When East Tennessee State University’s women’s basketball team visits the Lady Vols tonight, it will mark a homecoming for a pair of former Knoxville Area high school stars.
Former Oak Ridge High School standout Mykia Dowdell and ex-Bearden High star Jakhyia Davis are currently playing for the Buccaneers, who won their season opener against Longwood, 62-58, on Nov. 28.
Tipoff for tonight’s tilt is slated for 7 p.m. EST at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Dowdell, a sophomore forward, joined ETSU after playing her freshman season at Middle Tennessee State. She sat out last season after transferring from the Lady Raiders’ program. As a freshman, she was a member of the Conference USA Honor Roll.
In high school, she led the Lady Wildcats to two TSSAA Class AAA state tournament appearances.
Davis, a freshman center for the Bucs, was a four-year starter for the Lady Bulldogs and was one of the most dominant two-way post players in the Knoxville Interscholastic League.
She was a four-time All-District 4-AAA and All-Region 2-AAA standout at Bearden, scoring more than 1,000 points and recording over 1,000 lifetime rebounds.
Davis was also a two-time District 4-AAA Player of the Year.
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