Former BYU wing Kennard Davis Jr. was arrested for a suspected DUI in the early stages of the 2025-26 season, but all charges have finally been dropped after months of investigation brought up no evidence of Davis being under the influence at the time of the initial car accident.
Some interesting news out of Provo: Prosecutors have dropped the DUI charge against BYU basketball player Kennard Davis Jr., citiing lack of toxicology evidence:https://t.co/glpTgEBnli
— Jay Drew (@drewjay) April 22, 2026
Danny Frazier, Davis' attorney, shed more light on the report, clarifying why the charges have been dropped entirely.
“The reasoning was that by Utah law, they didn’t have evidence of a DUI," Frazier said. "There was nothing under Utah law that’s considered an impairing substance in his system. No alcohol […] no THC, no other prescription drugs, nothing like that.”
Marijuana was found in Davis' possession at the time of the car accident that began the litigation, but after his bloodwork came back clean of any intoxicating substances. Davis pleaded not guilty to the charges of a DUI back in November, but was still suspended indefinitely at the time, forcing him to miss out on contests against UConn (a game where the Cougars lost by 2 points in Boston), and a dominant victory over Wisconsin. Davis' suspension was lifted for the next game, where he scored 18 points against Miami.
There was, however, a speeding charge along with the DUI, to which Davis pleaded no contest, was fined $210, and will be required to take a defensive driving course, according to Deseret News' Jay Drew.
At the time of the incident, Davis was on his way to meet his team at the nearby Provo Airport for a flight to Boston (the site of the first game he would miss against UConn), and the news felt like the beginning of every BYU hoops fan's worst nightmare. Bringing in an increased number of non-LDS players is not an issue facing Kevin Young's program -- quite the opposite -- but concerns over players' ability to uphold the standards of the honor code are valid. The honor code is strict; there's a good reason why it's historically tricky to get non-LDS talent to go to BYU.
While the DUI charge was obviously serious for legal reasons, the concern over using substances against the university's code of conduct was another issue altogether. BYU's athletic department is often criticised for their relatively lenient honor code enforcement for student-athletes, and the fact that Davis was in possession of marijuana raises a red flag.
Still, it's not my responsibility to play honor code police -- nor is it yours -- and in the context of the bigger picture, I'm relieved to see Kennard Davis Jr. get the resolution he needed.
Davis is currently in the transfer portal, likely to not return to BYU basketball next season.
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