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2021 AAC All-Tournament Team
2022-23 (SENIOR)
Earned degree in May 2023 ... Academic All-AAC ... Finished with 1,060 points in his career, good for 49th in school history ... Appeared in all 36 games, starting the first 15 ... Averaged 9.1 points and 4.2 rebounds over 25.6 minutes per game ... Saw a 5.7 percent increase in three-point shooting after taking on sixth-man role beginning Jan. 5 at Wichita State ... Erupted for season-high 22 points (6-9 3FG) as the Bearcats eased to that win over the Shockers ... Added 20 against Tulsa at home ... Became Cincinnati's 56th member of its 1,000-point club with a 15-point first half at ECU, making all four of his deep balls in that process ... Finished with 19 against the Pirates and EKU as well as 18 against South Florida and 16 more in the first ECU matchup at home ... Posted 13 double-figure scoring games overall.
2021-22 (JUNIOR)
Started all 32 games he played, missing only the Bryant one due to injury ... Second on the team with 13.4 ppg while leading the team in rebounding (5.5) and three-point percentage (35.9) ... His 83 deep makes were the most by a Bearcat since HM All-American Sean Kilpatrick in 2014 ... Also blocked 11 shots and had 19 steals while shooting 76.3 percent from the foul line ... Recorded three double-doubles (Tulane, home Memphis, UCF), the last of which including a career-high 12 rebounds ... Scored 20-plus points six times, including career-highs of 24 against Temple and Tulsa, both at home ... Also had similar contests against Memphis (twice), East Carolina and Ashland ... Drilled seven treys twice, first at Memphis, helping the Bearcats to a FedExForum-record 16 makes, and the other time on nine attempts against Tulsa ... Made three or more in 18 games, including 4-for-8 while scoring 19 in the win over No. 14 Illinois ... Had a season-high three steals in regular-season finale at SMU.
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)
Started 14 of 23 games, averaging 11.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.8 steals in 28.5 minutes … finished the season ranked among AAC leaders in 3-pointers made (eighth at 2.1), 3-point field goal percentage (ninth at .378), field goal percentage (11th at .457), points (15th at 11.7), rebounds (17th at 5.0) and minutes played (21st at 28.5) … named to AAC All-Tournament Team after averaging 12.7 points and 6.0 rebounds with nine 3-pointers in three games … hit a season-high five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to go with seven rebounds and a season-high four steals against SMU (3/12) … named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll after scoring a season-high 27 points vs. Tulane (2/26) on 10-of-16 shooting with four 3-pointers, five rebounds and five assists … registered his first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds at SMU (1/7) … tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists vs. Temple (2/12) … led the Bearcats in scoring eight times, scoring in double figures 12 times, leading UC in rebounds seven times and hitting three or more 3-pointers nine times.
2019-20 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 18 games as a reserve, averaging 1.9 points and 1.0 rebounds in 6.8 minutes … underwent season-ending knee surgery on Mar. 2 … shot 76.5 percent (13 of 17) from the free throw line … scored a season-high eight points in 12 minutes against Memphis (2/13) … posted seven points and a season-best six rebounds in a season-high 16 minutes against Bowling Green (11/25) … tallied six points in 12 minutes against Alabama A&M (11/14).
PRIOR TO CINCINNATI
Averaged 16.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals while shooting 42 percent from three-point range at Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) … helped guide the Tigers to a 35-3 overall mark last season while earning most valuable player honors at the Legacy Nissan Classic and National Prep Showcase … averaged 15.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists and shooting 59 percent from the field as a senior at Moeller in 2017-18 … earned Greater Cincinnati Boys Basketball Player of the Year accolades, Greater Catholic League South Co-Player of the Year honors and was named an Ohio Division I Boys Basketball Third-Team selection by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association … helped lead the Crusaders to consecutive state championship game appearances as a junior and senior, winning the title in 2017-18 … Moeller posted a 55-4 mark with Davenport playing varsity as a junior and senior, including a 27-3 record in 2017-18.
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 24, 1999 in Cincinnati, Ohio … son of Sheila and Darren Davenport … has two brothers, Michael and Joshua, and three sisters Gabrielle, Naomi and Deborah … comes from a basketball family, mother (Morehead State) and father (Alcorn State), along with brothers, Michael (St. Bonaventure, 2008-12) and Joshua (Winthrop, 2013-17) and sister, Naomi (West Virginia, 2017-19) all played NCAA Division I basketball … right-handed.
