Jerekius Davis

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 225
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Jackson, Miss.
High School:
Provine

2018-19 (Junior): Enjoyed a breakout season for the Ragin' Cajuns, setting career-bests in nearly every offensive and defensive category, including points per game (9.5), rebounds (3.5), field goal percentage (.465) and 3-point field goal percentage (.363) ... played in all 32 games with seven starts ... finished fourth on the team with 41 3-pointers made ... reached double figures in 15 games during the season, including a career-high 27 in a win over Prairie View (12/11) ... made his first 10 shots from the floor, with seven coming from long range, before missing his final attempt ... finished 7-for-8 from behind the 3-point line to set a school-record for highest 3-point percentage (.875) in a single game ... his 10-for-11 performance (.909) from the floor was tied for the best by a Sun Belt Conference athlete during the season, tying him with Alonzo Sule of Texas State (10-for-11 vs. Houston Baptist, 12/8) ... scored in double figures in five straight games, averaging 13.2 points during the stretch that included four starts ... began the stint with 17 points against South Alabama (1/24) ... two nights later, went 6-for-12 from the floor with a pair of 3-pointers to finish with 14 points in a win over Troy (1/26) ... scored 13 points at Appalachian State (1/31) and 12 at Coastal Carolina (2/2) before finishing the run with 10 points against Georgia Southern (2/6) ... came off the bench at UT Arlington (2/21) going 7-for-10 from the floor and 5-for-7 from behind the 3-point line to finish with 19 points ... scored 10 points on 4 of 7 shooting from the floor, with a pair of 3-pointers, in an overtime win at New Orleans (11/28) ... scored 11 points and grabbed six boards in a win over Southern (12/1) ... added 11 points against Louisiana Tech (12/15) and scored 12 points with four boards in a career-best 34 minutes in a start at McNeese (12/18) ... averaged 14.0 points during games at Georgia State (1/10) and Georgia Southern (1/12) ... scored 11 points with a pair of blocks against GSU before scoring 17 points on 7-for-9 aim from the floor and 3-for-5 from behind the 3-point line in an 87-85 win at Georgia Southern ... came off the bench to score 19 points at UT Arlington, going 7-for-10 from the floor and 5-for-7 from long distance in a 76-64 victory ... grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in a win over Loyola of New Orleans (12/5) ... blocked a career-best two shots in games at Georgia State and Arkansas State.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Reserve forward made 24 appearances on the season, averaging 3.5 points and 1.4 rebounds per game ... reached double figures in three games on the season, highlighted by career-high 20 points at South Alabama (2/24) ... went 7-for-10 from the floor and 3-for-4 from behind the 3-point line in scoring 18 of his 20 points in the first half and helping Louisiana clinch its first outright Sun Belt Conference title since the 1999-2000 season ... scored 12 points in games against Loyola of New Orleans (12/6) and Texas State (3/9) ... played eight minutes in a home win over UT Arlington (2/17), scoring seven points and grabbing a season-high seven rebounds ... scored six points and grabbed four boards in a SBC win over Appalachian State (1/4).

2016-17 (Redshirt freshman): Played in all 33 games for the Ragin' Cajuns and averaged 4.8 points and 2.7 rebounds per game ... scored in double figures in five games on the season ... made first career start against Little Rock (1/28) scoring a season-high 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting from the floor ... added a season-best three 3-pointers with two steals in the SBC victory ... two nights later, scored 14 points with a season-high nine rebounds in a season-best 31 minutes of play against Arkansas State (1/30) ... came off the bench to score 15 points and grab eight rebounds vs. Georgia State (1/16) ... added 13 points with a pair of 3-pointers against Pepperdine (12/20) ... went 3-for-4 from the floor, 1-for-2 from behind the 3-point and 3 of 4 from the free throw line in a 10-point, five-rebound performance against Nicholls State (12/1) in the first game in the newly renovated Cajundome ... scored nine points with five rebounds against Georgia State (3/10) in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

2015-16 (Freshman): Spent the season as a redshirt.

High School: One of the top players in Mississippi during his prep career, leading Provine High School to the Class 6A state semifinals each of the past three seasons ... averaged 24.6 points and 11.0 rebounds per game as a senior in earning second team all-state honors under head coach Otis Gaines ... a two-time All-Metro selection ... was a third team all-state choice after a junior season that saw him average 18.4 points and 10.9 rebounds per game and was a preseason Dandy Dozen selection entering the 2014-15 campaign, a listing of the top 12 players in Mississippi ... appeared in the North vs. South Mississippi All-Star Game and was picked to compete in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game.

Personal: Born February 14, 1996 in Jackson ... the son of Jacqueline Davis and Keith Dixon ... has spent time as a volunteer reading to middle school students ... a general studies major.