2017-18 Men's Basketball
Roster
Davonta Jordan
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 187
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cocoa, FL
- High School:
- Montverde Academy
- Major:
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
2019-20: Played and starter in all 32 games as he finished with 11.5 points per game, 5.3 rebounds per contest, and 5.3 assists per game…was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year and named to the All-MAC Defensive Team for the third straight season…finished his career second in school history in career assists and fourth in career steals…scored 17 points in the season-opening against Dartmouth (11/8)…had his first double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 assists against Towson (11/22) and recorded 25 points, including five three-pointers in a win over Missouri St (11/24)…scored in double figures in seven straight games, capped off on a career high 26 points in a win over Canisius (12/18)…had 13 points and 10 rebounds at Miami (OH) and finished with 20 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists at Kent State (2/21)…capped off the season with three double figure performances, including 16 points at Bowling Green (3/6).
2018-19: Played in all 36 games for the Bulls, starting in 35 games, led the Bulls with 130 assists and 53 steals, had a career-high in rebounds in a season with 115, averaging 7.4 points per game, averaging 3.2 rebounds per game…tied a career-high three blocked shots in the 2018 season opener against Saint Francis (PA) with eight points (11/6)…had 16 points and four assists against Dartmouth (11/21)…scored eight points with eight rebounds and seven assists on the road against Marquette (12/21)…scored eight points with seven rebounds and eight assists in a win over Kent State (2/22)…shot 4-of-8 from behind the arc at Ohio (3/5)…shot 7-of-10 against Central Michigan in the MAC Championship Tournament and finished with 16 points…had 13 points and shot 4-of-7 in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament against Texas Tech (3/24).
2017-18: Played in all 36 games, starting 35 in a row after coming off the bench in the season opener...led the Bulls with 144 assists...averaged 6.5 points per game after averaging just over 2.0 points per game last year as a freshman...had his first career 20-point game at Delaware (12/6)...had 13 points and six assists against UAB (11/21) and 13 points and seven assists against Robert Morris (12/16)...scored 15 points in UB’s conference-opening win against Toledo (1/2) and had a season-high eight assists against Northern Illinois (1/16)...finished with 11 points and seven assists, while recording no turnovers in a win over Ohio (2/24)...had six assists and no turnovers in the final regular season game at Bowling Green (3/2)...had a career-high three blocked shots against Kent State (3/9) in the MAC semifinals.
2016-17: Played in 31 games, starting five of them, including the season opener at Niagara...finished second on the team in assists with 79...had career highs of nine points and six rebounds at St. Bonaventure (12/3), while adding seven assists...dished out a career best 10 assists at nationally-ranked Creighton (11/29)...had seven points at Xavier (11/14) and six points against Niagara (11/11) and at Bowling Green (2/11)...recorded at least six assists five times this year.
High School: Played his senior season for head coach Kevin Boyle at Montverde Academy where he averaged 8.0 points and 5.0 assists per game as starting point guard...was ranked as the ninth best high school player out of Florida and the 30th best point guard nationally by ESPN.com...his team was ranked first in the entire state by Maxpreps...played his first three years at Florida Air Academy, leading all of Florida Class 3A in assists during his sophomore and junior seasons.
Personal: Born May 12, 1997...son of Cedric and Shirley Bailey...has four brothers and four sisters...favorite athlete is Russell Westbrook and favorite food is fried chicken...chose UB because of the style of play and the great coaching staff...says his favorite quote is “hard work beats talent, when talent doesn’t work hard.”
