Kenneth Bryan Davis (born September 12, 1948) is an American former basketball player.

Davis was born in Slat, Kentucky. After his collegiate career as a small college All-American at Georgetown College, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order, and a short stint with the Marathon Oil AAU team, Davis was named Captain of the U.S. national team in the 1972 Olympics. In the aftermath of the controversial finish to the gold medal game, Davis famously led the United States team in a refusal to accept the silver medal and has a provision in his will that neither his wife nor children may accept the medal after his death. After his basketball career ended, Davis became and still is a sales representative for Converse (39 years) and also is a noted motivational speaker residing in Garrard County, Kentucky.

Kenneth Davis (basketball)

Davis was drafted by the New York Knicks in the eleventh round of the 1971 NBA draft. He never played professionally, however.

Kenneth Davis (basketball)

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1948 births

Living people

American men's basketball players

Basketball players from Kentucky

Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Basketball players at the 1971 Pan American Games

Georgetown Tigers men's basketball players

Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics

New York Knicks draft picks

Olympic silver medalists for the United States in basketball

People from Wayne County, Kentucky

People from Garrard County, Kentucky

Point guards

Pan American Games competitors for the United States

Kenneth Davis (basketball)