Kaela Davis
No. 33 – Chicago Sky | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | March 15, 1995||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Buford (Buford, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
College |
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WNBA draft | 2017: 1st round, 10th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Dallas Wings | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Chicago Sky | ||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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
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 |
* | Denotes season(s) in which Davis won an NCAA Championship |
WNBA
Regular season
Stats current through end of 2024 regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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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 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2021 | Did not play (waived) | ||||||||||||
2022 | Chicago | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | .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 |
2023 | Did not appear in league | ||||||||||||
2024 | Chicago | 4 | 0 | 13.0 | .333 | 1.000 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
Career | 6 years, 5 teams | 106 | 22 | 16.1 | .362 | .348 | .747 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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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 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG | |
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2013–14 | Georgia Tech | 32 | 32 | 30.5 | .378 | .346 | .801 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 18.6 | |
2014–15 | Georgia Tech | 34 | 33 | 33.6 | .364 | .289 | .760 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 19.2 | |
2015–16 | South Carolina | Did not play (NCAA transfer rules) | ||||||||||||
2016–17* | South Carolina | 37 | 36 | 27.8 | .375 | .349 | .812 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 12.7 | |
Career | 103 | 101 | 30.5 | .372 | .326 | .789 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 16.7 |
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]
References
- ^ Cloninger, David (April 4, 2017). "South Carolina's Kaela Davis, Allisha Gray declare for WNBA draft". Greenville News. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Former South Carolina basketball star back in pro game after signing new contract". Garnet and Cocky. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ "Kaela Davis WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "Kaela Davis yeniden Galatasaray'da!". www.galatasaray.org. 19 November 2021.