Florida Atlantic's Johnell Davis to Enter Portal, Declare for Draft

The FAU exodus continues.

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Florida Atlantic's standout guard Johnell Davis has entered the transfer portal and plans to declare for the NBA Draft, he announced on Tuesday night. He's now the fourth Owl to enter the portal since Dusty May took the Michigan job last month.

Davis averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists this season, which was enough for him to share AAC Player of the Year honors. Florida Atlantic lost to Northwestern in the First Round of the NCAA tournament this season, but Davis was a pivotal part of the team that went to the Final Four in 2023.

FAU star Johnell Davis tells @TheFieldOf68 he will declare for the NBA Draft and also go into the portal. Davis had an All-American type season and carried FAU for much of the year.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 3, 2024

He now becomes one of the best available players in the portal and will have no shortage of interest from other programs and coaches. Including May, who could make a big splash by bringing his former player to Michigan.

Davis saved some of his best performances for the biggest stages while at FAU, scoring 35 points in a win against Arizona last season and 26 in a victory over Texas A&M.

Kyle Koster is an editor at The Big Lead.