Kaela Davis
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No. 33 – Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Indianapolis, Indiana | March 15, 1995||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Buford (Buford, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
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WNBA draft | 2017: 1st round, 10th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Dallas Wings | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Dallas Wings | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||
2020–present | Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||
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Kaela Davis (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA. She played college basketball for Georgia Tech before transferring to the University of South Carolina.
Professional career
After helping lead South Carolina to the NCAA Championship, Davis opted to enter the 2017 WNBA Draft.[1] She was drafted 10th overall by the Dallas Wings.
In January 2018, Davis joined Turkish team Galatasaray.
On August 10, 2018, Davis signed with the Perth Lynx for the 2018–19 WNBL season.[2] However, due to suffering with vertigo, she was unable to travel to Perth and thus the Lynx released Davis from her contract on September 4.[3]
In August 2020, it was announced that Davis had reached a deal with the Atlanta Dream.
Personal life
Davis is the daughter of former NBA player Antonio Davis. Davis has a twin brother, A. J., who played basketball at UCF and plays professionally overseas.
References
- ^ Cloninger, David (April 4, 2017). "South Carolina's Kaela Davis, Allisha Gray declare for WNBA draft". Greenville News. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ "PERTH LYNX SIGN WNBA YOUNG GUN KAELA DAVIS". PerthLynx.com. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ "PERTH LYNX ROSTER UPDATE: KAELA DAVIS". PerthLynx.com. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American women's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Final Four
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Dallas Wings draft picks
- Dallas Wings players
- Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Indianapolis