10 Davis Rao
10 - Davis Rao
Height: 6-4
Weight: 190
Year: So.
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN
High School: Canterbury
Position: G/F

Career:
After two seasons in the program, he has appeared in 54 games ... Has produced six double-figure scoring contests.

Sophomore (2013-14):
Saw action in all 28 games and drew nine starting assignments ... Averaged 20.6 minutes, 5.6 points and 3.2 rebounds per outing ... Double-figure scorer on five occasions ... Paced the team's rebounding efforts in three games ... Fourth on the squad with 32 three-point field goals ... Recorded at least one three-point field goal in 17 straight games (Nov. 24-Feb. 14), the 10th-longest streak in program history ... Seven outings of two or more treys to his credit ... Recorded a career-high 12 points in three contests ... Topped all reserves in scoring with 12 points, sinking five-of-eight from the field, vs. Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 17) ... Successful on all five of his field goal attempts and was one of five Emory double-digit scorers with 11 points in a 77-54 win vs. Rochester (Jan. 11) ... Topped the Eagles with a career-high tying seven rebounds in a 90-79 decision over Maryville (Nov. 30) ... Hit a pair of treys and tallied a reserve-high eight points in 17 minutes in a 100-86 outcome over Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 14) ... Sank a triple that ignited an 8-0 Eagle run that tied the score at 59-59 with 2:54 left in regulation in an eventual 76-73 overtime win vs. No. 1-ranked UW-Stevens Point in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 ... Career-high tying 12-point performance at NYU (Jan. 24) saw him drain three treys, including one that capped a 10-0 spurt, giving the club a 71-63 cushion in an 86-82 win ... Finished with a reserve-leading nine points, sinking three-of-four from from distance, in a 102-76 win over Case Western (Jan. 19) ... Helped Emory to a 51-32 halftime lead over LaGrange (Dec. 11), hitting all four field goal tries, including two treys, en route to a 10-point stanza before finishing with 12 points ... First career start saw him tie for game honors with seven boards while chipping in three assists vs. Virginia Wesleyan (Nov. 21) ... Tied for the No. 2 spot on the squad with six rebounds and contributed a season-high four assists over 21 minutes vs. Birmingham Southern (Nov. 17) ... Paced all reserves in scoring with 11 points, converting four-of-seven from the field, including a pair of three pointers, and added a team-high six caroms in a 23-minute stint in helping the Eagles to a 67-53 season-opening win against Spalding (Nov. 16). 

Freshman (2012-13):
Saw action as a reserve in the 26 games he saw action in ... Averaged 7.1 minutes and 2.2 points per outing ... Found his way into the scoring and rebounding columns on 14 occasions ... Second high on the club with a season-best seven rebounds in just nine minutes of action vs. Maryville (Nov. 25) ... Played 17 minutes and hit a season-high five-of-nine from the field en route to posting a season-high 11 points, while adding six boards and season bests in assists (5) and steals, vs. Piedmont (Dec. 8) in a 109-70 win ... Chalked up six points and blocked three shots in a 79-48 verdict at home vs. Chicago (Jan. 13) ... Logged a season-long 18 minutes vs. Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 20) and finished with five points ... Knocked down a three-point field goal in seven different games.

High School:
Four-year member of the basketball program at Canterbury High School ... Was coached by Dan Kline ... Served as his squad's captain during the 2011-12 season ... Averaged 15.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game his final year in helping his team to an overall record of 19-7 that included the program's first-ever regional crown and an appearance in the Class A semistate game ... Scored a team-high 21 points in Canterbury's 64-60 double-overtime victory against Triton in the regional title contest ... Named Defensive Player of the Year on two occasions ... Named MVP after scoring 14 points in helping Indiana to a win over Ohio in the Nancy Rehm Border War Classic, an all-star game between the two states ... Also played two years on the baseball team.

Personal:
Son of Mohan and Laura Rao ... Born Feb. 25, 1994.

 

Career Stats

 

Year GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3pt
FG-FGA
PCT FT-FTA PTS AVG REB AVG
2013-14 28 - 9 57-147 .388 32-92 .348 11-18 157  5.6 89 3.2
2012-13 26 - 0 24 - 50 .480  7 - 16 .438  2 - 5  57  2.2 33 1.3
TOTAL 54 - 9 81 -197 .411 39 -108 .361 13 -23 214   4.0 122    2.3

 

Career Highs

Points 12  at New York Univ., Jan. 24, 2014
  12 Carnegie Mellon, Jan. 17, 2014
  12 at LaGrange, Dec. 1, 2013
Field Goals 5 on four occasions
Field Goal Atts. 10 Washington Univ., Feb. 2, 2014
Rebounds 7 vs. Maryville, Nov. 30, 2013 
  7 at Virginia Wesleyan, Nov. 21, 2013
  7 vs. Maryville, Nov. 25, 2012 
Assists 5 Piedmont College, Dec. 8, 2012
Steals 3 Piedmont College, Dec. 8, 2012
3 pt. FGs 3 at New York Univ., Jan. 24, 2014
  3 Case Western, Jan. 19, 2014
Minutes 31 at New York Univ., Jan. 24, 2014