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Davis Named WBCA Region Finalist
March 25, 2020 | Women's Basketball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced the region finalists for the 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Team on Wednesday, and Tennessee's Rennia Davis is one of 10 players from Region 2 to make the list.
The selection committee will choose the 10-member WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Team from 52 candidates nationwide and announce that squad on April 2.
Davis, a 6-foot-2 junior forward from Jacksonville, Fla., is a WBCA region finalist for the second year in a row. She has previously been chosen for USBWA and AP All-America Honorable Mention as well as All-SEC First Team accolades after the 2019-20 campaign.
The team's only active returning starter helped Tennessee tie for third in the SEC with a 10-6 record after being picked seventh and finish 21-10 overall after the Lady Vols wound up 19-13/7-9 (8th) a year ago. She finished third in the SEC at 18.0 ppg., which is the highest scoring average by a Lady Vol since Candace Parker in 2008 (21.3). Davis also was fifth in the SEC at 8.2 rpg., which is the seventh-best rebounding average ever by a Lady Vol junior.
Davis connected on 46.9 percent of her attempts from the field and 80.2 percent from the free throw line, and she tallied a team-leading 34 three-pointers this season. Additionally, Davis was second on the team in steals (28) and third in assists (74).
Against nine ranked opponents, Davis put up 19.8 ppg. and 7.0 rpg. and shot 43.8% on field goals and 84.2% on free throws vs. those teams. She averaged 19.9 ppg. and 8.0 rpg. vs. SEC foes while hitting 49.6% from the field and 82.8% at the charity stripe in 16 regular-season contests.
Additionally, Davis scored in double figures in 28 straight games and posted 11 double-doubles, which tied for seventh all-time by a UT junior. She is knotted at 10th in Tennessee history with 29 career double-doubles in 94 games. The three-year letterwinner also amassed 25 games of 15+ points and tallied 20+ points six times as a junior, including a pair of 30+ efforts.
Among other honors in 2019-20, Davis made the Cheryl Miller Award Top 10, the John R. Wooden Top 20 and was a three-time SEC Player of the Week and a USBWA National Player of the Week on one occasion.
The selection committee uses an equation to determine an equitable number of finalists from each region. The number of NCAA Division I institutions in each region is divided by the number of NCAA Division I institutions overall to determine a percentage for each region. This percentage is then multiplied by 52 (the total number of desired finalists) to get the number of finalists for each region.
REGION 1
REGION 2
REGION 3
REGION 4
REGION 5
Visit www.wbca.org/recognize/ to see a list of past WBCA Coaches' All-America teams.
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.
The selection committee will choose the 10-member WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Team from 52 candidates nationwide and announce that squad on April 2.
Davis, a 6-foot-2 junior forward from Jacksonville, Fla., is a WBCA region finalist for the second year in a row. She has previously been chosen for USBWA and AP All-America Honorable Mention as well as All-SEC First Team accolades after the 2019-20 campaign.
The team's only active returning starter helped Tennessee tie for third in the SEC with a 10-6 record after being picked seventh and finish 21-10 overall after the Lady Vols wound up 19-13/7-9 (8th) a year ago. She finished third in the SEC at 18.0 ppg., which is the highest scoring average by a Lady Vol since Candace Parker in 2008 (21.3). Davis also was fifth in the SEC at 8.2 rpg., which is the seventh-best rebounding average ever by a Lady Vol junior.
Davis connected on 46.9 percent of her attempts from the field and 80.2 percent from the free throw line, and she tallied a team-leading 34 three-pointers this season. Additionally, Davis was second on the team in steals (28) and third in assists (74).
Against nine ranked opponents, Davis put up 19.8 ppg. and 7.0 rpg. and shot 43.8% on field goals and 84.2% on free throws vs. those teams. She averaged 19.9 ppg. and 8.0 rpg. vs. SEC foes while hitting 49.6% from the field and 82.8% at the charity stripe in 16 regular-season contests.
Additionally, Davis scored in double figures in 28 straight games and posted 11 double-doubles, which tied for seventh all-time by a UT junior. She is knotted at 10th in Tennessee history with 29 career double-doubles in 94 games. The three-year letterwinner also amassed 25 games of 15+ points and tallied 20+ points six times as a junior, including a pair of 30+ efforts.
Among other honors in 2019-20, Davis made the Cheryl Miller Award Top 10, the John R. Wooden Top 20 and was a three-time SEC Player of the Week and a USBWA National Player of the Week on one occasion.
The selection committee uses an equation to determine an equitable number of finalists from each region. The number of NCAA Division I institutions in each region is divided by the number of NCAA Division I institutions overall to determine a percentage for each region. This percentage is then multiplied by 52 (the total number of desired finalists) to get the number of finalists for each region.
REGION 1
| Name | School |
| Bella Alarie | Princeton University |
| Bre Cavanaugh | Fordham University |
| Elissa Cunane | North Carolina State University |
| Nicki Ekhomu | Florida State University |
| Dana Evans | University of Louisville |
| Kiah Gillespie | Florida State University |
| Haley Gorecki | Duke University |
| Stella Johnson | Rider University |
| Jazmine Jones | University of Louisville |
| Beatrice Mompremier | University of Miami |
| Jocelyn Willoughby | University of Virginia |
REGION 2
| Name | School |
| Aliyah Boston | University of South Carolina |
| Jessika Carter | Mississippi State University |
| Chennedy Carter | Texas A&M University |
| Rennia Davis | University of Tennessee |
| Tyasha Harris | University of South Carolina |
| Rhyne Howard | University of Kentucky |
| Rickea Jackson | Mississippi State University |
| Erica Ogwumike | Rice University |
| Chelsey Perry | University of Tennessee at Martin |
| Alexis Tolefree | University of Arkansas |
REGION 3
| Name | School |
| Brittany Brewer | Texas Tech University |
| Te'a Cooper | Baylor University |
| Lauren Cox | Baylor University |
| Crystal Dangerfield | University of Connecticut |
| Vivian Gray | Oklahoma State University |
| Keri Jewett-Giles | Florida Gulf Coast University |
| Ashley Joens | Iowa State University |
| Antoinette Miller | University of Cincinnati |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | University of Connecticut |
| NaLyssa Smith | Baylor University |
| Ilmar'l Thomas | University of Cincinnati |
| Megan Walker | University of Connecticut |
| Christyn Williams | University of Connecticut |
REGION 4
| Name | School |
| Grace Berger | Indiana University |
| Kaila Charles | University of Maryland |
| Kathleen Doyle | University of Iowa |
| Arella Guirantes | Rutgers University |
| Naz HIllmon | University of Michigan |
| Becca Hittner | Drake University |
| Dorka Juhasz | Ohio State University |
| Ali Patberg | Indiana University |
| Lindsey Pulliam | Northwestern University |
| Chante Stonewall | DePaul University |
REGION 5
| Name | School |
| Ruthy Hebard | University of Oregon |
| Sabrina Ionescu | University of Oregon |
| Aari McDonald | University of Arizona |
| Michaela Onyenwere | University of California – Los Angeles |
| Mikayla Pivec | Oregon State University |
| Satou Sabally | University of Oregon |
| Destiny Slocum | Oregon State University |
| Kiana Williams | Stanford University |
Visit www.wbca.org/recognize/ to see a list of past WBCA Coaches' All-America teams.
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.
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