Larry Davidson (born 19 January 1983) is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL).
A scholarship-holder at the Australian Institute of Sport, Davidson led New South Wales to a national title at the 2002 U20 Australian Junior Championships with an MVP performance, earning the Bob Staunton Medal.[1]
Following the U20 tournament, Davidson moved to the United States to play college basketball for Boise State. However, he was forced to redshirt the 2002–03 season after having surgery on both knees. He returned to practice in the fall of 2003 but suffered further knee injuries that prevented him playing in 2003–04, and in November 2003, he departed Boise State.[2]
Davidson joined the Wollongong Hawks for the 2007–08 NBL season and produced career-best numbers, as he averaged 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.[3] However, the Hawks were on the brink of capitulation after his first season with the club, and despite being saved, Davidson's second season was plagued by injury. While the Hawks survived a couple of near-misses and Davidson dealt with a string of knee problems and other injury setbacks, he became a cornerstone for the Wollongong Hawks.[4]
Davidson led the Hawks in rebounding in 2009–10 (6.8), 2010–11 (8.0, career high) and 2012–13 (6.6). He knocked down 32 three-pointers at 45.1% in 32 games during the 2009–10 season. He later recorded five double-doubles during the 2012–13 season, including a 20-point, 15-rebound performance in a win over the Adelaide 36ers on 23 March 2013. He also earned All-NBL Third Team in 2009–10, Hawks club MVP in 2009–10, and Hawks Most Improved Player in 2007–08.[5]
On 23 January 2014, Davidson played his 250th NBL game.[5] Exactly a year later, he became the sixth Hawks player to notch 200 games for the club, joining Glen Saville, Mat Campbell, Chuck Harmison, Gordie McLeod and Melvin Thomas.[4]
Davidson's final NBL season came in 2015–16 with the renamed Illawarra Hawks.[6]
larry, davidson, born, january, 1983, australian, former, professional, basketball, player, played, seasons, national, basketball, league, personal, informationborn, 1983, january, 1983, gosford, south, walesnationalityaustralianlisted, height208, listed, weig. Larry Davidson born 19 January 1983 is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball League NBL Larry DavidsonPersonal informationBorn 1983 01 19 19 January 1983 age 41 Gosford New South WalesNationalityAustralianListed height208 cm 6 ft 10 in Listed weight105 kg 231 lb Career informationPlaying career2004 2016PositionCenter power forwardCareer history2004 2006Hunter Pirates2006 2007Singapore Slingers2007 2016Wollongong Illawarra HawksCareer highlights and awardsAll NBL Third Team 2010 Contents 1 Junior career 2 Professional career 2 1 Early years 2004 2007 2 2 Wollongong Illawarra Hawks 2007 2016 3 Personal 4 References 5 External linksJunior career editA scholarship holder at the Australian Institute of Sport Davidson led New South Wales to a national title at the 2002 U20 Australian Junior Championships with an MVP performance earning the Bob Staunton Medal 1 Following the U20 tournament Davidson moved to the United States to play college basketball for Boise State However he was forced to redshirt the 2002 03 season after having surgery on both knees He returned to practice in the fall of 2003 but suffered further knee injuries that prevented him playing in 2003 04 and in November 2003 he departed Boise State 2 Professional career editEarly years 2004 2007 edit In 2004 after recovering from his rash of knee injuries Davidson was recruited by Adrian Hurley to turn pro and join the Hunter Pirates of the National Basketball League 1 He played two seasons for the Pirates before the club moved to Singapore in 2006 to become the Singapore Slingers Davidson joined the Slingers for the 2006 07 season Wollongong Illawarra Hawks 2007 2016 edit Davidson joined the Wollongong Hawks for the 2007 08 NBL season and produced career best numbers as he averaged 10 5 points and 7 2 rebounds per game 3 However the Hawks were on the brink of capitulation after his first season with the club and despite being saved Davidson s second season was plagued by injury While the Hawks survived a couple of near misses and Davidson dealt with a string of knee problems and other injury setbacks he became a cornerstone for the Wollongong Hawks 4 Davidson led the Hawks in rebounding in 2009 10 6 8 2010 11 8 0 career high and 2012 13 6 6 He knocked down 32 three pointers at 45 1 in 32 games during the 2009 10 season He later recorded five double doubles during the 2012 13 season including a 20 point 15 rebound performance in a win over the Adelaide 36ers on 23 March 2013 He also earned All NBL Third Team in 2009 10 Hawks club MVP in 2009 10 and Hawks Most Improved Player in 2007 08 5 On 23 January 2014 Davidson played his 250th NBL game 5 Exactly a year later he became the sixth Hawks player to notch 200 games for the club joining Glen Saville Mat Campbell Chuck Harmison Gordie McLeod and Melvin Thomas 4 Davidson s final NBL season came in 2015 16 with the renamed Illawarra Hawks 6 Personal editDavidson comes from a family with a strong sporting history His great grandfather Herb Gilbert was a dual international playing both Rugby League and Rugby Union for Australia His grandfather Jack Gilbert was in the first St George team to win a premiership His grandmother is Ray Lindwall s cousin and his cousin Sam Gilbert plays in the Australian Football League with St Kilda References edit a b The Many Shades of Larry Davidson Three Bronco basketball players leave program Player statistics for Larry Davidson a b Hawk Larry Davidson set for game 200 a b Larry Davidson 250 NBL Games Larry Davidson is back for his 9th season with the HawksExternal links editNBL player profile NBL stats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Larry Davidson amp oldid 1194970679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
