 Davis in June 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1994-06-24)June 24, 1994 (age 30) Smithers, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Houston Christian School (Houston, British Columbia) | |||||||||||
| College | Oregon State (2012–2016) | |||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2016: 2nd round, 18th overall pick | |||||||||||
| Selected by theDallas Wings | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | |||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Dallas Wings | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Perth Lynx | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Adelaide Lightning | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Tango Bourges Basket | |||||||||||
| 2018 | BC Castors Braine | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | DGT AZS Politechnika Gdanska | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Lakeside Lightning | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Barca CBS | |||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Bendigo Spirit | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||||
Stats atBasketball Reference  | ||||||||||||
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Ruth Davis (néeHamblin; born June 24, 1994) is a Canadian professionalbasketball player. She was drafted 18th overall by theDallas Wings in the2016 WNBA draft. Born inSmithers, British Columbia, she playedcollege basketball forOregon State.[1]
Davis attended Houston Christian School inHouston, British Columbia, where she played basketball for coach Wendall Ewald. As a senior in 2011–12, she averaged 27 points, 13 rebounds and 11 blocks per game. Over her junior and senior years, she led the team to a combined 61–2 record and won back-to-back British Columbia Senior Girls 'A' Basketball Championships.[1]
As a freshman atOregon State in 2012–13, Davis played in 28 games and averaged 4.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 13 minutes per game. She recorded 32 blocks on the season, which was ranked second on the team and the third-most in Oregon State freshman history.[1]
As a sophomore in 2013–14, Davis started all 35 games and averaged 9.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game. She set a school and Pac-12 single-season record with 141 blocks, tied for the 19th highest total in NCAA history. She also produced the first triple-double at Oregon State in 30 years on January 13 againstOregon with totals of 23 points, 12 rebounds and a school-record 10 blocks. At the season's end, she earned Pac-12 All-Defensive Team, All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, first-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors.[1]
As a junior in 2014–15, Davis averaged 12.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, while leading the team with 122 blocks. Her 122 blocks was the second-highest single-season total in OSU history. She was subsequently named Pac-12 Player of the Year (media), Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (media and coaches) and All-Pac-12 (media and coaches).[1]
As a senior in 2015–16, Davis averaged 11.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while starting all 37 games. She blocked 130 shots on the season to set the Pac-12 record for career blocks (425). She also set the Oregon State single-season record for rebounds with 370, thus setting the OSU career rebounding record with 1,027. At the season's end, she earned Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Pac-12.[1]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dallas | 20 | 0 | 6.5 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 20 | 0 | 6.5 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Oregon State | 28 | 0 | 13.0 | .500 | .000 | .439 | 2.9 | .0 | .3 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| 2013–14 | Oregon State | 35 | 35 | 26.7 | .571 | .000 | .505 | 8.5 | .4 | .1 | 4.0 | 9.5 |
| 2014–15 | Oregon State | 32 | 32 | 26.6 | .580 | .000 | .725 | 8.6 | .8 | .4 | 3.8 | 12.9 |
| 2015–16 | Oregon State | 37 | 37 | 27.5 | .551 | .000 | .625 | 10.0 | .5 | .4 | 3.5 | 11.8 |
| Career | 132 | 104 | 24.0 | .560 | .000 | .586 | 7.8 | .5 | .3 | 3.2 | 9.9 | |
Source:Oregon State Beavers
On April 14, 2016, Davis was selected in the second round of the2016 WNBA draft with the 18th overall pick by theDallas Wings.[2] Exactly one month later, she made her WNBA debut in a 90–79 win over theIndiana Fever. She recorded three rebounds in just over two minutes of action, and scored one point on 1-of-2 shooting from the free throw line.[3]
On June 9, 2016, Davis signed with thePerth Lynx for the2016–17 WNBL season.[4] On January 7, 2017, she had a season-best game with 21 points, eight rebounds, five blocks, three steals and three assists in a 108–67 win over theBendigo Spirit.[5]
On May 17, 2017, Davis signed with theAdelaide Lightning for the2017–18 WNBL season.[6][7]
In January 2018, Davis moved to France to finish the season withTango Bourges Basket.[8]
Davis started the 2018–19 season in Belgium withBC Castors Braine, but left in December 2018.[8] She played the 2019–20 season in Russia withWBC Dynamo Novosibirsk, the 2020–21 season in Poland with DGT AZS Politechnika Gdanska, and the 2021–22 season in Greece withOlympiacos.[8]
In April 2022, Davis signed with theLakeside Lightning for the2022 NBL1 West season.[9]
For the 2022–23 season, Davis joined Barca CBS of the Spanish LF Endesa.[8]
Davis played for theBendigo Spirit in the2023–24 WNBL season.[10]
In 2012, Davis represented Canada for the first time at theFIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women. Over four games, she averaged 3.8 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.[11] She was promoted to theCanadian senior national team in the summer of 2013 for exhibitions in Europe and China.[1]
Davis appeared for the Canadian senior national team at the Edmonton Grads International Classic, a three-game series against Brazil in June 2014.[1]
