Johnell Davis

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Johnell Davis
Davis with Florida Atlantic
Free agent
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (2001-05-23) May 23, 2001 (age 24)
Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school21st Century (Gary, Indiana)
College
NBA draft2025: undrafted
Playing career2025–present
Career highlights
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Johnell Davis (born May 23, 2001) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Florida Atlantic Owls and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

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

Johnell Davis playing with the Florida Atlantic Owls in 2023.

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

Legend
  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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Florida Atlantic 2309.7.475.231.7692.81.0.6.23.2
2021–22 Florida Atlantic 34319.0.463.333.8044.21.01.1.26.8
2022–23 Florida Atlantic 371626.0.486.357.8555.41.61.5.113.8
2023–24 Florida Atlantic 343432.2.483.414.8576.32.91.4.218.2
Career 1285322.9.480.366.8454.91.71.2.211.2

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Boyd, James (February 29, 2020). "21st Century star Johnell Davis plays for family". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Johnell Davis". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ Moore, CJ (March 9, 2023). "How Dusty May turned Florida Atlantic basketball into an NCAA Tournament team". The Athletic. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ Priester, Cameron (March 7, 2023). "Men's Basketball: Owls rake in C-USA postseason awards". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ Jardy, Adam (March 19, 2023). "Johnell Davis' dominant night powers FAU basketball to historic Sweet Sixteen". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved March 20, 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/