American basketball player (born 2001)
Kaitlyn Davis
(born June 27, 2001) is an American
basketball
player for the
Rojas de Veracruz
[
es
]
of the
Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Femenil
[
es
]
in
Veracruz
,
Mexico
.
[1]
[2]
She played
college basketball
for
Columbia University
and the
University of South California
(USC).
Early life
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Davis was born in
Norwalk, Connecticut
to Cynthia and Victor Davis. She has two siblings named Olivia and Victor. Her twin sister Olivia Davis played college basketball for
Hamilton College
. Her cousin RJ Davis also plays college basketball, for the
University of North Carolina
.
[3]
Greenwich Academy in Greenwich, Connecticut, where Davis attended for five years.
She names
Breanna Stewart
as a personal inspiration, and is a fan of both the New York Liberty and the
Connecticut Sun
.
[4]
High school career
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Davis attended and played high school basketball at
Greenwich Academy
in
Greenwich, Connecticut
for five years. She joined the
varsity team
in eight grade, and averaged 16.6
points
per game in her debut season.
[5]
Her career best was 21 points and 12.3
rebounds
average in the 2015?16 season. She scored 1,305 points in five years and had a career best of 33 points in one game. She graduated from Greenwich Academy in 2019.
[3]
[2]
She also played club basketball with the Connecticut Basketball Club on the
Amateur Athletic Association
circuit.
[5]
College career
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Davis debuted in the 2019?20 season with the
Columbia University Lions
, where she played in 24 games and started in eight games. She led her team and was seventh in the
Ivy League
with 22
blocks
per game. She was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week in February 2020.
[3]
[5]
After skipping the 2020?21 season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
, Davis returned to Columbia for her junior season of 2021?22. She started in all 32 games throughout the season, averaging 13.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5
assists
, and 1.2 blocks. Davis ranked top 10 in the Ivy League in rebounds, steals, and blocks. She was named to the First Team All-Ivy League and Second Team All-Met (Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association), and was named Ivy League Player of the Week four times combined in 2020 and 2021. She achieved weekly
honor roll
six times.
[3]
[5]
In the 2022?23 season, Davis averaged 13.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. She had 34 total blocks. She started and played in all 34 games in the season, and ranked sixth in Columbia's all-time history with 281 rebounds in a single season. She had a 51% shooting average from the floor (178/349). She was unanimously named to First Team All-Ivy League and Second Team All-Met. She achieved weekly honor roll seven times. Davis became the 13th player in Columbia program history to reach 1,000 career points, and was named to the
Women's National Invitation Tournament
(WNIT) All-Tournament Team.
[3]
[5]
In her time at Columbia, she scored 1,083 career points and 679 career rebounds, eight and seventh in program history respectively.
[5]
She was the first player in program history to achieve a
triple-double
.
[6]
Davis transferred to USC for the 2023?24 season while she pursues a
postgraduate education
.
[3]
USC head coach
Lindsay Gottlieb
describes Davis as "a high-level performer" and praises her versatility on the court.
[7]
She scored 180 points and started consistently.
[6]
Her season highs were 16 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 4
steals
.
[3]
She helped her team to the Elite Eight round of the
2024 NCAA tournament
, losing to the
UConn Huskies
.
[8]
Galen Center, USC's basketball stadium.
Professional career
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Davis declared for the
2024 WNBA draft
[6]
and was drafted in the third round, 35th overall, by the
New York Liberty
.
[9]
[2]
[8]
She is not currently on the starting roster, but was reported to be staying with the team after several rounds of trials and cuts.
[10]
Davis is playing professional basketball with Rojas de Veracruz of the Mexican LNBP for the 2024 season.
[4]
So far, she has averaged 13.3 points per game, 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.3 steals.
[11]
Personal life
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]
Davis earned her
bachelor's degree
at Columbia University, and is currently pursuing a
master's degree
in
entrepreneurship
and innovation at USC.
[3]
[4]
References
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San Roman, Diego (2024-04-20).
"Kaytlin Davis, prospecto de la WNBA llega a las Rojas de Veracruz"
.
XEU Deportes
(in Mexican Spanish)
. Retrieved
2024-05-25
.
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c
Aldam, Will (2024-04-16).
"USC's Kaitlyn Davis, a Norwalk native, selected in WNBA Draft by New York Liberty"
.
CT Insider
. Retrieved
2024-05-25
.
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h
"Kaitlyn Davis - Biography"
.
USC Trojans
. Retrieved
2024-05-25
.
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a
b
c
Elfman, Lois (2024-04-25).
"Columbia alum Kaitlyn Davis begins her pro career with the Liberty"
.
New York Amsterdam News
. Retrieved
2024-05-25
.
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"Kaitlyn Davis - Biography"
.
Columbia Lions
. Retrieved
2024-05-25
.
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a
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Rieder, Arielle; Prunty, Jullian (2024-04-04).
"Kaitlyn Davis, CC '23, declares for 2024 WNBA draft"
.
Columbia Daily Spectator
. Retrieved
2024-05-25
.
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"Kaitlyn Davis Joins USC Women's Basketball As Grad Transfer"
.
USC Trojans
. 2023-06-06
. Retrieved
2024-05-25
.
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"Columbia's Abbey Hsu '24, Kaitlyn Davis '23 Selected in WNBA Draft"
.
Columbia Lions
. 2024-04-15
. Retrieved
2024-05-25
.
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"Kaitlyn Davis"
.
ESPN
. Retrieved
2024-05-25
.
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Kirschenbaum, Alex (2024-05-21).
"USC Women's Basketball: Kaitlyn Davis' 2024 WNBA Fate Revealed"
.
Sports Illustrated
. Retrieved
2024-05-25
.
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"Kaitlyn Davis"
.
Latin Basket
. Retrieved
2024-05-25
.