Recruiting Report: Karrington Davis (2018)

Class of 2018 small forward Karrington Davis is ready to step out of the shadows and make a name for himself. The 6'6" Davis was part of a star-studded Chaminade College Prep team that won the Class 5 state championship in 2016. On a team led by McDonald's All-American Jayson Tatum, top 50 player Tyler Cook and two other Division I signees, Davis spent much of his sophomore year in a small support role off the bench as the veterans carried the team. As the July evaluation period begins, Davis has begun the process of breaking out on his own as one of the state's biggest stock risers in the spring. He enters July after an excellent spring in which he has created some buzz along with Division I offers from Saint Louis University, Middle Tennessee State and a whole lot of other collegiate interest. Davis has been running with the St. Louis Eagles team that qualified for this week's Nike EYBL Peach Jam in the 16U Division. "I'm very excited about the Peach Jam," Davis said. "It's my first time, so I think it's going to be a lot of fun." Davis has been one of the major reasons why the Eagles will be playing in North Augusta, S.C. this week. A very talented team with high expectations, the Eagles had hit a few bumps in the road heading into the Nike Memorial Day Classic in Atlanta in late May. Davis turned in a series of prime-time performances to help the Eagles to the Final Four, thus gaining their berth to the Peach Jam. Davis displayed his combination of size, athleticism and a feathery shooting touch from the mid-range and 3-point line. "My teammates did a great job of getting me open and I was able to hit most of my shots," Davis said. "My strengths are attacking the rim and shooting the mid-range and the 3-point shot and I was able to do that." The emergence of Davis as a top player will be critical to Chaminade's future success as he moves into the post Jayson Tatum era. Along with fellow 2018 prospect Jericole Hellems (who is a member of the Eagles 17U team), the future of Chaminade's basketball program appears to be in good hands. "I'm very excited about next year," Davis said. "Last season, I had a smaller role on the team, so I'm really looking forward to next season."