Walter Davis Basketball News & Bio

Name: Walter Davis Hometown: Pineville, NC High School: South Mecklenburg Born: September 9, 1954 Died: November 2, 2023 Height/Weight: 6-5, 190 Position: Forward Notes: Basketball Related: Steve Krafcisin | Dudley Bradley | Tommy LaGarde | Mike O'Koren

Chansky’s Notebook: Developing Greatness
Think of freshman point guard Phil Ford, selfless shooting guard John Kuester, talented wing Walter Davis and versatile big man Mitch Kupchak. That was a...
Fri Mar 15, 2019

Top five UNC men's basketball wins over Duke
March 2, 1974: UNC 96, Duke 92, OT. One of the earliest classics between the two rivals occurred in 1974. UNC was ranked No. 4...
Mon Feb 18, 2019

UNC Basketball's Top 100 Players: 11-20
20. Walter Davis (1974-77, SF/SG, Pineville, N.C.) Davis' most famous Tar Heel memory is probably the long banker against Duke to cap the ’74 “8...
Thu Jun 28, 2018

Dwight Clark, one of Charlotte's greatest pro athletes, has died
Dwight Clark, who starred at Charlotte’s Garinger High before scoring an iconic touchdown immortalized as “The Catch” for the San Francisco 49ers, died Monday of...
Mon Jun 4, 2018

A Case For The Naismith Hall Of Fame: Walter Davis
Incredibly, Walter Davis didn’t make any All-America teams while at UNC, though he was All-ACC a couple of times. He averaged 15, 7 points per...
Sat Apr 28, 2018

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