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Jessica Davenport

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Jessica Davenport
Personal information
Born (1985-06-24) June 24, 1985 (age 39)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolIndependence (Columbus, Ohio)
CollegeOhio State (2003–2007)
WNBA draft2007: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2007–present
PositionCenter
Career history
2007–2008New York Liberty
2009–2012Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing USA
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir, Turkey Team Competition

Jessica Davenport, born June 24, 1985, is an American basketball player, formerly a reserve center for the WNBA's Indiana Fever. She previously played for The Ohio State University's women's basketball team.

High school

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Davenport played for Independence High School in Columbus, Ohio, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2003 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored eight points.[1]

College

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Davenport is 6'5" tall and weighs 215 pounds. Noted for her blocking and rebounding ability, she guided Ohio State to a 29–3 season and a number 1 seed in the NCAA tournament in 2005.

Career statistics

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WNBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2007 New York 33 13 11.6 44.5 0.0 81.8 2.7 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.3 5.3
2008 New York 14 3 11.0 47.5 0.0 60.0 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 4.6
2009 Indiana 26 0 7.0 52.7 0.0 70.0 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.8
2010 Indiana 33 0 14.2 57.1 14.3 72.5 2.8 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.2 7.4
2011 Indiana 34 8 21.1 52.9 0.0 70.2 4.8 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.6 10.7
2012 Indiana 34 2 15.1 46.9 33.3 74.1 3.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.5 6.7
Career 6 years, 2 teams 174 26 13.9 50.8 14.3 73.2 3.1 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.3 6.6

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2007 New York 2 0 5.0 0.0 0.0 75.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.5
2008 New York 4 0 6.3 40.0 0.0 50.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.5
2009 Indiana 9 0 6.1 56.0 0.0 81.8 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.3 4.1
2010 Indiana 3 0 15.3 52.9 0.0 100.0 5.3 0.0 0.7 1.3 1.3 7.0
2011 Indiana 6 0 16.5 55.6 0.0 85.7 3.8 0.0 0.5 0.2 1.7 7.7
2012 Indiana 7 0 10.1 48.1 0.0 100.0 2.3 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.4 3.9
Career 6 years, 2 teams 31 0 9.9 51.3 0.0 80.0 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 4.6

College

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Source[2]

Legend
  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
2003-04 Ohio State 31 389 62.2 - 65.4 5.7 1.0 0.6 2.6 12.5
2004-05 Ohio State 35 677 58.7 25.0 77.2 9.3 1.6 0.8 3.3 19.3
2005-06 Ohio State 32 598 61.8 53.8 74.2 8.9 1.8 0.6 3.1 18.7
2006-07 Ohio State 32 639 59.7 11.1 79.2 9.6 2.5 0.8 2.8 20.0
Career Ohio State 130 2303 60.4 34.6 75.0 8.4 1.7 0.7 3.0 17.7

USA Basketball

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Davenport was a member of the United States women's national basketball team in 2005 and 2006, while at Ohio state, and in 2007 and 2008 while on the New York Liberty team.[3] Davenport was the third leading scorer on the 2005 World University Games Team in Izmir, Turkey. She helped the team to a 7–0 record, and a gold medal at the event.[4] Davenport joined the National team in 2006 for the 2006 Opals World Challenge. The team went 4–1. winning all games other than the final against Australia.[5] Davenport was also part of the National team in 2007–08, participating on the Tour of Italy and the Australia Exhibition. The National team was 4–0 on the Tour of Italy and 2–0 at the Australia Exhibition.[6]

Professional

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Davenport was drafted second overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars in the 2007 WNBA draft. Immediately thereafter, Davenport's rights were traded to the New York Liberty along with the Silver Stars' 2008 first round draft pick in exchange for guard Becky Hammon and the Liberty's second round pick in 2008. Within the Liberty's first five games, she developed a reputation as a consistent scorer and strong post presence.

Davenport was waived by the Liberty prior to the 2009 season. She was signed by the Fever as a replacement for the injured Yolanda Griffith.[7]

Davenport has expressed a desire to pursue a career in marketing at the conclusion of her basketball career.

Notes

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  1. ^ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "All-Time USA Basketball Women's Roster". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
  4. ^ "TWENTY-SECOND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 2005". Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "2006 USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team - Spring Training". Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "2007-08 USA Basketball Women's National Team". Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  7. ^ "2009 WNBA Transactions". Retrieved June 19, 2009.
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