After a sensational junior season at Warren Township High School in Gurnee, Illinois, Iowa basketball’s coveted 2027 four-star target Jaxson Davis announced he is transferring to a prep school for his senior year.
Davis is transferring to the newly formed Monarch Academy in Kansas City, Kansas. The academy is part of Nike’s EYBL Scholastic League
“It is with great excitement, yet mixed emotions, that I announce my commitment to spend my senior year at Monarch Academy,” Davis wrote in his announcement. “My goal has always been to challenge myself, continue growing and become the best player I can be, and after careful consideration, I believe the opportunity to compete on the EYBL circuit will provide the highest level of competition and best prepare me for the transition from high school basketball to the high-major collegiate level.”
The 6-foot-1, 165-pound point guard is the No. 42 player overall, the No. 11 point guard and the top player in Kansas, per 247Sports.
In his junior year, Davis averaged 23.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.5 steals for the Blue Devils (30-4), who lost in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A sectional semifinals this year after advancing to the state championship game in 2025. Davis earned his second consecutive Illinois Mr. Basketball and Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year awards this past season.
Davis has offers from numerous high-profile programs, including Big Ten foes Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana, Illinois, Northwestern and Purdue. However, he revealed recently that his first official visit will be to Iowa on Sept. 19.
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