Mark Davis (NBL)

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Mark Davis
Position	Forward
Nickname	Chairman of the Boards
Height	201cm
Weight	95kg
Nationality	Australia
Born	December 23, 1960 Philadelphia
NBL Debut	1985
Final NBL Game	2001
Previous NBL Clubs	Adelaide 36ers 1985-2001
NBL Championships	1986, 1998, 1999
Career Highlights	NBL MVP (1987) NBL's First Team (1987-89,1991) NBL's 20th Anniversary Team (1998) NBL's 25th Anniversary Team (2003) First NBL Player to 5,000 Rebounds

Mark Davis (born December 23, 1960 in Philadelphia, USA) is a now naturalised Australian former basketball player who played from 1985 to 2001 with the National Basketball League's Adelaide 36ers, gaining the nickname of "Chairman of the Boards" for his record breaking rebounding achievements.

[edit] Playing career

Davis was signed by then Adelaide 36ers coach Ken Cole early in the 1985 season after shorts stints in Mexico and New Zealand. Making an immediate impact in leading the Adelaide 36ers to a grand final appearance he helped the team win the championship in 1986 on a back of a 24-2 record and in 1987 was named joint league MVP while also gaining all NBL first team honours. 1987 also saw the first year that Davis led the league in total rebounding, an achievement he would repeat in 1992. He was captain of the team from 1990 to 1997 and won two more championships (now as a sixth man) in 1998 and 1999. On the 13th of December 1999 in a 90 to 74 win over the Brisbane Bullets Davis grabbed his 5,000th NBL rebound, becoming the first NBL player to do so. Davis rebounding record of 5,200 was broken by Mark Bradtke on Friday November 21st 2003 in Adelaide, with Davis on hand to present Bradtke with the match ball.

[edit] Honour roll

First competed in NBL:	1985
NBL Grand Final appearances:	5
NBL Championships:	1986, 1998, 1999,
NBL Most Valuable Players:	(1987)
All-NBL First Team:	(1987,'88,'89,'91)
Career rebounds:	5,200