Kaela Davis
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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) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Dallas Wings | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Ramat HaSharon | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Kayseri Basketbol | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Maccabi Ra'anana | ||||||||||||||
2021 | CDB Clarinos Tenerife | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Chicago Sky | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Phoenix Mercury | ||||||||||||||
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Kaela Davis (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for Georgia Tech before transferring to the University of South Carolina. She has also played for the Dallas Wings, Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, and the Seattle Storm in the WNBA.
College 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.
Georgia Tech statistics
Source[2]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013-14 | Georgia Tech | 32 | 594 | 37.8% | 34.6% | 80.1% | 5.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 18.6 |
2014-15 | Georgia Tech | 34 | 652 | 36.4% | 28.9% | 76.0% | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 19.2 |
2015-16 | South Carolina | Sat due to NCAA transfer rules | |||||||||
2016-17 | South Carolina | 37 | 471 | 37.5% | 34.9% | 81.2% | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 12.7 |
Career | 65 | 1059 | 38.7% | 32.8% | 70.2% | 4.2 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 16.3 |
Professional career
On August 10, 2018, Davis signed with the Perth Lynx for the 2018–19 WNBL season.[3] 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.[4]
In August 2020, it was announced that Davis had reached a deal with the Atlanta Dream.
Davis signed a hardship contract with the Seattle Storm on May 13, 2022.[5]
On July 21, 2022, Davis signed a 7-Day Hardship Contract with the Phoenix Mercury[6]
WNBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2017 | Dallas | 33 | 0 | 15.5 | .389 | .429 | .754 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
2018 | Dallas | 27 | 6 | 16.8 | .347 | .244 | .641 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
2019 | Dallas | 33 | 16 | 19.2 | .329 | .314 | .879 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 6.0 |
2020 | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2022 | Chicago | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
2022 | Seattle | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | .571 | .667 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
2022 | Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 5.4 | .692 | .667 | .750 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
Career | 5 years, 5 teams | 102 | 22 | 16.2 | .363 | .338 | .754 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
Postseason
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2017 | Dallas | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2022 | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 23.5 | .483 | .000 | .800 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 16.0 |
Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 3 | 0 | 16.7 | .483 | .000 | .800 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 10.7 |
Overseas career
Galatasaray
In January 2018, Davis joined Turkish team Galatasaray. On 19 November 2021, she signed a one-year contract with Galatasaray.[7]
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. Davis’s godsister is Candace Parker.
References
- ^ Cloninger, David (April 4, 2017). "South Carolina's Kaela Davis, Allisha Gray declare for WNBA draft". Greenville News. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Storm signs Kaela Davis to hardship contract". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Mercury [@PhoenixMercury] (July 21, 2022). "The Phoenix Mercury has signed forward Kaela Davis to a hardship contract. She will be available for tomorrow night's game against the Seattle Storm" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kaela Davis yeniden Galatasaray'da!". www.galatasaray.org. 19 November 2021.
External links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American women's basketball players
- Atlanta Dream players
- Basketball players from Indianapolis
- Dallas Wings draft picks
- Dallas Wings players
- Chicago Sky players
- Seattle Storm 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
- Fraternal twins
- Buford High School (Georgia) alumni