Bennett Davison

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Bennett Davison
Personal information
Born (1975-11-21) November 21, 1975 (age 48)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Analy (Sebastopol, California)
College
NBA draft 1998: undrafted
Playing career1998–2010
Position Power forward / center
Number21, 14, 8
Career history
1998–1999 Galatasaray
1999–2000 Melbourne Tigers
2000–2002 Krka
2002–2004 Basket Napoli
2004–2005 Virtus Bologna
2005–2006 Cibona
2006–2007Virtus Bologna
2007 Olimpia Milano
2007–2008 Rethymno Aegean
2008–2009 Scafati
2009–2010 Huracanes de Tampico
2010 Toros de Aragua
2010 Gold Coast Blaze
2010 Huellos del Siglo
Career highlights and awards

Bennett Davison (born November 21, 1975) is an American former basketball player who played professionally for over ten years, including several seasons in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A. Davison is also known for his success as a college player, where he was a starter on the University of Arizona's 1997 NCAA championship team.

Davison was born in San Francisco and raised in Sebastopol, California. He was lightly recruited after his high school career at Analy High School and landed at West Valley College, a community college. [1] After two strong seasons, Davison attracted the attention of coach Lute Olson at Arizona, and was offered a scholarship with the Wildcats.

In his first season at Arizona, Davison started at power forward as the young Wildcats entered the 1997 NCAA Tournament as a #4 seed with a 19–9 record. They swept through the field to win the national championship, becoming the first team to beat three top seeds (Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky) in the process. In Davison's senior season, the team returned all five starters and was ranked #1 in the preseason, but was upset in the regional final by Utah. For his Arizona career, Davison averaged 8.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game and started 61 of 69 contests in his two seasons. [2]

Following the close of his college career, Davison was not selected in the 1998 NBA draft. He instead began an overseas career, taking him to Turkey, Australia, Slovenia, Italy, Greece, Mexico, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. He played in Lega Basket Serie A, Italy's top league, averaging 9.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in his three-year career there. [3]

Davison tried to make it to the NBA during his professional career. In 1999, he played for the Vancouver Grizzlies in the NBA Summer League. [4] He was featured in the Denver Nuggets' roster at the 2002 Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City. [5] On October 12, 2002, he signed as free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers and was given a minimum contract. On October 24, 2002, he was waived. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Ratto, Ray (March 29, 1997). "Bells are ringing for Davison". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2012–13 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball media guide, page 98" (PDF). Arizona Wildcats . Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bennett Davison profile". Lega Basket Serie A. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bennet Davison all'Armani Jeans. 'Daro' una mano sottocanestro'". www.legabasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "NBA summer league in Utah". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bennett Davison". www.prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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