(2019) PF Trayce Jackson-Davis to INDIANA

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,250]

Quite impressive.

J. D. Campbell -

Doing research and it appears that @TrayceJackson and Walt Bellamy are the only players to lead their @IndianaMBB  teams in scoring, rebounds, FG made, FG percentage, and FT’s made their first 3 years.  Trayce also has led in blocks but that wasn’t kept when Bellamy played.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,250]

TJD took exception to a tweet from Kevin Brockway a hack from CNHI newspapers.

Brockway tweet:  Initial impression of Jalen Hood-Schifino, solidly built kid, looks like he will be able to adapt to physicality of Big Ten quicker than Lander.

TJD's response:  One is 6-5 200 pounds and 18, the other came in at 6-2 170 as a 17 year old. You’re basically saying water is wet. Dont need to bash a player to make another look good.

[Hovadipo 58,794]

3 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

TJD took exception to a tweet from Kevin Brockway a hack from CNHI newspapers.

Brockway tweet:  Initial impression of Jalen Hood-Schifino, solidly built kid, looks like he will be able to adapt to physicality of Big Ten quicker than Lander.

TJD's response:  One is 6-5 200 pounds and 18, the other came in at 6-2 170 as a 17 year old. You’re basically saying water is wet. Dont need to bash a player to make another look good.

Kevin Brockway is a raging d-bag and total doofus. Good on TJD. 

[cthomas 6,534]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

TJD took exception to a tweet from Kevin Brockway a hack from CNHI newspapers.

Brockway tweet:  Initial impression of Jalen Hood-Schifino, solidly built kid, looks like he will be able to adapt to physicality of Big Ten quicker than Lander.

TJD's response:  One is 6-5 200 pounds and 18, the other came in at 6-2 170 as a 17 year old. You’re basically saying water is wet. Dont need to bash a player to make another look good.

Another reason I love TJD. He defends his guys, even when they are no longer here. To me, that's what being a teammate is about.

[pappy1865 2,227]

Good video of TJD hitting long range shots.

 

 

[ebridges24 2,449]

It's like, you knew he could do it.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,990]

Trayce Jackson-Davis committed to Indiana exactly 4 years to the day... Tonight we play UNC.

Points- 1682.... He is 49 points from passing Christian Watford for 10th in career scoring. 

Rebounds- 837.... He is 24 from moving into 7th and on pace to each 1000 career rebounds, being just the forth IU player behind Alan Henderson, Walt Bellamy and Kent Benson. If he picks up the pace in rebounding, could threaten to take over #1 all time. 

Blocks- 183.... He is 10 away from passing Dean Garrett for 6th, 12 from passing George Leach for 5th and 13 from passing DJ White for 4th. He needs to pick up the pace a bit but will need 50 more blocks to pass Jeff Newton for 1st.

[HoosierFan1994 4,843]

25 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Trayce Jackson-Davis committed to Indiana exactly 4 years to the day... Tonight we play UNC.

Points- 1682.... He is 49 points from passing Christian Watford for 10th in career scoring. 

Rebounds- 837.... He is 24 from moving into 7th and on pace to each 1000 career rebounds, being just the forth IU player behind Alan Henderson, Walt Bellamy and Kent Benson. If he picks up the pace in rebounding, could threaten to take over #1 all time. 

Blocks- 183.... He is 10 away from passing Dean Garrett for 6th, 12 from passing George Leach for 5th and 13 from passing DJ White for 4th. He needs to pick up the pace a bit but will need 50 more blocks to pass Jeff Newton for 1st.

I remember thinking at the time that his commitment was going to be more valuable than Romeo's. It hasn't been easy, but it looks like Trayce has a chance to play for a special team this year. I think if he can lead IU to a B1G title at minimum, we are looking at him as one of the best in this program. 

[Brass Cannon 25,155]

26 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Trayce Jackson-Davis committed to Indiana exactly 4 years to the day... Tonight we play UNC.

Points- 1682.... He is 49 points from passing Christian Watford for 10th in career scoring. 

Rebounds- 837.... He is 24 from moving into 7th and on pace to each 1000 career rebounds, being just the forth IU player behind Alan Henderson, Walt Bellamy and Kent Benson. If he picks up the pace in rebounding, could threaten to take over #1 all time. 

