Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) has announced the hiring of Mike Davis as its new men's basketball coach, according to a source from The Commercial Appeal. Davis, who previously served as an assistant coach at the University of Memphis under Penny Hardaway, is best known for his tenure at Indiana University, where he led the Hoosiers to the national championship game in 2002. He takes over a struggling program that finished the 2025-26 season with a dismal 3-30 record, resulting in the dismissal of George Ivory III after four seasons. Davis brings a wealth of experience, holding a career record of 412-360 and making nine NCAA Tournament appearances throughout his coaching career, including four with Indiana. MVSU has not seen success in recent years, failing to win more than nine games in a season since 2011-12 when they reached the NCAA Tournament with a 21-13 record.