Introducing Mr. Basketball Candidate 4: Landon Davis

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>As part of our preseason preview content, we're counting down the top 15 candidates for this year's Mr. Basketball award, presented annually to the top senior in the state. Our countdown continues with our No. 4 player, Waukee Northwest big man [player_tooltip player_id='1643192' first='Landon' last='Davis'].</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Name:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1643192' first='Landon' last='Davis']<br><strong>Height: </strong>6-9<br><strong>Position: </strong>PF<br><strong>School:</strong> Waukee Northwest</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024-25 stats: </strong>273 points (10.1/game), 173 rebounds (6.4), 78 assists (2.9), 97 blocks (3.6), 17 steals (0.7), 123-166 FG (74.1%), 13-18 3P (72.2%), 14-27 FT (51.9%)<br><strong>Career stats: </strong>428 points (8.4), 308 rebounds (6.0), 102 assists (2.0), 181 blocks (3.5), 23 steals (0.5), 189-289 FG (65.4%), 19-43 3P (44.2%), 31-57 FT (54.4%)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>About Davis:</strong> Davis is the prototypical modern big man, a big, athletic 6-9 forward who can step out and stretch the floor, and who can play in a variety of different defensive schemes and coverages. He's an absolutely dominant interior defender, averaging 3.5 blocks per game in his high school career, and his ability to cover a ton of ground and contest shots at the rim makes it really, really difficult to try and attack Northwest inside the arc. His offensive game is still a work in progress, but he's a skilled passer out of both the low and high post areas, using his size to see over defenders, and when he touches it on the block he has a few go-to post moves that he can use to score with either hand. He has committed to play his college ball for Brad Underwood at Illinois.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Why he can win Mr. Basketball: </strong>Davis is the defensive anchor for a Northwest team that will open the year as the top-ranked team in Class 4A, meaning he'll have a real chance at capping his career with a state title. Anytime a player is committed to play their college ball at a program as big as Illinois, they're going to be on the radar of media throughout the state. The question for Davis is whether he'll be overshadowed by his teammate. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->