Glen Davis
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Ronald Glen Davis (born January 1, 1986 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana), better known as Glen Davis, is a 6'9", 289 lb former power forward college basketball player for Louisiana State University, and current NBA player for the Boston Celtics. Davis was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. The rights to Davis were traded to the Boston Celtics along with Ray Allen for Delonte West, Wally Szczerbiak and the rights to the 5th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Jeff Green.
College
The Southeastern Conference's coaches voted him the 2006 SEC Player of the Year, and he was also named to the All-SEC first team. In 2006 as a sophomore, Davis led the Tigers to their first Final Four appearance since 1986. In the crucial game of National Semifinals, LSU lost to UCLA trailing by a wide margin in the first half and never managed a come-back. Davis shot poorly from the field (17 points) and only made 4 out of 10 free throws before eventually fouling out.
Davis is regarded in some circles as a very entertaining stand up comedian, and karaoke singer. His talents were most recently on display at the LSU Union's Late Nite program on November 17, 2006. He was considered one of the top Tackles in High School.
Davis was involved in a car accident early morning on January 7, 2007.
Pro Career
On March 20, 2007, Davis held a press conference to announce that he will forgo his senior season at LSU and enter his name into the NBA draft in 2007. He has signed with agent John Hamilton of Performance Sports Management. Davis was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. The rights to Davis were traded to the Boston Celtics along with Ray Allen for Delonte West, Wally Szczerbiak and the rights to the 5th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Jeff Green.
Davis is currently on the Celtics' summer league team. Though he is primarily a power forward, Davis may also spend some time playing as the team's backup center in the regular season.
