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Brian Davis
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Davis with Duke in 1988
No. 23
  • Small forward
  • Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1970-06-21) June 21, 1970 (age 53)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Nationality American
High school Bladensburg (Bladensburg, Maryland)
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College Duke (1988–1992)
NBA Draft 1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career 1992–2000
Career history
1992–1993 Pau-Orthez
1993–1994 Minnesota Timberwolves
1994–1995 Pittsburgh Piranhas
2000 Aliağa Petkim
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× NCAA champion (1991, 1992)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver 1995 Mar del Plata Team competition

Brian Keith Davis (born June 21, 1970) is an American former basketball player and businessman. A 6'7" guard-forward, Davis played college basketball at Duke Blue Devils and was a member of the 1991 and 1992 national championship teams.

After graduation, Davis was drafted by the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA) but played in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez during the 1992–93 season. He made his NBA debut with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 1993–94 season. Davis played in 68 NBA games, averaged 5.5 minutes per game, and scored a total of 131 career points (1.9 per game).

He maintains a close friendship with former Duke and Timberwolves teammate Christian Laettner, with the two pursuing multiple sports ventures together. Such businesses include real estate development and founding D.C. United Holdings in 2007 as a holding company for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.

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