Ronald Glen Davis (born January 1, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Baby", he played for the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Clippers, and the St. John’s Edge.
 Davis with the Orlando Magic in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1986 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 289 lb (131 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | LSU Laboratory School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
| College | LSU (2004–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007: 2nd round, 35th overall pick |
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
| Playing career | 2007–2015; 2018–2019 |
| Position | Center, power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2011 | Boston Celtics |
| 2011–2014 | Orlando Magic |
| 2014–2015 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2018–2019 | St. John's Edge |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,111 (8.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,236 (4.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 457 (0.9 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
After playing college basketball with the LSU Tigers, Davis was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Shortly thereafter, he was traded to the Boston Celtics, with whom he won the 2008 NBA Finals.
Amateur career
editDavis attended Louisiana State University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Davis was listed as the No. 3 power forward and the No. 13 player in the nation in 2004.[1]
Davis attended Louisiana State University (LSU) and played college basketball for the LSU Tigers. The Southeastern Conference's (SEC) coaches voted Davis the 2006 SEC Player of the Year, and he was also named to the All-SEC first team. In 2006 as a sophomore, Davis led the Tigers to their first Final Four appearance since 1986. In the crucial game of the national semifinals, LSU lost to UCLA, trailing by a wide margin in the first half and never managing a comeback. Davis scored 17 points and made 4 out of 10 free throws before eventually fouling out.
Professional career
editBoston Celtics (2007–2011)
editOn March 20, 2007, Davis held a press conference to announce that he would forgo his junior season at LSU and enter his name into the 2007 NBA draft.[2] On March 20, 2007, it was reported that he had signed with agent John Hamilton of Performance Sports Management to represent him.[3]
Davis was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft behind Kevin Durant who was picked 2nd and Carl Landry who was picked 31st overall by the team. The rights to Davis and Ray Allen were traded to the Boston Celtics for Delonte West, Wally Szczerbiak, and the rights to the 5th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft, Jeff Green.
Davis was on the Celtics' 2007 summer league team. With the departures of Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, and Al Jefferson, Davis was expecting to see a lot of playing time his rookie season. Though he is primarily a power forward, Davis also spent some time playing as the team's backup center in the regular season.[4]
After coming off the bench for the first 19 games of the season, Davis made his first NBA start against the Sacramento Kings on December 12, 2007, in place of injured center Kendrick Perkins.[5][6] Playing at power forward with Kevin Garnett taking Perkins' place at center, he scored 16 points and pulled down 9 rebounds as the Celtics won the game 90–78.[7][8] His breakout performance took place against the Detroit Pistons on January 5, 2008, as he scored 16 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, including the last basket of the game.[9][10] The Celtics would win the 2008 NBA Finals in Davis's rookie season by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the finals.[11]
On March 21, 2009, Davis scored a then-career-high 24 points against the Memphis Grizzlies in the Celtics' 105–87 win in Memphis.[12]
In the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Davis had significant playing time after injuries to Kevin Garnett and Leon Powe. In Game Four of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Orlando Magic, Davis made two key shots, including a buzzer beater, in the final seconds of the game to give the Celtics the 95–94 win over the Magic. After the shot, Davis accidentally jostled a twelve-year-old fan while running down the court in celebration. The boy's father complained to NBA and Celtics officials but later retracted his demand for an apology. Davis apologized nevertheless, and said that, "I'm a big guy. Imagine if my emotions are going so wild, and if I'm running by somebody, I don’t feel them. If I've hurt anybody or if I’ve done any harm to anybody, please forgive me because my intentions were harmless."[13]
On August 10, 2009, Davis signed a two-year, $6.5 million contract with the Celtics.[14] On May 27, 2010, during the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals against the Orlando Magic in Game 5, Glen Davis suffered a severe concussion when he got elbowed in the face by Dwight Howard. Davis would play in the Game 6 clincher, finishing with 6 points and 7 rebounds as they advanced to the 2010 NBA Finals. The Celtics would face the Los Angeles Lakers in a rematch of the 2008 championship. In Game 4, Davis had 18 points and 5 rebounds to tie the series. The Celtics fell in seven games.
Orlando Magic (2011–2014)
editOn December 12, 2011, Davis was signed and traded to the Orlando Magic along with Von Wafer for Brandon Bass, signing a 4-year, $26 million contract.[15] On April 3, 2012, Davis scored a then-career-high 31 points in a 95–102 loss to the Detroit Pistons.
