Kaela Davis

Kaela Davis
	Davis in 2019
Personal information
Born	March 15, 1995 (age 29); Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Buford (Buford, Georgia)
College	Georgia Tech (2013–2015); South Carolina (2016–2017);
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
Career highlights and awards
	EuroCup champion (2018); WNBA All-Rookie Team (2017); NCAA champion (2017); 2× SEC tournament champion (2016-2017); SEC Tournament MVP (2017); First-team All-ACC (2015); Second-team All-ACC (2014); ACC All-Freshman Team (2014);
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women

Kaela Davis (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. 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	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2017	Dallas	1	3.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2022	Phoenix	2	23.5	.483	.000	.800	3.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.5	16.0
Career	2 years, 2 teams	3	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

[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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