James "Red" R. Davis (born April 22, 1932) is a retired

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player who spent one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Rochester Royals during the 1955–56 season. He attended

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where he played on their basketball team. He was drafted by the Royals in the sixth round of the

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NBA

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Regular season

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