Rhonda John-Davis Explained

Rhonda John-Davis
Birth Date:1978 11, df=y
Birth Place:Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Height:1.76m
Positions:goal attack, wing attack, center
Occupation:netball player, basketball player, lecturer, coach
Nationalteam1: Trinidad and Tobago
Nationalyears1:1999-present
Nationalcaps1:171

Rhonda John-Davis (born 28 November 1978) is a Trinidadian veteran netball player, basketball player, lecturer and the captain of the Trinidad and Tobago national netball team. In netball, she plays in the positions of goal attack, wing attack or center.[1] [2] She has over 150 international caps for Trinidad and Tobago in a career spanning over 20 years. In 2021, she was erroneously listed by Google as one of the members of the 2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team.[3] [4]

Career

She holds the unique records for featuring in most number of Netball World Cup tournaments as well as featuring in most consecutive World Cup tournaments (6) by any player. She is also the first and only player in the world to play in 6 World Cup tournaments.[5] [6] Rhonda achieved this milestone at the age of 40 after captaining the national side during the 2019 Netball World Cup where the team finished at ninth position.[7] [8]

Rhonda made her World Cup debut for Trinidad and Tobago as a 21 year old at the 1999 World Netball Championships, where the team finished at ninth position. She also represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[9]

In addition to netball, she is a basketball player who plays in the guard position.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rhonda John-Davis. Netball World Cup. en-US. 2019-09-16.
  2. Web site: Rhonda John-Davis. Netball Draft Central. en-US. 2019-09-16.
  3. Web site: 2021-01-31. Curious Case: Who in the World is Rhonda John-Davis? Is She on the Tar Heels Men's Basketball Team?. 2021-05-30. CHICAGO style SPORTS. en-US.
  4. Web site: UNC Basketball roster - Google Search. 2021-05-30. www.google.com.
  5. Web site: Rhonda John Davis set 6th World Cup tournament. en-US. 2019-09-16.
  6. Web site: John Davis disappoined despite making history. en-US. 2019-09-16.
  7. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago. Netball Draft Central. en-US. 2019-09-16.
  8. Web site: John-Davis gets 6th World Cup pick. www.guardian.co.tt. en. 2019-09-16.
  9. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Rhonda John-Davis Profile. g2014results.thecgf.com. 2019-09-16.
  10. Web site: Rhonda John-Davis Basketball Player Profile, Police SC, News, Super 10 stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket. Eurobasket LLC. en. 2019-09-16.
  11. Web site: Rhonda John-Davis profile, CBC Championship for Women 2014. FIBA.COM. 2019-09-16.