Charlie Davis (basketball)

Born (1949-09-07) September 7, 1949 (age 75)
New York City, New York, U.S.

Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)

High school

• Brooklyn Tech
  (New York City, New York)
• Laurinburg Institute
  (Laurinburg, North Carolina)

Charlie Davis

Davis in 1971
Personal information
Born	(1949-09-07) September 7, 1949 (age 75) New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Brooklyn Tech (New York City, New York) Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
College	Wake Forest (1968–1971)
NBA draft	1971: 8th round, 120th overall pick
Drafted by	Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1971–1973
Position	Point guard
Number	18, 17
Career history
1971–1972	Cleveland Cavaliers
1972–1973	Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights
Fourth-team All-American – NABC (1971) ACC Player of the Year (1971) 3× First-team All-ACC (1969–1971) No. 12 retired by Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,287 (8.9 ppg)
Rebounds	219 (1.5 rpg)
Assists	319 (2.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Charles Lawrence Davis (born September 7, 1949) is best known for being an outstanding college basketball player for Wake Forest University (WFU). From New York City, he was the second African American player in Wake Forest's history. Davis was the 1971 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men's Basketball Player of the Year, and the first black player to win the award.

Davis garnered first-team All-ACC honors for three years in a row, and was an eighth-round NBA draft pick (120th overall) by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1971.