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Former Iowa guard Molly Davis joining Evansville staff as graduate assistant

Molly Davis is headed to Evansville as a graduate assistant.

Former Iowa guard Molly Davis’ next chapter is in Evansville, Ind.

After spending her final two collegiate seasons with the Hawkeyes, Davis is off to Evansville where she joins head coach Robyn Scherr-Wells’ staff as a graduate assistant.

“I have had the pleasure of watching Molly play basketball since she was a freshman in high school. The thing that has always stood out to me about Molly is the joy that she plays with. Molly loves the game. When her coaches at Iowa reached out to me about Molly’s interest in our graduate assistant position, I knew right away she would be a great fit. She has a high basketball IQ and is a hard worker.

“Molly is a winner and has been a part of many successful teams. She will be a tremendous asset to our players in helping them understand all of the things that go into building a championship program. She has a bright future in coaching and I am excited for the opportunity to mentor her in her first coaching role!” Scherr-Wells said in Evansville’s announcement.

Davis was a key piece on Iowa’s past two teams that advanced to the Final Four and national championship games. The 5-foot-7 guard from Midland, Mich., averaged 5.9 points, 3.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game last season while shooting 53.9% from the field, 40.7% from 3-point range and 85.7% from the charity stripe.

Davis started 27 games last season for the Hawkeyes and appeared in 31, but she sustained a knee injury that ultimately ended her 2023-24 season.

Then-head Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder commented on Davis’ absence before the national championship game against South Carolina.

“I would love for Molly to have that opportunity. She deserves it. My heart aches for that kid. Basketball is so important to her, and to have this happen to her. Honestly, we thought she was going to be back. We thought she was going to be back a couple weeks ago.

“For her to be able to stay, not bring any added attention to herself, like, oh, woe is me, it’s amazing how she’s handled this. I know how much it’s hurting her,” Bluder said.

Davis is sure to bring the type of leadership she brought to Carver-Hawkeye Arena to Evansville as she begins the first portion of her coaching career.

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Updating a flurry of recent Iowa women’s basketball summer 2022 offers

Iowa women’s basketball added Central Michigan transfer Molly Davis last month. Now, they’re busy on the recruiting trail with six offers.

It’s a great time to be a fan of Iowa women’s basketball. The Hawkeyes enter the 2022-23 women’s college basketball season after a 24-8 season that included a share of the Big Ten regular season championship and the Big Ten Tournament title.

Of course, Iowa returns one of the frontrunners for national player of the year honors in point guard Caitlin Clark. The 6-foot junior from West Des Moines just capped a season where she led Division I in both points and assists per game with averages of 27 points and eight assists per contest.

In the process, Clark became the first women’s college basketball player to accomplish that feat. She also averaged eight rebounds per contest.

Last season, she was named Big Ten Player of the Year, earned unanimous first-team All-Big Ten honors and also earned Big Ten Tournament MVP and was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.

Clark was named the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year and was the Dawn Staley Guard of the Year Award recipient, becoming the first student-athlete to win the Dawn Staley Award in consecutive seasons. She was also a finalist for the Naismith Award, the WBCA Wade Trophy, the John R. Wooden Award and the Honda Sport Award.

Joining Clark is a nucleus of talented players that will have the Hawkeyes back in the mix for both of the Big Ten championships next season as well as one of the contenders for the national championships once the 2023 NCAA Tournament rolls around.

Forward Monika Czinano is back after registering averages of 21.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Guards McKenna Warnock, Kate Martin and Gabbie Marshall all return as well. That trio averaged 11 points and 6.5 rebounds, 7.2 points and 6.8 points, respectively. Warnock and Marshall connected on 40.4% and 39.3% of their 3-point tries last season.

With all of that excitement in tow for the 2022-23 season, there’s really no better time than the present to parlay it into recruiting successes. Iowa head women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder and her staff have stayed busy this offseason as they look to bolster this current roster and ensure exciting basketball stays in Iowa City for years to come.

Let’s take a look at an addition from last month to next season’s roster and break down six recent offers the Hawkeye staff has doled out.