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Charles Davis (basketball, born 1958)

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Charles Davis
Personal information
Born (1958-10-05) October 5, 1958 (age 66)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolMcGavock (Nashville, Tennessee)
CollegeVanderbilt (1976–1981)
NBA draft1981: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career1920–1990
PositionSmall forward
Number23, 24, 22
Career history
1981–1984Washington Bullets
1984–1986Milwaukee Bucks
1986–1987Scavolini Pesaro
1987Milwaukee Bucks
1987San Antonio Spurs
1988–1990Chicago Bulls
Career NBA statistics
Points2,214 (5.3 ppg)
Rebounds1,008 (2.4 rpg)
Assists309 (0.7 apg)
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Charles Edward Davis Jr. (born October 5, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player.

Early life

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Davis was born on October 5, 1958, in Nashville, Tennessee, and grew up in the housing projects of Nashville.[1][2] He attended McGavock High School in Nashville. Davis led the McGavock High School Raiders to a 25–6 record and victory in the Class AAA Tennessee State Championship in 1976. He was selected Most Valuable Player in the championship tournament.[3]

College basketball

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Davis attended Vanderbilt University (1976-81) and starred on its basketball team, graduating in 1981. He led the team in rebounding each of his four full years playing, and led it in scoring twice.[4][5] In 1978, he was selected third-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC), and in 1979 was first-team All-SEC.[2] He once held the school's record for career field goals, and is ninth (as of 2025) in all-time career scoring at Vanderbilt.[5][6] He had a redshirt year (1979-80) due to injuries.[7][4]

Together with teammate Mike Rhodes, they were known as "Town and Country". Davis and Rhodes jointly held the school's career field goal record (683) for over 25 years, until it was broken by Shan Foster in the 2007-08 season.[6] Davis was at odds with head coach Richard Schmidt (who came in during Davis's redshirt year) over Davis playing with an injury. Davis has stated that Schmidt limited Davis's play the following year, which kept Davis from the all-time Vanderbilt scoring record at the time. Schmidt stated that he believed it was better for the team to give his younger players more playing time, and that was the reason for limiting both Davis's and Rhodes's playing time in their senior year.[7][8]

Professional basketball

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A 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 215 lb (97 kg) small forward, he was selected in the second round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets and played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Bullets, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls.[9][1]

After three full years with the Bullets, Davis was waived in November 1984, and signed with Milwaukee less than a week later. He played with the Bucks through the 1985-86 season. Davis did not play in the NBA during the 1986-87 season. In November 1987, the Bucks traded him along with a second round draft pick to the Spurs for Larry Krystkowiak. The Spurs waived him in December 1987, and he signed with the Bulls as a free agent in September 1988.[1] Davis played his final two NBA seasons in Chicago (1988-90), on teams led by Michael Jordan.[7][10][11] He also spent time playing professional basketball in Italy and Japan.[12]

On March 18, 1986, in perhaps his most notable game as a professional, Davis led the Bucks to a win while scoring 26 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in only 26 minutes of playing time, in a 116–87 victory over the Washington Bullets.[13] Davis scored 2,214 points and grabbed 1,008 rebounds in his NBA career. He played in a total of 49 playoff games over six different seasons.[1]

Personal life

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While still an NBA player, Davis established The Charles Davis Foundation, to provide educational, athletic, and vocational instruction for Nashville inner-city children. Thousands of children have been served by the foundation over the decades. He also served as its executive director.[5][2] In 1999, he was chairman of the board of Innovative Technology Systems.[2]

Davis is the cousin of former Vanderbilt women's basketball player Jessica Mooney, who grew her basketball skills at the Charles Davis basketball camps in the summer. Davis and his wife Toni were inspirations to Mooney.[14]

Honors and awards

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Davis has received the following awards and honors, among others;

  • The NCAA Silver Anniversary Award (2006)[15][2]
  • Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (1998)[5]
  • Vanderbilt Athletics Hall of Fame (2009)[2]
  • Nashville Sports Council Community Spirit Award (2000)[2]
  • Recognized both on the local and national levels for his public service work[5]
  • Reese. L. Smith, Jr. Achievement and Community Service Award (1994)[2]
  • Tennessee Role Model of the Year from Taxpayers for a Better America (1994)[2]
  • Nominated for President George H. Bush’s “Thousand Points of Light” Award (1992)[2]
  • A street near the housing projects where he grew up now bears his name[5]

NBA career statistics

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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

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1981–82 Washington 54 10 10.6 .478 .000 .811 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 3.8
1982–83 Washington 74 10 15.7 .470 .200 .629 2.9 1.0 0.4 0.3 7.6
1983–84 Washington 46 0 10.2 .472 .111 .615 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 5.0
1984–85 Washington 4 0 7.0 .200 .000 .750 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.8
1984–85 Milwaukee 57 2 13.1 .436 .100 .828 2.6 0.9 0.4 0.1 6.2
1985–86 Milwaukee 57 7 15.3 .474 .125 .813 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.1 7.7
1987–88 Milwaukee 5 0 7.8 .333 .000 .000 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 2.4
1987–88 San Antonio 16 0 11.7 .433 .067 .700 2.4 1.1 0.0 0.2 5.8
1988–89 Chicago 49 3 11.1 .426 .267 .731 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 3.8
1989–90 Chicago 53 0 8.1 .367 .280 .875 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.5
Career 415 32 12.2 .451 .170 .737 2.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 5.3

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1981–82 Washington 6 - 8.7 .412 .000 1.000 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 2.7
1983–84 Washington 3 - 5.7 .583 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.7
1984–85 Milwaukee 5 0 10.2 .400 .000 .750 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 3.8
1985–86 Milwaukee 12 0 12.1 .362 .000 .900 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 5.0
1988–89 Chicago 17 0 11.2 .404 .167 .778 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 2.7
1989–90 Chicago 6 0 3.3 .286 .000 .000 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.7
Career 49 0 9.7 .398 .091 .857 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 3.2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Charles Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Charles Davis". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. May 13, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  3. ^ "TSSAAsports.com :: Home of the TSSAA Championships". tssaasports.com. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Charles Davis Jr College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Davis, Charles « Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Leaders & Records - Career". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "CHC: Q&A with Charles Davis". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. February 27, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  8. ^ "CHC: Schmidt Recalls Vanderbilt Years". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. January 8, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  9. ^ "1981 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  10. ^ "1988-89 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  11. ^ "1989-90 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  12. ^ "Commodore Great Charles Davis to Receive Award". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. January 4, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  13. ^ "Washington Bullets at Milwaukee Bucks Box Score, March 18, 1986 | Basketball-Reference.com".
  14. ^ "Catching up with Jessica Mooney Holman". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. January 22, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  15. ^ 2006 Silver Anniversary Awards Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 15, 2007.
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