Bobcats Sign Jermareo Davidson
July 26, 2007

Charlotte Bobcats Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Bernie Bickerstaff announced Thursday that the team has signed Jermareo Davidson. The Bobcats acquired the draft rights to Davidson and guard Jason Richardson from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Brandan Wright, whom the Bobcats selected with eighth pick in the 2007 NBA Draft.

Davidson, the 36th overall selection in the second round of the June draft, participated with the Bobcats summer team entry in the Pepsi Pro Summer League held in Orlando, Florida. In five games, he averaged 10.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.0 blocks. In the Bobcats 88-74 victory over Miami, Davidson scored a team-high 16 points on 7-11 shooting in 30:22 minutes.

In four seasons at the University of Alabama, the 6-10, 230-pound forward averaged 10.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 126 collegiate games. He was named All-Southeastern Conference Second Team in 2006-07 by the league’s coaches and Honorable Mention All-SEC by The Associated Press.

As a senior, he ranked second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.0 points, ranked first in total blocks with 70, and ranked second in rebounding (8.2). He also reached double-figure scoring 25 times and posted 11 double-doubles on the season.