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Jersey Number 4
DJ Davis
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Moreno Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Riverside Poly
- Prev School:
- UC Irvine / Butler
Bio
2024-25 (SENIOR)
• Appeared in 27 games, including seven starts, averaging 23.7 minutes per game
• Averaged 8.7 points and 1.0 assists per game
• Led UW in free throw percentage at 90.2 percent
• Shot .352 percent from three point range, knocking down 46 shots behind the arc
• Posted 10 double-figure scoring outings
• Shot 6-10 from the field, including 4-7 from three, totaling 18 points vs. Seattle Pacific (11/13)
• Knocked down three triples and went 10-12 at the free throw line for 21 points, adding four assists, vs. Washington State (12/18)
• Sunk a career-high seven threes and set a career-high in scoring with 31 points against No. 22 Illinois (1/5)
• Posted four-straight games with at least three threes and 10+ points against Northwestern (2/8), Ohio State (2/12), Penn State (2/15) and Iowa (2/22)
• Knocked down 4-of-9 threes for 13 points at USC (3/5)
2023-24 (SENIOR – BUTLER)
• Started all 33 games for the Bulldogs, playing 29.4 minutes per game
• Finished third on the team in scoring, averaging 13.5 points per game
• His 95.0-percent mark from the free throw line ranked first nationally and ranks second in Butler single-season history
• Finished second on the team in three-pointers made (67) and steals (36)
• His average of 2.03 made three-pointers per game ranked 11th in the BIG EAST
• Averaged 3.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 43 percent from the field and 35 percent from three-point range
• Scored in double figures 24 times and had nine games of 20 points or more
• Led the team in scoring eight times and in rebounding in three games
• Scored a season-high 28 points in the Jan. 27 double-overtime win over Villanova with all the points coming after halftime
• That began a four-game stretch where he scored 20 or more points in each
• Scored 25 points in the Nov. 30 overtime win over Texas Tech
• Went 10-for-10 from the free throw line in that game
• Hit five three-pointers in a game three times during the season
• Seven assists in the NIT game against Minnesota (3/19) set a new career-high
• Had a career-best five steals against DePaul (1/20)
• Had seven or more rebounds in four games, including a career-best eight in the Feb. 10 win over Providence
• Named to the five-member BIG EAST weekly honor roll twice (1/29 and 2/12)
• Scored his 1,000th career point in the (11/23) game against Florida Atlantic.
2022-23 (JUNIOR - UC-IRVINE)
• Selected to the All-Big West Conference First Team
• Started all 34 games that he appeared in
• His 149 career three-pointers in three seasons rank 11th in UC Irvine program history
• Averaged 15.0 points per game, which was second on the team and seventh in the conference
• His 88 made three-pointers led the Big West and were 51st nationally
• His 87.9 percent mark at the free throw line led the Big West and was 26th nationally
• Shot 40.2 percent from the three-point line, which was second in the conference and 33rd in the NCAA
• Led UC Irvine to 23 wins and an appearance in the NIT
• Scored in double figures 25 times, including eight 20-point games
• Led the team in scoring 12 times…scored a season-best 28 points at San Diego State (11/29)
• Scored 24 points, including six three-pointers, at Oregon (11/11)
• Had five games with five or more made three-pointers
• Shot 40 percent overall from the field
• Added 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game
• Had three steals at Hawaii (2/25)
• Named Big West Player of the Week on Nov. 14 after leading the Anteaters to a 2-0 week that included his 24 points in the road win at No. 21 Oregon
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE - UC-IRVINE)
• Averaged 8.8 points per game
• Had seven games in double figures, including topping 20 points in both of the team’s final two games of the season
• Had three games during the season where he made four or more three-pointers
• Played in 24 contests, making two starts
• Shot 40 percent from three-point range
• Went 47-for-52 (.904) from the free throw line
• Added 1.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game
• Pulled down six rebounds at UC Riverside (1/8)
2020-21 (FRESHMAN - UC-IRVINE)
• Played in 25 games, averaging 20.3 minutes per game
• Scored 9.1 points per game, adding 1.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest
• Shot 81 percent from the free throw line
• Had eight games in double figures, including two games above 20 points
• scored 23 points at UC San Diego (1/9), which included a 5-for-8 outing from three-point range
• Was named Big West Player of the Week after that performance, the first freshman to be named Big West Player of the Week since 2014
• Scored 21 points at UC Riverside (2/12)
• Had four steals at Hawaii (1/29)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Averaged 19.2 points per game to go along with 2.9 rebounds and 2.3 steals per contest at Riverside Poly High School
• Also played for Centennial High School
PERSONAL: Son of Briaunna Jackson and Daren Davis…his first name is D'Areyon, but goes by DJ.
