Ken Davis was promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2011-12 season, his fifth with the program.

Davis is involved with all facets of the program, including recruiting, on-the-floor coaching of players at all positions, and individual improvement.

He came to Lake Forest after six years as the head varsity coach at Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois.

Davis started his high school coaching career at Deerfield High School working with Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame coach Steve Pappas. He then coached the sophomore team at Leyden for six years before being named head coach of the varsity squad. He directed Leyden to a New Trier High School Thanksgiving Tournament Championship (2004), was an IHSA regional finalist (2005), and finished third at the Grant Holiday Tournament (2006).

After graduating from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcasting and minor in Political Science, he worked at the Chicago Board of Trade as a financial futures trader. He also received his Master of Arts degree in Teaching from National-Louis University and started his career in education.

He lives in Deerfield with his wife Darlene, daughter Brooke, and sons Ryan and Seth.