Johnell Davis Explained

Johnell Davis
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
League:Southeastern Conference
Team:Arkansas Razorbacks
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:203
Birth Place:Big Sandy, Montana, U.S.
High School:21st Century (Gary, Indiana)
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Johnell Davis (born May 23, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southeastern Conference.https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/razorbacks-get-johnell-davis/

High school career

Davis 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

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

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Atlantic| 23 || 0 || 9.7 || .475 || .231 || .769 || 2.8 || 1.0 || .6 || .2 || 3.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Atlantic| 34 || 3 || 19.0 || .463 || .333 || .804 || 4.2 || 1.0 || 1.1 || .2 || 6.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Atlantic| 37 || 16 || 26.0 || .486 || .357 || .855 || 5.4 || 1.6 || 1.5 || .1 || 13.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Atlantic| 34 || 34 || 32.2 || .483 || .414 || .857 || 6.3 || 2.9 || 1.4 || .2 || 18.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career|| 128 || 53 || 22.9 || .480 || .366 || .845 || 4.9 || 1.7 || 1.2 || .2 || 11.2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hutton . Mike . 21st Century’s Johnell Davis is the 2019-20 Post-Tribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year . . March 20, 2023 . March 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Boyd . James . 21st Century's Johnell Davis is the 2020 Times Player of the Year . . March 20, 2023 . March 28, 2020.
  3. Web site: Boyd . James . 21st Century star Johnell Davis plays for family . . March 20, 2023 . February 29, 2020.
  4. Web site: Johnell Davis . Florida Atlantic University Athletics . March 20, 2023.
  5. Web site: Moore . CJ . How Dusty May turned Florida Atlantic basketball into an NCAA Tournament team . . March 20, 2023 . March 9, 2023.
  6. Web site: Priester . Cameron . Men’s Basketball: Owls rake in C-USA postseason awards . . March 20, 2023 . March 7, 2023.
  7. Web site: Jardy . Adam . Johnell Davis' dominant night powers FAU basketball to historic Sweet Sixteen . . March 20, 2023 . March 19, 2023.
  8. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/johnell-davis-fau-gary-indiana-march-madness/jchkupbuj5sdhuvkcxtjt5qc
  9. https://www.on3.com/news/johnell-davis-hilariously-curses-on-tv-following-record-setting-night-florida-atlantic-owls/