Molly Davis (born August 21, 2000) is an American former basketball player who is a graduate assistant for the Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team. She played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Central Michigan Chippewas.
.jpg) Davis with Iowa in 2023 | |
| Evansville Purple Aces | |
|---|---|
| Position | Graduate assistant |
| League | Missouri Valley 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) |
| College |
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| WNBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2024– | Evansville (graduate assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and high school career
editDavis 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
editDavis 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]
Coaching career
editDavis was announced on June 12, 2024, to be joining the coaching staff of the Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team as a graduate assistant.[8]
Career statistics
edit| 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
edit| 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.[9] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Southard, Dargan (June 12, 2024). "Former Iowa women's basketball guard Molly Davis named graduate assistant at Evansville". HawkCentral. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Molly Davis College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2024.