![Jake Davis](/images/mbkb/Headshots/2014/Davis_Jake_13-14.jpg?max_width=600&max_height=800)
Height: | 6-5 |
Weight: | 210 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Cincinnati, OH |
High School: | The Seven Hills School |
Position: | F |
Major: | Film Studies |
Parents: | David & Tracy |
Career:
Concluded a memorable and honor-filled career by playing in 102
games (third-highest total in school history), 78 in a starting
capacity ... Finished No. 2 on the program's all-time lists in
scoring (1,870 pts.), scoring average (18.3 ppg), field goals (671)
and free throws (409) ... During his stint as an Eagle, the program
compiled an overall record of 78-27, making him the winningest
player in school annals ... Recorded 92 contests of double-figure
scoring including 42 performances of 20 or more points
... Posted 13 double-doubles (pts./rebs.) ... 13 games of
10 or more rebounds ... Named the UAA Player of the Week a total of
seven times ... Finished in the No. 9 position on the Eagles'
career chart with a 49.2 field goal percentage mark (671-of-1365)
... Fourth in career free throw percentage at Emory (.861,
409-of-475) ... Snagged 621 career boards, fourth on the
school's all-time chart and his 6.1 rebounds-per-game average
ranked ninth ... Holds the distinction of reaching 1,000
career points in the shortest amount of games in Emory history,
reaching that total in his 60th career contest ... Logged the
program's fifth-highest career total with 2,685 minutes played ...
13th all-time at Emory in three-point field goals (119) and steals
(116).
Senior (2013-14):
Stellar season that culminated with a Second Team All-America
berth as chosen by D3hoops.com, the first Emory player to garner
such acclaim since Tim Garrett in 1990 ... First Team All-UAA for
the third time in his career, joining Garrett (1988-89-90), Chase
Fawsett (2003-04-05) and Austin Claunch (2010-11-12) as the only
players in program history to earn that distinction ... NABC Second
Team All-South District ... D3hoops.com First Team All-South Region
... Tabbed as UAA Player of the Week on four occasions ... Named
the state's Division III Player of the Year as selected by the
Georgia Basketball Coaches Association ... Started all 27 games he
saw action in and established Emory single-season records in points
(609), scoring average (22.6 ppg) and free throws (168) ... Notched
double-figure scoring in 26 contests ... 16 outings of 20 or more
points, including five performances of 30 or more points ... Team's
top scorer in 16 games ... Paced the club in rebounding on 10
occasions ... Converted 10 or more free throws in four contests ...
Connected on 50 percent or better from the floor in 11 games
... Ranked among the UAA's top 10 performers in four
statistical categories ... No. 1 in the UAA and ninth among all
D-III players in scoring average (22.6 ppg) ... 168 makes from the
charity stripe paced the UAA and placed eighth nationally ... Held
down the No. 11 spot on the D-III ladder with his league-leading
609 points ... Successful on 87.0 percent (168-of-193) of his
free throw opportunities, good for second in the UAA and 33rd in
D-III ... First on the squad and 11th in the league in rebounding
(5.7 rpg) ... Averaged a conference-high 22.5 points per UAA
contest ... Led all UAA cagers with 82 free throws in league
outings and his 87.2 percent (82-of-94) effort ranked fourth on the
conference chart ... Converted 35 straight free throws over a
five-game stretch (Nov. 21 through Dec. 1), tying the
fourth-longest streak in program history ... Named by D-III News as
Player of the Month for February after averaging 24.0 points, 5.6
rebounds and 1.6 steals in helping the Eagles to a 5-2 record ...
Totaled a team-high 26 points (20 in the second half and overtime),
sinking 10-of-18 from the field, including three treys, in a 76-73
win at No. 1-ranked UW-Stevens Point in the NCAA Tournament Round
of 16 -- sank the game-winning three pointer with five seconds
left in OT that snapped a 73-73 deadlock after knocking down
a clutch triple with 21 ticks left in regulation that knotted the
score at 64-64 and forced extra playing time ... Huge effort in a
100-86 triumph at Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 14) with a game-high 33
points (19 in the second stanza), ending the contest draining
11-of-22 from the floor, including three triples in six tries --
scored the first five Emory points in a decisive 11-2 run over a
2:32 stretch late in the game that gave the Eagles an 87-71
advantage ... Led all players in scoring with a then career-high 34
points (17 in each half), hitting 11-of-19 from the field and
nine-of-nine from the stripe in a 92-90 win at Christopher Newport
(Nov. 24) -- hit a pair of treys and accounted for eight points
during a 13-2 Emory burst early in the second half in helping forge
a 61-43 lead ... Named UAA Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 26) after
averaging 23.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.23 steals in helping the
club to a 2-1 record during a three-game swing through Virginia ...
