BJ Davis, a sophomore guard for San Diego State, is learning to navigate the challenges of being a top scorer in college basketball after a phenomenal start to his season. Teams are now focusing their defensive strategies on him, making it harder to get his shots off. Despite this, Davis remains focused on finding ways to contribute to the team's success and believes that as other teammates step up offensively, it will create more opportunities for him.
SDSU guard BJ Davis drives to the basket against Cal Baptist’s Dominique Daniels Jr. during the Aztecs’ 81-75 win at Viejas Arena last week. San Diego State is in the midst of a 10-day break between games, a chance to study for final exams, a chance to rest aching bodies, a chance to reinforce fundamentals, a chance to install new plays ahead of facing Cal in San Jose on Dec. 21, a chance for BJ Davis to take a deep breath and reset.
Davis introduced himself to the college basketball world with 28 points in a closed-door scrimmage at No. 18 UCLA in October. He continued through the regular season’s first five games, scoring in double figures in all five, averaging a team-high 15.0 points, shooting 60% overall and making half his 3-point attempts.“I just felt like the ball was finding me in those previous games,” Davis said. “These games more recently, I felt I had to do more on the defensive end and lock in down there.
“There’s a learning curve to all of this. He’s just in the learning curve now. We’re trying to be encouraging in practice and tell him he’s good. … You have to work toward that goal of being at your very best every time you step out there, and if you do that eventually your night will come again. And his night will come again.
The Aztecs held steady at No. 23 in The Associated Press poll this week despite losing 26 voting points, from 276 to 250. A week earlier, they did not appear on 20 ballots, about one-third of the total. This week, that climbed to 22.
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