Devin Davis (basketball, born 1995)

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Devin Davis
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Davis in action with Lakeland Magic.
No. 15Tezenis Verona
Position Power forward / center
League LBA
Personal information
Born (1995-03-29) March 29, 1995 (age 29)
Indianapolis, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Warren Central
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Lakeland Magic
2019–2021 Lavrio
2021–2022 ESSM Le Portel
2022 Peristeri Athens
2022–2023 Napoli
2023–present Scaligera Verona
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team NJCAA All-American (2016)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Devin Davis (born March 29, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Scagliera Verona of the Italian LBA. He played college basketball for Indiana, Odessa College and Houston.

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High school career

Davis attended Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.

College career

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Davis in action with Houston

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]

Ilysiakos Athens (2023–)

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

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14 Indiana 2918.8.529.000.6672.60.0.2.42.4
2016–17 Houston 201320.9.458.250.5713.51.0.7.58.3
2017–18 Houston 353526.0.488.143.6804.71.3.7.710.9
Career844918.8.484.182.6444.70.80.5.67.3

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