The pursuit of Donovan Davis continues to intensify. It shows no signs of slowing down with tip-off for his junior year at Freedom (WI) High quickly approaching.

Prep Hoops Wisconsin ranks him as the top Class of 2027 player in his state. The 247Sports Composite ranking sees him as a four-star recruit, the No. 2 player in Wisconsin, the 10th-best power forward and the No. 51 player overall nationally.

Marquette, Wisconsin, Iowa, Iowa State, Syracuse, and Cal offered scholarships before the summer ended. Nebraska and Colorado State jumped in since school started, and Kentucky visited him in October. His work for Team Herro on the Nike EYBL AAU circuit this summer raised his stock.

He’s the type of player first-year Iowa coach Ben McCollom could use for his rebuild. And Davis thought enough of the Hawkeyes to be on campus this past weekend after just visiting in early September.

The 6-foot-7, 200-pounder watched Iowa Basketball beat up Western Illinois, 77-58, on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The next day, Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff show was in town for a Top 20 football match-up between the Hawkeyes and Oregon. Even with the bad weather, the Hawkeye faithful showed up in full force.

“I would say the support of the fan base kind of stood out,” Davis said. “I mean, there’s no (pro) sports teams, so all you really have is the colleges teams. You can really tell from the basketball and football games.”

Davis is focusing on observing culture when visiting schools. If current student-athletes are happy, it’s a good sign. He sees that at Iowa.

“The relationship part of the team, like from the coaches to the players, you can tell that they really bond really well,” he said.

During the 2025 EYBL season, Davis proved efficient. He averaged 12.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 blocks per game.

“The (Iowa) coaches have been telling me that my versatility is my biggest asset and how I could do so many different things to impact the team,” he said.

Davis pictured how he’d fit into the Hawkeye scheme when watching Friday’s game. He saw the potential for success.

“I think my game would fit their system because it’s a lot of space and played through the bigs. We could use mismatches as an advantage,” he said.

With two prep seasons remaining and a big year ahead on the club circuit, Davis is taking his time with the recruiting process. He’s still trying to figure out his field of study in college.

“I’m not 100 percent sure what I want to do yet, but I would say I would like to stay in sports and, maybe, business as well,” he said.