Michael Davie enters his first season as the Director of Performance for men's basketball.

Davie comes to Provo after spending the past eight years as the senior strength and conditioning coach with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. He was instrumental in helping the Bucks win their first championship in 50 years in 2021 where he worked with former Cougar Elijah Bryant. 

 During his time with the Bucks, he helped Giannis Antetokounmpo become only the third player in NBA history to be named the Most Valuable Player twice before turning 26. He also worked with three-time All-Star Khris Middleton.  Davie was instrumental in the successful rehabilitation of ex-Utah Jazz star Joe Ingles who suffered a torn ACL during the 2021-2022 NBA season.  

Prior to spending time with Great Britain’s women’s basketball team during EuroBasket 2015, Davie was a strength and conditioning coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport, one of Australia’s Olympic high performance centers, for eight years. During his time at the QAS, he worked with a variety of elite sports teams in rowing, sailing, swimming, diving, cricket, triathlon, soccer, hockey, baseball, basketball, netball and rugby.  

Davie was instrumental in helping the women's professional soccer team Brisbane Roar FC to four consecutive national championship games from 2008-2011, ultimately winning the National Championship in the 2008 and 2010. Davie also served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Australian Swimming Team from 2011-13, helping The Dolphins win a total of 10 medals at the 2012 London Olympics.  

He graduated with a bachelor of applied science degree in human movement studies from Queensland University of Technology in 2005. He earned his master’s of exercise science in strength and conditioning from Edith Cowan University in 2011.  Davie has been a certified strength and conditioning coach with the National Strength and Conditioning Association since 2005. 

The Maori native from New Zealand immigrated to Australia at age 11 where he discovered his passion for sport. Davie married his college sweetheart, Diana, in the Sydney Australia Temple 25 years ago and they have five children who are all attending BYU-Idaho.