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      LaToya Davis
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Forsyth, Georgia

High School:
Mary Persons H.S.

Height:
6-0

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
09/08/1981

DAVIS'S TENNESSEE HIGHLIGHTS


AS A SENIOR (2003-04): After an outstanding showing during the Lady Vols' summer trip to Italy and Greece, LaToya appears poised to have a breakout campaign during her senior season...


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AS A JUNIOR (2002-03): Played in 35 games as a junior...Averaged 2.2 ppg and 1.7 rpg while logging about seven minutes per contest...Was a surprising fourth on the team in blocked shots with 13 for the year...Tallied a season-high nine points against Mississippi and Old Dominion...Also registered a career high six rebounds against Ole Miss and four blocks against Florida...LaToya was responsible for two quick baskets to help spark a 17-2 run to put #15/16 Penn State away in the second half of NCAA Tournament play...

AS A SOPHOMORE (2001-02): Off-season hard work paid off as LaToya was rewarded with five starts in 30 games as a sophomore... Saw her role as a spark off the bench, though... Turned in 3.9 ppg and 1.9 rpg...Aggressive on defense, her quick hands resulted in 1.3 steals per game, good for fourth on the team... Tied her career high with four steals against N.C. State and South Carolina... Has a career average of 4.0 steals per contest versus the Gamecocks... Averaged 11.0 minutes per contest... Recorded three games in double-figures scoring... LaToya grabbed six rebounds in the win over Florida...

AS A FRESHMAN (2000-01): Enjoyed a solid rookie campaign... Saw action in 28 games from her forward position...Averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.5 rpg while seeing about 10 minutes per game of playing time...Reached double-digit scoring in three games including her debut against DePaul where she tallied 11 points...Scored a career high 14 points in 15 minutes against Kentucky while connecting on 5-7 field goals, 1-1 treys and hit all three charity tosses...Snagged four boards against LSU for another career high...On the season, LaToya knocked in 45% of her three-pointers...Showed her quickness and defensive ability by registering four steals against South Carolina...

DAVIS'S PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS


HIGH SCHOOL: LaToya was named an All-American by both Nike and L'adidas as well as getting the nod as a USA Today honorable mention selection...Rated as a Street & Smith's Honorable Mention All-American...Member of the Orlando Sentinel All-Southern Team... Two-time AA Player of the Year in Georgia as well as a member of the All-State first team in 1999...All-State second team member in 1998...Named to the Georgia Terrific 10...Team captain and MVP all four years that she played at Mary Persons...Scored 3,426 points during her career while pulling down 1,320 boards and dishing out over 1,000 career assists...Averaged 26.5 points and 20 rebounds per game over her four years...Broke the Mary Persons High School career scoring record...Member of four-time sub-region and one-time region basketball champions in high school...A multi-sport athlete, LaToya also lettered four years in track and three years in softball...State champion and record holder in 300m low hurdles as well as a school record holder in the triple jump...Recipient of the Bob Fowler Award for track while at Mary Persons...Netted career high of 38 points against Upson-Lee during her senior season (1999-00)... Blocked an astounding 12 shots in a single state tournament game...Had her #32 jersey retired at M.P.H.S.


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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: LaToya played AAU basketball for the Georgia Dream Team alongside fellow Tennessee signee Tasha Butts...Member of squad coached by Guy Coleman, which won the Georgia State AAU Championship.

PERSONAL: LaToya is majoring in psychology at the University of Tennessee... ...Says her biggest thrill in her sport so far cutting down the nets at Iowa State after earning a spot in the 2002 NCAA Final Four... Has a brother, Quentin, who is a former member of the football team at the University of Georgia...States she has modeled her game after former WNBA MVP and Houston Comets' All-Star Cynthia Cooper...Has three brothers, Quentin, 26, Mark, 24, and Dezni Allen, 20...LaToya Kertrice Davis was born on Sept. 8, 1981...Her mother is Barbara Davis.

DAVIS'S CAREER STATISTICS

YEARGFGMFGAPCT.3PM3PAPCT.FTMFTAPCT.REB-AVG. PF-DQTP-AVG.ASTOBKSTMIN
2000-01283181.383511.4551533.45541-1.525-082-2.92218916210
2001-023044100.44002.0003045.66758-1.940-1118-3.91125439328
2002-03352860.44626.3331826.69258-1.724-176-2.226201313228
Totals93103241.427719.36863104.606157-1.7 89-1276-3.059632668766

DAVIS'S CAREER HIGHS


Career Highs
Points14 vs. Kentucky (1-21-01)
Rebounds6 vs. Mississippi (2-6-03)*
Assists4 vs. Florida (1-19-03)*
Steals4 vs. South Carolina (1-17-02)*
Blocks 4 vs. Florida (1-19-03)
2002-03 Season Highs
Points9 vs. Mississippi (2-6-03)*
Rebounds6 vs. Mississippi (2-6-03)
Assists4 vs. Florida (1-19-03)*
Steals2 vs. TCU (2-11-03)*
Blocks 4 vs. Florida (1-19-03)
Southeastern Conference Career Highs
Points14 vs. Kentucky (1-21-01)
Rebounds6 vs. Mississippi (2-6-03)*
Assists4 vs. Florida (1-19-03)
Steals4 vs. South Carolina (1-17-02)*
Blocks 4 vs. Florida (1-19-03)
Career NCAA Tournament Career Highs
Points4 vs. Penn State (3-29-03)*
Rebounds3 vs. Alabama State (3-22-03)
Assists2 vs. Austin Peay (3-16-01)
Steals1 vs. Virginia (3-24-03)*
Blocks 1 vs. Alabama State (3-22-03)*

* indicates most recent high