Ian Davies

Nationality: AUS
Date of Birth: 29/01/56
Place of Birth: Longford (TAS)
Position: FRD
Height (CM): 198
Weight (KG): 88
Junior Assoc: TAS - Launceston
College: Graceland (1974–1978)

NBL DEBUT: 2/02/80
AGE AT DEBUT: 24
LAST NBL GAME: 28/09/90
AGE AT LAST GAME: 34
NBL History: Launceston 1980-81 | Newcastle 1982-85 | Geelong 1986-87 | Sydney 1988-90
Championships: 1
Launceston Casino City (1981)

BIO: Ian Davies was born in Longford (TAS) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Launceston basketball program.

FAMILY: Son of Fred Davies, former Carlton and Longford footballer.

NBL EXPERIENCE

Ian Davies made his NBL debut with the Launceston Casino City Tigers at 24 years of age. He scored 14 points in his first game.

The Launceston Casino City entered the NBL competition with a grant from the Tasmanian Government and the support of the developers of the state’s second casino, becoming the state’s first NBL team. Rex Johnstone would be named as the Tigers inaugural coach and the team would be built around 24-year-old Ian Davies, who had played for the Australian team at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Davies (21.5 points) would lead the team in scoring, alongside a strong starting five that included Cliff Martin (19.6 points), Jim Ericksen (17.5 points) and Curtis Coleman (15.0 points).

The team travelled to Canberra for their first game, where a sell-out crowd filled the Showground Stadium. The Cannons, who were looking to repeat their surprise run to the Grand Final the previous year, proved to be a formiddable first match-up with the lead swapping numerous times during the game, before Cannons star Herb McEachin (26 points) hit two crucial free-throws giving Canberra the momentum they needed for the win (69-77). Jim Ericksen, who had just stepped off the plane the day prior to the game, scored 23 points.

The Tigers finished ninth (9-22) in the then twelve team NBL competition, with Davies named in the All NBL First Team.

1981
In 1981, coach Rex Johnstone would be replaced by Max Pike, who looked to increase the size and strength of the team by replacing import guard Curtis Coleman with 218cm American Richard Smith. The move making Launceston the tallest team in the competition at a time where there was no three-point line.

A starting five that consisted of national team guard Ian Davies (22.8 points), imports Cliff Martin (20.5 points), Jim Ericksen (17.0 points), Richard Smith (13.7 points) and local guard Trevor Mathew (7.9 points)

Launceston had delivered their best result during the regular season, sitting in fifth place with one game to play. Some late heroics from Ian Davies, who finished sixth in the league for points per game, got the team up for a win in the dying seconds of the last game and the team snuck into fourth position (14-8) and secured a place in the semifinals.

In what was an unusual way to start the postseason St Kilda, who finished on top of the regular season ladder (17-5), chose to forgo their chance at a three-peat to compete in the 1981 Club World Cup, elevating fifth placed Brisbane into the playoffs as their replacement. This also saw Launceston became the top seed in finals series which consisted of single-game semi-finals and a single-game Grand Final.

Launceston went on to defeat Brisbane (71-69) in a nail-biter with Tigers captain Jim Ericksen (23 points) and Ian Davies (18 points) and Bullets star import Leroy Loggins (31 points) going bucket for bucket at the offensive end.

On the other side of the semifinal bracket the underdogs came away victorious, with Nunawading Spectres eliminating the West Adelaide Bearcats (74-71). Al Green top scored for Adelaide with 20 points and Rob Mayberry scored 27 for Nunawading.

The Grand Final was played the next day at the Apollo Entertainment Centre in Adelaide with both teams contesting their first ever Grand Final. Launceston went on to thrash Nunawading (75-54) with Cliff Martin (25 points) and Ian Davies (18 points) leading the team in scoring. The win saw the Tigers become the first Tasmanian side to ever win a championship in an Australian national sporting league. Mayberry (16 points) finishing as the Spectres top scorer.

