![]() Davis in 1987 | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Pineville, North Carolina, U.S. | September 9, 1954||||||||||||||
Died | November 2, 2023 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 69)||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | South Mecklenburg (Charlotte, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
College | North Carolina (1973–1977) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1977: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1977–1992 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1977–1988 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
1988–1991 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
1991 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 19,521 (18.9 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 3,053 (3.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 3,878 (3.8 apg) | ||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Walter Pearl Davis (September 9, 1954 – November 2, 2023) was an American basketball player. After his college years with the North Carolina Tar Heels he played professionally as a forward/guard for 15 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending the majority of his career with the Phoenix Suns. Davis was a six-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Second Team member, and the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1978. In 1994, the Suns retired his No. 6 jersey and in 2004 he was enshrined in the team's Ring of Honor. Davis' 15,666 points during his time with the Suns is the most in franchise history. In 2024, it was announced that Davis would be posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]