Davis was born and grew up in Sacramento, California and attended Sacramento High School. He was 5-foot-9 as a freshman but grew to 6-5 by the end of his sophomore year. Davis played on the junior varsity basketball until his junior year and did not see significant playing time until his senior season, when he averaged 9.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. After receiving interest from only one Division I basketball program, Davis opted to complete a fifth year at the New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire.[2]
College career
Davis played four seasons for the Anteaters and was the team's starting power forward for his final three. As a freshman, Davis set the school record for blocks in a season with 55. He was named the Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and broke his previous school record and led the conference with 88 blocked shots.[3] As a senior, Davis was named first team All-Big West and led the team with 12.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2015 Big West Conference tournament as UC Irvine won its first conference championship and received its first-ever bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[2] He finished his career with a school-record 208 blocks (4th most in Big West history), 852 career rebounds (2nd in school history) and 8th in scoring with 1,384 points.[4]
Professional career
Kolossos Rodou (2015–2016)
Davis signed with Kolossos Rodou B.C. of the Greek Basket League (GBL) on August 20, 2015.[5] In his first professional season, Davis averaged 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds and 18.2 minutes played in 28 games (six starts).[6]
Reno Bighorns (2016–2018)
Davis was selected by the Reno Bighorns in the second round of the 2016 NBA Development League draft.[7] He averaged 9.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks over 42 games for the Bighorns during the 2016–17 G League season and finished 6th in the G-League in field goal percentage with .611 and 8th with an offensive rating of 124.9.[8] In his second season with Reno, Davis averaged 8.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 18.6 minutes per game in 32 games before being traded.[9]
Windy City Bulls (2018)
The Bighorns traded Davis to the Windy City Bulls on February 22, 2018.[10] He averaged 4.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 14 games with the Bulls and 7.4 points and 3.7 rebounds in 46 total G-League games. Davis was selected in the 2018 NBA G League Expansion Draft by the Capital City Go-Go.[11]
Davis returned to the G-League after his overseas rights were acquired in a trade from the Go-Go by the Long Island Nets on February 20, 2019.[11] Davis played in 10 regular season games with the Nets, averaging 4.6 points and 3.0 rebounds with 11.5 minutes played per game and appeared sparingly in two playoff games as Long Island eventually lost in the G-League Finals to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[8]
On February 7, 2022, Davis was acquired via the available player pool by the Raptors 905. On February 12, 2022, Davis was waived by the Raptors 905.[17]
College Park Skyhawks (2022)
On February 24, 2022, Davis was acquired via available player pool by the College Park Skyhawks.[18]
References
^"William Sidney Davis was born on November 9, 1992 in Yolo County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
^ abKeisser, Bob (March 18, 2015). "UC Irvine's Will Davis II has left his mark on program". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
^Paterson, Bill (November 27, 2013). "Nation's tallest player, former Sac High star to test Sac State men's basketball team". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
^"Davis on Lakers summer roster". Los Angeles Times. July 2, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
^"Davis signs with Greek pro team". Los Angeles Times. August 20, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^"Will Davis". USAB.com. USA Basketball. August 21, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^Reichert, Chris (October 30, 2016). "2016 D-League Draft Review And Trade Recap". 2Ways10Days.com. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^Robbins, Jesse (February 12, 2018). "BIGHORNS ACQUIRE DANIEL OCHEFU, 2018 THIRD-ROUND DRAFT SELECTION AND RIGHTS TO SPENCER DINWIDDIE IN THREE-TEAM TRADE". Stockton.GLeague.NBA.com. Stockton Kings. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^Kenney, Madeline (February 22, 2018). "Windy City Bulls acquire CJ Fair, Will Davis II, Alex Hamilton". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^ ab"Long Island Nets Acquire Returning Player Rights to Will Davis II in Trade with Capital City". LongIsland.GLeague.NBA.com. Long Island Nets. February 20, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^Mammides, Chris (August 6, 2018). "Will Davis II is a newcomer at AEK Larnaca". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^Watson, Phil (February 20, 2019). "Long Island Nets acquire rights to Will Davis in trade". NothinButNets.com. FanSided. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
