Evans Davis begins his first season as assistant men's basketball coach, as well as the head men's cross country coach at Armstrong Atlantic State University.

A former standout at Mercer University, Evans has spent the last three seasons as a member of Matt Kilcullen's men's basketball staff at the University of North Florida. He was elevated to the top assistant spot prior to last season, where he helped the Ospreys to their best record in Division I competition in 2008-09.

In his playing days, Davis played for two seasons at Truett McConnell in Cleveland, Ga., then transferred to Mercer, where he averaged 10.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in two years for the Bears. He began his collegiate coaching career at Mercer as a graduate assistant for the women's program, then went to Truett McConnell and spent five years as both an assistant and as the head men's basketball coach there before joining the University of North Florida coaching staff in 2006.

In addition to his duties with the men's basketball staff, Davis will also be the head coach of the reinstated men's cross country team, which will compete this fall after a 10-year hiatus. Men's cross country last competed at AASU in 1999 and the Pirates will open the fall season in September.

Evans earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Mercer in 2000.