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Brandon Davies
No. 32 – Valencia Basket
Davies with Barcelona in 2022
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Personal information
Born	(1991-07-25) July 25, 1991 (age 32) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality	American / Ugandan
High school	Provo (Provo, Utah)
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College	BYU (2009–2013)
NBA Draft	2013 / Undrafted
Pro career	2013–present
League	Liga ACB EuroLeague
Career history
2013–2014	Philadelphia 76ers
2014–2015	Brooklyn Nets
2015	Élan Chalon
2015–2016	Pallacanestro Varese
2016–2017	AS Monaco
2017–2019	Žalgiris Kaunas
2019–2022	FC Barcelona
2022–2023	Olimpia Milano
2023–present	Valencia

Career highlights and awards
2× All-Europe Second Team (2019, 2021) Liga ACB champion (2021) 2× Spanish Cup winner (2021, 2022) All-EuroLeague First Team (2019) All-EuroLeague Second Team (2021) 2× LKL champion (2018, 2019) 2× All-LKL Team (2018, 2019) LKL Finals MVP (2018) Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup winner (2018) French League Cup winner (2017) 2× First-team All-WCC (2012, 2013)

Brandon Davies (born July 25, 1991) is an American-born naturalized Ugandan professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Ugandan national team. He was an all-conference college player at Brigham Young University. Davies is a two time All-EuroLeague selection.

Early life and college career
Professional career
National team career
Career statistics
Personal life
See also

Early life and college career

Davies was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but adopted by single mother Kathy Davies and raised in Provo, Utah. He attended Provo High School, where his team won state titles in his sophomore and junior seasons. After considering schools such as California, Gonzaga, and Utah, Davies chose to play college basketball at Brigham Young.

After playing a reserve role as a freshman in 2009–10, Davies became a key player for the Cougars as a sophomore. He served as the key inside player for the small, sharp-shooting 2010–11 Cougars (led by eventual National Player of the Year Jimmer Fredette). BYU raced to a 27–2 record and was ranked no. 3 in the AP Poll when Davies was suspended from the team.

Davies was reinstated to the team as a junior and was named to the All-West Coast Conference team in each of his last two seasons at BYU. As a senior, Davies served as team captain and averaged 17.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Following his graduation from BYU, Davies was invited to participate in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (PIT) pre-NBA draft camp. Davies performed well, averaging 20.7 points per game on 68% shooting and grabbing 9.3 rebounds per game. He was named MVP of the PIT. Davies' performance earned him an invitation to the Chicago NBA draft combine. After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, he joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 5, 2013, he signed with the Clippers, but was later waived on October 21.

Philadelphia 76ers (2013–2014)

On October 28, 2013, Davies signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. He played in his first NBA game on November 2, 2013 against the Chicago Bulls, scoring two points in two minutes of action. On January 18, 2014, he fractured his right small finger, requiring surgery and up to a month of rehabilitation.

On November, 5, 2014, Davies scored a career-high 20 points in an 89–91 loss to the Orlando Magic.

Brooklyn Nets (2014–2015)

On December 11, 2014, Davies was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Andrei Kirilenko, Jorge Gutiérrez, the Nets' second-round draft pick in 2020, the right to swap second-round picks in 2018, and cash considerations. On January 6, 2015, he was waived by the Nets after appearing in seven games.

Élan Chalon (2015)

On January 12, 2015, Davies signed with Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro League in Chalon-sur-Saône, France for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season as a replacement for an injured player. He helped Élan reach the league playoffs.

Pallacanestro Varese (2015–2016)

In August 2015, Davies signed with Pallacanestro Varese in Varese, Italy for the 2015–16 season.

AS Monaco (2016–2017)

In July 2016, Davies signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the Basketball Champions League.

Žalgiris Kaunas (2017–2019)

In the summer of 2017, Davies played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Fredette. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team Fredette, he scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in their first-round game, which they lost to Team Utah (Utah Alumni) 100–97.

