Molly Davis

Davis was born in Lafayette, Indiana, to Ted and Melinda Davis, and has an older brother, Trevor.{{cite web|url=https://hawkeyesports.com/roster/molly-davis/|title=Molly Davis|publisher=University of Iowa Athletics|access-date=2024-03-25}} Her father played college football for Franklin College (Indiana), and her brother played basketball for Northwood University. She played three years of high school basketball at H. H. Dow High School in Midland, Michigan, and was named second-team all-state as a sophomore. She played for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team Michigan Mystics in 2017 and 2018.

Davis began wearing a headband while playing in fifth or sixth grade.{{cite news|url=https://www.thenexthoops.com/features/iowa-molly-davis-hawkeye-heart-hustle-headband/|title=Meet Molly Davis, the Hawkeye with heart, hustle and a headband|last=Holmes|first=Angie|date=2023-12-19|website=The Next Hoops|access-date=2024-03-25}} Since high school she has worn the same Under Armour headband, repaired several times by her father, which became popular with Iowa fans and has its own Twitter account.

Davis played three seasons at Central Michigan University 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 double-double in every game that season, and was named first-team all-MAC. Central Michigan lost to Iowa in Davis's only NCAA appearance at the school.{{cite news|url=https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketball/molly-davis-contribution-level-has-risen-in-her-final-season-at-iowa/|title=Molly Davis' contribution level has risen in her final season at Iowa|last=Linder|first=Jeff|date=2024-01-15|newspaper=The Gazette|access-date=2024-03-25}}{{cite news|url=https://qctimes.com/sports/college/basketball/women/college-womens-basketball-davis-basks-in-first-career-ncaa-tournament-victory/article_2ead4d2f-e236-53be-b9f6-37633c8cc23d.html|url-access=subscription|title=College Women's Basketball: Davis basks in first career NCAA Tournament victory|last=Martin|first=Zach|date=2023-05-17|newspaper=Quad-City Times|access-date=2024-03-25}}

Davis transferred to Iowa in 2022.{{cite news|url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2022/05/18/transfer-molly-davis-signs-with-hawkeyes/|title=Transfer Molly Davis Signs With Hawkeyes|date=2022-05-18|publisher=University of Iowa Athletics|access-date=2024-03-25}} 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 point guard or shooting guard alongside star point guard Caitlin Clark.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5364449/2024/03/24/caitlin-clark-teammates-iowa-ncaa-tournament/|title=In Iowa City, Caitlin Clark isn't the only star. Meet Money Martin, The Headband and March-all|date=2024-03-24|last=Dochterman|first=Seth|website=The Athletic|url-access=subscription|access-date=2024-03-25}}{{cite news|url=https://dailyiowan.com/2023/12/05/iowa-womens-basketballs-molly-davis-embraces-undersized-guard-role-remains-fearless-and-efficient-in-offense/|title=Iowa women's basketball's Molly Davis embraces undersized guard role, remains fearless and efficient in offense|last=Votzmeyer|first=Colin|date=2023-12-05|newspaper=The Daily Iowan|access-date=2024-03-25}} In her fifth year, she was named to the all-tournament team at the 2023 Gulf Coast Showcase.

Davis joined the Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball coaching staff as a graduate assistant on June 12, 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2024/06/12/former-iowa-womens-basketball-guard-molly-davis-named-graduate-assistant-at-evansville-hawkeyes/74073619007/|title=Former Iowa women's basketball guard Molly Davis named graduate assistant at Evansville|last=Southard|first=Dargan|date=2024-06-12|website=HawkCentral|access-date=2024-06-16}}

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"| Central Michigan

| 30 || 30 || 36.3 || 48.9 ||39.5|| 71.4 || 4.3 || 4.4 || 1.3 || 0.1 || 3.5 || 14.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;"| Central Michigan

| 27 || 27 || 37.9 || 49.0 ||38.0|| 82.8 || 4.7 || 3.7 || 1.7 || 0.3 || 3.5 || 20.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| style="text-align:left;"| Central Michigan

| 24 || 24 || 35.9 || 39.7 ||28.0|| 81.7 || 3.8 || 4.7 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 4.0 || 18.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23

| style="text-align:left;"| Iowa

| 38 || 2|| 16.7 || 44.7 || 31.4 || 87.5|| 1.3 || 1.7 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 1.1 || 3.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24

| style="text-align:left;"| Iowa

| 31 || 27|| 23.5 || 53.9|| 40.7 || 85.7 || 2.5 || 3.0 || 0.7 || 0.1 || 1.2 || 5.9

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|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

|150||110||28.9||46.5||35.1||80.7||3.2||3.3||1.1||0.2||2.5||11.8

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|style="text-align:center;" colspan="14"|Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/molly-davis-1.html|title=Molly Davis College Stats|publisher=Sports-Reference|accessdate=April 10, 2024}}

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• [https://hawkeyesports.com/roster/molly-davis/ Iowa Hawkeyes bio]

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