Indiana Pacers Pre-Draft Workouts: Kendric Davis One-on-One Interview (June 12, 2023)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 181
Position: G
College: Memphis
Age: 24
2022-23 Season Stats
PPG: 21.9
RPG: 3.7
APG: 5.4
BLK: 0.2
STL: 2.0
Player Bio
Courtesy of Memphis Athletics
2022-23 (5th Year at Memphis)
- Third team All-American by The Sporting News and the Field of 68, becoming the first Tiger All-American since Will Barton's third-team selection by CBSSports.com in 2012
- AP All-America Honorable Mention
- Named All-AAC First Team, NABC All-District First Team, USBWA All-District, Naismith Trophy Midseason Team and AAC All-Tournament Team
- Wooden Award Watch List, Naismith Trophy Watch List, Bob Cousy PG Award Watch List, Lute Olson Award Watch List
- Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (J18), making him the first Tiger and AAC honoree to earn the USBWA weekly national honor
- Named AAC Championship MVP after scoring a conference tournament record 84 points over three games
- AAC Player of the Week (N28, D12, D19, J2, J16, J30) and AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N21, M6)
- Set the AAC record with 11-career AAC Player of the Week nods
- Broke the AAC career marks for points scored (2,059), total assists (630) and free throws made (558)
- Started 34 games and averaged 21.9 points (1st AAC), 5.4 assists (1st AAC), 3.4 rebounds and 2.0 steals (3rd AAC)
- Ranked 8th in the nation in scoring and 21st in assists per game
- Became the first 3-time scoring champion in AAC history
- Shot 41.4% from the floor, 35.1% from long distance and 85.4% from the free throw line (4th AAC)
- The first player in Division I to average 21.0 points, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals in a season since Kay Felder (Oakland) in 2015-16
- Finished 2nd in the country in free throws made (223), 3rd in free throws attempted (261), 5th in points scored (744) and 7th in field goals attempted (551)
- His 744 total points passed Penny Hardaway (729) for the 2nd-most scored in a single season in program history, only 18 shy of Dajuan Wagner's mark (762) set in 2001-02
- Set the program's single-season record with 223 free throws made, surpassing Win Wilfong's total (221) from 1956-57
- Scored double figures in 33-of-34 games, while scoring 8 points in the lone single-digit output of the season
- Had 20+ points 23 times and scored at least 30 five times
- Dished 5+ assists 20 times and swiped 3+ steals in 12 games
- Led team in scoring 20 times and assists 21 times
- Totaled three double-doubles against Alabama State (14p/12a), SMU (25p/11a) and at SMU (23p/10a)
- Recorded the 5th most points in a game in program history with a career-high 42 at UCF (J11), which was one point shy of former Tiger Jeremiah Martin's AAC record (43)
- He also went 21-of-23 at the line against the Knights, breaking the AAC's single-game record for makes and attempts. It was the most free throws made by a Tiger in a game in nearly 66 years and one shy of tying Win Wilfong's record (22) from 1957
- Poured in 27 points with nine rebounds and six dimes in a win over No. 11 Auburn (D10)
- Then dropped 30 points, five assists and four steals at No. 4 Alabama (D13)
- Recorded 31 points, seven dimes, six boards and three steals in the AAC opener at Tulane (J1)
- Nearly missed a triple-double in the first game against his former team SMU in FedEx Forum with 25 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds (J26)
- Totaled 33 points and seven assists while shooting 10-16 overall and 5-7 from three-point range against UCF (M10) in the first round of the AAC Championship
- Dropped 31 points with five rebounds and three dimes against No. 1 Houston to give Memphis its first AAC championship and first win in program history over the nation's top-ranked team
2021-22 (Senior at SMU)
- Named AAC Player of the Year, All-AAC First Team, NABC All-District First Team, USBWA All-District, Naismith Trophy Midseason Team, March Madness National Player of the Week (J3).
- Lute Olson National POTW (J3), AAC Player of the Week (N22, D6, D20) and AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N29, D13, J3, J17, J24, F21, F28)
- Wooden Award Watch List, Naismith Trophy Watch List, Bob Cousy PG Award Watch List, Lute Olson Award Watch List
- Scored 1000th career point in just his 58th game at SMU against Cinncinati 1/6/22
- Started 32 games and averaged 19.4 points (1st AAC), 3.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists (3rd AAC), 1.5 steals (11th AAC)
- Shot 43.9% from the floor (4th AAC), 37.2% from deep and 86.8% from the stripe (2nd AAC)
- Had 20+ points 15 times and twice scored at least 30.
- Dished 5+ assists 17 times and swiped 3+ steals in six games
- Led team in scoring 24 times, assists 28 times and steals 14 times
- Five times he recorded 10+ field goals in a game and eclipsed double-digit free throw makes in seven games
- Scored 30 points, including 10-10 on free throws, with three rebounds, two assists and a steal vs Washington State (NIT 2nd Rnd) 3/20
- Had 24 points (all second half) with five rebounds, five assists and four steals in AAC quarterfinal win vs Tulsa 3/11
- Game-high 25 points, including 13-14 at the stripe, with five assists and two rebounds in win vs Cincinnati 3/3.
