Josh Davis (basketball, born 1980)
Josh Davis | |
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| Born | August 10, 1980 Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player (retired) |
| Years active | 2003–2013 |
Joshua Warren Davis (born August 10, 1980) is a retired American professional basketball athlete.
College career
Davis competed at the collegiate level for the University of Wyoming as a member of the Wyoming Cowboys team.
During his freshman year in 1998–99, he achieved his initial double-double performance against No. 13 Arizona, contributing 22 points and 13 rebounds. He finished third on the squad in rebounds per game (6.0 rpg) and fifth in scoring average (8.6 ppg), with his rebounding figure ranking among the top for a Cowboy freshman.
In his second year, Davis was honored with First Team All-Mountain West Conference recognition, standing out as the sole sophomore selected by the coaches. Additionally, conference media named him Most Underrated Player, and he secured MWC Player of the Week twice. Leading Wyoming in points (14.3 ppg), rebounds (8.7 rpg), and blocks (1.6 bpg), he placed within the Top 10 across four MWC statistical categories, notching 12 double-doubles and surpassing 20 points on seven occasions.
His junior campaign earned him Mountain West Conference Player of the Year accolades from media outlets including ESPN.com and CollegeInsider.com. He was also designated District 8 Player of the Year by USBWA and received First Team All-District 13 honors from NABC. For a second consecutive season, Davis garnered First Team All-MWC distinctions from both coaches and media, along with All-Tournament recognition at the 2001 MWC Tournament. Leading the conference in rebounding (9.4 rpg), he ranked among the top 15 in six statistical categories such as scoring (13.5 ppg) and blocks (1.8 bpg). He recorded eight double-doubles and scored in double digits in 25 out of 30 games.
In his final collegiate year, Davis achieved national recognition as a premier player, earning preseason accolades like Honorable Mention All-America from Athlon Sports and ranking among the top 20 power forwards nationally according to Lindy's, The Sporting News, and Basketball News. Multiple sources named him preseason MWC Player of the Year. Entering this season with more than 1,000 career points and 700 rebounds, Davis guided Wyoming to a 22–9 regular season record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.
He concluded his college tenure ranking second all-time in rebounds (956), third in blocks (173), and fifth in steals (140) for Wyoming.
Professional career
Although drafted by the Dodge City Legend of the USBL, Davis opted to begin his professional journey with Sicc Jessi competing in Italy's LegADue second-tier league. During the 2003–04 season, he played with the Idaho Stampede in the CBA, where he earned both newcomer of the year and most valuable player awards. That same season included a brief stint appearing in four NBA games for the Atlanta Hawks.
In the following year, Davis appeared in 42 contests for the Philadelphia 76ers, starting five games and achieving a personal best of 19 points against the Boston Celtics. The subsequent season saw him participate in six combined games representing the Milwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets, and Phoenix Suns, while also returning to play for Idaho Stampede.
For the 2006–07 campaign, Davis signed with Dynamo Moscow Region competing in Russia's Superleague before moving to play with Kyiv in Ukraine's SuperLeague during 2007–08. In 2008, he attended training camp with the Indiana Pacers but was released prior to the regular season start. He then joined the NBA D-League's Colorado 14ers and later competed for Cangrejeros de Santurce within Puerto Rico's BSN League.
November 2010 marked Davis’s signing with Italy’s Bancatercas Teramo. He returned to NBA action in 2011 by joining the Memphis Grizzlies, appearing in 15 games while averaging 1.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per contest. His final NBA appearance came on February 6, 2012, when he posted five points and four rebounds before being waived shortly thereafter.
By 2013, Davis was playing professionally for Guaiqueríes de Margarita in Venezuela alongside former NBA players Renaldo Balkman and Antoine Wright.
Regular season
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta | 4 || 1 || 5.8 || .400 || .000 || 1.000 || 1.3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia | 42 || 5 || 7.8 || .378 || .358 || .824 || 1.9 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 2.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee | 4 || 0 || 3.0 || .250 || .000 || – || .8 || .3 || .3 || .0 || .5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 1 || 0 || .0 || – || – || – || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix | 1 || 0 || 5.0 || .333 || .000 || .667 || 1.0 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || 4.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Memphis | 15 || 0 || 8.7 || .370 || .308 || .500 || 1.8 || .4 || .5 || .1 || 1.9 |- |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Overall | 67 || 6 || 7.4 || .373 || .329 || .724 || 1.7 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 2.3 |}
Playoffs
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2005 | style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia | 2 || 0 || 2.0|| .000|| .000|| –|| .5|| .0|| .0|| .0|| .0
Personal life
During his senior year in Oregon, Davis earned First Team All-State honors in basketball, guiding Salem Academy to a strong 23–7 record and securing third place in the Oregon Class 2A Championships. That season, he posted averages of 20 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks, and four assists per game, highlighted by an impressive state tournament performance where he scored 34 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.
In addition to basketball, Davis excelled as a multi-sport athlete, achieving All-State recognition in baseball and earning All-Conference distinctions in both baseball and soccer. Academically, he took advanced placement classes and held the position of senior class president.
Born on August 10, 1980, Davis is the middle sibling of Katrina and William Davis, with an older sister and a younger brother. Coming from an athletic family background, his mother competed in volleyball at San Jose State University, while his sister participated in volleyball and softball at George Fox University. Davis pursued a major in psychology.
His spouse, Jessica, was a collegiate soccer player at the University of Wyoming.
External links
- 1980 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
- American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Austin Toros players
- American men's basketball players
- Baloncesto León players
- Basketball players from Oregon
- BC Dynamo Moscow players
- BC Kyiv players
- Cangrejeros de Santurce basketball players
- CBA All-Star Game players
- Colorado 14ers players
- Guaiqueríes de Margarita players
- Houston Rockets players
- Idaho Stampede (CBA) players
- Memphis Grizzlies players
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- Panellinios B.C. players
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Phoenix Suns players
- Power forwards
- Sportspeople from Salem, Oregon
- Teramo Basket players
- Undrafted NBA players
- Wyoming Cowboys basketball players