PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico University welcomes Daven Võ as head coach of the men's basketball program.
"My family and I are excited to be back in the wonderful Portales community. It is an honor and privilege to be named the head men's basketball coach at Eastern New Mexico University. I am grateful to have the confidence from Dr. Johnston, the Board of Regents, and athletic director Mike Molina to lead this program," said head coach Daven Võ. "This would not have been possible without the everlasting support and sacrifice from my wife Laura, and my kids: Kora, Lennix, and Henry. Greyhound Arena is the hidden gem in the Land of Enchantment, and with the relentless support of Greyhound nation we are going to make it better than ever. Let's Run!"
Võ comes back to Portales after serving as associate head coach for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The Mountain Lions finished tenth in his lone season in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
He brings more than 15 years of coaching experience to the Land of Enchantment and is no stranger to ENMU. The newest head coach spent three years in Portales from 2020-23.
In his time with the Greyhounds, he saw the team go 24-29, including a ten win improvement from the 2021-22 season to the 2022-23 campaign. He coached several all-Lone Star Conference honorees at Eastern New Mexico, including Kentrell Pullian,
Errol White,
Jahcoree Ealy,
Eze Dike,
Greg Johnson, Blazej Czerniewicz, and
Jose Murillo.
In his final year with the Hounds, the team advanced to the Lone Star Conference tournament for the 23
rd time in program history. They managed to win the most conference games (12) in ENMU history and led the league in steals (8.2 spg), turnovers forced (16.76 tfpg), and rebounds (36.76 rpg).
Võ spent three years as an assistant coach at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas where the program accumulated 55 total wins.
Prior to his time in Kansas, he spent 11 years in Arizona at Grand Canyon University and South Mountain Community College. In 2010, at the age of 26, he became the head coach at SMCC. In seven years at the helm, he won over 100 games, coached four all-americans, won a region title, advanced to the 2015 national tournament, and was recognized as coach of the year.
Võ holds a degree in information systems from St. Gregory's in Shawnee, Okla.
Portales and ENMU community members are invited to welcome Võ and his family back to Greyhound Arena with a press conference slated for 11 a.m. MT on Friday, April 12. The event is scheduled to be inside Greyhound Arena room 2.
