Davis Named to NABC Player of the Year Watch List

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced on Thursday that Memphis senior Kendric Davis is one of 20 watch list candidates for the 2023 NABC Division I Player of the Year award.

The reigning American Athletic Conference Player of the Year enters his first season with the Tigers after spending the previous four years with SMU and TCU. The Houston, Texas native has accumulated 1,548 points, 520 assists and 362 rebounds in his career.

He led the AAC in scoring (19.4 ppg) and ranked third in assists (4.4 apg) in 2021-22 with the Mustangs.

In October, Davis was added to the watch list for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year award and was unanimously selected preseason First-Team All-AAC.

Davis was also tabbed Preseason All-American by a host of other publications, including Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, CBS Sports and The Almanac, while Dick Vitale named him to his All-Rolls Royce squads.

The 2023 NABC Division I Player of the Year – selected by a vote of Division I head coaches - will be announced during the week of the 2023 Final Four in Davis' hometown of Houston. Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe captured the award last season.

2023 NABC Division I Player of the Year – Preseason Watch List
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Colin Castleton, Florida
Kendric Davis, Memphis
RJ Davis, North Carolina
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Zach Edey, Purdue
Adam Flagler, Baylor
Keyonte George, Baylor
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Jaime Jaquez Jr., UCLA
Caleb Love, North Carolina
Mike Miles Jr., TCU
Marcus Sasser, Houston
Nick Smith Jr., Arkansas
Adama Sanogo, UConn
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Jalen Wilson, Kansas
Isaiah Wong, Miami (Fla.)

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