Quincy Davis (basketball)

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Quincy Davis III
Davis with the Taoyuan Pilots in 2021
No. 50 – New Taipei Kings
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueP. League+
Personal information
Born (1983-02-16) 16 February 1983 (age 41)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityTaiwanese
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High schoolMcGill–Toolen (Mobile, Alabama)
CollegeTulane (2002–2006)
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2007ETHA Engomis
2007–2008Belenenses Montepio
2008–2009Deportivo Táchira BBC
2010Jiangsu Dragons
2011Bornova Belediye
2011–2018Pure Youth
2020–2021Taoyuan Pilots
2021–presentNew Taipei Kings
Medals
Representing  Chinese Taipei
FIBA Asia Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2014 Wuhan Team
William Jones Cup
Silver medal – second place 2013 Taipei Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Taipei Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Taipei Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Taipei Team
EABA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nagano Team
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tianjin Team
Quincy Davis
Traditional Chinese戴維斯
Simplified Chinese戴维斯

Quincy Spencer Davis III (Chinese: 戴維斯; born 16 February 1983) is a Taiwanese professional basketball player who plays for the New Taipei Kings of the P. League+.[1][2] He renounced his U.S. citizenship in June 2013 to naturalize in Taiwan so that he could play for the Chinese Taipei national team in international competition.[3]

Childhood and education[edit]

Davis was born in Los Angeles, California in an African American family.[1][4] He graduated from McGill–Toolen Catholic High School in Mobile, Alabama in 2002 before going on to Tulane University, where he played for Tulane Green Wave men's basketball. As a freshman, in a game against the University of Southern Mississippi he matched the school record for single-game field goal percentage. In his four-year career there until 2006, he scored a total of 1,106 points, including 56 games with more than 10 points and 12 with more than 20. He collected 559 rebounds, including 226 offensive rebounds, making him one of just fourteen players in school history to achieve both a thousand points and five hundred rebounds. He also set the school record with a .577 career field goal percentage.[1]

Early career[edit]

Davis first went overseas to play for ETHA Engomis in Cyprus in 2006.[5] The next season, he played in Portugal. In February 2008 he signed with Deportivo Táchira [es], a Liga Profesional de Baloncesto team in Venezuela.[6][7] There, he appeared in eight games, averaging 5.5 points per game. The following year, he moved to mainland China to play in the National Basketball League.[8] After his next season in Turkey, he came to Taiwan to join Pure-Youth Construction in the Super Basketball League.[9] In March 2012, he won SBL's Player of the Month award for leading his team to a 6–1 record that month with an average of 20.1 points, 14 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, two assists, and 1.4 steals per game.[10]

Davis also became a partner in Coast To Coast Basketball, a basketball instruction institute founded in 2007 by fellow expatriate player Edward Hardy II.[2]

Naturalization in Taiwan[edit]

The suggestion that Davis join the Chinese Taipei national team was first floated in January 2013 at the SBL 2012 MVP award ceremony. At the time, Davis stated that he was open to the idea of naturalizing as a Republic of China citizen so he could represent Taiwan in international competition. He said that of all the places in which he had played basketball, he felt happiest in Taiwan.[9][11] However, naturalization would require him to renounce his U.S. citizenship, as Taiwan allows multiple citizenship only for its own citizens who have emigrated, and not for immigrants applying to become new citizens. Furthermore, as Davis did not meet the ordinary residence requirements for naturalization and his case would thus be processed by special dispensation, Taiwan sports officials also had to lobby for the support of the Ministry of the Interior. Contract length and salary negotiations introduced further delays, until in May 2013 it was announced that Davis had agreed to a US$20,000/month, two-year contract and had officially applied for naturalization.[12]

On 25 June 2013, Davis went to the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. embassy, to renounce his citizenship.[3] The AIT processed his case much more quickly than would have been done under normal procedures, and he received his Certificate of Loss of Nationality three days later, temporarily making him a stateless person.[13] There remained doubts whether the Ministry of the Interior could complete all the procedures relating to his naturalization by the 12 July deadline for him to register for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, but in the end he was officially naturalized as a citizen of the Republic of China on 9 July.[14][15] Taiwanese American players such as Richard Chang had previously joined the Chinese Taipei team, but Davis was the first American of another ethnic background to follow in their footsteps.[16] Unlike most male citizens both naturalized and native-born Davis was not required to serve in the Republic of China Armed Forces because men over 195 centimetres (6 ft 5 in) tall are exempt from conscription in Taiwan.[17]

Later career[edit]

Davis played with the Chinese Taipei team in an exhibition game against visiting National Basketball Association players from his former country on 29 June, scoring 25 points.[18][19] He then represented the Chinese Taipei team in the 2013 William Jones Cup[15] and in the FIBA Championship 2013, where he scored an average of 14.7 points per game.[20] Davis led the team to second place in the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup, scoring 19 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in the final game against Iran.[21] Davis was barred from participating in the 2014 Asian Games because he had not fulfilled the residency requirements to represent Taiwan as a naturalized citizen.[22]

