ARLINGTON, Texas - UT Arlington men's basketball head coach Chris Ogden announced the addition of Riley Davis as an assistant coach on the Mavericks' coaching staff.

Davis returns to his home state following a two-year stint at the University of Tennessee as video coordinator and director of player development under head coach Rick Barnes. Prior to his time in Knoxville, Davis spent four seasons as a member of Barnes' basketball staff at the University of Texas, spent a season at Sam Houston State and served a year as a scout for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats.

"Riley Davis has a tireless work ethic and will make a significant impact on our program," said Ogden. "He has a deep commitment to developing players, has a hunger for recruiting and has deep ties to every level of basketball in the state of Texas. I'm very excited that he is able to return to his home state and help us build every aspect of the UTA basketball program."

After graduating from the Texas in 2011, where he spent two seasons as a volunteer student assistant and one season as a graduate assistant, he spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant coach at Sam Houston State University. He then spent one year as a regional advance scout for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats (now the Charlotte Hornets) in 2013-14.

"My wife, Kayla, and I count ourselves very fortunate to return to our home state and work with Coach Ogden and the UTA community. Early in my career, Coach Ogden helped me get my foot in the door and has been a valued mentor ever since. He is a man of great leadership and vision and I cannot express how excited I am for the opportunity to assist in bringing his vision for UTA basketball to fruition."

A 2011 Texas graduate, Davis played basketball at Western Texas College in 2006-07 before transferring to Howard College. At Howard, Davis received team awards for academic excellence and maintained a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.

After completing his junior-college eligibility, Davis served as a student assistant at Howard during the 2008-09 campaign. He coordinated travel, scheduling, scouting, assisted with recruiting and also coached the junior-varsity squad.

During his two seasons spent at Howard, the Hawks went a combined 49-12 while winning the Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) title and advancing to the Region V NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Tournament both years.

Davis also helped recruit a signing class at Howard that later went on to win the 2010 NJCAA national championship.

Davis' seven total years at Texas were split into two separate stints. He served two years as a volunteer student assistant with the Texas program (2009-11) and one year as a graduate assistant (2011-12). In those roles, he assisted in film exchange as well as all aspects of video coordination and internal operations.

After leaving Austin in 2012, Davis spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant coach at Sam Houston State University. He then spent one year as a regional advance scout for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats (now the Charlotte Hornets) in 2013-14.

Davis returned to the Texas staff for the 2014-15 campaign in the full-time role of special assistant/video coordinator. The Longhorns posted a 20-win season, defeated three ranked opponents and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Davis then made the transition to Tennessee.

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