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Trayce Jackson-Davis (born February 22, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference. He played for Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana, he was ranked as one of the highest prospects in the high school class of 2019 (the No. 16 recruit in the country on the 247sports composite) and drew interest from many notable colleges before committing to play for the Indiana Hoosiers' 2019–2020 season.
High school career
Jackson-Davis attended Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana. As a junior in 2017-18, he averaged 21.9 points per game, 9.4 rebounds per game, 4.1 blocks per game, and 2.6 assists per game while shooting 67.0 percent from the field; he helped his team to a 20-win season, county and sectional titles and the 4A regional final. In AAU basketball, on the Spiece Indy Heat, he averaged 19.1 points per game, 7.1 rebounds per game, 1.8 assists per game while shooting 59.1% from the field.During his senior season, he led the Trojans to a 21-8 record and a berth in the Class 4A state tournament semifinals. He averaged 21.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.9 blocks, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals through 29 games. He entered the state semifinals with 1,768 career points. He was rated as a 5 star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports, Scouts, and ESPN. On January 24, 2019, Jackson-Davis was announced as a McDonald's All-American to participate in the 2019 game, where he finished with 7 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 block in 14 minutes.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trayce Jackson-Davis C | Greenwood, IN | Center Grove (IN) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 231 lb (105 kg) | Nov 30, 2018 | |
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 35 247Sports: 27 ESPN: 27 | ||||||
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College career
During his high school career Jackson-Davis was recruited by numerous high-profile schools, including Indiana, Michigan State, UCLA, Ohio State, Purdue, Xavier, among others.. On November 30, 2018, Jackson-Davis announced via Twitter that he had committed to attend Indiana after narrowing his choices down to Indiana, Michigan State, and UCLA. He made his debut for Indiana with eight points and six rebounds in a 98-65 win over Western Illinois. Jackson-Davis was named Big Ten co-freshman of the week on November 18, after contributing 20 points,eight rebounds and three blocked shots against North Alabama. He was again named conference freshman of the week on December 2 after scoring 21 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in a victory over Louisiana Tech.
National team career
Jackson-Davis played for the United States under-18 basketball team at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship. He helped his team win the gold medal.
Personal life
Jackson-Davis is the biological son of Karla Jackson and Dale Davis (former Indiana Pacers Power forward / Center). However, he was raised by his mother and step-father, Raymond Jackson. Originally, Trayce just went by the last name of Davis; however, entering his freshman year of high school, he decided to hyphenate his last name and add on Jackson. He stated, “When I got to high school, I didn’t think it was fair. Ray raised me my whole life, so I did Jackson-Davis. They both want the best out of me, but I would say they do it at different angles." Trayce has two sisters, Caida Davis and Arielle Jackson, as well as a younger brother Tayven Jackson. Tayven was a high school teammate at Center Grove.
On March 15, 2019, Jackson-Davis was honored as the Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year. He received the award not only for his athletic abilities, but also for his academic excellence in maintaining a B average, and his exemplary character in which he volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach and at the Wheeler Mission Center in Indianapolis, serving the homeless and those in need.