University of Central Oklahoma Athletics

In her eighth year as Central Oklahoma’s full-time assistant coach is Heather Davis, a former player for the Bronchos who has made a big impact in her tenure.

Davis helped the Bronchos to more than 100 wins in her first five seasons at Central, and is 134-70 overall in seven seasons as an assistant coach.

The Bronchos improved in each of the first three seasons with Davis on staff, going 17-13 in 2014-15, 19-11 in 2015-16 then 25-8 in 2016-17. Central won 22 games during the 2017-18 season with Davis taking the role of head coach in two games, and then went 19-12 during the 2018-19 season before posting an 18-10 mark in 2019-20. This past season Central posted a 14-9 record in a pandemic-shortened season.

The 2016-17 win total tied for the second-most in school history and UCO made it to the MIAA Tournament finals for the first time since joining the league while also making its first appearance in the NCAA Division II national tournament since 2010-11, when Davis played for UCO.

Davis spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach for UCO before taking over a full-time role in the summer of 2014. 

She started her college career at Division I Missouri-Kansas City and played two years there, averaging 4.9 points a game as a freshman and 2.2 points as a sophomore while earning Academic All-Summit League recognition.

Davis came to UCO in 2010-11 and averaged 4.5 points and 2.7 rebounds a contest while starting in six of 32 games to help lead the Bronchos to a 22-10 record and Sweet 16 berth in the national tournament. She started throughout the 2011-12 season, averaging 10.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists a game as a senior while making 42 3-pointers. Davis is one of four players in school history to post a 100 percent mark from behind the 3-point line in a single game, with at least five attempts. She went 5-for-5 from behind the arc January 29, 2011 against East Central.

Davis was a prep standout at Muskogee High School, earning All-District and All-State honors as a senior while also garnering All-Conference accolades in soccer.

Davis earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in May 2012 and her master’s in criminal justice management and administration in May 2014.