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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Illinois

Gatorade Player of the year

Jaxson Davis

Guard
WARREN TOWNSHIP HS
GURNEE, ILLINOIS
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

23.8

Average Points (Per Game)

5.3

Average Rebounds (Per Game)

5.3

Average Assiss (Per Game)

3.5

Average Steals (Per Game)
“Jaxson is an amazing player. He is one of the most mature players I have seen and has very high basketball acumen. He’s a high-level scorer, yet still keeps teammates involved.”
Ron Ashlaw
Head Coach - Waukegan High

Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 6-foot-1, 180-pound junior guard averaged 23.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.5 steals per game this past season, leading the Blue Devils (30-4) to the Class 4A sectional semifinals. Davis was also the 2025 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Mr. Basketball winner. He concluded his junior year with 2,163 points and 576 assists in his prep career.

Academic Achievement

Davis has maintained a weighted 3.52 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

Davis has volunteered locally with Feed My Starving Children and as a youth basketball coach.