NEWCASTLE FALCONS
1982
For the 1982 season, Davies moved to the Newcastle Falcons, where he played 105 games over four years. The 1982 season saw Davies average 20.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists and play a key role in helping the Falcons to a fifth place finish in the regular season.

1983
During the 1983 season, Davies averaged 17.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists and helped the Falcons finish the regular season in a seventh place (13-9).

1984
During the 1984 season, Davies averaged 19.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.9 assists and was a part of the Falcons squad which finished in a fourth place with a record of 18-6.

1985
In 1985, Davies averaged 21.9 points and 4.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists, and helped guide the Falcons to a sixth place finish in the regular season with a 16-10 record.

1986
In 1986, Davies averaged 18.1 points and 4.5 rebounds, and 1.6 assists, as the Cats finished in a seventh place with a 14-12 record.

1987
Davies averaged 19.6 points and 5.4 rebounds, and 2.9 assists during a lacklustre season where the Cats limped home to a a ninth place finish with a 13-13record.

SYDNEY KINGS
1988
In 1988 Davies again moved to a new franchise, this time the Sydney Kings. Davies averaged 12.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. and was a part of the inaugural Sydney Kings squad. The Kings were formed from the merger of the Sydney Supersonics and the West Sydney Westars, with the team playing their first season in the 4,500 seat State Sports Centre in Homebush.

Under head coach Claude Williams and recently signed import Steve Carfino (21.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.6 steals), brought on board to be both team captain and oncourt leader, the Kings finished in ninth place with a record of 10-14.

1989
In 1989, Davies averaged 7.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 0.6 assists, playing a key role in the Kings rotation, helping the team finish in a fifth place (15-9).

In game one of the Kings’ 1989 Quarterfinals appearance against the Melbourne Tigers, Davies scored 30 points in 18 minutes of game time.

1990
The 1990 season saw Davies average 2.7 points, 1 rebounds, and 0.7 assists and play a key role in helping the Kings to a sixth place finish in the regular season with a 16-10 record.

Ian Davies played eleven seasons across four NBL teams. This included the Launceston Casino City Tigers, Geelong Cats, Newcastle Falcons and Sydney Kings. He averaged 17.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 252 NBL games.

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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
1990	34	Sydney	16-10 (6)	3	20.0	8	3	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	3	7	43%	2	5	40%	0	0	0%	57%	0%	8
1989	33	Sydney	15-9 (5)	30	517.0	238	63	19	13	50	14	4	41	66	88	240	37%	57	153	37%	5	12	42%	48%	49%	30
1988	32	Sydney	10-14 (9)	24	715.0	307	74	33	20	54	18	9	45	76	112	305	37%	66	197	34%	17	28	61%	48%	48%	32
1987	31	Geelong	13-13 (9)	26	988.0	510	141	75	39	102	31	23	60	93	179	460	39%	93	251	37%	59	76	78%	51%	49%	38
1986	30	Geelong	14-12 (7)	25	0.0	453	113	41	33	80	22	8	54	72	171	411	42%	73	189	39%	38	55	69%	52%	50%	32
1985	29	Newcastle	16-10 (6)	28	0.0	612	136	76	38	98	44	22	81	98	221	557	40%	113	298	38%	57	79	72%	51%	50%	47
1984	28	Newcastle	18-6 (4)	26	0.0	497	122	75	45	77	39	12	79	89	196	452	43%	48	123	39%	57	73	78%	51%	49%	37
1983	27	Newcastle	13-9 (7)	25	0.0	445	122	37	59	63	16	29	48	83	202	437	46%	0	0	0%	41	57	72%	48%	46%	26
1982	26	Newcastle	17-9 (5)	26	0.0	544	167	58	73	94	0	0	70	90	236	529	45%	0	0	0%	72	85	85%	48%	45%	38
1981	25	Launceston	14-8 (2)	24	0.0	548	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	77	244	488	50%	0	0	0%	60	78	77%	52%	50%	38
1980	24	Launceston	9-13 (8)	15	0.0	323	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	149	298	50%	0	0	0%	25	37	68%	51%	50%	32
Totals				252	2240	4485	941	416	321	620	185	108	478	794	1801	4184	43.0%	452	1216	37.2%	431	580	74.3%	51%	48%	47

