Paul Davis

Paul Davis (born July 21, 1984) is an American retired professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the power forward and center positions.

Early years Davis attended Reuther Middle School where his number has been retired. Davis played for Rochester High School, earning Mr. Basketball of Michigan honors in 2002.

As a center for the Michigan State Spartans, he finished the 2005 season as the NCAA Tournament's leading rebounder. Davis was ranked as the nation's number three center by Lindy's College Basketball and the nation's number five post man by Athlon Sports.

In his senior season, he averaged 17.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1 steal and 0.9 blocks, while also shooting 87% from the free-throw line, and was 6–19 from three-point territory. Paul finished his college career with 1,718 points.

On April 2, 2009, Paul appeared on the Bravo show Millionaire Matchmaker.

Professional career

NBA On June 28, 2006, Davis was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2006 NBA draft with the 34th pick (4th pick of 2nd round).

After 2007–08 season, he became a restricted free agent. His rights were renounced by the Clippers, but on August 18, 2008, he was re-signed by the Clippers. He was waived by the Clippers in January 2009.

On September 25, 2009, Davis signed with the Washington Wizards. He was waived on November 11, 2009, when the Wizards signed guard Earl Boykins.

European clubs On April 8, 2010, Davis signed with Xacobeo Blu:Sens, a Spanish ACB team. In September 2010 he signed with CB Cajasol Sevilla.

After two seasons at Seville, in May 2012 he signed a two-year deal with the Russian club BC Khimki, to join them for the EuroLeague competition. In July 2014, he re-signed with Khimki for one more season. On July 11, 2015, he signed another one-year extension with the club.

On June 27, 2016, Davis announced his retirement from professional basketball due to constant injuries.

Personal life

Controversies Davis was kicked out of a January 2026 Michigan State Spartans basketball game after "verbally abusing" a referee. Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo (who previously coached Davis) acknowledged the ejection at his after game press conference, stating "What he said, he should never say in the world. That ticked me off".

Davis expressed regret for his comments the next day, sharing he had called the official to offer his apologies.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

EuroLeague

Domestic leagues

Season Team League 2009–10 Maine Red Claws D-League 16 28.5 .469 .000 .903 8.8 1.9 1.2 1.6 15.0 Xacobeo Blu:sens Liga ACB 6 23.8 .469 1.000 .833 7.7 1.3 1.3 .8 13.2 2010–11 Cajasol Banca Cívica 33 19.8 .542 – .748 5.3 .6 1.5 .5 13.2 2011–12 31 21.5 .540 .000 .748 7.3 1.3 1.1 .4 14.1 2012–13 BC Khimki Russian PBL 7 13.0 .514 – .750 3.7 .3 1.0 .9 7.6 VTB United League 20 18.6 .579 .000 .813 4.7 1.6 .7 .6 12.5 2013–14 4 16.3 .548 – .875 4.8 1.5 .5 .5 10.3 2014–15 22 17.0 .575 .000 .870 4.1 1.5 1.0 .5 13.1