Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus Houston on February 14, 2026 , Win , 85, to, 68
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2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 25
Jaliya Davis
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
Get to know Jaliya …
Why Kansas?
I chose Kansas because it’s my home state and I got to know the coaches really well. They were one of my first offers and we built a really good connection and I’m excited to build something here.
How would you describe your playing style?
I would say I play with a lot of energy, I’m really fast off my feet. I’m a really good team player. I look up to my teammates and just like to play with the people around me.
Who is your role model?
My role model is my mom. She’s always been there for me, since the beginning obviously, and she works really hard every single day to help us and is just a really good role model.
Do you have any hidden talents?
I like to draw and color a lot when I’m bored so I think that’s probably one of my good hidden talents.
What else should we know about you?
One thing people might not know about me is I’m part Dutch. My mom is from the Netherlands and she moved here around 20 years ago.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
Why Kansas?
I chose Kansas because it’s my home state and I got to know the coaches really well. They were one of my first offers and we built a really good connection and I’m excited to build something here.
How would you describe your playing style?
I would say I play with a lot of energy, I’m really fast off my feet. I’m a really good team player. I look up to my teammates and just like to play with the people around me.
Who is your role model?
My role model is my mom. She’s always been there for me, since the beginning obviously, and she works really hard every single day to help us and is just a really good role model.
Do you have any hidden talents?
I like to draw and color a lot when I’m bored so I think that’s probably one of my good hidden talents.
What else should we know about you?
One thing people might not know about me is I’m part Dutch. My mom is from the Netherlands and she moved here around 20 years ago.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
Career Honors
WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2025-26)
Unanimous Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2025-26)
All-Big 12 First Team (2025-26)
Unanimous Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2025-26)
WBIT All-Tournament Team (2026)
9x Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 20, Jan. 26, Feb. 2, Feb. 9, Feb. 17, Feb. 23, March 2, 2026)
USBWA Co-National Freshman of the Week (Feb. 10)
Big 12 Starting Five (Nov. 10, 2025)
2025-26 (Freshman)
Had a historic freshman season, capped by earning All-America Honorable Mention from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association…Unanimous selection as the Big 12 Freshman of the Year…Named to the All-Big 12 First Team and earned a spot on the WBIT All-Tournament Team…Set a new power conference record by being named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week for nine-consecutive weeks during conference play…Scored 514 points, the second-most in program history by a freshman, and averaged a team-leading 19.8 points per game…Second-highest scoring average by a freshman in Big 12 history…Also led the team with 6.5 rebounds per game and ranked second with 20 blocked shots…Shot 61.0 percent (192-315) from the field, which ranks 10th in school history for a single season…Ranked second in the Big 12 with 21.5 points per game and led the league by shooting 63.6 percent (136-214) from the field during league play…Had 15 games of 20+ points, which is tied for sixth in program history and third all-time among Big 12 freshman…Scored a career-high 30 points vs. Oklahoma State (Jan. 14), which capped a streak of five-straight games scoring 20+ points…Scored 28 points with a career-high 12 rebounds for her first career double-double vs. BYU (Feb. 4)…Also had two double-doubles in a three game stretch, going for 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 68-59 upset win over #16 Texas Tech (Feb. 25) before opening the Big 12 Tournament with 10 points and 11 rebounds in a first round win over UCF (March 4)…Recorded a career-high four blocked shots at Arizona State (Jan. 17) and had other personal bests of three assists and two steals on multiple occasions…Shot 75.1 percent (130-173) from the free throw line…Also totaled 26 assists and 17 steals.
High School
Rated a five-star prospect and the No. 19 prospect in the country by ESPNW…Highest ranked recruit signed by Kansas since the ESPNW began rankings in 2007…Earned a four-star ranking and No. 24 prospect in the class by 247Sports and was ranked No. 25 in the nation by USA Today Sports…Selected to play in the McDonald’s All-America game and the Jordan Brand Classic…Became the third McDonald’s All-American in Kansas women’s basketball history and the second to sign with the Jayhawks out of high school…MaxPreps All-America Honorable Mention…Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Kansas for 2025…First Gatorade Player of the Year from the state of Kansas to sign with KU since Natalie Knight in 2011…Named the Co-Female Direnna Award Winner, which honors the top high school basketball player in the Kansas City metro area…Earned Kansas Player of the Year honors from MaxPreps, VYPE and Sports in Kansas in 2025…One of 50 prep seniors on the Naismith Trophy Girls High School Player of the Year Watch List…Led Blue Valley North HS to Class 6A State Championships in 2023 and 2025, along with a third-place finish in 2024…All-time leading scorer in the history of Blue Valley North HS with 1,735 career points…Led the Mustangs to a combined record of 61-13 over her final three seasons…Averaged 25.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 2.1 assists per game as a senior…Three-time all-state selection…Set the single season scoring record in each of her final three seasons at Blue Valley North, scoring 463 points in 2022-23, 495 in 2023-24 and 620 in 2024-25…Was named MaxPreps and Sports in Kansas state Player of the Year honors after averaging 19.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a junior…Coached at Blue Valley North HS by Ann Fritz…Member of National Honors Society as a junior and senior…Honor student all four years of high school…Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 4.31 weighted grade point average…Played with current Kansas teammate Regan Williams on Missouri Phenom AAU team in 2023.
Personal
Committed to Kansas in November 2024…Chose the Jayhawks over Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas and South Carolina…Daughter of William Davis and Yvonne Morris…Has an older sister, Tyara, and a younger brother, William…Father William played collegiately at the University of Oklahoma and professionally overseas for several years…Sister Tyara plays collegiately at Harris-Stowe State in St. Louis.
Elle Evans State Farm 3-Point Championships
Monday, April 06
WBIT Semifinals Media Availability
Sunday, March 29
Women's Basketball Postgame Press Conference vs. San Diego State
Friday, March 27
Women's Basketball Highlights vs. San Diego State
Friday, March 27
