Molly Davis
.jpg) Davis with Iowa in 2023 | |
| No. 1 – Iowa Hawkeyes | |
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 21, 2000[1] Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | H. H. Dow (Midland, Michigan) |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Molly Davis (born August 21, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference.
Early life and high school career
Davis was born in Lafayette, Indiana, to Ted and Melinda Davis, and has an older brother, Trevor.[1] Her father played college football for Franklin College (Indiana), and her brother played basketball for Northwood University.[1] She played three years of high school basketball at H. H. Dow High School in Midland, Michigan, and was named second-team all-state as a sophomore.[1] She played for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team Michigan Mystics in 2017 and 2018.[1]
Davis began wearing a headband while playing in fifth or sixth grade.[2] Since high school she has worn the same Under Armour headband, repaired several times by her father, which became popular with Iowa fans and has its own Twitter account.[2][3]
College career
Davis played three seasons at Central Michigan University from 2019 to 2022. She was named to the all-MAC second team as a freshman and junior.[1] As a sophomore, she led the Chippewas to win the 2021 MAC tournament, leading the conference with 76 three-pointers and recording a double-double in every game that season, and was named first-team all-MAC.[1] Central Michigan lost to Iowa in Davis's only NCAA appearance at the school.[4][5]
Davis transferred to Iowa in 2022.[6] She saw few minutes in Iowa's run to the title game in the 2023 NCAA tournament.[7] She regularly started the next season, playing as a point guard or shooting guard alongside star point guard Caitlin Clark.[3][7] In her fifth year, she was named to the all-tournament team at the 2023 Gulf Coast Showcase.[2]
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 |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Central Michigan | 30 | 30 | 36.3 | 48.9 | 39.5 | 71.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 14.3 |
| 2020–21 | Central Michigan | 27 | 27 | 37.9 | 49.0 | 38.0 | 82.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 20.8 |
| 2021–22 | Central Michigan | 24 | 24 | 35.9 | 39.7 | 28.0 | 81.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 18.6 |
| 2022–23 | Iowa | 38 | 2 | 16.7 | 44.7 | 31.4 | 87.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 2023–24 | Iowa | 31 | 27 | 23.5 | 53.9 | 40.7 | 85.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 5.9 |
| Career | 150 | 110 | 28.9 | 46.5 | 35.1 | 80.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 11.8 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[8] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Molly Davis". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c Holmes, Angie (December 19, 2023). "Meet Molly Davis, the Hawkeye with heart, hustle and a headband". The Next Hoops. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Dochterman, Seth (March 24, 2024). "In Iowa City, Caitlin Clark isn't the only star. Meet Money Martin, The Headband and March-all". The Athletic. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Linder, Jeff (January 15, 2024). "Molly Davis' contribution level has risen in her final season at Iowa". The Gazette. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Zach (May 17, 2023). "College Women's Basketball: Davis basks in first career NCAA Tournament victory". Quad-City Times. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Transfer Molly Davis Signs With Hawkeyes". University of Iowa Athletics. May 18, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Votzmeyer, Colin (December 5, 2023). "Iowa women's basketball's Molly Davis embraces undersized guard role, remains fearless and efficient in offense". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Molly Davis College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2024.