Ruth Hamblin

Canadian basketball player (born 1994)

Ruth Davis

Davis in June 2013

No. 22 – Castors Braine
Position| Center
League| BWBL
Personal information
Born|  (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 27)
Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
Listed height| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight| 227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school| Houston Christian School
(Houston, British Columbia)
College| Oregon State (2012–2016)
WNBA draft| 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career| 2016–present
Career history
2016| Dallas Wings
2016–2017| Perth Lynx
2017–2018| Adelaide Lightning
2018–present| BC Castors Braine
Career highlights and awards

* 3× First-team All-Pac-12 (2014–2016)
* 2× Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (2015, 2016)
* 3× Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2014–2016)
* Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2016)

Stats at WNBA.com

Medals

FIBA Women's AmeriCup
| 2017 Buenos Aires |

Ruth Davis (née Hamblin) (born June 24, 1994) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the BC Castors Braine. She was drafted 18th overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2016 WNBA draft. Born in Smithers, British Columbia, she played college basketball for Oregon State.[1]

## Contents

* 1 High school career
* 2 College career
* 2.1 College statistics
* 3 Professional career
* 4 National team career
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## High school career[edit]

Davis attended Houston Christian School in Houston, British Columbia, where she played basketball for coach Wendall Ewald. As a senior in 2011–12, she averaged 27 points, 13 rebounds and 11 blocks per game. Over her junior and senior years, she led the team to a combined 61–2 record and won back-to-back British Columbia Senior Girls 'A' Basketball Championships.[1]

## College career[edit]

As a freshman at Oregon State in 2012–13, Davis played in 28 games and averaged 4.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 13 minutes per game. She recorded 32 blocks on the season, which was ranked second on the team and the third-most in Oregon State freshman history.[1]

As a sophomore in 2013–14, Davis started all 35 games and averaged 9.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game. She set a school and Pac-12 single-season record with 141 blocks, tied for the 19th highest total in NCAA history. She also produced the first triple-double at Oregon State in 30 years on January 13 against Oregon with totals of 23 points, 12 rebounds and a school-record 10 blocks. At the season's end, she earned Pac-12 All-Defensive Team, All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, first-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors.[1]

As a junior in 2014–15, Davis averaged 12.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, while leading the team with 122 blocks. Her 122 blocks was the second-highest single-season total in OSU history. She was subsequently named Pac-12 Player of the Year (media), Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (media and coaches) and All-Pac-12 (media and coaches).[1]

As a senior in 2015–16, Davis averaged 11.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while starting all 37 games. She blocked 130 shots on the season to set the Pac-12 record for career blocks (425). She also set the Oregon State single-season record for rebounds with 370, thus setting the OSU career rebounding record with 1,027. At the season's end, she earned Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Pac-12.[1]

### College statistics[edit]

Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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2012–13 | Oregon State  | 28 | 0 | 13.0 | .500 | .000 | .439 | 2.9 | .0 | .3 | 1.1 | 4.4
2013–14 | Oregon State | 35 | 35 | 26.7 | .571 | .000 | .505 | 8.5 | .4 | .1 | 4.0 | 9.5
2014–15 | Oregon State | 32 | 32 | 26.6 | .580 | .000 | .725 | 8.6 | .8 | .4 | 3.8 | 12.9
2015–16 | Oregon State | 37 | 37 | 27.5 | .551 | .000 | .625 | 10.0 | .5 | .4 | 3.5 | 11.8
Career | 132 | 104 | 24.0 | .560 | .000 | .586 | 7.8 | .5 | .3 | 3.2 | 9.9

Source: Oregon State Beavers

## Professional career[edit]

On April 14, 2016, Davis was selected in the second round of the 2016 WNBA draft with the 18th overall pick by the Dallas Wings.[2] Exactly one month later, Hamblin made her WNBA debut in a 90–79 win over the Indiana Fever. She recorded three rebounds in just over two minutes of action, and scored one point on 1-of-2 shooting from the free throw line.[3]

On June 9, 2016, Davis signed with the Perth Lynx for the 2016–17 WNBL season.[4] On January 7, 2017, she had a season-best game with 21 points, eight rebounds, five blocks, three steals and three assists in a 108–67 win over the Bendigo Spirit.[5]

On May 17, 2017, Davis signed with the Adelaide Lightning for the 2017–18 WNBL season.[6][7]

## National team career[edit]

In 2012, Davis represented Canada for the first time at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Women. Over four games, she averaged 3.8 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.[8] She was promoted to the Canadian senior national team in the summer of 2013 for exhibitions in Europe and China.[1]

Davis appeared for the Canadian senior national team at the Edmonton Grads International Classic, a three-game series against Brazil in June 2014.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ruth Hamblin Biography". osubeavers.com. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
2. ^ Mizell, Gina (April 14, 2016). "Ruth Hamblin selected by Dallas Wings with 18th pick in WNBA draft". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
3. ^ "Wings beat Fever 90–79 in WNBA opener". WNBA.com. May 14, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
4. ^ "LYNX SIGN WNBA'S RUTH HAMBLIN". PerthLynx.com. June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
5. ^ "DOMINANT LYNX DELIVER BEST WIN OF THE SEASON". PerthLynx.com. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
6. ^ Nagy, Boti (May 16, 2017). "Adelaide Lightning to sign gun recruit Ruth Hamblin for 2017–18 WNBL season". AdelaideNow.com.au. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
7. ^ "MAC Adelaide Lightning sign Ruth Hamblin". WNBL.com.au. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
8. ^ "Ruth Hamblin's FIBA profile". FIBA.com. Retrieved June 9, 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Ruth Hamblin at wnba.com
* Ruth Hamblin at FIBA

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Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year

* 1987: Landerholm
* 1988: Nelson
* 1989: Azzi
* 1990: Azzi
* 1991: Henning
* 1992: Whiting
* 1993: Whiting
* 1994: N. Williams
* 1995: Kostić
* 1996: Kostić & Starbird
* 1997: Starbird
* 1998: Barnes
* 1999: Martin
* 2000: S. Williams
* 2001: Ragland
* 2002: Powell
* 2003: Mendiola
* 2004: Powell
* 2005: Wiggins
* 2006: Wiggins
* 2007: Hampton
* 2008: Wiggins
* 2009: Appel
* 2010: N. Ogwumike
* 2011: Pohlen
* 2012: N. Ogwumike
* 2013: C. Ogwumike
* 2014: C. Ogwumike
* 2015: Gray & Hamblin
* 2016: Alleyne & Weisner
* 2017: Plum
* 2018: Ionescu
* 2019: Ionescu
* 2020: Ionescu
* 2021: McDonald

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2016 WNBA draft

First round|

* Breanna Stewart
* Moriah Jefferson
* Morgan Tuck
* Rachel Banham
* Aerial Powers
* Jonquel Jones
* Kahleah Copper
* Courtney Williams
* Tiffany Mitchell
* Imani Boyette
* Bria Holmes
* Adut Bulgak

Second round|

* Rachel Hollivay
* Jazmon Gwathmey
* Whitney Knight
* Courtney Walker
* Jamie Weisner
* Ruth Hamblin
* Lia Galdeira
* Jillian Alleyne
* Brene Moseley
* Bashaara Graves
* Brianna Butler
* Ameryst Alston

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Canada squad – 2019 Pan American Games – 6th place

* 4 Hill
* 5 Pellington
* 6 Konig
* 7 Jerome
* 8 H. Brown
* 9 Nofuente
* 10 Hall
* 11 Kiss-Rusk
* 12 Scott (c)
* 13 C. Brown
* 14 Hamblin
* 15 Potter
* Coach: Baur

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