Charlie Davis (basketball)

Not to be confused with Charles Davis (basketball), another American basketball player born in 1958.

Charlie Davis

No. 18, 17
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	September 7, 1949 (1949-09-07) (age 62)
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Nationality	American
High school	Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
College	Wake Forest
NBA Draft	1971 / Round: 8 / Pick: 120th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Pro career	1971–1973
League	NBA
Career history
1971–1972	Cleveland Cavaliers
1972–1973	Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
ACC Player of the Year (1971)
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.com

Charlie Davis (born September 7, 1949 in New York City) is best known for being an outstanding college basketball player for Wake Forest University (WFU). 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.

External links

• NBA statistics

Sources

• Charlie Davis

Persondata
Name	Davis
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 7, 1949
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Date of death
Place of death