Oklahoma City Thunder TV play-by-play announcer Brian Davis before an NBA basketball game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Charlotte Hornets at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman

Brian Davis will not return as the television play-by-play voice of the Thunder.

The team released a statement on Friday saying it had informed Davis that his contract will not be renewed for the 2018-19 season.

Davis has been the Thunder’s play-by-play announcer on Fox Sports Oklahoma since the team moved to Oklahoma City in 2008.

The statement read: “The Thunder has made a decision to go in a different direction. We greatly appreciate Brian's contributions to the Thunder organization over the past 10 years and we wish him well in the future. In conjunction with Fox Sports Oklahoma, the Thunder will now begin the search for a new play-by-play announcer.”