On December 3, 2013, he recorded a career high 33 points, along with 3 rebounds and 3 assists, in a double-overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.[16]
On February 21, 2014, Davis and the Magic mutually agreed to a contract buyout.[17]
Los Angeles Clippers (2014–2015)
editOn February 24, 2014, Davis signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.[18] On March 29, 2014, coach Doc Rivers had security escort Davis to the locker room after the two exchanged words when Rivers removed him from the game against the Houston Rockets.[19] On July 19, 2014, Davis re-signed with the Clippers on a one-year deal.[20]
Davis became an unrestricted free agent following the 2014–15 season and had left ankle surgery in September 2015,[21][22] sidelining him from basketball-related activities for eight to 12 weeks.[23]
St. John's Edge (2018–2019)
editIn September 2018, Davis was announced as a new player for Zadar of the Croatian League and the ABA League,[24] but failed to make a final agreement with the club management, consequently leaving the team before signing a contract.[25][26]
On December 5, 2018, Davis signed with the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada.[27] In the 2018–19 season, Davis averaged 17.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. He was named to the All-NBLC Third Team.[28]
Personal life
editIn the summer of 2001, at only 15 years of age, Davis attended a basketball camp run by LSU alumnus and future Boston Celtic teammate Shaquille O'Neal on the campus of Louisiana State University. O'Neal challenged Davis to a friendly wrestling match, in which Davis lifted the 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), 325 lb (147 kg; 23.2 st) center and body-slammed him to the ground. The encounter left a strong impression on O'Neal; ultimately, the incident helped Davis to get introduced to former LSU head coach Dale Brown.[29]
His nickname is Big Baby,[30][31] given to him at the age of 9 by a youth league coach. At 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), 160 lb (73 kg), he was too large to play pee-wee and played as a senior. When Davis felt he was being bullied by his older opponents, Davis' coach was known to say, "Stop crying, you big baby."[32]
On December 21, 2008, Davis was injured in a car accident while driving to a game against the New York Knicks; he suffered a concussion and whiplash.[33] In 2013, he adopted a vegan diet for health reasons.[34]
In November 2016, Davis put his basketball career "on hold" as he ventured into film production.[35]
Legal issues
editOn February 7, 2018, Davis was arrested for drug possession and drug distribution after police found 126 grams of marijuana and a briefcase containing $92,000 in cash inside his hotel room in Aberdeen, Maryland.[36][37] Davis agreed to pay the maximum fine of $15,000 in exchange for moving the case to the stet docket, a legal disposition in the State of Maryland meaning the court agrees to indefinitely suspend the case and not pursue the charges.[38]
On October 7, 2021, Davis, along with 18 other former NBA players, were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud for allegedly defrauding the NBA's health and welfare benefit plan. He is alleged to have filed fraudulent insurance claims for reimbursement.[39] On November 15, 2023, Davis was found guilty of committing health care fraud.[40] On May 9, 2024, Davis was sentenced to 40 months in prison, in addition to $80,000 in restitution.[41][42]
BIG3
editIn the 2018 season, Davis helped Power win the BIG3 championship.[43]
NBA career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won an NBA championship |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08† | Boston | 69 | 1 | 13.6 | .484 | .000 | .660 | 3.0 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 4.5 |
| 2008–09 | Boston | 76 | 16 | 21.5 | .442 | .400 | .730 | 4.0 | .9 | .7 | .3 | 7.0 |
| 2009–10 | Boston | 54 | 1 | 17.3 | .437 | .000 | .696 | 3.8 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 6.3 |
| 2010–11 | Boston | 78 | 13 | 29.5 | .448 | .133 | .736 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .4 | 11.7 |
| 2011–12 | Orlando | 61 | 13 | 23.4 | .421 | .143 | .683 | 5.4 | .8 | .7 | .3 | 9.3 |
| 2012–13 | Orlando | 34 | 33 | 31.3 | .448 | .000 | .718 | 7.2 | 2.1 | .9 | .6 | 15.1 |
| 2013–14 | Orlando | 45 | 43 | 30.1 | .453 | .400 | .675 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .5 | 12.1 |
| 2013–14 | L.A. Clippers | 23 | 1 | 13.4 | .481 | .000 | .783 | 3.0 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 4.2 |
| 2014–15 | L.A. Clippers | 74 | 0 | 12.2 | .459 | .000 | .632 | 2.3 | .5 | .6 | .3 | 4.0 |
| Career | 514 | 121 | 21.1 | .447 | .182 | .700 | 4.4 | .9 | .7 | .3 | 8.0 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008† | Boston | 17 | 0 | 8.1 | .412 | .000 | .611 | 1.5 | .4 | .3 | .2 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | Boston | 14 | 14 | 36.4 | .491 | .000 | .710 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .6 | 15.8 |
| 2010 | Boston | 24 | 1 | 20.1 | .476 | .000 | .722 | 4.5 | .4 | .8 | .4 | 7.3 |
| 2011 | Boston | 9 | 0 | 21.2 | .391 | .000 | .727 | 3.6 | .9 | .3 | .0 | 4.9 |
| 2012 | Orlando | 5 | 5 | 38.0 | .438 | .000 | .773 | 9.2 | .8 | .6 | 1.2 | 19.0 |
