Sterling Davis | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 7 |
Nationality: | American-British |
Birth Date: | 1977 10, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Duncanville, Texas, U.S. |
College: | Tulane (1995–1999) |
Draft Year: | 1999 |
Career Start: | 1999 |
Career End: | 2015 |
Career Position: | Forward |
Coach Start: | 2007 |
Coach End: | 2017 |
Years1: | 1999–2000 |
Team1: | Montevideo |
Years2: | 2000–2001 |
Team2: | Central Entrerriano |
Years3: | 2001–2003 |
Team3: | Brighton Bears |
Years4: | 2003 |
Team4: | London Towers |
Years5: | 2004 |
Team5: | Giessen 46ers |
Years6: | 2004–2006 |
Team6: | Sheffield Sharks |
Years7: | 2006–2015 |
Team7: | Scottish Rocks / Glasgow Rocks |
Cyears1: | 2007–2017 |
Cteam1: | Scottish Rocks / Glasgow Rocks |
Sterling Davis (born October 27, 1977) is a retired basketball player and former head coach of British Basketball League club Glasgow Rocks from 2007 to 2017.[1]
A 6' 7" power forward, Davis signed for the Rocks in 2006, after spells with fellow British sides Sheffield Sharks (2004–2006), London Towers (2003) and Brighton Bears (2001–2003), where he was a BBL All Star in 2002 and runner-up league MVP whilst gaining all-league team nods in 2002 and 2003. He scored a career-high 42 points on March 1, 2011 in a game against the Guildford Heat. He spent the 2000–1 season with Uruguayan team Aguada and Argentine club Central Entrerriano.
Originally appointed as player-coach in Glasgow in 2007, Davis retired from playing in 2015 to focus solely on coaching. He left the Rocks in [2] May 2017 after reaching four major finals during his tenure.
Davis played NCAA college basketball at Tulane University.,[3] finishing his four years with averages of 17.7 points and 3.6 rebounds. He holds UK and USA citizenship.