22 Jake Davis
22 - Jake Davis
Height: 6-5
Weight: 210
Year: So.
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
High School: The Seven Hills School
Position: F
Major: Undeclared
Parents: David & Tracy

Career: After two seasons of play, he has played in 50 games, 27 in a starting capacity ... Has recorded 43 contests of double-figure scoring including 14 performances of 20 or more points ... Has posted 10 double-doubles (pts./rebs.) ... 10 games of 10 or more rebounds ... Holds down the No. 3 position on the school's all-time list in field goal percentage (.511) ... Stands fourth all-time on Emory's scoring average chart (16.1 ppg) and is No. 5 in free throw percentage (.852) ... Heads into the 2012-13 campaign 18 rebounds from reaching 20th all-time at the school and his 6.7 per-game average in that category ranks seventh on the Eagles' career ladder. 

Sophomore (2011-12):
Turned in a big second year with the program, starting 24 of 25 games ... Averaged 26.7 minutes and his 19.0 per-game scoring average led team, stood third on the UAA ladder and tied the second-highest seasonal mark in school history ... D3hoops.com All-South Region Third Team ... Earned a spot on the All-UAA First Team ... 475 total points ranked him as the school's second-most prolific sophomore scorer and tied for the No. 3 overall spot on the school's seasonal ladder ... Finished 54th nationally among D-III players in scoring ... Was one of three Eagles to finish among the top 10 in the league in free throw percentage with his 87.3 percent mark (96-of-110) good for the No. 6 slot on UAA list and 26th nationally ... Posted a team-leading 53.7 percent mark (176-of-328) from the field, good for fifth place in the UAA and 10th on Emory's seasonal list ... Pulled down a team-leading 7.0 rebounds per outing, good for a third-place tie on the UAA ladder ... 176 field goals tied for seventh place on the school's seasonal chart ... Finished the year among the top 10 UAA performers in eight statistical categories ... Tossed in a team-high 18.6 points per game in conference affairs, good for third place on the league scoresheet ... Ranked third in the UAA in rebounding (7.0 rpg) and 10th in field goal percentage (.500) in conference contests ... Was the lone Emory player to score in double figures in all 25 games ... Posted 11 contests of 20 or more points ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Nov. 28) after averaging 23.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and shooting 64.3 percent (27-of-42) from the floor in keying Emory to three wins ... Totaled a career-high 33 points (tying the eighth-highest individual game total in school annals), hitting 14-of-18 from the field, and led all players with 10 rebounds, the first of a UAA-leading seven double-doubles on the year, in a 107-89 decision vs. LaGrange (Nov. 26) ... Hit a put-back at the buzzer and finished with 20 points and a team-high 11 rebounds in an 83-81 triumph over Rochester (Jan. 7) ... Knocked down a dramatic three-point shot with three ticks on the clock that snapped a tie and gave Emory a 65-62 Senior Day win over Brandeis (Feb. 12) ... Led the team in scoring on 11 occasions and in rebounding in 13 contests ... Game-high 13 caroms against Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 20) marked his second-highest career total and represented the high-water mark by and Emory player during the campaign ... Scored 17 of his game-high 19 points in the first half in an 86-64 triumph over Roanoke (Nov. 19) and ended that contest sinking eight-of-11 from the floor ... Shot 50 percent or better from the field in 15 games ... Enjoyed a streak where he converted 37 straight free throws (Nov. 27 - Jan. 15), second longest in school history ... Picked up a game-high 21 points, 19 in the opening stanza, in 20 minutes of action, converting nine-of-14 from the field, including two-of-four from beyond the arc, in a 95-63 triumph at Berry (Nov. 22) ... Big effort in an 83-57 decision over Chicago (Feb. 3), picking up a game-high 26 points (15 in first half), hitting 10-of-19 from the floor, including three-of-five from beyond the arc, and snatching  a game-high 10 rebounds in 22 minutes ... Tied for game scoring honors with 24 points and topped all players with 10 boards vs. NYU (Jan. 13) ... Converted  eight-of-11 from the field, including a pair from distance, and chalked up 20 points (one of three Emory players to score 20-plus points) in a 96-84 win over Guilford (Dec. 31) ... Recorded back-to-back games of 21 points in the final two games of the year at Case Western (Feb. 19) and Rochester (feb. 25), sinking 69.6 percent (16-of-23) from the field, three-of-four from beyond the arc and all seven of his free throw attempts over the two outings ... Recorded three consecutive double-doubles (Jan. 3 - Jan. 13), the first Emory player since Clayton Fuller in 2003-04 to accomplish that feat ... Led the Emory scoring attack with 21 points, draining six-of-seven from the floor and all eight of his free throw attempts, against Washington University (Feb. 5).

