University of Memphis Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 2
Zach Davis
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orangeburg, S.C.
- High School:
- Denmark-Olar HS
- Prev School:
- South Carolina
Career Awards/Honors
- 2025 American Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 7)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)
- SEC Community Service Team (2023-24)
2025-26 (Senior)
Played in 22 games and made 11 starts ... Averaged 7.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals across 20.9 minutes ... Had four steals in season-opening victory over San Francisco (11/8/25), matching his career high ... Posted 12 points and five rebounds against Wake Forest in the Bahamas (11/20/25) ... Had a career day in win over Baylor (12/6/25), scoring 23 points and hauling in 13 rebounds to top his collegiate bests ... Tallied 12 points, six rebounds, two steals and a block in conference-opening victory against North Texas (12/31/25) ... Across last three games of the season, averaged 13.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals
2024-25 (Junior | South Carolina)
Played in 32 games with 19 starts while being tasked with defending the opposing team's top perimeter threat ... Averaged 8.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 26.4 minutes per game ... Finished the season as the Gamecocks' fourth-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder, while also tying for second on the team with 35 steals ... While his 38.2% shooting from the field as a junior marked a slight dip from his 43.2% clip the previous season, Davis showed growth from beyond the arc, hitting a career-best 27.7% of his 3-point attempts (28-of-101) ... Tied his career high with 22 points twice — once in a narrow one-point loss to eventual national champion Florida on Jan. 22 (9-of-18 FG) and again on Jan. 4 against Mississippi State ... Scored in double figures a career-best 11 times, including six against SEC opponents ... Grabbed 5+ rebounds in 17 games, including a career-high 10 rebounds on two occasions against Ole Miss (Feb. 12) and Arkansas (March 1) ... Swiped 2+ steals in 10 contests with a career high four against Mississippi State (Jan. 25)
2023-24 (Sophomore | South Carolina)
Became a key contributor and the team’s best defender in his second season, playing 33 games while starting the final 17 contests ... Averaged 5.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.7 steals in 23.0 minutes per game ... Scored in double figures six times, five of which came in SEC play - the team was 8-1 when he scored nine or more points ... Shot 43.2 percent (70-of-162) from the floor, the 3rd-best percentage on the team of the seven players who played 20.0 minutes or more per game ... Was inserted into the starting lineup at Arkansas (Jan. 20) and finished with 12 points (5-of-8 FGs) and four rebounds; team went on to rattle off seven-straight SEC wins, the longest win streak in SEC play since the 1996-97 season that ended in an SEC title ... Put together impressive back-to-back performances on the road in wins at Ole Miss (Feb. 24) and at Texas A&M (Feb. 28); had 14 points and a career-high nine rebounds against the Rebels and logged a career-high 16 points on 8-of-14 shooting against the Aggies ... Scored 13 points in an overtime road win at Mississippi State (March 9) in the regular season finale ... Finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals against No. 12/12 Auburn (March 15) ... Named to the SEC Community Service Team after leading the team in service hours
2022-23 (Freshman | South Carolina)
Appeared in 30 games making a pair of starts, averaging 2.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game while shooting 38.2 percent (26-of-68) from the floor ... Made his collegiate debut in a season-opening win against South Carolina State (Nov. 8) where he scored four points and pulled down three rebounds in 19 minutes of action ... Started for the first time in a 68-53 win against USC Upstate (Nov. 25) and finished the game with seven points, four rebounds and an assist ... Started for the first time in SEC play versus Texas A&M (Jan. 14) and had a season-high 13 points in 22 minutes, his only game in double figures on the season ... Had six points, five rebounds (season high) and three steals (season high) in 26 minutes (season high) during a 78-76 overtime loss versus No. 2/2 Alabama (Feb. 22)
High School/Personal
Rated a 3-star prospect and the 4th-best player in the state of South Carolina via 247Sports and On3 ... As a senior, led Denmark-Olar to an 18-7 record after averaging 24.2 points, 9.3 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 3.1 steals and 2.6 blocks per game ... Named 2022 1A Boys South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year ... 2-time All-State selection and 3-time All-Region pick ... Averaged 16.9 points per game as a junior and 16.6 points per game as a sophomore for the Vikings ... Son of Hercules and Karla Davis – has an older sister, Danielle ... Dad was his high school coach at Denmark-Olar
Single Game Highs
Points: 23 vs Baylor, 12/6/25
Rebounds:Â 13 vs Baylor, 12/6/25
Assists: 5Â vs Arkansas, 3/1/25
3-Pointers: 3, twice
Steals: 4, twice
Blocks: 2, twice
- 2025 American Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 7)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)
