Willie Edward Davis (born August 9, 1945) is an American former professional
basketball
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player.
College career
Davis attended
North Texas State University, where he played
college basketball.
Professional career
Davis was drafted in the seventh round of the
1968 NBA draft, by the
Chicago Bulls, but he never played for them. He was the
French League Best Scorer, in 1969. Davis spent one season in the
American Basketball Association
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(ABA), as a member of the
Texas Chaparrals, during the 1970–71 season.
Davis played in the
Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) / Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) for the Wilmington Blue Bombers during the 1968–69 season and the
Scranton Apollos from 1972 to 1974.
He was selected to the All-EBA First Team in 1973.
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References
External links
1945 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Texas
Centers (basketball)
Chicago Bulls draft picks
Cincinnati Royals draft picks
Kentucky Colonels draft picks
North Texas Mean Green men's basketball players
People from Fairfield, Texas
Texas Chaparrals players
Wilmington Blue Bombers players
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