BIG COUNTRY JR.
Davis — who lost more than 40 pounds the
past two years — averaged 25.3 points,
14.3 rebounds and 4.9 blocks per game as a
senior at Onsted (Mich.) High.
PHOTO COURTESY MARSHA DAVIS
BY CHRIS BALAS
T
wenty years ago, Oklahoma
State boasted a seven-foot
center in Bryant "Big Coun-
try" Reeves who would be-
come an All-American and an NBA
first-round draft pick. Some in the
tiny, southeastern Michigan town
of Onsted have been heard saying
it might just be his long lost little
brother — Rivals.com three-star
center and Michigan signee Austin
Davis — who helped transform the
program at the town's small school
into a force.
Called "Big Country Jr." by some
since he's only 6-10 and 235 pounds,
Davis was the catalyst on a team
that finished 23-1, capturing its sec-
ond straight district championship
before losing to River Rouge in a
regional final. An undefeated regu-
lar season had the Wildcats ranked
No. 1 in Michigan's Class B heading
into the state playoffs and put the
Onsted community in a tizzy.
Davis proceeded to finish second
in Michigan's Mr. Basketball voting
and earned Class B Player of the
Austin Davis Is In Great Shape
To Start His Michigan Career
