USC Aiken Inks Davis During Early Signing Period

AIKEN, S.C. – On opening day of the 2009-10 regular season, University of South Carolina Aiken head men’s basketball coach Vince Alexander announced the signing of Dejwan Davis to a National Letter of Intent.

Davis joins the USC Aiken men’s basketball program out of Queen City Prep in Charlotte, N.C. Davis is a native of Lexington, N.C. and he attended Lexington High School before joining the Queen City Prep squad.

Standing 6-foot-10, Davis is currently averaging 10 points, five rebounds and two blocks per game for Queen City Prep. Davis averaged 10 points, eight rebounds and five blocks per game for Lexington.

“Dejwan has lots of potential,” noted Alexander. “He is going to be a good player for us over the course of the next four years. Despite being 6-foot-10, he is an extremely agile player. He has a great touch and is just an overall great scorer around the basket.”

Davis joins a USC Aiken men’s basketball program that under the guidance of Alexander has become a national force over the past couple of campaigns. The Pacers have won a school-record 52 contests over the last two seasons. They have also acquired a Peach Belt Conference regular season championship (2007-08) and advanced farther than any other team in school history to the NCAA Division II Tournament "Sweet Sixteen" (2008-09).

Some are looking for the Pacers to drop off a bit in the 2009-10 season with the departure of two-time consensus All-America selection and two-time Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year Chris Commons, but a strong returning nucleus and a stout incoming class give Alexander all the pieces to remain at the top of the Division II basketball ladder.

Two years ago, Alexander welcomed an incoming recruiting class that would change the fortunes of the once downtrodden USC Aiken men's basketball program.

Then in his third year in charge of the Pacer men's basketball program, Alexander alerted everyone that things were about to change. Things did truly change and now Alexander wants everyone to know that things are going to remain strong despite the fact that the Pacers do not return one starter from last season.

USC Aiken's regular season commences this evening at the Convocation Center against NAIA powerhouse Life University at 7:30 p.m. The contest will mark the first ever meeting between the two programs.