![]() Davis with the Washington Wizards in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
No. 2–Westchester Knicks | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA G League | ||||||||||||||
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Born | La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. | February 27, 2002||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | La Crosse Central (La Crosse, Wisconsin) | ||||||||||||||
College | Wisconsin (2020–2022) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2022: 1st round, 10th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Drafted by | Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2022–2025 | Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023; 2024 | →Capital City Go-Go | ||||||||||||||
2025–present | Westchester Knicks | ||||||||||||||
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Jonathan Christian Davis (born February 27, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Davis is the son of former NBA player Mark Davis. [1] He played basketball for La Crosse Central High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He helped the school win a Division 2 state title as a freshman. [2] In his junior season, Davis averaged 23 points and 9 rebounds per game, earning La Crosse Tribune Player of the Year honors. [3] As a senior, he averaged 27.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. [4] He was named Wisconsin Mr. Basketball and repeated as La Crosse Tribune Player of the Year. [5] Davis left as his school's all-time leading scorer with 2,158 career points. [6] He committed to playing college basketball for Wisconsin over offers from Marquette, Iowa and Minnesota, among others. [7]
Davis also played football for La Crosse Central as a quarterback. [8] In his senior season, he earned Large Schools First Team All-State honors and won the Dave Krieg Award as the most outstanding senior quarterback in Wisconsin. [9]
On February 2, 2021, Davis scored a freshman season-high 17 points, shooting 6-of-7 from the field, in a 72–56 win over Penn State. [10] As a freshman, he came off the bench, averaging seven points and 4.1 rebounds per game while leading his team with 34 steals. [11] On November 23, 2021, Davis scored 30 points in a 65–63 upset of Houston. [12] He scored a career-high 37 points and had 14 rebounds on January 3, 2022, in a 74–69 upset of Purdue. [13] As a sophomore, he averaged 19.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Davis was named Big Ten Player of the Year. [14] On March 31, 2022, Davis declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. [15]
Davis was selected with the tenth overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the 2022 NBA draft. [16] Davis joined the Wizards' 2022 NBA Summer League roster. [17] In his Summer League debut, Davis scored six points on 1-for-11 shooting in a 99–105 loss to the Detroit Pistons. [18]
On February 6, 2025, Davis was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies along with teammate Marvin Bagley III in a three-team deal involving Marcus Smart, [19] but was waived on February 21, 2025, without appearing in a game for the Grizzlies. [20]
On March 1, 2025, Davis signed with the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. [21]
Davis represented the United States at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Latvia. He averaged 4.1 points per game, helping his team win the gold medal. [22]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022–23 | Washington | 28 | 5 | 15.1 | .386 | .243 | .519 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .4 | .3 | 5.8 |
2023–24 | Washington | 50 | 6 | 12.3 | .403 | .350 | .583 | 1.4 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 3.0 |
2024–25 | Washington | 34 | 0 | 7.1 | .410 | .241 | .600 | 1.1 | .3 | .4 | .2 | 2.4 |
Career | 112 | 11 | 11.4 | .397 | .273 | .561 | 1.6 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 3.5 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | Wisconsin | 31 | 0 | 24.3 | .441 | .389 | .727 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .6 | 7.0 |
2021–22 | Wisconsin | 31 | 31 | 34.2 | .427 | .306 | .791 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .7 | 19.7 |
Career | 62 | 31 | 29.2 | .431 | .325 | .779 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .7 | 13.4 |
Davis' father, Mark, played professional basketball for 13 seasons, including stints in the NBA, following a college career at Old Dominion. His twin brother, Jordan, who was his basketball and football teammate in high school, originally played college basketball for Wisconsin [23] before transferring to Illinois State. [24] Prior to the draft, Davis appeared in a Taco Bell commercial promoting the chain's Toasted Cheddar Chalupa. [25]