2022 NBA Draft: Former Alabama guard JD Davison drafted by Celtics
Former Alabama guard JD Davison is now a member of the Boston Celtics after being taken No. 53 overall during the 2022 NBA Draft on Thursday night. The former five-star talent is the only Crimson Tide player to hear his name called during the draft.
In his lone season playing for Alabama, Davison played in all 33 games as the primary backup to veteran point guard Jahvon Quinerly. With that said, the star freshman did start six of those games. For his performance, Davison earned SEC All-Freshman honors while averaging 8.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and a team-leading 4.8 assists.
He also averaged 2.9 turnovers per game.
Coming out of high school, Davison was the No. 11 player nationally, top point guard and top player from the state of Alabama, per the On3 Consensus. He was one of five additions to the roster, which helped make up the nation’s No. 9 recruiting class (No. 3 in the SEC).
The high ranking brought with it a lot of pressure for Davison.
At times, the 6-foot-3, 195-pound guard handled that pressure well, but like it is for a lot of young players, consistency was an issue. Some believe he would’ve been better served returning to Alabama for another season, but instead, he took a chance on the draft. We’ll now see how he performs as he attempts to climb make an NBA roster.
With Davison coming off the board, Alabama has now seen at least one of its players selected in four of the last five drafts.
- 2022: JD Davison (No. 53)
- 2021: Josh Primo (No. 12), Herb Jones (No. 35)
- 2020: Kira Lewis Jr. (No. 13)
- 2018: Collin Sexton (No. 8)
Stay tuned to find out where other former Tide guards Keon Ellis and Jaden Shackelford land after going undrafted on Thursday night.
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