Jalen Davis became the first basketball player from Bremerton to win the Gatorade

state player of the year since Marvin Williams in 2003-04. (Lauren Smith /

VarsityWA)

Usually, Miah Davis is up in the morning before his son.

But not Friday.

And not with the news that came to light around town.

Even with No. 1 national recruit Tyran Stokes across the water in Seattle, it was junior guard Jalen Davis who racked up one of the state’s best postseason boys basketball honors: 2025-26 Gatorade state player of the year.

“He woke me up — and he’s usually not up that early,” said Miah Davis, also the Knights’ coach. “He said, ‘Dad, is this real, is this true?’”

Also a member of VarsityWA’s all-classification all-state first team, Davis averaged 30.0 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in leading Bremerton to back-to-back WIAA Class 2A championships.

Still, with Stokes — who transferred to Rainier Beach in November from California — around, many figured it was a forgone conclusion the top prospect would nab that award.

Not so fast.

Miah Davis had his own high-profile ace in the hole contribute in the application process — alumnus Marvin Williams, a former Gatorade state MVP and McDonald’s All-American who played in the NBA.

Williams wrote a letter of recommendation on Jalen Davis’ behalf.

“They have a good relationship,” Miah Davis said.