Kaela Davis

Kaela Davis
Davis in 2019
No. 33 – Chicago Sky
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueWNBA
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 schoolBuford (Buford, Georgia)
College
WNBA draft2017: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2020Dallas Wings
2018Galatasaray
2018–2019Ramat HaSharon
2019–2020Kayseri Basketbol
2020Atlanta Dream
2020–2021Maccabi Ra'anana
2021CDB Clarinos Tenerife
2021–2022Galatasaray
2022Chicago Sky
2022Seattle Storm
2022Phoenix Mercury
2024Chicago Sky
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women
Gold medal – first place 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.

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
  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

Kaela Davis WNBA Regular Season Statistics[7]
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 — — — 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

Kaela Davis WNBA Playoff Statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
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

Kaela Davis NCAA Statistics[8]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
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

  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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