The Ricky Davis era of Minneapolis North boys basketball has come to end after two seasons.
The Polars are coming off a 17-11 season in 2023-24, Davis’ second at the helm of the program. He went 21-9 in his initial season. On its Facebook page, North’s administration wrote: “Thank you Coach Davis for the last two years of service to the North Community as our Boys Basketball Coach. Wishing you the very best in your future endeavors.”
Calls to the school and Davis were not immediately returned.
McKenzie led the Polars to two state championships as part of his Hall of Fame coaching career. McKenzie, 65, retired in late July 2022 after a 24-year head coaching career that included six state championships in stops at North, Minneapolis Henry and Holy Angels. He won Class 1A state titles at North in 2016 and 2017.
Davis, playing guard and small forward, averaged 13.5 points per game during his NBA career, which ended in 2010 and also included time with Charlotte, Miami, Cleveland, Boston and the Los Angeles Clippers. He played 36 games for the Wolves in the 2005-06 season, after he arrived as part of a January 2006 trade that sent Wally Szczerbiak to Boston.
That season, Davis averaged 19.1 points per game for the Wolves. The next season, he played 81 games for them and averaged 17 points. He was traded to Miami just before the 2007-08 season.
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