McGehee native Marquesha Davis chosen in first spherical of WNBA Draft

McGehee native Marquesha Davis was chosen by the New York Liberty with the No. 11 general choose of the primary spherical within the WNBA Draft Monday evening in Brooklyn, New York.

Congratulations @MarqueshaDavis S/O McGehee,AR Springdale,AR and @OleMissWBB & @YolettMcCuin eleventh choose within the WNBA Draft that’s massive time. #WNBA

— Ronnie Brewer (@RonnieBrewerJr) April 16, 2024

“Straight Outta McGehee, Ar,” her Twitter bio says, Davis spent the final two years in Oxford, Mississippi, enjoying for Ole Miss. Within the 2023-2024 season, she recorded 25 games in double-figure scoring and led Ole Miss with a mean of 14.6 factors per sport. At this yr’s SEC Event, Davis surpassed 1,000 career-points.

A Springdale Excessive Faculty graduate (her family and friends watched the draft at Springdale Excessive final evening), Davis spent her first three seasons in school enjoying for the College of Arkansas, solely beginning one sport for the Razorbacks. She transferred to Ole Miss for the 2022-2023 season and her enjoying time elevated considerably. She began 26 video games in her first season and began all 33 video games for the Rebels this season, incomes First-Crew All SEC honors.

YEAH QUE @MarqueshaDavis pic.twitter.com/mmajNaqQbC

— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) April 16, 2024

In an interview within the moments after being chosen, ESPN reporter Holly Rowe requested Davis about coming from a small city like McGehee (Desha County) with a inhabitants of three,654 individuals.

“To come back from a small city and to dream massive and really make it, it’s not at all times straightforward,” Davis mentioned. “So I might simply say to these younger ladies that dream massive however they’re from a small city, at all times imagine and simply maintain going.”

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