Pero Vasiljevic
July 23, 2020
Bennett Davison
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 21/11/1975
- Place of Birth: San Francisco, California (USA)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 203
- Weight (KG): 96
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: West Valley (1994-1996) / Arizona (1996-1998)
- NBL DEBUT: 12/11/99
- AGE AT DEBUT: 23
- LAST NBL GAME: 20/03/00
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 24
- NBL History: Melbourne 2000 | Gold Coast 2011 (DNP)
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Davison was born in San Francisco and raised in Sebastopol, California (USA).
He was lightly recruited after his high school career at Analy High School and landed at West Valley College, a community college.
After two strong seasons, Davison attracted the attention of coach Lute Olson at Arizona, and was offered a scholarship with the Wildcats.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Bennett Davison made his NBL debut with the Melbourne Tigers at 23 years of age. He scored 29 points in his first game.
Melbourne would lose Marcus Timmons (to Perth) and replace him with Davison, who would arrive injured and be unable to join the team until six games in. The retirement of Tigers legend Ray Gordon also opened up another roster spot, which Lindsey Gaze would use to sign young and coming big man Pero Vasiljevic (from Canberra). Although Davison (19.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.6 steals, and 2.4 blocks) would fill the hole left by Timmons quite capably, the aging core of the Tigers, including the 30-year-old Mark Bradtke (17.9 points, 14.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.6 blocks) and Lanard Copeland (21.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.5 steals) and Andrew Gaze (29.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.8 assists), who both celebrated their 34th birthdays this season struggled against the league’s best team’s. Despite the disapponting season, no-one who attended the round seven game at Rod Laver Arena will forget the stunning debut of Bennett Davison for the Tigers who also added 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks against defending champions Adelaide.
For those of you who remember. BENNETT DAVIDSON made a impact instantly in the NBL!!! @ArizonaMBB pic.twitter.com/HaCFh1ufg3
— RANDOM HOOPS (@HoopsRandom) April 5, 2023
Melbourne finished in fifth place this season and scraped into the playoffs despite not having a winning record (14-14), the team’s worst record since they last failed to make the playoffs in 1988. Melbourne then lost to the Victoria Titans in the Quarterfinals (1-2). Gaze would be selected to the All-NBL first team for a record fifteenth time, the last time he was recognised for the award. This season cemented the decline of the Gaze led Tigers, with the team never finishing higher than fifth again until after the retirement of both Andrew and Lindsey Gaze.
At the end of the season, Gaze and Bradtke also guided the Australian Boomers to a equal best fourth-place finish in Sydney before both retiring from international play.
Davison signed a contract to return to the NBL in 2010 and play with the Gold Coast Blaze but suffered a season ending injury prior to arriving.
Bennett Davison played one season in the NBL. He averaged 19.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 3 assists in 25 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 12th in blocks per game.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 24 | Melbourne | 14-14 (5) | 25 | 1,067.0 | 492 | 232 | 76 | 88 | 144 | 39 | 60 | 83 | 88 | 203 | 413 | 49% | 5 | 15 | 33% | 81 | 117 | 69% | 52% | 50% | 30 | Totals | 25 | 1067 | 492 | 232 | 76 | 88 | 144 | 39 | 60 | 83 | 88 | 203 | 413 | 49.2% | 5 | 15 | 33.3% | 81 | 117 | 69.2% | 53% | 50% | 30 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 24 | Melbourne | 14-14 (5) | 25 | 42.7 | 19.7 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 16.5 | 49% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 33% | 3.2 | 4.7 | 69% | 52% | 50% | 30 | Total | 25 | 42.7 | 19.7 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 16.5 | 49.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 69.2% | 53% | 50% | 30 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 30 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
|---|
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 93% | 89% | 94% | 99% | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 203 | 413 | 49.2% | 5 | 15 | 33.3% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 24 | Melbourne | 14-14 (5) | 25 | 1,067.0 | 492 | 232 | 76 | 88 | 144 | 39 | 60 | 83 | 88 | 203 | 413 | 49% | 5 | 15 | 33% | 81 | 117 | 69% | 52% | 50% | 30 | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bennett Davison played professionally for over ten years, including several seasons in Italys Lega Basket Serie A.
COLLEGE
Davison was a starter on the University of Arizona's 1997 NCAA championship team.
AWARDS
- 1x All-NBL Third Team
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