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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Johnell Davis
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gary, Ind.
- High School:
- 21st Century
- Major:
- Undecided
Bio
Career Accolades
Third-Year Sophomore (2022-23)
Second-Year Freshman (2021-22)
- 2022-23 Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year
- 2022-23 All-C-USA First Team
- 2022-23 NABC All-District 17 First Team
- 2023 C-USA All-Tournament Team
- Florida Atlantic 1,000-point club member
- 2023-24 AAC Preseason Player of the Year
- 2023-24 AAC Preseason First Team All-Conference
- Top 20 Wooden Award Midseason
- 2023-24 AAC Co-Player of the Year
- 2023-24 AAC First Team All-Conference
- USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America watchlist
- Jersey Mike's Naismith Midseason Team Player of the Year
- Top 10 Jerry West Award Watchlist
- Was a key part in taking FAU to March Madness back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history
- Led the Owls' in many categories during the 2023-24 season
- Made an appearance and started in all 34 games of the 2023-24 season
- Recorded 31 double-digit scoring games on the year
- Scored his 1000th point in the victory over No. 4 Arizona
- Fifth in program history to register 1000+ points and over 500 rebounds
- Named AAC Player of the Week (Dec. 26 and Jan. 29)
- Announced as the AP Player of the Week on Dec. 26
- Was awarded as the MVP of the Hall of Fame Classic in the win over St. Bonaventure
- In the double-overtime victory over Arizona, he scored a season-high 35 points as he went 15-27 from the field
- Hit a buzzer-beater 3-pointer against North Texas for another victory in the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena
- Scored 34 points against UTSA in the double-overtime thriller, he went 11-19 (57.9%) from the field and 3-6 from beyond the arc (50%)
- Registered three double-doubles and 12 20-point games on the season
- Ranked second on the team in steals (49)
Third-Year Sophomore (2022-23)
- Was a key component of Florida Atlantic’s Final Four run, 35-4 record and best season in school history
- Took home C-USA Sixth Player of the Year, All-C-USA First Team and NABC All-District 17 First Team honors for his superb season
- Led FAU in scoring with an average of 13.8 points per game
- Ranked second on the team in rebounding with an average of 5.4 boards per game
- A scoring machine, Davis tallied double figures in 26 games, 20+ points in four games and 36 points in the home win over UAB
- His 36 against the Blazers are the fourth-most in a single game in FAU history and only three shy of the Owl record
- Had a historic game in the NCAA Second Round win over FDU, becoming the first player to score 25+ points, grab 10+rebounds, dish out 5+ assists and tally 5+ steals in an NCAA Tournament game since steals became an official stat in 1986
- Averaged 16.6 points on 53.3% shooting in the Owls’ three-game run to the C-USA Tournament championship, and was named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team
- His 509 points are the most by a sophomore in FAU history and the 10th-most in a single season in Owl history
- Davis’ 56 steals are the eighth-most in a single season in Owl history
- Recorded three double-doubles on the season
- Ranked third on the team in field goal percentage (48.6%)
- Led the team in free throw percentage (85.5%)
Second-Year Freshman (2021-22)
- One of four Owls to play in all 34 games, while starting in three
- Averaged 6.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game across 19.0 minutes per game
- Logged 37 steals, the third most on the team
- Put up nine points and three rebounds in the win versus North Dakota
- Tallied six points, eight boards and four steals versus Palm Beach Atlantic
- Delivered nine points, five boards and three steals at Marshall
- Registered 10 points and five rebounds in the Owls’ home contest against Marshall
- Had a breakout performance at UTSA after scoring 15 points and adding six rebounds and two steals
- Scored 11 points against Middle Tennessee at home
- Recorded nine points, five rebounds and four steals at FIU
- Pulled down seven boards and added eight points in the C-USA Championship second round game versus Southern Miss
- Contributed 12 points off-of-7 shooting against UAB in the C-USA Championship semifinals
- Ended the season on a positive note at the Roman CBI, earning a career-high 18 points (7-of-13 from the field) with five boards against Northern Colorado
- Saw action in each of the Owls' 22 games averaging nearly 10 minutes of play per game
- Averaged 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game
- Scored a season-high 10 points at Southern Miss on Feb. 26 and had his season high of four rebounds the same night
- Played 19 minutes versus Florida College and attempted nine field goals versus Florida Memorial
- Pulled down a season-high nine boards and dished six assists versus Florida College
- Tallied 24 assists and 13 steals opposed to 17 turnovers on the year
- Was 9-for-11 from the charity stripe for a team-best .818 percentage
- Averaged 25 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 3.2 assists per game as a senior, helping the Cougars to a fourth straight sectional championship
- Made the Indiana State All-Star team
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