PC Extends Davis

[Bay99]

After one year on the job, Providence gives Keno Davis a one-year extension through 2015-16:
www.projo.com/pc/content/sp_bkc_pc_keno_davis_15_07-15-09_KGF2228_v23.3dd18e6.html

Probably a smart (if token) move by PC. If Davis has success (ie gets them back to NCAA Tournament, etc) it seems inevitable his name will start popping up in the rumor mill when there are vacancies at larger schools with deeper pockets.

I like Davis. Obviously, I hope the Hoyas get the better of him each time we meet, but it seems like a PC made a good hire and is going in the right direction after years of inertia. Good for the Big East.

[hifigator]

Is it just me, or does a 1 year extension that is 5 years away seem kind of strange? I mean, a 1 year extension seems almost silly. Either give him an extension or don't. But 1 year, at this point seems kind of insignificant.

[washingtonhoya]

Jul 16, 2009 14:34:54 GMT -5 hifigator said:

Is it just me, or does a 1 year extension that is 5 years away seem kind of strange? I mean, a 1 year extension seems almost silly. Either give him an extension or don't. But 1 year, at this point seems kind of insignificant.

Remember you're talking about college coaches where job security is an important part of recruiting. Sure, extending him through 2015-2016 might seem insignificant but if they're starting to recruit kids in the high school class of 2012, this extension can be used as proof that PC is committed to keeping Davis around through the entirety of their prospective Friar career. It would be like, say, if there were an SEC football coach who decided he wanted to go after 8th grade kids right now, even though everyone knows he's incompetent enough that he'll be getting fired long before they ever set foot in Knoxville (HYPOTHETICALLY).

That said, I think Davis was a good hire for the Friars, and anything that strengthens Providence, as the smallest school in the Big East and one of our Catholic brethren, is good in the long run for Georgetown, so I'd like to see Davis rebuild Providence to the point where they're a regular strong entry into the BET and a NCAA participant. Plus, as long as PC can keep getting the Ryan Gomes's of the world to go there, we'll keep getting entertained by Jim Calhoun.