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Johnny Davis
Personal information
Born (1955-10-21) October 21, 1955 (age 68)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality American
High school Murray-Wright (Detroit, Michigan)
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College Dayton (1973–1976)
NBA Draft 1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Pro career 1976–1986
Coaching career 1990–2014
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
Career statistics
Points 9,710 (12.9 ppg)
Rebounds 1,505 (2.0 rpg)
Assists 3,368 (4.5 apg)
Medals
Representing  United States
Men's basketball
Pan American Games
Gold 1975 Mexico City Team competition

Johnny Reginald Davis (born October 21, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and coach in 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 %
Playoffs 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

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