Annett Davis
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Annett Buckner-Davis
Annett Davis teamed with Jenny Johnson Jordan to become the winningest USA men's or
women's pro beach team in 1999. Together they won $202,500. Davis and Johnson
Jordan won their first pro titles in 1999 by capturing events in Michigan and
Portugal. The pair also finished second in the 1999 FIVB Beach Volleyball World
Championships in Marseille, France. Davis competed two seasons on the four-person
circuit where she teamed with Johnson Jordan, Gabrielle Reece and Stephanie Cox to
lead the United States to the four-person title at the 1997 FIVB Beach Volleyball
World Championships in Los Angeles. Davis competed in volleyball at UCLA where she
started for four seasons. She earned All-league and All-American honors. Davis was
the PAC-10's 1994 player of the year. Davis' father (Cleveland) played collegiate
basketball at Jackson State and for two seasons with the New York Knicks of the
National Basketball Association. Davis' father scored 33 points for the Knicks in
the March 2, 1962 game at Hershey, Pennsylvania when Wilt Chamberlain scored 100
points for the Philadelphia (the Warriors won the game 169-147). She is married to
Byron Davis, who is seeking an Olympic berth in swimming.
| Position: OH | Birthdate: September 22, 1973 |
| Height: 5'11" | College: UCLA |
| Residence: Los Angeles, CA | Hometown: Carson, CA |
| Year in League: 3 | Career Victories: 4 |
League Competition Summary
1996 - 4 Wins, Team Paul Mitchell (Captain - Janet Cobbs)
Wins at Huntington Beach, CA; Manhattan Beach, CA;
Hermosa Beach, CA; Seaside, OR
1995 - 0 Wins, Team Paul Mitchell (Captain - Liane Sato)
Career Highlights
- 1996 - Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball League MVP and
Offensive Player of the Year
- 1996 - All-League Right Outside Hitter
- 1996 - Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball member of League
Championship Team Paul Mitchell
- 1995 - Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball Rookie of the Year
and Sportsmanship Award winner
- 1993-94 - 1st Team NCAA All-American
- 1994 Pac-10 Player of the Year
- 1991 - Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
Quick Sets
- Maiden name is Buckner
- Married to Byron Davis in the fall of 1996
- This is Davis' first year as a team captain
- Led the League in 1996 in kill percentage, hitting percentage,
and service aces
- Retained by Team Paul Mitchell Captain, Janet Cobbs, in the
first round of the 1996 draft
- In only her second year with the League, she broke League
records for kill percentage (.493) and hitting percentage (.383)
- Picked #1 in 1995 draft by Liane Sato's Team Paul Mitchell
- Has played volleyball for 10 years
- Will earn a degree in Psychology in 1996
- Her father is Cleveland Buckner, who played for the New
York Knicks in the early '60s
- Likes to design clothes and is interested in modeling