Brian Davis (basketball)
.jpg) Davis with Duke in 1988 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 21, 1970 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Bladensburg (Bladensburg, Maryland) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Duke (1988–1992) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1992: 2nd round, 48th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1992–2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Pau-Orthez | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Pittsburgh Piranhas | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Aliağa Petkim | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Brian Keith Davis (born June 21, 1970) is an American former basketball player and businessman. A 6'7" guard-forward, Davis played college basketball at Duke Blue Devils and was a member of the 1991 and 1992 national championship teams.
After graduation, Davis was drafted by the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA) but played in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez during the 1992–93 season. He made his NBA debut with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 1993–94 season. Davis played in 68 NBA games, averaged 5.5 minutes per game, and scored a total of 131 career points (1.9 per game).
He maintains a close friendship with former Duke and Timberwolves teammate Christian Laettner, with the two pursuing multiple sports ventures together. Such businesses include real estate development and founding D.C. United Holdings in 2007 as a holding company for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "MacFarlane leads group in purchase of Major League Soccer's D.C. United". Archived from the original on March 18, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
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