Picked up 16 of his game-high 28 points in the second half, and
concluded the game by sinking all 15 of his free throw attempts,
tying the school record for most makes at the line, in a 97-91 win
over Methodist (Nov. 23) -- went 4-for-4 from the stripe over the
final 47 seconds of the game that helped seal the victory ... Named
MVP of Christopher Newport's Captains Classic (Nov. 23-24) ...
Tabbed as the UAA Player of the Week for the second time during the
year (Dec. 3) after averaging 28.0 points and 5.0 rebounds, while
shooting 55.2 percent from the floor in a pair of games at the
LaGrange Thanksgiving Classic ... Game-high 31 points (22 in the
second half), ending the contest hitting seven-of-15 field goal
attempts, including three treys, and 14- (tying third-highest
individual game mark in school history) of-17 from the foul line in
a 106-84 decision at LaGrange (Dec. 1) ... Was successful on seven
field goals in 14 opportunities and went seven-for-seven from the
foul line in a 90-79 come-from-behind victory over Maryville (Nov.
30) ... Career-high 36 points at Washington University (Feb. 9)
tied the fourth-highest individual game total in the program's
history and ranked as the high-water mark by a UAA player during
the '13-14 season -- totaled 20 first-half points against the Bears
and finished with 12 field goals in 28 attempts, including a
career-best five three-point field goals ... Second double-double
of the year with a 28-point, game-high 10-rebound outing in an
82-74 come-from-behind win at Chicago (Feb. 7) -- connected on
nine-of-19 from the floor against UC, including one of his three
triples with 1:43 on the clock that gave the Eagles the lead for
good at 75-74 ... No. 2 on the squad in scoring with 22 points and
recorded a three-point play that put Emory ahead to stay at 75-74
with 47 seconds remaining in an 85-80 Senior Day win vs. Brandeis
(Feb. 23) ... Team-high 30 points and tied for the club's lead with
seven boards vs. Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 17) ... Eagles' No. 2 scorer
with 27 points, 15 coming in the second half, and turned in a
10-of-15 effort from the field, while registering a game-high seven
boards, in a 102-76 win vs. Case Western (Jan. 19) ... Named UAA
Player of the Week (Feb. 10) for the third time after averaging
32.0 points and shooting 47.1 percent from both the field and
beyond the arc in road games vs. Chicago and Wash U ... Fueled a
47-31 Emory second-half scoring advantage by picking up 16 of his
game-high 28 points over the final 20 minutes of action, ending the
game hitting seven-of-16 from the floor, including four treys that
would tie his second-highest career total, in a 76-61 triumph over
Birmingham Southern (Jan. 6) -- sank back-to-back treys over 39
seconds in sparking a 9-0 Eagle surge to open the second half,
propelling the team to a 38-30 lead ... First double-double of the
season saw him compile a team-high 26 points and 10 boards in an
overtime battle at Oglethorpe (Dec. 9) ... Rang up 15 of his 19
points (second high on the team) in the first half, 11 during the
opening 13:01 of the game in helping the Eagles build a 32-14
advantage, and topped all players with eight rebounds in an 83-65
win vs. Piedmont (Jan. 3) ... Club's No. 2 scorer with 20 points,
including a four-for-four effort at the foul line over the final 15
seconds of the contest, and tied for team lead with eight caroms in
a 94-88 win at Brandeis (Jan. 26) ... Recorded 14 of his 20 points
during the opening 20 minutes of action, helping the Eagles to a
45-39 halftime lead, and concluded the game hitting six-of-12 from
the field and eight-of-11 from the stripe in an 86-82 triumph at
NYU (Jan. 24) ... Racked up 17 of his game-high tying 23 points in
the second stanza, concluding the evening converting eight-of-14
field goal tries and five-of-six from the foul line vs. Birmingham
Southern (Nov. 17).
Junior (2012-13):
Turned in another big season, starting 24 of the 25 games he saw
action in ... Earned First Team All-UAA honors for the second
straight campaign and was a Second Team All-South District
selection as chosen by the National Association of Basketball
Coaches ... Led the team and was second among UAA players in
scoring average with his 18.2 points per game average good for 56th
place nationally ... Recorded double-figure scoring in 24 contests
... Posted 20 or more points on 12 occasions ... Led or shared for
team scoring honors in 14 games ... His 454 total points made him
the most prolific junior scorer in program history and ranked sixth
on the school's seasonal list ... His 86.1 percent effort
(62-of-72) from the foul line placed him fourth on the league chart
and slotted him in the No. 11 position on the Eagles' seasonal list
... Second on the club and 12th in the UAA in rebounding (5.3 rpg)
... 11th in the conference in field goal shooting (.504) ... Shot
50 percent or better from the floor on 14 occasions ... Was
successful on 40.0 percent (34-of-85) of his three-point field goal
attempts, good for 11th place in the league ... Picked up 16
of his season-high 26 points, tying his second-highest career
total, in the second half and ended up connecting on 10-of-15 from
the floor and five-of-six from the stripe in an 83-69 decision over
Oglethorpe (Dec. 5) ... Totaled 15 of his game-high 22 points
during the opening half of play and closed out a 95-70 win over
Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 20) successful on 10-of-19 field goal
opportunities ... Named UAA Co-Player of the Week after averaging
team highs in both points (21.0 ppg) and rebounds (7.0 rpg) while
shooting 60.7 percent (17-of-28) in victories over Huntingdon (Nov.
