UNUSUAL TURN-OVER OF COACHES CONTINUES AS KEN DAVIS NAMED NEW HEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH AT YAVAPAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE

At least four head coaches have been replaced in the last two years – men’s basketball coach Jay Joiner lasted only one year

Yavapai Community College has head coaches in the following sports:  Women’s Softball, volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s soccer, men’s soccer, baseball, and E-sports.  Recently, there has been an unusual number of turnovers.

On August 29, 2022, Chelsey Lucas was hired as the 11th head volleyball coach.  On September 20, 2022,  Kali Pugh became  the 11th head softball coach.  On September 21, 2022, Patrick Woods was hired to be its  seventh head baseball coach. On November 2022 Jay Joiner became the head men’s basketball coach.  He announced his departure on March 30, 2023.  Ken Davis has just been hired to replace him.

When offered the job at Yavapai Community College, Mr. Davis was at Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas, where he was the assistant basketball coach since September of 2022. He is credited with helping the Kansas team climb to a  16^th ranking  in the NJCAA.

Yavapai Community College Director of Athletics, Brad Clifford, said. “I am fired up to have him on our staff and can’t wait to see what he does with this program.”