Johnell Davis

Johnell Davis (born May 23, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Florida Atlantic Owls of the Conference USA.[1]

Johnell Davis
No. 1 – Florida Atlantic Owls
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueConference USA
Personal information
Born (2001-05-23) May 23, 2001
Big Sandy, Montana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school21st Century (Gary, Indiana)
CollegeFlorida Atlantic (2020–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Conference USA (2023)
  • Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year (2023)

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.[2][3] He helped his team win four straight sectional titles.[4] 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.[3]

College career

As a freshman at Florida Atlantic, Davis averaged 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] In FAU's victory over FDU, Davis became the first player in NCAA Tournament history to tally 25 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals in a single game.[9][10]

References
  1. Johnell Davis, web: Basketball Reference, retrieved 13 March 2023
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Boyd, James (February 29, 2020). "21st Century star Johnell Davis plays for family". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  5. "Johnell Davis". Florida Atlantic University Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  6. Moore, CJ (March 9, 2023). "How Dusty May turned Florida Atlantic basketball into an NCAA Tournament team". The Athletic. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  7. Priester, Cameron (March 7, 2023). "Men's Basketball: Owls rake in C-USA postseason awards". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  8. Jardy, Adam (March 19, 2023). "Johnell Davis' dominant night powers FAU basketball to historic Sweet Sixteen". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  9. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/johnell-davis-fau-gary-indiana-march-madness/jchkupbuj5sdhuvkcxtjt5qc
  10. https://www.on3.com/news/johnell-davis-hilariously-curses-on-tv-following-record-setting-night-florida-atlantic-owls/
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