Molly Davis

For the character, see Molly Davis (Toy Story). Not to be confused with Molly Davies.

Molly Davis
Davis with Iowa in 2023
Evansville Purple Aces
PositionGraduate assistant
LeagueMissouri Valley Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-08-21) August 21, 2000 (age 24)[1]
Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Career information
High schoolH. H. Dow (Midland, Michigan)
College
WNBA draft2024: undrafted
Career history
As coach:
2024–Evansville (graduate assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (2021)
  • 2× Second-team All-MAC (2020, 2022)
  • MAC All-Freshman Team (2020)

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.

Early life and high school career

Davis 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

Davis 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

Davis 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

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

College

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Molly Davis". University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Linder, Jeff (January 15, 2024). "Molly Davis' contribution level has risen in her final season at Iowa". The Gazette. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Martin, Zach (May 17, 2023). "College Women's Basketball: Davis basks in first career NCAA Tournament victory". Quad-City Times. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Transfer Molly Davis Signs With Hawkeyes". University of Iowa Athletics. May 18, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Southard, Dargan (June 12, 2024). "Former Iowa women's basketball guard Molly Davis named graduate assistant at Evansville". HawkCentral. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Molly Davis College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2024.