A coaching change is never easy.

When the women’s basketball staff changed at Auburn the then-Tigers commit Reece Davis remembers the moment as “devastating.”

But, with her recruitment reopened and a season of AAU ball ahead, the Deshler star and top 2027 prospect has a renewed approach to finding a future college home.

“I’m just trusting God’s plan, and it’s going be a prayer where I’ll end up going,” she told AL.com. “I’m not trying to stress about it and just kind of see where it takes me.”

Her decommitment from Auburn following the departure of head coach Johnnie Harris was followed a month later by another Southeastern Conference opportunity, as Davis’ most recent offer came following a visit to Ole Miss.

“They’re like a family,” she said. “I can tell that the whole community kind of loves them, and especially the coach went to eat with her for lunch, and they were all chanting her name and waving at her. I can tell it’s real, a small community and feeling like home.”

The trip to Oxford, Mississippi, was a positive one for Davis, who attended camps at Ole Miss as a kid and was impressed with the upgrades to the facilities, head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and her staff.

“They’re like a family,” she said. “I can tell that the whole community kind of loves them, and especially the coach went to eat with her for lunch, and they were all chanting her name and waving at her. I can tell it’s real, a small community and feeling like home.”

Even with her recruitment back open, Davis said the line of communication has remained open with Auburn and new head coach Larry Vickers.

Along with planning to visit Auburn, Davis told AL.com she’s trying to visit Baylor, where former Tigers coach Johnnie Harris serves as an associate head coach on Nicki Collen’s staff; Davis has built a relationship with Harris since she was an assistant at Mississippi State under Vic Schaefer.

“They haven’t had anybody on staff, he’s had to hire a whole new staff, they had two people on their roster, so they’re really, really busy,” Davis said of Auburn. “But I have talked to him, and I think I’m going to get up there sometime next month. But, he’s really nice.”

As a sophomore last season at Deshler, Davis averaged 23.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game and shot 52% from the field as the Tigers finished 30-5 and advanced to the Northwest Regional final.

The first-team all-state pick in Class 4A scored 30 points or more in nine games last season and heads into her junior season with 1,848 career points.

Among the things coaches have been impressed with in Davis is her jumper; the Deshler star shot 108-for-256 (42.1%) from beyond the arc this season.

“I’ve been trying to work on it a lot,” she said of her jumper. “Being gritty and having confidence in yourself; they call it swag. I’m a gym rat, I stay in the gym. They say that, and I’m willing to work and do anything I can to help.”

In looking for a college home, Davis is looking for a program that prioritizes making an environment geared towards feeling like a family.

“I’m super close to mine, and I bring a pretty good crowd, so staying at home would be great,” Davis said. “Very family-oriented, and I like to play in transition and getting up and down the court fast.”

In talking with coaches across the country, Davis has gained confidence in trusting the recruitment process in the ever-changing landscape of college hoops.

With her AAU schedule set for this summer and two more years of high school ball at Deshler High, she has goals on and off the court as she embraces her journey.

“For high school, I definitely want to win another state championship,” Davis said. “I won one my seventh grade year and it’s been a while. AAU, we’re now on the Adidas circuit, so I want to make our mark or a statement being our first year on there.”