Jon Davis (basketball)
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1996)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jon Davis
| image = File:Jon Davis.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Davis with Lakeland Magic in 2019
| team = Hapoel Haifa
| league = Israeli Basketball Premier League
| number =
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 200
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|11|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = American
| high_school = Hargrave Military Academy
(Chatham, Virginia)
| college = Charlotte (2015–2019)
| draft_year = 2019
| career_start = 2019
| years1 = 2019–2020
| team1 = Lakeland Magic
| years2 = 2020–2021
| team2 = Borac Banja Luka
| years3 = 2021
| team3 = KK EuroNickel 2005
| years4 = 2021–2022
| team4 = Bosna
| years5 = 2022
| team5 = Tijuana Zonkeys
| years6 = 2022–2023
| team6 = Mladost Zemun
| years7 = 2023
| team7 = Juventus Utena
| years8 = 2023
| team8 = BC Šiauliai
| years9 = 2023–2024
| team9 = Hapoel Haifa
| years10 = 2024
| team10 = Hapoel Gilboa Galil
| years11 = 2024-present
| team11 = Hapoel Haifa
| highlights =
- 2x Second-team All-Conference USA (2017, 2019)
}}
Jonathan Renard Davis (born November 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Charlotte 49ers of Conference USA.{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlotte49ers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3372|title=Charlotte 49ers|website=www.charlotte49ers.com|access-date=April 23, 2018}} He plays the point guard position.
College career
As a sophomore, he was named to the Second Team All-Conference USA.{{Cite web|url=http://conferenceusa.com/documents/2017/3/6//2017_All_Conference.pdf?id=4876|title=C‐USA MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL‐CONFERENCE TEAMS ANNOUNCED|website=Conference USA|access-date=April 23, 2018}} He averaged 19.6 points per game, second best in the conference, and 4.2 assists per game, sixth in the conference.{{Cite web|url=https://charlotte49ers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jon-davis/5497|title=Jon Davis - Men's Basketball|website=Charlotte Athletics}} He shot 48.2 percent on field goals and 38.0 percent for 3-pointers.{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=David|title=Charlotte 49ers land players on each C-USA preseason all-conference team|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/article181163491.html|access-date=April 23, 2018|work=Charlotte Observer|date=October 26, 2017}} He had a career-high 38 points in a 91–83 loss to Marshall on January 11, 2018.{{cite news|title=Burks scores 33 to help Marshall beat Charlotte 91–83|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400992602|access-date=April 23, 2018|work=ESPN|date=January 11, 2018}} Davis averaged 17.6 points and 5.5 assists per game as a junior, but Charlotte went 6–23. At the end of the season Davis declared for the 2018 NBA draft but did not hire an agent to retain his collegiate eligibility.{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=David|title=Charlotte 49ers' Jon Davis declaring for NBA draft; not hiring agent|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/college/article206144999.html|access-date=April 23, 2018|work=Charlotte Observer|date=March 20, 2018}}
On February 16, 2019, Davis scored his 2,000th career point in a loss to Old Dominion.{{cite news|title=Davis Scores 2000th Career Point; 49ers Fall At ODU|url=https://charlotte49ers.com/news/2019/2/16/mens-basketball-davis-scores-2000th-career-point-49ers-fall-at-odu.aspx?path=mbball|access-date=February 16, 2019|work=Charlotte 49ers|date=February 16, 2019}} He averaged 21.7 points (2nd in the conference), 4.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game as a senior and was named to the second-team All-Conference USA.{{cite news |last1=Kent |first1=Austin |title=Magic Ink Jon Davis to Exhibit 10 Deal |url=https://www.slamonline.com/nba/magic-ink-jon-davis-to-exhibit-10-deal/ |access-date=November 7, 2019 |work=SLAM |date=October 7, 2019}}
Professional career
Davis was signed to an Exhibit 10 deal by the Orlando Magic on October 12, 2019.{{cite news |title=Magic's Jon Davis: Gets deal from Orlando |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/magics-jon-davis-gets-deal-from-orlando/ |access-date=November 7, 2019 |work=CBS Sports |date=October 19, 2019}} Davis was assigned to the Magic's G League affiliate, the Lakeland Magic.{{cite web |title=Lakeland Magic Waive Three and Finalize Roster |url=https://lakeland.gleague.nba.com/news/lakeland-magic-waive-three-and-finalize-roster/ |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 7, 2019}} On January 25, 2020, Davis scored a season-high 30 points in a 130–117 win over the Greensboro Swarm.{{cite news |last1=Lambert |first1=Ivan |title=Davis puts up 30 to lead Lakeland Magic to win |url=https://www.theledger.com/sports/20200126/davis-puts-up-30-to-lead-lakeland-magic-to-win |access-date=May 16, 2020 |work=The Ledger |date=January 26, 2020}} He averaged 6.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.
