Quincy Davis (basketball)

Quincy Spencer Davis III (born 16 February 1983) is an American-born Taiwanese basketball player.[1][2] A former United States citizen, he renounced that citizenship in June 2013 to naturalize in Taiwan so that he could play for the Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team in international competition.[3] He currently plays for Taoyuan Pilots of the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG).

Quincy Davis III
No. 50 – Taoyuan Pilots
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueP. LEAGUE+
Personal information
Born (1983-02-16) 16 February 1983
Los Angeles, California
NationalityRepublic of China
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–Taoyuan Pilots
Medals
Representing  Chinese Taipei
FIBA Asia Challenge
2014 WuhanTeam
William Jones Cup
2013 TaipeiTeam
2014 TaipeiTeam
2015 TaipeiTeam
2016 TaipeiTeam
EABA Championship
2017 NaganoTeam
East Asian Games
2013 TianjinTeam

Childhood and education

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

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, 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

The suggestion that Davis might join the Chinese Taipei men's national basketball 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 United States citizenship, as Taiwan allows multiple nationality 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 will not be 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

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]

Uncle Q

Uncle Q is a vegan restaurant in Taipei opened by Davis at the end of 2019. The restaurant primarily serves American style food.[23]

Personal life

He is an eligible bachelor.[24] Davis is a vegan.[23]

References
  1. "50 Quincy Davis". Tulane Green Wave Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. "Who We Are". Coast To Coast Basketball. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  3. "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. "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. "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. 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. Chang, Tina. "Go Veggie In Taipei & Help Save The Planet – Be Healthier Too!". thetaiwantimes.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  24. Pan, Jason (25 February 2018). "Quincy Davis draws praise and anger with doctored 'Taiwan, Taipei' jersey". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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