Glen Davis (basketball)

Infobox NBA Player
name = Glen Davis


caption =
league = NBA
team = Boston Celtics
number = 11
position = Power forward
nickname = Big Baby
Baby Shaq
The Ticket Stub [Steve Bulpett, [http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view.bg?articleid=1069974&srvc=rss Big 3 minus an important two] , "Boston Herald", January 30, 2008.] [ [http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280129014 Powe, Rondo answer call for Celtics; Heat's Wade, Haslem leave game] , "Associated Press", January 29, 2008.]
career_start = 2007
career_end =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 9
weight_lb = 289
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|1|1
birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
draft = 2nd round, 35th overall
draft_year = 2007
draft_team = Seattle SuperSonics
highschool = University Laboratory HS (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
college = Louisiana State
career_highlights =
tournaments =
tournament_list =
former_teams =
awards = 1-time NBA Champion
(2008)
2005 Member of USA Basketball Under 21 Team 2005 Louisiana Freshman of the Year 2005 First Team All-Louisiana 2005, 2006, & 2007 NABC All-District 8 Second Team 2005 Dick Vitale Diaper Dandy of the Year, SEC 2005 SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches) 2006 SEC Player of the Week (2/20, 2/27) 2006 All-Tournament Team 2006 College Player of the Year 2006 All-Atlanta NCAA Region 2006 SEC Player of the Year (AP, Coaches, College Insider) 2006 Second Team All-American (AP) 2006 First Team All-American (College Insider, Wooden Award) 2007 USBWA First Team All-District 2007 First Team All-SEC (Coaches, AP)
profile = glen_davis

Ronald Glen Davis (born January 1, 1986 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana), commonly referred to as Glen Davis and nicknamed Big Baby, is an American basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics. Formerly a college basketball player for LSU, Davis was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft and shortly after traded to Boston. Davis is listed at height|ft=6|in=9, convert|289|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on and plays the power forward position.

College career

The Southeastern Conference's coaches voted him the 2006 SEC Player of the Year, and he was also named to the All-SEC first team. In 2006 as a , Davis led the Tigers to their first Final Four appearance since 1986. In the crucial game of National Semifinals, LSU lost to UCLA trailing by a wide margin in the first half and never managed a comeback. Davis shot poorly from the field (17 points) and only made 4 out of 10 free throws before eventually fouling out.

Pro career

On March 20, 2007, Davis held a press conference to announce that he would forgo his senior season at LSU and enter his name into the NBA Draft in 2007. [cite web |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_sp_co_ne/bkc_lsu_davis_1 |title=LSU's Glen Davis to enter NBA draft |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date=2007-03-20 |accessdate = 2007-03-20] He has signed with agent John Hamilton of Performance Sports Management. [cite web |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_sp_co_ne/bkc_lsu_davis_2 |title=LSU's 'Big Baby' Davis going pro |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date=2007-03-20 |accessdate = 2007-03-20]

Davis was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. The rights to Davis were traded to the Boston Celtics along with Ray Allen for Delonte West, Wally Szczerbiak and the rights to the 5th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Jeff Green.

Davis was on the Celtics' 2007 summer league team. With the trading of Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, and Al Jefferson, Davis is expecting to see a lot of playing time his rookie season. Though he is primarily a power forward, Davis may also spend some time playing as the team's backup center in the regular season [ [http://celtics.bostonherald.com/celtics/view.bg?articleid=1009904 Not Playing Nice: Powe, Davis Enjoying a Battle of the Bigs] Steve Bulpett, the Boston Herald, July 6, 2007] .

After coming off the bench for the first 19 games of the season, Glen Davis made his first NBA start against the Sacramento Kings on December 12, 2007, starting in place of injured center Kendrick Perkins. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3150880 Perkins says he injured toe when bed fell on it] , AP, December 11, 2007] [ [http://www.9neighbors.com/url/dfb796f6cbf52cd2999e6974593cf1ad Kendrick Perkins Versus His Bed] ] Playing as power forward with Kevin Garnett taking Perkins' place at center, he scored 16 points and pulled down 9 rebounds as the Celtics won the game 90-78. [Steve Bulpett, [http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view.bg?articleid=1050497 Baby, C’s hit home run] , Boston Herald, December 13, 2007] [ [http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hJPh2Em_6f5VkZ1WRE89lpo7mIbA Davis has 16 points, nine rebounds to help Celtics beat Kings] , The Canadian Press] His breakout performance took place against the Detroit Pistons on January 5, 2008, as he scored 16 of his 20 points in the 4th quarter, including the last basket of the game. [Steve Bulpett, [http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view.bg?articleid=1064879 Oh, Baby, what a win] , Boston Herald, January 6, 2008] [Peter May, [http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/01/06/baby_shows_off_his_mature_side/ Baby shows off his mature side] , The Boston Globe, January 6, 2008]

Personal

In the summer of 2001, being only 15 years of age and attending a basketball camp held by LSU alumnus Shaquille O'Neal on the campus of Louisiana State University, Davis challenged his idol O'Neal to a friendly wrestling match, in which he lifted the height|ft=7|in=1, convert|350|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on center and body-slammed him to the ground, which left an impression on the NBA All-Star. Ultimately, this incident helped him to get introduced to former LSU head coach Dale Brown. [Patrick Parker, [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-080327&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab4pos1 Shaq vs. Big Baby] , "ESPN.com", March 27, 2008.]

ESPN Commentators Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson saw Davis playing a pick-up football game while in Detroit for the 2008 Eastern Conference Finals. He was playing with three Celtics fans from Boston, and the game was actually brought up by the ESPN crew during the broadcasting of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.fact|date=July 2008

References

External links

*NBA-profile|glen_davis|Glen Davis
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=22261 Glen Davis ESPN profile]
* [http://www.usabasketball.com/biosmen/glen_davis_bio.html Glen Davis USA Basketball profile]
* [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27826&SPID=2166&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=174845 Glen Davis LSU profile]
* [http://www.glenbigbaby.com/ Glen Davis' official website]