BIO: Caleb Davis was born in Perth (WA)
Caleb Davis made his NBL debut with the Adelaide 36ers at 22 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Caleb Davis played one season in the NBL. He averaged 1.2 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 0.2 assists in 5 NBL games.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 22 | Adelaide | 18-10 (2) | 5 | 10.1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 75% | 0% | 4 | Totals | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 22 | Adelaide | 18-10 (2) | 5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 75% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 75% | 0% | 4 | Total | 5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 75.0% | 0.2 | 0.0% | 0.2 | 0.0% | 0% | 0% | 4 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Davis joined Stirling for the 2013 SBL season while continuing through the Senators pathway, with his state-level background including the 2012 West Australian Basketball League Male Player of the Year award and captaincy of the Western Australian state team.
Davis remained tied to Stirling across 2014 and 2015 while he was also playing college basketball at Saginaw Valley State University, keeping the Senators as his listed state-league club connection before returning to senior Australian competition after college.
Davis joined Cairns for the 2018 QBL season, arriving as part of a new-look Marlins group that opened the season with a three-game road trip and began the year unbeaten.
He also returned to Stirling for the 2018 SBL season, where the Senators reached the playoffs and beat defending champion Perth in the quarter-finals before losing to Joondalup in the semi-finals.
The Senators rebranded from Stirling to Warwick for the 2019 SBL season, with Davis continuing at the club alongside a retained core that included Cody Ellis, Ash Litterick, Justin King and Rob Anshila.
Davis was retained by Warwick for the 2020 season before the season was cancelled.
He continued with Warwick for the 2021 NBL1 West season, earning Player of the Week honours in Round 1 and Round 9 as the former SBL competition moved into the NBL1 West structure.
Davis remained with Warwick for the 2022 NBL1 West season, averaging 18.2 points and 7.0 rebounds across his NBL1 West run with the club while earning multiple Player of the Week awards and being named to the NBL1 West All-Star Five.
He stayed with Warwick in 2023 and finished inside the top 10 in NBL1 West MVP voting, while also being selected in the NBL1 West Select Team to face the Perth Wildcats after the season.
Davis joined Joondalup for the 2024 NBL1 West season on a two-year deal, averaging 14.0 points, 7.58 rebounds and 3.25 assists while earning selection in the NBL1 West Select Team.
He re-signed with Joondalup for the 2025 NBL1 West season and was elevated to vice-captain alongside Jordan Wellsteed.
Davis played college basketball at Saginaw Valley State University from the 2013–14 season through 2016–17, appearing in 115 NCAA Division II games and making 89 starts across four seasons in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference era of his career.
As a freshman in 2013–14, Davis played 25 games off the bench and logged 430 total minutes (17.2 minutes per game), totaling 98 points (3.9 points per game) and 62 rebounds (2.5 rebounds per game) with 10 assists, 7 steals, and 2 blocks while shooting 37-for-104 from the field (35.6%), 15-for-66 on three-pointers (22.7%), and 9-for-16 at the line (56.3%).
In 2014–15, he moved into a full-time starting role and started all 30 games, playing 706 minutes (23.5 minutes per game) and scoring 253 points (8.4 per game) with 120 rebounds (4.0 per game), 24 assists, 25 steals, and 5 blocks, and he improved his efficiency to 83-for-158 from the field (52.5%), 41-for-95 from three (43.2%), and 46-for-54 on free throws (85.2%).
Davis started all 33 games as a junior in 2015–16, totaling 249 points (7.5 per game) and 168 rebounds (5.1 per game) in 736 minutes (22.3 minutes per game) while shooting 81-for-169 from the floor (47.9%), 44-for-114 from three-point range (38.6%), and 43-for-49 at the foul line (87.8%).
That 2015–16 season included Saginaw Valley State’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament, where the Cardinals won the Midwest Regional by defeating Lewis (80–65), Wisconsin-Parkside (92–77), and Ferris State (63–61) to advance to the Elite Eight, and Davis was listed among the regular starters for that tournament run at 7.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in the NCAA capsule materials.
As a senior in 2016–17, Davis played 27 games with 26 starts and finished with 184 points (6.8 per game), 113 rebounds (4.2 per game), and 37 assists (1.4 per game) across 597 total minutes (22.1 minutes per game), shooting 49-for-146 from the field (33.6%), 28-for-96 from three (29.2%), and 58-for-70 at the line (82.9%).
Across his four-year Saginaw Valley State career, Davis totaled 784 points (6.8 per game), 463 rebounds (4.0 per game), 96 assists (0.8 per game), 64 steals, and 24 blocks, with cumulative shooting splits of 250-for-577 from the field (43.3%), 128-for-371 on three-pointers (34.5%), and 156-for-189 on free throws (82.5%), and he graduated in 2017 after completing a double degree in Bachelor of Finance and Bachelor of Business Administration.
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