Carolyn Davis
Caryolyn Davis is currently one of the top forwards in the country. She plays for the Kansas Jayhawks. Named to the preseason watch lists for the Naismith Award, Wooden Award and Wade Trophy and was designated as a top-five center by ESPN.com … Missed the season opener due to a stress fracture in her right foot … Played and started 23 games before suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament and dislocated knee in her right leg four minutes into a game at Kansas State (Feb. 12, 2012) … Named WBCA All-America Honorable Mention and an All-Big 12 First Team selection despite missing the final 10 games of the season … Led the team with 17.5 ppg and was top five in the nation shooting 60.2 percent from the field prior to her injury … Her 59.8 field goal percentage was still good enough to rank as the eighth-best mark in a KU single season as the forward now owns three top-10 single-season marks for shooting percentage … 65.0 career field goal percentage currently stands as a program record … Also cracked the top-10 single-season lists for free throws made (314–10th) and free throws attempted (451–9th) … Became the 23rd Jayhawk to reach 1,000 career points and 14th Jayhawk to amass at least 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career … Had eight outings with 20 or more points and three double-doubles … Led the team in scoring 13 times including a season-high 34 points versus Texas Tech (Jan. 25, 2012) on 17-of-24 shooting from the field … Pulled down 13 rebounds, one shy of her career high, versus Sam Houston State (Dec. 28, 2011) to go along with 21 points in her second of three-straight DDs … Sank 9-of-10 attempts from the charity stripe versus Kansas State (Jan. 7, 2012) and finished second on the team with a 71.3 free throw percentage for the year.
Carer Honors:
2011-12: WBCA All-America Honorable Mention; All-Big 12 First Team; Academic All-Big 12 Second Team; Became 23rd Jayhawk to record 1,000 career points and 14th player to amass at least 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career; Named to the Naismith, Wooden and Wade Trophy preseason watch lists; ESPN.com Top 5 Center; Preseason All-Big 12.
2010-11: 2011 USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team Trials participant; All-Big 12 First Team; Offensive Player of the Year team award; Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 21, 2011); BTI Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team; Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.
2009-10: Full Court Press Third Team Freshman All-America; Big 12 All-Freshman Team; Waco Tribune-Herald Big 12 All-Freshman Team; Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 15, 2010 & Feb. 1, 2010); Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring 2010); Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Spring 2010).
