Texas Southern University announced the appointment of Mike Davis to the position of Head Men’s Basketball Coach on October 27, 2012. Davis arrived to TSU after spending six seasons at the helm of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) men's basketball program.
 
In his first five seasons at Texas Southern Davis won at least one title during each season dating back to the 2012 campaign. He has also been instrumental in the guidance of the past five Southwestern Athletic Conference Players’ of the Year (Omar Strong 2012-13, Aaric Murray, 2013-14, Madarious Gibbs 2014-15, Derrick Griffin 2015-16, and Zach Lofton 2016-17) a feat which has never occurred in the SWAC and is the fourth longest streak in the history of the NCAA.

In 2014 Davis led the Tigers to a SWAC Tournament Championship title as TSU defeated Prairie View A&M. The Tigers advanced to the 2014 NCAA Tournament where they went on to face Cal-Poly in the First Four. In 2015 TSU defeated the Southern Jaguars en route to a title. TSU would go on to earn a #15 seed. The Tigers would face Arizona in the NCAA tournament first round.

Texas Southern made its third NCAA appearance under Davis in 2017 after bringing home another SWAC Tournament title with a win over Alcorn State in the championship game. TSU swept the leagues' titles in hoops during the 2016-17 campaign also winning the SWAC Regular Season Title.   

Among other postseason appearances, in 2016 TSU won the SWAC Regular Season Title and an automatic bid to play in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) where they would face Valparaiso in the opening round. 

In his first season at Texas Southern Davis led the Tigers' basketball program to a 2012-13 Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season championship. TSU reeled off 12 consecutive wins to conclude the season with a 16-2 mark in conference play. Davis also eclipsed the 250 career wins mark during the Tigers 2012-13 campaign.

Under the coaching guidance of Davis Texas Southern had multiple players named to the All-SWAC team highlighted by senior guard Omar Strong being named the 2012-13 SWAC Player of the Year. Fred Sturdivant was selected as the 2012-13 SWAC Defensive Player of the Year after leading the league in blocked shots.

Through five seasons with the Blazers, Davis owned an impressive record of 122-72 (.629) overall with a 62-34 mark in Conference USA play during his six years in Birmingham. Davis holds a 237-151 (.608) overall career record in his 12 years as a head coach highlighted by seven 20+ win seasons.

Davis also led his teams to success off the court and in the classroom, as the Blazers achieved a team GPA of 3.0 during the 2010 fall semester. Additionally, the squad also had four consecutive semesters of a perfect 1000 APR score while Davis was at the helm of the program.

Davis had a highly successful season at UAB in 2010-11, as he guided the Blazers to the program's first-ever Conference USA regular season title. In doing so, he was named the 2011 Conference USA Coach of the Year, while also earning NABC All-District Coach of the Year accolades.

In 2010-11 Davis also guided the Blazers to an NCAA Tournament at-large berth with a record of 22-9 and a 12-4 mark in league play. UAB earned at least 20 victories in the regular season in four-straight years under Davis tenure (2007-2012), marking the first time that feat had been in achieved in program history. The Blazers also won at least 11 conference games in each of those seasons.

Under Davis the program clinched four consecutive postseason berths (three NITs and one NCAA Tournament). Davis subsequently etched his name in the record books as he became only the second coach in UAB history to reach 90 wins in a four-year span. The only other coach in program history to accomplish the feat was Hall of Famer Gene Bartow, who reached the pinnacle with a school record 94 from 1983-87.

The Fayette, Ala., native arrived at UAB from Indiana University, where he served as the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers from 2000-06. While there, he compiled a 115-79 record. Davis teams played some of their best basketball during the postseason, evidenced by Davis' 21-12 record in the month of March and his 7-4 NCAA Tournament mark, including a run to the NCAA Championship game in 2002.

Under Davis, the Hoosiers enjoyed considerable success, including a trip to the 2002 national championship game against Maryland. Named the 25th head coach in Indiana history on Sept. 12, 2000, Davis had the most successful first season of any of his 24 predecessors. His 21 wins were four more than any other first-year IU head coach. His success was not limited to just IU, as his 21 victories ranked him second among first-year head coaches in the country in 2000-01.

Prior to being named head coach Davis had already contributed significantly to the Indiana program. He spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with the Hoosiers. His successful recruitment of several of the country's top prep players earned him national recognition at Indiana.

In addition to his recruiting success, he was instrumental in the development of several players including A.J. Guyton, the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player in 2000, Kirk Haston, a first-round NBA selection in 2001, and 2002 Big Ten MVP and consensus second-team All-American Jared Jeffries, who was the 11th overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards.

In Davis' three seasons as an IU assistant, the Hoosiers compiled a 63-32 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament all three seasons. Davis came to Indiana after a two-year stint (1995-97) as an assistant coach under David Hobbs at the University of Alabama. The 1995-96 Crimson Tide basketball team posted a 23-10 record and advanced to the NIT Final Four. Davis' coaching tenure with Alabama marked his return to the Crimson Tide.

Davis spent his collegiate-playing career with the Tide after earning the state's Mr. Basketball honor and All-America status in 1979. He was a standout for four seasons at Alabama and finished his career in the Top 25 on the Crimson Tide's all-time scoring list with 1,211 points. In his first season, he played for the legendary C.M. Newton and then spent his final three years playing under another coaching legend, Wimp Sanderson. Davis averaged 10.1 points per game for his career and ranks third all-time on the school's steals list with 165. During his four seasons at Alabama, the Crimson Tide posted an 80-42 record and advanced to two NIT and two NCAA Tournaments.