Nate Davis enters his fourth season at Gettysburg College and his first as head coach of the men’s golf team. Davis has coached the women’s basketball program since 2015-16.
Davis’ wide and varied background in intercollegiate athletics includes a two-year stint as the first-ever women’s golf coach at Eastern University. Davis coached the Eagles in 2011-12 and 2012-13 and paved the way for the program’s future success with strong recruiting classes. After a runner-up finish at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship in the team’s inaugural campaign, Eastern captured the conference crown in 2013. Davis was named the MAC Coach of the Year and coached four all-conference performers, including first-team selection and current men’s golf assistant coach Kaleigh Boreman.
The following year with Davis relinquishing his golf duties to assume the role of Director of Athletics, the Eagles repeated as MAC champion and qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship for the first time.
Davis will look to carry the success he has found on the basketball court over to the golf course. Since his arrival in 2015-16, Gettysburg has posted an impressive record of 65-17 in women’s basketball. The Bullets have won 20 games in back-to-back seasons, including a school record 26 in 2017-18. Davis was named the Centennial Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the Orange and Blue to the conference title and an appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament Second Round.
Prior to Gettysburg, Davis guided the women’s hoops program at Eastern, where he posted a record of 79-52 and twice was named Freedom Conference Coach of the Year (2012, 2015). In 2014-15, Davis guided the Eagles to a school-record 22 wins and the program’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Division III Championship. Davis sports a 144-69 record in eight years as a head coach.
In 2013, Davis was named Director of Athletics and Athletic Development at Eastern. As AD, he oversaw 16 intercollegiate athletic programs, managed the athletics budget, and coordinated all team schedules. He also worked closely with the Development and Alumni Offices in fundraising for athletics.
Prior to Eastern, Davis was the assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of South Carolina Aiken from 2005-10. He was also an assistant coach at Mansfield University from 2000-05.
Davis is a 1999 graduate of Mansfield where he played football and earned a degree in business administration. He went on to gain a master’s in education from Mansfield. Davis was also a member of the United States Marine Corps prior to attending college.
