# Kaitlyn Davis

Kaitlyn Davis (born June 27, 2001) is an American basketball player for the Rojas de Veracruz [es] of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Femenil [es] in Veracruz, Mexico. She played college basketball for Columbia University and the University of South California (USC).

## Early life

Davis was born in Norwalk, Connecticut to Cynthia and Victor Davis. She has two siblings named Olivia and Victor. Her twin sister Olivia Davis played college basketball for Hamilton College. Her cousin RJ Davis also plays college basketball, for the University of North Carolina.
She names Breanna Stewart as a personal inspiration, and is a fan of both the New York Liberty and the Connecticut Sun.

## High school career

Davis attended and played high school basketball at Greenwich Academy in Greenwich, Connecticut for five years. She joined the varsity team in eight grade, and averaged 16.6 points per game in her debut season. Her career best was 21 points and 12.3 rebounds average in the 2015–16 season. She scored 1,305 points in five years and had a career best of 33 points in one game. She graduated from Greenwich Academy in 2019. She also played club basketball with the Connecticut Basketball Club on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.

## College career

Davis debuted in the 2019–20 season with the Columbia University Lions, where she played in 24 games and started in eight games. She led her team and was seventh in the Ivy League with 22 blocks per game. She was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week in February 2020.
After skipping the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Davis returned to Columbia for her junior season of 2021–22. She started in all 32 games throughout the season, averaging 13.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 blocks. Davis ranked top 10 in the Ivy League in rebounds, steals, and blocks. She was named to the First Team All-Ivy League and Second Team All-Met (Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association), and was named Ivy League Player of the Week four times combined in 2020 and 2021. She achieved weekly honor roll six times.
In the 2022–23 season, Davis averaged 13.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. She had 34 total blocks. She started and played in all 34 games in the season, and ranked sixth in Columbia's all-time history with 281 rebounds in a single season. She had a 51% shooting average from the floor (178/349). She was unanimously named to First Team All-Ivy League and Second Team All-Met. She achieved weekly honor roll seven times. Davis became the 13th player in Columbia program history to reach 1,000 career points, and was named to the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) All-Tournament Team.
In her time at Columbia, she scored 1,083 career points and 679 career rebounds, eight and seventh in program history respectively. She was the first player in program history to achieve a triple-double.
Davis transferred to USC for the 2023–24 season while she pursues a postgraduate education. USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb describes Davis as "a high-level performer" and praises her versatility on the court. She scored 180 points and started consistently. Her season highs were 16 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. She helped her team to the Elite Eight round of the 2024 NCAA tournament, losing to the UConn Huskies.

## Professional career

Davis declared for the 2024 WNBA draft and was drafted in the third round, 35th overall, by the New York Liberty. She is not currently on the starting roster, but was reported to be staying with the team after several rounds of trials and cuts.
Davis is playing professional basketball with Rojas de Veracruz of the Mexican LNBP for the 2024 season. So far, she has averaged 13.3 points per game, 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.3 steals.

## Career statistics
### College

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2019–20 | Columbia | 24 | 8 | 21.5 | 40.2 | 21.9 | 67.8 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 8.4 |
| 2020–21 | Columbia | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021–22 | Columbia | 32 | 32 | 28.4 | 47.7 | 25.6 | 68.9 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 13.1 |
| 2022–23 | Columbia | 34 | 34 | 28.4 | 51.0 | 25.0 | 70.1 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 13.6 |
| 2023–24 | USC | 30 | 24 | 26.0 | 54.4 | 0.0 | 58.2 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Career | Career | 120 | 98 | 26.4 | 48.5 | 23.6 | 67.6 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 10.5 |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference. ||||||||||||||

## Personal life

Davis earned her bachelor's degree at Columbia University, and is currently pursuing a master's degree in entrepreneurship and innovation at USC.