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
1990	34	Sydney	16-10 (6)	3	6.7	2.7	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	2.3	43%	0.7	1.7	40%	0.0	0.0	0%	57%	0%	8
1989	33	Sydney	15-9 (5)	30	17.2	7.9	2.1	0.6	0.4	1.7	0.5	0.1	1.4	2.2	2.9	8.0	37%	1.9	5.1	37%	0.2	0.4	42%	48%	49%	30
1988	32	Sydney	10-14 (9)	24	29.8	12.8	3.1	1.4	0.8	2.3	0.8	0.4	1.9	3.2	4.7	12.7	37%	2.8	8.2	34%	0.7	1.2	61%	48%	48%	32
1987	31	Geelong	13-13 (9)	26	38.0	19.6	5.4	2.9	1.5	3.9	1.2	0.9	2.3	3.6	6.9	17.7	39%	3.6	9.7	37%	2.3	2.9	78%	51%	49%	38
1986	30	Geelong	14-12 (7)	25	0.0	18.1	4.5	1.6	1.3	3.2	0.9	0.3	2.2	2.9	6.8	16.4	42%	2.9	7.6	39%	1.5	2.2	69%	52%	50%	32
1985	29	Newcastle	16-10 (6)	28	0.0	21.9	4.9	2.7	1.4	3.5	1.6	0.8	2.9	3.5	7.9	19.9	40%	4.0	10.6	38%	2.0	2.8	72%	51%	50%	47
1984	28	Newcastle	18-6 (4)	26	0.0	19.1	4.7	2.9	1.7	3.0	1.5	0.5	3.0	3.4	7.5	17.4	43%	1.8	4.7	39%	2.2	2.8	78%	51%	49%	37
1983	27	Newcastle	13-9 (7)	25	0.0	17.8	4.9	1.5	2.4	2.5	0.6	1.2	1.9	3.3	8.1	17.5	46%	0.0	0.0	0%	1.6	2.3	72%	48%	46%	26
1982	26	Newcastle	17-9 (5)	26	0.0	20.9	6.4	2.2	2.8	3.6	0.0	0.0	2.7	3.5	9.1	20.3	45%	0.0	0.0	0%	2.8	3.3	85%	47.8%	45%	38
1981	25	Launceston	14-8 (2)	24	0.0	22.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	10.2	20.3	50%	0.0	0.0	0%	2.5	3.3	77%	52.2%	50%	38
1980	24	Launceston	9-13 (8)	15	0.0	21.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	9.9	19.9	50%	0.0	0.0	0%	1.7	2.5	68%	51.2%	50%	32
Total				252	8.9	17.8	3.7	1.7	1.3	2.5	0.7	0.4	1.9	3.2	7.1	16.6	43.0%	0.0	0.0	37.2%	1.8	4.8	74.3%	51%	48%	47

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS	STEALS	BLOCKS	TURNOVERS	TRIPLE DOUBLES
47	14	7	6	4	7	0

FIBA EXPERIENCE

Davies played for the Australian team at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, where Australia finished eighth, and at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, where Australia finished seventh.

Davies was the top scorer in the 1980 Olympics, scoring 209 points in 7 games, at a average of 29.3 per game.

Davies led Australia on the overseas tours of China and USA. He averaged 26.8ppg across the tour, which included a 41 point effort against East Carolina and a 40 game against Iona University. Davies would then represent Australia in the 1982 World Championships in Colombia where he scored the second most total points in the 1982 tournament (187), at a average of 23.4 per game.

