JMU Adds Transfer Guard Cliff Davis

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The James Madison men's basketball program added another experienced transfer guard Wednesday, as Head Coach Preston Spradlin announced the signing of Cliff Davis.

Davis joins the Dukes after spending the 2024-25 season at UT Rio Grande Valley. He also played at Northwestern State in 2023-24 after beginning his career at Chipola College. He will have one year to play with JMU.

"Cliff brings great experience, toughness and an elite shooting ability to this year's recruiting class," Spradlin said. "He's been a proven shooter that will make an immediate impact on our team this season. Fans will love not only watching him play but getting to know him off the court as well."

Cliff Davis | 6-2 | 194 | Senior | Guard | Thomasville, Ga. | Thomasville High (UTRGV, Northwestern State)
UT Rio Grande Valley (2024-25):

Played in and started 30 games for UTRGV
Averaged 12.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.1 steals per game
Reached double figures 16 times, including five 20-point games
Scored 42 points against College of Biblical Studies on Dec. 21, setting a program record with 14 three-pointers in the win
The 14 made threes was the most by an NCAA Division I player in the last six years
Made 98 threes last season, shooting 37.4 percent from behind the arc

Northwestern State (2023-24):

Averaged 13.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game while playing in 31 games and starting 24
Scored in double figures 22 times, including seven with 20-plus and one 30-point game
Season-high 30 pints against Southern-N.O. on Dec. 19, 2023, finishing 10-of-16 from behind the arc
Shot 39.2 percent (93-of-207) from three, including seven games with five or more made threes

Chipola College (2021-23):

Spent the first two seasons of his career at Chipola, playing in 49 games
In 2022-23, averaged 5.3 points while playing in 28 games
Named first-team all-conference and all-state as a sophomore after averaging 10.9 points per game
Scored 21 points against East Georgia State College on Dec. 31, 2022