Molly Davis (born August 21, 2000) is an American former

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player who is a graduate assistant for the

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team. She played

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for the

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and

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Early life and high school career

Davis was born in

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, to Ted and Melinda Davis, and has an older brother, Trevor. Her father played college football for

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, and her brother played basketball for

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. She played three years of high school basketball at H. H. Dow High School in

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, and was named second-team all-state as a sophomore. She played for the

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(AAU) team Michigan Mystics in 2017 and 2018. Davis began wearing a

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while playing in fifth or sixth grade. Since high school she has worn the same

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headband, repaired several times by her father, which became popular with Iowa fans and has its own

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account.

College career

Davis played three seasons at

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from 2019 to 2022. She was named to the all-MAC second team as a freshman and junior. As a sophomore, she led the Chippewas to win the 2021 MAC tournament, leading the conference with 76 three-pointers and recording a

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in every game that season, and was named first-team all-MAC. Central Michigan lost to Iowa in Davis's only

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appearance at the school. Davis transferred to Iowa in 2022. She saw few minutes in Iowa's run to the title game in the 2023 NCAA tournament. She regularly started the next season, playing as a

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alongside star point guard

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. In her fifth year, she was named to the all-tournament team at the 2023 Gulf Coast Showcase.

Coaching career

Davis joined the

coaching staff as a graduate assistant on June 12, 2024.

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

Iowa Hawkeyes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Molly Living people 2000 births American women's basketball players Basketball players from Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball players Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball coaches Guards (basketball) Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball players People from Lafayette, Indiana Sportspeople from Midland, Michigan 21st-century American sportswomen