Īs of August 2014, while notable as a Little League pitcher, she considered basketball her primary sport. In 2011, she was a point guard in basketball, a pitcher, shortstop, and third baseman in baseball, but she revealed that she started pitching when she was a substitute from outfielder, and mid-fielder for soccer. Her mother, Lakeisha McLean, told The Philadelphia Tribune that she was unaware that her daughter was so athletic. īandura, together with other sponsors, helped Davis transfer to Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. She also began playing and excelling at baseball and soccer. I just knew right then.' According to The Philadelphia Tribune, Davis became Bandura's best basketball player and the only girl on the team. Bandura told The Philadelphia Tribune that 'Her eyes were just glued on the drill and, when it came time for her turn, she went through it like she has been doing it a thousand times. When she came to practice, Bandura asked her to watch the practice, but she wanted to participate. He noticed that 'she was throwing this football in perfect spirals, effortless and running these tough kids down and tackling them.' Bandura asked her if she would like to come to a basketball practice. In 2008, Steve Bandura, who is program director for Marian Anderson Recreation Center in South Philadelphia, observed Davis playing football with her cousins and older brother. She has lived with her mother and stepfather, Mark Williams, since the age of six. Davis is the daughter of Lamar Davis and Lakeisha McLean.

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