Cam Davis said his parents provided some sage advice when he was in high school and being recruited to play college basketball.
Adrian and Christina Davis had practiced what they preached while playing basketball at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Adrian majored in engineering, while Christina majored in biology.
Cam Davis, who was valedictorian of his class at Kickapoo High in Battlefield, Missouri, understood his parents meant that academics and quality of degree were important when considering scholarship offers.
Navy was the first Division I program to pursue Davis, who helped lead Kickapoo to the Missouri Class 5 state championship game in 2016 and a third-place finish the following year.