Iowa basketball linked to another Missouri Valley Conference standout
According to The Portal Report, Iowa basketball is among the group of schools that have been in contact with Southern Illinois transfer guard Kennard Davis Jr.
Iowa joins a list of schools that also features Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Arizona State, Virginia Tech, Miami and LSU. Davis has already visited Ohio State and LSU.
A 6-foot-6, 215 pound guard, Davis averaged 16.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 45.5% from the field and 37.6% from 3-point range.
Davis is a player that first-year Iowa head men's basketball coach Ben McCollum knows well. McCollum saw Davis and the Salukis twice last season.
Drake won both contests, but Davis poured in 22 points on an 8-for-13 shooting performance in the two teams' first meeting on Feb. 1. Davis knocked down 4-of-6 from beyond the arc in that first meeting.
Then, Davis scored 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting in the second meeting between the two squads last season on March 7 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
Davis played in 64 games and started 41 over his two seasons with the Salukis. The St. Louis, Mo., native is ranked as a four-star transfer portal prospect per both 247Sports and On3. 247Sports ranks Davis as the nation's No. 54 transfer and as the No. 11 small forward in the transfer portal.
Here's a look at Davis' highlights:
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