One of the top guards in Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball history and former WNBA player Dee Davis joined the Bradley Women’s Basketball staff in August 2018 as Director of Operations and is in her second season with the Braves.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Davis spent the previous 10 years at University School of Nashville where she has served as a physical education teacher and admissions associate in addition to coaching both basketball and softball prior to arriving at Bradley. Davis also served as Merit Pro Combine Director for Merit Management Group, Inc., since 2013, helping organize the annual event which provides a platform for draft prospects, free agents and graduating seniors a chance to be evaluated by scouts.
Her first season on The Hilltop resulted in one of the best seasons in program history. In addition to the first 20-win season in a decade in 2018-19, Bradley had its best MVC record (10-8) and finish (5th) since 2009-10 (12-6 – T3rd), which was highlighted by tying the longest win streak in program history (9) along with posting the most non-conference wins (10-1).
Following a standout collegiate career at Vanderbilt where she earned a bachelor of science degree in communication, Davis was a second round pick by the Houston Comets in the 2007 WNBA Draft. She played one season with both the Houston Comets (2007) and San Antonio Stars (2010), in addition to taking part in the Seattle Storm’s 2008 training camp. Davis also played two seasons professionally overseas in Bosnia (2007-08).
During her collegiate career, the point guard helped the Commodores to a 99-33 record and a pair of NCAA Sweet 16 appearances. Davis is the all-time assist leader in Vanderbilt history, dishing out 730 assists (5.8 per game) in addition to ranking sixth in school history in career free throw percentage (80.4 percent).
She was a two-time All-SEC performer, taking home first-team honors as a senior and was an honorable mention WBCA All-American as a senior. A High School All-American, Davis helped Vanderbilt to a pair of SEC Tournament titles and her squads reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament all four seasons. She still holds three of the top-10 season assist totals in school history.