Going into the basketball offseason, Tar Heels Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Tar Heels’ roster.
Over the offseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and how they performed for head coach Hubert Davis and the team. Lacing up next is RJ Davis.
[autotag]RJ Davis[/autotag] committed to North Carolina back in October of 2019, moving 554 miles away from his New York roots. The four-star guard has grown steadily during his time in Carolina blue with last season being his break-out year. And now going into his third season, he’s projected to be one of the top point guards returning in all of college basketball.
RJ Davis Player Profile
Hometown: White Plains, New York
Ht: 6-foot-0
Wt: 160
247Sports Composite Ranking
Four-star // No. 2 in NY
Class in 2021-22: Sophomore
Career Stats
| Year | G | FG% | TRB | AST | STL | PTS |
| 20-21 | 29 | .350 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 8.4 |
| 21-22 | 39 | .425 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
Year in Review
Davis’ numbers jumped along with his playing time going from 22.3 minutes per game his first season with UNC to 33.9 this past season. The 2020 Gatorade high school Player of the Year in New York also started 39 games this season prior to just 10 the season before.
Davis became an important piece to Hubert Davis’ starting five puzzle, often bouncing back and forth as a primary ball-handler with Caleb Love. Davis had five games this season where he eclipsed over 20 points, including a 30 point, five rebound, and six assist performance against Baylor in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Davis is one of the four returning from the Iron 5 with sights on finishing the job they started last season.
He is expected to return to his role as the point guard in this offense and we wouldn’t be shocked to see his numbers take another leap in production. This could be Davis’ final season in Carolina blue, and in order for the nets to be cut down his number will be called upon often to get that done.