.J. Hill's staff as an assistant in April 2013 after spending the last 10 years as a head coach at the junior college level.
Northern Colorado and Davidson made a run to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament after falling in overtime of the semifinals to the No. 1 seed Weber State. The Bears finished with an 18-14 record while beginning the season with a 13-game home winning streak.
While joining transfers Corey Spence and Dominique Lee from Casper College, UNC ranked first in shooting percentage with an above .500 average in conference games. The team also topped the list of defensive rebounds in Big Sky play while allowing 27.9 per game to Big Sky opponents.
Davidson comes to Greeley after a stellar run as the head coach at Casper College. During his five years at the helm of Casper's program, he amassed a 110-54 (.671 winning pct.) record and notched no fewer than 24 wins in each of his last four seasons.
During his 10 years as a head coach, Davidson has racked up a 233-92 (.717 winning pct.).
"We’re very excited to have Joel as a part of our staff," Hill said. "When you look at his experience, his record, what he’s been able to do as a head coach, we’re very fortunate to have him as a part of what we’re trying to do at Northern Colorado.
"Him being a head coach previously will have an impact in every aspect. He’s going to have an on-bench, in-game feel that we haven’t had on staff. He’s going to have an experienced eye in recruiting that we haven’t had in terms of where he’s been and having a head coach’s point of value. It’s going to be invaluable to me."
During the 2012-13 season, Davidson's last with Casper, he helped lead the Thunderbirds to a 24-8 record and a trip to the Region 9 tournament, hosted by Casper. The Thunderbirds lost in the second round of the tournament, 80-74 to Northwest College in Wyoming. After the season, he was named the Region 9 North Coach of the Year, the second time he's earned that honor.
Davidson has also been named the Region 9 Coach of the Year and Wyoming Conference Coach of the Year twice, in 2006 and 2007.
Over the last four years at Casper, Davidson has racked up a gaudy 97-35 record and had two players named NJCAA All-Americans and nine named to the all-conference teams.
During the 2011-12 season, Davidson guided Casper to a 25-9 record and took the Thunderbirds all the way to the championship of the Region 9 tournament, eventually losing to Otero (Colo.) Junior College in the championship.
In 2010-11, Davidson coached the Thunderbirds to a 24-9 record and a trip to the semifinals of the Region 9 tournament. In 2009-10, Casper finished 24-9. Davidson coached Casper to the Region 9 tournament in each of his final four years.
Before taking the job at Casper College in 2008, Davidson was the head coach and athletic director at Sheridan (Wyo.) College. Just like his time at Casper, Davidson was supremely successful at Sheridan, amassing a 123-38 (.764 pct.) in his five years at Sheridan. He coached two NJCAA All-Americans and 10 all-conference players at Sheridan.
Before being named the head coach at Sheridan in July 2003, Davidson served as an assistant coach there for four years.
Davidson graduated from Wyoming with a degree in social science in 2002 and has taught a number of physical education and communication classes over the course of his junior college coaching career.
