Devin Davis (basketball, born 1995)

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Devin Davis
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Davis in action with Lakeland Magic.
ESSM Le Portel
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1995-03-29) March 29, 1995 (age 26)
Indianapolis, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolWarren Central
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Lakeland Magic
2019–2021Lavrio
2021–presentESSM Le Portel
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team NJCAA All-American (2016)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Devin Davis (born March 29, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Indiana, Odessa College and Houston.

High school career[]

Davis attended Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.

College career[]

Davis in action with Houston

Davis began his collegiate career at Indiana. He was involved in a serious car accident that left him hospitalized in November 2014. In May 2015, he was dismissed from Indiana after being cited for possession of marijuana.[1] Davis transferred to Odessa College in Texas. He earned junior college All-American honors while averaging 16.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Davis transferred to Houston, choosing the Cougars over offers from Iowa State, Temple, Cincinnati, Purdue and Ole Miss.[2] He averaged 8.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a junior but struggled with injuries.[3] As a senior, Davis averaged 10.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.[4]

Professional career[]

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft Davis joined the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League.[5]

In August 2019, he joined Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.[6] On August 3, 2020, he renewed his contract with the Greek club.[7] During the very successful for the club 2020–21 season, where they reached the Greek Basket League finals for the first time, Davis averaged 10.6 points, 5 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.6 blocks, shooting with 49% from beyond the arc, in 33 games, playing 23.5 minutes per contest.

On July 13, 2021, Davis officially signed with French LNB Pro A club ESSM Le Portel.[8]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  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

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Indiana 29 1 8.8 .529 .000 .667 2.6 0.0 .2 .4 2.4
2016–17 Houston 20 13 20.9 .458 .250 .571 3.5 1.0 .7 .5 8.3
2017–18 Houston 35 35 26.0 .488 .143 .680 4.7 1.3 .7 .7 10.9
Career 84 49 18.8 .484 .182 .644 4.7 0.8 0.5 .6 7.3

References[]

  1. ^ Duber, Vinnie (May 12, 2015). "Hoosiers suspend Devin Davis in wake of marijuana citation". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ex-IU forward Devin Davis to transfer to Houston". Indianapolis Star. April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Duarte, Joseph (November 7, 2017). "UH believes long-awaited banner season at hand". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Duarte, Joseph (April 2, 2018). "Pain of missed free throws lingers for Cougars' Devin Davis". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Devin Davis signs with the Magic (Update: With Magic G- League team)". coogfans.com. September 27, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "Lavrio inks Devin Davis jr". sportando.com. August 10, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Lavrio: Davis passed the Covid-19 test". coogfans.com. September 11, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "L'ESSM engage l'américain Devin Davis". Sportando. July 13, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

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