Robert Davis Jr.

• Player
• Seasons: 2023-24
• Number: 4
• Position: G
• Height: 6' 6“
• Weight: 175
• Hometown: Detroit MI
• High School: Hamtramck
• Prep School: Southern California Academy
• Transfer From: none
• Birthday: October 23, 2004¹⁾

• Verbally committed on 8/26/2022.²⁾³⁾⁴⁾ Signed on 11/9/22.⁵⁾⁶⁾
• Official roster page from UMass Athletics
• NIL partner with The Mass Collective⁷⁾
• Entered the transfer portal on 3/18/24,⁸⁾ and within days announced his commitment to Old Dominion.⁹⁾

• Appeared in 30 of the 31 games on the season, the exception being Fordham (3/6) due to concussion protocol
• Averaged 4.1 points, 1.6 rebounds in 13.7 minutes of action
• 81% of his FG attempts were from 3, but hit at a rate of .313
• Was getting 17.8 minutes in non-conference action, but dipped to 11.0 with the start of A10 play
• Minutes were sometimes limited after a lapse on defense and Coach Martin gave him a quick hook
• Logged his first 3-pointer, plus 3 rebounds, in the win over Albany (11/7)
• Put up 7 & 2 in 26 minutes against Harvard (11/17). The 26 minutes would stand as his season/UMass high
• Snared 6 rebounds in the win over South Florida (12/2), also his season/UMass high
• First double-figure scoring game, with 11 points, at Towson (12/6)
• On fire against West Virginia (12/16), going 6-8 from three and finishing with 18 points, his season/UM high
• Put up 8 & 3 against Old Dominion (12/24), which ultimately became his transfer destination
• Went scoreless in 8 of his next 10 games
• Tallied 7 & 3 in 10 minutes of work against Rhode Island (2/11)
• Contributed to the road win at Richmond (2/14) with 9-4-2
• Shot 4-6 overall, 3-5 from 3, and scored 12 total points (conference play high) at La Salle (2/17)
• Tallied 8-3-2 in 16 minutes in the win at GW (2/27)
• Game logs
• Pre-season Get To Know video
• 6/18/23: Freshman Focus article from The Mass. Daily Collegian

Pumped up during the Harvard game. Photo courtesy UMass Athletics.

Committed to Old Dominion in the Sun Belt in late March 2024.¹⁰⁾

• Started 20, played 26 in the Monarchs' 12-21 / 7-11 (11th) season.
• Minutes a little down from the year before, with 29.6. Averaged 9.6 points.
• Took almost half as many threes as he did in '24-25. Shot 59-179 (.330) from beyond the arc.

• Started 33, played 34 in the Monarchs' 15-20 / 8-10 (8th) season.
• Averaged 15.6 ppg, 0.1 points off the team lead, in 35.6 (team high) minutes.
• Took 10.2 threes per game, but only hit at a .333 rate. His 348 attempts led all of D-I.¹¹⁾

Additional data: Sports Reference

Additional source: RealGM.com

• Chose UMass after offers from 13 other D-I schools¹²⁾
• Finished his prep career at Southern California Academy Where he averaged 25 points 6 rebounds and 5 assists
• Named a third-team prep school All-American
• Scored over 1,500 points during his high school and prep career
• As a senior, led Hamtramck High School to MMAC Championship
• Averaged 22 points, five rebounds, and five assists at Hamtramck High School during the 2021-22 season making 98 three-point baskets in 26 games
• Set a career-high for single-game scoring with 46 points and led the team to their first District Championship since 1984
• Scored 40 points in The Horatio Williams Tip-Off Classic
• Named Michigan Associated Press Division I ALL-STATE, Detroit News Division I ALL-STATE, Detroit Free Press Division I ALL-STATE, Detroit Free Press Division I ALL-AREA 1st Team, Bank Hoops Division I 1st Team ALL-STATE, MMAC ALL-LEAGUE, OZ Media/The Yemeni American News January HS Student-Athlete of the Month, and GOTTAGETIT Hoop Classic MVP
• Detroit News ALL-STATE 2021
• Two Time ALL-OAA selection 2021/2020

• Regularly posts videos over on his Twitter feed, including “Kickin’ it with Robert” and “Motivational Mondays”

• Twitter: @RobertDav1sJr
• Instagram: @r0be4t