2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Davis, Jemal
Jersey Number 4
Jemal Davis
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- High School:
- Okeechobee H.S.
- Previous School:
- Florida Southwestern State/South Carolina State
- Major:
- Community Development/Community Services
Bio
2023-24
As a junior forward, saw action in 31 of 32 games off the bench … averaged 5.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, converted 40.7 percent (61-150) of field goal attempts, hit 14 3-pointers and finished with 23 steals on year … averaged 15.2 minutes played per game … scored 10 or more points six times on the year … scored 16 points (7-13 FG, 1-3 3FG), grabbed four rebounds with three assists at Kent State (3/2) … scored a career and team-high 19 points (4-8 FG), converted a career-high 11-13 free throws with two blocks at Old Dominion (2/10) … scored 11 points (4-8 FG, 3-4 FT) at Akron (2/6) … finished with 10 points (3-4 FG) at Ohio (1/16) … finished with 11 points (5-7 FG) vs. Davenport (12/19) … scored 15 points (4-7 FG, 2-3 3FG, 5-7 FT) at Ohio State (11/29) … scored nine points, finished with a career-high four steals at South Florida (11/15) … registered nine points (4-6 FG) vs. UL-Monroe (11/11).
2022-23 AT FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE
As a sophomore, earned Second Team All-Southern Conference honors … played in 28 games with six starts … averaged 9.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game for the Bucs … shot 51.9 percent (96-185) from the floor, 31.0 percent (13-42) from 3-point range, and 72 percent (54-75) from the free throw line … finished with 40 blocked shots on the year, which ranks as the third-most in a single season in school history … reached double-figure scoring in 12 games … scored a season-high 23 points on 10-12 shooting vs. Gulf Coast State College … scored 17 points on 8-11 shooting vs. Florida Coastal Prep.
2021-22 AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
As a freshman, started 23 games at the NCAA Division I level … averaged 9.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game at South Carolina State … scored a career-high 19 points versus Norfolk State … pulled down a career best 12 rebounds against Delaware State.
2020-21 AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
As a freshman, played in 14 games and started 11 at South Carolina State … averaged 7.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 48 percent from the field … his best offensive output of the season came with a 15-point effort against North Carolina Central while his next time out he notched his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Florida A&M.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Okeechobee High School where he earned two letters in basketball … named the Treasure Coast All-Area Player of the Year … averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds per game as a senior … attended Amalie High School in Charlotte, N.C. for two years … played AAU basketball for My Island Ballers.
PERSONAL
Born Jemal V. Davis on August 30, 2001 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands … son of Sean and Adisha Davis … has three brothers Jalen, Jaeyon, and Jemoi, and one sister, Jada Fredericks … has a twin brother … nickname is Mal … played at Florida Southwestern State, the same school as former CMU Chippewa Ralph Bissainthe, who is playing overseas … role model is his mother and father … hobbies and interests include fishing … favorite sports figure is Kobe Bryant … favorite sport other than basketball is volleyball and soccer … one of six FSW players to move on to the NCAA Division I level … chose Central Michigan because out of everyone that was recruiting him, the Chippewas showed him the most love … also one of his favorite things at CMU is the people and town around it … plans to major in Business Management.
As a junior forward, saw action in 31 of 32 games off the bench … averaged 5.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, converted 40.7 percent (61-150) of field goal attempts, hit 14 3-pointers and finished with 23 steals on year … averaged 15.2 minutes played per game … scored 10 or more points six times on the year … scored 16 points (7-13 FG, 1-3 3FG), grabbed four rebounds with three assists at Kent State (3/2) … scored a career and team-high 19 points (4-8 FG), converted a career-high 11-13 free throws with two blocks at Old Dominion (2/10) … scored 11 points (4-8 FG, 3-4 FT) at Akron (2/6) … finished with 10 points (3-4 FG) at Ohio (1/16) … finished with 11 points (5-7 FG) vs. Davenport (12/19) … scored 15 points (4-7 FG, 2-3 3FG, 5-7 FT) at Ohio State (11/29) … scored nine points, finished with a career-high four steals at South Florida (11/15) … registered nine points (4-6 FG) vs. UL-Monroe (11/11).
2022-23 AT FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE
As a sophomore, earned Second Team All-Southern Conference honors … played in 28 games with six starts … averaged 9.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game for the Bucs … shot 51.9 percent (96-185) from the floor, 31.0 percent (13-42) from 3-point range, and 72 percent (54-75) from the free throw line … finished with 40 blocked shots on the year, which ranks as the third-most in a single season in school history … reached double-figure scoring in 12 games … scored a season-high 23 points on 10-12 shooting vs. Gulf Coast State College … scored 17 points on 8-11 shooting vs. Florida Coastal Prep.
2021-22 AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
As a freshman, started 23 games at the NCAA Division I level … averaged 9.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game at South Carolina State … scored a career-high 19 points versus Norfolk State … pulled down a career best 12 rebounds against Delaware State.
2020-21 AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
As a freshman, played in 14 games and started 11 at South Carolina State … averaged 7.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 48 percent from the field … his best offensive output of the season came with a 15-point effort against North Carolina Central while his next time out he notched his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Florida A&M.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Okeechobee High School where he earned two letters in basketball … named the Treasure Coast All-Area Player of the Year … averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds per game as a senior … attended Amalie High School in Charlotte, N.C. for two years … played AAU basketball for My Island Ballers.
PERSONAL
Born Jemal V. Davis on August 30, 2001 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands … son of Sean and Adisha Davis … has three brothers Jalen, Jaeyon, and Jemoi, and one sister, Jada Fredericks … has a twin brother … nickname is Mal … played at Florida Southwestern State, the same school as former CMU Chippewa Ralph Bissainthe, who is playing overseas … role model is his mother and father … hobbies and interests include fishing … favorite sports figure is Kobe Bryant … favorite sport other than basketball is volleyball and soccer … one of six FSW players to move on to the NCAA Division I level … chose Central Michigan because out of everyone that was recruiting him, the Chippewas showed him the most love … also one of his favorite things at CMU is the people and town around it … plans to major in Business Management.
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