Davonte' Graham
#4 Devonte' Graham
Rivals.com: Profile as recruit
Position: Guard
Height: 6-2
Weight: 175
Class: Senior
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.
High School: Broughton HS
Prep School: Brewster Academy (Mass.)
OVERVIEW
A two-year starter who already has a huge resume in his three seasons at Kansas … During his junior year, became the 59th player in KU history to reach 1,000 career points … In KU’s record books, Graham enters his senior season 45th on the scoring list (1,075 points), seventh in 3-point field goals made (186), eighth in 3-point field goals attempted (452), 11th in 3-point field goal percentage (41.2), 18th in assists (350) and 23rd in steals (135).
CAREER HONORS
• All-Big 12 [2016 Honorable Mention, 2017 Second Team]
• Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player [2016]
• Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team [2016]
• CBE Hall of Fame Classic All-Tournament Team [2016]
• Big 12 All-Defensive Team [2016]
• Big 12 Player of the Week [2/15/2016]• Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Watch List [2016-17]
2016-17 (JUNIOR)
• Started all 36 games and was named All-Big 12 Second Team.
• Ranked 13th in the Big 12 in scoring (13.4 ppg), sixth in assists (4.1), ninth in steals (1.5), second in 3-point field goals made (2.6), 10th in 3-point field goal percentage (38.8) and third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3).
• His 94 3-pointers made rank fourth on the Kansas single-season list and his 2.61 made per game are also fourth.
• His 242 3-pointers attempted are third on the KU single-season list.
• Had nine games with six-plus assists.
• Made multiple 3-pointers in all but three Big 12 games and in 28 games overall.
• Scored a season-high 21 points vs. Oklahoma State (Jan. 14).
• Had a career-high 11 assists vs. UNC Asheville (Nov. 25).
• Tied his career high of seven rebounds three times during 2016-17.
2015-16 (SOPHOMORE)
• Made a huge impact starting 36 of 38 games.
• Ranked in the Big 12 in scoring (19th at 11.3), assists (8th at 3.7), steals (10th at 1.4), 3-point field goal percentage (third at 44.1), 3-point field goals made (fifth at 2.0) and assist-to-turnover ratio (sixth at 2.2).
• Named the Most Outstanding Player of the Big 12 Championship, where he averaged 17.3 points, 6.3 assists and 4.0 rebounds in leading KU to the title (three wins) … Shot 53.6 from the field, including 50 percent from 3-point range and 81.3 percent from the free throw line in the championship.
• Led Kansas in scoring three times, including a career-high 27 points in the Big 12 Championship title game versus West Virginia (March 12).
• Led Kansas with 75 3-point field goals made … Made multiple 3-pointers in 22 games … Made four or more 3-pointers in four games, including 6-for-9 at Oklahoma (Feb. 13), 5-for-6 against West Virginia (March 12) and 5-for-9 vs. Villanova (March 26).
• Led KU with 55 steals and had multiple steals in 16 games.
• Second on the team with 3.8 assists per game and led KU in dimes 17 times.
• Named Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 15) after scoring a career-high 27 points in KU’s 76-72 win at No. 3 Oklahoma (Feb. 13).
• Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds twice: vs. Oklahoma (Jan. 4) and vs. Villanova (3.26).
• Posted a career-high eight assists three times, including twice in the Big 12 Championship: against Northern Colorado (Nov. 13), versus Kansas State (March 10) and versus Baylor (March 11).
USA BASKETBALL
2015 World University Games
• Made the trip to Gwangju, Korea for the World University Games but did not compete due to an injury.
2014-15 (FRESHMAN)
• Appeared in 29 games.
• Averaged 5.7 points and 2.1 assists per game.
• Posted a 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio, including 2.1 in Big 12 play.
• Led KU in assists 11 times, including a season-high six dimes versus Texas Tech (Jan. 10).
• Scored in double figures on six occasions, including a season-high 20 against TCU (Feb. 21).
• Led KU in steals seven times and had multiple thefts four times as a freshman.
• Recorded 33 assists and 12 turnovers against ranked opponents.
• Scored 17 points, including a career-best three, 3-pointers made in the NCAA Tournament against Wichita State (March 22).
• Also had a season-best five steals against WSU.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Averaged 17.2 points and 5.0 assists per game and led Brewster Academy to the national prep championship and New England championship in 2013-14.
• Prior to Brewster, led Broughton High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, to the 4A state championship game where he averaged 15.7 points and 5.4 assists and a 26-6 record in 2012-13 under head coach Jeff Ferrell.
• Scored 20 points in the North Carolina Coaches Association All-Star Game following his senior year.
• Also competed in the Carolinas Basketball All-Star Classic.• Averaged 14.8 points, 4.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game as a junior at Broughton.
• Signed with Kansas on May 2, 2014 over offers from North Carolina State and Virginia.
• Ranked as the No. 36 prospect in the class of 2014 by Rivals.com.• Originally signed with Appalachian State in September 2012 before de-committing and spending a post-graduate year at Brewster Academy in 2013-14… Chose Kansas over North Carolina State and Virginia.
ACADEMICS
• Majoring in communication studies.
PERSONAL
• Born Devonte’ Terrell Graham on Feb. 22, 1995 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Mother is Dewanna King… Has a younger sister, Shamaria Massenburg.
• His uncle, Derrick Graham, played in the Cincinnati Reds organization in the early 1990s.