Hall of Fame
Chet “The Jet” Davis came to Morgan in 1969 from Newark, N.J. He was an immediate impact player on the Morgan Varsity Basketball team his freshman season. He played four years of varsity basketball and finished his career with 1,501 total points, placing him 5th all-time on the leading scorers list.
During his sophomore year he led the team in scoring, averaging 15.8 points per game. Coach Nat Frazier said that Chet Davis was one of the main reasons Morgan was able to win the National Championship even though he graduated the year before. He was named to the Sun newspaper all-state college division in 1972 and was honored as an All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) performer in 1972 and 1973.
In 1973, Chet was drafted by the Capital Bullets and he played professionally for the Lechugueros, Mexico pro team in 1974 and in Sweden in 1975.
He currently is the owner of Davis Trucking Inc., in Orange, New Jersey where he resides.
