LAWRENCE, Kan. – Jaliya Davis, the top high school prospect in the state of Kansas, has signed to play at Kansas, KU head coach Brandon Schneider announced Wednesday.
A 6-2 forward from Overland Park, Kansas, Davis is rated a five-star prospect by ESPNW and the No. 17 recruit in the country. She also holds a four-star rating as the No. 24 prospect in the class by 247Sports. Last week, Davis was one of 50 prep seniors named to the Naismith Trophy Girls High School Player of the Year Watch List.
“We are elated that Jaliya made the decision to stay home and become a Jayhawk,” Schneider said. “She has been one of the top-ranked players in the country for many years. Jaliya is a long and extremely athletic forward. She is a dominant rebounder and a matchup issue on the offensive end. She can post, she can attack off the bounce and she can stretch it to the three-point line. Her versatility carries over to the defensive end as her quickness will allow her to guard multiple positions at our level. Jaliya Davis will impact Kansas Women’s Basketball immediately.”
Davis is entering her senior season at Blue Valley North High School, where she has helped the Mustangs to a 40-9 record over the past two seasons. Davis is a two-time all-state selection, and she was named the 2023-24 Kansas MaxPreps Player of the Year. Last season, she led Blue Valley North HS to a 20-5 record and a third-place finish in the Class 6A State Tournament. Davis was named the Sports in Kansas 6A Girls Basketball Player of the Year after averaging 19.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.
A prolific scorer, Davis set Blue Valley North’s single season scoring record with 463 points as a sophomore, then topped that mark last year with 495 points. Davis enters her senior season with 1,115 career points and she is on pace to become the school’s all-time leading scorer. Last season, she had nine games of scoring 25 or more points. As a sophomore, Davis helped the Mustangs claim the Class 6A State Championship.
Davis is the third KU signee for the 2025-26 season, joining guard Libby Fandel and forward Tatyonna Brown, who signed with the Jayhawks last week.
Kansas Women’s Basketball Nov. 2024 Signees
Tatyonna Brown – 6-2, F, Colorado Springs, Colo (Air Academy HS)
Jaliya Davis – 6-2, F, Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley North HS)
Libby Fandel – 6-1, G, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier HS)