{"id":63120,"date":"2025-11-28T01:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T01:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/63120\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T01:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T01:28:10","slug":"byus-kennard-davis-jr-returns-to-lineup-after-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/63120\/","title":{"rendered":"BYU&#8217;s Kennard Davis Jr. Returns To Lineup After Suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KISSIMMEE, Fla.\u00a0\u2013 BYU basketball guard Kennard Davis is returning to action on Thanksgiving Day against Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, a junior transfer from Southern Illinois, missed the past two games due to a suspension. BYU classified the suspension as a \u201cviolation of team rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BYU\u2019s Kennard Davis Jr. returns to the lineup for the game against Miami<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BYU&#8217;s comment on Kennard Davis: &#8220;After serving a two-game suspension, Kennard Davis will return to the BYU lineup for the Terry&#8217;s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\/status\/1994149621921403285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BYU issued a statement on Thursday, \u201cAfter serving a two-game suspension, Kennard Davis will return to the BYU lineup for the Terry\u2019s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BYU guard Kennard Davis going through warmups here in pregame as the Cougars prepare to take on Miami. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DCLDhepOEy\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/DCLDhepOEy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\/status\/1994147325598408818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back on November 13, Davis was arrested by the Provo Police Department for <a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/ncaa\/byu-basketball\/kennard-davis-police-report\/564391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">misdemeanor DUI charge and possession of marijuana<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/sports\/2025\/11\/19\/byu-basketball-kevin-young-kennard-davis-suspended-wisconsin-friday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Deseret News reported that Davis pleaded not guilty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the two games Davis has played this season, he started in both. Davis posted averages of 9.0 points, 1.5 assists, and shot 58% from the field and 50% from the three-point line.<\/p>\n<p>BYU takes on the Miami Hurricanes at the State Farm Field House here in Florida. The Hurricanes are 5-1 overall and members of the ACC.<\/p>\n<p>BYU is currently ranked No. 9 in the AP Top 25 poll.<\/p>\n<p>Tip-off for BYU versus Miami is at 3 p.m. (MST) on ESPN and KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM).<\/p>\n<p>Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast daily on KSL Sports YouTube and KSL NewsRadio (<a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/podcast_results?i=1499&amp;n=Cougar+Tracks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SUBSCRIBE<\/a>).\u00a0Harper also co-hosts Cougar Sports Saturday (12\u20133 p.m.) on KSL NewsRadio.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Mitch\u2019s coverage of BYU athletics in the Big 12 Conference on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/mitch_harper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram:<\/a>\u00a0@Mitch_Harper.<\/p>\n<p>Want more coverage of BYU sports? Take us with you wherever you go.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kslsports.com\/app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download the new and improved KSL Sports app from Utah\u2019s sports leader. Allows you to stream live radio and video, keeping you up to date on all your favorite teams.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mitch_Harper\" data-show-count=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Follow @Mitch_Harper<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KISSIMMEE, Fla.\u00a0\u2013 BYU basketball guard Kennard Davis is returning to action on Thanksgiving Day against Miami. 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