Paul Davis (basketball)

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Paul Davis (basketball)
Position	Power forward / Center
Height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight	270 lb (123 kg)
Team	Los Angeles Clippers
Nationality	United States
Born	July 21, 1984 Rochester, Michigan
College	Michigan State
Draft	2^nd round, 34^th overall, 2006 Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career	2006–present

For other people with the same name, see Paul Davis.

Paul Davis (born 21 July 1984) is a professional basketball player who plays for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. In high school, Davis played for Rochester High School (Michigan), earning Mr. Basketball of Michigan honors in 2002. As a center for the Michigan State Spartans, he finished the 2005 season as the NCAA Tournament's leading rebounder. He has been ranked as the nation's number three center by Lindy's College Basketball and the nation's number five post man by Athlon Sports.

Earlier in his senior season, he was viewed as a potential lottery (Top 14) pick. Averaged 17.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1 steal and 0.9 blocks, while also shooting 87% from the free-throw line, and was 6-19 from three-point territory.

[edit] Pro career

On June 28, 2006, Paul was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2006 NBA Draft with the 34th pick (4th pick of 2nd round).

[edit] External links

Paul Davis Pictures at Clippers Topbuzz
In-Depth Scouting Report at JustBBall's HoopsAction

[edit] References

Paul Davis player profile at MSU Spartans official site

2006 NBA Draft
First Round Andrea Bargnani \| LaMarcus Aldridge \| Adam Morrison \| Tyrus Thomas \| Shelden Williams \| Brandon Roy \| Randy Foye \| Rudy Gay \| Patrick O'Bryant \| Mouhamed Sene \| J.J. Redick \| Hilton Armstrong \| Thabo Sefolosha \| Ronnie Brewer \| Cedric Simmons \| Rodney Carney \| Shawne Williams \| Oleksiy Pecherov \| Quincy Douby \| Renaldo Balkman \| Rajon Rondo \| Marcus Williams \| Josh Boone \| Kyle Lowry \| Shannon Brown \| Jordan Farmar \| Sergio Rodríguez \| Maurice Ager \| Mardy Collins \| Joel Freeland
Second Round James White \| Steve Novak \| Solomon Jones \| Paul Davis \| P.J. Tucker \| Craig Smith \| Bobby Jones \| Kosta Perovic \| David Noel \| Denham Brown \| James Augustine \| Daniel Gibson \| Marcus Vinicius \| Lior Eliyahu \| Alexander Johnson \| Dee Brown \| Paul Millsap \| Vladimir Veremeenko \| Leon Powe \| Ryan Hollins \| Cheick Samb \| Guillermo Diaz \| Yotam Halperin \| Hassan Adams \| Ejike Ugboaja \| Edin Bavcic \| Loukas Mavrokefalidis \| J.R. Pinnock \| Damir Markota \| Will Blalock