Nationality American Role Basketball Player Position Point guard Name Charlie Davis Education Wake Forest University | Listed weight 160 lb (73 kg) Weight 73 kg Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Height 1.88 m | |
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Born September 7, 1949 (age 74)
New York City, New York ( 1949-09-07 ) High school Brooklyn Tech
(New York City, New York)
Laurinburg Institute
(Laurinburg, North Carolina) College Wake Forest (1968–1971) NBA draft 1971 / Round: 8 / Pick: 120th overall | ||
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Charlie Davis (born September 7, 1949) is best known for being an outstanding college basketball player for Wake Forest University (WFU). From New york City, he was the second African American player in Wake Forest's history. Davis was the 1971 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men's Basketball Player of the Year, and the first black player to win the award.
Davis garnered first-team All-ACC honors for three years in a row, and was an eighth-round NBA draft pick (120th overall) by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1971.
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