Mark_Davis_(basketball,_born_1963)

Mark Davis (basketball, born 1963)

Mark Davis (basketball, born 1963)

American basketball player

For the 1990s–2000s NBA player, see Mark Davis (basketball, born 1973). For the Australian professional basketball player, see Mark Davis (basketball, born 1960).

Mark Giles Davis (born June 8, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a 6'6" (1.98 m) and 195 lb (88 kg).

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He was a small forward and he attended Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he was born. He played collegiately at Old Dominion University.

Davis was selected with the 9th pick of the fourth round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.[1] In his only NBA season (1988–89) in which he spent time with the Milwaukee Bucks (31 games) and Phoenix Suns (2 games), he averaged 3.8 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

He won the Spanish Cup in 1990, playing for CB Zaragoza. He also played in 1991 European Cup Winner's Cup final.

One of Davis’s sons, Johnny, was drafted 10th overall in the 2022 NBA draft and currently plays for the Washington Wizards. Mark’s other son, Jordan, originally played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers, before transferring to Illinois State. [2]

References

  1. [1]
    1985 NBA Draft Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, basketballreference.com
  2. [2]
    Bill, Salyer (April 27, 2023). "Jordan Davis Signs with Redbirds". Illinois State Redbirds. Retrieved June 23, 2023.


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