CHICAGO -- University of Chicago Head Men's Basketball Coach Mike McGrath announced today that Chase Davis (Mobile, Ala./ Murphy) has enrolled at the University and plans to play for the Maroons beginning in 2008-09.

Playing for Head Coach Tim Waller, the 6'3" Davis averaged 16 points per game and led the team in assists in helping lead Murphy High School to the Area II 6A championship this past season.

"Chase is a great addition to our recruiting class," said McGrath, who is 152-80 in nine years at Chicago. "He is a talented basketball player from a terrific family. He will fit in very well at the University of Chicago."

Davis was a three-time all-county selection and a 2008 6A Division Alabama All-Star. He was Murphy High School's most accurate three-point and free throw shooter as a senior.

Davis joins Alex Doyle (Lutz, Fla./ Tampa Catholic), Matt Johnson (Ann Arbor, Mich./ Pioneer), Tommy Sotos (Elk Grove Village, Ill./ Conant), Steve Stefanou (Cincinnati, Ohio/ St. Xavier), Michael Sustarsic (Liberty, Ind./ Union County), and Tom Williams (Cincinnati, Ohio./ St. Xavier) as members of the Chicago men's basketball class of 2012.

Chicago won its second straight University Athletic Association championship and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament in 2007-08. The Maroons, who notched an 18-8 overall record, made their fourth NCAA postseason appearance under McGrath.