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Baron Davis

Baron Davis
Baron Davis March 2012.jpg
Davis with the Knicks in March 2012
Personal information
Born (1979-04-13) April 13, 1979 (age 37)
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Crossroads School
(Santa Monica, California)
College UCLA (19971999)
NBA draft 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career 1999–2012; 2016
Position Point guard
Career history
19992002 Charlotte Hornets
20022005 New Orleans Hornets
20052008 Golden State Warriors
20082011 Los Angeles Clippers
2011 Cleveland Cavaliers
2011–2012 New York Knicks
2016 Delaware 87ers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 13,447 (16.1 ppg)
Assists 6,025 (7.2 apg)
Steals 1,530 (1.8 spg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Baron Walter Louis Davis (born April 13, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who was a two-time NBA All-Star. He was drafted with the third overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets. He also played in the NBA for the New Orleans Hornets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks. Davis played college basketball for UCLA, where he was an All-American honoree before turning professional after his sophomore year. He was a star high school player while at Crossroads School. Davis last played for the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. Outside the basketball court Davis is a businessman. Davis is the NBA's all-time leader in steals per game for the playoffs.

Davis was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the South Central area. His grandmother and guardian, Lela Nicholson, was instrumental in pushing him to play basketball. With her encouragement, he eventually enrolled at Crossroads School, a prestigious private school in Santa Monica.

As a senior at Crossroads, Davis led his team to the championship of The Beach Ball Classic tournament in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina over perennial prep powerhouse Christ The King Regional High School (Queens, New York), while earning MVP honors and a spot on the All-Tournament team along with future St. John's standout Erick Barkley at that prestigious event. That year, Davis was also named Gatorade National Player of the Year and a Parade All-American. He was also selected to play in the prestigious McDonald's All-American High School Basketball Game in Colorado Springs in 1997, playing with future NBA players Elton Brand, Shane Battier, Larry Hughes and Ron Artest, and winning the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest despite being the smallest man in the competition at 6'2".


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