 Davis in 1971 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1949-09-07)September 7, 1949 (age 76) 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 atBasketball Reference | |
Charles Lawrence Davis (born September 7, 1949) is best known for being an outstanding college basketball player forWake Forest University (WFU). FromNew York City, he was the secondAfrican American player in Wake Forest's history. Davis was the 1971Atlantic 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 theCleveland Cavaliers in1971.
| 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 |
Source[1]
| 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 | |