- Poured in 27 points (10-19 FG, 6-11 3FG) with four steals in win vs Memphis 2/20.
- Game-high 22 points (6-11 FG, 2-5 3FG, 8-9 FT) with seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals in win vs [6/7] Houston (2/9)
- Game-high 24 points on a career-high seven triples (7-10) with four assists in win at Tulane 1/15
- Had 20 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, four steals and a blocked shot in win vs UCF 1/2
- Scored an AAC career-high 26 points (19 in the first half) with four rebounds and three assists in win at Tulsa 12/29.
- Had 33 points (23 in second half) with five rebounds, three assists and a steal in win at New Mexico 12/19
- Scored 21 points (17 in 2nd half) in win vs Vanderbilt (12/4) and 29 points (10-15 FG, 4-6 3FG, 5-6 FT) with four rebounds, three assists and a steal in overtime loss vs Missouri 11/21
2020-21 (Junior at SMU)
- Started all 17 games and averaged 19.0 points (1st AAC, 44th NCAA), 7.6 assists (1st AAC, 4th NCAA), 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals (4th AAC) with a 3.2 assist-to-turnover ratio (1st AAC, 10th NCAA).
- Shot 48.1% overall (7th AAC), 37.3% from long distance (12th AAC) and 83.3% at the free throw line (5th AAC)
- Only player in the country to lead his league in scoring and assists
- Had 23 points (9-16 FG, 3-4 3FG), 12 assists, seven rebounds and a steal with just a turnover in the NIT first round versus Boise State 3/18
- Career-high 35 points (9-17 FG, 4-7 3FG, 13-17 FT) with four assists and three steals vs Cincinnati in the AAC quarterfinal 3/12
- AAC career-high 25 points with eight assists and three steals in the win at ECU 2/8
- Had 22 points (10-18 FG, 2-4 3FG), 10 assists and four rebounds in a road win at Tulsa 2/3
- AAC record 14 assists with 14 points, three rebounds and a steal vs Cincinnati 1/7
- Had 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists vs [5/5] Houston 1/3
- Tied then career high and AAC record with 13 assists (0 turnovers) while adding 20 points and six steals vs Houston Baptist 12/2
- Poured in 33 points (11-15 FG, 3-4 3FG, 8-8 FT) with five assists and four rebounds in the season-opening win vs Sam Houston State 11/25 (SMU record for points in season opener)
- NABC All-District First Team, USBWA All-District, All-AAC First Team and Lute Olson National Player of the Year Mid-Season Watch List
- ESPN (Jeff Brozello) National Player of the Week (D7), AAC Player of the Week (D7, F15), AAC Weekly Honor Roll (N30, D21, J4, J11, J25, F8)
- Finished the season 13th in scoring (16.1), 2nd in assists (7.0), 2nd in FT% (84.5), T-14th in steals (1.3), 16th in assists (303), 1st in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.89. 303/105)
2019-20 (Sophomore at SMU)
- Averaged 14.2 points (8th AAC), 6.7 assists (1st AAC, 10th NCAA), and 4.1 rebounds
- Shot 85.4% from charity stripe (2nd AAC), 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (1st AAC, 19th NCAA)
- Earned third double-double of career at Temple (2/8/20) with 23 points and 10 assists
- Had 13 assists in win vs. Tulane (2/1/20) to tie AAC record and set SMU single-game record in an AAC game, added 18 points for second career double-double
- Had career-high 24 points in win at Vanderbilt (1/4/20)
- Recorded first double-double of career vs. Abilene Christian (11/29/19) by scoring 17 pts and had a career-high 10 assists
- In first game action of season had 21 points on a career-high seven made FGs vs. UNLV (11/23/19)
- NABC All-District Second Team and All-AAC Third Team
- Southwestern Showdown MVP (11/29/19)
- AAC Weekly Honor Roll 3x (1/6, 1/13, 1/27)
2018-19 (Freshman at SMU)
- Played in all 37 games while starting two, averaging 6.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game
- Scored at least 10 points eight times
- Scored a season-high 22 points at No. 17 Iowa State (2/9/19) on a season-best 7-of-10 shooting
- Scored 16 points the following week against No. 14 Kansas (2/11/19)
- Had a season-high six rebounds against Oral Roberts (11/11/18)
- Had a season-high six assists against Central Michigan (11/30/18)
- Made at least two 3-pointers in a game four times.
Personal
- Earned a four-star rating by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals
- A nominee for the McDonald’s All-American Game
- Named to the second team of the ALL-USA Texas Boys Basketball Team by USA Today as a senior
- Was a member of the TABC Boys’ All-State Class 6A Team as a senior junior and sophomore
- Named 20-6A District MVP as a senior, junior and sophomore
- Ranked as the No. 23 point guard in the nation and No. 9 player in Texas by 247Sports…
- Ranked as the No. 100 player and No. 22 point guard nationally by Rivals
- Averaged 22.6 points and 6.6 assists per game while shooting 79 percent from the field, 51.3 percent from three and 82 percent from the free throw line as a senior
- Led Sam Houston to a 29-5 record
- All-Greater Houston Area First Team as a junior and a senior
- Averaged 23.0 points and 7.4 assists per game as a junior
- Averaged 19.1 points and 7.3 assists as a sophomore