Davis Recovering from Offseason Shoulder Surgery
4/23/2020 2:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan David and Meredith Kaplan head men's basketball coach Juwan Howard announced Thursday (April 23) that Wolverine forward Austin Davis is recovering from right shoulder surgery performed at the Michigan Medicine Brighton Center for Specialty Care.
After wearing a protective sleeve throughout the 2019-20 season, Davis underwent the surgery on Monday (April 20) under U-M's Dr. James Carpenter. Davis is expected to rest and recover at home in Onsted, Michigan, before starting rehab. He is expected to fully recover with the potential of an early October return.
Set to return for his fifth year, "Big Country" had a career season off the bench in 2019-20, averaging 4.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 10.7 minutes per game and led the Wolverines in shooting (69.3 percent). He scored a career high, and first double-figure game, with 11 points on a perfect 4-for-4 from the field and 3-for-3 from the free-throw line against Ohio State (Feb. 4). He added career bests in rebounds (eight), blocks (three) and minutes (17) against Presbyterian (Dec. 21).
After redshirting his freshman season, Davis played in 41 games off the bench the next two seasons and 24 this past season. He helped the Wolverines set the program record of 33 wins in 2017-18, while adding a second straight Big Ten Tournament title, advancement to the Final Four and national title game. He helped U-M to a second straight 30-win season (30) in 2018-19, while helping Michigan reach a third straight Big Ten Tournament title game and third straight NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.
Davis is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and was given the Big Ten's Sportsmanship accolade for Michigan this season.
