Alongside Bobby Wanzer he formed one of the best backcourt duos in the National Basketball Association's early years.

Never a high scorer—his best college average was 11.8 points a game—Davies was a consummate passer and play-maker.."[1] Known as the "Harrisburg Houdini", Davies led Seton Hall to 43 consecutive victories from 1939 into 1941.

His spectacular skills helped attract the largest crowd in basketball history at the time, 18,403 people, to Madison Square Garden in March 1941, when Seton Hall beat Rhode Island in a quarter-final game of the National Invitation Tournament.

[1] An All-American guard in 1941 and 1942, Davies joined the U. S. Navy during World War II and led the Great Lakes Naval Training Station team to a 34–3 record before going overseas.

[1] Bob Davies: A Basketball Legend by Barry S. Martin, Rochester Institute of Technology Press, May 2016 Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.