On June 23, 2017, Davies signed with a 1+1 contract with Lithuanian team Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Over his two seasons with Žalgiris, Davies helped the team achieve much success, in particular in the EuroLeague. On May 9, 2019, Davies was named to the All-EuroLeague First Team, becoming the first Žalgiris player to win the award in 15 years since Arvydas Sabonis in 2004.

FC Barcelona (2019–2022)

On July 4, 2019, Davies signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club Barcelona. In his second game with Barcelona, Davies recorded 24 points and 11 rebounds in a 95–87 win over Saski Baskonia.

Olimpia Milano (2022–2023)

On June 24, 2022, Davies signed a two-year contract with Italian champions Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A, playing also the EuroLeague. On July 5, 2023, Davies mutually parted ways with the Italian powerhouse.

Valencia (2023–present)

On July 5, 2023, Davies signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Valencia.

National team career

Coinciding with his move to Barcelona, Davies acquired a Ugandan passport, because under the Cotonou Agreement African players are not subject to the same limited quotas in the Liga ACB as American players. As part of the arrangement, Barcelona agreed to release Davies to play some matches for the Uganda national team, and in November 2021 he played in three 2023 World Cup qualifiers in Benguela. (The Turkey team complained that Barcelona had not released Sertaç Şanlı for its qualifiers in Europe.)

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Philadelphia	51	0	11.3	.422	.200	.642	2.1	.6	.5	.2	2.8
2014–15	Philadelphia	20	6	18.9	.412	.233	.636	3.7	1.4	.9	.2	6.3
Brooklyn	7	0	6.3	.333	.250	.750	1.4	.3	.1	.4	2.3
Career		78	8	12.8	.411	.227	.644	2.5	.7	.5	.2	3.7

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2017–18	Žalgiris	36	33	17.4	.577	- —	.848	3.5	.9	.9	.4	9.3	9.8
2018–19	34	33	24.2	.559	- —	.762	5.5	2.0	1.0	.4	14.2	16.9
2019–20	Barcelona	28	14	20.1	.515	.385	.786	3.9	1.6	1.1	.6	9.6	10.3
2020–21	35	10	21.3	.558	.429	.754	4.5	1.5	.7	.4	12.0	13.9
2021–22	36	9	19.9	.519	.250	.680	3.7	1.6	.6	.3	9.9	10.3
2022–23	Olimpia	33	13	18.3	.532	.350	.703	3.2	1.9	.6	.3	10.2	11.5
Career		202	112	20.2	.544	.338	.755	4.0	1.6	.8	.4	10.9	12.1

Domestic leagues

Season	Team	League	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Élan Chalon	Pro A	16	12	20.2	.421	.240	.690	4.1	1.3	.9	.4	8.0
2015–16	Varese	LBA	30	26	25.7	.473	.158	.740	6.5	1.5	1.0	.9	13.3
2016–17	AS Monaco	Pro A	30	10	21.2	.492	.243	.646	5.1	1.7	.9	.7	10.4
2017–18	Žalgiris	LKL	45	38	17.2	.616	.000	.762	5.2	1.6	.9	.6	11.3
2018–19	Žalgiris	LKL	39	34	18.3	.634	.000	.738	4.2	1.8	.9	.5	12.1
2019–20	Barcelona	ACB	28	13	18.6	.543	.435	.760	4.6	1.0	.9	.4	11.3
2020–21			35	15	17.6	.571	.417	.798	3.7	1.4	.7	.3	10.2
2021–22			38	9	18.6	.527	.167	.708	3.8	1.7	.8	.4	9.7
2022–23	Olimpia	LBA	24	16	19.9	.599	.167	.734	4.8	1.6	1.0	.6	13.5
Career			285	173	19.4	.547	.238	.748	4.7	1.5	.9	.5	11.2

Personal life

Davies is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He married Lenzie Quist of Riverside, California, in January 2015. They have a daughter, born in the summer of 2016.

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