In 2022, P. League+ announced it would reconsider its policies towards naturalized players; it was rumored that Davis would have his status in the league changed to "foreign player" from local, which he found shocking and later stated made him consider retirement. After a meeting was held by the board of directors, the league announced that he would continue to be treated as a local player for the 2023 season.[23]

In 2023-24 season, he was suspended twice due to domestic violence charges. He was suspended for the first 20 matches of the season and was fined NT$35,000. He was found guilty on April 9, 2024 after first reading. He was then suspended for the rest of the season (including playoffs) from that day onwards.[24]

Personal life[edit]

Davis was married to a Taiwanese national.[25][26] The couple separated,[27] then finalized their divorce in September 2022.[28] Davis is a vegan, and opened Uncle Q, a vegan restaurant in Taipei at the end of 2019. The restaurant primarily serves American style food.[29]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "50 Quincy Davis". Tulane Green Wave Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Who We Are". Coast To Coast Basketball. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b "American basketball player applies for citizenship renunciation". Focus Taiwan. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  4. ^ "台北归化美籍黑人 将出战亚洲男篮赛" [Taipei naturalized black American will play in Asia men's basketball competition]. Nanyang Siang Pau. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Γεμίζουν τα ρόστερ σε γοργούς ρυθμούσ" [Filling the roster at fast rhythm] (PDF). SigmaLive. 17 August 2006. p. 28. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Equipos inscriben jugadores" [Teams sign players]. El Universal. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  7. ^ "El Táchira venezolano se refuerza con estadounidenses Lane y Davis (Venezuela's El Táchira reinforces itself with Americans Lane and Davis)". Terra. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  8. ^ "NBL选秀外援简介之昆西-戴维斯" [NBL foreign draftee profile: Quincy Davis]. TOM Sports. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  9. ^ a b "戴維斯有意願 歸化打中華隊" [Davis interested in naturalizing & playing for national team]. China Daily. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  10. ^ Huang, Paul (9 March 2012). "SBL: Quincy Davis is given 'Player of the Month' honor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  11. ^ Huang, Paul (18 January 2013). "Lamizana, Davis win basketball honors". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  12. ^ "中華台北月薪兩萬歸化黑鐵塔 將放棄美國國籍" [Chinese Taipei's US$20,000 naturalized 'Iron Tower' to give up U.S. citizenship]. Chinese Daily Herald. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  13. ^ "戴維斯已放棄國籍　中華隊添3傷兵" [Davis gave up citizenship; national team has three injured players]. Top Sporting News Agency. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  14. ^ "戴維斯歸化啟動 就怕趕不及" [Davis' naturalization begins, against fears it might not come in time]. Liberty Times. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  15. ^ a b "戴維斯歸化成功 加入中華男籃" [Davis successfully naturalizes; joins national team]. United Daily News. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  16. ^ "台湾打破归化球员坚冰 内线长人是引援重点工程". Phoenix Television. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  17. ^ "「新台灣人」戴維斯歸化　身高破表204公分不用當兵" ['New Taiwanese' Davis naturalizes; with height of 204 cm, won't have to be a soldier]. Eastern Television. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  18. ^ "台灣戰袍處女秀 戴維斯砍25分". Liberty Times. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  19. ^ "NBA傳奇賽／歸化中華隊狂飆　戴維斯：替隊友表現打A". Eastern Television. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  20. ^ "Quincy Davis III – 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Men". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  21. ^ Lee, Chin-wei; Lee, Hsin-Yin (19 July 2014). "Taiwan loses to Iran in FIBA Asia Cup (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  22. ^ Shan, Shelley (5 September 2014). "US-born player no longer eligible for Asian Games". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  23. ^ Everington, Keoni (29 September 2022). "PLG axes plan to list naturalized Taiwanese basketball player as 'foreigner' – Taiwan News – 2022-09-29 11:26:00". Taiwan News. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  24. ^ "PLG / 判決一審有罪！戴維斯禁賽到本賽季結束". 籃球筆記 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  25. ^ Pan, Jason (25 February 2018). "Quincy Davis draws praise and anger with doctored 'Taiwan, Taipei' jersey". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  26. ^ 蔡裕隆 (22 February 2015). "新台客戴維斯 愛戀呆丸女 入境隨俗 喜氣羊羊". Apple Daily. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  27. ^ Lee, Chien-chung; Yeh, Chen; Ko, Lin (13 May 2023). "Basketball star Quincy Davis released on bail after protection order breach". Central News Agency. Retrieved 14 May 2023. Republished as: "New Taipei Kings' Quincy Davis released on bail". Taipei Times. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  28. ^ Yeh Chen; Wu, Oscar (14 July 2023). "Basketball player Quincy Davis charged with injuring ex-wife". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 July 2023. Davis had been married to a Taiwanese woman, but the couple got divorced in September 2022. He currently plays for the New Taipei Kings in Taiwan's professional basketball P. LEAGUE+.
  29. ^ Chang, Tina. "Go Veggie in Taipei & Help Save The Planet – Be Healthier Too!". thetaiwantimes.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

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