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Brian Davis

Davis with Duke in 1988

No. 23

Small forward / shooting guard

Personal information

Born

June 21, 1970 (age 54)
Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

High school

Bladensburg
(Bladensburg, Maryland)

Listed height

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Listed weight

200 lb (91 kg)

Career information

College

Duke (1988–1992)

NBA Draft

1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall

Selected by the Phoenix Suns

Pro career

1992–2000

Career history

1992–1993

Pau-Orthez

1993–1994

Minnesota Timberwolves

1994–1995

Pittsburgh Piranhas

2000

Aliağa Petkim

Career highlights and awards

2× NCAA champion (1991, 1992)

Medals

Men's basketball

Representing United States
Pan American Games
Silver	1995 Mar del Plata	Team competition

Brian Keith Davis (born June 21, 1970) is an American former basketball player and businessman. A 6'7" guard-forward, Davis played college basketball at Duke Blue Devils and was a member of the 1991 and 1992 national championship teams.

After graduation, Davis was drafted by the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA) but played in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez during the 1992–93 season. He made his NBA debut with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 1993–94 season. Davis played in 68 NBA games, averaged 5.5 minutes per game, and scored a total of 131 career points (1.9 per game).

He maintains a close friendship with former Duke and Timberwolves teammate Christian Laettner, with the two pursuing multiple sports ventures together. Such businesses include real estate development and founding D.C. United Holdings in 2007 as a holding company for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.

Brian Davis (basketball) facts for kids

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