[2] At Ceres Union High, Davey played on three sports teams as a football quarterback, basketball guard, and baseball catcher.

[1] Under head coach Dick Edwards in 1963–64, Davey averaged 9.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in 26 games on a 15–11 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team.

[3] On the Pacific Tigers baseball team, Davey earned All-West Coast Athletic Conference honors in 1963 and 1964.

[1] After graduating, Davey played minor league baseball in the San Francisco Giants farm system as a catcher and outfielder, for the Decatur Commodores in 1964 and Magic Valley Cowboys in 1965.

[5] Davey's coaching career unexpectedly began in grad school when he was charged with starting the University of Pacific Men's soccer team.

[6] Over the next three years, without any scholarships and virtually no budget, Davey built a team that went 15-12,[7] defeated perennial power Santa Clara University, and gave City College of San Francisco its third loss in seven seasons.

[8] Davey moved to Santa Clara University in 1977 and served as assistant to longtime Broncos head coach Carroll Williams.

[13] Led by future NBA MVP Steve Nash, Santa Clara would go on to win the West Coast Conference regular season title in 1995 and 1996 and qualified for the NCAA Tournament both years.

After Nash moved on to the NBA, Santa Clara won a third straight WCC regular season title in 1997, this time led by senior guard Marlon Garnett.

[18] However several media outlets including the San Francisco Chronicle reported that top university administrators and major donors wanted a new head coach and a larger basketball budget.

[25] Davey joked that during his interview with Dawkins, "I gave him a list of reasons why he shouldn’t hire me, including my age and the fact that I couldn’t turn a computer on.

"[26] Stanford finished the 2008–09 season with a 20–14 (6–12 Pac-10) record, with wins over ranked Arizona State and California teams and a third round 2009 College Basketball Invitational appearance.