By Brian Pitts
Davie Enterprise Record
Second in a two-part series on new Davie girls basketball coach Denny Key.
Denny Key has enjoyed a long and twisting journey as a basketball coach, and it’s only fitting that Davie is the final stop. He loved his two years as Davie’s boys basketball coach in the ‘80s, and he’s thrilled to be back.
“I’ve always liked Davie, and I’ve regretted since day one for leaving,” said Key, who left Davie in 1988 for West Forsyth, where he averaged 18 wins over nine years as the West boys coach. “So all long I’ve pulled for the Davie kids. I was always pulling for Davie if I wasn’t playing them. I came here because I think I can be successful. I never felt good about leaving those players (in the summer of ‘88).”
Key is an entertaining talker who doesn’t sugercoat anything, and he touched a variety of topics during an hour-and-a-half interview.
• When he moved to West Forsyth, his son, Denny Key Jr., was a rising Davie senior and a three-sport athlete (football, basketball, baseball). In baseball he was a star pitcher. Losing Denny Sr. was a big blow. Losing Denny Sr. and Denny Jr. would have been a double whammy. But little Denny chose to ...