Johnny Davis (basketball)

Johnny Davis

No. 16
Point guard
Personal information
Born	(1955-10-21) October 21, 1955 Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Murray-Wright (Detroit, Michigan)
College	Dayton (1973–1976)
NBA Draft	1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Pro career	1976–1986
Career history
As player:
1976–1978	Portland Trail Blazers
1978–1982	Indiana Pacers
1982–1984	Atlanta Hawks
1984–1986	Cleveland Cavaliers
1986	Atlanta Hawks
As coach:
1996–1997	Philadelphia 76ers
2003–2005	Orlando Magic
2009	Memphis Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1977)
Career statistics
Points	9,710 (12.9 ppg)
Rebounds	1,505 (2.0 rpg)
Assists	3,368 (4.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Competitor for United States Men's basketball Pan American Games Gold 1975 Mexico City Team competition

Johnny Reginald Davis (born October 21, 1955, in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired American professional basketball player, and currently an assistant coach for the NBA's Toronto Raptors. He played in the league with four teams in ten years from 1976–1986, winning an NBA championship in his rookie season (1976–1977) with the Portland Trail Blazers. He also played for the Indiana Pacers, the Atlanta Hawks, and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In 1996-1997 Davis coached the Philadelphia 76ers, and he coached the Orlando Magic for nearly two seasons from 2003 to 2005. On June 21, 2007, he was named assistant coach by new Grizzlies head coach Marc Iavaroni. Davis had previously served as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic, and Minnesota Timberwolves.

On January 22, 2009, Iavaroni was fired by Memphis GM Chris Wallace, and Davis was named interim head coach of the Grizzlies. On January 25, Lionel Hollins -- Davis' teammate on the 1977 Portland team—was named Memphis' head coach, with Davis going back to his old job as an assistant coach.

External links

• Career statistics (as a player)
• Career statistics (as a coach)

Preceded by John Lucas	Philadelphia 76ers head coach 1996–1997	Succeeded by Larry Brown
Preceded by Doc Rivers	Orlando Magic head coach 2003–2005	Succeeded by Chris Jent (interim)
Preceded by Marc Iavaroni	Memphis Grizzlies head coach 2009 (interim)	Succeeded by Lionel Hollins