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In 2003 Davies received 8 votes in the [[ |
In 2003 Davies received 8 votes in the [[NBL (Australia) 25th Anniversary Team|25th Anniversary All-Time team]]. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/ian-davies-1.html Olympic Games statistics] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 13:09, 26 April 2012
Ian Davies (born 1958) is an Australian basketball player who played on the Australian national basketball team in the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics. Davies played 252 games in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL), playing for the Launceston Casino City (1980-1981), Newcastle Falcons (1982-1985), Geelong Supercats (1986-1987), Sydney Kings (1988-1990).
NBL career
Davies started his NBL career in 1980 with the new franchise Launceston Casino City. In 1981 he was a member of the Casino City's NBL Championship winning team.
For the 1982 season Davies moved to the Newcastle Falcons.
International career
Davies played for the Australian team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where Australia finished eighth, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where Australia finished seventh.
Davies still holds the record for most points in a single game at the Olympics. He was also the top scorer in the 1980 Olympics.
Davies also represented Australia in the 1982 World Championships in Columbia, scoring the second most total points in the tournament, 187, for an average of 23.4 per game.[1]
Later biography
After retiring from the NBL Davies had a brief playing stint with with Manly Warringah's State League team.
Davies managed the Darling Harbour basketball courts, that were managed by Ian.. If memory serves me correctly, I refereed a game (think it was against Newcastle) in which he proved that for an old guy that couldn't run or jump, he could still shoot the ball pretty damn well.
Awards
In 2003 Davies received 8 votes in the 25th Anniversary All-Time team.
External links
References
- ^ Basketball Australia, 'Boomers History'.