Bob Davies

Bob Davies

Personal information
Born	(1920-01-15)January 15, 1920 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 22, 1990(1990-04-22) (aged 70) Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	John Harris (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
College	Seton Hall (1939–1942)
Playing career	1943–1955
Position	Guard
Number	11
Coaching career	1946–1957
Career history
As player:
1943–1944	Brooklyn Indians
1944–1945	New York Gothams
1945–1955	Rochester Royals
As coach:
1946–1947	Seton Hall
1955–1957	Gettysburg
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1951) 4× NBA All-Star (1951–1954) 4× All-BAA/NBA First Team (1949–1952) All-NBA Second Team (1953) NBA assists leader (1949) NBA 25th Anniversary Team (1971) NBL champion (1946) NBL Most Valuable Player (1947) All-NBL First Team (1947) All-NBL Second Team (1948) No. 11 retired by Sacramento Kings Consensus first-team All-American (1942) No. 11 retired by Seton Hall Pirates
Career NBA statistics
Points	6,594 (14.3 ppg)
Assists	2,250 (4.9 apg)
Rebounds	980 (2.9 rpg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006

Robert Edris Davies (January 15, 1920 – April 22, 1990) was an American professional basketball player. Alongside Bobby Wanzer he formed one of the best backcourt duos in the National Basketball Association's early years. Davies and Wanzer led the Rochester Royals to the 1951 NBA championship. Davies was also a former basketball coach at the Seton Hall University and was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on April 11, 1970.

Although Bob Cousy is often considered the originator of the behind-the-back dribble, many say Davies actually deserves the credit. His Seton Hall coach, John "Honey" Russell, once said, "He had such uncanny control of the ball behind his back that it never concerned me. He made it look as easy as the conventional dribble."^[1]