Tania Davis

IOWA CITY — Former Hawkeye Tania Davis has joined the University of Iowa women’s basketball coaching staff as Director of Player Development, head coach Lisa Bluder announced.

“I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Tania Davis back to Iowa City,” said Bluder. “Tania was a tremendous player who has now gained great coaching experience. It is so exciting to know she will now impact our program once again as our Director of Player Development. She will be a pivotal piece in our day-to-day operation, mainly working with our players to assist them in becoming strong leaders and role models in the community.”

Davis was an assistant coach for Omaha women’s basketball from 2021 to 2023. During her time with the Mavericks, the program won 22 games and advanced to the Summit League Championship in 2022-23.

Davis had a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at Clemson.

At Iowa, Davis was All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2019 and named to the 2016 Big Ten All-Freshman Team.

As a senior, Davis became the 36th Hawkeye to reach 1,000 career points. She ended her career with 1,007 points and scored double figures in 18 games.