Bryonna Davis Signs National Letters of Intent with Michigan State and Coach Suzy Merchant

EAST LANSING, Mich. -  Michigan State women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant announced today the signing of Bryonna Davis ( Merrillville , Ind. / Merrillville ) to a National Letter of Intent.Â

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“We are very excited about the addition of Bryonna Davis,†said Merchant. “She is an athletic scoring guard with deep 3-point range. She will stretch the defense with her ability to knock down shots from behind the arc. Bryonna has a championship mentality having led Merrillville to its first-ever state championship game in school history.â€
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As a senior, Davis led Merrillville with 20.7 points per game, while also averaging 3.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 3.6 steals. Her 559 points and 46 3-point field goals this season were both a school record. In this year’s sectional, Davis tied Merrillville ’s single-game record with 37 points against Michigan City . She led the team to the Indiana 4A final, its first in school history, while earning all-tournament honors.
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Her senior season success earned her Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) First Team All-State and Associated Press Second Team All-State honors, in addition to being named the Northwest Indiana Times and Post-Tribune Player of the Year. Davis was also the Most Valuable Player of the Duneland Conference and was picked to the Indiana All-Star team, which will compete on June 11-12 against the Kentucky All-Stars. Davis played AAU for the Baylor Bucs this past year.
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The daughter of Kim Adams and Chris Thomas, Davis was coached at Merrillville High School by Amy Govert.
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Davis is the fourth member of the Spartans’ 2010 classs, joining Klarissa Bell (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing), Annalise Pickrel (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Catholic Central) and Madison Williams (Beverly Hills, Mich./Detroit Country Day), who all signed in the Fall.