^Istrate, David (September 24, 2019). "Will Davis is the new player of CSA Steaua Bucharest". Baschet.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^"2021–22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
^"2021–22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
^"2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^"2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
External links
UC Irvine Anteaters bio
G-League profile
RealGM Profile
EuroBasket profile
January 29, 2023
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William Sidney Davis II 1 born November 9 1992 is an American professional basketball player who last played for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League He played college basketball at UC Irvine Will DavisFree agentPositionPower forward CenterPersonal informationBorn 1992 11 09 November 9 1992 age 30 Yolo County California U S Listed height6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Listed weight220 lb 100 kg Career informationHigh schoolSacramento Sacramento California New Hampton School New Hampton New Hampshire CollegeUC Irvine 2011 2015 NBA draft2015 UndraftedPlaying career2015 presentCareer history2015 2016Kolossos Rodou2016 2018Reno Bighorns2018Windy City Bulls2018AEK Larnaca2018 2019Al Wasl2019Long Island Nets2019 2020Steaua București2021 2022South Bay Lakers2022Raptors 9052022College Park SkyhawksCareer highlights and awardsFirst team All Big West 2015 Big West Defensive Player of the Year 2013 Medals Men s basketballRepresenting United StatesFIBA AmeriCup2022 Brazil Contents 1 Early life and high school 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Kolossos Rodou 2015 2016 3 2 Reno Bighorns 2016 2018 3 3 Windy City Bulls 2018 3 4 Larnaca 2018 3 5 Al Wasl 2018 2019 3 6 Long Island Nets 2019 3 7 Steaua București 2019 2020 3 8 South Bay Lakers 2021 2022 3 9 Raptors 905 2022 3 10 College Park Skyhawks 2022 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and high school EditDavis was born and grew up in Sacramento California and attended Sacramento High School He was 5 foot 9 as a freshman but grew to 6 5 by the end of his sophomore year Davis played on the junior varsity basketball until his junior year and did not see significant playing time until his senior season when he averaged 9 1 points and 8 2 rebounds per game After receiving interest from only one Division I basketball program Davis opted to complete a fifth year at the New Hampton School in New Hampton New Hampshire 2 College career EditDavis played four seasons for the Anteaters and was the team s starting power forward for his final three As a freshman Davis set the school record for blocks in a season with 55 He was named the Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and broke his previous school record and led the conference with 88 blocked shots 3 As a senior Davis was named first team All Big West and led the team with 12 9 points and 7 1 rebounds per game He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2015 Big West Conference tournament as UC Irvine won its first conference championship and received its first ever bid to the NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament 2 He finished his career with a school record 208 blocks 4th most in Big West history 852 career rebounds 2nd in school history and 8th in scoring with 1 384 points 4 Professional career EditKolossos Rodou 2015 2016 Edit Davis signed with Kolossos Rodou B C of the Greek Basket League GBL on August 20 2015 5 In his first professional season Davis averaged 7 0 points and 4 0 rebounds and 18 2 minutes played in 28 games six starts 6 Reno Bighorns 2016 2018 Edit Davis was selected by the Reno Bighorns in the second round of the 2016 NBA Development League draft 7 He averaged 9 7 points 4 3 rebounds and 1 1 blocks over 42 games for the Bighorns during the 2016 