Charlie Davis (basketball)

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Charlie Davis
Charlie Davis 1971.jpg
Davis in 1971
Personal information
Born (1949-09-07) September 7, 1949 (age 75)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school
College Wake Forest (1968–1971)
NBA draft 1971: 8th round, 120th overall pick
Drafted by Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career1971–1973
Position Point guard
Number18, 17
Career history
19711972 Cleveland Cavaliers
1972–1973 Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points 1,287 (8.9 ppg)
Rebounds 219 (1.5 rpg)
Assists 319 (2.2 apg)
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Charles Lawrence Davis (born September 7, 1949) is best known for being an outstanding college basketball player for Wake Forest University (WFU). From New York City, he was the second African American player in Wake Forest's history. Davis was the 1971 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men's Basketball Player of the Year, and the first black player to win the award.

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Davis garnered first-team All-ACC honors for three years in a row, and was an eighth-round NBA draft pick (120th overall) by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1971.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Source [1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1971–72 Cleveland 6118.8.402.8401.52.09.8
1972–73 Cleveland 614.3.488.571.81.77.3
1972–73 Portland 6919.3.412.7831.62.58.9
1973–74 Portland 811.3.350.7501.41.4.3.03.9
Career14418.4.408.8061.52.2.3.08.9

References

  1. "Charlie Davis NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2024.

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