"Glen Davis is to college basketball what Shaquille  O'Neal is to the NBA. Glen Davis has that same personality, that charisma. Plus, he knows how to play the game. I love Glen Davis."
-- Florida Coach Billy Donovan, Sporting News 2006 College Basketball Preview

"Why he'll make news: Davis is easily the most jovial big man in the country. His infectious smile makes him a big drawing card for the media. Like Joakim Noah, Davis' decision to stay for his junior season was one of the biggest moves of the offseason. He is the reigning SEC Player of the Year and has a legit shot to win the award again. He also has enough of a supporting cast, even without Tyrus Thomas and Darrel Mitchell, to make a return trip to the Final Four. Davis isn't thought of as highly as Noah by NBA folks, but another banner season will push him higher in the minds of the pro scouts."
--Andy Katz, ESPN.com, listing Davis as one of the top 25 impact people in college basketball, October 2006

 "By March, Davis will be the most quoted player in the nation. With the spotlight of the Final Four and the SEC Player of the Year award, Davis will make Shaq look like the shy and retiring type. Davis, with his new sleek frame, will have put up his best numbers yet, and his physical strength and mobility will have produced his second straight All-SEC first-team selection."
--Jay Bilas, ESPN.com, on Davis entering the 2006-07 season, October 2006

"Heart and Soul: Easy choice -- it's Big Baby. He's coming off a season in which he averaged 18.6 points and 9.7 rebounds and earned added respect from his teammates for: 1) coming back for his junior year, and 2) dedicating himself to reshaping his body. Davis also remains, unquestionably, the biggest personality on the team and is its player/ambassador; during Tuesday's ring ceremony he hobnobbed with the guests and, along with (John) Brady and assistant Butch Pierre, manned the presentation process of the honorary rings."
--Luke Winn, SI.com, October 26, 2006

"You know Big Baby. Glen Davis, the LSU forward and most charismatic and quotable player in college hoops. More fun than skipping school for a trip to the amusement park. The man-child who led the Tigers' improbable Final Four run last year, collecting headlines and admirers at every stop. Big ol' O on his jersey, the same shape as somebody's mouth laughing with him. Davis is right here at the table, close enough to where have have to be careful to avoid his paperweight cufflinks and a door knob of a championship rinb so bright you need sunglasses. Or, at least what's left of Davis. The one-time dirigible of a post player has gone from 347 to 289 ... Clearly, none of the missing 58 points involved Davis' sense of humor, or timing, or his appeal."
--Mark McCarter, Huntsville Times, Oct. 26, 2006

"When Glen Davis walks into a room, he seems to attract a crowd almost as easily as he sheds weight. Reporters at this week's SEC media days didn't take long to surround his table to catch a glimpse of the now-even-more-svelte 6-foot-9 junior LSU forward and record his next glib, entertaining utterance. 'Glen, when you get through, would you send some of these guys over here to talk to me,' LSU Coach John Brady said, laughing, just as Davis was getting started."
--Jim Kleinepter, Times-Picayune, Oct. 26, 2006

"It's impressive to me that he had that type of discipline. It shows what kind of character and work ethic he has."
--Tubby Smith, Kentucky Head Coach, SEC Media Days, Oct. 26, 2006

"Even in the midst of a crazy celebrations after LSU defeated Texas, 70-60, in overtime last night to advance to the NCAA Final Four, Glen Davis never forgot where he came from.

"LSU's sophomore giant wanted to make sure people didn't forget about the victims of Hurricane Katrina, which washed away so many people's hopes and dreams and lives when it hit the Gulf Coast last summer."
--New York Daily News, March 26, 2006

"In overtime of Saturday's regional final against Texas, the Tigers felt so close to LSU's first Final Four in 20 years they could almost taste it. Glen "Big Baby" Davis, who doesn't mind tasting things, could apparently smell it too."
--Carroll Rogers, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 26, 2006