Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Indiana

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Trayce Jackson-Davis

Center
CENTER GROVE HS
GREENWOOD, INDIANA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

21.6

Points per game

9.300

Rebounds per game

2.9

Blocks per game

1768

Career points
“Trayce often faces double- and triple-team defense. Trayce makes a huge difference just by his presence. He has the size and skill to make it to the NBA.”
Joe Bradburn
Head Coach - Head coach of Greenwood High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-9, 231-pound senior center had led the Trojans to a 21-8 record and a berth in the Class 4A state tournament semifinals at the time of his selection. Jackson-Davis averaged 21.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.9 blocks, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals through 29 games. A McDonald’s All-American, Jackson-Davis won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2018 FIBA Americas Championships in Canada. He entered the state semifinals with 1,768 career points.

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Academic Achievement

Jackson-Davis has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Indiana University beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

The son of former NBA player Dale Davis, Jackson-Davis has volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach and at the Wheeler Mission Center in Indianapolis, serving the homeless and those in need.