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Six-time NBA All-Star Walter Davis died on Thursday, the University of North Carolina announced. Davis was 69 years old and passed away from natural causes.Davis, who grew up in North Carolina ...
Walter Davis, an All-ACC selection and former NBA rookie of the year, was the uncle of current UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis.
Walter Pearl Davis (September 9, 1954 – November 2, 2023) was an American basketball player. After his college years with the North Carolina Tar Heels he played professionally as a forward/guard for 15 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending the majority of his career with the Phoenix Suns .
Walter Davis was drafted fifth overall by Phoenix in 1977 and became the NBA rookie of the year after averaging 24.2 points a game. He played 11 of his 16 pro seasons with the Suns, who retired ...
The 1981 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played February 1, 1981, at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio.This was the 31st edition of the National Basketball Association All-Star Game and was played during the 1980–81 NBA season.
Davis returned to the All-Star Game, the only Sun from the season to be selected to do so. Maurice Lucas again averaged a double-double again for the Suns with 16 points and 10 rebounds per game. Although Nance did not earn his first All-Star selection until the next season , he did participate in the NBA's first Slam Dunk Contest on All-Star ...
Walter Davis, a star for UNC basketball and in the NBA, died Thursday. Davis had an illustrious career that included an iconic shot in UNC history.
Walter L. Davis (born July 2, 1979) is an American athlete competing in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. He was born in Lafayette, Louisiana Davis won the 2005 World Outdoor and 2006 World Indoor Championships.