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Erykah Davenport

position

Forward/Center

Height

6-2

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Decatur, Ga.

High School

Tucker

Erykah Davenport - Women's Basketball - University of Miami Athletics

As a Sophomore (2015-16): Played in all 33 games, starting the first 11 contests and the final 10 for a total of 21 … Scored in double figures seven times … Lone Hurricane to tally five blocked shots in a game and tied for the most rebounds (15) and steals (five) on the team in a game all season … Led Miami in defensive rebounds (3.6) and finished second in blocked shots (25) … Ranked third on the team in field goal percentage (51.2) and rebounding (5.2) … Fourth among Hurricanes in offensive rebounding (1.6) and free throws attempted (72), as well as fifth in steals (31) … Made her first-career start in the season opener against Wright State (11/13) … Nearly recorded a double-double with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting and a co-game-high nine rebounds at Old Dominion (11/17) … Led the Hurricanes in rebounding for the second game in a row with nine at Loyola Chicago (11/21) … Scored 12 points, recorded four steals and blocked two shots versus La Salle (11/29) … Recorded double-digit points in back-to-back games for the first time in her career with 10 against both Coppin State (12/4) and UMass Lowell (12/6) … Posted 11 points in Miami’s victory over FIU (12/22) … Tallied 12 points at Clemson (1/10) … Finished with nine points and a co-team-high seven boards at Virginia Tech (1/28) … Led all players with eight rebounds against eventual NCAA runner-up Syracuse (2/1) … Scored eight points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds versus Boston College (2/4) … Set a career best with a game-high 15 rebounds in the Hurricanes’ victory over Duke (2/7), marking her fourth straight game with at least seven boards … Logged 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting blocked a pair of shots in her first-career game in her home state when Miami won at Georgia Tech (2/11) … Tied for the team lead with seven rebounds against Virginia Tech (2/21) … Registered nine points, seven rebounds, a game- and career-high five steals and two blocks at No. 12/12 Florida State (2/28).

As a Freshman (2014-15): Played in all 33 games, twice scored double figures and finished second on Miami with 18 blocks … Ranked fifth on the team with 121 rebounds on the season and had the most boards of any Hurricane in a single game with 13 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Had six points, two rebounds and one block in her Hurricane debut against Oakland (11/14) … Recorded a block in each of the first five games of her career … Set then-career bests in points (nine), rebounds (five), field goals (four) and field goal attempts (six) in the win over Jacksonville (12/6), with her five boards tying for the team lead … Recorded multiple blocks for the first time in her career in Miami’s win over Boston College (1/4) … Set a season high with three steals at Virginia Tech (1/11) and also had five rebounds … Set a then-career best with a team-high seven rebounds and also played a season-high 24 minutes at No. 16/14 Duke (1/18) … Set a new career high in rebounds for the second consecutive game, this time grabbing nine to tie for the game’s top mark in the win over Virginia (1/21) … Recorded a season-high 13 points and pulled down eight rebounds, including a career-high six on the offensive end, at Pittsburgh (2/1), while also equaling her career best with two blocks … Had seven rebounds in the win over Virginia Tech (2/5), the fourth time in a five-game stretch she had seven-plus boards … Posted eight points and a season-high-tying three steals in the victory at No. 23/22 Syracuse (2/12) … Scored in double figures for the second time in her career with 10 points against No. 17/14 North Carolina (2/22), giving her 100 points as a Hurricane … Led all players with a season-high 13 rebounds in the win over No. 6 seed Washington (3/20) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, with the 13 boards placing her tied for seventh in program history in NCAA Tournament action, her five offensive rebounds tied for eighth and eight defensive boards tied for sixth … Became the eighth player in program history with a block in multiple NCAA Tournament games when she recorded one in the second round against third-seeded Iowa (3/22).

High School: Graduated from Tucker High School … Averaged 15.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game as a senior, leading her team in scoring, rebounding and steals … Ranked as a three-star prospect and top-25 forward recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz … Selected as the 5A Georgia Player of the Year as a senior … Team captain and team MVP as both a junior and senior … Won the first state title in school history as a senior, finishing the season with a 27-4 record … Averaged 16 points and nine rebounds as a junior … Named all-state as a sophomore and junior … Received a varsity letter in basketball all four years of high school … Played on the volleyball team as a junior and senior … Junior class president … Graduated with honors distinction … Member of the beta club … Part of the Cupcake Kids, a volunteer organization … High school prom queen … Notable Tucker alumni in athletics include Dwayne Harris of the New York Giants and former NBA player MarShon Brooks, who now plays in China.

Personal: Full name is Erykah Joyn’e Davenport … First name is pronounced like Erica … Nickname is “E” … Born July 24, 1996 … Mother is Quovadis Davenport … Has an older brother, Erus … Majoring in broadcast journalism … Enjoys singing and taking pictures … Favorite athlete is Érika de Souza of the Atlanta Dream.

 STATS
YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA 3PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG
2014-15 33 0 409 12.4 50 114 .439 0 0 .000 16 37 .432 121 3.7 4 48 18 21 116 3.5
2015-16 33 21 591 17.9 83 162 .512 0 1 .000 37 72 .514 172 5.2 14 53 25 31 203 6.2
2016-17 33 30 609 18.5 95 168 .565 0 0 .000 33 60 .550 162 4.9 13 50 23 45 223 6.8
 CAREER 99  51 1609  16.3 228 444 .514 0 1 .000 86 169 .521 455 4.6 31 151 66 97 542 5.5