Rennia Davis (born February 24, 1999) is an American professional basketball player. She was drafted 9th in the

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Early life

Davis was born in

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, where she attended Ribault High School. She was a

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and was ranked as the No. 12 overall recruit going into college.

College

Davis played college basketball at the

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, where she averaged 15.4 points and eight rebounds over four years. She started 116 of the 118 games she played. She finished her career top 10 in scoring, rebounds,

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s, points per game, rebounds per game, free-throw percentage, field goals attempted, and field goals made. At the University of Tennessee, Davis was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Women's College Basketball Player of the Year for the 2020–21 school year. She was an honorable mention All American on the AP, World Exposure Report, USBWA, and WBCA lists that same year. The AP, USBWA, and WBCA gave her the same

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in 2019–20. She was also named to the Coaches All-SEC First Team in 2019-2020 and 2020–21 and was named the SEC player of the week multiple times both years.

College statistics

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Professional career

Minnesota Lynx

Davis announced she was entering the WNBA draft in early April 2021. Davis was selected 9th Overall in the First Round of the

by the

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. She became the 43rd Tennessee women's basketball player to be drafted into the WNBA, the 14th taken in the top 10, and the highest since

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in 2018. Davis was injured in May 2021 when a

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in her foot put her out indefinitely. Davis was waived from the Lynx training camp in 2022, but later returned on a hardship contract. She appeared in 1 game and scored her first career WNBA points against the

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. On May 12, 2022, Davis was released from her hardship contract.

Indiana Fever

On July 15, 2022, Davis signed with the

Davis played the rest of the 2022 season with the Fever appearing in 7 games. Davis was waived by the Fever during training camp prior to the 2023 season.

WNBA career stats

Regular season

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References

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