Graduate Student Guard 6-3 • 195 lbs . Charlotte , N . C .
HIGH SCHOOL : North Mecklenburg PREV SCHOOL : Creighton MAJOR : Kinesiology and Health Promotion ( Master ’ s )
BIOGRAPHY
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Davion Mintz
2020-21 Graduate : Southeastern Conference First- Year Academic Honor Roll member ... Declared for the 2021 NBA Draft but decided to return to school and take advantage of the COVID-19 extra season of eligibility , his sixth year in college … One of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award , which recognizes student-athletes who display excellence in the community , in the classroom , with their character and in competition … One of three team captains … Added valuable leadership both on and off the court on a young and inexperienced team … Led the team in scoring with 11.5 points per game … Led the Wildcats in scoring a teamhigh nine times … Tied for the team lead with 17 double-figure scoring games … Led UK with 56 3-pointers on 37.8 % shooting , including 29 of 64 over the last eight games … Finished with 77 assists , the top mark on the team … Emerged as Kentucky ’ s top scoring threat and go-to option late in games over the second half of the season … Team-high-tying two games with 20 or more points … Finished strong to close the season , averaging 16.7 points over the last six games with 24 combined 3-pointers on 47.1 % shooting … Hit multiple 3-pointers in 11 of the last 12 games … Moving to the primary point guard spot for the last three games , dished out a combined 23 assists , the best three-game stretch of his career … Posted 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting with four 3-pointers and a careerhigh-tying eight assists in the SEC Tournament loss to Mississippi State … Ended the regular season with 20 points in 28 minutes vs . South Carolina , making 7 of 13 from the floor and setting a career high with six 3-pointers on 11 attempts … Made five 3-pointers in less than a three-and-a-half minute span early in the second half vs . South Carolina to break the game open … Also dished out seven assists vs . South Carolina … Tied a career high and set a season high with eight assists at Ole Miss in his first game as the primary point guard … Scored a season high and
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