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Coming off of three seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at UTSA, Empress Davenport joins the Rebels as an assistant coach for the 2024-25 campaign. A four-year letterwinner for Texas from 2012-16, Davenport reached three NCAA Tournaments as a player while averaging 7.2 points and 3.6 rebounds during her career for the Longhorns.

“Empress is a rising star, a winner and a competitor. I’ve had the pleasure of watching Empress from afar and it her work ethic and competitive nature reminds me of myself,” said McPhee-McCuin. “She has impacted every program she touched positively, and I am excited for her to get to work here in the Sip.”

After her playing days in Austin, Davenport played one season professionally overseas in Sweden before returning to the United States to serve as an assistant coach for two years for Nike ProSkills EYBL.

Davenport entered the collegiate coaching ranks in 2018, spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Lamar where in 2018-19 the Cardinals posted a 17-1 record in the Southland en route to going 24-7 overall.

This past season at UTSA, Davenport assisted the Roadrunners to reach 18 wins for its most in a single season since 2009.

A Duncanville, Texas, native, Davenport graduated from Texas with a bachelor’s degree in applied learning and development in 2016.