General
Will assume the point guard duties this season, replacing 2000 team MVP and MAC Defensive Player of the Year Rob Mestas ... sat out last year after transferring from Michigan State ... according to head coach Charlie Coles, Davis could be a real key to Miami's success in 2000-01 ... tremendous basketball experience and background ... athletic combo guard with excellent quickness ... explosive player.

Michigan State (1997-99)
Came off the bench in all 38 games in 1998-99 when the Spartans reached the Final Four ... backed up all-American Mateen Cleaves ... played in 64 career games, one as a starter ... averaged 1.9 points and 1.2 assists per game ... shot 39.1 percent from the field (25 of 64) and 37.1 percent from three-point range (13 of 35) ... played in a total of eight NCAA Tournament games in two years (three in 1997-98 and five in '98-99) ... tallied a 1998-99 season-high eight points in 13 minutes at East Tennessee (12/10) ... scored a career-high 11 points his freshman season vs. Wright State (12/17/97) ... his lone start came against Wisconsin (2/21/98) when he logged a career-most 19 minutes to go along with three points and two assists.

High School
Enjoyed a stellar senior campaign that saw him average 24 points, six assists and three rebounds per game ... one of four finalists for Ohio's Mr. Basketball Award ... chosen as state's Division I Player of the Year ... his Westland High team posted a 23-3 slate in 1996-97 and advanced to Sweet 16 in the state tournament ... scored 40 points in a intracity contest against Columbus West ... finished his prep career as his school's all-time leader in assists and No. 2 all-time scorer ... captured first-team all-state honors as a junior and senior ... listed as the No. 52 player in the nation following his senior year by Bob Gibbons and as the No. 13 point guard in the country by Van Coleman ... as a junior he averaged 21 points and six assists per outing ... three-time captain ... coached by Dave Boyce.

Personal
Born February 4, 1979 in Detroit (turns 22 during season) ... son of Rick and Sherlan Carpenter ... grandson of Ophinell and Mildred Davis ... majoring in psychology.