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10 Jonny David

Name
Jonny David
Position
Guard
Class
SR
Hometown (Last School)
Pittsburgh (Mt Lebanon)
Ht
6'2
Wt
175
Seasons
2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
Birthday
November 7, 1996

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2018-19

Senior: 2018-19 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll member … Dean’s List fall 2018 … Selected as a member of the 2019 SEC Community Service Team for his excellent work in the community … Graduated in May with a degree in kinesiology … Saw action in 10 games this season, including starting the first game of his career on Senior Day vs. Florida … Played a career-high 14 minutes during his final campaign … Snared his first career rebound, on the offensive end, in two minutes in a win against North Dakota … Played two minutes against Auburn, Monmouth, North Dakota and Abilene Christian … Team’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee member … Played a key role in UK’s relationship with the Special Olympics, including helping organize fan participation in the Polar Plunge, a fundraiser for the Special Olympics of Kentucky.

Bahamas: Appeared in UK’s final two games of the foreign tour … Scored the game’s final bucket in the win over Team Toronto … Hauled in two rebounds against Mega Bemax.

2017-18

Junior: SEC Academic Honor Roll member … NABC Honors Court … Dean’s List fall 2017, spring 2018 … Saw action in six games as a junior … Played a season-high two minutes in a win over UIC … Appeared in wins over Louisville and in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in the win over Buffalo.

 

2016-17

Sophomore: SEC Academic Honor Roll member … Dean’s List fall 2016 … Appeared in seven games as a sophomore, totaling five points … Made appearances in five of the first seven games … Best game at UK was vs. Texas A&M with a career-high five points in two minutes of action vs. the Aggies in Rupp Arena … Made a 3-pointer, the first field goal of his career, in addition to two free throws vs. Texas A&M … Logged a career-high three minutes vs. Cleveland State with one field-goal attempt.

2015-16

Freshman: SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll member … Appeared in 11 games during his freshman campaign … Played in a season-high two minutes in games against NJIT and Georgia … Made his NCAA Tournament debut in UK’s victory over Stony Brook in the first round … Drained his only two free-throw attempts of the season in a win over South Florida.

HIGH SCHOOL

A graduate and four-year letterwinner for Mount Lebanon High School … He averaged 18.5 points per game in his senior year … A 6-foot-2 guard earned all-state honors while leading Mount Lebanon to a sectional championship … A prolific 3-point shooter, David was a 1,000-point scorer during his career at Mount Lebanon … Was a two-time all-section honoree … Appeared in the Hoops for a Cure All-Star game … Also was a member of the Roundball Classic All-Star game … An honor-roll student, he was a member of his high school’s honor society … Coached by his father, Joe.

PERSONAL

Son of Joseph and Sandi David … Major is kinesiology … Born Nov. 7 in Pittsburgh … … Father was a basketball letterwinner for the University of Pittsburgh … Has two brothers, Justin and Jeremy, and a sister, Samantha … Brother Justin played basketball for South Florida … Most memorable moment as a basketball player was hitting the game-winning shot on senior night to win the sectional championship … Chose No. 10 because he has always worn it … Pregame superstitions include listening to music and relaxing … Biggest influences in life are his parents and brothers who also played basketball … Wanted to be a physical therapist growing up.

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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