• Appeared in 27 games, including seven starts, averaging 23.7 minutes per game
• Averaged 8.7 points and 1.0 assists per game
• Led UW in free throw percentage at 90.2 percent
• Shot .352 percent from three point range, knocking down 46 shots behind the arc
• Posted 10 double-figure scoring outings
• Shot 6-10 from the field, including 4-7 from three, totaling 18 points vs. Seattle Pacific (11/13)
• Knocked down three triples and went 10-12 at the free throw line for 21 points, adding four assists, vs. Washington State (12/18)
• Sunk a career-high seven threes and set a career-high in scoring with 31 points against No. 22 Illinois (1/5)
• Posted four-straight games with at least three threes and 10+ points against Northwestern (2/8), Ohio State (2/12), Penn State (2/15) and Iowa (2/22)
• Knocked down 4-of-9 threes for 13 points at USC (3/5)
2023-24 (SENIOR – BUTLER)
• Started all 33 games for the Bulldogs, playing 29.4 minutes per game
• Finished third on the team in scoring, averaging 13.5 points per game
• His 95.0-percent mark from the free throw line ranked first nationally and ranks second in Butler single-season history
• Finished second on the team in three-pointers made (67) and steals (36)
• His average of 2.03 made three-pointers per game ranked 11th in the BIG EAST
• Averaged 3.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 43 percent from the field and 35 percent from three-point range
• Scored in double figures 24 times and had nine games of 20 points or more
• Led the team in scoring eight times and in rebounding in three games
• Scored a season-high 28 points in the Jan. 27 double-overtime win over Villanova with all the points coming after halftime
• That began a four-game stretch where he scored 20 or more points in each
• Scored 25 points in the Nov. 30 overtime win over Texas Tech
• Went 10-for-10 from the free throw line in that game
• Hit five three-pointers in a game three times during the season
• Seven assists in the NIT game against Minnesota (3/19) set a new career-high
• Had a career-best five steals against DePaul (1/20)
• Had seven or more rebounds in four games, including a career-best eight in the Feb. 10 win over Providence
• Named to the five-member BIG EAST weekly honor roll twice (1/29 and 2/12)
• Scored his 1,000th career point in the (11/23) game against Florida Atlantic.
2022-23 (JUNIOR - UC-IRVINE)
• Selected to the All-Big West Conference First Team
• Started all 34 games that he appeared in
• His 149 career three-pointers in three seasons rank 11th in UC Irvine program history
• Averaged 15.0 points per game, which was second on the team and seventh in the conference
• His 88 made three-pointers led the Big West and were 51st nationally
• His 87.9 percent mark at the free throw line led the Big West and was 26th nationally
• Shot 40.2 percent from the three-point line, which was second in the conference and 33rd in the NCAA
• Led UC Irvine to 23 wins and an appearance in the NIT
• Scored in double figures 25 times, including eight 20-point games
• Led the team in scoring 12 times…scored a season-best 28 points at San Diego State (11/29)
• Scored 24 points, including six three-pointers, at Oregon (11/11)
• Had five games with five or more made three-pointers
• Shot 40 percent overall from the field
• Added 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game
• Had three steals at Hawaii (2/25)
• Named Big West Player of the Week on Nov. 14 after leading the Anteaters to a 2-0 week that included his 24 points in the road win at No. 21 Oregon
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE - UC-IRVINE)
• Averaged 8.8 points per game
• Had seven games in double figures, including topping 20 points in both of the team’s final two games of the season
• Had three games during the season where he made four or more three-pointers
• Played in 24 contests, making two starts
• Shot 40 percent from three-point range
• Went 47-for-52 (.904) from the free throw line
• Added 1.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game
• Pulled down six rebounds at UC Riverside (1/8)
2020-21 (FRESHMAN - UC-IRVINE)
• Played in 25 games, averaging 20.3 minutes per game
• Scored 9.1 points per game, adding 1.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest
• Shot 81 percent from the free throw line
• Had eight games in double figures, including two games above 20 points
• scored 23 points at UC San Diego (1/9), which included a 5-for-8 outing from three-point range
• Was named Big West Player of the Week after that performance, the first freshman to be named Big West Player of the Week since 2014
• Scored 21 points at UC Riverside (2/12)
• Had four steals at Hawaii (1/29)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Averaged 19.2 points per game to go along with 2.9 rebounds and 2.3 steals per contest at Riverside Poly High School
• Also played for Centennial High School
PERSONAL: Son of Briaunna Jackson and Daren Davis…his first name is D'Areyon, but goes by DJ.
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