Kornél Dávid

The native form of this personal name is Dávid Kornél. This article uses the Western name order.

Kornél Dávid

Personal information
Born	(1971-10-22) October 22, 1971 Nagykanizsa, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1987–2008
Position	Power forward
Career history
1987–1988	Budapest Honvéd
1988–1990	Malév SC
1990–1994	Budapest Honvéd
1994–1997	Albacomp
1997	Rockford Lightning
1998–1999	Albacomp
1999–2000	Chicago Bulls
2000	Cleveland Cavaliers
2000	Albacomp
2000–2001	Toronto Raptors
2001	Detroit Pistons
2001–2002	Strasbourg IG
2002–2003	BC Žalgiris
2003–2006	TAU Cerámica
2006–2008	CB Gran Canaria

Kornél Dávid (in English sometimes Kornel David, born October 22, 1971) is a retired Hungarian professional basketball player. He was the only Hungarian to play in the NBA. He has played for four teams between 1998 and 2001.

Early life

Dávid grew up with the Budapesti Honvéd juniors squad and made his debut with Budapest Honvéd during the 1987–88 season. He was signed for the 1988–89 by Malév SC and played there also the 1989–90 season. In the 1990–91 season, he went back to Budapesti Honvéd and played there until the 1993–94 championship. In 1994, Albacomp (Székesfehérvár) recruited Dávid and was his team up to the 1996–97 championship season.

NBA career

Dávid was signed by the Chicago Bulls on October 1, 1997 and waived on October 28. He then spent the next part of the 1997-98 season with the Rockford Lightning in the CBA but was released on December 1997. He later moved back to Hungary, signed for the remainder of the season by Albacomp Székesfehérvár, winning the 1997-98 Hungarian National Championship in the process. He would also spend part of the next season with Albacomp Székesfehérvár.

On 21 January 1999, Dávid was signed as a free agent by Chicago Bulls and was waived on January 2000. A few days later, he signed to the first of two consecutive 10-day contracts with the Cleveland Cavaliers, after which he moved back to Hungary on February signed for the remainder of the season by Albacomp Székesfehérvár. Again Dávid would bring accolades by leading the Albacomp Székesfehérvár to the 2000 Hungarian National Cup. Next, Dávid signed as free agent by Toronto Raptors on August 2000 and was then traded to Detroit Pistons on February 2001.

Dávid played 109 NBA games, starting 11, averaging 5.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

Post-NBA career

He moved to France for the 2001-02 season, signed on November, by Strasbourg IG. Later, Dávid moved to BC Žalgiris of Lithuania for the 2002-03 season, and promptly captured the Lithuanian National Championship.

He went to Spain for the 2003-04 season, donning jersey number 18 for TAU Cerámica. Dávid played a decisive role in the team's first Final Four appearance. He averaged 10.3 points and 4.2 rebounds in the regular season, but his numbers went up to 14.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in the Top 16, helping Tau to reach the playoffs. In October 2010 he was appointed as the Director of International Scouting at the Phoenix Suns.

In December 2012, Kornél Dávid became the president of the Hungarian club Alba Fehérvár.

Career statistics

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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2002–03	Žalgiris	13	13	33.0	.532	.1000	.793	8.2	1.1	.9	.8	16.9	21.8
2003–04	TAU Cerámica	20	17	28.1	.526	.333	.773	5.3	1.8	1.1	.5	12.2	13.2
2004–05	TAU Cerámica	23	15	26.1	.530	.500	.888	4.9	1.0	.8	.5	10.9	12.7
2005–06	TAU Cerámica	25	13	21.1	.509	.200	.853	4.8	.5	1.0	.5	9.1	10.3

External links

• Kornel David playerfile @ NBA.com
• Kornel David NBA stats basketballreference.com
• Kornel David bio/stats @ euroleague.net
• Kornel David tows team to Final four