Corey Davis Jr.

Corey Richard Davis Jr. (born June 4, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Houston Cougars.

Corey Davis Jr.
Davis with Houston in November 2017
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1997-06-04) June 4, 1997
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolLafayette
(Lafayette, Louisiana)
College
  • San Jacinto JC (2015–2017)
  • Houston (2017–2019)
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Afyon Belediye
2020–presentBCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-AAC (2019)

Early life and high school

Davis competed at Lafayette High School under coach Clifton Brown. As a senior, he averaged 14 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks per game. Davis led the team to a 26-4 record and District 3-5A championship, though the team lost to Parkway High School 69-68 in the state semifinals despite 26 points from Davis. He was named the 2015 Daily Advertiser All-Acadiana Most Valuable Player.[1]

College career

Davis signed with Louisiana out of high school but was ruled ineligible. He played at San Jacinto Junior College for two seasons, missing part of his freshman season with an injured knee.[2] He was named a NJCAA first-team All-American as a sophomore at San Jacinto, posting 17.4 points per game.[3] Davis selected Houston over offers from Arizona, LSU, New Mexico State and Oklahoma State.[2]

In his junior season, Davis helped Houston reach the NCAA Tournament for the second time since 1992, serving as the second-leading scorer to Rob Gray.[2] He posted 13.1 points per game as a junior.[4] As a senior, Davis averaged 17.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. He led Houston to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.[5] Davis was a unanimous selection to the First–team All-American Athletic Conference.[6]

Professional career

After not being selected in the 2019 NBA draft, Davis signed with the Washington Wizards.[7] On September 5, 2019, he signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[8] On June 6, 2020, Davis signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.[9]

References
  1. Foote, Kevin (April 25, 2015). "LHS star Davis named All-Acadiana MVP". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. Schroeder, George (March 28, 2019). "Lafayette High alum Corey Davis Jr. brings swag to Sweet 16". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. Bewers, James (March 14, 2018). "Corey Davis Jr. appreciates winding journey from Lafayette High to the NCAA tournament". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. Duarte, Joseph (January 18, 2019). "Houston's Corey Davis gets green light to shoot". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. Yates, Dominique (March 26, 2019). "Key to victory for Kentucky: Stopping Houston's Corey Davis Jr". Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  6. "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  7. Duarte, Joseph (June 21, 2019). "UH's Armoni Brooks, Corey Davis sign with Wizards". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  8. "Hoş geldin #CoreyDavis!". Afyon Basket official twitter account. September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  9. Skerletic, Dario (June 6, 2020). "Corey Davis jr signs with Gravelines-Dunkerque". Sportando. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
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