President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh has announced that sharp shooter Hubert Davis has been hired by the Dallas Mavericks as a player-development coach, the Dallas Morning News is reporting.

Davis was with the Mavericks from 1997 to 2001 before being dealt to Washington in the Juwan Howard trade. Davis averaged 8.8 points in 3 ? seasons for the Mavericks and shot 45.4 percent from 3-point range, which remains a team career record.

"Hubert is going to be an exciting addition to our player-development staff," Nelson said.