Charles Lawrence Davis (born September 7, 1949) is best known for being an outstanding college basketball player for Wake Forest University (WFU). From New york City, he was the second African American player in Wake Forest's history. Davis was the 1971 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men's Basketball Player of the Year, and the first black player to win the award.

Charlie Davis

Davis in 1971
Personal information
Born	(1949-09-07) September 7, 1949 (age 72) New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Brooklyn Tech (New York City, New York) Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
College	Wake Forest (1968–1971)
NBA draft	1971 / Round: 8 / Pick: 120th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	1971–1973
Position	Point guard
Number	18, 17
Career history
1971–1972	Cleveland Cavaliers
1972–1973	Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
Fourth-team All-American – NABC (1971) ACC Player of the Year (1971) 3× First-team All-ACC (1969–1971) No. 12 retired by Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,287 (8.9 ppg)
Rebounds	219 (1.5 rpg)
Assists	319 (2.2 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Davis garnered first-team All-ACC honors for three years in a row, and was an eighth-round NBA draft pick (120th overall) by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1971.

External links

• NBA statistics

Sources

• Charlie Davis