LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The chair doesn’t look like much. Just another folding model on the Bellarmine bench, the kind you stack in the offseason and forget by Derby.

But for Doug Davenport, it might as well be the Iron Throne.

Because this wasn’t just a promotion. It was a coronation. The new head coach at Bellarmine didn’t just inherit a team. He inherited a legacy, a family business, and a sideline spot he’s been mentally occupying since he was the size of a Gatorade cup.

“Coaching was all I ever wanted to do.” he said, like a kid who never had a Plan B. Not doctor. Not astronaut. Not fireman. Just coach.

Doug Davenport grew up in a gym. Some kids grow up in the suburbs. Some grow up on farms. He grew up on baseline out-of-bounds plays. His first coloring book was a playbook. His f

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