Devin Davis (basketball, born 1995) explained

Devin Davis
Position:Power forward / Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:221
League:Greek Basket League
Team:Panionios
Number:15
Nationality:American
Birth Date:29 March 1995
Birth Place:Indianapolis, Indiana
High School:Warren Central
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College:
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:Lakeland Magic
Years2:2019–2021
Team2:Lavrio
Years3:2021–2022
Team3:ESSM Le Portel
Years4:2022
Team4:Peristeri
Years5:2022–2023
Team5:Napoli
Years6:2023
Team6:Scaligera Verona
Years7:2023–2024
Team7:Astana
Years8:2024–present
Team8:Panionios
Highlights:
  • First-team NJCAA All-American (2016)

Devin Davis (born March 29, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Panionios of the Greek Basket League. 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 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

Lakeland Magic (2018–2019)

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

Lavrio (2019–2021)

In August 2019, Davis 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 domestic Greek league games, while playing 23.5 minutes per contest.

ESSM Le Portel (2021–2022)

On July 13, 2021, Davis officially signed with French LNB Pro A club ESSM Le Portel.[8] In 33 domestic French league games, he averaged 12.3 points and 5.6 rebounds, while playing around 27 minutes per contest.

Peristeri Athens (2022)

On June 27, 2022, Davis returned to Greece, signing with FIBA Champions League club Peristeri Athens.[9] On November 10 of the same year, he mutually parted ways with the team. In 5 domestic Greek league games, he averaged 7.4 points and 4.4 rebounds, while in 3 FIBA BCL matches, he posted an average of 9 points and 3 rebounds per contest.

Napoli (2022–2023)

On November 15, 2022, Davis signed with Napoli of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A, in order to replace Greek player Dimitris Agravanis at the forward-center position.[10] He made his debut on November 20, 2022 when he scored 13 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, in 22 minutes played, in a win against Universo Treviso.[11]

Scagliera Verona (2023)

On February 10, 2023, Davis signed with Scagliera Verona of the Italian LBA.[12]

Astana (2023–2024)

On August 4, 2023, he joined Astana.

Panionios (2024–present)

On July 20, 2024 Davis returned to Greece and joined Panionios.

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2013–14| style="text-align:left;"|Indiana| 29 || 1 || 8.8 || .529 || .000 || .667 || 2.6 || 0.0 || .2 || .4 || 2.4|-| style="text-align:left;"|2016–17| style="text-align:left;"|Houston| 20 || 13 || 20.9 || .458 || .250 || .571 || 3.5 || 1.0 || .7 || .5 || 8.3|-| style="text-align:left;"|2017–18| style="text-align:left;"|Houston| 35 || 35 || 26.0 || .488 || .143 || .680 || 4.7 || 1.3 || .7 || .7 || 10.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 84 || 49 || 18.8 || .484 || .182 || .644 || 4.7 || 0.8 || 0.5 || .6 || 7.3

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Duber . Vinnie . Hoosiers suspend Devin Davis in wake of marijuana citation . June 18, 2020 . . May 12, 2015.
  2. News: Ex-IU forward Devin Davis to transfer to Houston . June 18, 2020 . . April 18, 2016.
  3. News: Duarte . Joseph . UH believes long-awaited banner season at hand . June 18, 2020 . . November 7, 2017.
  4. News: Duarte . Joseph . Pain of missed free throws lingers for Cougars' Devin Davis . June 18, 2020 . . April 2, 2018.
  5. Web site: Devin Davis signs with the Magic (Update: With Magic G- League team) . September 27, 2018 . coogfans.com . June 13, 2020.
  6. Web site: Lavrio inks Devin Davis jr . August 10, 2019 . sportando.com . June 13, 2020.
  7. Web site: Lavrio: Davis passed the Covid-19 test . September 11, 2020 . coogfans.com . November 10, 2020.
  8. Web site: L’ESSM engage l’américain Devin Davis. July 13, 2021. Sportando. En. August 9, 2021.
  9. Web site: Devin Davis signs with quick-building Peristeri. June 27, 2021. Eurohoops. En. August 6, 2022.
  10. Web site: Gevi Napoli Basket signs Devin Davis. November 15, 2022. Sportando. En. November 15, 2022.
  11. Web site: Basket, la Gevi Napoli torna alla vittoria: ottimo esordio per Davis . 2022-11-27 . NapoliToday . it.
  12. Web site: La Tezenis Verona firma Devin Davis. February 10, 2023. scaligerabasket.it. it. April 14, 2023.