Sterling Davis
Personal information | |
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Born | Duncanville, Texas, U.S.[1] | October 27, 1977
Nationality | American-British |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Career information | |
College | Tulane (1995–1999) |
NBA draft | 1999: undrafted |
Playing career | 1999–2015 |
Position | Forward |
Coaching career | 2007–2017 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1999–2000 | Montevideo |
2000–2001 | Central Entrerriano |
2001–2003 | Brighton Bears |
2003 | London Towers |
2004 | Giessen 46ers |
2004–2006 | Sheffield Sharks |
2006–2015 | Scottish Rocks / Glasgow Rocks |
As coach: | |
2007–2017 | Scottish Rocks / Glasgow Rocks |
Sterling Davis (born October 27, 1977) is a retired basketball player and former head coach of British Basketball League club Glasgow Rocks from 2007 to 2017.[1]
A 6' 7" power forward, Davis signed for the Rocks in 2006, after spells with fellow British sides Sheffield Sharks (2004–2006), London Towers (2003) and Brighton Bears (2001–2003), where he was a BBL All Star in 2002 and runner-up league MVP whilst gaining all-league team nods in 2002 and 2003. He scored a career-high 42 points on March 1, 2011 in a game against the Guildford Heat. He spent the 2000–1 season with Uruguayan team Aguada and Argentine club Central Entrerriano.
Originally appointed as player-coach in Glasgow in 2007, Davis retired from playing in 2015 to focus solely on coaching. He left the Rocks in [2] May 2017 after reaching four major finals during his tenure.
Davis played NCAA college basketball at Tulane University.,[3] finishing his four years with averages of 17.7 points and 3.6 rebounds. He holds UK and USA citizenship.
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