Terence Davis

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Terence Davis II
Terence Davis.jpg
Davis with Ole Miss in 2019
No. 3 – Sacramento Kings
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-05-16) May 16, 1997 (age 24)
Southaven, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouthaven (Southaven, Mississippi)
CollegeOle Miss (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021Toronto Raptors
2021–presentSacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2020)
  • Second-team All-SEC (2019)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Terence B. Davis II (born May 16, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Ole Miss Rebels. After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, he signed with the Toronto Raptors and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2020.

Early life[]

Davis is the son of Trinita Smith and Terence Davis, Sr. He began playing basketball at the age of six. He became a star football player at Southaven High School, competing as a wide receiver. Davis earned twenty scholarship offers from major universities for football but opted to pursue basketball in college instead.[1]

College career[]

Davis played sparingly as a freshman at Ole Miss, averaging 1.9 points and 6.9 minutes per game. Coach Andy Kennedy's advice was to become a ball-getter and he improved markedly as a sophomore, becoming one of the most improved players in all of college basketball, and scoring 30 points on 6-for-7 3-pointers in an NIT win over Syracuse.[1] He averaged 14.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore. In his junior season, Davis led the team in scoring with 13.8 points per game, while contributing 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[2]

After the season, coach Kennedy was fired and Kermit Davis, who was named SEC coach of the year in 2019, was tapped as the new coach. As a senior, Davis posted 15.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while shooting his best 3-point percentage and free throw percentage of his career at 37.1% and 77.2% respectively.[1] He was named SEC player of the week after scoring 27 points and pulling down 12 rebounds, in a win over Auburn on January 9, 2019. Davis was named to the Second-team All-SEC.[3] During his career at Ole Miss, Davis led the team to the NCAA tournament for the ninth time in school history. After the season Davis participated in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament and was named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]

Professional career[]

Toronto Raptors (2019–2021)[]

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Davis joined the Denver Nuggets for the NBA Summer League.[4] On July 11, 2019, Davis signed a two-year deal with the Toronto Raptors, with a full guarantee in year one.[5][6] On October 22, 2019, Davis made his debut in NBA, coming off the bench in a 130–122 overtime win over the New Orleans Pelicans with five points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals.[7] On November 20, Davis put up impressive numbers in 113–97 win over the Orlando Magic, scoring 19 points and grabbing 8 rebounds.[8] On January 8, in his first career start, Davis scored 23 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 5 assists, leading the Raptors to a 112–110 overtime win against the Charlotte Hornets. [9] On February 2, 2020, Davis scored a career-high 31 points against the Chicago Bulls. During the NBA hiatus, he worked out in Miami. Including the seeding games in the 2020 NBA Bubble, Davis was the only Raptor to play all 72 regular season games for the 2019–20 season. On September 15, 2020, Davis was named 2019–20 NBA All-Rookie Second Team by the NBA.[10]

Sacramento Kings (2021–present)[]

On March 25, 2021, Davis was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for a 2021 second-round draft selection.[11] On August 7, 2021, Davis re-signed with the Kings.[12]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  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

NBA[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Toronto 72 4 16.8 .456 .388 .864 3.3 1.6 .5 .2 7.5
2020–21 Toronto 34 4 14.5 .414 .361 .889 1.9 1.1 .5 .2 6.9
Sacramento 27 0 21.5 .439 .372 .784 3.3 1.7 1.0 .3 11.1
Career 133 8 17.2 .442 .377 .842 2.9 1.5 .6 .2 8.1

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020 Toronto 6 0 14.0 .483 .421 1.000 2.2 1.2 .2 .0 7.2
Career 6 0 14.0 .483 .421 1.000 2.2 1.2 .2 .0 7.2

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Ole Miss 20 0 6.6 .433 .273 .368 .9 .3 .4 .1 1.8
2016–17 Ole Miss 36 26 25.3 .482 .333 .723 5.3 1.8 1.4 .5 14.9
2017–18 Ole Miss 32 24 27.3 .407 .317 .720 6.2 2.1 .9 .9 13.8
2018–19 Ole Miss 33 32 31.0 .444 .371 .772 5.8 3.5 1.6 .6 15.2
Career 121 82 24.3 .445 .339 .717 4.9 2.1 1.2 .6 12.5

Personal life[]

Davis was arrested in New York City on October 27, 2020, after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.[13] The charges were reportedly dropped a few months later.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Dortch, Chris (June 6, 2019). "Ole Miss' Terence Davis ready for any NBA role". NBA.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Flynn, Bryan (June 14, 2019). "Terence Davis: Improving NBA Draft Stock". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "SEC Pegs Davis as Coach of the Year, T.D. and Tyree All-SEC". 247 Sports. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Gabler, Nathanael (June 22, 2019). "Terence Davis signs UDFA contract with Denver Nuggets". . Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Raptors Sign Terence Davis". NBA.com. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  6. ^ @TerenceDavisJr (July 8, 2019). "Feels good to wake up a Raptor