Robert Davenport - Pioneer Head Coach

Robert Davenport, the tenth head coach in Wayland men's basketball history, is in his second year as the leader of the Pioneers.

The former head man at the University of Texas-Pan American is a native of Oklahoma and a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University.

Davenport has over 15 years of coaching experience, including five years as an assistant coach at UT-Pan American before taking over the reigns in 2004. During his time at UTPA, which competes as a NCAA Division I Independent, the program graduated 24 out of 28 seniors and accumulated 80 victories. The 2000-01 team ranked 11th among all NCAA D-I teams in scoring and 23rd in field goal percentage. A member of the NCAA Division I Assistant Coach’s Committee from 2001-2004, he recruited UTPA’s first All-American in 20 years, nine All-Independent players and a pair of Independent Defensive Player of the Year award winners.

Prior to his time in the Rio Grande Valley, Davenport spent two years as head coach at LeTourneau University and Missouri Baptist University. At Missouri Baptist, Davenport guided his team to a 15-18 record and a second place finish in the American Midwest Conference Tournament in 1999. The 15 wins were more than the previous two years combined. He recruited two All-AMC players, four All-Academic AMC players, the MBU all-time single-season assist leader, and a NAIA Honorable Mention All-American. He also served on the NAIA National Tournament Redcoat Committee for two years.

A member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches for the past 15 years, Davenport was an assistant coach from 1993 to 1997 at Oklahoma Baptist University, where he recruited four NAIA All-Americans and two NAIA All-American Scholar Athletes. OBU won two SAC crowns and qualified for the NAIA national tournament each of those years, finishing second in 1997.

A standout collegiate player for the Bison his final two seasons, Davenport began his playing career at Oklahoma Christian University. Upon completing his collegiate eligibility in 1986, he spent one season playing for Athletes in Action in South America. He received his bachelor’s degree in public relations from OBU in 1988, and earned a master’s degree in secondary education from East Central University in 1996.

Davenport and his wife, LeAnna, have been married for 20 years and have two children; Morgan, 13, and Reid, 9.