Former Colorado Buffaloes Hall of Fame center Jim Davis passed away on Dec. 27 after battling cancer. He was 77.
Davis, a member of CU basketball’s back-to-back Big Eight championship teams in the early 1960’s, averaged a double-double during those years along with 14.4 points and 11.2 rebounds during his career with the Buffs. At the time he left Boulder, the 6-foot-9 All-Conference big man was CU’s all-time leading rebounder (836) and third in scoring (1,110 points). Davis was the fourth African-American basketball player in Colorado history.
Colorado made two straight Elite Eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament behind Davis in 1962 and 1963, but lost top ranked Cincinnati both years.