Davis on Two National Player of the Year Watch Lists
FAYETTEVILLE – Johnell Davis added to his preseason list of honors on Wednesday as the Razorback made the NABC Division I Player of the Year Preseason Watch List and the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Watch List, presented by AXIA Time.
Davis’ Preseason Honors:
- 1 of 20 on NABC Division I Player of the Year Watch List
- 1 of 50 on Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List
- 1 of 20 on Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List
- All-America (3rd Team) by CBS Sports
- All-America (3rd Team) by Sports Illustrated
- All-America (3rd Team) by Fox Sports
- All-America (received votes) by AP *
- All-American (received votes) by The Athletic
- All-SEC (2nd Team) by SEC Media
- All-SEC (2nd Team) by USA TODAY Sports Network
- #1 overall transfer by On3
- #1 “Impact Transfer” by Field of 68
- #2 overall transfer by NCAA.com
- #2 player in the CBS Sports transfer rankings
- 1 of 30 “Impact Transfers” by College Hoops Today
- #22 on ESPN List of Top 100 Players for 2024-25
- #49 on CBS Sports List of Top 100 Players for 2024-25
* – AP only lists 1st team and those who received votes
Davis, a graduate senior transfer from Florida Atlantic, was a top 10 finalist for the Jerry West Award last season as well as a top 20 finalist for the Wooden Award. He is listed as the top or #2 rated transfer in the country for this season after being named the 2024 AAC co-Player of the Year. In the AAC last year, Davis ranked among the top 15 in free throw percentage (2nd, 85.7%); scoring (4th, 18.2 avg.); field goal percentage (4th, 48.3%); defensive rebounds (9th, 4.88 avg.); rebounding (11th, 6.3 avg.); steals (12th, 1.44); assists (13th, 100 total) and double-doubles (13th, 3). In 2023, he led FAU to the Final Four.
2025 NABC Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List
Ace Bailey, Rutgers
Oumar Ballo, Indiana
Johni Broome, Auburn
L.J. Cryer, Houston
Johnell Davis, Arkansas
RJ Davis, North Carolina
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Cooper Flagg, Duke
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Kam Jones, Marquette
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Alex Karaban, Connecticut
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Caleb Love, Arizona
Norchad Omier, Baylor
Kadary Richmond, St. John’s
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
Mark Sears, Alabama
Braden Smith, Purdue
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List
Robbie Avila, Saint Louis
Airious “Ace” Bailey, Rutgers
Adrian “Ace” Baldwin Jr., Penn State
Oumar Ballo, Indiana
Johni Broome, Auburn
Markus Burton, Notre Dame
Walter Clayton Jr., Florida
L.J. Cryer, Houston
RJ Davis, North Carolina
Johnell Davis, Arkansas
Tyson Degenhart, Boise State
Tucker DeVries, West Virginia
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Eric Dixon, Villanova
VJ Edgecombe, Baylor
Cooper Flagg, Duke
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
Tyon Grant-Foster, Grand Canyon
Dylan Harper, Rutgers
Dajuan Harris Jr., Kansas
Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
Bryce Hopkins, Providence
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Tre Johnson, Texas
Kam Jones, Marquette
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Alex Karaban, UConn
Kon Knueppel, Duke
Yaxel Lendeborg, UAB
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Caleb Love, Arizona
Liam McNeeley, UConn
Matthew Murrell, Ole Miss
Grant Nelson, Alabama
Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga
Norchad Omier, Baylor
Great Osobor, Washington
Kadary Richmond, St. John’s
Jeremy Roach, Baylor
J’Wan Roberts, Houston
Jaxson Robinson, Kentucky
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
Payton Sandfort, Iowa
Mark Sears. Alabama
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
Braden Smith, Purdue
AJ Storr, Kansas
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
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