• Baron Davis
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2009-10 Statistics

PPG
16.0
RPG
3.30
APG
7.9
EFF
+ 17.78
Born: Apr 13, 1979
Height: 6-3 /  1,91
Weight: 215  lbs. / 97,5  kg.
College: UCLA
Years Pro: 10

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2007-08 (Golden State): Averaged 21.8 points (12th in the NBA), 7.6 assists (6th in the NBA), 4.7 rebounds, 2.33 steals (3rd in the NBA) and 39.0 minutes (9th in the NBA) in 82 games (82 starts)…one of just four players to average at least 20 points and seven assists (Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Chris Paul)… only Warrior (and one of just 43 players in NBA) to appear in all 82 games this season… named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played January 14-January 20…scored 20+ points 53 times, 30+ points 12 times and 40+ points once…dished 10+ assists 19 times and 15+ assists three times…recorded three+ steals 32 times and five+ steals eight times…notched 18 double-doubles and three triple-doubles on the year…one of just four players to record three triple-doubles (Jason Kidd (13), LeBron James (7) and Caron Butler (3))…brought his career total to nine triple-doubles…11/6/07 vs. Cleveland, tallied 29 points, 10 assists and four rebounds…11/8/07 vs. Dallas, scored 37 points in 48 minutes played…11/23/07 at Washington, recorded 33 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds…12/28/07 vs. Denver, recorded 29 points, 13 assists and five rebounds…1/7/08 vs. San Antonio, tallied 34 points, 14 rebounds and six assists in 48 minutes of action…1/11/08 vs. Memphis, dished a career-high with 19 assists to go with 20 points and six rebounds…1/18/08 at Chicago, tied a career-high with 40 points, in 45 minutes played…1/24/08 vs. New Jersey, notched his second triple-double of the season with 25 points, 10 assists and 12 rebounds…3/13/08 at Phoenix, nearly missed a triple-double with 38 points, nine rebounds and eight assists…4/10/08 vs. Denver, recorded his third triple-double of the season with 20 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds…

2006-07 (Golden State): Averaged 20.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 8.1 assists (5th in NBA), 2.14 steals (1st in NBA) and 35.3 minutes in 63 games (62 starts)…was the only player in the NBA to average 20 points and eight assists per game…registered 20-or-more points 24 times with seven 30-plus point games…underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on February 13 and missed eight games…missed 16 games overall due to injury including seven on inactive list and one game due to NBA Suspension...recorded two DNP-CD’s on the year…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 25.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 2.91 steals in 40.5 minutes per game in 11 games…scored 30-or-more points four times during postseason, including playoff career-high 36 points in Game 2 Conference Semifinal loss at Utah…led Warriors to upset of #1 seed Dallas Mavericks in the first round…ranked 1st in steals, 5th in scoring and 8th in assists…

2005-06 (Golden State): Averaged 17.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 8.9 assists (2nd in NBA) and 1.65 assists in 54 games…eclipsed 25 points in four-straight games from 1/25 – 2/1, marking longest such streak in career…named Western Conference Player of the Week for week ending December 4 after averaging 21.0 points and 13.0 assists…missed 28 games during the season with 27 due to injury (sprained right ankle) and one game due to NBA suspension…12/13/05 at Seattle, tallied 21 points and 13 assists including game-winning three-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining in overtime…12/30/05 at Dallas, scored 34 points including game-winning shot with 0.5 seconds left in a 111-109 victory…1/14/06 vs. Lakers, notched fifth career triple-double with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists…

2004-05 (New Orleans – Golden State): Averaged 19.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.79 steals in 28 games (19 starts) with the Warriors…2/24/05, acquired by Golden State for Speedy Claxton and Dale Davis…won back-to-back Western Conference Player of the Week awards for the weeks ending April 3 and 10…for the week ending April 3, averaged 22.3 points, 10.3 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 1.75 steals…for the week ending April 10, averaged 28.8 points, 12.0 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 2.50 steals…1/8/05 vs. Sacramento, secured fourth career triple-double with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 17 assists…3/18/05 at Phoenix, scored 33 points, eight rebounds and four steals, including a career-high tying seven three-pointers which tied the Warriors franchise record for most three-pointers made in a single-game…4/10/05 vs. San Antonio, registered 38 points and nine assists in season-high 50 minutes…

2003-04 (New Orleans): Averaged 22.9 points (6th in NBA), 4.3 rebounds, 7.5 assists (4th in NBA), 2.36 steals (1st in NBA) and 40.1 minutes (8th in NBA) in 67 games…named to the All-NBA Third Team…selected as a reserve for the 2004 Eastern Conference All-Star Team and registered seven points, seven assists and one steal in 16 minutes of action…won the 989 Sports Skills Challenge during All-Star Saturday Night…led the Hornets in scoring 43 times and in assists 53 times…scored 20+ points 44 times and 30+ points nine times…named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for November averaging 24/3 points, 8.2 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.8 steals…11/21/03 vs. Indiana, made a career-high seven three-pointers, including a franchise record five in the third quarter…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 18.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game in 7 games…