He next played for Australia at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, where Australia finished seventh. The seventh place finish in 1984 being the Boomers best Olympic result to that date.

Davies continued to represent Australia in 1986, a year where the Boomers struggled against much stronger competition at the FIBA World Championships. Australia finished with a 2-3 record and failed to progress past the initial stages.

FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
1986	30	5	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0.0%
1984	28	8	227	129	26	22	0	26	7	16	27	57	130	43.8%	0.0%	17	23	73.9%
1982	26	8	0	187	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	19	28	67.9%
1980	24	7	0	205	54	13	28	26	1	18	20	91	183	49.7%	0.0%	23	35	65.7%
Total		28	227	539	80	35	28	52	8	34	78	148	313	47%	0%	59	86	69%

FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS

YEAR	AGE	GP	MINS	PTS	REB	AST	OR	DR	STL	TO	PF	FGM	FGA	FG%	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%
1986	30	5	0.0	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	0.0	0.0%
1984	28	8	28.4	16.1	3.3	2.8	0.0	3.3	0.9	2.0	3.4	7.1	16.3	43.8%	0.0%	2.1	2.9	73.9%
1982	26	8	0.0	23.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0%	2.4	3.5	67.9%
1980	24	7	0.0	29.3	7.7	1.9	4.0	3.7	0.1	2.6	2.9	13.0	26.1	49.7%	0.0%	3.3	5.0	65.7%
Total		28	8.1	19.3	2.9	1.3	1.0	1.9	0.3	1.2	2.8	5.3	11.2	47%	0%	2.1	3.1	69%

Season	Team	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%
1	0	89%	71%	70%	78%
2	0	47	7	6	4
Total						1801	4184	43.0%	452	1216	37.2%

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%
1990	34	Sydney	16-10 (6)	3	20.0	8	3	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	3	7	43%	2	5	40%	0	0	0%	57%	0%	8
1989	33	Sydney	15-9 (5)	30	517.0	238	63	19	13	50	14	4	41	66	88	240	37%	57	153	37%	5	12	42%	48%	49%	30
1988	32	Sydney	10-14 (9)	24	715.0	307	74	33	20	54	18	9	45	76	112	305	37%	66	197	34%	17	28	61%	48%	48%	32
1987	31	Geelong	13-13 (9)	26	988.0	510	141	75	39	102	31	23	60	93	179	460	39%	93	251	37%	59	76	78%	51%	49%	38
1986	30	Geelong	14-12 (7)	25	0.0	453	113	41	33	80	22	8	54	72	171	411	42%	73	189	39%	38	55	69%	52%	50%	32
1985	29	Newcastle	16-10 (6)	28	0.0	612	136	76	38	98	44	22	81	98	221	557	40%	113	298	38%	57	79	72%	51%	50%	47
1984	28	Newcastle	18-6 (4)	26	0.0	497	122	75	45	77	39	12	79	89	196	452	43%	48	123	39%	57	73	78%	51%	49%	37
1983	27	Newcastle	13-9 (7)	25	0.0	445	122	37	59	63	16	29	48	83	202	437	46%	0	0	0%	41	57	72%	48%	46%	26
1982	26	Newcastle	17-9 (5)	26	0.0	544	167	58	73	94	0	0	70	90	236	529	45%	0	0	0%	72	85	85%	48%	45%	38
1981	25	Launceston	14-8 (2)	24	0.0	548	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	77	244	488	50%	0	0	0%	60	78	77%	52%	50%	38
1980	24	Launceston	9-13 (8)	15	0.0	323	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	149	298	50%	0	0	0%	25	37	68%	51%	50%	32
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

USA (CBA) - Maine Lumberjacks (1978-79)

AWARDS

- 1x All-NBL First Team

LIFE AFTER BASKETBALL

Ian Davies passed away on November 7, 2011.

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