KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee senior Rennia Davis has been named Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention, the media organization announced on Wednesday.
Davis, a 6-foot-2 forward from Jacksonville, Fla., received that distinction for the second year in a row.
The Cheryl Miller Award and Senior CLASS Award finalist is averaging 17.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game to pace Tennessee in both categories this season. She shoots 48.6 percent from the field and 83.7 percent at the free-throw line. Her worksheet also includes nine double-doubles and nine games of 20 or more points, leading UT to a 16-7 overall record, a third-place mark of 9-4 in SEC play, a No. 13 AP national ranking and a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Even better in SEC play, Davis put up 20.0 ppg. and 9.0 rpg. while shooting 52.3 percent from the floor and 85.2 at the charity stripe.
Davis is headed for top 10 career statistical finishes at Tennessee in points, points averaged, rebounds, rebounds averaged and free throw percentage. She currently ranks No. 10 on UT’s career scoring list with 1,779 points and is No. 11 in rebounds with 929.
She is sixth in career rebounding average (8.01) and ninth in scoring average (15.3) while sitting in ninth place in career free throw percentage (81.1)
She’ll have a chance to add to those numbers in the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee begins play in the NCAA First Round on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (1 CT) vs. Middle Tennessee. The game will be televised by ABC and carried by the Lady Vol Radio Network.
-UT Athletics
