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Hubert Davis

Hubert Davis
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Davis on ESPN's College Gameday broadcast.
North Carolina Tar Heels
Position Assistant coach
League Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1970-05-17) May 17, 1970 (age 46)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school Lake Braddock Secondary
(Burke, Virginia)
College North Carolina (1988–1992)
NBA draft 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career 1992–2004
Position Shooting guard
Number 44, 24
Coaching career 2012–present
Career history
As player:
19921996 New York Knicks
1996–1997 Toronto Raptors
19972001 Dallas Mavericks
20012002 Washington Wizards
20022004 Detroit Pistons
2004 New Jersey Nets
As coach:
2012–present North Carolina (asst.)
Career NBA statistics
Points 5,583 (8.2 ppg)
Rebounds 1,045 (1.5 rpg)
Assists 1,172 (1.7 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Hubert Ira Davis, Jr. (born May 17, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. He is the nephew of Walter Davis, also a former NBA player, and was known for his accurate three-point shot. Davis later became a college basketball analyst for ESPN. He is currently an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

Davis attended Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, where he averaged 28.0 points per game in his senior year. He went to the University of North Carolina, he holds the record for the highest career 3 point percentage in UNC history. After averaging 21.4 points per game in his senior year at UNC, he graduated in 1992 with a degree in criminal justice, and was selected with the 20th overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.

The highlight of his time with the Knicks was hitting the winning free throws after Hue Hollins called a disputed foul against Scottie Pippen in Game 5 of the 1994 Eastern conference semifinals against the Chicago Bulls, giving the Knicks an 87-86 win.

He remained with New York for four years, and was traded to the Toronto Raptors prior to the 1996-97 season. After Toronto, Davis spent time with the Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons and New Jersey Nets. Davis played his final NBA game in 2004, finishing with career averages of 8.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.


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