Longtime broadcaster Larry Morgan falsely reported Davis' death at halftime of the Drake-Northern Iowa game on Sunday.
During Iowa women's basketball's lopsided win over Wisconsin, reports surfaced on social media that legendary Iowa men's basketball coach Tom Davis had passed away.
Many Hawkeye fans believed the report - which came from respected Iowa journalist Josh Betts - and quickly began to post tribute messages, but it took only five minutes for the report to become false.
Betts, who covers Northern Iowa and Drake basketball through his Betts On Sports podcast, tweeted that ESPN+ broadcaster Larry Morgan reported on air while calling Sunday's Drake-UNI basketball game that Davis had passed away.
Morgan, who spent many years calling Iowa men's basketball games during the Davis era, likely was tricked by a Facebook post like the one seen below:
Morgan quickly reversed his statement on the air minutes later, but Iowa fans still had questions. Longtime Hawkeye beat writer and current national college football reporter Scott Dochterman replied to a confused fan and said Davis "was, in fact, having conversations with people this morning."
Davis' son, Keno, later posted that his father was alive and well.
Davis, who is 87, made a name for himself on the East Coast with successful coaching stops at Lafayette and Boston College, but he had his greatest success with the Hawkeyes during their 1980s and 1990s heyday.
Davis' teams compiled an impressive record of 270-139 (.660) and reached the NCAA tournament nine times - including three trips to the second weekend of the Big Dance.
The 1986-87 squad - Davis' first team in Iowa City - is arguably the greatest in the history of Iowa basketball. The Hawkeyes won a school-record 30 games and remains the most recent Hawkeye team to reach the Elite Eight.
Iowa didn't quite reach the level of the 1987 team for the rest of Davis' career, but his Hawkeyes remained a consistent player in the NCAA tournament under Davis. He announced he would resign after the 1998-99 season, and Iowa responded by making a run to the Sweet 16 - something no Hawkeye team has done since.
B.J. Armstrong, Roy Marble, Acie Earl, Chris Street, and Jess Settles are just a few of the notable players Davis coached during his 13-year tenure in Iowa City, and there's no doubt Davis is one of the most legendary figures in the history of Iowa men's basketball.
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