Zachary Davis

Career Awards/Honors

2024-25 (Junior | South Carolina)

Played in 32 games with 19 starts while being tasked with defending the opposing team's top perimeter threat
Averaged 8.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 26.4 minutes per game
Finished the season as the Gamecocks' 4th-leading scorer and 3rd-leading rebounder, while also tying for second on the team with 35 steals
While his 38.2% shooting from the field as a junior marked a slight dip from his 43.2% clip the previous season, Davis showed growth from beyond the arc, hitting a career-best 27.7% of his 3-point attempts (28-of-101)
Tied his career high with 22 points twice — once in a narrow one-point loss to eventual national champion Florida on Jan. 22 (9-of-18 FG) and again on Jan. 4 against Mississippi State
Scored in double figures a career-best 11 times, including six against SEC opponents
Grabbed 5+ rebounds in 17 games, including a career-high 10 rebounds on two occasions against Ole Miss (Feb. 12) and Arkansas (March 1)
Swiped 2+ steals in 10 contests with a career high four against Mississippi State (Jan. 25)

2023-24 (Sophomore | South Carolina)

Became a key contributor and the team’s best defender in his second season, playing 33 games while starting the final 17 contests
Averaged 5.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.7 steals in 23.0 minutes per game
Scored in double figures six times, five of which came in SEC play - the team was 8-1 when he scored nine or more points
Shot 43.2 percent (70-of-162) from the floor, the 3rd-best percentage on the team of the seven players who played 20.0 minutes or more per game
Was inserted into the starting lineup at Arkansas (Jan. 20) and finished with 12 points (5-of-8 FGs) and four rebounds; team went on to rattle off seven-straight SEC wins, the longest win streak in SEC play since the 1996-97 season that ended in an SEC title
Put together impressive back-to-back performances on the road in wins at Ole Miss (Feb. 24) and at Texas A&M (Feb. 28); had 14 points and a career-high nine rebounds against the Rebels and logged a career-high 16 points on 8-of-14 shooting against the Aggies
Scored 13 points in an overtime road win at Mississippi State (March 9) in the regular season finale
Finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals against No. 12/12 Auburn (March 15)
Named to the SEC Community Service Team after leading the team in service hours

2022-23 (Freshman | South Carolina)

Appeared in 30 games making a pair of starts, averaging 2.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game while shooting 38.2 percent (26-of-68) from the floor
Made his collegiate debut in a season-opening win against South Carolina State (Nov. 8) where he scored four points and pulled down three rebounds in 19 minutes of action
Started for the first time in a 68-53 win against USC Upstate (Nov. 25) and finished the game with seven points, four rebounds and an assist
Started for the first time in SEC play versus Texas A&M (Jan. 14) and had a season-high 13 points in 22 minutes, his only game in double figures on the season
Had six points, five rebounds (season high) and three steals (season high) in 26 minutes (season high) during a 78-76 overtime loss versus No. 2/2 Alabama (Feb. 22)

High School/Personal

Rated a 3-star prospect and the 4th-best player in the state of South Carolina via 247Sports and On3
As a senior, led Denmark-Olar to an 18-7 record after averaging 24.2 points, 9.3 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 3.1 steals and 2.6 blocks per game
Named 2022 1A Boys South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year
2-time All-State selection and 3-time All-Region pick
Averaged 16.9 points per game as a junior and 16.6 points per game as a sophomore for the Vikings
Son of Hercules and Karla Davis – has an older sister, Danielle
Dad was his high school coach at Denmark-Olar