Brad Davis (basketball)

For other people named Brad Davis, see Brad Davis (disambiguation).

Brad Davis

Davis with the Los Angeles Lakers
Personal information
Born	(1955-12-17) December 17, 1955 Monaca, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Monaca (Monaca, Pennsylvania)
College	Maryland (1974–1977)
NBA draft	1977 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1977–1992
Position	Point guard
Number	30, 20, 12, 15
Career history
1977–1978	Los Angeles Lakers
1978–1979	Great Falls Sky (WBA)
1979	Indiana Pacers
1979–1980	Anchorage Northern Knights (CBA)
1980	Utah Jazz
1980–1992	Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
No. 15 retired by the Dallas Mavericks
Career NBA statistics
Points	7,866 (8.2 ppg)
Rebounds	1,738 (1.8 rpg)
Assists	4,709 (4.9 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Bradley Ernest Davis (born December 17, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player who spent the bulk of his National Basketball Association career with the Dallas Mavericks.

Biography

Born in Rochester, Pennsylvania, Davis graduated from Monaca High School and played basketball there under coach Dave Nichol. Davis attended the University of Maryland for four academic years (1973–77) and was a member of the Terrapins' varsity basketball team.

NBA career

Davis was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 1977 NBA Draft. Davis played for the Lakers for one season, then for the Indiana Pacers for one season. He played only part of the next NBA season for the Utah Jazz. After being released from the Jazz, he played with the Great Falls Sky of the Western Basketball Association and with the Anchorage Northern Knights of the CBA for the remainder of the 1979-80 basketball season.

Davis returned to the NBA with an expansion team, the Dallas Mavericks, for the 1980-81 basketball season. Davis spent the rest of his NBA career (12 seasons) with the Mavericks. These included four seasons in which he played in all 82 games of the season, plus three other seasons in which he played in 81, 80, and 79 games.

In April 1992, Davis retired after 15 NBA seasons, and he was the final Maverick remaining from the team's first season in 1980-81. On November 14, 1991, Davis was the first Maverick to have his number retired when his #15 jersey was raised to the rafters of Reunion Arena.

Post-playing career

In 1993, Davis became an assistant for the Mavericks under head coach Dick Motta. At the same time, he took a position as the color commentator for Mavericks televised games. He later moved to radio broadcasts. Davis remained the radio analyst until the 2007-08 season, when he swapped positions with Mavericks TV commentator Bob Ortegel. Davis also serves as the Mavericks' player development coach and a community services representative for the team.

Personal life

He is the brother of former NBA player Mickey Davis. Married to Kelli Davis and father to 3 Children: Son Michael, and daughters Erin and Cara Davis.

External links

• Career statistics from basketball-reference.com