BASKETBALL RECRUITING
BY CHRIS BALAS
O
nsted (Mich.) High center and
Michigan basketball signee Aus-
tin Davis has taken his game to new
heights during his team's deep run in
the Class B state playoffs. His back-
to-back 40-point games advanced the
Wildcats to the regional final, the lat-
ter a 46-point, 14-rebound, five-block
game in a 74-51 win over Grosse Ile
(Mich.) High.
Davis (6-10, Rivals.com three-star
prospect nationally) was averaging
24.7 points, 14.4 rebounds and 4.8
blocks per game while shooting 78.9
percent from the floor, including 4 of
5 from three-point range, for the No.
1-ranked team in Class B.
"He is how we go," head coach
Brad Maska told MLive.com. "Every-
body plays us different. Some people
will zone us, and that's when our
other guys have done a tremendous
job being able to handle all the differ-
ent situations.
"When you're playing against
BASKETBALL RECRUITING
Signee Austin Davis Elevates
His Game In The Playoffs
Davis averaged 44.0 points, 16.5 rebounds and 5.5 blocks while leading Onsted (Mich.) High
to a pair of wins en route to the Class B regional final.
PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM
