David Bevis (born May 9, 1973) is an American former basketball player. He played

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for

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before going on to play professionally in

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Playing career

High school

Bevis attended Rogers High School in

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and played with the schools basketball team. In 2015 he was inducted into its athletic hall of fame.

College career

Bevis played

for

from 1992 to 1995 where he scored 1,831 career points, including 799 points as a senior. In 1995, he led ATU to the NAIA tournament semifinals for the first time in 40 years after scoring 26 points in a 87–67 victory against

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. He was selected to the NAIA and AIC All-First Team in both 1994 and 1995.

Professional career

In July 1997, Bevis signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club

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. On 6 March 1998, he scored a three pointer at the buzzer, helping KFÍ beat

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87–86. Overall Bevis had a standout season for KFÍ, averaging 28.5 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in the Úrvalsdeild, leading KFÍ to the playoffs for the first time in its history. In January he was selected to the Icelandic All-Star game and after the season he was named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year. In the Icelandic Cup, he helped KFÍ reach the Finals in

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where the team eventually lost to

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. After initially planning to play for a team in Spain that folded before the start of the season, Bevis signed with ÍA, in October 1998. On 12 November, he was suspended for one game after tossing a water bottle at a wall after a loss against

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which resulted in water hitting referees and staff at the scorers table. In end of November, ÍA released both Bevis and Victor Pereira in a roster overhaul in what turned out to be an unpopular decision by head coach

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. In the Úrvalsdeild, Bevis averaged 27.0 points and 11.6 rebounds for ÍA. In June 1999, Bevis signed with

. A month later it was reported that he had left the team for personal reasons.

References

External links

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Úrvalsdeild statistics
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Icelandic Basketball Association The Icelandic Basketball Association (''Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ'') is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketbal ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bevis, David 1973 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Iceland American men's basketball players Basketball players from Arkansas Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys basketball players Forwards (basketball) ÍA men's basketball players Vestri men's basketball players Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players 20th-century American sportsmen