Jayla Davis Named Coordinator of Player Engagement for Women’s Basketball

HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison women's basketball Head Coach Sean O'Regan announced on Friday afternoon the hiring of Jayla Davis as the program's coordinator of player engagement.

"We are excited to announce a new team member and a new position," said O'Regan. "Jayla is a great addition to our family and will do a great job helping our players. She is smart, hardworking and creative."

Davis spent the last two years as a graduate assistant coach at Lynchburg, helping the Hornets reach the ODAC semifinals in the 2021-22 campaign. That season, senior guard Lizzie Davis was named to D3hoops.com's All-Region VI Third Team after averaging 13.1 points, 5.9 assists and 4.8 rebounds per contest. Davis graduated from Lynchburg in spring 2023, earning a master's in business administration with an emphasis in sport management.

The Hurt, Va. native was a guard at Sacred Heart from 2017-2021, becoming a consistent starter as an upperclassman. She started in all 18 games as a senior and led the team in steals (22) while averaging over eight points per game. As a junior, Davis set career highs in points (21) and assists (six) in an 84-63 win over St. Francis Brooklyn. She received a bachelor of science degree in sport management with a minor in sports media in May 2021.

Davis' coaching experience includes working as a counselor coach at the Nike Girls Basketball Elite Camp from 2017-2019. This past spring, she also served as the head coach of the Saint Anne's Bellfield Middle School track & field program.

The JMU women's basketball team is coming off a 26-8 (13-5 Sun Belt) season that saw the Dukes capture the Sun Belt Championship tournament title and earn a berth into the NCAA Women's Basketball Championships. The conference championship was the program's first since the 2015-2016.

Calendar