Freshman (2010-11):
Turned in an outstanding first year with the program, playing in all 25 games and drawing three starting assignments ... No. 3 on the teaam and 10th among UAA players in overall scoring (13.3 ppg) ... Topped the squad and ranked sixth  in the UAA with a 6.5 per-game rebounding mark in overall action ... Second Team All-UAA selection and was tabbed as the league's Rookie of the Year, the first Eagle to earn that award since its inception in 2000-01 ... Led all UAA frosh in scoring, rebounding and free throw percentage with his 83.0 percent effort from the stripe placing fifth on the UAA ladder and 81st nationally ... Scored in double figures on 18 occasions and ended the campaign with 332 points, the third-highest total ever turned in by an Emory freshman ... Georgia Basketball Coaches Association Second Team All-State honoree ... Led or shared for the team's rebounding led on nine occasions ... Squad's top point producer in nine contests ... Shot 50 percent or better from the floor in 11 games and his 47.8 percent (119-of-249) showing in that department ranked 10th among UAA cagers ... In UAA games, he was second on the club and ninth in the loop in scoring (13.4 ppg) and his 6.4 per-game effort in rebounding ranked sixth ... Registered three double-doubles on the year including a monster game vs. Piedmont (Jan. 3) registering game highs with 21 points and 14 rebounds in just 16 minutes of action in a 104-64 victory ... Sank seven-of-11 from the floor, including all three of his three-point attempts in that affair against the Lions, and his 14 boards represented the high-water mark by an Emory player during the year ... Knocked down 10-of-17 of his field goal tries en route to a team-high 22 points while picking off 12 boards in an 83-64 triumph at Case Western (Feb. 19) ... Memorable first UAA game with team bests with 18 points and 10 rebounds ... Successful on eight-of-nine from the floor and paced Emory with 17 points at LaGrange (Dec. 16) ... Emory's top point producer in a five-of-six game stretch (Dec. 7 through Jan. 8) ... Came off the bench and paced all players with 14 points and nine caroms in 18 minutes in a 95-71 win vs. Huntingdon (Jan. 2) ... Shot 92 percent from the foul line (23-of-25) over the last seven games of the year ... Second high on the team with 17 points, sinking seven-of-11 from the floor in helping the Eagles to an 87-78 win at NYU (Jan. 30).

Prior To Emory: Four-year member of the basketball program at The Seven Hills School where he was coached by Willie Hill ... Served as his team's co-captain as a junior and senior ... One of only five players in school history to score 1,000 points in a career ... His final campaign, he averaged 17.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game in helping Seven Hills to a 20-3 record that included a fourth straight Miami Valley Conference championship, a sectional title and a berth in the district finals ... First-team berths on 2009-10 conference and district teams ... In 2008-09, he tossed in 18.0 points and snatched 10.0 rebounds en route to First Team All-State honors ... Named the 2008-09 MVC Scarlet Player of the Year for the second time and was the Cincinnati Division IV Player of the Year ... First-team all-city pick.

Personal:  Born August 8, 1991 ... Son of David and Tracy Davis.

Career Stats

Year GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3pt
FG-FGA
PCT FT-FTA PTS AVG REB AVG
2011-12 25-24 176-328 .537 27-60 .450 96-110 475 19.0 174 7.0
2010-11 25 - 3 119-249 .478 11-35 .314 83-100 332 13.3 162 6.5
TOTAL 50 -27 295-577 .511 38-95 .400 179-210 807  16.1 336  6.7

 

Career Highs 

Points 33 vs. LaGrange, Nov. 26, 2011 (at Maryville)
  26 Chicago, Feb. 3, 2012
  26 LaGrange, Nov. 30, 2011
  24 at New York University, Jan. 13, 2012
  22  at Case Western University, Feb. 19, 2011
Rebounds 14 Piedmont College, Jan. 3, 2011 
  13 Carnegie Mellon, Jan. 20, 2012
  12 at Piedmont, Jan. 13, 2012
  12 LaGrange, Nov. 30, 2011
  12 at Case Western, Feb. 19, 2011
  11 University of Rochester, Jan. 7, 2012
  10 Chicago, Feb. 3, 2012
  10 at New York University, Jan. 13, 2012
  10 vs. LaGrange, Nov. 26, 2011 (at Maryville)
  10 at University of Rochester,  Jan. 8, 2011
Steals 3 Brandeis, Feb. 12, 2012
  3 New York University, Feb. 10, 2012
Free Throws 8 Washington University, Feb. 5, 2012
Blocks 2 at University of Rochester,  Feb. 25, 2012