On November 2, 2020, Davis signed with Borac Banja Luka of the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina.{{cite web |last1=Alispahic |first1=Harun |title=Borac adds Davis to their roster |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/ABA-League/news/651495/Borac-adds-Davis-to-their-roster |website=Eurobasket |access-date=November 4, 2020 |date=November 2, 2020}} He averaged 10.9 points, 2.8 assists, and 2.3 rebounds per game in the Bosnian league.{{Cite web|url=https://home/r/realgm/realgm.com/basketball/static_creation/STATIC_worker.phtml|title=Jon Davis Player Profile, Lakeland Magic - RealGM|website=home}}
On September 20, 2021, Davis signed with KK EuroNickel 2005 of the Macedonian First League, with whom he played five games.{{cite web |title=Euro Nickel inks Jon Davis |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/North-Macedonia/news/705318/Euro-Nickel-inks-Jon-Davis |website=Eurobasket |access-date=September 28, 2021 |date=September 28, 2021}}
In 2021-22 he played with KK Bosna. He averaged 23.6 points (leading the league) and 5.3 assists (6th) per game, and shot .838 from the free throw line.
In 2022-23 he played for KK Mladost Zemun. He averaged 19.4 points (4th in the league) and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting .843 from the free throw line.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/13/Serbian-KLS/stats/2023/Averages/Qualified/All/points/All/desc/1/Regular_Season|title=Serbian KLS Stats - RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com}}
On March 22, 2023, Davis signed with Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).{{cite web|title= Utenos ekipą papildė amerikietis gynėjas|url=https://lkl.lt/straipsniai/6586/utenos-ekipa-papilde-amerikietis-gynejas|website=lkl.lt|language=lt|date=March 22, 2023|access-date=March 31, 2023}} He averaged 15.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, shooting 55.7 percent from the field.
On August 12, 2023, Davis signed a one-year deal with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup.{{cite web|title=Gynėjų grandyje – Utenoje žaidęs amerikietis|url=https://www.kklietkabelis.lt/gyneju-grandyje-utenoje-zaides-amerikietis/|website=kklietkabelis.lt|language=lt|date=August 12, 2023|access-date=August 12, 2023}} On September 13, he was waived after appearing in six preseason games.{{cite web|title=Išvyksta Davisas, traumuotą Bičkauskį pavaduos Sabeckis|url=https://www.kklietkabelis.lt/isvyksta-davisas-traumuota-bickauski-pavaduos-sabeckis/|website=kklietkabelis.lt|language=lt|date=September 13, 2023|access-date=September 13, 2023}}
On September 19, 2023, Davis signed a two-month contract with BC Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), with whom he played eight games, averaging 11.9 points per game.{{cite web|title=Traumą patyrusio Dachono vietą užims Jonathanas Davisas|url=https://bcsiauliai.lt/trauma-patyrusio-dachono-vieta-uzims-jonathanas-davisas/|website= bcsiauliai.lt|language=lt|date=September 19, 2023|access-date=September 19, 2023}}
In 2023, Davis signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://sportsrabbi.com/en/as-basketball-returns-to-yad-eliyahu-maccabi-tel-avivs-israeli-only-contingent-not-enough-for-hapoel-haifa/|title=As basketball returns to Yad Eliyahu, Maccabi Tel Aviv's Israeli only contingent not enough for Hapoel Haifa|first=Joshua|last=Halickman|date=December 23, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://charlotte49ers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5497 Charlotte 49ers bio]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jon-davis-1.html College stats @ Sports-reference.com]
- [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/181663/jon-davis Proballers.com profile]
{{Hapoel Haifa BC current roster}}
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