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Davies played for the Australian team at the [[Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow]], where Australia finished eighth, and at the [[Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles]], where Australia finished seventh.
Davies played for the Australian team at the [[Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow]], where Australia finished eighth, and at the [[Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles]], where Australia finished seventh.


Davies was the top scorer in the 1980 Olympics, scoring 209 points in 7 games, at an average of 29.3 per game.<ref name= FIBA>FIBA, [http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/sid/2940/_/1980_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Men/player-leaders.html 1980 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men].</ref>
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.<ref name= Backintheday>Basketball Australia, '[http://basketball.net.au/index.php?id=1342 Boomers History]'.</ref>
Davies also represented Australia in the [[1982 FIBA World Championship|1982 World Championships]] in [[Colombia]] and [[1986 FIBA World Championship|1986 World Championships]] in [[Spain]]. He scored the second most total points in the 1982 tournament (187), at an average of 23.4 per game.<ref name= Backintheday>Basketball Australia, '[http://basketball.net.au/index.php?id=1342 Boomers History]'.</ref>


==Later biography==
==Later biography==

Revision as of 13:21, 26 April 2012

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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 was the top scorer in the 1980 Olympics, scoring 209 points in 7 games, at an average of 29.3 per game.[1]

Davies also represented Australia in the 1982 World Championships in Colombia and 1986 World Championships in Spain. He scored the second most total points in the 1982 tournament (187), at an average of 23.4 per game.[2]

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.

References