Bennett Davison

Bennett Davison
Personal information
Born	November 21, 1975 (age 49); San Francisco, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school	Analy (Sebastopol, California)
College	West Valley College (1994–1996); Arizona (1996–1998);
NBA draft	1998: undrafted
Playing career	1998–2010
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	21, 14, 8
Career history
1998–1999	Galatasaray
1999–2000	Melbourne Tigers
2000–2002	Krka
2002–2004	Basket Napoli
2004–2005	Virtus Bologna
2005–2006	Cibona
2006–2007	Virtus Bologna
2007	Olimpia Milano
2007–2008	Rethymno Aegean
2008–2009	Scafati
2009–2010	Huracanes de Tampico
2010	Toros de Aragua
2010	Gold Coast Blaze
2010	Huellos del Siglo
Career highlights and awards
	NCAA champion (1997);

Bennett Davison (born November 21, 1975) is a retired American basketball player who played professionally for over ten years, including several seasons in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A. Davison is also known for his success as a college player, where he was a starter on the University of Arizona's 1997 NCAA championship team.

Davison was born in San Francisco and raised in Sebastopol, California. He was lightly recruited after his high school career at Analy High School and landed at West Valley College, a community college.^[1] After two strong seasons, Davison attracted the attention of coach Lute Olson at Arizona, and was offered a scholarship with the Wildcats.

In his first season at Arizona, Davison started at power forward as the young Wildcats entered the 1997 NCAA Tournament as a #4 seed with a 19–9 record. They swept through the field to win the national championship, becoming the first team to beat three top seeds (Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky) in the process. In Davison's senior season, the team returned all five starters and was ranked #1 in the preseason, but was upset in the regional final by Utah. For his Arizona career, Davison averaged 8.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game and started 61 of 69 contests in his two seasons.^[2]

Following the close of his college career, Davison was not selected in the 1998 NBA draft. He instead began an overseas career, taking him to Turkey, Australia, Slovenia, Italy, Greece, Mexico, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. He played in Lega Basket Serie A, Italy's top league, averaging 9.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in his three-year career there.^[3]

References

^ Ratto, Ray (March 29, 1997). "Bells are ringing for Davison". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
^ "2012–13 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball media guide, page 98" (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
^ "Bennett Davison profile". Lega Basket Serie A. Retrieved September 11, 2013.

External links

[1] Ratto, Ray (March 29, 1997). "Bells are ringing for Davison". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 11, 2013.

[2] "2012–13 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball media guide, page 98" (PDF). Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved September 11, 2013.

[3] "Bennett Davison profile". Lega Basket Serie A. Retrieved September 11, 2013.

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