Kaela Davis

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Kaela Davis
Davis in 2019
Personal information
Born (1995-03-15) March 15, 1995 (age 29)
Indianapolis, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolBuford (Buford, Georgia)
College
WNBA draft2017: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2017–present
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Career history
2017–2020Dallas Wings
2018Galatasaray
2018–2019Ramat HaSharon
2019–2020Kayseri Basketbol
2020Atlanta Dream
2020–2021Maccabi Ra'anana
2021CDB Clarinos Tenerife
2021–2022Galatasaray
2022Chicago Sky
2022Seattle Storm
2022Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women
Gold medal – first place 2012 U17 Amsterdam Team competition

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]

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
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

Legend
  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
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
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

  1. ^ Cloninger, David (April 4, 2017). "South Carolina's Kaela Davis, Allisha Gray declare for WNBA draft". Greenville News. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  3. ^ "PERTH LYNX SIGN WNBA YOUNG GUN KAELA DAVIS". PerthLynx.com. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "PERTH LYNX ROSTER UPDATE: KAELA DAVIS". PerthLynx.com. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Storm signs Kaela Davis to hardship contract". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Kaela Davis yeniden Galatasaray'da!". www.galatasaray.org. 19 November 2021.

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