“Walter is a good shooter until the fourth period,” one coach said of Davis, a standout in both college and the N.B.A. “Then he becomes a great shooter.” By Richard Sandomir Walter Davis ...

After a standout collegiate career at North Carolina, Davis won the 1978 Rookie of the Year award with Phoenix. The Associated Press Walter Davis played 11 of his 16 NBA seasons with the Phoenix Suns.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Walter Davis, a five-time NBA All-Star who had his number retired by the Phoenix Suns, has died. He was 69. Davis was star in college for North Carolina where he played for ...