Larry Davidson

Larry Davidson
No. 10 – Illawarra Hawks
Position Center / Power forward
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983
Gosford, New South Wales
Nationality Australian
Listed height 208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2006 Hunter Pirates
2006–2007 Singapore Slingers
2007–present Wollongong / Illawarra Hawks
Career highlights and awards
  • All-NBL Third Team (2010)

Larry Davidson (born 19 January 1983) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL).

Junior career

Davidson led the NSW team to victory in 2001 at the National U20 championships and was awarded the Bob Staunton Medal as tournament MVP.

He was awarded a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport in 2001, and in 2002 was recruited by a number of American colleges and accepted a scholarship from Boise State, where he roomed with Coby Karl (son of George Karl) for his entire stay at the university. Davidson never appeared in a game during his time at Boise State.

Professional career

Davidson started his pro career in the NBL with the Hunter Pirates in the 2004, playing with them until 2006. When the Pirates re-located from Newcastle to Singapore to become the Singapore Slingers, Davidson moved with them for the 2006–07 season before returning to Australia and signing with his current club, the Wollongong Hawks.

Davidson was named a member of the Australian Boomers squad for the 2006 Commonwealth Games but injury prevented him from playing with the gold medal team.

On 7 December 2012, Davidson copped a knee in the chest from Perth Wildcats' centre Michael Dunigan, cracking ribs and sidelining him for four weeks.[1]

Davidson has played 237 NBL games averaging 8.1ppg, 5.8rpg, and 1.2apg.[2]

On 13 May 2013, Davidson re-signed with the Hawks for the 2013–14 season.[3] On 23 January 2014, he played his 250th NBL game.[4]

On 4 July 2014, Davidson re-signed with the Hawks for the 2014–15 season.[5]

On 9 July 2015, Davidson re-signed with the renamed Illawarra Hawks for the 2015–16 season.[6]

Career Statistics

Year Team Games Mins FG% 3P% FT% Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Points
2004–05 Hunter Pirates 30 385:33 43.4 34.4 66.7 3.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 4.0
2005–06 Hunter Pirates 19 440:44 44.9 26.8 71.1 6.8 1.1 0.4 0.8 8.0
2006–07 Singapore Slingers 33 650:56 53.0 33.3 77.6 4.3 0.8 0.3 0.5 6.9
2007–08 Wollongong Hawks 30 744:27 49.4 30.9 73.8 7.2 1.2 0.6 0.5 10.5
2008–09 Wollongong Hawks 17 328:06 45.2 28.6 73.1 4.4 1.1 0.6 1.1 6.5
2009–10 Wollongong Hawks 32 849:39 48.5 45.1 65.2 6.8 2.0 0.7 1.3 9.7
2010–11 Wollongong Hawks 25 691:33 48.4 41.2 67.2 8.0 1.9 0.6 0.6 9.9

Personal

Davidson comes from a family with a strong sporting history. His great grandfather Herb Gilbert was a dual international, playing both Rugby League and Rugby Union for Australia. His grandfather Jack Gilbert was in the first St George team to win a premiership. His grandmother is Ray Lindwall's cousin and his cousin Sam Gilbert plays in the Australian Football League with St Kilda.

References

  1. ↑ Davidson returns early for the Hawks
  2. ↑ Player statistics for Larry Davidson
  3. ↑ Returning Wollongong NRE Hawks Davidson & Gruber sign for 2013/14
  4. ↑ Larry Davidson - 250 NBL Games
  5. ↑ Wollongong Hawks Sign Coenraad and Davidson
  6. ↑ Larry Davidson is back for his 9th season with the Hawks

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