RJ Davis Is Remaining At North Carolina Where He Is Going To Be Playing Senior Season In 2023-2024
As a freshman at North Carolina in 2020-2021,
R.J. Davis was Academic All-ACC team honoree • Fifth on the team in scoring at 8.4 points per game • Averaged 10.3 ppg over the last eight games • Scored in double figures 14 times with a high of 19 vs. Virginia Tech in the ACC quarterfinals • Led UNC in scoring three times (UNLV, at Florida State, Virginia Tech) • Third on the team in three-pointers with 32 • Made multiple 3FGs 10 times with a high of four vs. Virginia Tech • Season-high eight assists at Iowa • Led the team in free throw percentage among those with 50 or more attempts (.821) • Converted a team-high 84.4 percent from the FT line in the 18 wins • Made 36 of his last 41 from the free throw line (.878) • Was 11th in the ACC in free throw percentage in league play • Won Carolina’s defensive player of the game award against Wake Forest, at Pittsburgh, at Syracuse and vs. Virginia Tech.
Made all three free throws to give Carolina a 64-62 lead over Florida State with 3:15 to play in the ACC Tournament semifinal • Led UNC in scoring with a season-high 19 points, 14 of which came in the second half, and was the defensive player of the game in the ACC quarterfinal win over Virginia Tech • Made three of his four 3FGs in the second half • Scored six straight points to give UNC a 56-49 lead with 9:46 to play, then hit threes with 4:12 and 1:08 to play to push the lead into double digits • Season-high three steals and scored 14 vs. Notre Dame in ACC Tourney second round, his highest scoring output since 1/16 at Florida State • Made two threes for the third game in a row and scored 12 points in the win over Florida State • Scored 11 vs. Marquette, his first game in double figures in seven games • Made two threes, had three assists and was plus 24 against Louisville – the two threes were his first in five games and marked his first game with multiple threes since 1/16 at Florida State • Had three assists and was plus 20 vs. Northeastern • Scored all 10 of his points in the second half in the win over NC State, including eight straight points for the Tar Heels in a span of 2:13 that gave UNC its biggest lead of the game at 59-45 • Scored in double figures for the third game in a row with 13 and won his first defensive player of the game award vs. Wake Forest • Had a steal and behind-the-back pass that led to a Bacot dunk and 10-point lead late in the game • ACC Freshman of the Week for January 11-17 for his play against Syracuse and Florida State • Tied his then-season high with 16 points at Florida State • Season-best 6 for 9 from the floor (2 of 3 3FGs) and three assists/one turnover vs. the Seminoles • Scored 12 points (totaled 10 in the previous three games) and led UNC with a plus 14 in the win over Syracuse • Made two 3FGs vs. the Orange, including one with 10:47 to play that sparked a 13-0 UNC run after the Orange had taken its largest lead of the game at 56-51 • Had no turnovers in almost 22 minutes and made a pair of free throws with 21 seconds to play to seal the win • Led UNC in plus/minus with a plus 10 in the one-point win over Notre Dame • Made his first start at the point at Georgia Tech • Bruised his right knee when he was fouled driving to the basket in the first half vs. Kentucky and played just 2:34 in the second half • Led UNC in scoring for the first time with 16 points vs. UNLV • The fourth two-guard to start in his first game as a freshman under Roy Williams with Marcus Ginyard, Wayne Ellington and Justin Jackson • Scored 11 points vs. Charleston in his college debut.
As a sophomore at North Carolina in 2021-2022 season,
RJ Davis was UNC’s Co-Most Improved Player (Danny Green Award) • Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 team • Started every game and averaged 13.5 points and 3.6 assists • Led the team with 142 assists and 40 steals, was second free throw percentage (.833) and three-point percentage (.367), third in three-pointers (66) and fourth in scoring • Averaged 14.7 points over a team-high 37.7 minutes per game, had 30 assists/12 turnovers and made 29 for 31 from the free throw line in the NCAA Tournament • The 30 assists and 5.0 assists per game are the second most by a Tar Heel in a six-game NCAA Tournament series • UNC was 15-4 when he scored 15 or more points • Eighth in the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (1.9) and ninth in assists • Scored in double figures 28 times • Scored 15 or more points in 13 of 20 ACC games • Shot 44.8% from the floor, 40.3% from three and had 116 assists/50 turnovers in UNC’s wins • Led UNC in scoring four times, assists 16 times and plus/minus 10 times • Made multiple threes 19 times (UNC 15-4), including six vs. Brown and five vs. Syracuse and Baylor • Played the entire game three times (45 minutes vs. Baylor and 40 at Duke and vs. Kansas).
As a junior in 2022-2023 season,
R.J. Davis averaged 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists while shooting 43.8 % as a junior in 2023-2024 season
“According to espnapp”
R. J Davis is going to be averaging more points, rebounds, assists in 2023 -2024 season for North Carolina because RJ Davis is remaining at North Carolina where he is going to be playing senior season in 2023-2024.
“According to Adam Smith article on 247sports.com”