Seth Davis is an American sportswriter and broadcaster. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Hoops HQ and is a host on

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, an in-studio analyst for

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men's

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coverage and an analyst for the NBA Draft on

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. He writes for ''

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'' and is a former writer for ''

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'' magazine.

Biography

Davis attended

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, graduating in 1992 with a degree in

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. He was host of a sports-related cable television show on

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, also a sports columnist for the university's daily campus newspaper, '' The Chronicle''. Davis began writing at ''Sports Illustrated'' in July 1995. During his tenure at SI, he became a staff writer and authored the "Inside College Basketball" column during the college basketball season. It was announced on May 11, 2017 that he had been laid off from Sports Illustrated. Before joining ''Sports Illustrated'', Davis spent several years at the ''

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'', where he wrote about various sports, including the

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, college basketball and local high school sports. Davis appeared in an episode of the HBO show "Real Sex" in 1996. In 2003, his book ''Equinunk, Tell Your Story: My Return to Summer Camp'' about his experiences as a camp counselor, was published. His second book, ''When March Went Mad,'' was published in 2009. He was also a reporter on ''

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''. In 2013, Davis joined Campus Insiders, campusinsiders.com, as an on-air host for their all-digital network. The Seth Davis Show launched on August 26, 2013. In May 2017 he was fired by ''Sports Illustrated'' as a cost-cutting measure. He subsequently started work for ''

''. In November of 2024, he co-founded and became the Editor-in-Chief of Hoops HQ, a college basketball website that covers men's and women's hoops year-round.

Personal

Davis was born in

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and raised in

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, and graduated from the

Bullis School Bullis School is a private, co-educational college preparatory day school for grades K-12. The school is located in Potomac, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. History Bullis School was founded in Washington D.C. in 1930 by Commander Wil ...

in 1988. Davis is married and has three children. Davis is the son of Elaine Charney and Lanny Davis, who was the special counsel for former President

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from 1996 to 1998.

Books

*''Equinunk, Tell Your Story: My Return to Summer Camp'' (2002) *''When March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed Basketball'' (2009) *''Wooden: A Coach's Life'' (2014) *''Getting to Us: How Great Coaches Make Great Teams'' (2018)

References

External links

Seth Davis at HoopsHQ.comSeth Davis at SI.com
* Duke University Trinity College of Arts and Sciences alumni Living people Sportswriters from Connecticut People from Potomac, Maryland College basketball announcers in the United States NFL announcers 1970 births Sportswriters from Maryland Jewish American sportswriters Bullis School alumni Jews from Connecticut Jews from Maryland Jewish American sports announcers The Athletic journalists {{US-journalist-1970s-stub