2021 AAC All-Tournament Team
2022-23 (SENIOR)
Earned degree in May 2023 ... Academic All-AAC ... Finished with 1,060 points in his career, good for 49th in school history ... Appeared in all 36 games, starting the first 15 ... Averaged 9.1 points and 4.2 rebounds over 25.6 minutes per game ... Saw a 5.7 percent increase in three-point shooting after taking on sixth-man role beginning Jan. 5 at Wichita State ... Erupted for season-high 22 points (6-9 3FG) as the Bearcats eased to that win over the Shockers ... Added 20 against Tulsa at home ... Became Cincinnati's 56th member of its 1,000-point club with a 15-point first half at ECU, making all four of his deep balls in that process ... Finished with 19 against the Pirates and EKU as well as 18 against South Florida and 16 more in the first ECU matchup at home ... Posted 13 double-figure scoring games overall.
2021-22 (JUNIOR)
Started all 32 games he played, missing only the Bryant one due to injury ... Second on the team with 13.4 ppg while leading the team in rebounding (5.5) and three-point percentage (35.9) ... His 83 deep makes were the most by a Bearcat since HM All-American Sean Kilpatrick in 2014 ... Also blocked 11 shots and had 19 steals while shooting 76.3 percent from the foul line ... Recorded three double-doubles (Tulane, home Memphis, UCF), the last of which including a career-high 12 rebounds ... Scored 20-plus points six times, including career-highs of 24 against Temple and Tulsa, both at home ... Also had similar contests against Memphis (twice), East Carolina and Ashland ... Drilled seven treys twice, first at Memphis, helping the Bearcats to a FedExForum-record 16 makes, and the other time on nine attempts against Tulsa ... Made three or more in 18 games, including 4-for-8 while scoring 19 in the win over No. 14 Illinois ... Had a season-high three steals in regular-season finale at SMU.
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)
Started 14 of 23 games, averaging 11.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.8 steals in 28.5 minutes … finished the season ranked among AAC leaders in 3-pointers made (eighth at 2.1), 3-point field goal percentage (ninth at .378), field goal percentage (11th at .457), points (15th at 11.7), rebounds (17th at 5.0) and minutes played (21st at 28.5) … named to AAC All-Tournament Team after averaging 12.7 points and 6.0 rebounds with nine 3-pointers in three games … hit a season-high five 3-pointers and scored 19 points to go with seven rebounds and a season-high four steals against SMU (3/12) … named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll after scoring a season-high 27 points vs. Tulane (2/26) on 10-of-16 shooting with four 3-pointers, five rebounds and five assists … registered his first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds at SMU (1/7) … tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists vs. Temple (2/12) … led the Bearcats in scoring eight times, scoring in double figures 12 times, leading UC in rebounds seven times and hitting three or more 3-pointers nine times.
2019-20 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 18 games as a reserve, averaging 1.9 points and 1.0 rebounds in 6.8 minutes … underwent season-ending knee surgery on Mar. 2 … shot 76.5 percent (13 of 17) from the free throw line … scored a season-high eight points in 12 minutes against Memphis (2/13) … posted seven points and a season-best six rebounds in a season-high 16 minutes against Bowling Green (11/25) … tallied six points in 12 minutes against Alabama A&M (11/14).
PRIOR TO CINCINNATI
Averaged 16.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals while shooting 42 percent from three-point range at Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) … helped guide the Tigers to a 35-3 overall mark last season while earning most valuable player honors at the Legacy Nissan Classic and National Prep Showcase … averaged 15.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists and shooting 59 percent from the field as a senior at Moeller in 2017-18 … earned Greater Cincinnati Boys Basketball Player of the Year accolades, Greater Catholic League South Co-Player of the Year honors and was named an Ohio Division I Boys Basketball Third-Team selection by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association … helped lead the Crusaders to consecutive state championship game appearances as a junior and senior, winning the title in 2017-18 … Moeller posted a 55-4 mark with Davenport playing varsity as a junior and senior, including a 27-3 record in 2017-18.
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 24, 1999 in Cincinnati, Ohio … son of Sheila and Darren Davenport … has two brothers, Michael and Joshua, and three sisters Gabrielle, Naomi and Deborah … comes from a basketball family, mother (Morehead State) and father (Alcorn State), along with brothers, Michael (St. Bonaventure, 2008-12) and Joshua (Winthrop, 2013-17) and sister, Naomi (West Virginia, 2017-19) all played NCAA Division I basketball … right-handed.
Against ECU, @J24Davenport notched his third 20-point game in the last month. ??#Bearcats pic.twitter.com/ajZULUycQ7
— Cincinnati Men’s Hoops (@GoBearcatsMBB) January 15, 2022
Everything was working tonight for @J24Davenport! ??
— Cincinnati Men’s Hoops (@GoBearcatsMBB) January 21, 2022
24 points, 4 rebounds, 7-9 3PT, 3-3 FT pic.twitter.com/g9VaBNqziN