| 2014 | L.A. Clippers | 13 | 0 | 12.2 | .610 | .000 | .000 | 2.8 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | L.A. Clippers | 14 | 0 | 10.3 | .447 | .000 | .778 | 1.9 | .2 | .4 | .4 | 2.9 |
| Career | 96 | 20 | 18.9 | .472 | .000 | .716 | 3.7 | .7 | .6 | .4 | 6.9 | |
References
edit- ^ "Glen Davis Recruiting Profile". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ "LSU's Glen Davis to enter NBA draft". Yahoo! Sports. March 20, 2007. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ^ "LSU's 'Big Baby' Davis Going Pro". NewsOK.com. March 20, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Not Playing Nice: Powe, Davis Enjoying a Battle of the Bigs[permanent dead link] Steve Bulpett, the Boston Herald, July 6, 2007
- ^ Perkins says he injured toe when bed fell on it, AP, December 11, 2007
- ^ Kendrick Perkins Versus His Bed[permanent dead link]
- ^ Steve Bulpett, Baby, C’s hit home run, Boston Herald, December 13, 2007
- ^ Davis has 16 points, nine rebounds to help Celtics beat Kings, The Canadian Press Archived December 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Steve Bulpett, Oh, Baby, what a win, Boston Herald, January 6, 2008
- ^ Peter May, Baby shows off his mature side, The Boston Globe, January 6, 2008
- ^ "Glen Davis 2007-08 Stats per Game - NBA - - ESPN (SG)". - ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Glen Davis 2008-09 Stats per Game - NBA - - ESPN (SG)". - ESPN. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Chad Finn, "Davis: 'I'm sorry if I hurt anyone'," Boston Globe, May 12, 2009.
- ^ "Celtics Re-sign Glen Davis". NBA.com. August 10, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ^ "Magic Acquire Glen Davis and Von Wafer". NBA.com. December 12, 2011. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ "Notebook: Sixers 126, Magic 125". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ Magic, Glen Davis Agree to Buyout
- ^ "CLIPPERS SIGN FORWARD GLEN DAVIS". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ Markazi, Arash (March 29, 2014). "Coach has Glen Davis sent off bench". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "Clippers re-sign Glen Davis". Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ "Former Clippers forward Glen Davis has ankle surgery". Los Angeles Times. September 3, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ "Glen Davis Explains Why He Didn't Play This Season". Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ Source: Glen Davis out 8–12 weeks after ankle surgery
- ^ "Glen Davis signs deal with KK Zadar". Sportando. September 30, 2018. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ "Tko je kriv za odlazak Davisa? Zadarska strana priče…" [Who is to blame for Davis' departure? Zadar's side of the story...] (in Croatian). basketball.hr. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ "VIDEO: Druga strana medalje – Big Baby u svojoj verziji priče krivi KK Zadar i trenera Aleša Pipana!" [VIDEO: The other side of the coin – Big Baby in his version of the story blames KK Zadar and coach Aleš Pipan!] (in Croatian). basketball.hr. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ Short, Robin (December 5, 2018). "St. John's Edge make "Big" signing". The Telegram. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "NBLC Awards". NBL Canada. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ Patrick Parker, Shaq vs. Big Baby, ESPN.com, March 27, 2008.
- ^ Steve Bulpett, Big 3 minus an important two, Boston Herald, January 30, 2008.
- ^ Powe, Rondo answer call for Celtics; Heat's Wade, Haslem leave game, Associated Press, January 29, 2008.
- ^ Cannizzaro, Mark (March 20, 2006). "It's 'Big Baby', not 'Baby Shaq'". New York Post. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ Celtics' Glen Davis Injured in Accident SI.com, December 21, 2008
- ^ "Insider: Glen Davis Talks About His Injury | Sports Talk Florida | When you gotta know, join The Team". Archived from the original on March 13, 2013.
- ^ Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis’ NBA Career ‘On Hold’ While He Makes Movies — No Joke
- ^ "Former NBA player Glen "Big Baby" Davis arrested on drug charges". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ "Former NBA player Glen Davis arrested on drug charges". March 17, 2018.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE GLEN 'BIG BABY' DAVIS CUTS DEAL IN WEED CASE ..." TMZ. February 15, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ "18 NBA Veterans Arrested in $4 Million Health Insurance Fraud Scheme – NBC New York". October 7, 2021.
- ^ John, Matt (November 15, 2023). "Ex-Celtics Champion Glen Davis Found Guilty of Fraud: Report". Heavy.
- ^ Prewitt, Alex (May 9, 2024). "Glen 'Big Baby' Davis sentenced to 40 months in prison over fraud scheme". ESPN.
- ^ Musa, Ben Morse, Amanda (May 10, 2024). "NBA champion Glen Davis sentenced to 40 months in prison for part in plan to defraud league's health care plan out of millions". CNN. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Yang, Nicole (August 27, 2018). "Emotional Glen Davis breaks down after winning BIG3 championship". Boston.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- nba.com profile Archived April 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- LSU Tigers bio Archived December 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine