Benjamin Davies Scouting Report

Benjamin Davies scouting report

Benjamin Davies profiles as a more traditional, narrower 5-man. I’m thinking of his floor right now as a future low-major D-I player, which is already worth looking into.

HISTORICAL QUERY CONTEXT

Davies and Bayero Aliyou were the second- and third-youngest players at the event, respectively, behind N’Dji Ibourahima Coulibaly .

They are in very solid company alongside Khaman Maluach , Ulrich Chomche and David Ugonna Ike . Within this group, Davies seems more like Ike than Maluach or Chomche.

STRENGTHS

Impressive physicality for a 15 y/o. Looks to set hard screens. Tries to move people in the paint to rebound.

He got called for an offensive foul trying to manhandle an opponent when fighting for a board, which is the sort of aggression I love playing up age groups.

He didn’t look out of place physically. Has a projectable role as a drop big on defense who extends+finishes possessions on the glass and finishes plays.

12.3 rebounds per 40 minutes for this event, plus a 17.6 DREB% and 9.9 OREB% , is nice for a 15-year-old.

IMPROVEMENT AREAS

What can he add to his game? Super low usage ( 11.0 USG% ).

Should not get asked to make any decisions right now. Just a 2.7 AST% vs. a 33.3 TOV% . For the event, 0.2 A/TO .

He did not take any threes or free throws during the event.

Already impressive from a strength-and-size standpoint , but needs to keep fine-tuning his body and adding mobility .

Davies already looks worth monitoring because of his physical tools and simple role projection. If he can keep improving as an athlete while staying maintaining a simple but effective role as a drop big who works the glass on both ends, protects the rim and finishes plays around the basket, there is at least a future low-major D-I path to work with. But as a whole, Davies still needs a major uptick in production, which isn't unexpected for his young age.

4 games · 30.3 MPG · 5.5 PTS (35.7 FG% / 35.7 2P% / 0.0 3P% / 20.0 FT%) · 12.8 REB (4.5 OREB) · 0.0 AST to 2.3 TOV · 1.5 STL · 4.8 BLK

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