17 G League season and finished 6th in the G League in field goal percentage with 611 and 8th with an offensive rating of 124 9 8 In his second season with Reno Davis averaged 8 6 points 4 3 rebounds and 18 6 minutes per game in 32 games before being traded 9 Windy City Bulls 2018 Edit The Bighorns traded Davis to the Windy City Bulls on February 22 2018 10 He averaged 4 4 points and 2 2 rebounds in 14 games with the Bulls and 7 4 points and 3 7 rebounds in 46 total G League games Davis was selected in the 2018 NBA G League Expansion Draft by the Capital City Go Go 11 Larnaca 2018 Edit Following the G League season Davis signed with AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot Basketball League on August 6 2018 12 Davis only appeared in two games with Larnaca before leaving the team both in the qualifying round of the 2018 19 Basketball Champions League scoring 28 points and grabbing 8 rebounds 13 Al Wasl 2018 2019 Edit After leaving Larnaca Davis signed with Al Wasl of the UAE National Basketball League Long Island Nets 2019 Edit Davis returned to the G League after his overseas rights were acquired in a trade from the Go Go by the Long Island Nets on February 20 2019 11 Davis played in 10 regular season games with the Nets averaging 4 6 points and 3 0 rebounds with 11 5 minutes played per game and appeared sparingly in two playoff games as Long Island eventually lost in the G League Finals to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 8 Steaua București 2019 2020 Edit Davis signed with Steaua București of the Romanian Liga Națională on September 24 2019 14 South Bay Lakers 2021 2022 Edit On December 30 2021 Davis was acquired by the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League 15 Davis was then later waived on February 2 2022 16 Raptors 905 2022 Edit On February 7 2022 Davis was acquired via the available player pool by the Raptors 905 On February 12 2022 Davis was waived by the Raptors 905 17 College Park Skyhawks 2022 Edit On February 24 2022 Davis was acquired via available player pool by the College Park Skyhawks 18 References Edit William Sidney Davis was born on November 9 1992 in Yolo County California californiabirthindex org California Birth Index Retrieved May 7 2020 a b Keisser Bob March 18 2015 UC Irvine s Will Davis II has left his mark on program Orange County Register Retrieved March 6 2019 Paterson Bill November 27 2013 Nation s tallest player former Sac High star to test Sac State men s basketball team The Sacramento Bee Retrieved March 6 2019 Davis on Lakers summer roster Los Angeles Times July 2 2015 Retrieved March 6 2019 Davis signs with Greek pro team Los Angeles Times August 20 2015 Retrieved March 5 2019 Will Davis USAB com USA Basketball August 21 2017 Retrieved March 5 2019 Reichert Chris October 30 2016 2016 D League Draft Review And Trade Recap 2Ways10Days com Retrieved March 5 2019 a b Will Davis G League Stats Basketball Reference com Retrieved March 10 2019 Robbins Jesse February 12 2018 BIGHORNS ACQUIRE DANIEL OCHEFU 2018 THIRD ROUND DRAFT SELECTION AND RIGHTS TO SPENCER DINWIDDIE IN THREE TEAM TRADE Stockton GLeague NBA com Stockton Kings Retrieved March 5 2019 Kenney Madeline February 22 2018 Windy City Bulls acquire CJ Fair Will Davis II Alex Hamilton Chicago Sun Times Retrieved March 5 2019 a b Long Island Nets Acquire Returning Player Rights to Will Davis II in Trade with Capital City LongIsland GLeague NBA com Long Island Nets February 20 2019 Retrieved March 5 2019 Mammides Chris August 6 2018 Will Davis II is a newcomer at AEK Larnaca EuroBasket com EuroBasket Data Center Retrieved March 5 2019 Watson Phil February 20 2019 Long Island Nets acquire rights to Will Davis in trade NothinButNets com FanSided Retrieved March 5 2019 Istrate David September 24 2019 Will Davis is the new player of CSA Steaua Bucharest Baschet ro in Romanian Retrieved January 17 2020 2021 22 NBA G League Transactions gleague nba com December 30 2021 Retrieved December 30 2021 2021 22 NBA G League Transactions gleague nba com February 2 2022 Retrieved February 2 2022 2021 22 NBA G League Transactions gleague nba com February 12 2022 Retrieved February 12 2022 2021 22 NBA G League Transactions gleague nba com February 24 2022 Retrieved February 24 2022 External links EditUC Irvine Anteaters bio G League profile RealGM Profile EuroBasket profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Will Davis basketball amp oldid 1120215454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
