Charlie Davis | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 160 |
Birth Date: | 7 September 1949 |
Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
High School: |
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College: | Wake Forest (1968–1971) |
Draft Year: | 1971 |
Draft Round: | 8 |
Draft Pick: | 120 |
Draft Team: | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Career Start: | 1971 |
Career End: | 1973 |
Career Number: | 18, 17 |
Career Position: | Point guard |
Years1: | – |
Team1: | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Team2: | Portland Trail Blazers |
Highlights: |
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Stats League: | NBA |
Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 1,287 (8.9 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Rebounds |
Stat2value: | 219 (1.5 rpg) |
Stat3label: | Assists |
Stat3value: | 319 (2.2 apg) |
Charles Lawrence Davis (born September 7, 1949) is best known for being an outstanding college basketball player for Wake Forest University (WFU). From New York City, he was the second African American player in Wake Forest's history. Davis was the 1971 Atlantic 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 the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1971.