Kaela Davis

Kaela Davis (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. She previously played for the Chicago Sky, Dallas Wings, Atlanta Dream, Seattle Storm and the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for Georgia Tech before transferring to the University of South Carolina.

Kaela Davis

Davis in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1995-03-15) March 15, 1995 (age 30) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
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	Georgia Tech (2013–2015) South Carolina (2016–2017)
WNBA draft	2017: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Drafted by	Dallas Wings
Playing career	2017–present
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
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
Career highlights
EuroCup champion (2018) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2017) NCAA champion (2017) 2× SEC tournament champion (2016-2017) SEC Tournament MVP (2017) First-team All-ACC (2015) Second-team All-ACC (2014) ACC All-Freshman Team (2014) McDonald's All American (2013)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing the  United States FIBA Under-17 World Cup 2012 Netherlands Team FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship 2011 Mexico Team Women's 3x3 basketball Representing the  United States FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup 2012 Spain Team

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]}