Johnell Davis
No. 1 – Florida Atlantic Owls
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueAmerican Athletic Conference
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)

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

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. 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.
  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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