Blocks- 183.... He is 10 away from passing Dean Garrett for 6th, 12 from passing George Leach for 5th and 13 from passing DJ White for 4th. He needs to pick up the pace a bit but will need 50 more blocks to pass Jeff Newton for 1st.

Oh how I dream of one more year

[IUc2016 7,121]

40 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

I remember thinking at the time that his commitment was going to be more valuable than Romeo's. It hasn't been easy, but it looks like Trayce has a chance to play for a special team this year. I think if he can lead IU to a B1G title at minimum, we are looking at him as one of the best in this program. 

He is such an easy guy to root for as well. He hasn't been just a stat stuffer on a bad team, he has been a stat stuffer in spite of the bad teams. So, it sucks that his legacy to this point is tainted because of the lack of success, as I believe he is amongst the best to play here. Not his fault that the coaching and roster have been incompetent 

Hope he wins big this year and removes any doubt. 

[IUc2016 7,121]

Went over 1,700 points for his career last night. Congrats Trayce!

[Brass Cannon 25,155]

So did the math if Trayce can keep up the pace with his stats. Maintain his averages. He will take first in rebounds and blocks in 32 more games. We would need deep runs in both tourneys but it’s possible. 
 

Still need another year if we want to get #1 in points. 

[HoosierHoopster 7,458]

21 hours ago, IUc2016 said:

He is such an easy guy to root for as well. He hasn't been just a stat stuffer on a bad team, he has been a stat stuffer in spite of the bad teams. So, it sucks that his legacy to this point is tainted because of the lack of success, as I believe he is amongst the best to play here. Not his fault that the coaching and roster have been incompetent 

Hope he wins big this year and removes any doubt. 

Well said

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,990]

4 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

So did the math if Trayce can keep up the pace with his stats. Maintain his averages. He will take first in rebounds and blocks in 32 more games. We would need deep runs in both tourneys but it’s possible. 
 

Still need another year if we want to get #1 in points. 

Could you imagine seeing "Trayce Jackson-Davis is your #1 scorer in Big Ten history."

[Brass Cannon 25,155]

7 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Could you imagine seeing "Trayce Jackson-Davis is your #1 scorer in Big Ten history."

He’d likely be number 1 in rebounds as well which would be epic

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,990]

3 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

He’d likely be number 1 in rebounds as well which would be epic

I can think of some fans who would be complaining about him playing 5 years and how that means he wasn't good. 

[Hardwood83 4,789]

On 11/30/2022 at 9:55 AM, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Trayce Jackson-Davis committed to Indiana exactly 4 years to the day... Tonight we play UNC.

Points- 1682.... He is 49 points from passing Christian Watford for 10th in career scoring. 

Rebounds- 837.... He is 24 from moving into 7th and on pace to each 1000 career rebounds, being just the forth IU player behind Alan Henderson, Walt Bellamy and Kent Benson. If he picks up the pace in rebounding, could threaten to take over #1 all time. 

Blocks- 183.... He is 10 away from passing Dean Garrett for 6th, 12 from passing George Leach for 5th and 13 from passing DJ White for 4th. He needs to pick up the pace a bit but will need 50 more blocks to pass Jeff Newton for 1st.

That was in 2 seasons!!  Hope Trayce climbs all these lists. Great all-around player. 

[Hovadipo 58,794]

26 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I can think of some fans who would be complaining about him playing 5 years and how that means he wasn't good. 

I'm not at all a fan of the ways people find to diminish stats, BUT there is something to be said for those that are really high on the all-time lists and were in school for only a couple years.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,990]

23 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I'm not at all a fan of the ways people find to diminish stats, BUT there is something to be said for those that are really high on the all-time lists and were in school for only a couple years.

Oh absolutely. Calbert was a scoring machine in his 4 years and was able to have deep tourney runs. TJD for the first time just played an NCAA tourney game last year. Even had his sophomore year cut at least a couple games short because of COVID. TJD is 32 games behind Calbert right now in his career. If TJD plays another 32 at 19ppg, he will have scored 2,311 points, good for 3rd. To pass Calbert at this point.... 28.5 PPG... Lol

[Class of '66 Old Fart 87,250]

Named to Top 25 for the Wooden Award.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2023/1/4/mens-basketball-jackson-davis-named-to-john-r-wooden-midseason-top-25-watch-list?fbclid=IwAR0f_fNGwNlQsgsiMOdaMIfoTgIQvd-3zivvSUgAYGwXOvcrfwfyyf5K2Zk