Mickey Davis was such a standout basketball
player at Monaca High School and Duquesne University that he would
probably have been elected to the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame
even if he hadn’t played professionally for the Milwaukee Bucks in
the NBA. Mickey, 6'-7" and 205 pounds, was a three year starter during
his high school days at Monaca. In 1968 he was named MVP in Section
6 and set a Monaca record with 515 points in a season. As a junior he
received All State honorable mention and as a senior and played for
the West Penn team in the preliminary game of the Pittsburgh
Roundball Classic. Mickey then went to Duquesne University, where he led the
Dukes in scoring both as a sophomore and as a junior. In his junior
year, he averaged 19.2 points, 6 assists and 10 rebounds per game.
Mickey, who was a swingman playing both guard and forward, then opted
to forego his senior season of eligibility and signed with the
Pittsburgh Condors, where he languished in obscurity during the 1972
season. Fortunately, he was picked up by the Milwaukee Bucks in that
year’s NBA draft and immediately saw considerable action. His most
memorable game as a Buck was against the Boston Celtics in the 1973
playoffs. He also had a good season in 1974, averaging 13 points per
game. He was released by the Bucks in 1976. After retirement Mickey
served as regional sales manager for the Miller Brewing Company for
the central third of the nation in Elm Grove, Wisconsin.
Mickey Davis was such a standout basketball
player at Monaca High School and Duquesne University that he would
probably have been elected to the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame
even if he hadn’t played professionally for the Milwaukee Bucks in
the NBA. Mickey, 6'-7" and 205 pounds, was a three year starter during
his high school days at Monaca. In 1968 he was named MVP in Section
6 and set a Monaca record with 515 points in a season. As a junior he
received All State honorable mention and as a senior and played for
the West Penn team in the preliminary game of the Pittsburgh
Roundball Classic. Mickey then went to Duquesne University, where he led the
Dukes in scoring both as a sophomore and as a junior. In his junior
year, he averaged 19.2 points, 6 assists and 10 rebounds per game.
Mickey, who was a swingman playing both guard and forward, then opted
to forego his senior season of eligibility and signed with the
Pittsburgh Condors, where he languished in obscurity during the 1972
season. Fortunately, he was picked up by the Milwaukee Bucks in that
year’s NBA draft and immediately saw considerable action. His most
memorable game as a Buck was against the Boston Celtics in the 1973
playoffs. He also had a good season in 1974, averaging 13 points per
game. He was released by the Bucks in 1976. After retirement Mickey
served as regional sales manager for the Miller Brewing Company for
the central third of the nation in Elm Grove, Wisconsin.