Rennia Davis Is the Queen of the Court
With two State Championships under her belt, Rennia Davis is going for a third title as she finishes out her career at Ribault High School this season. As a 6’2” senior, she received offers to play at 90 percent of the top collegiate basketball programs in the nation, including schools such as Georgia Tech, Maryland, Kansas, and Oklahoma. She followed her instincts though and signed with Tennessee – one of the best women’s programs of all-time.
“I loved the overall culture of the school and the history there,” Davis said. “Women’s basketball is huge at Tennessee. It actually reminded me of how big basketball is here at Ribault.”
Davis’s end goal is to play in the WNBA after she completes her four years at Tennessee. Since middle school she’s been playing basketball with the boys, but now she’s dominating the game and setting a standard for girls everywhere. She was the first in her family to play an organized sport, which became an obstacle at times due to how much time she spent practicing. Her mother is her biggest inspiration and always wanted Rennia and her sister to have a better life than she did.
“Being the only athlete in my family to take a sport this seriously can be difficult at times when not everyone understands why I can’t just rest,” Davis said. “I don’t have time to rest. I use my time to be fully dedicated to basketball.”
High school basketball season ends in February, and Davis would go directly into tournament ball in March. Every weekend she traveled to practice for her tournament team all over the state since her teammates were located throughout all of Florida. One day they would meet in Daytona and the next weekend in West Palm.
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