2002-03 (New Orleans): Averaged 17.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 50 games…scored 20+ points in 19 games…led the team in scoring 17 times and in assists 34 times…recorded seven double-doubles on the season…11/6/02 vs. Seattle, tied a then career-high with 10 rebounds…11/15/02 vs. Chicago, dished out a season-high 12 assists…12/1/02 at Boston, registered his first DND due to back spasms ending a streak of 262 consecutive games played and marking the first game missed in his career…12/9/02 vs. Clippers, scored a season-high 33 points to go along with eight assists…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 20.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game in 5 games played…

2001-02 (Charlotte): Averaged 18.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 8.5 assists (4th in NBA) and 2.10 steals (4th in NBA) in 82 games…named to the 2002 NBA All-Star team and notched two points and five assists in 12 minutes of action…set the Hornets single-season record with 29 point-assist double-doubles on the season…established the Hornets franchise record for consecutive games of hitting at least one three-pointer, doing so in 46 straight games (4/15/01-1/26/02)…was a member of the 2002 USA World Basketball Championship Team…10/31/01 vs. Cleveland, tied a franchise record with 21 points in the fourth quarter…11/28/01 at Detroit, recorded a then career-high 38 points…11/30/01 vs. Detroit, garnered the 1,000 assist of his career…12/9/01 at Clippers, blocked a then career-high four shots…1/3/02 vs. Golden State, notched the third triple-double of his career with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists…3/30/02 at Cleveland, dished out a then career-high 17 assists…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 22.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game in 9 games played…

2000-01 (Charlotte): Averaged 13.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists (11th in NBA) and 2.07 steals (5th in NBA) in 82 games…was named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending November 26 after posting two triple-doubles during the week…participated in the NBA.com Slam Dunk contest and led the Schick Rookie Challenge sophomore team with eight assists in a win over the rookie squad at All-Star Weekend 2001 in Washington, D.C…one of only five guards in the NBA who averaged 5.0+ points, rebounds and assists (Bryant, Francis, Kidd and Rose)…appeared in five games (all starts) with Team USA in the 2001 Goodwill Games, averaging 10.6 points and 6.6 assists to help Team USA to a gold medal…11/25 vs. Cleveland, recorded third triple-double of career with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists…1/9/01 vs. Chicago, registered a career-high 53 minutes in a triple-overtime win…2/17 at Milwaukee, credited with making the longest shot in NBA history, an 89-footer with 0.7 seconds remaining in the third quarter, (previous record was held by Chicago’s Norm Van Lier, who hit an 84-footer in 1977)…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 13.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game in 10 games played…

1999-00 (Charlotte): Averaged 5.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.18 steals and 18.6 minutes in 82 games…broke rookie franchise record for most assists in a season with 309 (held previous by Kendall Gill – 303)…led the team in assists 15 times and scoring once…PLAYOFFS: Averaged 5.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 4 games played…

COLLEGE (UCLA): Career: Averaged 13.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.46 steals in 59 games played during his two-year collegiate career…ranks 10th on the Bruins career steals list with 145…1998-99 (Sophomore): Averaged 15.9 points (1st on team), 3.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists (1st on team) and 2.5 steals (1st on team), earning Third Team All-America honors from the Associated Press…scored in double-figures in 23 consecutive games and led the team in scoring a team-high 13 times…had 68 steals on the season…scored a career-high 27 points vs. California…1997-98 (Freshman): Averaged 11.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists (1st on team) and 2.4 steals (1st on team)…named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year…scored in double-figures 19 times and scored at least 20 points on three occasions…led the team in assists 18 times…

USA BASKETBALL: Appeared in five games (all starts) with Team USA in the 2001 Goodwill Games, averaging 10.6 points and 6.6 assists while shooting .476 (10-21 3FG) from three-point range to help Team USA to a gold medal...In nine games at the 2002 World Basketball Championships, averaged 7.8 points and 4.0 assists per contest.


Personal

  • Established TeamPlay, the Baron Davis Foundation in November 2004.
  • The foundation’s health and educational platform is to inspire underprivileged youth to take their best next step.
  • Also founded and operates an additional non-profit foundation called the Rising Stars of America, through which he conducts basketball camps for at-risk youth in the Los Angeles area.
  • Received the LA’s Best Alumni Award from the Mayor of Los Angeles in June 2007 for his contributions to the non-profit’s after school mentoring programs.
  • Made a $50,000 donation from the Baron Davis Foundation to the American Red Cross in August of 2005 to help with the Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort.
  • Participated in the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., honoring Hurricane Katrina heroes at a special lunch with Congressional leaders and speaking on a panel to examine African-American health care issues.
  • Joined a group of fellow NBA players on a goodwill tour of China where they played against the Chinese National Team in Beijing.
  • Ttook part in the Baron Davis Essay contest in which local children were asked to write an essay about the most influential person in their life.
  • Started playing basketball at age 3 after his grandfather built a court for him.
  • Earned the nickname "Too Easy" while playing in the Entertainer’s Basketball Classic at Rucker Park in Harlem, New York.
  • Has appeared in videos by Ja Rule, P. Diddy and Angie Stone.
  • Has appeared on the TV shows "Lincoln Heights", "Props", "Wheel of Fortune", "The Weakest Link" and "Arliss".
  • Majored in History at UCLA.

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