Greg Davis (basketball)

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Greg Davis
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Davis with Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz during the 2005–06 season
Personal information
Born (1982-06-25) June 25, 1982 (age 41)
Hope, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school Bradley (Bradley, Arkansas)
College
NBA draft 2004: undrafted
Playing career2004–2010
Position Point guard
Career history
2004 Alerta Cantabria
2004–2005 Fayetteville Patriots
2005–2006 Enea Astoria Bydgoszcz
2006–2007 Löwen Braunschweig
2007–2008 Kotwica Kołobrzeg
2008 Kwidzyn
2010 Hapoel Be'eri
Career highlights and awards

Gregory Tremaine Davis (born June 25, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Troy State Trojans and was the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year during his senior season in 2004.

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Early life

Davis was born in Hope, Arkansas. [1] He lived with his grandparents in Bradley, Arkansas, from when he was in the first grade because he wanted to stay close to his friends. [2] His parents lived with his 10 siblings in Houston, Texas. [2]

Davis attended Bradley High School in Bradley and was a three-year starter on the basketball team. [3] He averaged 32 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists per game during his senior season and led the team to a 34–1 record. [3] Davis was a two-time all-state shooting guard. [2]

Davis aspired to play for the Arkansas Razorbacks but was not recruited by them nor other major colleges. [2] [4]

College career

Davis began his collegiate career at Bossier Parish Community College where he was in the starting line-up for his two seasons there. [3] He averaged 19.3 points and 4.4 assists per game during the 2001–02 season while the team recorded a 23–10 record. [3]

On May 29, 2002, Davis signed to join the Troy State Trojans. [3] He was recruited by assistant coach David Felix and committed to the program because of their fast-break offensive style of play. [3] Davis was shifted to point guard when he joined the team. [4]

Davis averaged 11.0 points per game during the 2002–03 season as the Tigers qualified for their first NCAA Division I tournament appearance. [5]

Davis averaged 15.5 points during the 2003–04 season. [6] He averaged 8.1 assists per game to lead the nation. [7] Davis' 256 assists were a single-season record for the Trojans and Atlantic Sun Conference. [6] Davis was selected as the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year. [6]

Professional career

Davis worked out for the Portland Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs prior to the 2004 NBA draft. [8]

Davis was selected by the Fayetteville Patriots in the sixth round of the 2004 NBA Development League draft. [9] He started the 2004–05 season in Spain with Alerta Cantabria and scored 15 points in three games before he was released. [1] On November 18, 2004, Davis was named to the roster of the Patriots. [10] He averaged 3.7 points and 2.6 assists per game in 42 games played with the Patriots during the 2004–05 season. [11]

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