_(cropped).jpg) Davies with Partizan in 2024 | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1991-07-25)July 25, 1991 (age 34) |
| Nationality | American / Ugandan |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Provo (Provo, Utah) |
| College | BYU (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2014–2015 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2015 | Élan Chalon |
| 2015–2016 | Pallacanestro Varese |
| 2016–2017 | AS Monaco |
| 2017–2019 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2019–2022 | FC Barcelona |
| 2022–2023 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2023–2024 | Valencia |
| 2024–2025 | Partizan |
| 2025–present | Alvark Tokyo |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Brandon Davies (born July 25, 1991) is an American-born naturalized Ugandan[1] professionalbasketball player forAlvark Tokyo of the JapaneseB.League. He also represents the seniorUgandan national team. He was an all-conference college player atBrigham Young University. Davies is a two timeAll-EuroLeague selection.
Davies was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania but adopted by single mother Kathy Davies and raised inProvo, Utah.[2] He attendedProvo High School, where his team won state titles in his sophomore and junior seasons. After considering schools such asCalifornia,Gonzaga, andUtah, Davies chose to playcollege basketball atBrigham Young.[3]
After playing a reserve role as a freshman in2009–10, Davies became a key player for the Cougars as a sophomore. He served as the key inside player for the small, sharp-shooting2010–11 Cougars (led by eventual National Player of the YearJimmer Fredette). BYU raced to a 27–2 record and was ranked no. 3 in theAP Poll when Davies was suspended from the team for violatingBYU's honor code by havingpremarital sex with his girlfriend.[2]
Davies was reinstated to the team as a junior and was named to the All-West Coast Conference team in each of his last two seasons at BYU. As a senior, Davies served as team captain and averaged 17.7points and 8.0rebounds per game.[3]
Following his graduation from BYU, Davies was invited to participate in thePortsmouth Invitational Tournament (PIT) pre-NBA draft camp. Davies performed well, averaging 20.7 points per game on 68% shooting and grabbing 9.3 rebounds per game. He was named MVP of the PIT.[4] Davies' performance earned him an invitation to the ChicagoNBA draft combine.[5] After going undrafted in the2013 NBA draft, he joined theLos Angeles Clippers for the2013 NBA Summer League.[6] On September 5, 2013, he signed with the Clippers,[7] but was later waived on October 21.[8]
On October 28, 2013, Davies signed with thePhiladelphia 76ers.[9] He played in his first NBA game on November 2, 2013, against theChicago Bulls, scoring two points in two minutes of action. On January 18, 2014, he fractured his right small finger, requiring surgery and up to a month of rehabilitation.[10]
On November 5, 2014, Davies scored a career-high 20 points in an 89–91 loss to theOrlando Magic.[11]
On December 11, 2014, Davies was traded to theBrooklyn Nets in exchange forAndrei Kirilenko,Jorge Gutiérrez, the Nets' second-round draft pick in2020, the right to swap second-round picks in2018, and cash considerations.[12] On January 6, 2015, he was waived by the Nets after appearing in seven games.[13]
On January 12, 2015, Davies signed withÉlan Chalon of theLNB Pro League inChalon-sur-Saône, France for the rest of the2014–15 LNB Pro A season as a replacement for an injured player.[14] He helped Élan reach the league playoffs.
In August 2015, Davies signed withPallacanestro Varese inVarese, Italy for the 2015–16 season.[15]
In July 2016, Davies signed withAS Monaco of the FrenchLNB Pro A and theBasketball Champions League.[16]
In the summer of 2017, Davies played inThe Basketball Tournament onESPN for Team Fredette. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team Fredette, he scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in their first-round game, which they lost to Team Utah (Utah Alumni) 100–97.[17]
On June 23, 2017, Davies signed with a 1+1 contract with Lithuanian teamŽalgiris Kaunas of theLithuanian Basketball League.[18] Over his two seasons with Žalgiris, Davies helped the team achieve much success, in particular in the EuroLeague. On May 9, 2019, Davies was named to theAll-EuroLeague First Team, becoming the first Žalgiris player to win the award in 15 years sinceArvydas Sabonis in2004.
On July 4, 2019, Davies signed a two-year deal with the Spanish clubBarcelona.[19] In his second game with Barcelona, Davies recorded 24 points and 11 rebounds in a 95–87 win overSaski Baskonia.[20]
On June 24, 2022, Davies signed a two-year contract with Italian championsOlimpia Milano of theLega Basket Serie A, playing also theEuroLeague.[21] On July 5, 2023, Davies mutually parted ways with the Italian powerhouse.
On July 5, 2023, Davies signed a two-year deal with Spanish clubValencia.[22] On July 4, 2024, he parted ways with the club.
On August 20, 2024, Davies signed withPartizan Mozzart Bet of theABA League,Basketball League of Serbia (KLS) and theEuroLeague.[23][24] In his debut season with Partizan, Davies averaged 9.9 points and 3.6 rebounds over 33 EuroLeague games, while shooting career-high 49.2% from the three-point line. During the season, Partizan managed to lift the record eighthABA League championship, and theSerbian League championship, the first one after 11 seasons.
