Johnell Davis
Pronounced: john-ELL
6-4, 205, G, Grad. Sr.
Gary, Ind. || 21st Century Charter HS / Florida Atlantic
X – @KOBNelly • Instagram – @kobnelly
Known as “Nelly” … Graduated from FAU in the summer of 2024 with a degree in Business … Is pursuing a second undergraduate degree in Arts & Sciences at Arkansas.
• 2024 NABC All-District 24 first team
• 2024 AAC co-Player of the Year
• 2024 All-AAC first team (unanimous)
• 2023 NABC All-District 17 first team
• 2023 Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year
• 2022-23 All-C-USA first team
• 2023 C-USA All-Tournament Team
2023-24 (Sr. at FAU):
• 2024 NABC All-District 24 first team
• 2024 AAC co-Player of the Year
• 2024 All-AAC first team (unanimous)
Top 10 finalist for the Jerry West Award as well as a top 20 finalist for the Wooden Award and was on the Naismith Midseason Player of the Year and the Oscar Robertson Trophy All-America watch lists … In the AAC, 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) … Started all 34 games and scored in double figures 31 times … Scored 30-plus points three times, including the 35 versus Arizona, 30 against UAB (Jan. 14), 34 against UTSA (Jan. 21) … Led the team in scoring (18.2) and assists (100) while ranking second in rebounding (6.3) … Shot 48.3% from the field (214-443), 41.4% from 3-point (58-140) and 85.7% from the line (132-154) … Double-doubles came versus Bryant (17 points and 12 rebounds), versus College of Charleston (24 points and 10 rebounds) and at UAB (17 points and 11 rebounds) … Two-time AAC Player of the Week … First (Dec. 26) for his play versus Arizona, where he added AP and Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week honors … Against No. 4 Arizona, dropped 35 points, tied for the fifth-most points by an Owl in one game … During the game, he reached 1,000 career points, becoming the 16th Owl to do so … Second (Jan. 29) after he scored 14 at Rive and a game-high 28 versus North Texas … Against UNT, hit a three-pointer with just 0.4 seconds on the clock to give the Owls the win, in a game which he sank a career high-tying six triples … Against ECU, grabbed his 500th career rebound to become the fifth Owl to have both 1,000 career points and 500 rebounds … Had a career high eight assists against Tulane … … MVP of Hall of Fame Classic game against St. Bonaventure, posting 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists … Pumped in 29 points on 10-for-15 shooting from the field versus UNT in the AAC Tournament … Then closed the season with 18 against Temple in the AAC Tourney and 18 versus Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament.
2022-23 (Jr. at FAU):
• 2023 NABC All-District 17 first team
• 2023 Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year
• 2022-23 All-C-USA first team
• 2023 C-USA All-Tournament Team
Was a key component of Florida Atlantic’s Final Four run, 35-4 record and best season in school history … Played in 37 games with 16 starts … Led FAU in scoring with an average of 13.8 points per game, which ranked seventh in C-USA … Ranked second on the team in rebounding with an average of 5.4 boards per game, which ranked 14th in C-USA … Ranked second in C-USA in free throw percentage (85.5%) … Tallied double figures in 26 games with 20-plus points in four times including a career-high 36 points in a home win over UAB … His 36 against the Blazers are the fourth-most in a single game in FAU history and only three shy of the Owl record … Had a historic game in the NCAA Second Round win over FDU, becoming the first player to score 25+ points, grab 10+rebounds, dish out 5+ assists and tally 5+ steals in an NCAA Tournament game since steals became an official stat in 1986 … Averaged 16.6 points on 53.3% shooting in the Owls’ three-game run to the C-USA Tournament championship and was named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team … His 509 points were 10th-most in a single season in Owl history and his 56 steals were the eighth-most in a single season in Owl history … Recorded three double-doubles on the season including 18 points and 10 rebounds at Florida, 13 and 10 versus FIU and 29 and 12 versus Fairleigh-Dickinson in the NCAA … Opened the NCAA Tourney run with a 12-point, five-rebound performance in a win over Memphis … In the Sweet 16 win over Tennessee, had 15 points and six rebounds … Added 13 points and seven rebounds in the Elite 8 win over Kansas State … Finished with eight points and three boards in a 72-71 loss to San Diego State in the Final Four.
2021-22 (So. at FAU):
One of four Owls to play in all 34 games, while starting in three … Averaged 6.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game across 19.0 minutes per game … Logged 37 steals, the third most on the team … Put up nine points and three rebounds in the win versus North Dakota … Tallied six points, eight boards and four steals versus Palm Beach Atlantic … Delivered nine points, five boards and three steals at Marshall … Registered 10 points and five rebounds in the Owls’ home contest against Marshall … Had a breakout performance at UTSA after scoring 15 points, adding six rebounds and two steals … Scored 11 points against Middle Tennessee at home … Recorded nine points, five rebounds and four steals at FIU … Pulled down seven boards and added eight points in the C-USA Championship second round game versus Southern Miss … Contributed 12 points against UAB in the C-USA Semifinals … Ended the season on a positive note at the Roman CBI, earning a then career-high 18 points (7-of-13 from the field) with five boards against Northern Colorado.
2020-21 (Fr. at FAU):
Saw action in each of the Owls’ 22 games averaging nearly 10 minutes of play per game … Averaged 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game … Scored a season-high 10 points at Southern Miss on Feb. 26 and had his season high of four rebounds the same night … Pulled down a season-high nine boards and dished six assists versus Florida College … Was 9-for-11 from the charity stripe for a team-best .818 percentage.
High School:
Averaged 25 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 3.2 assists per game as a senior, helping the Cougars to a fourth straight sectional championship …Made the Indiana State All-Star team.