16) and Ozarks (Nov. 17) ... Hit 9-of-12 from the floor en route to
a 21-point effort vs. Huntingdon and followed that with an
eight-of-16 showing, including three-of-six from beyond the arc, in
picking up 21 points vs. Ozarks in a 90-80 decision ... Second-high
scorer on the team with 25 points, 17 in the opening stanza, in
helping Emory to a 56-38 halftime lead, and finished with a
nine-of-15 performance from the field, including a career-best four
three pointers, in a 106-87 verdict over Case Western (Feb. 15) ...
Lone double-double of the campaign came vs. Berry (Nov. 20) when he
tied for game-high scoring honors with 19 points, sinking
nine-of-12 from the floor, while pulling down a game-high 10
rebounds in an 82-56 victory ... Registered a team-high 20 points,
draining eight-of-13 from the floor, and tied for team honors with
five boards in a 91-82 overtime win vs. then No. 1-ranked Virginia
Wesleyan (Dec. 30) ... Posted his 42nd straight double-figure
scoring contest in a 74-69 win at NYU (Feb. 3), finishing second on
the squad with 22 points, including a huge three pointer with 2:04
on the clock that gave the Eagles a 69-63 edge, ending the game by
knocking down nine-of-18 field goal attempts including
three-of-five from distance ... Scored 14 first-half points,
including 10 of Emory's final 12 points of the stanza, and went on
to post a team-high 22 points, converting nine-of-17 from the
floor, vs. Whitworth in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ...
Team-high 20 points vs. Washington University (Jan. 11) pushed him
over the 1,000 career-point plateau ... Came through with a
game-high 25 points, 15 in the second half, and ended the contest
with a nine-of-19 shooting performance from the field, while
hitting all five of his charity tosses, in a 77-56 win over
Randolph in the opening round of the NCAA D-III Tournament ... Also
recorded a career-high tying five steals in the Randolph game ...
Named the state of Georgia's Division III Player of the Year by the
Georgia Basketball Coaches Association ... Male recipient of the
Emory Athletic Department's Bridges Award, symbolic of the
outstanding all-around athlete.
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 |
2013-14 | 27-27 | 197-433 | .455 | 47-128 | .367 | 168-193 | 609 | 22.6 | 153 | 5.7 |
2012-13 | 25-24 | 179-355 | .504 | 34-85 | .400 | 62-72 | 454 | 18.2 | 132 | 5.3 |
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 | 102-78 | 671-1365 | .492 | 119-308 | .386 | 409-475 | 1870 | 18.3 | 621 | 6.1 |
Career Highs
Points | 36 | at Washington Univ., Feb. 9, 2014 |
34 | at Christopher Newport, Nov. 24, 2013 | |
33 | at Carnegie Mellon, Feb. 14, 2014 | |
33 | vs. LaGrange, Nov. 26, 2011 (at Maryville) |
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31 | at LaGrange College, Dec. 1, 2013 | |
30 | Carnegie Mellon, Jan. 17, 2014 | |
28 | at Univ. of Chicago, Feb. 7, 2014 | |
28 | Birmingham Southern, Jan. 6, 2014 | |
28 | vs. Methodist, Nov. 23, 2013 (at Christopher Newport) | |
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 | at Univ. of Chicago, Feb. 7, 2014 | |
10 | at Oglethorpe, Dec. 9, 2013 | |
10 | Berry College, Nov. 20, 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 | |
Field Goals | 14 | vs. LaGrange College, Nov. 26, 2011 |
12 | at Washington Univ., Feb. 9, 2014 | |
11 | at Carnegie Mellon, Feb. 14, 2014 | |
11 | at Christopher Newport, Nov. 24, 2013 | |
10 | on eight occasions | |
3pt. FGs | 5 | at Washington Univ., Feb. 9, 2014 |
4 | Birmingham Southern, Jan. 6, 2014 | |
4 | at Oglethorpe, Dec. 9, 2013 | |
4 | Case Western, Feb. 15, 2013 | |
Steals | 5 | Randolph, Mar. 2, 2013 |
5 | at Washington University, Feb. 8, 2013 | |
Free Throws | 15 | vs. Methodist, Nov. 23, 2013 (at Christopher Newport) |
14 | at LaGrange, Dec. 1, 2013 | |
Blocks | 2 | at University of Rochester, Feb. 25, 2012 |