On June 27, 2025, Davies signed withAlvark Tokyo of theB.League.[25]
Coinciding with his move to Barcelona, Davies acquired aUgandan passport, because under theCotonou Agreement African players are not subject to the same limited quotas in theLiga ACB as American players.[26] As part of the arrangement, Barcelona agreed to release Davies to play some matches for theUganda national team,[26] and in November 2021 he played in three2023 World Cup qualifiers inBenguela.[27] (TheTurkey team complained that Barcelona had not releasedSertaç Şanlı forits qualifiers in Europe.[28])
| 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 | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Žalgiris | 36* | 33 | 17.4 | .577 | — | .848 | 3.5 | .9 | .9 | .4 | 9.3 | 9.8 |
| 2018–19 | 34 | 33 | 24.2 | .559 | — | .762 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .4 | 14.2 | 16.9 | |
| 2019–20 | Barcelona | 28* | 14 | 20.1 | .515 | .385 | .786 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .6 | 9.6 | 10.3 |
| 2020–21 | 35 | 10 | 21.3 | .558 | .429 | .754 | 4.5 | 1.5 | .7 | .4 | 12.0 | 13.9 | |
| 2021–22 | 36 | 9 | 19.9 | .519 | .250 | .680 | 3.7 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | 9.9 | 10.3 | |
| 2022–23 | Milano | 33 | 13 | 18.3 | .532 | .350 | .703 | 3.2 | 1.9 | .6 | .3 | 10.2 | 11.5 |
| 2023–24 | Valencia | 28 | 18 | 22.4 | .496 | .306 | .802 | 3.8 | 2.0 | .8 | .6 | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| 2024–25 | Partizan | 33 | 17 | 18.7 | .508 | .492 | .595 | 3.6 | 1.5 | .9 | .4 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
| Career | 263 | 147 | 20.3 | .533 | .384 | .745 | 4.0 | 1.6 | .8 | .4 | 10.9 | 12.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Philadelphia | 51 | 0 | 11.3 | .422 | .200 | .642 | 2.1 | .6 | .5 | .2 | 2.8 |
| 2014–15 | Philadelphia | 20 | 6 | 18.9 | .412 | .233 | .636 | 3.7 | 1.4 | .9 | .2 | 6.3 |
| Brooklyn | 7 | 0 | 6.3 | .333 | .250 | .750 | 1.4 | .3 | .1 | .4 | 2.3 | |
| Career | 78 | 8 | 12.8 | .411 | .227 | .644 | 2.5 | .7 | .5 | .2 | 3.7 | |
| Season | Team | League | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Élan Chalon | Pro A | 16 | 12 | 20.2 | .421 | .240 | .690 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .9 | .4 | 8.0 |
| 2015–16 | Varese | LBA | 30 | 26 | 25.7 | .473 | .158 | .740 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .9 | 13.3 |
| 2016–17 | AS Monaco | Pro A | 30 | 10 | 21.2 | .492 | .243 | .646 | 5.1 | 1.7 | .9 | .7 | 10.4 |
| 2017–18 | Žalgiris | LKL | 45 | 38 | 17.2 | .616 | .000 | .762 | 5.2 | 1.6 | .9 | .6 | 11.3 |
| 2018–19 | 39 | 34 | 18.3 | .634 | .000 | .738 | 4.2 | 1.8 | .9 | .5 | 12.1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Barcelona | ACB | 28 | 13 | 18.6 | .543 | .435 | .760 | 4.6 | 1.0 | .9 | .4 | 11.3 |
| 2020–21 | 35 | 15 | 17.6 | .571 | .417 | .798 | 3.7 | 1.4 | .7 | .3 | 10.2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 38 | 9 | 18.6 | .527 | .167 | .708 | 3.8 | 1.7 | .8 | .4 | 9.7 | ||
| 2022–23 | Olimpia | LBA | 24 | 16 | 19.9 | .599 | .167 | .734 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .6 | 13.5 |
| 2023–24 | Valencia | ACB | 29 | 22 | 22.8 | .528 | .429 | .728 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .9 | 15.2 |
| Career | 314 | 195 | 19.7 | .544 | .278 | .746 | 4.7 | 1.6 | .9 | .6 | 11.5 | ||
Davies is a member ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[29][30] He married Lenzie Quist of Riverside, California, in January 2015. They have a daughter, born in the summer of 2016.
Coincidiendo con su fichaje por el Barcelona, Brandon Davies se comprometió a jugar un par de amistosos con Uganda para obtener el pasaporte cotonou y no ocupar plaza de extracomunitario.
Uganda es uno de los 78 países de África, el Caribe y el Pacífico integrados en el acuerdo 'cotonou' y, por tanto, el ex pívot del Zalgiris no ocupará plaza de extracomunitario.
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