Anthony Davis is one of the most well-known basketball players currently playing! The news that he won’t resign with Pelicans came as a shock!
Let’s dive into his history and find out some facts about his life!
- His full name is Anthony Marshon Davis Jr.
- He was born on March 11, 1993
- He is an American professional basketball player
- Anthony Davis plays for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA)
- He plays the power forward and center positions
- Anthony Davis was selected first overall in the 2012 NBA draft by New Orleans
- He is a five-time NBA All-Star
- He has been named to three All-NBA First Teams
- And to three NBA All-Defensive Teams
- He also earned a gold medal playing with Team USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Anthony Davis played one season of college basketball for the University of Kentucky
- There he was first team All-American and the Consensus National Player of the Year
- He also won the USBWA National Freshman of the Year
- NABC Defensive Player of the Year
- And the Pete Newell Big Man Award
- Davis led the NCAA in blocks
- He set Southeastern Conference and NCAA Division I freshman single-season blocked shots records
- He led Kentucky to a National Championship
- Anthony Davis was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament
- Davis left college for the NBA after one season
- He was drafted by New Orleans, then known as the New Orleans Hornets
- Anthony Davis was selected that summer to play for the Team USA in the 2012 Olympics
- After his rookie season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team
- The next season, he became an All-Star for the first time
- He led the NBA in blocked shots per game
- He has since become a five-time All-Star
- And the youngest player to score at least 59 points in an NBA game
- In 2017, he was named the recipient of the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award
- That was after he set an All-Star Game scoring record of 52 points
- He is 6 ft 10
- He waits 115 kilos
- Anthony Davis is the son of Anthony Davis Sr
- Davis Sr. is 6 foot 3 inches (1.91 m)
- His mother is Erainer
- She is 6 foot 1 inch (1.85 m)
- He has a twin sister, Antoinette
- Also he has an older sister, Iesha
- Iesha played basketball at Daley College
- He has cousins named Jarvis, Marshaun and Keith Chamberlain
- Keith has played professional basketball in Germany and Latvia
- Their father, Keith Sr., served as Davis’ elementary school athletic director
- On June 15, 2012, he signed with Arn Tellem and the Wasserman Media Group as his agents
- Davis trademarked his unibrow sayings “Fear The Brow” and “Raise The Brow” in June 2012
- Davis was also a member of the 2014 national team that won the gold medal in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup over Serbia on September 14
- He refused to resign with the Pelicans
