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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

D.C. Davis
Jersey Number 20

D.C. Davis

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-11 / 185
  • Experience:
    2L
  • Hometown:
    Purvis, Miss.
  • High School:
    Purvis
  • Prev. College:
    Jones County JC
  • Major:
    General Studies: Education, Legal Studies, Recreation Admin.

CAREER: Played in 38 games over two seasons as a Rebel … Arrived on campus as a walk-on for his junior season before earning a scholarship as a senior … Averaged 2.0 ppg and 1.3 rpg … Two-time member of the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.  
 
2018-19 (SENIOR): Played in all 33 games, making three starts … Averaged 5.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg and 0.8 apg … Shot 41.4 percent (23 of 56) from the field, 25.9 percent (7 of 27) from beyond the arc and 73.1 percent (19 of 26) from the free throw line … Scored a career-high 12 points in the season-opening win over Western Michigan (11/10), shooting perfect by going 4 of 4 from the field, 2 of 2 on three-pointers and 2 of 2 at the charity stripe … Recorded eight points in a victory versus Nicholls (11/20) … Earned a start against Arkansas, scoring seven points with a career-high four assists in a career-high 27 minutes (1/19) … Tallied six points and a career-high five rebounds in a win over FGCU (12/29) … Earned a spot on the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18 (JUNIOR): Played in five games, making one start … Scored five points and added one steal, one assist and one rebound throughout the season … Knocked down a three-pointer in the final minutes at No. 18 Tennessee (2/3) … Recorded one point at Texas (1/27) … Started against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/19), playing a season-high nine minutes and scoring one point … Earned a spot on the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Jones County Junior College under former Ole Miss All-American Rahim Lockhart … As a sophomore, earned All-Region 23 and All-MACJC second team honors by averaging 15.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 steals per game … Helped lead the Bobcats to a 29-2 record and into the NJCAA Tournament's round of 16 … Shot 48 percent from the floor, while making 63 threes and 86 percent of his attempts from the free throw line throughout 27 games … Scored more than 20 points in six different contests, including a career-high 36 points in a win over Mississippi Gulf Coast … Participated in the MACJC Men’s All-Star Basketball Game following the conclusion of the season … Played in 23 games as a freshman, averaging 7.3 points per game … Shot 51.3 percent from the floor, including 38.9 from three-point range.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters at Purvis High School under head coach Charles Neely … Led the state in scoring as a senior, averaging 34.3 points per game … Shot 51 percent from the floor and made 78 buckets from beyond the arc … Earned District 7-4A MVP honors … Competed in the 2015 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game … Averaged 28 points and six rebounds per game as a junior and played against current Rebel teammate Terence Davis in the 2014 Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star Game … Averaged 22.8 points per game as a sophomore and was named to the USA Today All-Area team … As a freshman, scored 16 points per game.

PERSONAL: Full name is David Carroll Davis Jr. … Son of David Carroll and Tracy Davis … Born: Sept. 8, 1996 … Has one brother, Shaun, and one sister, Constance … Enjoys playing the piano … General Studies major with an emphasis in Education, Legal Studies, and Recreation Administration.