Johnell Davis
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2001)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Johnell Davis
| image = JohnellDavis-2024.jpg
| caption = Davis with Florida Atlantic
| number = 1
| position = Point guard / shooting guard
| league = Southeastern Conference
| team = Arkansas Razorbacks
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 210
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|5|23}}
| birth_place = Gary, Indiana, U.S.
| high_school = 21st Century (Gary, Indiana)
| college =
- Florida Atlantic (2020–2024)
- Arkansas (2024–2025)
| highlights =
- AAC co-Player of the Year (2024)
- First-team All-AAC (2024)
- 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 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.{{cite web |last1=Hutton |first1=Mike |title=21st Century’s Johnell Davis is the 2019-20 Post-Tribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/sports/ct-ptb-spt-boys-basketball-21st-century-johnell-davis-st-032920-20200329-ibn5h3abvfcorglb3tg2g5gemu-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=March 20, 2023 |date=March 28, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Boyd |first1=James |title=21st Century's Johnell Davis is the 2020 Times Player of the Year |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/high-school/21st-centurys-johnell-davis-is-the-2020-times-player-of-the-year/article_7ed4a70e-3d75-5451-bc36-09d71c54de32.html |website=The Times of Northwest Indiana |access-date=March 20, 2023 |date=March 28, 2020}} He helped his team win four straight sectional titles.{{cite web |last1=Boyd |first1=James |title=21st Century star Johnell Davis plays for family |url=https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/high-school/21st-century-star-johnell-davis-plays-for-family/article_412516b8-d063-5a8d-ae1a-44b1a19bb27d.html |website=The Times of Northwest Indiana |access-date=March 20, 2023 |date=February 29, 2020}} 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.
College career
As a freshman at Florida Atlantic, Davis averaged 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.{{cite web |title=Johnell Davis |url=https://fausports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/johnell-davis/12842 |publisher=Florida Atlantic University Athletics |access-date=March 20, 2023}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=CJ |title=How Dusty May turned Florida Atlantic basketball into an NCAA Tournament team |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4284970/2023/03/09/dusty-may-florida-atlantic-college-basketball-ncaa/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=March 20, 2023 |date=March 9, 2023}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Priester |first1=Cameron |title=Men’s Basketball: Owls rake in C-USA postseason awards |url=https://m.fau.edu/signed_in/device/large-spider/news/detail?feed=university_press&id=1583344d-e8b0-5f06-a8b8-8fa5e7fbe5a9 |publisher=Florida Atlantic University |access-date=March 20, 2023 |date=March 7, 2023}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Jardy |first1=Adam |title=Johnell Davis' dominant night powers FAU basketball to historic Sweet Sixteen |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/2023/03/19/fau-basketball-johnell-davis-dominant-night-denies-cinderella-fdu/70026079007/ |website=The Palm Beach Post |access-date=March 20, 2023 |date=March 19, 2023}} 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.https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/johnell-davis-fau-gary-indiana-march-madness/jchkupbuj5sdhuvkcxtjt5qchttps://www.on3.com/news/johnell-davis-hilariously-curses-on-tv-following-record-setting-night-florida-atlantic-owls/
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| 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
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References
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External links
- [https://fausports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/johnell-davis/12842 Florida Atlantic Owls bio]
- [https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/johnell-davis/ Arkansas Razorbacks bio]
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Gary, Indiana