Former South Meck Basketball Legend Walter Davis Enters The Hall Of Fame

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – There is good, there is great, and there is extraordinary without equal. For a generation, Walter Davis was the very best they’ve ever seen play basketball.

The blood of Davis lives on a jersey in the South Meck gym forever and so does the sweat equity and sweet stories of a legend.

Thousands have played basketball in Charlotte. But only one was a state champion, an All-American, an Olympic Gold Medalist, an NBA All-Star, and a Hall of Famer.

One of 13 brothers and sisters from Pineville, Davis proudly stood out at Quail Hollow Middle School. He took his talents to South Meck and before he owned the spotlight, coach Dave Price made him earn his spot.

Before national high school recruiting coverage, the country knew about the Sabres that slayed, as the program won three straight state titles and went 50-1 with neighborhood kids.

Hall of Famer Bobby Jones was two years ahead of Davis at South Meck and went back to see the growing greatness himself.

Davis would join Jones to form some of Dean Smith’s greatest Tar Heel teams and an iconic comeback against Duke in 1974.

Davis was a soaring, scoring delight in the NBA, making six All-Star games for the Phoenix Suns.

In November of 2023, Davis died unexpectedly at the age of 69. It left his loved ones devastated and determined. On April 1st, his daughter received a call.

Davis became just the second in Mecklenburg County history to get the call to the Hall of Fame.

The biggest smile Charlotte has ever known will shine at the Naismith Hall of Fame in August all the way from hoops heaven.