Clarissa Davis

Clarissa Davis
Davis at the 1987 Pan American Games
Personal information
Born (1967-06-04) June 4, 1967 (age 57)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High schoolJohn Jay
(San Antonio, Texas)
CollegeTexas (1985–1989)
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Team competition
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team competition

Clarissa Davis (born June 4, 1967) is a former Texas women's basketball All-American, who is also known as Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil. She is a National Player of the Year, Olympic and pro standout, and was inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in April 2006. She was one of six inductees in the Class of 2006, which features four former players and two coaches. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Davis played under coach Mike Floyd at John Jay High School before playing at the University of Texas. She also played basketball in Europe with Galatasaray Istanbul and Fenerbahçe Istanbul in Turkey and won Turkish Championships with both of these rival clubs. She won in 1991 EuroLeague Women with Ros Casares.[1] Clarissa Davis graduated with a Communications bachelor's degree from the University of Texas in 1989.[2]

  1. ^ La Storia forlibasket.it
  2. ^ "Texas to retire Clarissa Davis' No. 24 jersey" Texas Sports News. www.texassports.com. Retrieved June 11, 2021.