Dwayne Davis (born November 27, 1989) is an American professional

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player for Club Trouville of the

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. At 6'5", he plays as a

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. Davis entered the 2013 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

College career

Davis managed to become the first person in his family to finish high school, which allowed him to make a name in

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, noted in the NJCAA. He started playing college basketball in 2009 with

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. He also played college basketball at

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, College of Midland, until it appeared a coach who changed his life,

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. It was really a bet on him in his youth, and gave him the chance to play in the

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wearing the shirt of the University of Southern Miss. In the 2012/13 season he averaged 16 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in 34 games with

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. He had a success rate of 53.2% shooting two and 41.3% in threes.

Professional career

After the NBA Draft he moved to play in

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for the

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from the

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. For the 2014–15, he signed with Koroivos Amaliadas of the

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. In 13 games for Koroivos in 2014–15 season, he averaged 12.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.4 steals per game. He renewed his contract with Koroivos for one more season and he became the star of the club. In 19 games for Koroivos in the 2015–16 season, he averaged 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.8 steals per game, being the second scorer of the league, including an amazing 36point performance against Arkadikos. On April 23, 2016, Davis signed with

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of the

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, replacing

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on the team's squad. On August 6, 2017, Davis joined Instituto ACC of the LNB. Davis spent the 2020–21 season in Uruguay with

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, averaging 14.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. On August 8, 2021, he signed with Janus Basket Fabriano of the

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. Davis averaged 18.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. On January 15, 2022, he signed with Club Trouville.

Personal life

Davis's mother died when he was 13 years old and he had to get a job to help take care of younger siblings.Homeless as a teen, draft prospect Dwayne Davis may soon find home in NBA
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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Dwayne 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay American men's basketball players Basketball players from Philadelphia CB Murcia players Club Atlético Aguada players Greek Basket League players Instituto ACC basketball players Koroivos B.C. players Liga ACB players Midland Chaps basketball players Small forwards Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball players