#8 David Coit
Rivals.com Player Profile
Position: Guard
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
Class: Senior
Hometown: Columbus, N.J.
High School: Scotland (Pa.) Campus Sports.
Previous School: Atlantic Cape CC / Northern Illinois
OVERVIEW:
Joined the Kansas team in August 2024 after entering the transfer portal following the 2023-24 season at Northern Illinois … In two seasons at NIU, Coit scored 1,051 points and made 175 threes, which averages out to 3.5 made per game ... Brings 175 career assists, 63 steals and an 87.9 free throw percentage (160-of-182) to Kansas … Other Jayhawks who have worn jersey No. 8 include Charlie T. Black (1922-24), Bill Sapp (1947-49) and Maurice King (1955-57). Black’s KU jersey was retired during the 1992 season.
CAREER HONORS:
All-MAC Third Team (2024)NABC All-District 14 Second Team (2024)MAC Player of the Week (3.4.2024)All-MAC Third Team (2023)NABC All-District 14 Second Team (2023)Garden State Athletic Conference Player of the Year (2022 at Atlantic Cape CC)
2023-24 (JUNIOR AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS):
Earned All-MAC Third Team and NABC All-District 14 Second Team honors … Started all 29 games and averaged 20.8 points per game, which ranked second in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and 24th nationally ... Also averaged 3.4 assists and 3.2 rebounds per contest ... Made 94 threes and his 3.3 three-point field goals made per game ranked 10th nationally ... Shot 88.5 percent from the free throw line (108-of-122), which was 28th in the nation … Had a 1.4 assist/turnover ratio, which was seventh-best in the MAC … Averaged 37.0 minutes per game, which ranked ninth nationally … Scored in double figures 28 times including 16 20-plus point games and four 30-plus point games … Led NIU in scoring 16 times, in assists 19 times and in steals 12 times … Named MAC Player of the Week on March 4 after averaging 31.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game against Akron and Toledo … Recorded a double-double at Western Michigan (1/9) with 32 points and 10 assists … Scored a season-high 37 points at Buffalo (3/8) … Grabbed a season-best eight rebounds against Little Rock (11/18).
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE AT NORHTERN ILLINOIS):
Started 26 of 29 games played and averaged 15.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game ... His 15.5 ppg ranked 11th in the MAC … Shot 42.9 percent from the field, including 37.7 percent from three-point range where he was 81-of-215 from beyond the arc ... Averaged 2.8 three-pointers per game, which was third-best in the MAC and 45th nationally … Scored in double figures 22 times, including nine games with 20-plus points … Led NIU in scoring 11 times, in steals 10 times and in assists seven times … Scored a season-high 32 points against Kent State (1/24) … Had a season-best eight rebounds at Western Michigan (1/31) … Dished out a season-best six assists twice: vs. Kent State (1/24) and at Ball State (2/14) … Recorded a season-high five steals at Buffalo (1/7).
2021-22 (FRESHMAN AT ATLANTIC CAPE CC):
Led NJCAA Division III in scoring after averaging 30.6 points per game … Also recorded 5.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game … Was named the 2021-22 Garden State Athletic Conference Player of the Year in his lone season at Atlantic Cape.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played his final prep season at Scotland (Pa.) Campus Sports.
PERSONAL:
A liberal arts and sciences major who is expected to graduate from Kansas in May 2025.
