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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Alex Streff
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU

25 A'Jah Davis

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Position F
  • Hometown DeKalb, Ill.
  • High School Montverde Academy (FL)

Biography

2022-23:
• All-MAC First Team
• CSC Academic All-District
• Academic All-MAC
• MAC Player of the Week (11/28/22, 2/27/23)
• MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week (11/30/22)

• Played in 32 games with 31 starts
• Led NIU with 16.2 points and 12.4 rebounds per game
• Broke her own NIU single season record with 396 rebounds
• Led the MAC in rebounding and double-doubles (23)
• Scored 20 points in NIU’s win over DePaul (Nov. 12)
• Led NIU with 20 points and 11 rebounds in win at Detroit Mercy (Nov. 22)
• Had 20 points and 14 rebounds in win over Richmond (Nov. 27)
• Scored her 1,000th career point in NIU’s 71-69 win at Eastern Illinois (Dec. 3); became the first Huskie in six years to have a 20-20 double-double with 20 points and a game-high 21 rebounds
• Led NIU with 21 points and 11 rebounds in comeback win against Toledo (Jan. 7); Had 13 points and 7 rebounds in fourth quarter alone to key rally
• Had 18 points and 21 rebounds in NIU’s win at Buffalo (Feb. 4)
• Scored 16 points and had a game-high 16 rebounds in win at Bowling Green (Feb. 15)
• Had 17 points and 15 rebounds in win over Ball State (Feb. 18)
• Recorded her 50th career double in 2OT win over Central Michigan (Feb. 25) on Senior Day with 20 points and 19 rebounds
• Set a new NIU record with her 51st career double-double in win over Eastern Michigan (March 1), leading all players with 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists
• Became the sixth Huskie to reach 1,000 career rebounds at Kent State (March 4)
• Had a season-high 26 points with 12 rebounds against Kent State (March 8) in MAC quarterfinals

2021-22:
• All-MAC First Team
• Academic All-MAC

MAC Player of the Week (Dec. 21)
• Started all 29 games, leading NIU with 16.6 points and 12.0 rebounds per game
• Set NIU single-season records for rebounds (349), double-digit rebound games (25) and double-doubles (24)
• Sixth in the country in rebounding and fourth in double-doubles
• Had 15 points and a game-high 15 rebounds in NIU’s season-opening win over Illinois State (Nov. 9)
• Scored 21 points in 80-59 win over Bradley (Nov. 22), adding 13 rebounds
• Also scored 21 points at Western Illinois (Dec. 3), adding 10 rebounds for third consecutive double-double
• Led all scorers with 26 points at DePaul (Dec. 16) with 13 rebounds
• Had 23 points and 17 rebounds in MAC opener at Central Michigan (Jan. 1)
• Pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds in NIU’s win at Ohio (Jan. 8), adding 13 points and four assists
• Led all players with 23 points and 13 rebounds in win at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 22)
• Had 18 points and 18 rebounds in win over Akron (Jan. 24)
• Pulled down a career-high 21 rebounds in NIU’s overtime win over Buffalo (Feb. 12), adding 19 points and four assists
• Set a new NIU single-season double-doubles record with her 18th at Kent State (Feb. 16), leading all players with 17 points and 10 rebounds
• Had 18 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high seven assists in NIU’s win over Eastern Michigan (Feb. 23)
• Led all players with 23 points and 13 rebounds in NIU’s win at Ball State (Feb. 26)
• Scored a career-high 30 points with 10 rebounds at Toledo (March 2)
• Led NIU with 17 points and 11 rebounds in MAC quarterfinals against Ball State (March 9)

2020-21:
• Academic All-MAC
• Started 20 of 21 games played
• Led NIU with 8.0 rebounds per game and was second on the team in scoring (11.0 ppg)
• Fifth in the MAC in rebounding
• Had a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds in first start of the season against Toledo (Dec. 11)
• Scored 12 points with nine rebounds against Ohio (Dec. 16)
• Led NIU with 16 points at Michigan State (Dec. 20)
• Had 12 points and nine rebounds in win over Western Michigan (Jan. 2)
• Posted a double-double of 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds in win over Central Michigan (Jan. 13)
• Had a game-high 14 rebounds to go with 13 points in win at Akron (Jan. 27)
• Tied a career-high with 17 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds in win over Buffalo (Feb. 13)
• Scored a career-high 19 points against Kent State with seven rebounds (Feb. 20)
• Set a new career-high with 21 points in win over Eastern Michigan (March 3), adding a game-high 10 rebounds
• Tied her career-high with 21 points in MAC Tournament quarterfinals against Central Michigan (March 10), adding a game-high 11 rebounds

2019-20:
• Played in 28 games, making four starts
• Averaged 5.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game
• Made collegiate debut in OT win at NDSU (11/10/19), scoring two points with five rebounds
• Had six points and five rebounds in OT win at Colorado State (11/17/19)
• Also had six points at Purdue (11/24/19)
• Led NIU with five rebounds against South Dakota (11/30/19)
• Had 10 points in win over Eastern Illinois (12/19/19)
• Scored eight points with six rebounds in first career start against Kent State (1/15/20)
• Posted first career double-double against Ohio (1/22/20) with 17 points and 17 rebounds
• Had six points and eight rebounds at Central Michigan (2/5/20)
• Scored 12 points at Ball State (2/19/20) with six rebounds
• Had 14 points and seven rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench against Eastern Michigan in the first round of the MAC Tournament (3/9/20)

Prior to NIU: Played freshman year at DeKalb High School before transferring to Montverde Academy in Florida... Played for NIU alumna E.C. Hill at Montverde... The Eagles were 21-4 in Davis' senior year... Averaged 11.2 points and 10.4 rebounds per game as a junior.

Personal: Daughter of Herilanda Thigpen and Luke Davis Jr.... Mother played basketball at NIU from 1995 to 1997... Intends to major in Sports Management.

DAVIS' CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 30 at Toledo (3/2/22)
Field Goals Made: 14 at Toledo (3/2/22)
Field Goal Attempts: 24 at Toledo (3/2/22)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 
Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 1, 3x (last at Western Michigan, 1/11/23)
Free Throws Made: 10 vs. Central Michigan (2/25/23)
Free Throw Attempts: 18 vs. Central Michigan (2/25/23)
Rebounds: 21, 3x (last at Buffalo, 2/4/23)
Assists: 7 vs. Eastern Michigan (2/23/22)
Blocks: 2 vs. Western Illinois (11/17/22)
Steals: 4 vs. Milwaukee (11/28/21)
Minutes: 44 vs. Buffalo (2/12/22)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2019-20Freshman

    Forward
    6'1"
    25
  • 25

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    25
  • 25

    2021-22Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    25
  • 25

    2022-23Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    25