Johnny Davis (basketball)






















































































































































Johnny Davis
Personal information
Born
(1955-10-21) October 21, 1955 (age 63)
Detroit, Michigan
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Murray-Wright (Detroit, Michigan)
College
Dayton (1973–1976)
NBA draft
1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career 1976–1986
Position Point guard
Number 16
Career history
As player:

1976–1978
Portland Trail Blazers

1978–1982
Indiana Pacers

1982–1984
Atlanta Hawks

1984–1986
Cleveland Cavaliers
1986 Atlanta Hawks
As coach:

1990–1993
Atlanta Hawks (assistant)
1993–1994
Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)

1994–1996
Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
1996–1997 Philadelphia 76ers

1997–1999

New Jersey Nets (assistant)

1999–2003

Orlando Magic (assistant)

2004–2005
Orlando Magic
2005–2006
Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
2006–2007 Indiana Pacers (assistant)

2007–2009

Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
2009 Memphis Grizzlies

2009–2011
Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)

2011–2013

Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2013–2014
Los Angeles Lakers (assistant)

Career highlights and awards


  • NBA champion (1977)


Career statistics
Points 9,710 (12.9 ppg)
Rebounds 1,505 (2.0 rpg)
Assists 3,368 (4.5 apg)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Johnny Reginald Davis (born October 21, 1955) is an American retired professional basketball player, and formerly an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA with four teams in ten years from 1976 to 1986, winning an NBA championship in his rookie season (1976–77) with the Portland Trail Blazers. He also played for the Indiana Pacers, the Atlanta Hawks, and the Cleveland Cavaliers.


In 1996–97 NBA season Davis coached the Philadelphia 76ers, and he coached the Orlando Magic for nearly two seasons from 2003 to 2005. On June 21, 2007, he was named assistant coach by new Grizzlies head coach Marc Iavaroni. Davis had previously served as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, and Los Angeles Lakers.


On January 22, 2009, Iavaroni was fired by Memphis GM Chris Wallace, and Davis was named interim head coach of the Grizzlies. On January 25, Lionel Hollins—Davis' teammate on the 1977 Portland team—was named Memphis' head coach, with Davis going back to his old job as an assistant coach. From 2011 to 2013, Davis worked as an assistant with the Toronto Raptors.



Head coaching record


























Legend
Regular season
G
Games coached
W
Games won
L
Games lost
W–L %
Win–loss %
Post season
PG
Playoff games
PW
Playoff wins
PL
Playoff losses
PW–L %
Playoff win–loss %






















































































Team
Year
G
W
L
W–L%
Finish
PG
PW
PL
PW–L%
Result

Philadelphia

1996–97
82 22 60 .268 6th in Atlantic
Missed playoffs

Orlando

2003–04
71 20 51 .282 7th in Atlantic
Missed playoffs

Orlando

2004–05
64 31 33 .484 (fired)


Memphis

2008–09
2 0 2 .000 (interim)


Career
219 73 146 .333


References





External links



  • Career statistics (as a player)

  • Career statistics (as a coach)









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