Devin Davis (basketball, born 1995)

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.

Devin Davis
Davis in action with Lakeland Magic.
No. 15 – Tezenis Verona
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLBA
Personal information
Born (1995-03-29) March 29, 1995
Indianapolis, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolWarren Central
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Lakeland Magic
2019–2021Lavrio
2021–2022ESSM Le Portel
2022Peristeri
2022–2023Napoli Basket
2023–presentScaligera Verona
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team NJCAA All-American (2016)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Davis attended Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.

College career
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

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft Davis joined the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League.[5]

In August 2019, he 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 games, playing 23.5 minutes per contest.

On July 13, 2021, Davis officially signed with French LNB Pro A club ESSM Le Portel.[8] In 33 games, he averaged 12.3 points and 5.6 rebounds, playing around 27 minutes per contest.

On June 27, 2022, Davis returned to Greece, signing with Basketball Champions League club Peristeri.[9] On November 10 of the same year, he mutually parted ways with the team. In 5 domestic games, he averaged 7.4 points and 4.4 rebounds, while in 3 BCL matches, he posted an average of 9 points and 3 rebounds per contest.

On November 15, 2022, he signed with Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A to replace Greek center Dimitrios Agravanis.[10] He made his debut on November 20, 2022 when he scored 13 points and got 8 rebounds in 22 minutes in a win against Universo Treviso Basket.[11]

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

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  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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
Career 844918.8.484.182.6444.70.80.5.67.3

References
  1. Duber, Vinnie (May 12, 2015). "Hoosiers suspend Devin Davis in wake of marijuana citation". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. "Ex-IU forward Devin Davis to transfer to Houston". Indianapolis Star. April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. Duarte, Joseph (November 7, 2017). "UH believes long-awaited banner season at hand". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. Duarte, Joseph (April 2, 2018). "Pain of missed free throws lingers for Cougars' Devin Davis". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. "Devin Davis signs with the Magic (Update: With Magic G- League team)". coogfans.com. September 27, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. "Lavrio inks Devin Davis jr". sportando.com. August 10, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  7. "Lavrio: Davis passed the Covid-19 test". coogfans.com. September 11, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  8. "L'ESSM engage l'américain Devin Davis". Sportando. July 13, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  9. "Devin Davis signs with quick-building Peristeri". Eurohoops. June 27, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  10. "Gevi Napoli Basket signs Devin Davis". Sportando. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  11. "Basket, la Gevi Napoli torna alla vittoria: ottimo esordio per Davis". NapoliToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  12. "La Tezenis Verona firma Devin Davis". scaligerabasket.it (in Italian). February 10, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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