Staff Directory
Austin Davis
- Title:
- Director of Sports Performance
- Email:
- Phone:
- (843) 953-3603
Austin Davis was named the Charleston Athletics Director of Sports Performance in May 2026.
Davis reunites with John Groce in Charleston after serving in the same role at Akron since 2024, helping the Zips to back-to-back MAC Conference Championships. Prior to his time in Akron, Davis was the Director of Men’s Basketball Performance at Coastal Carolina and the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Western Carolina under Justin Gray.
Davis played college basketball at the University of Michigan from 2016-2021 for coaches John Beilein and Juwan Howard, including serving as a team captain in 2021, to help the Wolverines to back-to-back Big Ten tournament titles and a trip to the National Championship in 2018.
Following his time with the Wolverines, Davis played professionally in Poland before returning to his alma mater for a strength and conditioning internship under Jon Sanderson, Michigan’s head strength and conditioning coach. He worked primarily with the Michigan men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as the golf teams in his return to Ann Arbor.
Davis is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), a USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach (USA Weightlifting), Precision Nutrition Level 1 certified, Applied Performance Coach certified, 3DMAPS certified, and CPR/AED certified through the American Red Cross.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in movement science from Michigan in 2020 before earning his Master of Science in movement science from Michigan in 2021.
Davis reunites with John Groce in Charleston after serving in the same role at Akron since 2024, helping the Zips to back-to-back MAC Conference Championships. Prior to his time in Akron, Davis was the Director of Men’s Basketball Performance at Coastal Carolina and the Assistant Director of Sports Performance at Western Carolina under Justin Gray.
Davis played college basketball at the University of Michigan from 2016-2021 for coaches John Beilein and Juwan Howard, including serving as a team captain in 2021, to help the Wolverines to back-to-back Big Ten tournament titles and a trip to the National Championship in 2018.
Following his time with the Wolverines, Davis played professionally in Poland before returning to his alma mater for a strength and conditioning internship under Jon Sanderson, Michigan’s head strength and conditioning coach. He worked primarily with the Michigan men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as the golf teams in his return to Ann Arbor.
Davis is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), a USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach (USA Weightlifting), Precision Nutrition Level 1 certified, Applied Performance Coach certified, 3DMAPS certified, and CPR/AED certified through the American Red Cross.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in movement science from Michigan in 2020 before earning his Master of Science in movement science from Michigan in 2021.
Wednesday, June 10
Wednesday, May 27
Saturday, May 16
Wednesday, May 13
