Player Bio: Justin Davis :: Men's Basketball
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Stanford: One of the premier power forwards as a high school senior ... One of the top high school players in the country during his senior season regardless of position ... Signed in the spring of 1999 which capped off a freshman group considered quite possibly the best ever in Stanford hoops history ... A great athlete with a tremendous upside, according to Cardinal head coach Mike Montgomery ... Justin really solidifies the Cardinal frontline, and this should allow Stanford to dominate the paint for a long time, according to the Stanford coaches ... A very team oriented player who is athletic, runs the floor like a deer, and likes to rebounds ... A great leader, an articulate young man, who is respected by his teammates and schoolmates ... An excellent addition to the Stanford basketball program.
1999-00 Season (Redshirt Freshman): Elected to redshirt ... The next great player in Stanford basketball history.
High School: Averaged 17.3 points and ten rebounds per game (20 games) at St. Joseph Notre Dame High School ... Scored a career-high 27 points in handing Richmond High School its first loss of the season ... Despite the fact that he missed the last two months of the season with a broken bone in his right wrist, he still gained first team all-state honors by Cal-Hi Sports, all-Metro first team honors by the San Francisco Examiner, and first team honors by the Alameda Newspaper Group ... Named to the 15-player Long Beach Press-Telegram's 23rd annual "Best of the West" team which included freshman teammates Curtis Borchardt and Casey Jacobsen ... His team finished the year 22-7 during his senior season, losing by only two points in the Northern California Section to eventual champion DeLaSalle (30-1) ... A four-year starter ... During his junior season, helped lead his team to a 29-5 record and a berth in the championship game of the state tournament ... Gained all-league honors during his junior and senior seasons at St. Joseph ... Also co-MVP of the team ... Scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help lead the West All-Stars to a 129-112 victory over the National All-Stars in Prep Live '99, featuring the top high school seniors in the country ... The game also featured two of Justin's teammates, Casey Jacobsen, who scored 21 points, and Curtis Borchardt ... Gained MVP honors at the prestigious Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ... Scored 25 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked six shots in a semi-final game at the tournament ... Also gained all-tournament honors at the Kruel Classic in Florida ... Selected to play in the All-California All-Star Classic, a game that featured the top state high school players ... Also picked to compete in the Dada All-Star Classic in Los Angeles, featuring 13 high school All-Americans.