2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Domonique Davis
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- DeRidder, La.
- High School:
- DeRidder HS
- Prev School:
- LSU
- Major:
- Sport Management
Career Accolades
Gillom Trophy Finalist (2) – 2022-23, 2023-24
Sun Belt Conference First Team (2) – 2022-23, 2023-24
Sun Belt Conference Preseason Player of the Year (1) – 2023-24
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (5) – Nov. 29, 2023; Dec. 29, 2023; Feb. 14, 2023; Dec. 5, 2023; March 4, 2024
Conference USA First Team (1) – 2021-22
Conference USA Newcomer of the Year (1) – 2021-22
Conference USA Player of the Week (1) – Nov. 22, 2021
2023-24 (COVID Senior): Capped off outstanding career with one of the best seasons by any Lady Eagle in program history … Named Sun Belt Conference’s Preseason Player of the Year and followed up the honor with career marks… Earned First Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors … Also named as a finalist for the Gillom Trophy for the second time in her career, joining Pauline Love and Jamierra Faulkner as the only other multi-time Southern Miss finalists for the award … One of four Lady Eagles in program history to garner three First Team All-Conference awards, joining Janice Felder, Love and Faulkner … Made 31 starts across 33 games, starting in her last 20 appearances … Scored 667 points on the year, the most by any player in a single season in program history … Also finished in the top 10 in multiple season categories including: free throws made (first with 165), free throws attempted (second with 202), field goals attempted (fourth with 513), scoring average (fifth with 20.2 ppg), free throw percentage (sixth with 81.7), field goals made (ninth with 226) … Scored in double-figures in 30 games, notching 17 games with 20+, 10 games with 25+ and four games with 30+ points … Joined Southern Miss’ 1,000-point club against Akron (Nov. 11), becoming the 30th Lady Eagle to score 1,000 points for Southern Miss … Made her way up the top career scoring charts over the course of the season, finishing as the sixth all-time leading scorer at Southern Miss with 1,624 points … She also ranks in the program’s top 10 in scoring average (fourth with 17.7), free throws made (fifth with 391), free throws attempted (seventh with 514), field goals attempted (eighth with 1,337), three-pointers made (ninth with 115), three-pointers attempted (ninth with 356) and field goals made (10th with 559) … Made 31 starts over 33 games, missing only one … Finished with double-figure scoring in 30 games, breaking the 20-point mark in 16 contests and 30 points in four games … Instrumental in the Lady Eagles’ first win over an AP Top 25 team since 1999, scoring 25 with five assists against No. 19/20 Ole Miss … Fought through nagging back and leg injuries throughout the year … Season-best 34 points against Troy (Jan. 25) on the road … Led the Magnificent Seven into the Postseason WNIT, averaging 25 points per game on a 40.7 field goal percentage … Played a career-high 44:47 against Murray State in the Lady Eagles overtime win over the Racers … Finished 12-of-12 from the charity stripe to push Southern Miss to the Super 16 … Performance against Murray State broke program records for most points in a WNIT game and most free throws made in a WNIT game … Signed a professional contract with Vasas-Parasét Nöi Kosárlabda Kft of Budapest, Hungary, a member of the nation’s top women’s professional league.
2022-23 (COVID Junior): Enjoyed a career year, setting personal bests in almost every statistical category after appearing in 30 games and making 29 starts … Earned First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference Honors … First Lady Eagle since Brittany Dinkins (2016-17) to be named a finalist for the Gillom Trophy … Scored a career-best and team-leading 541 points to average 18.0 points per game … Total points and points per game marks are the 77th- and 39th-best, respectively, and third in the Sun Belt … Led Lady Eagles in points, points per game, field goals made, field goals attempted, three pointers attempted, free throws made, free throws attempted, assists, steals and minutes … Finished in double-figure scoring in 27 contests, crossing the 20-point margin 13 times … Scored a career-high 36 points in the season opener against William Carey (Nov. 7) … Recorded the first of three double-doubles on the year against Nicholls (Nov. 25) with 34 points and 10 rebounds … Collected two more double-doubles at Arkansas State (Jan. 26) and Coastal Carolina (Feb. 11) with 16 points and 10 rebounds and 25 points and 10 rebounds, respectively … Finished season with an efficient 43.2 percent field goal percentage … 541 points are the fifth-most points scored by a Lady Eagle in her junior season … Ranked inside the top 100 in the nation in points per game (18.0 / 39th), free throw attempts (171 / 63rd), free throws (127 / 63rd), points (541 / 77th), field goal attempts (449 / 79th), field goals (194 / 84th) and steals per game (2.07 / 94th).
2021-22 (Junior): Started in all 29 contests that she appeared in ... Led the Lady Eagles in scoring with 14.3 points per game, finishing at 10th in the conference ... Also led the squad in assists with 115 on the year ... Ranked at third in assists per game with 3.97 and 10th in steals at 1.79 per game in Conference USA ... Dropped a career-high 30 points in a win over Rice (Jan. 29) … Hit the game-winner with 0.7 left against Florida International, pulling up from the free-throw line to put the dagger in the Panthers and finish with 15 points ... Recorded 10 or more points in all but seven contests.
2020-21 (LSU // Sophomore): Made seven starts in 15 games in her second season with the Tigers ... Had a career game against Louisiana (Dec. 14), scoring a career-high 13 points going 5-of-10 from the floor ... Also grabbed a career best six rebounds in 29 minutes against the Ragin' Cajuns ... Dished out a season-best five assists in LSU's next game against Loyola Marymount (Dec. 20), also swiping four steals.
2019-20 (LSU // Freshman): Played in 14 games, averaging 6.5 minutes off the bench; made collegiate debut against New Orleans (Nov. 5) ... Averaged 1.5 points and 0.9 rebounds per game, while contributing 11 assists, seven steals and one blocked shot ... Scored a season-high 10 points and dished out season-best five assists against Memphis (Nov. 30) ... Grabbed a season-high four rebounds against Michigan State (Nov. 29).
High School: Totaled 2,843 points, 716 rebounds, 613 assists and 458 steals in her high school career at DeRidder HS ... Averaged 25 points and seven rebounds per game her senior season ... As a junior, she averaged 26 points per game ... Selected First Team All-State by USA Today her senior year and Second Team All-State her junior year ... Named District MVP and the 4A LSWA MVP as a senior... Named LHSBCA First Team All-State three years in a row ... Made Second Team All-District as a freshman and First-Team All-District sophomore, junior and senior year.
Personal: Daughter of Nathaniel and Victoria Davis ... Founding member of the Black Student-Athlete Association while at LSU ... Majoring in Sport Management.
