Devin Davis (born March 29, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Scagliera Verona of the Italian LBA. He played

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for

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

Odessa College Odessa College is a public junior college in Odessa, Texas. The college serves the people of Ector County and the Permian Basin. It was established in 1946 and enrolle8,024 studentsin Fall 2021 and 7,679 students in Spring 2022 in its universit ...

and

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High school career

Davis attended Warren Central High School in

Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...

College career

Davis began his collegiate career at

. He was involved in a serious car accident that left him hospitalized in November 2014. In May 2015, he was dismissed from Indiana after being cited for possession of marijuana. Davis transferred to

in Texas. He earned junior college All-American honors while averaging 16.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Davis transferred to

, choosing the Cougars over offers from

Iowa State Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the n ...

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and Ole Miss. He averaged 8.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a junior but struggled with injuries. As a senior, Davis averaged 10.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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Davis joined the

Lakeland Magic The Lakeland Magic are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Lakeland, Florida, and are affiliated with the Orlando Magic. The Magic began play in the 2017–18 season and play their home games at the RP Fundin ...

of the

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. In August 2019, he joined

Lavrio Laurium or Lavrio ( ell, Λαύριο; grc, Λαύρειον (later ); before early 11th century BC: Θορικός ''Thorikos''; from Middle Ages until 1908: Εργαστήρια ''Ergastiria'') is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greec ...

of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...

. On August 3, 2020, he renewed his contract with the Greek club. During the very successful for the club 2020–21 season, where they reached the

finals for the first time, Davis averaged 10.6 points, 5 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.6 blocks, shooting with 49% from beyond the arc, in 33 games, playing 23.5 minutes per contest. On July 13, 2021, Davis officially signed with French

LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. ...

club

ESSM Le Portel Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale, commonly known as ESSM Le Portel or simply Le Portel, is a professional basketball team based in Le Portel, France. The team currently plays in the LNB Pro A, Pro A, the first tier in France. ...

. In 33 games, he averaged 12.3 points and 5.6 rebounds, playing around 27 minutes per contest. On June 27, 2022, Davis returned to Greece, signing with

Basketball Champions League The Basketball Champions League (BCL) is an annual professional basketball competition for European clubs, organised by FIBA. It is the top-level competition organised by FIBA Europe, therefore the champion participates in the FIBA Intercontin ...

club

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipali ...

. On November 10 of the same year, he mutually parted ways with the team. In 5 domestic games, he averaged 7.4 points and 4.4 rebounds, while in 3 BCL matches, he posted an average of 9 points and 3 rebounds per contest. On November 15, 2022, he signed with

Napoli Basket Napoli Basket, known for sponsorship reasons as GeVi Napoli, is an Italian professional basketball team of the city of Naples. It's the ''de facto'' successor of the S.S. Basket Napoli, Basket Napoli which was dissolved in 2009. The team has achi ...

of the Italian

Lega Basket Serie A The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier le ...

to replace Greek center

Dimitrios Agravanis Dimitrios Agravanis (alternate spelling: Dimitris) ( el, Δημήτρης Αγραβάνης; born December 20, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He is a tall power f ...

. He made his debut on November 20, 2022 when he scored 13 points and got 8 rebounds in 22 minutes in a win against

Universo Treviso Basket Universo Treviso Basket (diminutive TvB), known for sponsorship reasons as NutriBullet Treviso, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Treviso, Veneto. Founded in 2012, it plays in the Italian basketball first division Lega Basket Se ...

. On February 10, 2023, he signed with Scagliera Verona of the Italian LBA.

Career statistics

College

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, 35 , , 35 , , 26.0 , , .488 , , .143 , , .680 , , 4.7 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .7 , , 10.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 84 , , 49 , , 18.8 , , .484 , , .182 , , .644 , , 4.7 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , .6 , , 7.3

References

External links

Houston Cougars bioRealGM profileEuroBasket profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Devin 1995 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American men's basketball players Basketball players from Indiana Centers (basketball) ESSM Le Portel players Houston Cougars men's basketball players Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players Lavrio B.C. players Napoli Basket players Odessa Wranglers men's basketball players Peristeri B.C. players Power forwards (basketball)