Kaela Davis

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Kaela Davis
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Davis in 2019
No. 33–Chicago Sky
Position Small forward / shooting guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-03-15) March 15, 1995 (age 29)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Buford (Buford, Georgia)
College
WNBA draft 2017: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2020 Dallas Wings
2018 Galatasaray
2018–2019Ramat HaSharon
2019–2020 Kayseri Basketbol
2020 Atlanta Dream
2020–2021Maccabi Ra'anana
2021CDB Clarinos Tenerife
2021–2022Galatasaray
2022 Chicago Sky
2022 Seattle Storm
2022 Phoenix Mercury
2024 Chicago Sky
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 U17 Amsterdam Team competition

Kaela Davis (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of 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, Seattle Storm and the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.

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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.

Professional career

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.

Davis signed a hardship contract with the Seattle Storm on May 13, 2022. [4]

On July 21, 2022, Davis signed a 7-Day Hardship Contract with the Phoenix Mercury. [5]

On September 11, 2024, Davis signed a hardship contract with the Chicago Sky. [6]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
*Denotes season(s) in which Davis won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 regular season

Kaela Davis WNBA Regular Season Statistics [7]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017 Dallas 33015.5.389.429.7541.41.00.50.11.56.1
2018 Dallas 27616.8.347.244.6412.01.40.30.01.35.0
2019 Dallas 331619.2.329.314.8792.22.10.50.22.26.0
2020 Atlanta 201.0———0.00.00.00.00.00.0
2021Did not play (waived)
2022 Chicago 1010.0.000——1.01.00.00.02.00.0
2022 Seattle 1018.0.571.6671.0002.00.02.00.01.011.0
2022 Phoenix 505.4.692.667.7501.20.00.00.00.64.6
2023Did not appear in league
2024 Chicago 4013.0.3331.000.5001.00.30.30.51.03.0
Career6 years, 5 teams1062216.1.362.348.7471.81.30.40.11.65.5

Playoffs

Kaela Davis WNBA Playoff Statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017 Dallas 103.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.0
2022 Phoenix 2023.5.483.000.8003.51.50.50.51.516.0
Career2 years, 2 teams3016.7.483.000.8002.31.00.30.31.010.7

College

Kaela Davis NCAA Statistics [8]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2013–14 Georgia Tech 323230.5.378.346.8015.61.11.10.23.218.6
2014–15 Georgia Tech 343333.6.364.289.7605.41.61.50.23.119.2
2015–16 South Carolina Did not play (NCAA transfer rules)
2016–17* South Carolina 373627.8.375.349.8123.92.20.90.02.312.7
Career10310130.5.372.326.7894.91.71.20.12.816.7

Overseas career

Galatasaray

In January 2018, Davis joined Turkish team Galatasaray. On 19 November 2021, she signed a one-year contract with Galatasaray. [9]

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’ godsister is Candace Parker.[ citation needed ]

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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. ↑ "PERTH LYNX SIGN WNBA YOUNG GUN KAELA DAVIS". PerthLynx.com. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "PERTH LYNX ROSTER UPDATE: KAELA DAVIS". PerthLynx.com. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Storm signs Kaela Davis to hardship contract". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Former South Carolina basketball star back in pro game after signing new contract". Garnet and Cocky. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  7. ↑ "Kaela Davis WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  8. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  9. ↑ "Kaela Davis yeniden Galatasaray'da!". www.galatasaray.org. 19 November 2021.
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