The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Davis, Javian

Jersey Number 0
Javian Davis
- Position:
- Forward
- Prev School:
- Alabama/Mississippi State
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Canton, Miss.
- High School:
- Canton
Bio
*Extra Year of Eligibility Granted due to the NCAA’s COVID-19 Policies
Second-Year Redshirt Junior Season at UAB (2022-23)*
Second-Year Redshirt Junior Season at UAB (2022-23)*
- Averaged 6.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game
- Appeared in 38 games while averaging 15.4 minutes per contest.
- Shot .556 from the field, ranking second on the roster.
- Reached double figures in scoring eight times, including a pair of double-doubles vs. Toledo and Southern.
- Scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds at West Virginia (12/10/22)
- Posted 15 points and four rebounds at Florida Atlantic (1/5/23)
- Added 11 points and five rebounds in the Blazers’ C-USA Tournament win over North Texas (3/10/23).
- Averaged 3.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.3 steals per game
- Made 32 appearances with one start against Vanderbilt (2/26/22) in SEC play
- Was 45.5% (35-of-77) from the field and .636 (42-of-66) from the free-throw line
- Recorded two double-digit scoring efforts and three rebounding efforts with five boards or more
- Scored a season-high 13 points to go along with three rebounds against Colorado State (12/11/21), converting a season-high seven free throws on just eight attempts
- Logged 12 points, six rebounds, two steals and an assist in just 18 minutes against Georgia (1/12/22)
- Recorded a season-high eight rebounds to go along with six points against Arkansas (12/29/21)
- Played a season-high 28 minutes at No. 12 Kentucky (1/25/22), finishing with six points, three rebounds and an assist
- Notched 2.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game
- Made 29 appearances with one start versus Richmond (3/25/21) during NIT Quarterfinals
- Was 41.8 percent (28-of-67) from the floor and 39.5 percent (17-of-43) at the foul line
- Came away with one game in double figures and recorded six outings of five-plus points
- Secured five-plus rebounds in nine games
- Collected seven points and a season-high eight rebounds against Texas State (11/30/20)
- Fired in season’s best 11 points and added five rebounds versus Jackson State (12/8/20)
- Provided SEC season-highs with five points, seven rebounds and two assists versus Kentucky (1/2/21) in SEC opener
- Tallied seven points and four rebounds against Louisiana Tech (3/27/11) in NIT Semifinals
- Posted 6.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game over his 31 appearances as a redshirt freshman at Alabama during the 2019-20 season
- Connected on 59.4 percent (60-of-101) of his field goal attempts and 61.5 percent (64-of-104) at the free throw line
- Alabama won seven of nine games when Davis provided double figures
- Ripped off season-highs with 20 points and 10 rebounds versus South Carolina (2/29/20)
- Logged 11 points and three blocks against Arkansas (2/1/20)
- Tallied 13 points and eight rebounds versus Georgia (2/8/20)
- Added 10 points and four rebounds at Ole Miss (2/22/20)
- Earned nine of his 14 starts during non-conference action
- His top non-conference performances were a 19-point, 9-rebound effort versus Florida Atlantic (11/11/19) along with 12 points and six rebounds against Belmont (12/21/19)
- Redshirted the 2018-19 season where he transformed his body dropping over 40 pounds
- Named to the 2019-20 SEC Academic Honor Roll and 2018-19 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll as a member of the Crimson Tide
- Chose Mississippi State over Georgetown, Wake Forest and Xavier among others when transferring from Alabama
- Prepped under Russell Evans at Canton High School in Canton, Mississippi
- Secured 17.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game as a senior
- Collected an All-State First-Team selection by USA Today and an All-State Second-Team nod by the Jackson-Clarion Ledger
- Team registered a 29-4 record and a 5A state semifinals appearance in 2017-18
- Tabbed to the Clarion Ledger’s “Dandy Dozen” list heading into the 2017-18 season
- Averaged 16.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game during his junior season
- Played in the 2017 Mississippi North/South All-Star Game where he captured Most Valuable Defensive Player with 18 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks
- Rated the state of Mississippi’s No. 3 prospect by 247 Sports behind Robert Woodard II and D.J. Stewart Jr. for the Class of 2018
- Played the AAU circuit for Team Thad based out of Memphis, Tennessee
- Selected to attend the NBPA top 100 camp in Summer 2017.
- Born on Sept. 9, 1999
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