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Josh Davis
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• 2010 Samford Most Outstanding Offense Award recipient Long range shooter with a very quick release . . . has excellent foot speed and excels in the transition game . . . led the team in scoring as a junior.
Junior (2009-10): Finished the season ranked 45th in the nation in 3-point field goals per game (2.7) and 49th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (38.3) . . . concluded the season as one of only nine players in the Southern Conference to score 30 points in a game . . . ranked 14th in the conference with a final tally of four 20-point performances . . . proved to be one of only two players in the conference to knock down seven or more 3-point field goals in two or more games . . . concluded the season ranked fifth in the SoCon in 3-point field goals made (2.7 pg), 11th in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (38.3) and 14th in the conference in points per game (12.5) . . . played a vital role in the Bulldogs' offense which finished the season ranked No. 35 in the nation in 3-point field goals per game with eight per contest . . . earned the 2010 Samford Most Outstanding Offense Award after leading the Bulldogs in scoring with an average of 12.5 points per game . . . started in all 31 of the team's contest and averaged 31.8 minutes per outing . . . paced Samford in scoring 11 times and led the team in both rebounding and assists four times . . . exploded for a career-high 30 points at Chattanooga on Feb. 10 as he was 10-of-17 from the field and 7-of-13 from 3-point range . . . following his standout performance, he was named the Mid-Major Stud of the night by FoxSports.com . . . his 30-point outing at Chattanooga proved to be the eighth-highest scoring performance in the SoCon . . . scored 26 points on a 9-of-17 outing from the field against Texas Tech (Nov. 28) . . . in his hometown, he connected on 6-of-12 attempts from beyond the arc and also grabbed four rebounds against the Red Raiders . . . tallied 25 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the field versus Appalachian State on Jan. 28 as he led all scorers in the game . . . he tied a career-high with seven 3-point baskets . . . scored 24 points against The Citadel on Feb. 4 as he shot 7-of-11 from the field and 4-of-7 from 3-point range . . . tallied a game-high 19 points in the Bulldogs' 63-46 victory against Chicago State (Dec. 28) . . . he finished 6-of-11 from the field and 5-of-10 from 3-point range . . . earned his third varsity letter.
Sophomore (2008-09): Earned Samford's coveted Most Improved Player Award at the team's annual postseason banquet . . . started in all 32 games for the Bulldogs and averaged 26.9 minutes per contest . . . finished the season ranked third on the team with 10.1 points per game . . . tallied a 39.8 percentage from 3-point range, which was the third best on the team . . . finished the campaign as the Southern Conference's eighth-ranked player in 3-point field goals made (2.3 pg), the 10th-ranked player in 3-point field-goal percentage (39.8) and the 25th-ranked player in scoring (10.1 ppg) . . . led the Bulldogs in rebounding six times . . . averaged a team-high 15.1 points per game in February and added 3.3 rebounds and 3.9 three-point baskets per contest . . . scored a season-high 21 points and knocked down a career-high seven 3-point field goals against Chattanooga on Feb. 9 . . . tallied 15 of the 21 points in the first half of play . . . registered one of his best shooting performances of the season Feb. 5 at Furman as he was 6-for-10 from the field for 17 points . . . also made a career-high five 3-point baskets . . . tallied 16 points against Western Carolina on Feb. 26 and scored all of his points in the first half of play . . . finished 6-of-11 from the field and was 4-for-9 from beyond the arc . . . finished with 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field versus Elon on Feb. 14 . . . was also 3-for-5 from 3-point range . . . scored 16 points and turned in a 4-for-10 performance from 3-point range versus UNC Greensboro on Feb. 12 . . . helped lead the Bulldogs to a 72-52 home victory against Spring Hill on Nov. 17 as he finished with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field, including a 3-for-4 outing from 3-point range . . . earned his second varsity letter.
Freshman (2007-08): Earned playing time in 29 of the team's 30 games and made nine starts as a true freshman . . . started in the Bulldogs' final eight contests of the season and averaged 8.6 points per game down the stretch . . . named the Ohio Valley Conference's Freshman of the Week Dec. 17 after he exploded for a career-high 23 points against Reinhardt Dec. 15 . . . also set a career-high with eight free throws against Reinhardt . . . turned in the best performance of his collegiate career in the opening round of the OVC Tournament as he finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and four assists against UT Martin March 4 . . . the double-double was his first as a Bulldog . . . finished the season with an average of 4.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per contest . . . turned in the team's best free-throw percentage with a 78.8 mark (26-of-33) from the charity stripe . . . knocked down a perfect 8-of-8 free-throw attempts against Reinhardt Dec. 15 . . . expected to be one of three returning starters for Samford in 2008-09 . . . scored a game-high 17 points against Eastern Illinois March 1 . . . also tallied a career-high seven assists . . . finished with nine points, four rebounds and two assists in a 74-73 victory against Eastern Kentucky Feb. 16 . . . in the second start of his career, he earned eight points, three assists and two 3-pointers against Eastern Illinois Feb. 2 . . . finished with eight points, two assists and a pair of steals against 20th-ranked Clemson Dec. 29 . . . made the first start of his collegiate career Jan. 15 at Morehead State and finished with three points and two rebounds . . . finished the season with three double-digit scoring performances and a pair of 20-point outings . . . led the Bulldogs in scoring twice, rebounding twice and assists once . . . played a key role in Samford's OVC-leading defense which only allowed an average of 61.8 points per game . . . earned his first varsity letter. High School: Averaged 17.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists as a senior . . . earned first-team all-region honors for the second consecutive season as voted on by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches . . . named First-Team All-South Plains as both a junior and senior . . . recognized as the 2006 South Plains Player of the Year . . . member of the 2007 Academic All-State team . . . earned a pair of first-team all-city honors as a junior and senior . . . named the 2006 City Player of the Year . . . also played wide received in football and ran the 110-meter hurdles on the track team at Monterey High School. Personal: Born Oct. 3, 1988 . . . son of Annette and Doug Davis . . . majoring in education. ONE-ON-ONE WITH DAVIS |
