Charlie Davis (basketball)
Davis in 1971 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1949 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Wake Forest (1968–1971) |
| NBA draft | 1971: 8th round, 120th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Playing career | 1971–1973 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 18, 17 |
| Career history | |
| 1971–1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1972–1973 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 1,287 (8.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 219 (1.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 319 (2.2 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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.
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
| GP | Games 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
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–72 | Cleveland | 61 | 18.8 | .402 | .840 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 9.8 | ||
| 1972–73 | Cleveland | 6 | 14.3 | .488 | .571 | .8 | 1.7 | 7.3 | ||
| 1972–73 | Portland | 69 | 19.3 | .412 | .783 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 8.9 | ||
| 1973–74 | Portland | 8 | 11.3 | .350 | .750 | 1.4 | 1.4 | .3 | .0 | 3.9 |
| Career | 144 | 18.4 | .408 | .806 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .3 | .0 | 8.9 | |
References
- ^ "Charlie Davis NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2024.