North Carolina signee R.J. Davis of Archbishop Stepinac was named New York Mr. Basketball this week.
The 6-foot-1 Davis averaged 26.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game to lead the Crusaders. He is the first Stepinac player to win the award.
“Coming into my senior year, I wanted to complete some of my goals and for me to achieve one of the big ones, Mr. Basketball, is something special,” Davis said. “I’m very fortunate and grateful and now there is more work to be done and more accomplishments to tackle.”
He added: “Not being able to finish my senior year and go out and win a city championship is disappointing, but I’ve had to tell myself why not be happy and satisfied with all the awards I’ve received. Being the all-time leading scorer in Westchester and the first Stepinac player to be a McDonald’s All-American is great.”
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— Fresh Focus Sports (@freshfocusports) March 21, 2020
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Huge congrats to @step_basketball RJ Davis being named “Mr. New York Basketball” after an outstanding season! 👑🌇🏀
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.@ariidavis_ will be suiting up for #UNC season!
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.#Rjdavis #mrnewyork #stepinac #unctarheels pic.twitter.com/KNtD58hepk
Here’s part of my interview with Mr. NY State Basketball @ariidavis_ of @step_basketball. You can see the entire interview on my professional Facebook page. @NYS_Basketball @NYSPHSAA @News12WC @StepinacSports pic.twitter.com/GVc993exw3
— Pete Ruf (@PeteRuf12) March 19, 2020
Previous Mr. New York Basketball Award Winners:
2019 – Joseph Girard III, from Glens Falls HS
2018 – Savion Lewis- Half Hollow Hills East HS
2017 – Isaiah Washington, St. Raymond’s HS
2016 – Kevin Huerter – Shenendehowa HS,
2015 – Matt Ryan (Iona Prep)
2014 – Isaiah Whitehead of Lincoln HS
2013 – Jon Severe (Christ the King HS)
2012 – Dajuan Coleman (Jamesville-Dewitt High School)
2011 Co- Jabarie Hinds (Mount Vernon HS)
2011 Co- Achraf Yacoubou (Long Island Lutheran HS)
2010 – Tobias Harris (Half Hollow Hills West HS)
2009 Co- Lance Stephenson (Lincoln HS)
2009 Co- Brandon Triche (Jamesville-DeWitt HS)
2008 – Sylven Landesberg (Holy Cross HS)
2007 -Jonathan Flynn (Niagara Falls HS)
2006 – Jonathan Mitchell (Mt. Vernon HS)
2005 – Greg Paulus, (Syracuse Christian Brothers Academy)
2004 – Sebastian Telfair (Abraham Lincoln HS)
2003 – Tyler Relph (Rochester McQuaid HS)
2002 – Jason Fraser (Amityville HS)
2001 – Julius Hodge (St. Raymond’s HS)
2000 – Peter Mulligan (St. Raymond’s HS)
1999 – Leonard Stoke (Buffalo, Turner Carroll HS)
1998 – Anthony Glover (Rice HS)
1997 – Elton Brand (Peekskill HS)
1996 – Willie Dersch (Holy Cross HS)
1995 – Stephon Marbury (Lincoln HS)
1994 – Felipe Lopez (Rice HS)
1993 – Danya Abrams (Hackley School)
1992 – John Wallace (Greece-Arcadia HS)
1991 – Terrence Rencher (St. Raymond’s HS)
1990 – Jamal Mashburn (Cardinal Hayes HS)
1989 – Kenny Anderson (Archbishop Molloy HS)
1988 – Malik Sealy (Tolentine HS)
1987 – Co- Greg Koubek (Shenendehowa HS)
1987 – Co – King Rice (Binghamton HS)
1986 – Keith Robinson (Buffalo Cleveland HS)
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