Four-star point guard Dooney Johnson from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is getting pretty lonely as the only Gonzaga Bulldogs commit in the 2027 recruiting class. But a potential partner in the future backcourt is starting to make headway.
Five-star combo guard Jalen Davis, out of Bremerton, Washington, has listed the Zags in his top-10 schools. He will be at the McCarthey Athletic Center for the 2026-27 home opener against the New Mexico State Aggies on Nov. 7 for his official visit.
Along with coach Mark Few’s program, Davis will check out four additional schools. The actual dates of his fall trips to the deep South with the Ole Miss Rebels (Sept. 12) and the Bay Area with the Stanford Cardinal (Sept. 26) have now been brought to life through Davis’ recent statement to Rivals’ Joe Tipton.
Two official visits with Big Ten Conference programs were previously announced before his top-10 destination declaration: the Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa City, Iowa, on Oct. 3, and the UCLA Bruins in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 16. His nearby Washington Huskies have now been added into the conversation, as well as the USC Trojans.
Rivals ranks the 6-3, 165-pounder as the nation’s No. 19 prospect, No. 6 for his position, and No. 1 player coming out of the state of Washington. Hailing from the western part of the state, Davis suited up for Slow Grind Elite on the Adidas 3SSB AAU circuit. He put up over 24 points per game on over 49 percent shooting from the floor.
To make his summer ever more impressive and busy, the 18-year-old was a top performer at the Adidas EuroCamp in Treviso, Italy, as well as for NGT 3SSB at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague FINALS in Athens, Greece.
The high-volume scorer who plays mostly off-ball can also make an impact in the passing lanes. During his standout junior high school season, Davis was awarded Washington’s Gatorade Player of the Year honor with averages of 31.5 points on 63.9 field goal percentage and 40.0 three-point percentage, 9.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and a whopping 5.8 steals per contest. He’s looking for his third consecutive Class 2A state championship in his senior campaign.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
