Introduction
Antonio Lee "A. J." Davis Jr. (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Tennessee and UCF.
Early life and high school
Davis was born in Indianapolis, Indiana while his father was playing for the Indiana Pacers and moved around often during his father's career until settling in Atlanta after his retirement. He began high school at Greater Atlanta Christian School, where he helped the Spartans win back-to-back Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state titles, before transferring to Buford High School before his junior year.
College career
Tennessee
Davis began his collegiate career at Tennessee and averaged 1.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 9.4 minutes in 25 games as a freshman. He announced that he would be transferring to the University of Central Florida after the end of his freshman season.
UCF
After sitting out his sophomore season due to NCAA transfer rules, Davis played three seasons for the Knights. As a redshirt senior, he averaged 12.2 points, 7.6 rebounds (3rd-best in the AAC) and 2.2 assists per game in 33 games (all starts) and was named honorable mention All-American Athletic Conference. Over the course of his collegiate career, Davis scored 1,030 points (33 at Tennessee, 997 at UCF) and finished 8th in UCF history with 633 rebounds and 7th with 319 made free throws. Following his redshirt senior season, Davis participated in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.
Professional career
Prishtina (2018–2019)
Davis signed with KB Prishtina of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague on September 5, 2018. Davis averaged 8.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists in nine Superleague games, 11.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in eight FIBA Europe Cup games and 21 points and 7.0 rebounds in two Champions League games.
Brisbane Bullets (2019)
Davis signed with the Brisbane Bullets of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) on January 4, 2019. He averaged 3.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 12 games for the Bullets.
Delaware Blue Coats
On March 7, 2019, the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League announced that they had acquired Davis off waivers. Davis appeared in two games with Delaware, scoring three points with six rebounds, while staying on their roster through the end of the 2018-19 NBA G League season. Following the season the Philadelphia 76ers named Davis to their Summer League roster.
Stockton Kings
Davis was acquired from the G League player pool by the Stockton Kings on November 25, 2019.
Personal life
Davis is the son of former NBA All-Star Antonio Davis. His twin sister, Kaela Davis, currently plays for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA.