Johnell Davis (born May 23, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southeastern Conference.[1]
 Davis with Florida Atlantic | |
| No. 1 – Arkansas Razorbacks | |
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 23, 2001 Big Sandy, Montana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | 21st Century (Gary, Indiana) |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editDavis played basketball for 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana. As a senior, he averaged 31.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.6 steals and 2.6 assists per game, earning player of the year honors from the Post-Tribune and The Times of Northwest Indiana.[1][2] He helped his team win four straight sectional titles.[3] Davis broke the school's career and single-game (53) scoring records held by Eugene German. He committed to play college basketball for Florida Atlantic over offers from Northern Illinois, Miami (Ohio) and Kent State.[2]
College career
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As a freshman at Florida Atlantic, Davis averaged 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.[4] In his sophomore season, he averaged 6.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Davis moved into a leading role as a junior, despite initially coming off the bench due to injuries.[5] He helped Florida Atlantic achieve its best season in program history, with Conference USA regular season and tournament titles. Davis was named first-team All-C-USA and C-USA Sixth Player of the Year.[6] In the second round of the 2023 NCAA tournament, he recorded 29 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, five steals in a 78–70 win over Fairleigh Dickinson.[7] In FAU's victory, Davis became the first player in NCAA Tournament history to tally 25 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals in a single game.[8][9]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Florida Atlantic | 23 | 0 | 9.7 | .475 | .231 | .769 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .6 | .2 | 3.2 |
| 2021–22 | Florida Atlantic | 34 | 3 | 19.0 | .463 | .333 | .804 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .2 | 6.8 |
| 2022–23 | Florida Atlantic | 37 | 16 | 26.0 | .486 | .357 | .855 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .1 | 13.8 |
| 2023–24 | Florida Atlantic | 34 | 34 | 32.2 | .483 | .414 | .857 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | .2 | 18.2 |
| Career | 128 | 53 | 22.9 | .480 | .366 | .845 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .2 | 11.2 | |
References
edit- ^ Hutton, Mike (March 28, 2020). "21st Century's Johnell Davis is the 2019-20 Post-Tribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Boyd, James (March 28, 2020). "21st Century's Johnell Davis is the 2020 Times Player of the Year". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Boyd, James (February 29, 2020). "21st Century star Johnell Davis plays for family". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Johnell Davis". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Moore, CJ (March 9, 2023). "How Dusty May turned Florida Atlantic basketball into an NCAA Tournament team". The Athletic. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Priester, Cameron (March 7, 2023). "Men's Basketball: Owls rake in C-USA postseason awards". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Jardy, Adam (March 19, 2023). "Johnell Davis' dominant night powers FAU basketball to historic Sweet Sixteen". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/johnell-davis-fau-gary-indiana-march-madness/jchkupbuj5sdhuvkcxtjt5qc
- ^ https://www.on3.com/news/johnell-davis-hilariously-curses-on-tv-following-record-setting-night-florida-atlantic-owls/