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: Tom Zaliagiris | Dave Colescott | Ged Doughton | Phil Ford

A look back at 1976 UNC basketball
Dean Smith was the U.S. Olympic basketball coach and four of his players - Walter Davis, Phil Ford, Tommy LaGarde, and Mitch Kupchak - made...
Tue Jun 16, 2015

Q&A: Roy Williams On Dean Smith
In July 2011, Tar Heel Monthly published a special Dean Smith commemorative edition. This interview was conducted exclusively for that issue. Roy Williams: "I still...
Fri Feb 13, 2015

Some 30 years removed from rookie season, Michael Jordan now plays a different game
As part of UNC tradition, each summer former Tar Heel players return to campus and compete against the current crop of college kids for a...
Tue Nov 4, 2014

March 5, 1977: UNC Defeats Virginia to Win ACC Championship
The Tar Heels showed up with Walter Davis in uniform but the Olympian from Pineville was forced to the bench with an injury to the...
Wed Mar 5, 2014

Video: 8 Points in 17 Seconds, March 2 1974
March 2, 1974: UNC scores 8 points in the final 17 seconds of regulation against Duke, capped by Walter Davis' 30-foot bank shot from the...
Sun Mar 2, 2014

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