- SEC Community Service Team (2023-24)
2025-26 (Senior)
Played in 22 games and made 11 starts ... Averaged 7.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals across 20.9 minutes ... Had four steals in season-opening victory over San Francisco (11/8/25), matching his career high ... Posted 12 points and five rebounds against Wake Forest in the Bahamas (11/20/25) ... Had a career day in win over Baylor (12/6/25), scoring 23 points and hauling in 13 rebounds to top his collegiate bests ... Tallied 12 points, six rebounds, two steals and a block in conference-opening victory against North Texas (12/31/25) ... Across last three games of the season, averaged 13.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals
2024-25 (Junior | South Carolina)
Played in 32 games with 19 starts while being tasked with defending the opposing team's top perimeter threat ... Averaged 8.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 26.4 minutes per game ... Finished the season as the Gamecocks' fourth-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder, while also tying for second on the team with 35 steals ... While his 38.2% shooting from the field as a junior marked a slight dip from his 43.2% clip the previous season, Davis showed growth from beyond the arc, hitting a career-best 27.7% of his 3-point attempts (28-of-101) ... Tied his career high with 22 points twice — once in a narrow one-point loss to eventual national champion Florida on Jan. 22 (9-of-18 FG) and again on Jan. 4 against Mississippi State ... Scored in double figures a career-best 11 times, including six against SEC opponents ... Grabbed 5+ rebounds in 17 games, including a career-high 10 rebounds on two occasions against Ole Miss (Feb. 12) and Arkansas (March 1) ... Swiped 2+ steals in 10 contests with a career high four against Mississippi State (Jan. 25)
2023-24 (Sophomore | South Carolina)
Became a key contributor and the team’s best defender in his second season, playing 33 games while starting the final 17 contests ... Averaged 5.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.7 steals in 23.0 minutes per game ... Scored in double figures six times, five of which came in SEC play - the team was 8-1 when he scored nine or more points ... Shot 43.2 percent (70-of-162) from the floor, the 3rd-best percentage on the team of the seven players who played 20.0 minutes or more per game ... Was inserted into the starting lineup at Arkansas (Jan. 20) and finished with 12 points (5-of-8 FGs) and four rebounds; team went on to rattle off seven-straight SEC wins, the longest win streak in SEC play since the 1996-97 season that ended in an SEC title ... Put together impressive back-to-back performances on the road in wins at Ole Miss (Feb. 24) and at Texas A&M (Feb. 28); had 14 points and a career-high nine rebounds against the Rebels and logged a career-high 16 points on 8-of-14 shooting against the Aggies ... Scored 13 points in an overtime road win at Mississippi State (March 9) in the regular season finale ... Finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals against No. 12/12 Auburn (March 15) ... Named to the SEC Community Service Team after leading the team in service hours
2022-23 (Freshman | South Carolina)
Appeared in 30 games making a pair of starts, averaging 2.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game while shooting 38.2 percent (26-of-68) from the floor ... Made his collegiate debut in a season-opening win against South Carolina State (Nov. 8) where he scored four points and pulled down three rebounds in 19 minutes of action ... Started for the first time in a 68-53 win against USC Upstate (Nov. 25) and finished the game with seven points, four rebounds and an assist ... Started for the first time in SEC play versus Texas A&M (Jan. 14) and had a season-high 13 points in 22 minutes, his only game in double figures on the season ... Had six points, five rebounds (season high) and three steals (season high) in 26 minutes (season high) during a 78-76 overtime loss versus No. 2/2 Alabama (Feb. 22)
High School/Personal
Rated a 3-star prospect and the 4th-best player in the state of South Carolina via 247Sports and On3 ... As a senior, led Denmark-Olar to an 18-7 record after averaging 24.2 points, 9.3 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 3.1 steals and 2.6 blocks per game ... Named 2022 1A Boys South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year ... 2-time All-State selection and 3-time All-Region pick ... Averaged 16.9 points per game as a junior and 16.6 points per game as a sophomore for the Vikings ... Son of Hercules and Karla Davis – has an older sister, Danielle ... Dad was his high school coach at Denmark-Olar
Single Game Highs
Points: 23 vs Baylor, 12/6/25
Rebounds:Â 13 vs Baylor, 12/6/25
Assists: 5Â vs Arkansas, 3/1/25
3-Pointers: 3, twice
Steals: 4, twice
Blocks: 2, twice
Men's Basketball: Dr. Ed Scott and Penny Hardaway Press Conference-March 18, 2026
Wednesday, March 18
Men's Basketball: Penny Hardaway and Dug McDaniel Press Conference-March 11, 2026
Wednesday, March 11
Men's Basketball: Zach Davis and Dug McDaniel Press Conference-March 5, 2026
Thursday, March 05
Men's Basketball: Penny Hardaway Press Conference-March 5, 2026
Thursday, March 05





