| Mizzou Athletics Hall of Fame - Class of 1991 |
| A native of Highland, Kansas, Davis ended her four-year career as the most prolific scorer in Missouri womens basketball history, scoring 2,126 points from 1982-85, on four MU teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The daughter of a high school coach, she was the Big Eight Conference Player of the Year in 1984 and 85 and was the MVP of the Big Eight Tournament three times. As a senior, when Davis averaged 25 points per game, she was an honorable mention all-American, second-team academic all-American, the Big Eight Female Athlete of the Year, and won NCAA and Big Eight postgraduate scholarships. Her number-33 was retired. She later served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Georgia, while earning a masters degree in physiology. She then picked up another masters in theater at the University of Southern California and worked as an actress and stunt person in Hollywood and in Japan. She earned her third masters degree at Cal State-Long Beach in marriage and family counseling and since has worked as a psychotherapist. |
Awards & Honors:
- Big Eight Player of the Year 1983-84/ 1984-85
- Three-time all Big Eight Selection
- Two-time Big Eight Player of the Week 1984-85
- Big Eight Tournament Most Valuable Player 1983.84.85
- First team All-Decade Team (1980s)
- Team Co-Captain for two years
- Big Eight All-Academic Team 1983.84.85
- Second Team Academic All-American 1985
- District VII Acadmeic All-American Team 1984/85
- NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship award winner
- Inducted into University of Missouri Intercollegiate Atheltetics Hall of Fame in 1991
- Averaged 17.1 PPG, 7.0 RPG for career
- Scored 30 or more points in 13 games
1983-84 (Junior): Earned "1984 Big Eight Player of the Year" accolade as a junior ... Also garnered MVP award at the conference postseason championship to match a similar honor in 1983 ... Joins former Tiger Lorraine Ferret as the only two Missouri finalists for the Wade Trophy (which honors the top collegiate woman player in the country) ... Currently stands fourth on Mizzou's all-time scoring charts with 1,350 points ... Participated in 1984 Olympic trials at Colorado Springs ... Needs 471 points this season to break Sharon Farrah's record of 1,820 points ... Her 20.1 scoring average last season is the best in school history ... The Tigers' most productive and dependable scorer since her freshman year, Davis has started in 59 consecutive contests ... She has hit for double figures in 53 of those games, including the last 31 in a row ... Career high of 33 points came last season against Florida A&M in the Mid-America Classic title game ... Her career rebounding high of 16 boards came vs. Iowa State as a junior ... Can singlehandedly control the offensive game for Missouri with her soft jumper and nifty moves around the basket... Has career averages of 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds entering the upcoming season ... Davis was twice "Big Eight Player of the Week" last year ... Also named to all-tournament teams at the Mid-America Classic, Wayland Baptist Invitational and Masonic Classic ... Figures prominently in Missouri's record book in several statistical categories—first in single-season field goals (272) and single-season steals (81).
1982-83 (Sophomore): Kansas native had a simply spectacular sophomore season, being named most valuable player at the Wayland Baptist Invitational, the Mid-America Classic and at the Big Eight Postseason Tournament ... Capped conference tourney with 30 points and eight rebounds in Mizzou's 75-65 win over rival Kansas State ... Will probably move into the top ten in all-time scoring during the coming year ... Has been in the starting lineup since midway through her freshman year ... Continues her assault on the Mizzou record books with each outing; has totalled 726 career points after two years for an 11.7 average ... Strongest abilities are her smooth moves to the basket and excellent jump shot ... A model of offensive consistency, scored in double figures in 25 of Mizzou's 30 games last year ... Was a second-team all-Big Eight selection for her play during the 1983 regular season ... started in 29 games last season.
1981-82 (Freshman): Steadily improved all season and came on strong in the latter half to move into third place in scoring ... Her scoring average finished at 9.7, the fourth best mark for a freshman in Tiger history ... Became an offensive threat on Missouri's Texas trip in January, leading the Tigers with 18 points in wins over Houston and Lamar ... High scoring game was 23 points against St. Louis University ... Her field goal percentage of .463 was second best on the team ... Highest rebounding effort came against Central Missouri State with 14 boards ... Started in 15 games and saw action in all but one contest ... Assist total of 70 was second highest for the Tigers.
High School: Broke All-American Lynette Woodard's prep field goal record at Highland High... Also shattered two other state 1A marks, scoring most points (38) and most field goals (18) in a single game... Attracted all-league and all-state honors and was selected to compete at the National Sports Festival trials... Averaged 30.7 points and 9 rebounds per game her senior season... Was honor roll student four years... Highly-touted freshman who may be the most impressive of Missouri's recruits... An intense competitor, Davis can control the tempo of a game from either the guard or forward position... Was sought by Kansas, Iowa State, UCLA and Texas, among others, before signing with the Tigers... Is a top candidate to start or see considerable playing time.
Personal: Majoring in physical education, Davis is the daughter of Frank and Donna Davis... Born September 3, 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri.