R. J. Davis

Robert Davis Jr.[1] (born October 21, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

[4] Davis committed to playing college basketball for North Carolina in October 2019, choosing the Tar Heels over Georgetown, Marquette and Pittsburgh.

A starter all season, Davis was a member of the "Iron Five" starting lineup that led North Carolina on an improbable run to the 2022 National Championship game alongside Armando Bacot, Brady Manek, Caleb Love, and Leaky Black.

[9] Davis broke his career high in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, scoring 30 points in the Tar Heels' 93–86 upset victory against Baylor.

[10] After the Tar Heels' run to the national championship game in the season prior, RJ Davis, Leaky Black, Armando Bacot, and Caleb Love all decided to return to Chapel Hill.

Davis was named a member of the first-team AP All-American team[11] and became the first North Carolina player to win the Jerry West Award.