Myles Davis enters his first season as a graduate assistant coach under Adam Williams in 2016-17 at Salem International.
Davis joins the Tigers staff after serving as an assistant coach at Barry University in Miami, Florida, where he helped the Buccaneers earn a berth into the 2016 NCAA Division II Elite Eight and a Southeast Regional Championship. Barry finished the season 26-7 overall, captured the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Regular Season Championship and held an impressive 14-0 record on its home court.
At Barry, Davis helped tutor guards Yunio Barrueta and Elvar Fridriksson. Barrueta was voted an All-American by four different organizations and named the SSC Player of the Year in 2016, before signing a pro contract in Belgium. Fridriksson was named the SSC Newcomer of the Year and led the nation with 8.1 assists per game in 2016.
Davis has worked for the Rising Stars Basketball Academy and other youth camps, and has worked the University of Central Florida team camps. In the summer of 2009, he helped run the Youth Basketball of America national tournament at Lake Region High School in Eagle Lake, Florida.Â
Davis played at Central Florida in 2014-15, and was an American Athletic Conference all-academic selection. Prior to UCF, he played two seasons at Palm Beach State College from 2011-13, helping his team to a 55-8 record during that span and earning all-academic honors in the process.
He earned a bachelor's degree in Behavioral Sciences from UCF in 2015, and had a minor in coaching.
